to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">From Paul,<n id="1" /> a slave<n id="2" /> of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith<n id="3" /> of God&#8217;s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in keeping with godliness,

To Titus, my genuine son in a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior!p>

as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing<n id="1" /> of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">From Paul,<n id="1" /> a prisoner of Christ Jesus,<n id="2" /> and Timothy our<n id="3" /> brother, to Philemon, our dear friend<n id="4" /> and colaborer,

I would rather appeal<n id="1" /> to you on the basis of love &#8211; I, Paul, an old man<n id="2" /> and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus<n id="3" /> &#8211;

For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence<n id="1" /> firm until the end.

He regarded abuse suffered for Christ<n id="1" /> to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on<n id="2" /> the reward.

<t /><p class="bodytext">From James,<n id="1" /> a slave<n id="2" /> of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad.<n id="3" /> Greetings!p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">My brothers and sisters,<n id="1" /> do not show prejudice<n id="2" /> if you possess faith<n id="3" /> in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.<n id="4" />

For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be richly provided for you.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">From Jude,<n id="1" /> a slave<n id="2" /> of Jesus Christ and brother of James,<n id="3" /> to those who are called, wrapped in the love of<n id="4" /> God the Father and kept for<n id="5" /> Jesus Christ.

<t /><p class="bodytext">But you, dear friends &#8211; recall the predictions<n id="1" /> foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.<n id="2" />

maintain<n id="1" /> yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating<n id="2" /> the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.<n id="3" />

who then<n id="1" /> testified to everything that he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony about<n id="2" /> Jesus Christ.

For I tell you the truth,<n id="1" /> whoever gives you a cup of water because<n id="2" /> you bear Christ&#8217;s<n id="3" /> name will never lose his reward.p>

David by foreseeing this<n id="1" /> spoke about the resurrection of the Christ,<n id="2" /> that <i>he was neither abandoned to Hadesi>,<n id="3" /> nor did his body<n id="4" /> <i>experiencei><n id="5" /> <i>decayi>.<n id="6" />

<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>The kings of the earth stood together,i>b><n id="1" />p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and the rulers assembled together,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>against the Lord and against hisi>b><n id="2" /> <i><b>Christb>.i>&#8217;<n id="3" />p>

But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God<n id="1" /> and the name of Jesus Christ,<n id="2" /> they began to be baptized,<n id="3" /> both men and women.

To all those loved by God in Rome,<n id="1" /> called to be saints:<n id="2" /> Grace and peace to you<n id="3" /> from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!p>