And greetings to you from all of God’s people here, especially those who work in the service of the emperor.
All the Roman guards and all the others here know that I am in prison for serving Christ.
I pray that you will enjoy the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.
Give each other the special greeting of God’s people. All the churches that belong to Christ send their greetings to you.
The church in Babylon sends you greetings. They were chosen just as you were. Mark, my son in Christ, also sends his greetings.
Give my greetings to all your leaders and to all God’s people. All those from Italy send you their greetings.
But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man. They told me about the many bad things he did to your holy people in Jerusalem.
I hope to visit you soon. Then we can be together and talk.
And if you are nice only to your friends, you are no better than anyone else. Even the people who don’t know God are nice to their friends.