²¹ having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;

³ and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,

¹⁶ I rejoice, therefore, that in everything I have courage in you.

²² and we sent with them our brother, whom we proved in many things many times being diligent, and now much more diligent, by the great confidence that is toward you,

¹⁰ I have confidence in regard to you in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded; and he who is troubling you shall bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

⁴ and we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that the things that we command you ye both do and will do;