³ This is the very thing I ^(A)wrote you, so that ^(B)when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having ^(C)confidence in you all that my joy was the joy of you all.

⁹ For to this end ^(A)I also wrote, so that I might ^[a](B)put you to the test, whether you are ^(C)obedient in all things.

⁸ For though I ^(A)caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it—for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while—