May Onesiphorus find mercy from the Lord on the day Jesus returns as judge! You know very well how many ways Onesiphorus helped me in Ephesus.

愿主使他在那日得主的怜悯。他在以弗所怎样多多地服侍我，是你明明知道的。

愿主使他在那日能蒙主的怜悯。他在以弗所怎样多服事我，你是清楚知道的。

愿主使他在那日能蒙主的怜悯。他在以弗所怎样多服事我，你是清楚知道的。

你很清楚，他从前在以弗所怎样在各个方面服侍我。愿主再来时格外地怜悯他。

（愿主在那日使他从主那里得着怜悯。）你也清楚知道他在以弗所是怎样多方服事我。

愿主使他在那日子得到主的怜悯！至于他在以弗所的一切服事工作，你知道得更清楚。

願主使他在那日得主的憐憫。他在以弗所怎樣多多地服事我，是你明明知道的。

願主使他在那日能蒙主的憐憫。他在以弗所怎樣多服事我，你是清楚知道的。

願主使他在那日能蒙主的憐憫。他在以弗所怎樣多服事我，你是清楚知道的。

你很清楚，他從前在以弗所怎樣在各個方面服侍我。願主再來時格外地憐憫他。

（願主在那日使他從主那裡得著憐憫。）你也清楚知道他在以弗所是怎樣多方服事我。

（願主賜他在那日子從主那裏找到憐憫！）在以弗所他怎樣多方作服事的工，你則比我更明白了。

願主使他在那日子得到主的憐憫！至於他在以弗所的一切服事工作，你知道得更清楚。

願主令蒙矜恤於乃日、彼在以弗所多方事我、爾知之稔矣、

願主恩賜矜恤之、聿至乃日、昔在以弗所、阿尼色弗事我、爾知之矣、

願主使之在彼日蒙主矜恤、其在以弗所殷勤事我、乃爾所知也、

吾願其在大審判日、蒙主慈恩。曩在伊法所時、吾如何承其多方照拂固汝所素稔也。

May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus.

may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day!— and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus.

May the Lord show him special kindness on the day of Christ’s return. And you know very well how helpful he was in Ephesus.

May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy from him on that day. You know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.

the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on that day— and you know very well what services he rendered at Ephesus.

The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day— and you know very well how many ways he ministered to me at Ephesus.

( the Lord grant unto him to find mercy of the Lord in that day); and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy from Him on that day. And you know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.

The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.

( the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.

God is fair. He will not forget what you have done. He will remember the love you have shown him. You showed it when you helped his people. And you show it when you keep on helping them.

That’s why I’m suffering the way I am. But this gives me no reason to be ashamed. That’s because I know who I have believed in. I am sure he is able to take care of what I have given him. I can trust him with it until the day he returns as judge.

Timothy, stay there in Ephesus. That is what I told you to do when I went into Macedonia. I want you to command certain people not to teach things that aren’t true.

Lord, suppose you kept a close watch on sins. Lord, who then wouldn’t be found guilty?But you forgive. So we can serve you with respect.

I don’t need to write to you about giving to the Lord’s people.

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road to Ephesus. When he arrived, he found some believers there.

Then Elijah cried out to the Lord. He said,“ Lord my God, I’m staying with this widow. Have you brought pain and sorrow even to her? Have you caused her son to die?”

“ Then the King will speak to those on his right. He will say,‘ My Father has blessed you. Come and take what is yours. It is the kingdom prepared for you since the world was created.I was hungry. And you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty. And you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger. And you invited me in.I needed clothes. And you gave them to me. I was sick. And you took care of me. I was in prison. And you came to visit me.’“ Then the people who have done what is right will answer him.‘ Lord,’ they will ask,‘ when did we see you hungry and feed you? When did we see you thirsty and give you something to drink?When did we see you as a stranger and invite you in? When did we see you needing clothes and give them to you?When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’“ The King will reply,‘ What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you did for one of the least important of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

But God loves us deeply. He is full of mercy.

All of that will happen because our God is tender and caring. His kindness will bring the rising sun to us from heaven.

The prophets searched very hard and with great care to find out about this salvation. They spoke about the grace that was going to come to you.

May the Lord show mercy to all who live in the house of Onesiphorus. He often encouraged me. He was not ashamed that I was being held by chains.

Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory.The free gift of God’s grace makes us right with him. Christ Jesus paid the price to set us free.

I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

But I will stay at Ephesus until the day of Pentecost.

He has been kind to our people of long ago. He has remembered his holy covenant.

Another was Joanna, the wife of Chuza. He was the manager of Herod’s household. Susanna and many others were there also. These women were helping to support Jesus and the 12 disciples with their own money.

He said to Moses,“ I will have mercy on whom I have mercy. I will show love to those I love.”( Exodus 33:19)So it doesn’t depend on what people want or what they do. It depends on God’s mercy.In Scripture, God says to Pharaoh,“ I had a special reason for making you king. I decided to use you to show my power. I wanted my name to become known everywhere on earth.”( Exodus 9:16)So God does what he wants to do. He shows mercy to one person and makes another stubborn.One of you will say to me,“ Then why does God still blame us? Who can oppose what he wants to do?”But you are a mere human being. So who are you to talk back to God? Scripture says,“ Can what is made say to the one who made it,‘ Why did you make me like this?’ ”( Isaiah 29:16; 45:9)Isn’t the potter free to make different kinds of pots out of the same lump of clay? Some are for special purposes. Others are for ordinary use.What if God chose to show his great anger? What if he chose to make his power known? But he put up with the people he was angry with. They were made to be destroyed.What if he put up with them to show the riches of his glory to other people? Those other people are the ones he shows his mercy to. He made them to receive his glory.

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?

“ Here is what I command you to write to the church in Ephesus. Here are the words of Jesus, who holds the seven stars in his right hand. He also walks among the seven golden lampstands. He says,