and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you abound more and more;

Let no one despise your youth, but become an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,

not exercising dominion over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;

For from you the Word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything.

and from there to Philippi, which is the principal city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days.

And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, Jacob, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; Jacob of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas of Jacob.

After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

for I know your willingness, about which I exult of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority.

And when I was present with you, and in need, I was a burden to no one, for what I lacked, the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied. And in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so I will keep myself.

As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me from this exulting in the regions of Achaia.