¹⁰ For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the^[a] love that you showed for his sake^[b] in serving the saints, as you still do.^(A)

¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who from now on die in the Lord.” “Yes,”^[a] says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them.”^(A)

Personal Greetings

16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon^[a] of the church at Cenchreae,^{(A) 2} so that you may welcome her in the Lord, as is fitting for the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, for she has been a benefactor of many and of myself as well.

³ Greet Prisca and Aquila, my coworkers in Christ Jesus,^{(B) 4} who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but also all the churches of the gentiles.

¹⁶ You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns or figs from thistles?^(A)

¹⁷ Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the profit^[a] that accumulates to your account.^(A)

²⁵ So also good works are conspicuous, and even when they are not, they cannot remain hidden.

³⁹ So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them.^(A)

⁷ For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish, but you will not always have me.^{(A) 8} She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for its burial.^{(B) 9} Truly I tell you, wherever the good news^[a] is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”