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1 Corinthians 16:16

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to follow the lead of people like them. Follow everyone who joins in the task and works hard at it.

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Have confidence in your leaders and put yourselves under their authority, because they’re keeping watch over you as people who will have to answer to God for everything they do. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden. It wouldn’t help you at all if you made their work more difficult.

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to recognize the godly leaders who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and correct you.

We should let people like them stay in our homes. When we do, we’re working together with them for the truth.

You’ve been faithful and you’ve endured a lot of trouble because of me. You haven’t given up.

In the same way, you who are younger should follow the lead of your elders. All of you should have a humble attitude toward one another, because Scripture says, “God opposes those who are proud, but he gives grace to those who are humble.”

God isn’t unfair. He won’t forget what you’ve done and the love you’ve shown him as you’ve helped his people and as you keep on helping them.

Elders who lead the church well should be honored both with respect and with financial support. This is especially true of elders who preach and teach.

Brothers and sisters, I’m sure you remember how hard we worked. We labored night and day while we preached God’s good news to you so that we wouldn’t cause you any expense.

Whenever we pray to our God and Father, we remember the work that your faith produces, the service that’s the result of your love, and the strength to continue that comes from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

And I urge you, my true companion, to help these women, because they’ve worked with me to spread the good news. So has Clement, and so have the rest of those who’ve worked together with me. Their names are all written in the book of life.

Follow one another’s lead out of respect for Christ.

God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, guiding, and speaking in different kinds of languages.

We’re working together to serve God. You’re like God’s field and God’s building.

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard for the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard for the Lord.

Greet Urbanus, who works together with me in serving Christ, and greet my dear friend Stachys.

Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.

Greet Priscilla and Aquila, who work together with me in serving Christ Jesus.

Greet all your leaders and all the Lord’s people. The believers from Italy send you their greetings.




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