And you know his approved character, that as a child with his father he served as a slave for the gospel.

Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.

Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified, and going in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, were multiplying.

And he passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

Therefore the churches were strengthened in the faith, and were growing in number each day.

Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the Galatian region, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia,

After having spent some time there, he went out, going through in order the Galatian region and the Phrygian [region], strengthening all the disciples.

Now concerning the collection which is for the saints, as I directed to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: