⁴ who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.

¹⁶ By this we know love, that ^(A)he laid down his life for us, and ^(B)we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

¹⁴ For you, brothers, ^(A)became imitators of ^(B)the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For ^(C)you suffered the same things from your own countrymen ^(D)as they did from the Jews,^[a]

³⁰ for he nearly died^{[a] (A)}for the work of Christ, risking his life ^(B)to complete what was lacking in your service to me.

The Collection for the Saints

16 Now concerning^{[a] (A)}the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do.

Live as You Are Called

¹⁷ Only let each person lead the life^{[a] (A)}that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. ^(B)This is my rule in ^(C)all the churches.

⁷ For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—

^5 (A)So the churches were strengthened in ^(B)the faith, and they increased in numbers ^(C)daily.

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

^13 (A)Greater love has no one than this, ^(B)that someone lay down his life for his friends.