justas I alsopleaseallmen in all things,not seekingmy ownprofitbut the [profit] of the many,sothat they may be saved.
ifsomehowI might move to jealousymy fellow countrymenand savesomeof them.
sowe, who are many,are onebodyin Christ,and individuallymembersoneof another.
Let no oneseekhis own[good], but that of his neighbor.
does not act unbecomingly;it does not seekits own,is not provoked,does not take into accounta wrong[suffered],
Herefor thisthird timeI amreadyto cometo you, and I will not be a burdento you; for I do not seekwhat is yours,but you; for childrenare not responsibleto saveup for [their] parents,but parentsfor [their] children.
All this timeyou have been thinkingthat we are defendingourselves to you. [Actually], it is in the sightof Godthat we have been speakingin Christ;and allfor your upbuilding,beloved.
For am I nowseeking the favorof men,orof God?Oram I strivingto pleasemen?IfI were stilltrying to pleasemen,I would not be a bond-servantof Christ.
For they allseek aftertheir owninterests, not thoseof ChristJesus.
hinderingus from speakingto the Gentilessothat they may be saved;with the result that they alwaysfill up the measureof their sins.But wrathhas comeupon them to the utmost.
