⁶ They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way^(A) in a manner that honors^(B) God.

¹² encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy^(A) of God, who calls^(B) you into his kingdom and glory.

⁵ because I hear about your love for all his holy people^(A) and your faith in the Lord Jesus.^{(B) 6} I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. ⁷ Your love has given me great joy and encouragement,^(C) because you, brother, have refreshed^(D) the hearts of the Lord’s people.

¹³ Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos^(A) on their way and see that they have everything they need.

³ The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia^(A) and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted.^(B) This news made all the believers very glad.

²⁰ But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.^(A)

¹⁰ so that you may live a life worthy^(A) of the Lord and please him^(B) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,^(C)

¹⁴ Yet it was good of you to share^(A) in my troubles.

¹⁶ I wanted to visit you on my way^(A) to Macedonia^(B) and to come back to you from Macedonia, and then to have you send me on my way^(C) to Judea.^(D)

²⁴ I plan to do so when I go to Spain.^(A) I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist^(B) me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.