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My fellow-prisoner, Aristarchus, sends you his greeting, and Barnabas's cousin, Mark, sends his. (You have received directions about him. If he comes to you, make him welcome.)
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We beg you, Brothers, to value those who toil among you, and are your leaders in the Lord's service, and give you counsel. Hold them in the very greatest esteem and affection for the sake of their work. Live at peace with one another.
Do not forget your Leaders, the men who told you God's Message. Recall the close of their lives, and imitate their faith.
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Imitate me, as I myself imitate Christ. I praise you, indeed, because you never forget me, and are keeping my injunctions in mind, exactly as I laid them upon you.
I have another request to make of you, Brothers. You remember Stephanas and his household, and that they were the first-fruits gathered in from Greece, and set themselves to serve Christ's People. I want you, on your part, to show deference to such men as these, as well as to every fellow laborer and earnest worker.
Brothers, unite in following my example, and fix your eyes on those who are living by the pattern which we have set you.
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Obey your Leaders, and submit to their control, for they are watching over your souls, as men who will have to render an account, so that they may do it with joy, and not in sorrow. That would not be to your advantage. Pray for us, for we are sure that our consciences are clear, since our wish is to be occupied with what is good.