⁶ And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test.

¹⁰ This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh^(A) in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.^(B)

³ since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me.^(A) He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. ⁴ For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness,^(B) yet he lives by God’s power.^(C) Likewise, we are weak^(D) in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him^(E) in our dealing with you.

²⁰ For I am afraid that when I come^(A) I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be.^(B) I fear that there may be discord,^(C) jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,^(D) slander,^(E) gossip,^(F) arrogance^(G) and disorder.^(H)