My brothers and sisters, in this way remain strong in the Lord. I love you and long for you. Dear friends, you are my joy and my crown.

我所亲爱、所想念的弟兄们，你们就是我的喜乐，我的冠冕。我亲爱的弟兄，你们应当靠主站立得稳。

我所亲爱、所想念的弟兄们，你们就是我的喜乐，我的冠冕。我亲爱的，你们应当靠主站立得稳。

我所亲爱、所想念的弟兄们，你们就是我的喜乐，我的冠冕。我亲爱的，你们应当靠主站立得稳。

我所亲爱、所想念的弟兄姊妹，你们就是我的喜乐，我的冠冕。我亲爱的弟兄姊妹，你们要靠主坚定不移。

我所想念亲爱的弟兄们，你们就是我的喜乐、我的冠冕。所以，亲爱的，你们应当靠着主站立得稳。

因此，我所爱的、所想念的弟兄们，我的喜乐、我的冠冕哪！各位蒙爱的人，你们当如此在主里站立得稳！

我所親愛、所想念的弟兄們，你們就是我的喜樂，我的冠冕。我親愛的弟兄，你們應當靠主站立得穩。

我所親愛、所想念的弟兄們，你們就是我的喜樂，我的冠冕。我親愛的，你們應當靠主站立得穩。

我所親愛、所想念的弟兄們，你們就是我的喜樂，我的冠冕。我親愛的，你們應當靠主站立得穩。

我所親愛、所想念的弟兄姊妹，你們就是我的喜樂，我的冠冕。我親愛的弟兄姊妹，你們要靠主堅定不移。

我所想念親愛的弟兄們，你們就是我的喜樂、我的冠冕。所以，親愛的，你們應當靠著主站立得穩。

所以我所親愛所切慕的弟兄們，我的喜樂和華冠哪，你們要這樣站穩在主裏，親愛的啊。

因此，我所愛的、所想念的弟兄們，我的喜樂、我的冠冕哪！各位蒙愛的人，你們當如此在主裡站立得穩！

是以我所愛所慕之兄弟、為我之樂、為我之冕、我所愛者乎、宜堅立於主、○

我所愛慕之兄弟、我所欣詡之良朋、我視爾若冕旒、宜宗主堅立、

我所愛所慕之兄弟、爾為我之喜樂、我之冠冕、我所愛者乎、爾當信主而堅立、

是故我之歡心、我之榮冠、我所愛慕欣羨之兄弟乎！吾望爾等於主道中立定腳跟、確乎不拔也。

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends!

Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stay true to the Lord. I love you and long to see you, dear friends, for you are my joy and the crown I receive for my work.

So then, my dearly loved and longed for brothers and sisters, my joy and crown, in this manner stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.

Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.

So then, my brothers, you are dearly loved and longed for— my joy and crown. In this manner stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord,[ my] dearly beloved.

So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.

Be on your guard. Remain strong in the faith. Be brave.

No matter what happens, live in a way that brings honor to the good news about Christ. Then I will know that you remain strong together in the one Spirit. I will know this if I come and see you or only hear about you. I will know that you work together as one person. I will know that you work to spread the teachings about the good news.

God is my witness that I long for all of you. I love you with the love that Christ Jesus gives.

You will shine as you hold on tight to the word of life. Then I will be able to boast about you on the day Christ returns. I can be happy that I didn’t run or work for nothing.

Wait for the Lord. Be strong and don’t lose hope. Wait for the Lord.

My dear brothers and sisters, remain strong in the faith. Don’t let anything move you. Always give yourselves completely to the work of the Lord. Because you belong to the Lord, you know that your work is not worthless.

Let us hold firmly to the hope we claim to have. The God who promised is faithful.

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.Remain joined to me, just as I also remain joined to you. No branch can bear fruit by itself. It must remain joined to the vine. In the same way, you can’t bear fruit unless you remain joined to me.

God will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good. They want glory, honor, and life that never ends.

You have kept my command to remain strong in the faith no matter what happens. So I will keep you from the time of suffering. That time is going to come to the whole world. It will test those who live on the earth.‘ I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have. Then no one will take away your crown.

But we are citizens of heaven. And we can hardly wait for a Savior from there. He is the Lord Jesus Christ.He has the power to bring everything under his control. By his power he will change our earthly bodies. They will become like his glorious body.

When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad. He told them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.

Give praise to the God who is able to keep you from falling into sin. He will bring you into his heavenly glory without any fault. He will bring you there with great joy.Give praise to the only God our Savior. Glory, majesty, power and authority belong to him. Give praise to him through Jesus Christ our Lord. His praise was before all time, continues now, and will last forever. Amen.

Up to this point you have understood some of the things we have said. But now here is what I hope for when the Lord Jesus returns. I hope that your pride in us will be the same as our pride in you. When this happens, you will understand us completely.

Jesus spoke to the Jews who had believed him.“ If you obey my teaching,” he said,“ you are really my disciples.

We belong to Christ if we hold tightly to the faith we had at first. But we must hold it tightly until the end.

But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith. Let the Holy Spirit guide and help you when you pray.And by doing these things, remain in God’s love as you wait. You are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

My son, be strong in the grace that is yours in Christ Jesus.

We have a great high priest. He has gone up into heaven. He is Jesus the Son of God. So let us hold firmly to what we say we believe.

So don’t throw away your bold faith. It will bring you rich rewards.You need to be faithful. Then you will do what God wants. You will receive what he has promised.

There they helped the believers gain strength. They told them to remain faithful to what they had been taught.“ We must go through many hard times to enter God’s kingdom,” they said.

Dear friends, you have already been warned about this. So be on your guard. Then you won’t be led astray by people who don’t obey the law. Instead, you will remain safe.

What is our hope? What is our joy? When our Lord Jesus returns, what is the crown we will delight in? Isn’t it you?Yes, you are our glory and our joy.

So everything will be destroyed in this way. And what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives.Live like this as you look forward to the day of God. Living like this will make the day come more quickly. On that day fire will destroy the heavens. Its heat will melt everything in them.But we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth. Godliness will live there. All this is in keeping with God’s promise.Dear friends, I know you are looking forward to this. So try your best to be found pure and without blame. Be at peace with God.

The believers studied what the apostles taught. They shared their lives together. They ate and prayed together.

Finally, let the Lord make you strong. Depend on his mighty power.Put on all of God’s armor. Then you can remain strong against the devil’s evil plans.Our fight is not against human beings. It is against the rulers, the authorities and the powers of this dark world. It is against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly world.So put on all of God’s armor. Evil days will come. But you will be able to stand up to anything. And after you have done everything you can, you will still be standing.So remain strong in the faith. Put the belt of truth around your waist. Put the armor of godliness on your chest.Wear on your feet what will prepare you to tell the good news of peace.Also, pick up the shield of faith. With it you can put out all the flaming arrows of the evil one.Put on the helmet of salvation. And take the sword of the Holy Spirit. The sword is God’s word.At all times, pray by the power of the Spirit. Pray all kinds of prayers. Be watchful, so that you can pray. Always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

He longs for all of you. He is troubled because you heard he was sick.

Now we really live, because you are standing firm in the Lord.How can we thank God enough for you? We thank God because of all the joy we have in his presence. We have this joy because of you.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. They will always be secure. They will last forever.

Epaphras sends greetings. He is one of you. He serves Christ Jesus. He is always praying hard for you. He prays that you will hold on tightly to all that God has in mind for us. He prays that you will keep growing in your knowledge of what God wants. He also prays that you will be completely sure about it.

Christ has set us free to enjoy our freedom. So remain strong in the faith. Don’t let the chains of slavery hold you again.

Brothers and sisters, remain strong in the faith. Hold on to what we taught you. We passed our teachings on to you by what we preached and wrote.

May the Lord give you strength in your hearts. Then you will be holy and without blame in the sight of our God and Father. May that be true when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

You will be hated by everyone because of me. But anyone who remains strong in the faith will be saved.