As I recall your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

So do not be ashamed to testify of our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,

Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

who have gone astray from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and upset the faith of some.

Nevertheless, God's firm foundation stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness."

And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, patient when wronged,

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.

so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion's mouth.

Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren.