¹³ Salute Rufus, the choice one in the Lord, and his mother and mine,

²¹ And they impress a certain one passing by -- Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus -- that he may bear his cross,

¹ The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,

² aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters -- in all purity;

¹³ And we -- we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,

⁴ according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,

²⁷ afterward he saith to the disciple, `Lo, thy mother;' and from that hour the disciple took her to his own `home'.

¹⁶ `Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you.

³⁵ for whoever may do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.'

¹⁶ So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'

⁴⁹ And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, `Lo, my mother and my brethren!

⁵⁰ for whoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.'