But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he described to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,

that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also.

And when I come, whomever you approve through letters I will send to carry your good will to Jerusalem.

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, letters of commendation to you or commendation from you?

You are our letter written in our hearts, known and read by all men.

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

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

Therefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he does, ranting against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and prevents those who want to, putting them out of the church.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God made it grow.

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.

Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

If anyone's work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward.

Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers of your joy; for by faith you stand.

And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith,

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those believing into His name:

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Through Him we have received grace and apostleship unto obedience of faith among all nations for His name,

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 every one of them, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

For by grace you are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

buried with Him in immersion, in which you also were raised with Him through the faith of the working of God, who raised Him out from the dead.

But we owe thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

to which He called you through our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Do not be led astray, my beloved brethren.

Of His own purpose He brought us forth by the Word of Truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,