¹⁷If thou countest me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

¹⁸But if he wronged thee in any thing, or owes aught, put that to my account. ¹⁹I, Paul, wrote it with my own hand, I will repay. Not to say to thee, that to me thou owest also thine own self besides. ²⁰Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. ²¹Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

²²But at the same time be preparing for me also a lodging; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be given to you.

²³There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus; ²⁴Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-laborers.

²⁵The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

[LETTER TO THE HEBREWS.]

I. God, who in many parts and in many ways spoke of old to the fathers by the prophets, ²in these last days spoke to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, by whom he also made the worlds; ³who, being the brightness of his glory and the impress of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself^[3] made a cleansing of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; ⁴having become so much superior to the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they.

⁵For to whom of the angels said he ever:

Thou art my Son,