19. Silas, Timothy and I preached to you about the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Our message did not say "Yes" and "No" at the same time. The message of Christ has always been "Yes."
20. God has made a great many promises. They are all "Yes" because of what Christ has done. So through Christ we say "Amen." We want God to receive glory.
21. He makes both us and you stand firm because we belong to Christ. He anointed us.
22. He put his Spirit in our hearts and marked us as his own. We can now be sure that he will give us everything he promised us.
23. I call God as my witness. I wanted to spare you. So I didn't return to Corinth.