But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be.
Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace.
Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,
For whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true.
I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.