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18 Keep on praying for us. We are sure we have a clear conscience, because we want to do the right thing at all times. 19 And I beg you even more earnestly to pray that God will send me back to you soon.

Closing Prayer

20-21 God has raised from death our Lord Jesus, who is the Great Shepherd of the sheep as the result of his blood,[a] by which the eternal covenant is sealed. May the God of peace provide you with every good thing you need in order to do his will, and may he, through Jesus Christ, do in us what pleases him. And to Christ be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 13:20 his blood; or his sacrificial death.

18 Pray for us.(A) We are sure that we have a clear conscience(B) and desire to live honorably in every way. 19 I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.(C)

Benediction and Final Greetings

20 Now may the God of peace,(D) who through the blood of the eternal covenant(E) brought back from the dead(F) our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,(G)

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