Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

For this reason also, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

so that you will live a life worthy of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they will become discouraged.

knowing that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

For he who does wrong will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

Tychicus will tell you all about my affairs. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.

and with him Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you everything that has taken place here.

Epaphras, who is one of your number, a servant of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.