¹⁶ may the Lord give kindness to the house of Onesiphorus, because many times he did refresh me, and of my chain was not ashamed,

¹⁹ Salute Prisca and Aquilas, and Onesiphorus' household;

²⁰ Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord;

⁷ for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.

²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely -- as it behoveth me to speak.

²⁰ for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with `you', for because of the hope of Israel with this chain I am bound.'

⁸ therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but do thou suffer evil along with the good news according to the power of God,

¹⁸ may the Lord give to him to find kindness from the Lord in that day; and how many things in Ephesus he did minister thou dost very well know.

¹⁰ for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

³⁴ for also with my bonds ye sympathised, and the robbery of your goods with joy ye did receive, knowing that ye have in yourselves a better substance in the heavens, and an enduring one.

¹² because the ministration of this service not only is supplying the wants of the saints, but is also abounding through many thanksgivings to God,

¹³ through the proof of this ministration glorifying God for the subjection of your confession to the good news of the Christ, and `for' the liberality of the fellowship to them and to all,

¹⁴ and by their supplication in your behalf, longing after you because of the exceeding grace of God upon you;

¹⁸ for they did refresh my spirit and yours; acknowledge ye, therefore, those who `are' such.

¹⁴ Be mindful of me, O my God, for this, and do not blot out my kind acts that I have done, for the house of my God, and for its charges.

²² And I say to the Levites, that they be cleansed, and, coming in, keeping the gates, to sanctify the sabbath-day. Also, this, remember for me, O my God, and have pity on me, according to the abundance of Thy kindness.

³¹ and for the wood-offering at appointed times, and for first-fruits. Be mindful of me, O my God, for good.

²⁵ With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect.

²⁶ All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed `is' for a blessing.

⁷ `Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness.

⁴¹ he who is receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who is receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward,

⁴² and whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward.'

³⁵ for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

³⁶ naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto me.

³⁷ `Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?

³⁸ and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?

³⁹ and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?

⁴⁰ `And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did `it' to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did `it'.

¹⁹ Remember for me, O my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.