I could get no peace of mind because I failed to find Titus, my brother. So I bade them good-bye and started off for Macedonia.

For if I was "beside myself," it was to God; of if I am now "of sound mind," it is for you.

And his tender affection is all the greater toward you, when he calls to mind the obedience of you all, and the fear and trembling with which you received him.

For if there be first willing mind, the gift is accepted according to what a man has, and not according to what he has not.

Finally, brothers, farewell. Aim at perfection, take courage, be of one mind, live in peace; so shall the God of love and peace be with you.