And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with {us}, and laboureth.

For God {is} not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

Epaphras, who is {one} of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. {labouring...: or, striving} {complete: or, filled}

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which {was bestowed} upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and {with} other my fellowlabourers, whose names {are} in the book of life.

And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, {both} of blue, and of purple, {and} of scarlet, and of fine linen.

Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with {us}, and laboureth.

It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

Likewise {greet} the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.