I constantly thank my God whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did when I remember you in my prayers night and day,

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and self-discipline.

Meditate on Jesus, the Messiah, who was raised from the dead and is a descendant of David. This is the gospel I tell others.

In the presence of God and the Messiah Jesus, who is going to judge those who are living and those who are dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly appeal to you

Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will pay him back for what he did.