12. Brothers and sisters, I became like you. So please become like me. You were very good to me before.
13. You know that I came to you the first time because I was sick. That was when I told the Good News to you.
14. My sickness was a burden to you, but you did not stop showing me respect or make me leave. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel from God. You accepted me as if I were Jesus Christ himself!
15. You were very happy then. Where is that joy now? I can say without a doubt that you would have done anything to help me. If it had been possible, you would have taken out your own eyes and given them to me.
16. Am I now your enemy because I tell you the truth?