Romans 16:4 - Easy To Read Version They risked their own lives to save my life. I am thankful to them, and all the non-Jewish churches are thankful to them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who risked their lives [endangering their very necks] for my life. To them not only I but also all the churches among the Gentiles give thanks. American Standard Version (1901) who for my life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles: Common English Bible who risked their own necks for my life. I’m not the only one who thanks God for them, but all the churches of the Gentiles do the same. Catholic Public Domain Version who have risked their own necks on behalf of my life, for whom I give thanks, not I alone, but also all the churches of the Gentiles; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version (Who have for my life laid down their own necks: to whom not I only give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles,) |
That is why the Lord says these things.\par “Look, I am planning trouble\par against this family.\par You will not be able to save yourselves. {\cf2\super [30]} \par You will stop being proud.\par Why? Because bad times are coming.\par
Barnabas and Paul have given their lives to serve our Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul and Silas went through the countries of Syria and Cilicia, helping the churches {\cf2\super [326]} grow stronger.
So the churches (groups of believers) were becoming stronger in the faith and were growing bigger every day.
The church (believers) everywhere in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. With the help of the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [196]} the group became stronger. The believers showed that they respected the Lord by the way they lived. Because of this, the group of believers grew larger and larger.
Say hello to Priscilla and Aquila. They work together with me in Christ Jesus.
Very few people will die to save the life of another person, even if that other person is a good person. If the person is a very good person, then someone might be willing to die for that person.
Now \{I will write\} about the collection \{of money\} for God’s people. Do the same thing that I told the Galatian churches to do:
But each person should continue to live the way the Lord God has given you to live—the way you were when God called you. This is a rule I make in all the churches.
He should be honored because he almost died for the work of Christ. He put his life in danger so that he could help me. This was help that you could not give me.
Brothers and sisters, you are like God’s churches (people) in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. {\cf2\super [8]} God’s people in Judea suffered bad things from the other Jews there. And you suffered the same bad things from the people of your own country.
They brought the five kings to Joshua. Joshua called all his men to come to that place. Joshua said to the officers of his army, “Come here! Put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the officers of Joshua’s army came close. They put their feet on the necks of the kings.
This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his life for us. So we should give our lives for our brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}.