¹² If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more?

But we did not use this right.^(A) On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder^(B) the gospel of Christ.

⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.^(A)

3 So when we could stand it no longer,^(A) we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens.^(B)

⁵ For this reason, when I could stand it no longer,^(A) I sent to find out about your faith.^(B) I was afraid that in some way the tempter^(C) had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.^(D)