And in this confidence I was minded to come first unto you, that ye might have a second benefit;
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but the power.
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
And I know that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of Christ.
And working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain
If any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together be not unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order whensoever I come.
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a burden to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.