¹⁸ But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:

² But for you who revere my name,^(A) the sun of righteousness^(B) will rise with healing^(C) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic^(D) like well-fed calves.

¹³ We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us,^(A) a sphere that also includes you. ¹⁴ We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you^(B) with the gospel of Christ.^{(C) 15} Neither do we go beyond our limits^(D) by boasting of work done by others.^(E) Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow,^(F) our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, ¹⁶ so that we can preach the gospel^(G) in the regions beyond you.^(H) For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory.