For they wentout for the sakeof the Name,acceptingnothingfrom the Gentiles.
and you haveperseveranceand have enduredfor My name'ssake,and have not grown weary.
NowI rejoicein my sufferingsfor your sake,and in my fleshI do my shareon behalfof His body,whichis the church,in fillingup whatis lackingin Christ'safflictions.
For in whatrespect were you treated as inferiorto the restof the churches,exceptthat I myselfdid not become a burdento you? Forgiveme thiswrong!
For we do not preachourselvesbut ChristJesusas Lord,and ourselvesas your bond-servantsfor Jesus'sake.
Whatthenis my reward?That, when I preach the gospel,I may offerthe gospelwithout charge,soas not to make full useof my rightin the gospel.
for I will showhim how muchhe mustsufferfor My name'ssake."
Therefore,thosewho had been scatteredwent aboutpreachingthe word.
Sothey went on their wayfrom the presenceof the Council,rejoicingthat they had been considered worthyto suffershamefor [His] name.
"But allthese thingsthey will doto you for My name'ssake,becausethey do not knowthe One who sentMe.
"I have covetedno one'ssilverorgoldorclothes.
"In everythingI showedyou that by working hardin this manneryou musthelpthe weakand rememberthe wordsof the LordJesus,that He Himselfsaid,'It is moreblessedto givethanto receive.'"
For this reasonalso,Godhighly exaltedHim, and bestowedon Him the namewhich is aboveeveryname,
Thereforewe oughtto supportsuch men,sothat we may be fellow workerswith the truth.
