But now that Timothy has returned from you to me, and has brought good news of your faith and love, and that you are still holding me in affectionate remembrance, always longing to see me as I also am longing to see you.

I ought always to thank God for you, brothers, as is fitting because of the abundant growth of your faith and of the overflowing love with which every one of you is filled toward one another.

Now the end of the exhortation is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and an undissembled faith.

Above everything have fervent love to one another; for love veils a multitude of sins.

and to piety brotherly love, and to brotherly love, love itself.

Patience

You are holding fast, and have borne up for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.

The last

But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

"He cuts back any of my branches that bear no fruit, and prunes every fruit-bearing branch, that it may bear more.

But grow continually in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and unto the Day of Eternity, Amen.

General references

Blessed is that slave whom his Master, when he comes, shall find so doing.