19. Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I also may be encouraged when I hear news about you.
20. For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests;
21. all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
22. But you know his proven character, because he has served with me in the gospel ministry like a son with a father.
23. Therefore, I hope to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.
24. I am convinced in the Lord that I myself will also come quickly.
25. But I considered it necessary to send you Epaphroditus — my brother, coworker, and fellow soldier, as well as your messenger and minister to my need —
26. since he has been longing for all of you and was distressed because you heard that he was sick.