12. Now about our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers and sisters, and he was quite unwilling to come now—but he will come when he has an opportunity.
13. Be on the alert! Stand firm in the faith! Be men of courage! Be strong!
14. Let all that you do be done in love.
15. Now I urge you, brothers and sisters (you know the household of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves in service to the kedoshim),
16. also to submit to people such as these, and to everyone working together and laboring.
17. I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, for they made up for your absence.
18. For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge such men.