¹Now concerning the collection which is for the holy ones: as I have directed the assemblies of Galatia, so also you yourselves are to perform.

²On every first Sabbath let each of you put aside, treasuring up of his own whatever he may be successful in, so that there may be no collections when I come.

³And when I have arrived, whomever you shall approve, these I will send with letters to carry your bounty to Jerusalem;

⁴and if it shall be suitable for me to go also, they will go with me.

⁵But I will come to you when I have gone through Macedonia; for through Macedonia I am going,

⁶and with you possibly I will continue, or even winter, so that you yourselves may equip me wherever I shall go.

⁷For I do not want now to see you in passing; for I hope to remain a certain time with you, if the Lord shall permit.

⁸But I will remain in Ephesus until the Pentecost;

⁹for a door has opened to me, great and productive, and many are opposing.

¹⁰Now if Timothy comes, see that he shall be with you without fear; for he is doing the work of the Lord, as also I myself.

¹¹Therefore let not anyone despise him; but equip him in wholeness, so that he may come to me; for I am expecting him with the brothers.

¹²Now concerning Apollos the brother, I greatly exhorted him that he may go to you with the brothers; and it was not at all his will that he may come now, but he will come when he may have opportunity.

¹³Watch, stand firm in the trust, act like men, be strong.

¹⁴Let all your things be done in love.

¹⁵Now I exhort you, brothers — you know the house of Stephanas, that it is firstfruit of Achaia and they have devoted themselves to service to the holy ones;

¹⁶that you yourselves also may be subject to such as these, and to everyone who is joining in the work and laboring.

¹⁷But I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because these filled up your deficiency;

¹⁸for they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore recognize such as these.

¹⁹The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca greet you heartily in the Lord, with the assembly at their house.

²⁰All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

²¹The greeting by my own hand, of Paul;

²²if anyone does not love the Lord Jesus the Anointed One, he should be accursed. Marana tha!

²³The favor of the Lord Jesus the Anointed One be with you.

²⁴My love be with all of you in the Anointed One Jesus. Amen. It was first written to the Corinthians, from Philippi, through Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus and Timothy.