¹⁶ Granting that I have not been a burden to you, was I a clever schemer who trapped you by some trick? ¹⁷ I did not take advantage of you through any of the men I sent you, did I? ¹⁸ I encouraged Titus to visit you, and I sent along with him the brother you know so well. Titus didn’t take advantage of you, did he? We conducted ourselves with the same spirit, didn’t we? We took the very same steps, didn’t we?