15. So may you be without blame, simple sons of God, without reproof, in the midst of a depraved and perverse nation, among whom you shine like lights in the world,
16. holding to the Word of Life, until my glory in the day of Christ. For I have not run in vain, nor have I labored in vain.
17. Moreover, if I am to be immolated because of the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and give thanks with all of you.
18. And over this same thing, you also should rejoice and give thanks, together with me.
19. Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, in order that I may be encouraged, when I know the things concerning you.
20. For I have no one else with such an agreeable mind, who, with sincere affection, is solicitous for you.
21. For they all seek the things that are of themselves, not the things that are of Jesus Christ.
22. So know this evidence of him: that like a son with a father, so has he served with me in the Gospel.
23. Therefore, I hope to send him to you immediately, as soon as I see what will happen concerning me.