I am telling you the truth as a Christian man--it is no falsehood, for my conscience enlightened, as it is, by the Holy Spirit adds its testimony to mine--

But as for me, as my soul shall answer for it, I appeal to God as my witness, that it was to spare you pain that I gave up my visit to Corinth.

Christ knows that it is true when I say that I will not be stopped from boasting of this anywhere in Greece.

In making these assertions I am speaking the truth, as in the sight of God.

For God is my witness how I yearn over all of you with tender Christian affection.

For, as you are well aware, we have never used the language of flattery nor have we found pretexts for enriching ourselves--God is our witness;

and of which I have been appointed a herald and an Apostle (I am speaking the truth: it is not a fiction)

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For there stood by my side, last night, an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom also I worship,

But you know Timothy's approved worth--how, like a child working with his father, he has served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

Him we preach, admonishing every one and instructing every one, with all possible wisdom, so that we may bring every one into God's presence, made perfect through Christ.

I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience--as my forefathers did--that night and day I unceasingly remember you in my prayers,

The

The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ the Son of God.

It is to you first that God, after raising His Servant from the grave, has sent Him to bless you, by causing every one of you to turn from your wickedness."

If we accept the testimony of men, God's testimony is greater: for God's testimony consists of the things which He has testified about His Son.

That

He also taught them by a parable that they must always pray and never lose heart.

So Peter was kept in prison; but long and fervent prayer was offered to God by the Church on his behalf.

Pray with unceasing prayer and entreaty on every fitting occasion in the Spirit, and be always on the alert to seize opportunities for doing so, with unwearied persistence and entreaty on behalf of all God's people,

while night and day, with intense earnestness, we pray that we may see your faces, and may bring to perfection whatever may be still lacking in your faith?

Be unceasing in prayer.

I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience--as my forefathers did--that night and day I unceasingly remember you in my prayers,

I make

offer never ceasing thanks on your behalf while I make mention of you in my prayers.

For this reason, on bended knee I beseech the Father,

always when offering any prayer on behalf of you all, finding a joy in offering it.

For this reason we also, from the day we first received these tidings, have never ceased to pray for you and to entreat that you may be filled with a clear knowledge of His will accompanied by thorough wisdom and discernment in spiritual things;

We continually give thanks to God because of you all, while we make mention of you in our prayers.

I give continual thanks to my God while making mention of you, my brother, in my prayers,

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We continually give thanks to God because of you all, while we make mention of you in our prayers.