To my countryman Herodion; to the Christians in the household of Narcissus;
To Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Master; to my dear friend Persis, for she has done much hard work for the Master;
Timothy, my fellow-worker, sends you his greetings, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, send theirs.
To Andronicus and Junias, my countrymen and once my fellow- prisoners, who are men of note among the Apostles, and who became Christians before I did;
I could wish that I were myself accursed and severed from the Christ, for the sake of my Brothers-my own countrymen.