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…in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.

Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.

And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

…they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.

Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.

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.

Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.

Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

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.

I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.

I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.

And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.

For you gladly put up with fools, since you are so wise.

In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.

Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?

Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

The marks of a true apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.

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?

I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,

…since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.

For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. For we are also weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him concerning you.

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

Greet one another with a holy kiss.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

…and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:

…to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,

Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.

We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

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?”

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 would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.

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

Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.

Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.

See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!

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

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 He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

…and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,

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

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

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

Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

…built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.

I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,

…will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth

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

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

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

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

…and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.

Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—

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.

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.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

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

Therefore do not be partakers with them.

Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

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

…to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

…“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,

And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,

…and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.

…and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.

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

Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

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