Philemon Cross References - Godbey

¹ Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy, to Philemon the beloved also our fellow-laborer, ² and to sister Apphia, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the church in your house. ³ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ I give thanks to my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, ⁵ hearing about your divine love, and the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and all the saints; ⁶ in order that the fellowship of your faith may be efficient in the perfect knowledge of every good thing which is in you toward Christ. ⁷ For I had much joy and consolation over your divine love, because the affections of the saints have been refreshed by you, O brother. ⁸ Therefore, having much boldness in Christ to command you to that which is appropriate, ⁹ on account of the divine love, I the more exhort you, being such as Paul the aged, and now also the prisoner of Jesus Christ. ¹⁰ I exhort you concerning my son, whom I begat in my bonds, Onesimus, ¹¹ him at one time unprofitable to you, but now profitable both to you and to me: whom I have sent back to you, ¹² him, that is my own heart. ¹³ Whom I did wish to have with me, in order that he might minister unto me in your stead in the bonds of the gospel: ¹⁴ but without your consent I did not wish to do anything; in order that your good might not be by constraint, but by the free will: ¹⁵ for on this account he suddenly departed from you for an hour, that you might have him back forever; ¹⁶ no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a brother beloved, especially to me, and much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord: ¹⁷ if then you have me a comrade, receive him as myself. ¹⁸ If he has wronged you as to anything, or owes you anything, charge this to me. ¹⁹ I Paul have written with my own hand, I will pay it: not that I may say to you that you even owe yourself to me. ²⁰ Yea, brother, let me rejoice over you in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ. ²¹ Having confidence in your obedience I have written to you, knowing that you will do even more than those things which I say. ²² And at the same time also prepare for me a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I will be consigned unto you. ²³ Epaphras, my fellow-soldier in Christ Jesus; ²⁴ Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers, salute you. ²⁵ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before the people, in order that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

¹⁴ For if you may not forgive the people their trespasses, your heavenly Father will not forgive you: ¹⁵ and if you do not forgive the people, your Father will not forgive you your trespasses.

⁴⁰ The one receiving you will receive me, and the one receiving me will receive Him that sent me.

⁴⁸ And He responding said to the one speaking to Him; Who is my mother, and who are my brothers? ⁴⁹ And reaching forth His hand to His disciples, He said, Behold my mother and my brothers! ⁵⁰ For whosoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, the same is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.

⁵ and whosoever shall receive such little child in my name, receives me.

²¹ Then Peter, coming to Him, said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? ²² Jesus says to him, I say not unto thee, Until seven time; but Until seventy times seven. ²³ Therefore the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a kingly man, who wished to make a reckoning with his servants. ²⁴ And he beginning to reckon, one was brought to him owing him myriads of talents. ²⁵ And he not having wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all things so many as he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶ Then that servant falling down, continued to worship him, saying, Be patient with me, and I will pay you all. ²⁷ The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, sent him away, and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ And that servant having gone out, found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him one hundred denaria: seized him, throttled him, saying, Pay me what you owe me. ²⁹ Then his fellow-servant falling down, continued to intreat him, saying, Be patient with me and I will pay thee. ³⁰ And he was not willing: but having gone away he cast him into prison, until he could pay that which was owing. ³¹ Then his fellow-servants seeing those things which had taken place, were grieved exceedingly, and coming related to their lord all the things which transpired. ³² Then his lord calling him says to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, since thou didst intreat me: ³³ did it not behoove thee also to have mercy on thy fellow-servant, as I had mercy on thee? ³⁴ And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormenters, until he should pay all that was due him. ³⁵ Thus my Heavenly Father will also do unto you, if you do not forgive each one his brother from your hearts.

⁸ But be ye not called Doctor: for One is your teacher; and you are all brothers.

³⁰ And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the darkness which is without: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.

⁴⁰ And the King responding will say unto them, Truly I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did these things to one of the least of these my brethren, you did them unto me.

¹⁷ And one responding from the multitude, said, Teacher, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit.

