Share your belongings with your needy fellow Christians, and open your homes to strangers.

My host Gaius, in whose house the church meets, sends you his greetings; Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings.

A church leader must be without fault; he must have only one wife, be sober, self-controlled, and orderly; he must welcome strangers in his home; he must be able to teach;

He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

Remember to welcome strangers in your homes. There were some who did that and welcomed angels without knowing it.

Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God.

You should each give, then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly.

Do everything without complaining or arguing,

However, I do not want to force you to help me; rather, I would like for you to do it of your own free will. So I will not do anything unless you agree.

Do not complain against one another, my friends, so that God will not judge you. The Judge is near, ready to appear.