For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge such men.

But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your state.

Remember those in authority over you, who have spoken the Word of God to you. Observing the outworkings of their behavior, imitate their faith.

Obey those in authority over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

And He said to His disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to come.

And He said to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.

I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.

I have shown you in everything, by laboring like this, that we need to support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

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.

that you also submit to such, and to everyone who works and labors with us.

Therefore we strive, whether at home or away, to be well pleasing to Him.

We then, as workers together with Him, also beseech you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I excel them: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.

I am afraid for you, lest I have labored among you in vain.

holding fast the Word of Life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.

To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

Let the elders who lead well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the Word and doctrine.

For the Scripture says, You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain, and, The laborer is worthy of his wages.

The hard-working farmer should rightfully be first to partake of the crops.

and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored on account of My name and have not become weary.

Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

And God has placed some in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that works of power, then gifts of healing, helps, governings, tongues of nationalities.

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I assigned you:

Remember those in authority over you, who have spoken the Word of God to you. Observing the outworkings of their behavior, imitate their faith.

Obey those in authority over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not eager for dishonest gain but with a ready mind;

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

The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.

To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, These things says the First and the Last, who became dead, and lives:

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword:

And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass:

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name that you live, but you are dead.

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things says He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens:

And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, uphold the weak, be longsuffering towards all.

Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,

Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear.

but has in due time proclaimed His Word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.