⁸ So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.

¹⁴ And whoever will not take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its dust from your feet.

²⁴ And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my brother-workers.

² And to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our brother in God's army, and to the church in your house:

² We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;

¹¹ And Jesus, whose other name is Justus; these are of the circumcision: they are my only brother-workers for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.

³ And I make request to you, true helper in my work, to see to the needs of those women who took part with me in the good news, with Clement and the rest of my brother-workers whose names are in the book of life.

²³ If any question comes up about Titus, he is my brother-worker, working with me for you; or about the others, they are the representatives of the churches to the glory of Christ.

² Let your hearts be open to us: we have done no man wrong, no man has been damaged by us, we have made no profit out of any man,

³ It is not with the purpose of judging you that I say this: for I have said before that you are in our hearts for life and death together.

¹ We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.

¹⁰ Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear; because he is doing the Lord's work, even as I am:

¹¹ See then that he has the honour which is right. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me: for I am looking for him with the brothers.

⁵ What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them.

⁶ I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase.

⁷ So then the planter is nothing, and the waterer is nothing; but God who gives the increase.

⁸ Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.

⁹ For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.

⁷ And he, from inside the house, would say in answer, Do not be a trouble to me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; it is not possible for me to get up and give to you?

⁴⁰ He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.

¹⁰ So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.