If anyone is hungry let him eat at home, so that when you meet it doesn’t lead to judgment. And the rest I will put in order when I come.
Only, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each, let him walk in this way. I give this rule in all of Messiah’s communities.
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing; and I will find out not the talk of those who are puffed up, but their power.
The reason I left you in Crete was so that you would set in order the things that remain and appoint elders in every city as I directed you—
On the first day of the week, let each of you set something aside, saving up whatever is gained, so no collections take place when I come.
But I will come to you after I have passed through Macedonia—for I am passing through Macedonia.
For this reason I have sent you Timothy, my dearly loved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Messiah, just as I teach everywhere in every community.
So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
Now concerning the collection for the kedoshim, as I directed Messiah’s communities in Galatia, you do likewise.