⁴ 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)

⁵ 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) 6} But God, who comforts the downcast,^(G) comforted us by the coming of Titus,^(H)