The farmer who does the work ought to be the first to have some of the produce.

who have missed the truth by saying that the resurrection has already taken place, are undermining some people's faith.

In any great house there are not only gold and silver articles but also wooden utensils, some for honorable uses and some for lowly uses.

For some of them practice going into people's houses and capturing weak and silly women who are overwhelmed with the weight of their sins, who are easily led about by all sorts of evil impulses,

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message could be fully proclaimed and that all the Gentiles could hear it. And I was rescued from the lion's mouth. [Note: This is probably a figure of speech indicating that Paul had escaped some immediate danger. See Psa. 22:20-21].