Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Recommande-leur de faire du bien, d'être riches en bonnes oeuvres, d'avoir de la libéralité, de la générosité,
KJV
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
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