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But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.

For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”

What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.

For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.

A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.

Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.

Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.

But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.

…and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

…that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

…remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

…and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.

And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

…and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

…of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

…one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

…until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.

They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

…and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

…and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

…always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God every time I remember you.

God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

…filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

…without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.

Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

…and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

…so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—

…and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.

All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.

Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

…that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

…so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

…that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,

And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.

When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,

He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.

Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

…as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.