I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!
Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
This greeting is in my own hand—Paul.
My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your fathe
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.