²⁵ And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have aught against any one; in order that your Father who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses.

²⁰ And having risen, he came to his father. And he being yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him copiously.

²⁴ because this my son was dead, and is alive again; was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

³² and it behooved me to be glad and rejoice; because this thy brother was dead, and is alive; was lost, and is found.

¹⁰ Likewise also, when you may do those things which are commanded you, say that, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do.

²⁸ to do so many things as thy hand and thy counsel did foreordain to come to pass.

¹⁷ And Ananias departed, and came into the house: and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, Jesus, that appeared to you in the way in which thou didst come, hath sent me, that thou mayest look up, and he filled with the Holy Ghost.

³⁹ And Peter rising up came along with them; whom, on arrival, they led to the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing him the chitoons and himations, so many as Dorcas made, while with them. ⁴⁰ And Peter having put them all out, and putting down his knees, prayed; and having turned toward the body, said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and seeing Peter sat up. ⁴¹ And having given her his hand, he raised her up, and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

¹² And recognizing his whereabouts, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John, called Mark; where many were assembled and praying.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having filled their ministry, taking with them John, called Mark.

¹³ And those around Paul having sailed from Paphos, came into Perge of Pamphylia: and John having departed from them returned to Jerusalem.

³⁷ But Barnabas advised to take with them John, also called Mark. ³⁸ But Paul thought that he would not take with them, him who having departed from them from Pamphylia, and not having gone along with them into the work. ³⁹ But there was a paroxysm, so that they parted from one another, and Barnabas, taking Mark, sailed away into Cyprus.

¹⁵ And when she and her household were baptized, she entreated us, saying, If you have found me to be faithful to the Lord, having come into my house, abide: and she constrained us.

²⁹ And the city was filled with commotion: and they rushed of one accord into the theatre, seizing Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians, the companions of Paul.

² And having embarked on an Adramyttium ship, about to sail to those places along Asia, we set sail; Aristarchus, the Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

²³ And having appointed a day with him, many came to him into his hired house, to whom witnessing he expounded the kingdom of God, indeed persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning unto evening.

⁷ to all the beloved of God who are in Rome, saints having been called. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁸ In the first place, indeed, I praise my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

¹² all have gone away, they have all together become unprofitable; there is no one who is doing good, there is not one.

¹ I exhort you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, your reasonable service:

¹³ communicating to necessities of the saints; pursuing hospitality.

²⁴ as I may journey into Spain, for I hope traveling through to see you, and by you to be sent forth thither, if in the first place I may be satisfied with your company— ²⁵ but now I journey to Jerusalem, ministering to the saints. ²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain contribution to the poor who are in Jerusalem.

³⁰ But I exhort you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you cooperate with me in your prayers to God in my behalf; ³¹ in order that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and my ministry may be acceptable to the saints in Jerusalem; ³² in order that having come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you find rest.

⁵ and the church in their house. Salute Epaenetus my beloved, who is the first fruit of Asia unto Christ.

⁷ Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsman and my fellow-soldiers, who are celebrated among the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.

²⁰ The God of peace will speedily crush Satan beneath your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

²³ Gaius my host, and that of the whole church salutes you. Erastus the steward of the city, and brother Quartus, salute you.

⁹ For we are God's fellow-laborers; ye are God's farm; ye are God's building.

¹⁵ For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, but you have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

²² For the one having been called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lord's freeman: likewise the one having been called, while free, is the slave of Christ.

¹ Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen the Lord Jesus? are you not my work in the Lord? ² If I am not an apostle to others, but I am to you at least: for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

⁷ Whoever goes to war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard, and does not eat the fruit of it? or who shepherdizes a flock, and does not eat of the milk of the flock?

¹⁷ For if I do this willingly, I have a reward: but if unwillingly, I have been intrusted with a dispensation.

²⁵ the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and thus falling upon his face he will worship God, proclaiming that God is truly in you.

¹ But concerning the contribution to the saints, as I commanded the churches of Galatia, so you also do.

