All [these] things are from God, who restored us to fellowship with Himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of restoring [other] people to [such] fellowship.

For we are all fellow-workers in God's service; you people are God's farm land; [you are] God's building.

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Did you suffer so many things [for the faith] all for nothing? [That is], if it really was for nothing?

Look carefully [at how you are living] so that no one falls away from God's unearned favor, and that no "poisonous plant sprouts up" to cause trouble and corrupt many people [Note: This is an analogy from Deut. 29:16-18 being used as a warning against the evil influence of wicked people],

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Now, brothers, we want you to know about the favor God has given to the churches in Macedonia.

Paul and Barnabas remained there a long time and spoke [the message] boldly for [or, in the power of] the Lord who gave His approval to the message of unearned favor by allowing [miraculous] signs and wonders to be performed by them.

[In doing this] I am not trying to disregard God's unearned favor, for if a person could become right with God by [perfect obedience to the requirements of] the law of Moses, then Christ died for nothing.

For God's unearned favor has appeared, bringing salvation to all people [i.e., in the coming of Christ].

As each of you has received a gift [from God], you should make use of it [in the body], so that you will be [good] caretakers of the many unearned ways that God favors you.

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to proclaim the year of the Lord's acceptance [i.e., the time when people would become His obedient followers]."