²⁷ And when he wanted to go across to ^(A)Achaia, ^(B)the brothers encouraged him and wrote to ^(C)the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly ^[a]helped those who had believed through grace,

²¹ Now after these things were finished, Paul resolved in ^[a]the Spirit to ^(A)go to Jerusalem ^(B)after he had passed through ^(C)Macedonia and ^(D)Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, ^(E)I must also see Rome.”

²⁶ For ^(A)Macedonia and ^(B)Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the ^[a]saints in Jerusalem.

¹⁵ Now I urge you, brothers and sisters: you know the ^(A)household of Stephanas, that ^[a]they are the ^(B)first fruits of ^(C)Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to ^(D)ministry to ^(E)the ^[b]saints;

Introduction

1 Paul, ^(A)an apostle of ^(B)Christ Jesus ^(C)by the will of God, and our brother ^(D)Timothy,

To ^(E)the church of God which is at ^(F)Corinth with all the ^[a]saints who are throughout ^(G)Achaia: