For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man some would even be bold enough to die.

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.

because for the work of Christ he came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me.

By this we know the love of God, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua summoned all the men of Israel, and said to the commanders of the men of war who had gone with him, Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings. And they drew near and put their feet on their necks.

You have also given me the necks of my enemies, so that I annihilated those who hated me.

Therefore thus says Jehovah: Behold, I am devising evil against this family, from which you shall not remove your necks; nor shall you walk haughtily, for this is an evil time.

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

So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number day by day.

But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I command in all the churches.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so also you do:

For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans,

John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,