This is why I am suffering as I am, but I am not ashamed of it, for I know whom I have trusted and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have intrusted to him for that Day.

Guard that splendid trust through the holy Spirit that lives in our hearts.

In any large house there are not only gold and silver dishes but also wooden and earthen ones, some for great occasions and some for ordinary use.

So if a man will cleanse himself from these things, he will be put to great uses, consecrated and used by the master of the house himself, and ready for any good use.

Avoid foolish, crude speculations; you know they only lead to quarrels,

I have had a part in the great contest, I have run my race, I have preserved my faith.

No one but Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is of great assistance to me,

Alexander, the metal-worker, did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he did.

You too must be on your guard against him, for he vehemently opposed my teaching.

At my first appearance in court no one came to help me; everybody deserted me. May no one lay it up against them!