¹⁷ But I rejoice over the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: because they have supplied your deficiency:

¹⁹ The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca along with the church and their house salute you.

²¹ The salutation of me Paul with my own hand. ²² If any one loves not the Lord as a friend, let him be anathema Maran atha.

¹ Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Timothy, to the church of God which is at Corinth, along with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

¹¹ you also cooperating in our behalf in prayer; in order that, the gift which is bestowed upon us from many persons, may through many be a source of thanks given in our behalf.

²⁴ not that we domineer over your faith, but we are fellow-workers of your joy: for by faith you stand.

² For if I grieve you, who indeed is the one giving me joy, except the one being grieved by me? ³ And I wrote this same thing, in order that, having come, I may not have grief over those from whom it behooves me to rejoice; and having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

² You are our letter, having been written in our hearts, known and read of all men,

¹² Then having such hope, we use great boldness,

²⁰ Therefore we are embassadors in behalf of Christ, as God is intreating you through us; we pray you in behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

¹ But working together we indeed intreat you not to have received the grace of God in vain:

⁴ My boldness to you is great, my rejoicing over you is much: I have been filled with consolation, I superabound with joy in all our tribulation.

⁴ My boldness to you is great, my rejoicing over you is much: I have been filled with consolation, I superabound with joy in all our tribulation. ⁵ For we having come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but in everything being troubled; fightings without, fears within. ⁶ But God, the one comforting the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus; ⁷ and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted by you, proclaiming unto us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced the more.

¹³ Therefore we have been comforted. But we rejoiced the more exceedingly in our consolation over the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all:

¹⁶ I rejoice because in everything I have confidence in you.

¹² For if there is first a willing mind, it is acceptable according to what one may have, and not according to what he has not.

²² And we sent our brother along with him to them, whom we have tried, being frequently zealous in many things, but now much more zealous, with great confidence towards you. ²³ Whether in behalf of Titus, my companion and fellow-laborer towards you; or our brethren, the apostles of the churches, the glory of Christ.

⁵ Therefore I considered it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they may come to you beforehand, and perfect your preannounced benefaction, that it may be ready, as a benefaction, not as a stingy contribution.

⁷ As each one has predetermined in his heart; not of reluctance, or of constraint: for God loves the hilarious giver.

¹² Because the ministry of this free-will offering is not only supplying the deficiencies of the saints, but also superabounding through much thanksgiving to God; ¹³ through the approval of this ministry, glorifying God in the submission of your testimony to the gospel of Christ, and the purity of your fellowship unto them and unto all; ¹⁴ and through their prayer in your behalf, earnestly longing to see you on account of the grace of God superabounding unto you.

¹ But I Paul exhort you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who before your face am indeed humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you: ² but I pray, that being present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I consider myself bold towards certain ones who regard us as walking about according to the flesh.

⁸ For if I shall in any thing the more abundantly boast concerning our power which the Lord gave us for your edification, and not for your destruction, I will not be ashamed:

²¹ I speak according to disparagement, as that we are weak; but in whatsoever any one is bold, (I speak it in folly,) I am bold also.

¹⁴ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

¹⁹ My children, for whom I again travail in pain until Christ may be formed in you,

²⁸ But you, brethren, are the children of Isaac, according to the promise. ²⁹ But as the one at that time having been born according to the flesh persecuted the one according to the Spirit, even so it is now.

² Behold I Paul say unto you, that, if you may be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision or uncircumcision avails anything; but faith working through divine love.

¹⁰ I have confidence in reference to you in the Lord, that you shall be none otherwise minded: but the one troubling you shall bear the judgment, whosoever he may be.

¹¹ You see with how large letters I have written unto you with my own hand.

¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren: Amen.

² Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ Therefore I also, having heard of the faith among you in the Lord Jesus, and your love which is toward all the saints, ¹⁶ I do not cease giving thanks for you making mention of you in my prayers;

¹ Therefore I Paul, the prisoner of Christ for the sake of you Gentiles,

⁶ that the Gentiles are to be fellow-heirs, and the same body, and partakers of the promise of Christ Jesus through the gospel,

¹ Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling with which you are called,

³² But be ye kind toward one another, merciful, forgiving one another, as indeed God in Christ forgave you.

