So they, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

They took with them the following letter. "The apostles and older brothers send greeting to the Gentile Brotherhood throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia;

He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

And they, when they heard it, glorified God, and said to him. "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews, of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law.

"I am a Jew," answered Paul, "a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city. And I pray you, give me permission to speak to the people."

"I am a Jew," he said, "born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strict manner of the Law of our forefathers, ardent for God, even as you all are this day.

After reading the letter, he asked to what province he belonged, and when he understood that he was of Cilicia, he said,

With them I am sending our brother of whose zeal I have often had proof in many ways, and who is now zealous because of his great confidence in you.

Then I went into the districts of Syria and Cilicia.

He gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity, and to purify unto himself a people zealous of good works."

Yet who will harm you if you become zealous for the good?