²³ If any question comes up about Titus, he is my brother-worker, working with me for you; or about the others, they are the representatives of the churches to the glory of Christ.

²⁵ But it seemed to me necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, who has taken part with me in the work and in the fight, and your servant, sent by you for help in my need;

¹⁷ If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.

⁶ So that we made a request to Titus that, as he had made a start before, so he might make this grace complete in you.

⁸ So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.

²⁴ And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my brother-workers.

² But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

⁷ As it was given to you by Epaphras, our well-loved helper, who is a true servant of Christ for us,

³ And I make request to you, true helper in my work, to see to the needs of those women who took part with me in the good news, with Clement and the rest of my brother-workers whose names are in the book of life.

¹⁸ I gave orders to Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus make any profit out of you? were we not guided by the same Spirit, in the same ways?

¹⁹ And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready:

¹⁶ But praise be to God, who puts the same care for you into the heart of Titus.

⁶ But God who gives comfort to the poor in spirit gave us comfort by the coming of Titus;

¹⁰ And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

⁷ And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.