I have done this so that we may not be taken advantage of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.

We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in the outward appearance rather than in the heart.

Accept us. We have wronged no one, corrupted no one, defrauded no one.

Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me.

Did I take advantage of you by anyone I sent you?

I urged Titus to come, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit and in the same footsteps?