⁴ and indecorum, or foolish talking, or indecent jesting, which is not becoming, but rather the giving of thanks:

⁵ Ye servants, obey those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in purity of your heart, as unto Christ; ⁶ not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the soul; ⁷ serving with good will as the Lord, and not men:

²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in chain; in order that in it I may preach boldly, as it behooves me to speak.

³ I thank my God for every mention of you,

⁷ as it is righteous for me to think in behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, that you are all my fellow-partakers of the grace. ⁸ For God is my witness, how I long after you in the affections of Jesus Christ. ⁹ And I pray this, that your divine love may yet more and more abound in perfect knowledge and all understanding; ¹⁰ in order that you may distinguish those things which differ; that you may be pure and without offence in the day of Christ; ¹¹ being filled with the fruit of righteousness, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

¹⁹ For I know that this will turn out to me unto salvation, through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

²⁵ And having confidence in this, I know that I shall abide with you all, unto your promotion and the joy of your faith; ²⁶ in order that your rejoicing in Christ Jesus may abound in me through my coming again unto you.

¹ If then there is any consolation in Christ, if there is any comfort of divine love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercies, ² fill my joy, that you may think the same thing, having the same divine love, being like-minded, thinking this one thing;

²⁴ but I trust in the Lord that I myself will come speedily. ²⁵ But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-laborer and fellow-soldier, and apostle and the minister of my necessity;

³⁰ because he was nigh unto death on account of the work of Christ, having jeoparded his life, in order that he might fulfill your deficiency of ministry towards me.

¹ So, my beloved and longed for brethren, my joy and my crown, stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

³ Yea, I also entreat thee, noble yoke-fellow, assist those women, whosoever labored with me in the gospel, both along with Clement, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

⁸ Finally, brethren, so many things as are true, so many things as are noble, so many things as are righteous, so many things as are pure, so many things as are lovely, so many things as are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.

¹ Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Timothy,

³ We give thanks to God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you, ⁴ having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the divine love which you have toward all the saints.

⁷ as you have learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is the faithful minister of Christ your behalf,

⁹ Therefore we, from the day on which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the perfect knowledge of his will in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding,

²² Ye servants, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things; not with eye-service, pleasing men, but of purity of heart, fearing the Lord.

⁹ along with our faithful and beloved brother, Onesimus, who is from you; they will truly make known all things to you. ¹⁰ Aristarchus my fellow-soldier salutes you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas concerning whom you received commandments; if he may come to you, receive him; ¹¹ and Jesus, called Justus, who being of the circumcision: these are my only fellow-laborers in the kingdom of God, who have been made a comfort to me. ¹² Epaphras, who is from you, the servant of Jesus Christ, always agonizing in your behalf in his prayers, in order that you may stand perfect even having been fully carried away in all the will of God, salutes you.

¹⁴ Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you. ¹⁵ Salute the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in their house.

¹⁷ And say to Archippus; Take heed to the ministry which you received in the Lord, that you may fill it.

² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention in our prayers; ³ incessantly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God even our Father;

² but having suffered, and been abused, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.

⁶ nor seeking glory from men, nor from you, nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as the apostles of Christ;

¹³ And on account of this we also give thanks to God incessantly, because, receiving the word of God from us by hearing, you received it not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God, who indeed works in you who believe.

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing, except you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing, except you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? ²⁰ For you are our glory and joy.

² and we sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God in the gospel of Christ, in order to establish you, and exhort you concerning your faith;

⁷ therefore we were comforted, brethren, over you in all our distress and tribulation on account of your faith; ⁸ because we now live, if you stand in the Lord. ⁹ For what thanks are we able to render unto God in your behalf, for all the joy with which we rejoice on account of you before our God;

⁹ For what thanks are we able to render unto God in your behalf, for all the joy with which we rejoice on account of you before our God;

¹ Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the Church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as it is worthy, because your faith increases, and the divine love of each one of you all towards one another abounds more and more;

⁴ And we have trusted in the Lord in your behalf, that you are doing, and will do whatsoever we command.

