14. since you have already understood us partly. Understand that in the day of our Lord Jesus, we will make you proud as you will also make us proud.
15. Because I was sure of this, I wanted to visit you first so that you could have a second opportunity to see me.
16. I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and then come to you again on my way back from Macedonia, at which point I was hoping you would help me on my way to Judea.
17. So I wasn’t unreliable when I planned to do this, was I? Or do I make decisions with a substandard human process so that I say "Yes, yes" and "No, no" at the same time?
18. But as God is faithful, our message to you isn’t both yes and no.