whofor my liferiskedtheir ownnecks,to whomnot onlydo I give thanks,but alsoallthe churchesof the Gentiles;
"You have also mademy enemiesturn[their] backsto me, And I destroyedthose who hatedme.
Thereforethussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I am planningagainstthisfamilya calamityFrom whichyou cannotremoveyour necks;And you will not walkhaughtily,For it will be an eviltime.
"Greaterlovehasno onethan this,that onelay downhis lifefor his friends.
menwho have riskedtheir livesfor the nameof our LordJesusChrist.
And he was traveling throughSyriaand Cilicia,strengtheningthe churches.
Sothe churcheswere being strengthenedin the faith,and were increasingin numberdaily.
Sothe churchthroughoutallJudeaand Galileeand Samariaenjoyedpeace,being builtup; and goingon in the fearof the Lordand in the comfortof the HolySpirit,it continued to increase.
GreetPriscaand Aquila,my fellow workersin ChristJesus,
also[greet] the churchthat is in their house.GreetEpaenetus,my beloved,whois the first convertto Christfrom Asia.
For onewill hardlydiefor a righteous man;thoughperhapsfor the good mansomeonewould dareevento die.
Nowconcerningthe collectionfor the saints,as I directedthe churchesof Galatia,sodoyou also.
Only,as the Lordhas assignedto eachone,as Godhas calledeach,in thismannerlet him walk.And soI directin allthe churches.
becausehe came closeto deathfor the workof Christ,riskinghis lifeto completewhat was deficientin your serviceto me.
For you, brethren,becameimitatorsof the churchesof Godin ChristJesusthat are in Judea,for you alsoenduredthe samesufferingsat the handsof your owncountrymen,evenas they [did] from the Jews,
When they broughtthesekingsout to Joshua,Joshuacalledfor allthe menof Israel,and saidto the chiefsof the menof warwho had gonewith him, "Comenear,putyour feeton the necksof thesekings."So they camenearand puttheir feeton their necks.
We knowloveby this,that He laiddownHis lifefor us; and we oughtto lay downour livesfor the brethren.
Johnto the sevenchurchesthat are in Asia:Graceto you and peace,from Him who is and who was and who is to come,and from the sevenSpiritswhoare beforeHis throne,
