The apostle magnifies the grace and mercy of God, shown in his miraculous conversion and in the sacred trust committed to him as a minister of Christ. By God's abundant mercy he and his brethren have been sustained in affliction, difficulty, and danger. He declares that they have not walked in craftiness, nor handled the word of God deceitfully. They have been unselfish, showing no avarice. They have not modeled their faith and teaching to suit the desires of their hearers, nor kept back truths profitable for them in order to make their teaching less offensive. They have not clouded the truths of God's word, so that their meaning should not be understood. On the contrary, feeling the importance of their calling, they have presented the truth with simplicity and clearness, praying for the conviction and conversion of souls. They have endeavored to bring their conduct into harmony with the truth presented, that this truth might commend itself to every man's conscience.

Apostlen ophøjer Guds nåde og barmhjertighed, vist i hans mirakuløse omvendelse og i den hellige tillid der er betroet ham som en Kristi prædikant. Ved Guds overmådelige barmhjertighed har han og hans brødre blevet støttet i pinsler, vanskeligheder og fare. Han erklærer at de ikke har vandret i listighed, eller behandles Guds ord bedragerisk. De har været uselviske og ikke udvist nogen gerrighed. De har ikke formeret deres tro og lære efter deres tilhørers ønsker, eller tilbageholdt sandheder for dem, for at gøre deres lære mindre pågående. De har ikke omtåget sandhederne i Guds ord, så at deres mening ikke måtte forstås. Modsat har de, i følelse for deres kalds betydning, bragt sandheden med enkelhed og klarhed, bedt for sjæles overbevisning og omvendelse. De har dristet sig til at bringe deres optræden i harmoni med den sandhed de har fremholdt, så denne sandhed måtte anbefale sig selv for ethvert menneskes samvittighed.