²⁰ I have no one else like him,^(A) who will show genuine concern for your welfare.

² then make my joy complete^(A) by being like-minded,^(B) having the same love, being one^(C) in spirit and of one mind.

²² But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father^(A) he has served with me in the work of the gospel.

¹⁰ When Timothy^(A) comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord,^(B) just as I am.

⁶ He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag,^(A) he used to help himself to what was put into it.

¹³ The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

³ And Jonathan made a covenant^(A) with David because he loved him as himself.

⁵ I am reminded of your sincere faith,^(A) which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice^(B) and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

² To Timothy^(A) my true son^(B) in the faith:

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

¹¹ Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews^[a] among my co-workers^(A) for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me.