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I know you and I trust you. I am proud of you. You have helped me to be strong. So, even when we have many troubles, I am still very happy.

When we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies did not rest at all.[a] We had many kinds of trouble. All round us, people quarrelled with us. Inside us, we were afraid. But when people feel upset, God helps them to be strong. And God made us happy when Titus arrived.

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  1. 7:5 Macedonia was north from the country that we call Greece today.

I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you.(A) I am greatly encouraged;(B) in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.(C)

For when we came into Macedonia,(D) we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn(E)—conflicts on the outside, fears within.(F) But God, who comforts the downcast,(G) comforted us by the coming of Titus,(H)

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