² Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,^(A) to build them up.^(B)

⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,^(A) it is not easily angered,^(B) it keeps no record of wrongs.^(C)

¹⁴ Now I am ready to visit you for the third time,^(A) and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents,^(B) but parents for their children.^(C)

²¹ For everyone looks out for their own interests,^(A) not those of Jesus Christ.