I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, (Hearing of thy faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus,

hearing of thy love and faith, which thou have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the sanctified,

so that the fellowship that thou hast in the faith is fruitful through knowledge of all good things, which are in you by Jesus Christ.

And thou should welcome him, that is, my bowels.

Whom I would gladly have kept with me, that he might have ministered unto me as thou wouldst have done, in the bonds of the gospel.

For perhaps because of this he departed for an hour, so that thou might receive him back forever,

If then thou have me a partner, accept him as myself.

And, if he hath wronged thee at all or oweth thee aught, the same, unto me, do thou reckon: -

I Paul write with my hand, I will repay, so that I may not say to thee that thou owe me in return even thyself.

Being confident in thine obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou will do above what I say.