But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case — the things that have to do with salvation.
Πεπείσμεθα δὲ περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀγαπητοί, τὰ κρείσσονα καὶ ἐχόμενα σωτηρίας, εἰ καὶ οὕτως λαλοῦμεν·
Pepeismetha de peri ymōn, agapētoi, ta kreissona kai echomena sōtērias, ei kai oytōs laloymen·
