6 We were not looking for praise from you or anyone else. We are apostles of Christ. When we were with you, we could have used our authority to make you do things.
7 But we were very gentle with you. We were like a mother caring for her little children.
8 Because we loved you, we were happy to share God’s Good News with you. But not only that, we were also happy to share even our own lives with you.
9 Brothers, I know that you remember how hard we worked. We worked night and day so that we would not burden any of you while we preached God’s Good News to you.
10 When we were with you, we lived in a holy and right way, without fault. You know that this is true, and God knows that this is true.
11 You know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children.
12 We strengthened you, we comforted you, and we told you to live good lives for God. It is God who calls you to his glorious kingdom.