How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who comes with good news, who gives word of peace, saying that salvation is near; who says to Zion, Your God is ruling!

And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,

And there was much joy in that town.

And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.

(Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth?

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For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you;

Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.

Hold such in reputation

Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.

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

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

General references

As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.