² to Timothy, my beloved son in the faith. Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

² But let those that have faithful masters not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather let them serve them, because they are the faithful and beloved who are partaking of the benefaction. Command these things and exhort them.

³ I give thanks to God, whom I serve from my ancestors with a clean conscience, as I have incessant mention of you in my prayers, night and day

⁸ Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor me his prisoner: but suffer affliction for the sake of the gospel according to the power of God;

¹⁶ May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because frequently he refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,

³ Suffer affliction, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴ No one operating as a soldier is entangled with the affairs of life; in order that he may please his commander.

¹⁰ For Demas has left me, having loved the present age, and is gone into Thessalonica; Crescents into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia. ¹¹ Luke alone is with me. Having taken Mark, bring him with you: for he is useful unto me for the ministry.

¹¹ Luke alone is with me. Having taken Mark, bring him with you: for he is useful unto me for the ministry.

²² The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

⁴ to Titus, my beloved son according to the common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Saviour.

¹⁴ And let our people indeed learn to excel in good works for necessary uses, in order that they may not be unfruitful.

¹ Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy, to Philemon the beloved also our fellow-laborer,

¹ Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy, to Philemon the beloved also our fellow-laborer,

¹ Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy, to Philemon the beloved also our fellow-laborer, ² and to sister Apphia, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the church in your house.

² and to sister Apphia, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the church in your house. ³ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ I give thanks to my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, ⁵ hearing about your divine love, and the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and all the saints; ⁶ in order that the fellowship of your faith may be efficient in the perfect knowledge of every good thing which is in you toward Christ. ⁷ For I had much joy and consolation over your divine love, because the affections of the saints have been refreshed by you, O brother.

⁷ For I had much joy and consolation over your divine love, because the affections of the saints have been refreshed by you, O brother. ⁸ Therefore, having much boldness in Christ to command you to that which is appropriate,

⁸ Therefore, having much boldness in Christ to command you to that which is appropriate, ⁹ on account of the divine love, I the more exhort you, being such as Paul the aged, and now also the prisoner of Jesus Christ.

⁹ on account of the divine love, I the more exhort you, being such as Paul the aged, and now also the prisoner of Jesus Christ.

⁹ on account of the divine love, I the more exhort you, being such as Paul the aged, and now also the prisoner of Jesus Christ. ¹⁰ I exhort you concerning my son, whom I begat in my bonds, Onesimus,

¹⁰ I exhort you concerning my son, whom I begat in my bonds, Onesimus, ¹¹ him at one time unprofitable to you, but now profitable both to you and to me: whom I have sent back to you, ¹² him, that is my own heart.

¹² him, that is my own heart. ¹³ Whom I did wish to have with me, in order that he might minister unto me in your stead in the bonds of the gospel: ¹⁴ but without your consent I did not wish to do anything; in order that your good might not be by constraint, but by the free will: ¹⁵ for on this account he suddenly departed from you for an hour, that you might have him back forever; ¹⁶ no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a brother beloved, especially to me, and much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord: ¹⁷ if then you have me a comrade, receive him as myself. ¹⁸ If he has wronged you as to anything, or owes you anything, charge this to me. ¹⁹ I Paul have written with my own hand, I will pay it: not that I may say to you that you even owe yourself to me. ²⁰ Yea, brother, let me rejoice over you in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ.

²⁰ Yea, brother, let me rejoice over you in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ. ²¹ Having confidence in your obedience I have written to you, knowing that you will do even more than those things which I say. ²² And at the same time also prepare for me a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I will be consigned unto you. ²³ Epaphras, my fellow-soldier in Christ Jesus; ²⁴ Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers, salute you.

²⁴ Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers, salute you. ²⁵ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

¹ Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our profession;

¹⁴ for we have been made partakers of Christ, if indeed we may hold fast the beginning of confidence firm unto the end.

