⁷ Your love has given me great joy and encouragement,^(A) because you, brother, have refreshed^(B) the hearts of the Lord’s people.

¹³ By all this we are encouraged.

In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus^(A) was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

⁹ How can we thank God enough for you^(A) in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?^(B)

⁴ I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you.^(A) I am greatly encouraged;^(B) in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.^(C)

³ It gave me great joy when some believers^(A) came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it.^{(B) 4} I have no greater joy than to hear that my children^(C) are walking in the truth.^(D)

⁵ Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters,^[a](E) even though they are strangers to you.^{(F) 6} They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way^(G) in a manner that honors^(H) God.