And when he desired to go across to Achaia, having urged him on, the brothers wrote to the disciples [there] to receive him; and when he arrived, he assisted greatly with those who had believed through grace;

And when we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers gladly received us.

"He that receives you receives Me, and he that receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

Therefore receive one another, just as also Christ received you, to [the] glory of God.

Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, receive him),

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house, and do not greet him;

We therefore ought to receive such, in order that we may become fellow workers with the truth.

On account of this, if I come, I will call to mind his works which he does, slandering us with evil words. And not being content with that, he does not receive the brothers, and hinders those who desire to, casting them out of the church.

Therefore, being sent forth by the church, they were passing through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail [about] the conversion of the Gentiles; and they were causing great joy to all the brothers.

Then all the multitude stopped speaking and listened to Barnabas and Paul telling as many signs and wonders as God had done among the Gentiles through them.

Now arriving and gathering the church together, they related all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith for the Gentiles.

And having greeted them, he reported one by one those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ did not work out through me, in word and deed, for the obedience of [the] Gentiles--

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than them all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning their transgressions to them, and committing to us the word of this reconciliation.

And working together [with Him], we also urge that you not receive the grace of God in vain.