¹² I sent Tychicus^(A) to Ephesus.^(B)

Final Greetings

²¹ Tychicus,^(A) the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing.

⁴ He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus^(A) and Secundus from Thessalonica,^(B) Gaius^(C) from Derbe, Timothy^(D) also, and Tychicus^(E) and Trophimus^(F) from the province of Asia.^(G)

Final Remarks

¹² As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus^(A) to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.^(B)

Final Greetings

⁷ Tychicus^(A) will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant^[a](B) in the Lord.

Timothy Charged to Oppose False Teachers

³ As I urged you when I went into Macedonia,^(A) stay there in Ephesus^(B) so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines^(C) any longer

²⁵ “Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom^(A) will ever see me again.^(B)

¹⁶ Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus^(A) to avoid spending time in the province of Asia,^(B) for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem,^(C) if possible, by the day of Pentecost.^(D)

¹⁷ From Miletus,^(E) Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders^(F) of the church.