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:

²⁴ And when they had made those kings come out to Joshua, Joshua sent for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, Come near and put your feet on the necks of these kings. So they came near and put their feet on their necks.

¹⁶ In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

¹⁴ For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

³⁰ Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.

¹ Now about the giving of money for the saints, as I gave orders to the churches of Galatia, so do you.

¹⁷ Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.

⁷ Now it is hard for anyone to give his life even for an upright man, though it might be that for a good man someone would give his life.

⁵ So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.

⁴¹ And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith.

¹³ Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.

³ For this cause the Lord has said, See, against this family I am purposing an evil from which you will not be able to take your necks away, and you will be weighted down by it; for it is an evil time.

⁴¹ By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

⁴ John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;