13. We write to you only what you can read and understand. And I hope you will fully understand,
14. just as you already understand many things about us. I hope you will understand that you can be proud of us, just as we will be proud of you on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.
15. I was very sure of all this. That is why I made plans to visit you first. Then you could be blessed twice.
16. I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and again on my way back. I wanted to get help from you for my trip to Judea.