⁴⁶ A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

¹⁵ (See, I come as a thief. Happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)

³⁴ Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:

³⁷ Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.

⁴³ Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

²¹ For to me life is Christ and death is profit.

²² But if I go on living in the flesh--if this is the fruit of my work--then I do not see what decision to make.

²³ I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better:

⁶ For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.

⁷ I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:

⁸ From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.

¹³ And it seems right to me, as long as I am in this tent of flesh, to keep your minds awake by working on your memory;

¹⁴ For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

¹⁵ And I will take every care so that you may have a clear memory of these things after my death.

¹⁹ I have knowledge of your works, and your love and faith and help and strength in trouble, and that your last works are more than the first.