3. I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts that we would live or die with you.
4. I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you. I am greatly encouraged; in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.
5. For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn – conflicts on the outside, fears within.
6. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,