They approached Jesus and strongly urged him to come, saying, “He deserves to have you do this for him,
Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave.
If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you.
but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save the life of his slave.
for he loves our nation and he built the synagogue for us.”
devout and God-fearing along with his whole household, who used to give alms generously to the Jewish people and pray to God constantly.
However, you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; they will walk with me dressed in white, because they are worthy.