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.
Yet he urgedthem strongly,so they turnedasideto him and enteredhis house;and he prepareda feastfor them, and bakedunleavenedbread,and they ate.
"Pleasetakemy giftwhichhas been broughtto you, becauseGodhas dealtgraciouslywith me and becauseI haveplenty."Thus he urgedhim and he took[it].
Now there camea daywhen Elishapassedoverto Shunem,wherethere was a prominentwoman,and she persuadedhim to eatfood.And so it was, as oftenas he passedby, he turnedin thereto eatfood.
"He who receivesa prophetin [the] nameof a prophetshall receivea prophet'sreward;and he who receivesa righteousmanin the nameof a righteous manshall receivea righteous man'sreward.
and they were being baptizedby him in the JordanRiver,as they confessedtheir sins.
"And the mastersaidto the slave,'Goout into the highwaysand along the hedges,and compel[them] to comein, sothat my housemay be filled.
But they urgedHim, saying,"Staywith us, for it is [getting] towardevening,and the dayis nownearly over."SoHe wentin to staywith them.
and he will speakwordsto you by whichyou will be saved,you and allyour household.'
They said,"Believein the LordJesus,and you will be saved,you and your household."
And he tookthem that [very] hourof the nightand washedtheir wounds,and immediatelyhe was baptized,he and allhis [household].
And he broughtthem into his houseand setfoodbeforethem, and rejoiced greatly,having believedin Godwith his whole household.
Crispus,the leader of the synagogue,believedin the Lordwith allhis household,and manyof the Corinthianswhen they heardwere believingand being baptized.
But whenthey believedPhilippreaching the good newsaboutthe kingdomof Godand the nameof JesusChrist,they were being baptized,menand womenalike.
And he orderedthe chariotto stop;and they bothwent downinto the water,Philipas wellas the eunuch,and he baptizedhim.
Gaius,hostto me and to the wholechurch,greetsyou. Erastus,the citytreasurergreetsyou, and Quartus,the brother.
I have becomefoolish;you yourselvescompelledme. ActuallyI shouldhave been commendedby you, for in norespectwas I inferiorto the most eminentapostles,eventhoughI ama nobody.
For the loveof Christcontrolsus, having concludedthis,that onediedfor all,thereforealldied;
So then,whilewe haveopportunity,let us dogoodto all people,and especiallyto thosewho are of the householdof the faith.
Paul,an apostleof ChristJesusby the willof God,To the saintswho are at Ephesusand [who are] faithfulin ChristJesus:
For it is onlyrightfor me to feelthis wayaboutyou all,becauseI haveyou in my heart,since bothin my imprisonmentand in the defenseand confirmationof the gospel,you allare partakersof gracewith me.
Ifthenyou regardme a partner,accepthim as [you would] me.
Do not neglectto show hospitality to strangers,for by thissomehave entertainedangelswithout knowingit.
ThroughSilvanus,our faithfulbrother(for soI regard[him]), I have writtento you briefly,exhortingand testifyingthat thisis the true graceof God.Stand firmin it!
Ifanyonecomesto you and does not bringthisteaching,do not receivehim into [your] house,and do not givehim a greeting;
Beloved,you are actingfaithfullyin whateveryou accomplishfor the brethren,and especially[when they are] strangers;
Thereforewe oughtto supportsuch men,sothat we may be fellow workerswith the truth.
But he refusedand said,"I will not eat."However, his servantstogetherwith the womanurgedhim, and he listenedto them. So he arosefrom the groundand saton the bed.
