‘ I know what you are doing. I know your love and your faith. I know how well you have served. I know you don’t give up easily. In fact, you are doing more now than you did at first.

我知道你的行为、爱心、信心、勤劳、忍耐，又知道你末后所行的善事，比起初所行的更多。

我知道你的行为：爱心、信心、勤劳、忍耐；又知道你末后所行的善事比起初所行的更多。

我知道你的行为：爱心、信心、勤劳、忍耐；又知道你末后所行的善事比起初所行的更多。

‘我知道你的行为、爱心、信心、事奉、坚忍，也知道你末后所做的善事比起初更多。

我知道你的行为，你的爱心、信心、服侍和忍耐，也知道你后来所作的比先前的还要多。

我知道你的行为，包括你的爱心、信仰、服事和忍耐，也知道你最近所做的比先前的更多。

我知道你的行為、愛心、信心、勤勞、忍耐，又知道你末後所行的善事，比起初所行的更多。

我知道你的行為：愛心、信心、勤勞、忍耐；又知道你末後所行的善事比起初所行的更多。

我知道你的行為：愛心、信心、勤勞、忍耐；又知道你末後所行的善事比起初所行的更多。

『我知道你的行為、愛心、信心、事奉、堅忍，也知道你末後所做的善事比起初更多。

我知道你的行為，你的愛心、信心、服侍和忍耐，也知道你後來所作的比先前的還要多。

我知道你的行為：你的愛心、信心、服務、和堅忍；也知道你末後所行的比先前的還多。

我知道你的行為，包括你的愛心、信仰、服事和忍耐，也知道你最近所做的比先前的更多。

我知爾諸行、與愛、與信、役事、忍耐、且爾後之所為、較勝於前、

我知爾所為敦仁服勞、信道恆忍、前此所為、不如今日、

我知爾之作為、爾之仁愛與服勞、爾之信德及忍耐、且知爾後之所為、多於爾前之所為、

爾之行實、爾之仁愛、篤信、黽勉、忍耐、悉在吾洞鑒之中；且知爾近來勉益加勉、成績斐然、超邁當初。

I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.

“‘ I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.

“ I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things.

I know your works— your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. I know that your last works are greater than the first.

‘ I know your deeds, and your love and faith, and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first.

“ I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.

I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.

I know your works— your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. Your last works are greater than the first.

I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last[ to be] more than the first.

‘ I know your deeds: your love, faith, service, and steadfast endurance. In fact, your more recent deeds are greater than your earlier ones.

“ I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first.

Love is the purpose of my command. Love comes from a pure heart. It comes from a good sense of what is right and wrong. It comes from faith that is honest and true.

‘ I know what you are doing. You work long and hard. I know you can’t put up with evil people. You have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not. You have found out that they are liars.You have been faithful and have put up with a lot of trouble because of me. You have not given up.‘ But here is something I hold against you. You have turned away from the love you had at first.

Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. That is only right, because your faith is growing more and more. We also thank God that the love you all have for one another is increasing.

To godliness, add kindness for one another. And to kindness for one another, add love.

He cuts off every branch joined to me that does not bear fruit. He trims every branch that does bear fruit. Then it will bear even more fruit.

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to him both now and forever. Amen.

But Timothy has come to us from you just now. He has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have happy memories of us. He has also said that you desire to see us, just as we desire to see you.

Most of all, love one another deeply. Love erases many sins by forgiving them.

And over all these good things put on love. Love holds them all together perfectly as if they were one.

Suppose I speak in the languages of human beings or of angels. If I don’t have love, I am only a loud gong or a noisy cymbal.Suppose I have the gift of prophecy. Suppose I can understand all the secret things of God and know everything about him. And suppose I have enough faith to move mountains. If I don’t have love, I am nothing at all.Suppose I give everything I have to poor people. And suppose I give myself over to a difficult life so I can brag. If I don’t have love, I get nothing at all.Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not want what belongs to others. It does not brag. It is not proud.It does not dishonor other people. It does not look out for its own interests. It does not easily become angry. It does not keep track of other people’s wrongs.Love is not happy with evil. But it is full of joy when the truth is spoken.It always protects. It always trusts. It always hopes. It never gives up.Love never fails. But prophecy will pass away. Speaking in languages that had not been known before will end. And knowledge will pass away.

When they get old, they will still bear fruit. Like young trees they will stay fresh and strong.

But godly people will keep doing what is right. Those who have clean hands will grow stronger.

‘ I know that you live where Satan has his throne. But you remain faithful to me. You did not give up your faith in me. You didn’t give it up even in the days of Antipas. Antipas, my faithful witness, was put to death in your city, where Satan lives.

The path of those who do right is like the sun in the morning. It shines brighter and brighter until the full light of day.

‘ I know that you suffer and are poor. But you are rich! Some people say they are Jews but are not. I know that their words are evil. Their worship comes from Satan.