My children,with whomI amagainin laboruntilChristis formedin you--
As a resultof the anguishof His soul,He will see[it and] be satisfied;By His knowledgethe RighteousOne,My Servant,will justifythe many,As He will beartheir iniquities.
And beingin agonyHe was prayingveryfervently;and His sweatbecamelikedropsof blood,falling downupon the ground.
But puton the LordJesusChrist,and makenoprovisionfor the fleshin regardto [its] lusts.
For those whomHe foreknew,He alsopredestined[to become] conformedto the imageof His Son,sothat He would be the firstbornamongmanybrethren;
Herefor thisthird timeI amreadyto cometo you, and I will not be a burdento you; for I do not seekwhat is yours,but you; for childrenare not responsibleto saveup for [their] parents,but parentsfor [their] children.
untilwe allattainto the unityof the faith,and of the knowledgeof the Sonof God,to a matureman,to the measureof the staturewhich belongs to the fullnessof Christ.
and puton the newself,which in [the likeness of] Godhas been createdin righteousnessand holinessof the truth.
For Godis my witness,howI longfor you allwith the affectionof ChristJesus.
But evenifI am being poured out as a drink offeringupon the sacrificeand serviceof your faith,I rejoiceand share my joywith you all.
Havethisattitudein yourselveswhichwas alsoin ChristJesus,
to whomGodwilledto make knownwhatis the richesof the gloryof thismysteryamongthe Gentiles,whichis Christin you, the hopeof glory.
For I wantyou to knowhow greata struggleI haveon your behalfand for thosewhoare at Laodicea,and for all those whohave not personallyseenmy face,
and have puton the new selfwho is being renewedto a true knowledgeaccordingto the imageof the One who createdhim--
Epaphras,whois one of your number,a bondslaveof JesusChrist,sends you his greetings,alwayslaboring earnestlyfor you in his prayers,that you may standperfectand fully assuredin allthe willof God.
But we provedto be gentleamongyou, as a nursing[mother] tenderly caresfor her ownchildren.
To Timothy,[my] true childin [the] faith:Grace,mercy[and] peacefrom Godthe Fatherand ChristJesusour Lord.
To Titus,my true childin a commonfaith:Graceand peacefrom Godthe Fatherand ChristJesusour Savior.
I appealto you for my childOnesimus,whomI have begottenin my imprisonment,
I, Paul,am writingthis with my ownhand,I will repayit (not to mentionto you that you oweto me evenyour own selfas well).
In the daysof His flesh,He offeredup bothprayersand supplicationswith loudcryingand tearsto the One ableto saveHim from death,and He was heardbecauseof His piety.
In the exercise of His willHe brought us forthby the wordof truth,sothat we would be a kindof first fruitsamong His creatures.
My little children,I am writingthese thingsto you sothat you may not sin.And ifanyonesins,we havean Advocatewith the Father,JesusChristthe righteous;
I am writingto you, little children,becauseyour sinshave been forgivenyou for His name'ssake.
Little children,guardyourselvesfrom idols.
I havenogreaterjoythan this,to hearof my childrenwalkingin the truth.