21. And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us,
22. and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
23. But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth.
24. Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.