who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

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They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

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The Outworking of Love

16 (A)By this we know love, (B)because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(A) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(B)

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30 because for the work of Christ he came close to death, [a]not regarding his life, (A)to supply what was lacking in your service toward me.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 2:30 risking

30 because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.(A)

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14 For you, brethren, became imitators (A)of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For (B)you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans,

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14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators(A) of God’s churches in Judea,(B) which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people(C) the same things those churches suffered from the Jews

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Collection for the Saints

16 Now concerning (A)the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also:

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The Collection for the Lord’s People

16 Now about the collection(A) for the Lord’s people:(B) Do what I told the Galatian(C) churches to do.

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Live as You Are Called

17 But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And (A)so I [a]ordain in all the churches.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:17 direct

Concerning Change of Status

17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.(A) This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.(B)

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For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.

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Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.

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(A)So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

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So the churches were strengthened(A) in the faith and grew daily in numbers.(B)

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41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, (A)strengthening the churches.

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41 He went through Syria(A) and Cilicia,(B) strengthening the churches.(C)

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13 (A)Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

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13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.(A)

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Therefore thus says the Lord:

“Behold, against this (A)family I am devising (B)disaster,
From which you cannot remove your necks;
Nor shall you walk haughtily,
For this is an evil time.

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Therefore, the Lord says:

“I am planning disaster(A) against this people,
    from which you cannot save yourselves.
You will no longer walk proudly,(B)
    for it will be a time of calamity.

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41 You have also [a]given me the (A)necks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:41 given me victory over

41 You made my enemies turn their backs(A) in flight,
    and I destroyed my foes.

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24 So it was, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, “Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings.” And they drew near and (A)put their feet on their necks.

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24 When they had brought these kings(A) to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet(B) on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet(C) on their necks.

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