Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.

Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

who are Israelites. To them belong<n id="1" /> the adoption as sons,<n id="2" /> the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship,<n id="3" /> and the promises.

But what was the divine response<n id="1" /> to him? &#8220;<b><i>I have kepti>b> for myself <b><i>seven thousand peoplei>b><n id="2" /> <b><i>who have not bent the knee to Baali>b>.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

Greet Tryphena<n id="1" /> and Tryphosa, laborers in the Lord. Greet my dear friend<n id="2" /> Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.

They<n id="1" /> exchanged the truth of God for a lie<n id="2" /> and worshiped and served the creation<n id="3" /> rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.p>

Although they fully know<n id="1" /> God&#8217;s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die,<n id="2" /> they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.<n id="3" />p>

They<n id="1" /> show that the work of the law is written<n id="2" /> in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend<n id="3" /> them,<n id="4" />

Greet Andronicus and Junia,<n id="1" /> my compatriots<n id="2" /> and my fellow prisoners. They are well known<n id="3" /> to the apostles,<n id="4" /> and they were in Christ before me.