8. At present I remain at Ephesus until Pentecost.
9. The door is open here, wide open, and much work is being done, but the opposition is great.
10-11. If Timothy comes to you, let him not feel that he is unwelcome, be generous and hospitable, for it is the Lord's work that both he and I together pursue; and send him again to me with your kind thoughts, for I need him here.