1Unless the Lord builds the house,They labor in vain who build it;Unless the Lord guards the city,The watchman stays awake in vain.
2 Timothy 3:16–17 NKJV
16All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
We had affection for you
We presented the Gospel to you
We sacrificed our own lives
We worked hard at it, Night and day
[3Jo 1:6b NKJV] ...[If] you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well
[Phl 1:27a NKJV] Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel
Ephesians 4:1–3 NKJV
1I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
[Col 1:10 NKJV] that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing [Him], being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;