As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for your benefit. And as for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need,
So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me.
Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace.
Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
I urged Titus to go, and sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we not take the same steps?
And not only that, but he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us as we carry out this act of grace that is being ministered by us, for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our good will.
But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care I have for you.
But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”
They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.
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