²³ Peace^(A) to the brothers and sisters,^[a] and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to^[a] the Israel of God.

¹⁴ Greet one another with a kiss of love.^(A)

Peace^(B) to all of you who are in Christ.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus^(A) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.^(B) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.^(C)

¹⁴ The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly,^(A) along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.^(B)

Greetings and Doxology

⁴ John,

To the seven churches^(A) in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you^(B) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,^(C) and from the seven spirits^[a](D) before his throne,

⁵ because I hear about your love for all his holy people^(A) and your faith in the Lord Jesus.^{(B) 6} I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. ⁷ Your love has given me great joy and encouragement,^(C) because you, brother, have refreshed^(D) the hearts of the Lord’s people.

⁸ Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied^(A) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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