Colossians 4:9

But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation; for I have written to you in few words.

Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.

who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”

But you know the proof of him, that as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,

These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.

to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

Know that our brother Timothy has been freed, with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.

I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words and strengthened them.

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies.

My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you—

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,

which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:

If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,

Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

My servant Moses is not so. He is faithful in all my house.

The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom.” All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.

One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;

When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.

You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.

Peter seeing him, said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”

With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”

They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.

So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.

But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”

Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.

Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the assemblies, the glory of Christ.

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often.

how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,

But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things.

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state and that he may comfort your hearts.

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.

But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,

even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on your behalf,

of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,

that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.

I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.

to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there.

If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,