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the divine love which you manifested in his name, having ministered to the saints, and ministering.

¹⁷ Obey your leaders, and be submissive: for they are watching for your souls, as they shall give an account that they may do this with joy and not with grief, for this is unprofitable to you.

¹⁹ But I the more exhort you to do this, that I may the more speedily be restored unto you.

²³ Know our brother Timothy has departed; with whom, if he may come the more speedily, I shall see you.

⁵ Hear, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen the poor in the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him with divine love?

¹⁴ But what is it profitable, my brethren, if one may say he has faith, but has not works? whether is faith able to save him?

¹⁷ So indeed faith, if it may not have works, is dead, as to itself.

¹⁶ Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, in order that you may be healed: the inward working prayer of a righteous man avails much.

¹⁹ My brethren, if any one among you may err from the truth, and one may turn him back; ²⁰ let him know, that the one having turned a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and hide a multitude of sins.

⁵ who are preserved by the power of God through faith unto the salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ⁶ In whom you rejoice, if however it is needful, being grieved a little while among manifold temptations: in order ⁷ that the trial of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, however being tried by the fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor in the revelation of Jesus Christ: ⁸ whom you not seeing, love with divine love; on whom, not looking, but believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

²² Having purified your souls through obedience of the truth unto unhypocritical, brotherly love, fervently from the heart love one another with divine love: ²³ having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through the word of God, who lives and abides.

¹⁰ who at one time were no people, but now you are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, lint just now having received mercy. ¹¹ Beloved, I exhort you as pilgrims and strangers, to abstain from the carnal desire which wars against the soul; ¹² having your deportment beautiful among the Gentiles: in order that in whatsoever they calumniate you as evil doers, seeing from your beautiful works, they may glorify God in the day of his visitation.

¹ Likewise, ye wives, be submissive to your own husbands; in order that, if any do not believe the word, they shall be gained through the deportment of their wives, without the word;

¹⁶ having a good conscience, in order that, in whatsoever you are calumniated, those traducing your good deportment in Christ may be ashamed.

¹ Therefore I, being a fellow-elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, also a communicant of the glory which is about to be revealed, exhort the elders who are among you: ² shepherdize the flock of God which is among you, not coercively, but willingly, for the sake of God; not for filthy lucre, but cheerfully. ³ Not as domineering over the heritages, but having become examples of the flock:

⁸ For these things, being in you and overflowing, render you neither barren nor unfruitful in the perfect knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;

³ that which we have seen and heard we also proclaim to you, in order that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is indeed with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ Whosoever may have the sustenance of the world, and see his brother having need, and shut up his sympathies from him, how dwells the divine love of God in him?

²³ And this is his commandment, that we may believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and we may love one another with divine love, as he has given to us commandment.

¹ Every one believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God: and every one loving with divine love him who begat, also loves him who has been begotten of him, with divine love.

¹ Every one believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God: and every one loving with divine love him who begat, also loves him who has been begotten of him, with divine love. ² In this we know that we love the children of God with divine love, when we love God with divine love and keep his commandments.

⁴ I rejoice exceedingly because I have found some of thy children walking about in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

¹² Having many things to write to you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come to you, and mouth to mouth to speak to you, in order that our joy may be full.

³ I rejoice exceedingly, the brethren coming and witnessing to thy truth, as thou art walking about in truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than this, that I may hear of my children walking about in truth.

⁴ I have no greater joy than this, that I may hear of my children walking about in truth. ⁵ Beloved, whatsoever faithful deed thou mayest do to the brethren, thou art also dispensing to the strangers, ⁶ who have witnessed to thy divine love before the church: whom you will do well, having sent forth worthily of God.

⁸ Therefore we ought to receive such, in order that we may be fellow-workers with the truth.

¹⁴ but I hope to see you immediately, and mouth to mouth we will speak. ⁽¹⁵⁾ Peace be unto you. The friends salute you; salute the friends by name.