³³ even as I try to please everyone in every way.^(A) For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many,^(B) so that they may be saved.^(C)

⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,^(A) it is not easily angered,^(B) it keeps no record of wrongs.^(C)

²¹ For everyone looks out for their own interests,^(A) not those of Jesus Christ.

²³ I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

¹⁴ Now I am ready to visit you for the third time,^(A) and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents,^(B) but parents for their children.^(C)

15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak^(A) and not to please ourselves.