2 Corinthians 2:17

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

But as God is faithful, our word to you is not yes and no.

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!

All this time you think we are defending ourselves to you. We speak in Christ in the sight of God. And all these things, beloved, are for your building up.

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who examines our hearts.

And the things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words, their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.