beggingus with muchurgingfor the favorof participationin the supportof the saints,
"And whoeverin the nameof a disciplegivesto oneof theselittle onesevena cupof coldwater to drink,trulyI sayto you, he shall not losehis reward."
"For whoeverdoesthe willof My Fatherwho is in heaven,he is My brotherand sisterand mother."
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
"For you alwayshavethe poorwith you, and wheneveryou wishyou candogoodto them; but you do not alwayshaveMe.
And in the proportionthat anyof the discipleshad means,eachof them determinedto send[a contribution] for the reliefof the brethrenlivingin Judea.
And whenshe and her householdhad been baptized,she urgedus, saying,"Ifyou have judgedme to be faithfulto the Lord,comeinto my houseand stay."And she prevailedupon us.
"NowafterseveralyearsI cameto bringalmsto my nationand to presentofferings;
that I may be rescuedfrom thosewho are disobedientin Judea,and [that] my servicefor Jerusalemmay proveacceptableto the saints;
Nowconcerningthe collectionfor the saints,as I directedthe churchesof Galatia,sodoyou also.
NowI urgeyou, brethren(you knowthe householdof Stephanas,that they were the first fruitsof Achaia,and that they have devotedthemselvesfor ministryto the saints),
For it is superfluousfor me to writeto you aboutthisministryto the saints;
[They] only[asked] us to rememberthe poor--the very thingI alsowas eagerto do.
So then,whilewe haveopportunity,let us dogoodto all people,and especiallyto thosewho are of the householdof the faith.
having a reputationfor goodworks;[and] ifshe has brought up children,ifshe has shown hospitality to strangers,ifshe has washedthe saints'feet,ifshe has assistedthose in distress,[and] ifshe has devoted herselfto everygoodwork.
For Godis not unjustso as to forgetyour workand the lovewhichyou have showntowardHis name,in having ministeredand in still ministeringto the saints.
