And for this very reason I wrote you, that I might not come only to be grieved by those who ought to give me joy; and because I trusted in you all, that my joy is the joy of all of you.

And I will give you my opinion in this matter; for this offering is fitting in your case, considering that you made a beginning before others, not only in the willingness to do something but also in actually doing something a year ago.

For he not only consented to my request, but being thoroughly in earnest, comes to you of his own accord.

For I aim at being above reproach, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Because the ministry of this contribution not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also overflows in many a thanksgiving to God.

I have a divine jealousy on your behalf; for I betrothed you to one only husband, even to Christ, that I might present you to him, a chaste virgin.

For I have no power against the truth, but only in defense of the truth.