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For we cannot oppose the truth, but must always stand for the truth.
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We are glad to seem weak if it helps show that you are actually strong. We pray that you will become mature.
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I am writing this to you before I come, hoping that I won’t need to deal severely with you when I do come. For I want to use the authority the Lord has given me to strengthen you, not to tear you down.
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Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.