7. This time I don’t want to make just a short visit and then go right on. I want to come and stay awhile, if the Lord will let me.
8. In the meantime, I will be staying here at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost.
9. There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me.
10. When Timothy comes, don’t intimidate him. He is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am.