⁵ Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert^[a] in Asia for Christ.^(A)

¹⁵ Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters in Laodicea and to Nympha and the church in her^[a] house.^(A)

² to our^[a] sister Apphia, to our fellow soldier Archippus, and to the church in your^[b] house:^(A)

¹⁹ The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, greet you warmly in the Lord.^(A)

¹⁵ Now, brothers and sisters, you know that members of the household of Stephanas were the first fruits in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints;^(A)

²⁰ For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”

⁴ It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins; these follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed from humankind as first fruits for God and the Lamb,^(A)

Salutation

¹ The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

¹⁸ In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave birth to us by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.^(A)

² for I know your eagerness, which is the subject of my boasting about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them.^(A)