Personal Instructions

^9 (A)Do your best to come to me soon. ¹⁰ For ^(B)Demas, ^(C)in love with ^(D)this present world, ^(E)has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia,^{[a] (F)}Titus to Dalmatia. ^11 (G)Luke alone is with me. Get ^(H)Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. ^12 (I)Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. ¹³ When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments. ^14 (J)Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; ^(K)the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. ¹⁵ Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. ¹⁶ At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. ^(L)May it not be charged against them! ¹⁷ But ^(M)the Lord stood by me and ^(N)strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and ^(O)all the Gentiles might hear it. So ^(P)I was rescued ^(Q)from the lion's mouth. ¹⁸ The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. ^(R)To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Final Greetings

¹⁹ Greet ^(S)Prisca and Aquila, and ^(T)the household of Onesiphorus. ²⁰ Erastus remained at Corinth, and I left ^(U)Trophimus, who was ill, at Miletus. ^21 (V)Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers.^[b]

²² The Lord be ^(W)with your spirit. ^(X)Grace be with you.^[c]