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1 Corinthians 16:15

New Century Version

You know that the family of Stephanas were the first believers in Southern Greece and that they have given themselves to the service of God’s people. I ask you, brothers and sisters,

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When Gallio was the governor of the country of Southern Greece, some people came together against Paul and took him to the court.

Share with God’s people who need help. Bring strangers in need into your homes.

Now I am going to Jerusalem to help God’s people.

Pray that I will be saved from the nonbelievers in Judea and that this help I bring to Jerusalem will please God’s people there.

I ask you to accept her in the Lord in the way God’s people should. Help her with anything she needs, because she has helped me and many other people also.

Also, greet for me the church that meets at their house. Greetings to my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first person in Asia to follow Christ.

(I also baptized the family of Stephanas, but I do not remember that I baptized anyone else.)

Now I will write about the collection of money for God’s people. Do the same thing I told the Galatian churches to do:

I am happy that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have come. You are not here, but they have filled your place.

But they begged and pleaded with us to let them share in this service for God’s people.

I really do not need to write you about this help for God’s people.

She must be known for her good works—works such as raising her children, welcoming strangers, washing the feet of God’s people, helping those in trouble, and giving her life to do all kinds of good deeds.

I have great joy and comfort, my brother, because the love you have shown to God’s people has refreshed them.

God is fair; he will not forget the work you did and the love you showed for him by helping his people. And he will remember that you are still helping them.

Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others. Be good servants of God’s various gifts of grace.

These are the ones who did not do sinful things with women, because they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb every place he goes. These one hundred forty-four thousand were bought from among the people of the earth as people to be offered to God and the Lamb.




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