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For I am afraid that some of them have already gone astray and now follow Satan.

I am writing to Timothy, my dear son. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.

That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.

Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you understand all these things.

And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.

So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.

I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.

I am planning to send either Artemas or Tychicus to you. As soon as one of them arrives, do your best to meet me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to stay there for the winter.

This letter is from Paul, a prisoner for preaching the Good News about Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. I am writing to Philemon, our beloved co-worker,

And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ.

That is why I am boldly asking a favor of you. I could demand it in the name of Christ because it is the right thing for you to do.

I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart.

I wanted to keep him here with me while I am in these chains for preaching the Good News, and he would have helped me on your behalf.

I am confident as I write this letter that you will do what I ask and even more!

One more thing—please prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that God will answer your prayers and let me return to you soon.

Moses himself was so frightened at the sight that he said, "I am terrified and trembling."

This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to the "twelve tribes"—Jewish believers scattered abroad. Greetings!

This letter is from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to God's chosen people who are living as foreigners in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.

For the Scriptures say, "You must be holy because I am holy."

As the Scriptures say, "I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem, chosen for great honor, and anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced."