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Acts 4

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¹ Also greet the church that meets in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the first convert to Christ from [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor].

² Greet Mary, who has worked so hard for you.

³ Greet Andronicus and[4] Junias, my kinsmen and [once] my fellow prisoners, who are held in high esteem[5] in the estimation of the apostles, and who were [believers] in Christ before me.

⁴ Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.

⁵ Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.

⁶ Greet Apelles, the one tested and approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of[6] Aristobulus.

⁷ Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.

⁸ Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.

⁹ Greet Rufus, an eminent and choice man in the Lord, also his mother [who has been] a mother to me as well.

¹⁰ Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.

¹¹ Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all[7] God's people who are with them.

¹² Greet one another with a[8] holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

¹³ I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep your eyes on those who cause dissensions and create obstacles or introduce temptations [for others] to commit sin, [acting in ways] contrary to the doctrine which you have learned. Turn away from them.

¹⁴ For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites and base desires. By smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting [the innocent and the naive].

¹⁵ For the report of your obedience has reached everyone, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.

¹⁶ The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The [wonderful] grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

¹⁷ Timothy, my fellow worker, sends his greetings to you, as do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

¹⁸ I,[9] Tertius, the writer (scribe) of this letter, greet you in the Lord.

¹⁹ Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church here, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.

²⁰ [10][The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.]

²¹ Now to Him who is able to establish and strengthen you [in the faith] according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery [of the plan of salvation] which has been kept secret for long ages past,

²² but now has been disclosed and through the prophetic Scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the commandment of the eternal God, leading them to obedience to the faith,

²³ to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forevermore! Amen.

²⁴ Paul, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and our brother[1] Sosthenes,

²⁵ To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified (set apart, made holy) in Christ Jesus, who are selected and called as saints (God's people), together with all those who in every place call on and honor the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

²⁶ Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁷ I thank my God always for you because of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

²⁸ so that in everything you were [exceedingly] enriched in Him, in all speech [empowered by the spiritual gifts] and in all knowledge [with insight into the faith].

²⁹ In this way our testimony about Christ was confirmed and established in you,

³⁰ so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift [which comes from the Holy Spirit], as you eagerly wait [with confident trust] for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ [when He returns].

³¹ And He will also confirm you to the end [keeping you strong and free of any accusation, so that you will be] blameless and beyond reproach in the day [of the return] of our Lord Jesus Christ.

³² God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise—He can be depended on], and through Him you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

³³ But I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment [about matters of the faith].

³⁴ For I have been informed about you, my brothers and sisters, by those of Chloe's household, that there are quarrels and factions among you.

³⁵ Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I am [a disciple] of Paul," or "I am [a disciple] of Apollos," or "I am [a disciple] of Cephas (Peter)," or "I am [a disciple] of Christ."

³⁶ Has Christ been divided [into different parts]? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul? [Certainly not!]

³⁷ I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

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1	Also greet the church that meets in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the first convert to Christ from [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor].
2	Greet Mary, who has worked so hard for you.
3	Greet Andronicus and[4] Junias, my kinsmen and [once] my fellow prisoners, who are held in high esteem[5] in the estimation of the apostles, and who were [believers] in Christ before me.
4	Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
5	Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.
6	Greet Apelles, the one tested and approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of[6] Aristobulus.
7	Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
8	Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.
9	Greet Rufus, an eminent and choice man in the Lord, also his mother [who has been] a mother to me as well.
10	Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
11	Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all[7] God's people who are with them.
12	Greet one another with a[8] holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
13	I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep your eyes on those who cause dissensions and create obstacles or introduce temptations [for others] to commit sin, [acting in ways] contrary to the doctrine which you have learned. Turn away from them.
14	For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites and base desires. By smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting [the innocent and the naive].
15	For the report of your obedience has reached everyone, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
16	The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The [wonderful] grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
17	Timothy, my fellow worker, sends his greetings to you, as do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
18	I,[9] Tertius, the writer (scribe) of this letter, greet you in the Lord.
19	Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church here, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.
20	[10][The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.]
21	Now to Him who is able to establish and strengthen you [in the faith] according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery [of the plan of salvation] which has been kept secret for long ages past,
22	but now has been disclosed and through the prophetic Scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the commandment of the eternal God, leading them to obedience to the faith,
23	to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forevermore! Amen.
24	Paul, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and our brother[1] Sosthenes,
25	To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified (set apart, made holy) in Christ Jesus, who are selected and called as saints (God's people), together with all those who in every place call on and honor the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
26	Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
27	I thank my God always for you because of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,
28	so that in everything you were [exceedingly] enriched in Him, in all speech [empowered by the spiritual gifts] and in all knowledge [with insight into the faith].
29	In this way our testimony about Christ was confirmed and established in you,
30	so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift [which comes from the Holy Spirit], as you eagerly wait [with confident trust] for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ [when He returns].
31	And He will also confirm you to the end [keeping you strong and free of any accusation, so that you will be] blameless and beyond reproach in the day [of the return] of our Lord Jesus Christ.
32	God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise—He can be depended on], and through Him you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
33	But I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment [about matters of the faith].
34	For I have been informed about you, my brothers and sisters, by those of Chloe's household, that there are quarrels and factions among you.
35	Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I am [a disciple] of Paul," or "I am [a disciple] of Apollos," or "I am [a disciple] of Cephas (Peter)," or "I am [a disciple] of Christ."
36	Has Christ been divided [into different parts]? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul? [Certainly not!]
37	I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

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