I thank God, whom I serve from mine elders with pure conscience, that without ceasing I make mention of thee in my prayers night and day,

when I call to mind your affliction, it makes me ardently desire the exceeding pleasure I shall have in seeing you:

For God did not give us a spirit [i.e., a disposition] that makes us cowards but one that gives us power and love and self-control.

Guard the glorious trust which has been committed to you by the aid of the Holy Spirit who makes his home in us.

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, a worker having no need to be ashamed, guiding the word of truth along a straight path.

But shun profane and vain babblings; for they will make further advance to ungodliness,

If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

and they may yet return to their senses and escape from the toils of the devil, who has caught them to make them do his will.

and will keep up a make-believe of piety and yet live in defiance of its power. Turn away from people of this sort.

Of this number are they, who insinuate themselves into families, to make a prey of the weaker sex, who are inveigled by their vitious suggestions, abetted by their own subtle passions,

But they will not make any more progress, for their folly will be evident to everybody, as theirs was.

And that from a babe thou have known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

to make the man of God proficient and equip him for good work of every kind.

Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

Make every effort to come to me soon;

But the Lord stood by me, and gave me strength, so that I might make a full presentation of the message and let all the heathen hear it. So I was saved from the jaws of the lion.

Make every effort to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.