²¹ Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.

Personal Instructions

⁹ Do your best to come to me soon,

²² All the saints greet you, especially those of the emperor’s household.

¹⁴ instead, I hope to see you soon, and we will talk together face to face.

¹³ The children of your elect sister send you their greetings.^[a]

¹³ When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments.

⁴ Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.

¹³ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of^[a] the Holy Spirit be with all of you.^(A)

²⁰ All the brothers and sisters send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

²¹ Timothy, my coworker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my fellow Israelites.^(A)

²² I Tertius, the writer of this letter, greet you in the Lord.^[a]

²³ Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you.^[b](B)