14. I didn’t have to be ashamed of anything I had said to him when I bragged about you. Since everything we told you was true, our bragging to Titus has also proved to be true.
15. His deepest feelings go out to you even more as he remembers how obedient all of you were, and how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
16. I’m pleased that I can be confident about you in every way.