līsthiraa sabaiyil irundha oru ilam sagōdharardhaan thīmōtthēyu. avarudaiya appaa oru grēkkar, ammaa oru yūdha pen. thīmōtthēyu chinna pillaiyaaga irundha samayatthilirundhē avarudaiya ammaa ainikkēyaalum, paatti lōvisaalum yegōvaavai patri avarukku sollikkodutthaargal.

pavul irandaavadhu prasanga payanam seidha samayatthil, līsthiraavukku vandhaar. appōdhu, thīmōtthēyu matra sagōdharargalmēl romba anbaaga irundhadhaiyum avargalukku udhavi seiya aarvamaaga irundhadhaiyum pavul paartthaar. adhanaal, thannōdu payanam seivadharku thīmōtthēyuvai kūppittaar. nalla seidhiyai thiramaiyaaga prasangippadharkum katrukkoduppadharkum thīmōtthēyuvukku pavul payirchi kodutthaar.

pavulum thīmōtthēyuvum pōna idangalil kadavuludaiya sakthi avargalai valinadatthiyadhu. orunaal raatthiri pavulukku oru dharisanam kidaitthadhu. makkedhōniyaavukku vandhu udhavi seiyumpadi adhil oruvan pavulidam kēttaan. adhanaal angē prasanga vēlai seidhu sabaigalai aarambikka pavul, thīmōtthēyu, sīlaa, lūkkaa aagiyōr pōnaargal.

makkedhōniyaavil, thesalōnikkē endra nagaratthil irundha niraiya aangalum pengalum kristhavargalaaga aanaargal. aanaal, pavulaiyum avarudaiya nanbargalaiyum paartthu yūdhargal silar poraamaippattaargal. avargal oru gumbalai sērtthukkondu pavulaiyum avarudaiya nanbargalaiyum nagara thalaivargalidam ilutthukkondu pōnaargal. ‘ivargal rōma arasaangatthin edhirigal!’ endru katthinaargal. angēyē irundhaal pavulaiyum thīmōtthēyuvaiyum kondrupōttiruppaargal. adhanaal, avargal irandu pērum raatthiriyōdu raatthiriyaaga berōyaavukku thappitthu pōnaargal.

berōyaa makkal nalla seidhiyai kētka aarvamaaga irundhaargal. angē irundha grēkkargalum yūdhargalum kristhavargalaaga aanaargal. aanaal, thesalōnikkēyai sērndha yūdhargal silar angēyum vandhu prachinai panninaargal. adhanaal, pavul atthēnē nagaratthukku pōnaar. berōyaavil irundha sagōdharargalai balappadutthuvadharkaaga thīmōtthēyuvum sīlaavum angēyē thanginaargal. edhirigal thesalōnikkēyil irundha sagōdharargalukku bayangara kashtatthai kodutthaargal. andha sagōdharargalukku udhavi seivadharkaaga thīmōtthēyuvai pavul thirumbavum angē  anuppinaar. piragu, matra sabaigalukku pōi angē irukkiravargalai urchaagappadutthavum avarai pavul anuppinaar.

‘yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya virumbugiravargalai matravargal kodumaippadutthuvaargal’ endru thīmōtthēyuvidam pavul sonnaar. kadavulukku unmaiyaaga irundhadhaal thīmōtthēyu kodumaigalaiyum sirai dhandanaiyaiyum anubavitthaar. aanaalum, yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga iruppadhai kaattuvadharku vaaippu kidaitthadhai ninaitthu thīmōtthēyu sandhōshappattaar.

pavul pilippi sabaiyil irundhavargalidam, ‘naan thīmōtthēyuvai ungalidam anuppugirēn. kadavuludaiya ūliyaraaga eppadi vaala vēndum endrum, eppadi ūliyam seiya vēndum endrum avar katrukkoduppaar’ endru sonnaar. koduttha vēlaiyai thīmōtthēyu nandraaga seivaar endru pavul nambinaar. pavulum thīmōtthēyuvum nalla nanbargalaaga irundhaargal. niraiya varushangal ondrusērndhu kadavulukku sēvai seidhaargal.