11 Who was once unfit for thee, but now fit for me and for thee,

12 whom I send back to you, himself, and he is my heart.

13 Him I would keep with me, that he might serve me in the bonds of the gospel in your stead,

14 But without thy consent I would do nothing, that thy good should not be as out of need, but of its own free will.

15 For perhaps he was set apart for a time, that thou mayest receive him for ever,

16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a beloved brother, especially to me, how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

17 Therefore, if you have fellowship with me, receive him as me.

18 But if he has wronged thee in any way, or ought thee, count it for me;

19 I, Paul, write with my own hand, I will make restitution; so as not to tell you that you owe me for yourself.

20 Yes, brother, that I might rejoice in thee in the Lord: give my heart rest in Christ.

21 Confident of thy obedience, I write unto thee, knowing that thou shalt do, and more than what I say.

22 And at the same time prepare a room for me: for I hope that according to your prayers I will be granted to you.

23 Epaphras greets thee, a prisoner with me in Christ Jesus,

24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers.

E-25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is with your spirit.

Hebrews

Hebrews 1

1 God, who spoke many times and in many ways to the fathers in the prophets,

2 In these last days he spoke to us in the Son, whom he made heir of all things, through whom also he created the worlds.

3 The Son, being the radiance of glory, and the imprint of his essence, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made atonement for sins, sat down on the right hand of Majesty in heaven,

4 having become so much more excellent than the angels, as he inherited the most excellent before them the Name.