I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother: Did Titus defraud you of any thing? walked we not in one spirit? walked we not in like steps?
And that he might be the father of the circumcised: not because they are circumcised only: but because they walk also in the steps of that faith, which was in our father Abraham before the time of circumcision.
What will ye? Shall I come unto you with a rod, or else in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
Understand us: we have hurt no man: we have corrupted no man: we have defrauded no man.
Nevertheless he that comforteth the abject, comforted us at the coming of Titus.
so that we could not but desire Titus to accomplish the same benevolence among you also, even as he had begun.
¶ Hereunto verily were ye called, for Christ also suffered for our sakes: leaving us an ensample that ye should follow his steps,