¹⁸ I urged^(A) Titus^(B) to go to you and I sent our brother^(C) with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?

¹⁹ Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God^(D) as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends,^(E) is for your strengthening.^{(F) 20} For I am afraid that when I come^(G) I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be.^(H) I fear that there may be discord,^(I) jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,^(J) slander,^(K) gossip,^(L) arrogance^(M) and disorder.^(N)