²⁵ And all the women who were expert with their hands, made cloth, and gave the work of their hands, blue and purple and red and the best linen.

³ Give orders to all the wise-hearted workmen, whom I have made full of the spirit of wisdom, to make robes for Aaron, so that he may be made holy as my priest.

²⁸ There is no Jew or Greek, servant or free, male or female: because you are all one in Jesus Christ.

¹² Give my love to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Give my love to my dear Persis, who did much work in the Lord.

⁶ Give my love to Mary, who gave much care to you.

¹ It is my desire to say a good word for Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in Cenchreae:

² That you will take her in kindly, after the way of the saints, as one who is the Lord's, and give her help in anything in which she may have need of you: because she has been a help to a great number and to myself.

³ Give my love to Prisca and Aquila, workers with me in Christ Jesus,

⁴ Who for my life put their necks in danger; to whom not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are in debt:

³⁹ And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

² And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,

³ And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.

¹⁹ She puts her hands to the cloth-working rod, and her fingers take the wheel.

²⁰ Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need.

²¹ She has no fear of the snow for her family, for all those in her house are clothed in red.

²² She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple.

²³ Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.

²⁴ She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price.

¹ Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.

⁷ And he had the houses pulled down of those who were used for sex purposes in the house of the Lord, where women were making robes for the Asherah.

¹ So let Bezalel and Oholiab get to work, with every wise-hearted man to whom the Lord has given wisdom and knowledge, to do whatever is necessary for the ordering of the holy place, as the Lord has given orders.

⁶ And I have made selection of Oholiab with him, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise I have put the knowledge to make whatever I have given you orders to have made;

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.