1 Corinthians 16:18

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They have given rest to my spirit and to yours. You should recognize the value of men like these.

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A messenger that can be trusted is worth much to the people who send him. He is like cool water during the hot days of harvest.

Good news from a faraway place is like a cool drink of water when you are hot and thirsty.

Then, if God wants me to, I will come to you. I will come with joy, and together you and I will have a time of rest.

That is why we were comforted.

That is why I am sending him. I want you to know how we are. And I am sending him to encourage you.

Now brothers and sisters, we ask you to respect those people who work hard with you—those who lead you in the Lord and teach you.

Remember your leaders. They taught God’s message to you. Remember how they lived and died, and copy their faith.