²⁷ Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

²³ Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine^(A) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

²⁰ Erastus^(A) stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus^(B) sick in Miletus.^(C)