For indeed he not only accepted our appeal, but went to you with eagerness and on his own initiative.
I did urge Titus to visit you, and I sent the brother with him. Titus didn’t take any advantage of you, did he? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit, in the same footsteps?
Now I give my opinion in this matter, that it is a credit to you that a year ago you were the first to start—not only to do but even to be willing.
So we urged Titus that, just as he had made a start before, so he should also complete this gracious service for you.
I am saying this not as a command, but I am trying to prove by the diligence of others the genuineness of your love as well.
But I urge you, brothers and sisters, listen patiently to this word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you in few words.