Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

So although I wrote unto you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight of God.

So, then, even though I did write to you, it was not for the sake of the wrong-doer, or of the man who was wronged, but to make you conscious, in the sight of God, of your own earnest care for us. And it is this that has encouraged us.

So denn, wenn ich euch auch geschrieben habe, so geschah es nicht um des Beleidigers, noch um des Beleidigten willen, sondern um deswillen, damit unser Fleiß für euch bei euch offenbar werde vor Gott.

Así que, aunque os escribí, no fué por causa del que hizo la injuria, ni por causa del que la padeció, mas para que os fuese manifiesta nuestra solicitud que tenemos por vosotros delante de Dios.

Portanto, ainda que tenha escrito para vós, eu não fiz isso por causa daquele que fez o dano, nem por causa daquele que sofreu o dano; mas sim para que nosso empenho por vós diante de Deus vos fosse revelado.

Embora eu tenha vos escrito, não escrevi por causa do malfeitor, nem por quem sofreu o mal, mas para que a vossa sinceridade para conosco fosse conhecida por vós perante Deus.