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Now we pray to God that you donowrong; not that we ourselves may appearapproved, but that you may dowhat is right, eventhough we may appear*unapproved.
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For thisreason I am writingthesethings while absent, so that when present I need not useseverity, in accordance with the authoritywhich the Lordgave me for building up and not for tearingdown.