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All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

…not by works, so that no one can boast.

For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

…by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace

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

For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

…with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

…one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

…one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

…one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

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

Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

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

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

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

…because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,

Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.

I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.

Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.

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.

With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.

And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

…and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.

We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.

…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.

For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

…which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.

He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.

At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

…to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”

During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

…one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.

…but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”

Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.

No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.

By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,

…because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.

But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

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

Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

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?

But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.