The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chains:

And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, have you also brought tragedy upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Naked, and you clothed me: I was sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came unto me.

When saw we you a stranger, and took you in? or naked, and clothed you?

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Since you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me.

If you, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

But there is forgiveness with you, that you may be feared.

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

Through the tender mercy of our God; by which the dawn from on high has visited us,

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

For the scripture says unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

You will say then unto me, Why does he yet find fault? For who has resisted his will?

Has not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared unto glory,

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto him of their substance.

For concerning the ministering to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you:

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.

As I besought you to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that you might charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands;