^4 (A)Great is my boldness of speech toward you, ^(B)great is my boasting on your behalf. ^(C)I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.

⁵ For indeed, ^(D)when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but ^(E)we were troubled on every side. ^(F)Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. ⁶ Nevertheless ^(G)God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by ^(H)the coming of Titus, ⁷ and not only by his coming, but also by the ^[a]consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.