praying as I do, that their participation in your faith may result in others fully recognizing all the right affection that is in us toward Christ.

For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

I Paul write it with mine own hand, I will repay it: that I say not unto thee that thou owest to me even thine own self besides.

Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.