<p>9:3 <i>But I have sent the brothers, that our boasting on your behalf may not be made void in this respect. That, even as I said: You may be prepared</i>- Paul had already sent Titus and the two anonymous brothers mentioned in chapter 8, and it would seem they were carrying 2 Corinthians in their hands to give to the Corinthians. He asks them now to &quot;be prepared&quot;, i.e. to hand over some actual donations; whereas he had boasted to others that Corinth was already &quot;prepared&quot; (:2). He wants them to live up to his exaggerated hopes and expectations of them. And this is exactly what causes so much friction in human relationships, especially in the spiritual sphere.</p>