⁹ For to this end ^(A)I also wrote, so that I might ^[a](B)put you to the test, whether you are ^(C)obedient in all things.

⁸ For though I ^(A)caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it—for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while—

¹² So although ^(A)I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of ^(B)the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but that your earnestness in our behalf might be made known to you in the sight of God.