¹⁸ And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate^[a] the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

4 What I am saying is that as long as an heir is under age, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.

¹⁴ and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself.

⁷ Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,