² and we ^(A)sent Timothy, ^(B)our brother and God's coworker^[a] in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,

^22 (A)strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them ^(B)to continue in ^(C)the faith, and saying that ^(D)through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. ²³ And when they had ^(E)appointed ^(F)elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting ^(G)they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Final Greetings

^21 (A)So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, ^(B)Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. ²² I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may ^(C)encourage your hearts.

Timothy and Epaphroditus

¹⁹ I hope in the Lord Jesus ^(A)to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. ²⁰ For I have no one ^(B)like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. ²¹ For they all ^(C)seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. ²² But you know Timothy's^{[a] (D)}proven worth, how ^(E)as a son^[b] with a father ^(F)he has served with me in the gospel. ²³ I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, ²⁴ and ^(G)I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.

²⁵ I have thought it necessary to send to you ^(H)Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and ^(I)fellow soldier, and your messenger and ^(J)minister to my need,

^25 (A)Convinced of this, ^(B)I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your ^(C)progress and ^(D)joy in the faith,

²³ As for Titus, he is ^(A)my partner and fellow worker for your benefit. And as for our brothers, they are messengers^[a] of the churches, the glory of Christ.

¹⁹ For ^(A)the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, ^(B)Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not Yes and No, but ^(C)in him it is always Yes.

Greeting

1 Paul, ^(A)an apostle of Christ Jesus ^(B)by the will of God, and ^(C)Timothy our brother,

To the church of God that is at Corinth, ^(D)with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

^10 (A)When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for ^(B)he is doing ^(C)the work of the Lord, as I am. ¹¹ So ^(D)let no one despise him. ^(E)Help him on his way ^(F)in peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.

Final Instructions

¹² Now concerning ^(G)our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will^[a] to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.