For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.

Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you.

Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.