Keep me in mind, O my God, in connection with this, and do not let the good which I have done for the house of my God and its worship go from your memory completely.

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.

He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward.

For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in;

For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;

For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

The house

Give my love to Prisca and Aquila and those of the house of Onesiphorus.

Refreshed

For they gave comfort to my spirit and to yours: for which cause give respect to such people.

For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

And was

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;