⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.

¹⁵ "Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn't walk naked, and they see his shame."

³⁴ Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

³⁷ Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most assuredly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.

⁴³ Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.

²¹ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

²² But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don't make known what I will choose.

²³ But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

⁶ For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.

⁷ I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

⁸ From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

¹³ I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you;

¹⁴ knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.

¹⁵ Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.

¹⁹ I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.