¹² We work hard, so that we become very tired. When people insult us, we ask God to bless them. When people give us trouble, we are patient and brave. ¹³ When people say bad things against us, we answer with kind words. We have become like dirty things that people throw away. That is still true, even today.

¹⁴ I do not write these things to make you ashamed. You are like my own children that I love. So I want to teach you what is right.