I urge you, then, to make me completely happy by having the same thoughts, sharing the same love, and being one in soul and mind.

And you yourselves know how he has proved his worth, how he and I, like a son and his father, have worked together for the sake of the gospel.

But it is you, my companion, my colleague and close friend.

He says, "Many women are good wives, but you are the best of them all."

The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and does not care about the sheep.

He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. He carried the money bag and would help himself from it.

By the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ I appeal to all of you, my friends, to agree in what you say, so that there will be no divisions among you. Be completely united, with only one thought and one purpose.

For some people from Chloe's family have told me quite plainly, my friends, that there are quarrels among you.

Joshua, also called Justus, sends greetings too. These three are the only Jewish believers who work with me for the Kingdom of God, and they have been a great help to me.

To Timothy, my true son in the faith: May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.

I remember the sincere faith you have, the kind of faith that your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice also had. I am sure that you have it also.

Saul and David finished their conversation. After that, Saul's son Jonathan was deeply attracted to David and came to love him as much as he loved himself.

Jonathan swore eternal friendship with David because of his deep affection for him.