I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

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I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts(A) that we would live or die with you. I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you.(B) I am greatly encouraged;(C) in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.(D)

For when we came into Macedonia,(E) we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn(F)—conflicts on the outside, fears within.(G)

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