Then I commanded the Levites to make themselves pure. After they did that, they were to go and guard the gates. This was done to make sure the Sabbath {\cf2\super [91]} day was kept a holy day.
Lord, if a person really loves you,\par then you will show your true love to him.\par If a person is true to you,\par then you will be true to him.\par
The commander went to Paul and arrested him. The commander told his soldiers to tie Paul with two chains. Then the commander asked, “Who is this man? What has he done wrong?”
I have the work of speaking for that Good News. I am doing that now, here in prison. Pray that when I tell people that Good News I will speak without fear like I should.
And I suffer now because I tell that Good News. But I am not ashamed. I know the One (Jesus) that I have believed. I am sure that he is able to protect the things that he has trusted me with until that Day. {\cf2\super [8]}
I pray that the Lord will allow Onesiphorus to have mercy from the Lord on that Day. {\cf2\super [11]} You know how many ways Onesiphorus helped me in Ephesus.
So don’t be ashamed to tell people about our Lord \{Jesus\}. And don’t be ashamed of me—I am in prison for the Lord. But suffer with me for the Good News. {\cf2\super [5]} God gives us the strength to do that.
Yes, you helped those people in prison and shared in their suffering. And you were still happy when all the things you owned were taken away from you. You continued to be happy, because you knew that you had something much better—something that would continue forever.
God is fair. God will remember all the work you have done. And God will remember that you showed your love to him by helping his people. And God will remember that you continue to help his people.
Then Naomi told her daughters-in-law, “Each of you should go back home to your mother. You have been very kind to me and my dead sons. So I pray the Lord will be just as kind to you.