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5 I will visit you after passing through Macedonia, for I intend to pass through Macedonia,
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After I go through Macedonia, I will come to you—for I will be going through Macedonia.
6 and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may help me on my journey, wherever I go.
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Perhaps I will stay with you for a while, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.
7 For I do not want to see you now just in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
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For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
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But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost,
9 for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
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because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.
10 When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am.
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When Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord, just as I am.
11 So let no one despise him. Help him on his way in peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.
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No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he may return to me. I am expecting him along with the brothers.
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