By no means! God must prove true, though every man be false; as the Scripture says, "That you may be shown to be upright in what you say, And win your case when you go into court."

and the command that should have meant life in my case proved to mean death.

so that the requirement of the Law might be fully met in our case, since we live not on the physical but on the spiritual plane.

Greet one another with a sacred kiss. All the churches of Christ wish to be remembered to you.

My host, Gaius, the host of the whole church, wishes to be remembered to you. Erastus, the city-treasurer, and our brother Quartus wish to be remembered to you.