¹⁷ For this reason I have sent ^(A)Timothy to you, ^(B)who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will ^(C)remind you of my ways in Christ, as I ^(D)teach everywhere ^(E)in every church.

¹⁰ And ^(A)if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for ^(B)he does the work of the Lord, as I also do. ^11 (C)Therefore let no one despise him. But send him on his journey ^(D)in peace, that he may come to me; for I am waiting for him with the brethren.

²² So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, ^(A)Timothy and ^(B)Erastus, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time.