²¹ Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the ^[a]Spirit to ^(A)go to Jerusalem ^(B)after he had passed through ^(C)Macedonia and ^(D)Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, ^(E)I must also see Rome.”

² When he had gone through those districts and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece.

³⁴ If anyone is ^(A)hungry, let him eat ^(B)at home, so that you will not come together for judgment. The remaining matters I will ^(C)arrange ^(D)when I come.

⁵ But I ^(A)will come to you after I go through ^(B)Macedonia, for I ^(C)am going through Macedonia; ⁶ and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you may ^(D)send me on my way wherever I may go. ⁷ For I do not wish to see you now ^(E)just in passing; for I hope to remain with you for some time, ^(F)if the Lord permits. ⁸ But I will remain in ^(G)Ephesus until ^(H)Pentecost; ⁹ for a ^(I)wide door ^[a]for effective service has opened to me, and ^(J)there are many adversaries.

¹⁰ Now if ^(K)Timothy comes, see that he is with you without ^[b]cause to be afraid, for he is doing ^(L)the Lord’s work, as I also am. ^11 (M)So let no one despise him. But ^(N)send him on his way ^(O)in peace, so that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brethren.

¹² But concerning ^(P)Apollos our brother, I encouraged him greatly to come to you with the brethren; and it was not at all his desire to come now, but he will come when he has opportunity.

^13 (Q)Be on the alert, ^(R)stand firm in the faith, ^(S)act like men, ^(T)be strong. ¹⁴ Let all that you do be done ^(U)in love.

¹⁵ Now I urge you, brethren (you know the ^(V)household of Stephanas, that ^[c]they were the ^(W)first fruits of ^(X)Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves for ^(Y)ministry to ^(Z)the saints), ¹⁶ that ^(AA)you also be in subjection to such men and to everyone who helps in the work and labors. ¹⁷ I rejoice over the ^[d](AB)coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have ^[e]supplied ^(AC)what was lacking on your part. ¹⁸ For they ^(AD)have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore ^(AE)acknowledge such men.

¹⁹ The churches of ^(AF)Asia greet you. ^(AG)Aquila and Prisca greet you heartily in the Lord, with ^(AH)the church that is in their house. ²⁰ All the brethren greet you. ^(AI)Greet one another with a holy kiss.

²¹ The greeting is in ^(AJ)my own hand—^[f]Paul. ²² If anyone does not love the Lord, he is to be ^[g](AK)accursed. ^[h](AL)Maranatha. ^23 (AM)The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. ²⁴ My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

⁷ For I do not wish to see you now ^(A)just in passing; for I hope to remain with you for some time, ^(B)if the Lord permits. ⁸ But I will remain in ^(C)Ephesus until ^(D)Pentecost; ⁹ for a ^(E)wide door ^[a]for effective service has opened to me, and ^(F)there are many adversaries.

¹⁵ In this confidence I intended at first to ^(A)come to you, so that you might ^[a]twice receive a ^[b](B)blessing; ^16 [c]that is, to ^(C)pass ^[d]your way into ^(D)Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be ^(E)helped on my journey to Judea. ¹⁷ Therefore, I was not vacillating when I intended to do this, was I? Or what I purpose, do I purpose ^(F)according to the flesh, so that with me there will be yes, yes and no, no at the same time? ¹⁸ But as ^(G)God is faithful, ^(H)our word to you is not yes and no. ¹⁹ For ^(I)the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us—by me and ^(J)Silvanus and ^(K)Timothy—was not yes and no, but is yes ^(L)in Him. ²⁰ For ^(M)as many as are the promises of God, ^(N)in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is ^(O)our Amen to the glory of God through us. ²¹ Now He who ^(P)establishes us with you in Christ and ^(Q)anointed us is God, ²² who also ^(R)sealed us and ^(S)gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a ^[e]pledge.

²³ But ^(T)I call God as witness ^[f]to my soul, that ^(U)to spare you I did not come again to ^(V)Corinth. ²⁴ Not that we ^(W)lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are ^(X)standing firm.