Now if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.

Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

Let no one despise your youth, but become an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

And it may be that I will remain, or even spend the winter with you, that you may send me forward wherever I may go.

And after they had stayed there for a time, they were sent back with greetings from the brethren to the apostles.

who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well,