⁴ desiring greatly to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that with joy I may be filled,

⁹ Be diligent to come unto me quickly,

²¹ be diligent to come before winter. Salute thee doth Eubulus, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

¹⁷ And we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour -- in presence, not in heart -- did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in much desire,

¹⁸ wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;

¹⁹ for what `is' our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence?

²⁰ for ye are our glory and joy.

¹ Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

⁸ For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,

⁴ and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

¹⁷ because the Lamb that `is' in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and wipe away shall God every tear from their eyes.'

⁴ and these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.

²⁶ seeing he was longing after you all, and in heaviness, because ye heard that he ailed,

³⁰ And I call upon you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me unto God,

³¹ that I may be delivered from those not believing in Judea, and that my ministration, that `is' for Jerusalem, may become acceptable to the saints;

³² that in joy I may come unto you, through the will of God, and may be refreshed with you,

¹¹ for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established;

³⁷ and there came a great weeping to all, and having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him,

³⁸ sorrowing most of all for the word that he had said -- that they are about no more to see his face; and they were accompanying him to the ship.

³¹ `Therefore, watch, remembering that three years, night and day, I did not cease with tears warning each one;

¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against `me';

²⁴ till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

²² `And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,

¹³ Then rejoice doth a virgin in a chorus, Both young men and old men -- together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,

³ To appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, `Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah -- to be beautified.'

⁵ Those sowing in tears, with singing do reap,