Urgent Personal Requests and Warnings

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Do your best to come to me soon.

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For Demas, because he has fallen in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone off to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia; Titus has gone to Dalmatia —

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only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, because he is a very useful helper in my work.

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But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

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When you come, bring the coat which I left with Carpus in Troas, also the scrolls and especially the parchments.

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Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm; the Lord will render to him according to his works;

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and you should guard against him, because he bitterly opposed everything we said.

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The first time I had to present my defense, no one stood by me; everyone deserted me — may it not be counted against them.

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But the Lord stood by me and gave me power to proclaim the full message for all the Goyim to hear, and I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.

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The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and bring me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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