²¹ but took leave of them, saying, ^(A)“I^[a] must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, ^(B)God willing.” And he sailed from Ephesus.

¹⁵ Instead you ought to say, ^(A)“If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”

^19 (A)But I will come to you shortly, ^(B)if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.

³ And this ^[a]we will do if God permits.

^32 (A)that I may come to you with joy ^(B)by the will of God, and may ^(C)be refreshed together with you.

¹⁰ making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.

¹⁶ For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for ^(A)he was hurrying ^(B)to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on ^(C)the Day of Pentecost.

¹⁷ For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Timothy Commended

¹⁹ But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send ^(A)Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your ^[a]state. ²⁰ For I have no one ^(B)like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. ²¹ For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus. ²² But you know his proven character, ^(C)that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. ²³ Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me. ²⁴ But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly.

Greetings and Benediction

¹¹ Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. ^(A)Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love ^(B)and peace will be with you.