²¹ because he was fully convinced^(A) that what God had promised, he was also able to do.^(B)

⁵ One person judges one day to be more important than another day.^(A) Someone else judges every day to be the same. Let each one be fully convinced in his own mind.^(B)

² I want their hearts to be encouraged^(A) and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of complete understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery^(B)—Christ.^[a](C)

¹² Epaphras,^(A) who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling^(B) for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured^[a] in everything God wills.^(C)

⁵ because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit,^(A) and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you^(B) for your benefit,

¹⁷ But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that I might fully preach the word and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.

¹¹ Now we desire each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of your hope until the end,

²² let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.^(A)