Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house.
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away.
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
To me – less than the least of all the saints – this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ
with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.