8. We loved you very much, so we were happy to share God’s Good News with you. But not only that—we were also happy to share even our own lives with you.
9. Brothers and sisters, I know that you remember how hard we worked. We worked night and day to support ourselves, so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we did the work of telling you God’s Good News.
10. When we were there with you believers, we were pure, honest, and without fault in the way we lived. You know, just as God does, that this is true.
11. You know that we treated each one of you the way a father treats his own children.
12. We encouraged you, we comforted you, and we told you to live good lives for God. He calls you to be part of his glorious kingdom.