²⁵ And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith;

²⁴ but I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall come shortly.

¹³ Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

²⁵ And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, shall see my face no more.

⁸ whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

¹¹ And he gave some `to be' apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

¹² for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

¹³ till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

²⁴ Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast.

²⁹ And I know that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of Christ.

¹⁸ For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

² through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

¹¹ For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

¹² that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.

²² confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.

²³ who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:

¹⁵ So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, `son' of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

¹⁶ He saith to him again a second time, Simon, `son' of John, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Tend my sheep.

¹⁷ He saith unto him the third time, Simon, `son' of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

³² but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren.

⁶ God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.