^{19 Ref} But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be comforted when I have news of you.

^{20 Ref} For I have no man of like mind who will truly have care for you.

^{21 Ref} For they all go after what is theirs, not after the things of Christ.

^{22 Ref} But his quality is clear to you; how, as a child is to its father, so he was a help to me in the work of the good news.

^{23 Ref} Him then I am hoping to send as quickly as possible, when I am able to see how things will go for me:

^{24 Ref} But I have faith in the Lord that I myself will come before long.

^{25 Ref} 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;