²³ Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

² and sent Timothy, our brother and God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort `you' concerning your faith;

¹ And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek.

² The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

³ Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those parts: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

²⁵ but now, I `say', I go unto Jerusalem, ministering unto the saints.

²⁸ When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by you unto Spain.

¹² Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

⁸ Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;

¹ Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

²² But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you.

¹⁴ And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.