When I come, then, I will bring up everything he has done: the terrible things he says about us and the lies he tells! But that is not enough for him; he will not receive the Christians when they come, and even stops those who want to receive them and tries to drive them out of the church!

And if some home or town will not welcome you or listen to you, then leave that place and shake the dust off your feet.

"Whoever welcomes you welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

And suppose your friend should answer from inside, 'Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.'

Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one; we have ruined no one, nor tried to take advantage of anyone.

I do not say this to condemn you; for, as I have said before, you are so dear to us that we are always together, whether we live or die.

After all, who is Apollos? And who is Paul? We are simply God's servants, by whom you were led to believe. Each one of us does the work which the Lord gave him to do:

The one who plants and the one who waters really do not matter. It is God who matters, because he makes the plant grow.

For we are partners working together for God, and you are God's field. You are also God's building.

If Timothy comes your way, be sure to make him feel welcome among you, because he is working for the Lord, just as I am.

No one should look down on him, but you must help him continue his trip in peace, so that he will come back to me; for I am expecting him back with the believers.

In our work together with God, then, we beg you who have received God's grace not to let it be wasted.

As for Titus, he is my partner and works with me to help you; as for the other brothers who are going with him, they represent the churches and bring glory to Christ.

And you too, my faithful partner, I want you to help these women; for they have worked hard with me to spread the gospel, together with Clement and all my other fellow workers, whose names are in God's book of the living.

Joshua, also called Justus, sends greetings too. These three are the only Jewish believers who work with me for the Kingdom of God, and they have been a great help to me.

while we sent Timothy, our brother who works with us for God in preaching the Good News about Christ. We sent him to strengthen you and help your faith,

and the church that meets in your house, and our sister Apphia, and our fellow soldier Archippus:

and so do my co-workers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke.