For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails any thing nor uncircumcision, but faith which works by love.

I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will not be of another mind; but he that troubles you shall bear his sin, whoever he is.

For you are called to liberty, brothers, only make not your liberty an occasion for the flesh, but by love serve one another.

But if you bite and devour one another, see that you be not consumed one by another.

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

But let each one prove his work, and then shall he have joy in himself alone and not in another,

for he that sows for his flesh, shall of the flesh reap destruction; but he that sows for the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life eternal.

As we have opportunity, therefore, let us do good to all, but especially to the members of the family of the faith.

For the circumcised themselves do not keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised that they may glory in your flesh.

But far be it from me to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me and I to the world.

For in Christ Jesus neither is circumcision any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

above every principality and authority and power and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this life but also in that to come,

but God who is rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,??5 even when we were dead in sins he made us alive with Christ,??y grace are you saved,

but now, in Christ Jesus you who were formerly far off have been made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow-citizens of the saints and of the family of God,

But this, that he ascended, what is it but that he first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

but speaking the truth with love we may grow to him in all things, who is the head, Christ;

But you have not so learned Christ,

Let him that has stolen steal no more, but rather let him labor, doing that which is good with his hands, that he may have to give to him that needs.

Let no evil word proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for useful edification, that it may afford benefit to those that hear.

But be kind one to another, merciful, giving one to another, as God also in Christ gave to you.

nor indecorum and foolish talking, or jesting, things not becoming, but rather giving of thanks.

For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,??9 for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,??10 proving what is well pleasing to the Lord,

and be not partakers of the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

but all things proved to be wrong are made manifest by the light; for every thing which makes manifest is light.

See then that you walk discreetly, not as unwise but as wise,

Be not foolish therefore, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess, but be filled with the spirit,

But as the church is subject to Christ, so also let wives be subject to husbands in every thing.

that he might present the church to himself glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any thing of the kind, but that it should be holy and blameless.

for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also the church;

This is a great mystery; but I speak of Christ and the church.

But do you also, individually, each one so love his wife as himself, and the wife [see] that she reverences the husband.

And, fathers, provoke not your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

not with eye service as pleasing men, but as servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,

for our conflict is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the potentates of the darkness of this world, against the spiritual [hosts] of evil in the heavenly [worlds].

But that you may also know the things concerning me, how I do, Tichycus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will inform you of all things;

But I wish you to know, brothers, that the things as to me have resulted in the advancement of the gospel,

but those from contention preach Christ not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for my bonds.

What then? nevertheless, in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached, and in this I rejoice. But I also will rejoice;

according to my expectation and hope that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but with all boldness as always also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

But if to live in the flesh [is allowed me], I have this fruit of my work, and which I shall choose I know not.

But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better;

but to continue in the flesh is more necessary for you.

terrified in nothing by the adversaries, which is to them a token of destruction, but to you of salvation, and this from God;

because it was given to you in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him but also to suffer for him,

Do nothing in strife or vain glory, but in humility let each esteem others better than himself,

and let each consider not his own interests, but also those of others.

but he abased himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of man,

And so, my beloved, as you always obeyed, not in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;

But if I am even poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and congratulate you all;

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I may be refreshed when I know your affairs.

But you know his tried virtue, that as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.

But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, the brother and my fellow-laborer and fellow-soldier, but your apostle and servant of my need,

For indeed he was sick nigh to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

But whatever things were my gain, these I have considered a loss for the sake of Christ.

But for the same reason also I consider all things to be a loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and consider them worthless that I may gain Christ

and be found in him, not having my righteousness by the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness of God by the faith,

Not that I have already obtained it, or have been already made perfect; but I follow on that I may attain that for which also I was arrested by Christ.

I consider not myself, brothers, to have attained it; but this one thing I do; forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to those before,

but in what we have attained, in this let us walk.

But our kingdom is in heaven, from which also we expect the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Be anxious for nothing, but with all prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

But I rejoice greatly in the Lord, that now at length you began again to care for me, for whom also you did care, but had no opportunity [to serve me].

But you did well to communicate with my affliction,

Not that I desire a gift, but I desire the fruit which abounds to your account.

But I have all things and abound, I am fully supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, a perfume of good odor, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

the mystery concealed from ages and from generations, but now it has been manifested to his saints,

But I say this that no one may mislead you with persuasive words.

which are a shadow of things that were to come; but the body is Christ's.

but now do you put away also all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, vile conversation out of your mouth;

where there are not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, servant, freeman, but Christ is all things and in all.

Servants, obey in all things masters according to the flesh, not with eye service, as those pleasing men, but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

that our gospel came not to you in word only, but with power and with the Holy Spirit and with full assurance, as you know what we were among you for your sakes.

For from you the word of the Lord was proclaimed not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith with respect to God went into every place, so that we had no need to say any thing;

but having suffered before, and been injuriously treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.

but as we were judged worthy by God to be intrusted with the gospel so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tries our hearts.

but we were gentle among you, as a nurse would cherish her own children;

so being greatly desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you were dear to us.

For this cause also we thank God without ceasing, that receiving the word of God heard from us, you received not a word of men, but, as it is in truth, a word of God, who also works in you that believe.

But we, brothers, being deprived of you for a short time in presence, not in heart, used greater diligence to see your face, with much desire.

But now Timothy having come to us from you and told us the good news of your faith and love, and that you have a good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us, as we also you,

For God has not called us to impurity, but to purity.

He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who also gives us his Holy Spirit.

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that I should write to you; for you are taught by God to love one another;

for you also do the same to all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, to abound still more,

But concerning the times and season, brothers, you have no need that I should write to you;

But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the day should come upon you like a thief;

Therefore let us not sleep as others, but let us watch and be sober.

but let us who are of day be sober, putting on a cuirass of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation,

for God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

See that no one renders evil for evil, but always pursue the good both one to another and to all.

that they all may be condemned who believe not the truth but have pleasure in wickedness.

But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you to salvation by purification of spirit, and belief of the truth,

But the Lord is faithful, who will confirm you, and guard you from evil.

neither did we eat bread of any one for nought, but worked with labor and fatigue, night and day, not to be burdensome to any of you;

not that we have not a right [to a support], but that we may make ourselves an example for you to follow us.

For we hear that some go about among you in a disorderly manner, not working, but being above work;

But, brothers, be not weary of well doing.