18. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ. They are only doing what pleases themselves. They use fancy talk and fine words to fool the minds of those who do not know about evil.
19. All the believers have heard that you obey. So I am very happy because of you. But I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
20. The God who brings peace will soon defeat Satan and give you power over him.The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
21. Timothy, a worker together with me, sends greetings, as well as Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.
22. I am Tertius, and I am writing this letter from Paul. I send greetings to you in the Lord.
23. Gaius is letting me and the whole church here use his home. He also sends greetings to you, as do Erastus and our brother Quartus. Erastus is the city treasurer here.