Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

The God of peace be with you

¹⁷ Obey your leaders; submit to them. They are keeping watch over your lives, you see, as people who will have to give account. Make sure they can do this with joy, not with a groan. That would be of no value to you.

¹⁸ Pray for us! Our conscience is clear; we are quite sure of it. We wish to act appropriately in everything. ¹⁹ I beg you especially to do this, so that I may quickly be restored to you.

²⁰ May the God of peace, who led up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the eternal covenant, ²¹ make you complete in every good work so that you may do his will. May he perform, in you, whatever will be pleasing in his sight, through Jesus the Messiah. Glory be to him forever and ever, Amen!

²² I beg you, my dear family, bear with this word of exhortation; I’ve written to you quite briefly, after all. ²³ You should know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, I will see you and him at the same time.

²⁴ Greet all your leaders, and all God’s people. Those from Italy send you greetings. ²⁵ Grace be with you all.