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Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”

For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!

For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!

I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

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?

…how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

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

Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.

Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.

I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need.

I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need.

For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.

You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.

…hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.

How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?

Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

…each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,

For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

…in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.

…how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.

…how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.

How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,

…if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!

And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”