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for Damas, out of love to this world has abandon'd me, and is gone to Thessalonica: Crescens, to Galatia: and Titus, to Dalmatia.

beware of him, for he violently opposed our doctrine.

At my first defence, I had no assistance, for every body deserted me. I wish it may never be laid to their charge.

and the Lord will deliver me from every malicious design, and preserve me for his heavenly kingdom. to him be glory to endless ages. amen.

for a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not morose, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not desirous of unlawful gain.

For there are many, especially among the Jews, who are obstinate, vain talkers and deceivers;

who ought to be curb'd, who pervert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for sordid lucre.

As for you, teach nothing

For the divine savour has display'd its salutary effects to all mankind:

who gave himself for us, to redeem us from all iniquity, and qualify us to be his peculiar people, passionately affected to virtue.

for even we ourselves were once inconsiderate, disobedient, deluded, addicted to variety of passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, the deserving objects of mutual hatred.

This is a secure rule, and what I would have you constantly maintain, that they who have believed in God, should take care to be examples of virtue, for that is commendable and useful to mankind.

but avoid frivolous enquiries about genealogies, and vexatious disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

When I shall send you Artemas, or Tychicus, endeavour to meet me at Nicopolis: for I have determined to winter there.

Paul a prisoner for Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow-labourer,

and thank my God for the account I have of your faith in the Lord Jesus and the love you bear to all the saints;

for your liberality, my brother, affected us with great joy and comfort, by your having refresh'd the bowels of the saints.

I had rather apply to your benevolent temper, and desire you would regard the years of Paul, who am now also a prisoner for Jesus Christ,

and intercede with you for my son Onesimus, whom I made a convert whilst I was in chains.

I would have kept him with me, to assist me in your stead during my confinement for the gospel.