Romans 16:4
They risked their own lives for me, so not only I, but also all the Gentile churches [i.e., people converted from among the Gentiles] are grateful to them [for this].
John 15:13
No one has [any] greater love than to give up his life for his friends.
Acts 15:41
traveling through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches [along the way].
Acts 16:5
So, the churches [of the region] were being [spiritually] strengthened in the faith and grew in number daily.
Romans 5:7
Someone would not likely die to rescue a righteous person, though possibly someone would dare to die in order to rescue a good person.
1 Corinthians 7:17
Each person should live according to what the Lord has given him and in the state he was when God called him. And this is what I require in all the churches.
1 Corinthians 16:1
Now concerning the collection for the [needy] saints [whom you wrote me about]: You people also should do what I directed the churches in Galatia to do.
Philippians 2:30
because he almost died for the work of Christ, risking his life to provide me with what you were not able to.
1 Thessalonians 2:14
For you brothers became imitators of the churches of God in Judea, which are in [fellowship with] Christ, for you people also suffered the same things from your own countrymen that they did from the Jews,
1 John 3:16
Here is how we can know what genuine love really is: It was [demonstrated by] Jesus laying down His life [on the cross] for us. And [because of that] we [too] should [be willing to] lay down our lives for [the sake of helping] our brothers [and sisters].
Revelation 1:4
[This book is from] John [and is being sent] to the seven churches that are in Asia [Note: This refers to the province of Asia Minor, a part of present-day Turkey]. May there be unearned favor and peace to you from God, the One who is [in the present], who was [in the past] and who will come [in the future], and from the seven spirits that are in front of God's throne [Note: Because the number "seven" was regarded as the number of perfection by the Jews, it is thought that this refers to the Holy Spirit].