^38 (A)Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

¹² Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have labored in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord.

A Pattern of Self-Denial

9 Am ^(A)I not an apostle? Am I not free? ^(B)Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? ^(C)Are you not my work in the Lord?

¹⁰ And ^(A)if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for ^(B)he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.