Epistle to the Philadelphians (Long Version)

Now, concerning Philo the deacon, a man from Cilicia with a high reputation, who still ministers to me in the word of God, along with Gaius and Agathopus, a chosen man who has followed me from Syria without regard for his life—these men also bear testimony on your behalf. And I myself give thanks to God for you, because you have received them, and the Lord will also receive you. But may those who dishonored them be forgiven through the grace of Jesus Christ, “who wishes not for the death of the sinner, but for his repentance.” The love of the brethren at Troas greets you; from there I also write to you through Burrhus, who was sent along with me by the Ephesians and Smyrnæans to show their respect; whom the Lord Jesus Christ will reward, in whom they hope, in flesh, and soul, and spirit, and faith, and love, and harmony. Farewell in the Lord Jesus Christ, our common hope, in the Holy Ghost.