⁹Do your best to come to me soon. ¹⁰^*Demas fell in love with this present world and has deserted me, going off to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. ¹¹^*Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he can help me in the work. ¹²^*I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. ¹³^*When you come, bring my coat that I left in Troas with Carpus; bring the books too, and especially the ones made of parchment.

¹⁴^*Alexander the metalworker did me much harm; the Lord will reward him according to what he has done. ¹⁵Be on your guard against him yourself, because he was violently opposed to our message.

¹⁶No one stood by me the first time I defended myself; all deserted me. May God not count it against them! ¹⁷But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength, so that I was able to proclaim the full message for all the Gentiles to hear; and I was rescued from being sentenced to death. ¹⁸And the Lord will rescue me from all evil and take me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory for ever and ever! Amen.

Final Greetings

¹⁹^*I send greetings to Priscilla and Aquila and to the family of Onesiphorus. ²⁰^*Erastus stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus in Miletus, because he was ill. ²¹Do your best to come before winter.

Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, and Claudia send their greetings, and so do all the other Christians.

²²The Lord be with your spirit.

God’s grace be with you all.

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Cross references

*4.10 a: Col 4:14; Phm 24 4.10 b: 2 Co 8:23; Ga 2:3; Titus 1:4
*4.11 a: Col 4:14; Phm 24 4.11 b: Ac 12:12, 25; 13:13; 15:37–39; Col 4:10; Phm 24
*4.12: Ac 20:4; Eph 6:21, 22; Col 4:7, 8
*4.13: Ac 20:6
*4.14 a: 1 Ti 1:20 4.14 b: Ps 62:12; Ro 2:6
*4.19 a: Ac 18:2 4.19 b: 2 Ti 1:16, 17
*4.20 a: Ac 19:22; Ro 16:23 4.20 b: Ac 20:4; 21:29