¹⁵ Do your best to win God's approval as a worker who doesn't need to be ashamed and who teaches only the true message.

⁷ We pray you will stop doing evil things. We don't pray like this to make ourselves look good, but to get you to do right, even if we are failures.

Trials and Temptations

^12 (A) God will bless you, if you don't give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life,^[a] just as he rewards everyone who loves him.

⁴ God was pleased to trust us with his message. We didn't speak to please people, but to please God who knows our motives.

¹⁸ You may brag about yourself, but the only approval that counts is the Lord's approval.