¹⁰ Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.

¹⁸ The one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and has human approval.^(A)

⁷ so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.^(A)

² Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commandments.^(A)

¹⁰ And let them first be tested; then, if they prove themselves blameless, let them serve as deacons.

²² But Timothy’s^[a] worth you know, how like a son with a father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.^(A)

²² And with them we are sending our brother whom we have often tested and found eager in many matters but who is now more eager than ever because of his great confidence in you.

⁹ I wrote for this reason: to test you and to know whether you are obedient in everything.^(A)

¹⁹ Indeed, there have to be factions among you, for only so will it become clear who among you are genuine.^(A)

Final Greetings and Benediction

¹⁹ Greet Prisca and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.