Now I have sent the brothers so that our boasting about you in this matter may not prove to be an idle boast, and so that you may stand ready, just as I said.

For all God's promises are "Yes" in him. And so through him we can say "Amen," to the glory of God.

And so death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

Now I am happy, not because you had such sorrow, but because your sorrow led you to repent. For you were sorry in a godly way, and so you were not hurt by us in any way.

And so in their prayers for you they will long for you because of God's exceptional grace that was shown to you.