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More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.

And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.

But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.

The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.

Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.

We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.

We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.

Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,

Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,

But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.

I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.

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

…who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

…who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

…to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

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

But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

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.

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

…who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

…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.

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.

…made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

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

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

…according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

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

But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

…who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

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,

You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

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,

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

We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers

…and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

…and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

…because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.

…and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

You yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not in vain.

As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.

For our appeal does not arise from deceit or ulterior motives or trickery.

Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!

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.

Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

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

Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.

After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

You are indeed our glory and our joy.

You are indeed our glory and our joy.

So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.

We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.

For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.

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

Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

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,

…so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

…so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.

For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

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

…in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

…on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.

To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,

…so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

…so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.