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2 Corinthians 12:19
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.