Greetings to those Christian workers, Tryphaena and Tryphosa; also to dear Persis, who has laboured strenuously in the Lord's work.

Apollos and I are simply fellow workers for and with God, and you are *God's* field-- *God's* building.

And you also we, as God's fellow workers, entreat not to be found to have received His grace to no purpose.

and from Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

It is therefore our duty to show hospitality to such men, so that we may be fellow workers in promoting the truth.

A good man from the good stored up in his heart brings out what is good; and an evil man from the evil stored up brings out what is evil; for from the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.

Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. The man who speaks evil of a brother-man or judges his brother-man speaks evil of the Law and judges the Law. But if you judge the Law, you are no longer one who obeys the Law, but one who judges it.

Pay back to no man evil for evil. Take thought for what is right and seemly in every one's esteem.

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome the evil with goodness.

See to it that no one ever repays another with evil for evil; but always seek opportunities of doing good both to one another and to all the world.

not requiting evil with evil nor abuse with abuse, but, on the contrary, giving a blessing in return, because a blessing is what you have been called by God to inherit.