For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I rejoice that you are living as you should and that your faith in Christ is strong.

我身子虽与你们相离，心却与你们同在，见你们循规蹈矩，信基督的心也坚固，我就欢喜了。

虽然我身体不在你们那里，心却与你们同在，很高兴见你们循规蹈矩，对基督的信心也坚固。

虽然我身体不在你们那里，心却与你们同在，很高兴见你们循规蹈矩，对基督的信心也坚固。

现在，我人虽不在你们那里，心却和你们在一起，看到你们生活井然有序，对基督坚信不移，我很喜乐。

我虽然不在你们那里，心却与你们同在。我看见你们循规蹈矩，并且对基督有坚定的信心，就欢喜了。

因为，我虽然身体不在你们那里，心灵却与你们同在，而且看见你们有秩序，对基督的信仰也坚定不移，我就感到快乐。

我身子雖與你們相離，心卻與你們同在，見你們循規蹈矩，信基督的心也堅固，我就歡喜了。

雖然我身體不在你們那裏，心卻與你們同在，很高興見你們循規蹈矩，對基督的信心也堅固。

雖然我身體不在你們那裏，心卻與你們同在，很高興見你們循規蹈矩，對基督的信心也堅固。

現在，我人雖不在你們那裡，心卻和你們在一起，看到你們生活井然有序，對基督堅信不移，我很喜樂。

我雖然不在你們那裡，心卻與你們同在。我看見你們循規蹈矩，並且對基督有堅定的信心，就歡喜了。

我肉身雖和你們相離，心靈卻和你們同在，歡歡喜喜看見你們齊整的行伍、和你們對於信基督所表現的堅固陣線。

因為，我雖然身體不在你們那裡，心靈卻與你們同在，而且看見你們有秩序，對基督的信仰也堅定不移，我就感到快樂。

蓋我身雖暌違、心則偕爾、喜見爾篤信基督、秩然有序、○

我身雖遠、而神馳左右、見爾秩然有序、篤信基督、甚為爾喜、

我身雖遠、而心則與爾偕、見爾秩然有序、堅信基督、我則甚喜、

應知吾身雖遐、吾神實邇、見爾等之循規蹈矩、實事求是、信仰基督、確乎不拔、而感無限之欣慰焉。

For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.

So even though I am away from you in body, I am with you in spirit. And I am glad to see that you are controlling yourselves. I am happy that your faith in Christ is so strong.

For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ.

For even though I am absent in body, I am nevertheless with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your orderly manner and the stability of your faith in Christ.

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ.

For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.

Dear brothers and sisters, after we were separated from you for a little while( though our hearts never left you), we tried very hard to come back because of our intense longing to see you again.

Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.

Even though I am not with you in person, I am with you in the Spirit. And as though I were there, I have already passed judgment on this manin the name of the Lord Jesus. You must call a meeting of the church. I will be present with you in spirit, and so will the power of our Lord Jesus.

But be sure that everything is done properly and in order.

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.

You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing.Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.

Then they will not be like their ancestors— stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful, refusing to give their hearts to God.

Their hearts were not loyal to him. They did not keep his covenant.

It gives us new life to know that you are standing firm in the Lord.

This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.

There was an abundance of burnt offerings, along with the usual liquid offerings, and a great deal of fat from the many peace offerings. So the Temple of the Lord was restored to service.

If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won’t bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together. I’ll give you instructions about the other matters after I arrive.

All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals( including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she said nothing more.

I want you to know how much I have agonized for you and for the church at Laodicea, and for many other believers who have never met me personally.