From Paul, now a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and from Timothy, a Brother.

and I pray that through coming to know every good thing about us as Christians they may effectually share your faith.

Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

[Now] I am sending him back to you in person, [as though he were] part of my very self.

Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.

So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.

Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you [because I] know that you will do even beyond what I say.

along with [John] Mark [Note: This shows that Mark was now back in the good graces of Paul. See Acts 15:36-40], Aristarchus, Demas [Note: This man later deserted Paul. See II Tim. 4:10] and Luke, who are [also] my fellow-workers. [Note: These men, unlike Epaphras who was imprisoned with Paul, were free to minister for Christ there in Rome].