Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the trut
older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever
For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.