For where two or three come together in my name, I am there with them."

The churches in the province of Asia send you their greetings; Aquila and Priscilla and the church that meets in their house send warm Christian greetings.

Give our best wishes to the believers in Laodicea and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house.

and the church that meets in your house, and our sister Apphia, and our fellow soldier Archippus:

My greetings to Ampliatus, my dear friend in the fellowship of the Lord.

My greetings to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work in the Lord's service, and to my dear friend Persis, who has done so much work for the Lord.

From the Elder--- To my dear Gaius, whom I truly love.

If the first piece of bread is given to God, then the whole loaf is his also; and if the roots of a tree are offered to God, the branches are his also.

You know about Stephanas and his family; they are the first Christian converts in Achaia and have given themselves to the service of God's people. I beg you, my friends,

By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.

They are the men who have kept themselves pure by not having sexual relations with women; they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed from the rest of the human race and are the first ones to be offered to God and to the Lamb.

For the churches in Macedonia and Achaia have freely decided to give an offering to help the poor among God's people in Jerusalem.

When Gallio was made the Roman governor of Achaia, Jews there got together, seized Paul, and took him into court.

Apollos then decided to go to Achaia, so the believers in Ephesus helped him by writing to the believers in Achaia, urging them to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who through God's grace had become believers.

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, and from our brother Timothy--- To the church of God in Corinth, and to all God's people throughout Achaia:

I know that you are willing to help, and I have boasted of you to the people in Macedonia. "The believers in Achaia," I said, "have been ready to help since last year." Your eagerness has stirred up most of them.