GreetRufus,a choice manin the Lord,alsohis motherand mine.
"Sothe lastshall be first,and the firstlast."
They pressed into servicea passer-bycomingfrom the country,Simonof Cyrene(the fatherof Alexanderand Rufus),to bearHis cross.
"For whoeverdoesthe willof God,he is My brotherand sisterand mother."
"You did not chooseMe but I choseyou, and appointedyou that you would goand bearfruit,and [that] your fruitwould remain,sothat whateveryou askof the Fatherin My nameHe may giveto you.
ThenHe saidto the disciple,"Behold,your mother!"From that hourthe discipletookher into his own[household].
GreetTryphaenaand Tryphosa,workersin the Lord.GreetPersisthe beloved,whohas workedhardin the Lord.
GreetAsyncritus,Phlegon,Hermes,Patrobas,Hermasand the brethrenwith them.
justas He choseus in Him beforethe foundationof the world,that we would be holyand blamelessbeforeHim. In love
But we shouldalwaysgive thanksto Godfor you, brethrenbelovedby the Lord,becauseGodhas chosenyou from the beginningfor salvationthroughsanctificationby the Spiritand faithin the truth.
the older womenas mothers,[and] the youngerwomenas sisters,in allpurity.
The elderto the chosenladyand her children,whomI lovein truth;and not onlyI, but alsoallwho knowthe truth,
