²⁰ For I have no one ^(A)like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare.

^2 (A)complete my joy by being ^(B)of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

²² But you know Timothy's^{[a] (A)}proven worth, how ^(B)as a son^[b] with a father ^(C)he has served with me in the gospel.

^10 (A)When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for ^(B)he is doing ^(C)the work of the Lord, as I am.

⁶ He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and ^(A)having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.

¹³ He flees because ^(A)he is a hired hand and ^(B)cares nothing for the sheep.

³ Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because ^(A)he loved him as his own soul.

⁵ I am reminded of ^(A)your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and ^(B)your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.

² To Timothy, ^(A)my true child in the faith:

^(B)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹¹ and Jesus who is called ^(A)Justus. ^(B)These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and ^(C)they have been a comfort to me.