Romans 1:8

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar.

Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.