American Standard Version of 1901
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What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
how I shrank not from declaring unto you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly, and from house to house,
{Or, but they that are factious proclaim Christ, not &c.}but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds.
For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
But these {Many ancient authorities read came, and were waiting.}had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.