I, Paul, write this greeting by my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face.

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him).

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body – for the sake of his body, the church – what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.