for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.
I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence,
I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity.
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel,
Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am.
For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.
I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
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