Behold, the third time I am ready That is, resolved; to come to you Having purposed it twice before, and been disappointed, 1 Corinthians 16:5; 2 Corinthians 1:15-16. And I will not be burdensome to you More than formerly; for I seek not yours, but you Not your money or goods, but the salvation of your souls. For children ought not That is, it is not according to the course of nature for children to lay up temporal things for the parents, who commonly die before them; but the parents for the children I therefore, your spiritual father, do not desire to partake of your temporal things, but to bestow my spiritual treasures upon you. And I will very gladly spend My time, strength, and all I have; and be spent for you Hazard, nay, and lose my life for your salvation, John 10:11; Philippians 2:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:8. Though the more abundantly I love you, &c. How unkind soever your returns may be, and though my love should be requited with neglect, or even with contempt.
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2 Corinthians 12:14-15
14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you;c though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.