You made my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
Romans 16:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but also all the churches of the gentiles. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who risked their lives [endangering their very necks] for my life. To them not only I but also all the churches among the Gentiles give thanks. American Standard Version (1901) who for my life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles: Common English Bible who risked their own necks for my life. I’m not the only one who thanks God for them, but all the churches of the Gentiles do the same. Catholic Public Domain Version who have risked their own necks on behalf of my life, for whom I give thanks, not I alone, but also all the churches of the Gentiles; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version (Who have for my life laid down their own necks: to whom not I only give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles,) |
You made my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
Therefore thus says the Lord: Now, I am devising against this family an evil from which you cannot remove your necks, and you shall not walk arrogantly, for it will be an evil time.
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily.
Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert in Asia for Christ.
Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die.
Now concerning the collection for the saints: you should follow the directions I gave to the churches of Galatia.
However that may be, let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God called you. This is my rule in all the churches.
because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for those services that you could not give me.
For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you suffered the same things from your own compatriots as they did from the Jews
When they brought the kings out to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the Israelites and said to the chiefs of the warriors who had gone with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” Then they came near and put their feet on their necks.
We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters.
John to the seven churches that 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,