¹¹ When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite,^(A) Bildad the Shuhite^(B) and Zophar the Naamathite,^(C) heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.^{(D) 12} When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him;^(E) they began to weep aloud,^(F) and they tore their robes^(G) and sprinkled dust on their heads.^{(H) 13} Then they sat on the ground^(I) with him for seven days and seven nights.^(J) No one said a word to him,^(K) because they saw how great his suffering was.

Personal Remarks

⁹ Do your best to come to me quickly,^{(A) 10} for Demas,^(B) because he loved this world,^(C) has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica.^(D) Crescens has gone to Galatia,^(E) and Titus^(F) to Dalmatia. ¹¹ Only Luke^(G) is with me.^(H) Get Mark^(I) and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry. ¹² I sent Tychicus^(J) to Ephesus.^{(K) 13} When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas,^(L) and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

¹⁴ Alexander^(M) the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.^{(N) 15} You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.

¹⁶ At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.^{(O) 17} But the Lord stood at my side^(P) and gave me strength,^(Q) so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it.^(R) And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.^{(S) 18} The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack^(T) and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom.^(U) To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.^(V)