21 And so God makes it possible for you and us to stand firmly together with Christ. God is also the one who chose us
22 and put his Spirit in our hearts to show that we belong only to him.
23 God is my witness that I stayed away from Corinth, just to keep from being hard on you.
24 We are not bosses who tell you what to believe. We are working with you to make you glad, because your faith is strong.