But if any man will not be ruled in this question, this is not our way of doing things, and it is not done in the churches of God.
For God is not a God whose ways are without order, but a God of peace; as in all the churches of the saints.
Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law.
Now about the giving of money for the saints, as I gave orders to the churches of Galatia, so do you.
The churches of Asia send their love to you. So do Aquila and Prisca, with the church which is in their house.
Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.
For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;
In addition to all the other things, there is that which comes on me every day, the care of all the churches.
I took money from other churches as payment for my work, so that I might be your servant;
For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.
And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia;
And with him we have sent a brother whose praise in the good news has gone through all the churches;
And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready:
If any question comes up about Titus, he is my brother-worker, working with me for you; or about the others, they are the representatives of the churches to the glory of Christ.
Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.
So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith.
So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.
And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
And the churches of Judaea which were in Christ still had no knowledge of my face or person:
Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches.
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not come under the power of the second death.
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the secret manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name, of which no one has knowledge but he to whom it is given.
I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give witness to you of these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star.
And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the fruit of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.
He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches.
Give one another a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send their love to you.
Who for my life put their necks in danger; to whom not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are in debt:
I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;
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