¹⁵ You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece,^[a] and they are spending their lives in service to God’s people. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters,^[b]

¹⁶ (Oh yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I don’t remember baptizing anyone else.)

⁵ Also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home.

Greet my dear friend Epenetus. He was the first person from the province of Asia to become a follower of Christ.

¹⁰ God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.

The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem

9 I really don’t need to write to you about this ministry of giving for the believers in Jerusalem.^[a]

⁴ They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem.^[a]

² Welcome her in the Lord as one who is worthy of honor among God’s people. Help her in whatever she needs, for she has been helpful to many, and especially to me.

²⁵ But before I come, I must go to Jerusalem to take a gift to the believers^[a] there.

¹³ When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.

⁴ They have kept themselves as pure as virgins,^[a] following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering^[b] to God and to the Lamb.