1. From Paul.God our Saviour and Christ Jesus commanded me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, who gives us hope.
2. Timothy, because of our faith, you are like a son to me. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind and merciful to you. May they bless you with peace!
3. When I was leaving for Macedonia, I asked you to stay on in Ephesus and warn certain people there to stop spreading their false teachings.