Greet Mary, who has labored earnestly for us.
Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and provided for him were there looking on from a distance,
And if you greet only your friends, what are you doing that is out of the ordinary? Do not even the tax collectors do that?
Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who has labored earnestly in the Lord.
Greet also the church that meets in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved friend, who is the firstfruits of Achaia for Christ.
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsfolk and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, and who were in Christ before me.
Now we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, who lead you in the Lord and admonish you,
and has a reputation for good works, that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.