^31 (A)that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that ^(B)my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

⁴ begging us earnestly ^(A)for the favor^[a] of taking part in ^(B)the relief of the saints—

The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem

9 Now ^(A)it is superfluous for me to write to you about ^(B)the ministry for the saints,

¹² For the ministry of this service is not only supplying ^(A)the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.

¹⁸ may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on ^(A)that day!—and you well know all the service he ^(B)rendered at Ephesus.

^19 (A)“‘I know your works, your love and faith and service and patient endurance, and that your latter works exceed the first.