12. We have conducted ourselves with godly sincerity and pure motives in the world, and especially toward you. This is why we are confident, and our conscience confirms this. We didn’t act with human wisdom but we relied on the grace of God.
13. We don’t write anything to you except what you can read and also understand. I hope that you will understand totally
14. since you have already understood us partly. Understand that in the day of our Lord Jesus, we will make you proud as you will also make us proud.
15. Because I was sure of this, I wanted to visit you first so that you could have a second opportunity to see me.
16. I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and then come to you again on my way back from Macedonia, at which point I was hoping you would help me on my way to Judea.