I’m glad I can have complete confidence in you.
I wrote the way I did so that when I came, you wouldn’t make me sad when you’re supposed to make me happy. I was sure that you would all want the same things I wanted.
I’m confident that you will obey, and so I’m writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
Because of the authority Christ has given me, I could be bold and order you to do what you should do.
We’re confident in the Lord that you’re doing the things we’ve told you to do and that you’ll keep on doing them.
You think you know much more than the people you teach. You think that you’re guiding blind people. You’re a light for those who are in the dark.
