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I also ask you, my loyal companion Syzygus, to help these women, for they have struggled alongside me in the work of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Rejoice without Ceasing.[a] Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say: Rejoice! Let your kindness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 4:4 Joy is the great secret of Christians, the sign that faith has triumphed over all fears, the normal fruit of a spiritual life that progresses. The peace of God is more profound than any kind of peace that the human spirit can attain solely by its own effort.

Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers,(A) whose names are in the book of life.(B)

Final Exhortations

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(C) Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.(D)

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