for what I hear of the love and faith you have in the Lord Jesus and all his people,

And so, although I might be bold in Christ to dictate to you what is fitting,

yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner [for the sake] of Christ Jesus—

Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.

Being confident in thine obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou will do above what I say.