⁹ You remember, brethren, our labour and travail. For we laboured day and night because we did not want to be burdensome to any of you, and preached to you the gospel of God. ¹⁰ You are witnesses, and so is God, how holily and justly and blamelessly we conducted ourselves among you who believe; ¹¹ as you know how we exhorted and comforted and besought every one of you, as a father his children,