For you know the condescending goodness of our Lord Jesus Christ--how for your sakes He became poor, though He was rich, in order that you through His poverty might grow rich.

But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

hereby taking care that no one might blame us in the disposal of this large sum which is administered by us:

Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed, and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow,

In every way you will grow richer and become even more generous, and this will cause others to give thanks to God because of us,

For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;

[And we are] prepared to punish all disobedience when your obedience is complete. [Note: This probably refers to the Corinthian church dealing with its unrepentant member. See I Cor. 5:3-5].

We do not go beyond our proper limit, boasting in the work of other men, but we have the hope that as your faith [in Christ and His divine power] continues to grow, our field among you may be greatly expanded [but still within the limits of our commission],

For I have a very great care for you: because you have been married by me to one husband, and it is my desire to give you completely holy to Christ.

Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

(If I did care to boast of other things, I would be no 'fool,' for I would have a true tale to tell; however, I abstain from that ??I want no one to take me for more than he can see in me or make out from me.)

Instead, he is placed under the care of guardians and servant managers until the time set by the father.

But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another.

Do not let us grow vain, and provoke or envy one another.

Brothers, even if a man should be caught committing a sin, you who are spiritually minded should, in a gentle spirit, help him to recover himself, taking care lest any one of you also should be tempted.

Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give in.

Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

[You are] built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets [See I Cor. 12:28], with Christ Jesus Himself being the principal stone by which the entire building is aligned.

in whom the whole structure is joined together, and it continues [to increase] growing into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, set apart, and sacred to the presence of the Lord].

For which cause I beseech you not to grow faint on account of my afflictions for you, which are your glory.

Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;

till we, everyone - in the unity of faith, and knowledge of the son of God - grow up unto a perfect man, after the measure of age which is of the fullness of Christ:

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

For from him the whole Body, closely joined and knit together by the contact of every part with the source of its life, derives its power to grow, in proportion to the vigor of each individual part; and so is being built up in a spirit of love.

are you angry? have a care you don't sin. "let not the sun go down upon your wrath,"

Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

Therefore do not grow thoughtless, but try to understand what the Lord's will is.

For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;

Slaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;

Henceforth you must grow strong through union with the Lord and through his mighty strength.

And I pray that your love may grow stronger and stronger, [along] with how much you know, and [that you may grow] in your ability to comprehend things.

so that, because of me, your confidence may grow in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always been obedient in the past, so now work out your own Salvation with anxious care, not only when I am with you, but all the more now that I am absent.

For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.

Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.

Nevertheless, so far as we have advanced, be it our care to walk by the same rule, to mind the same thing.

But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

But you did well to have care for me in my need.

so that your lives may be worthy of the Lord and perfectly pleasing to Him, while you exhibit the results of right action of every sort and grow into a fuller knowledge of God.

Take care lest there be some one who leads you away as prisoners by means of his philosophy and idle fancies, following human traditions and the world's crude notions instead of following Christ.

He is not holding on [firmly] to the head [i.e., Christ, the head of the church], from whom the entire body, being nourished and supported by its ligaments and joints, is caused to grow in size by God.

And he acting with injustice shall be taken care of for what he did unjustly: and there is no distinction of persons.

church which uses to meet in his house. when this epistle has been read among you, take care that it be read likewise in the church of the Laodiceans, and

Give this message to Archippus--'Take care to discharge to the best of your ability the office to which you were appointed in the Master's Cause.'

for our Gospel came to you, not merely in words, but also in power, in [a demonstration of] the Holy Spirit [See I Cor. 2:4] and with ["our" or "your"] deep conviction [of its truth]. You people know what kind of men we were while living among you for your benefit.

but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.

Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.

For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

that every one of you should take care to preserve the dignity of his

For we say this to you by [the authority of] the word of the Lord [Note: Paul was either quoting what Jesus had previously said, or was giving a revelation he had received from the Lord. See I Cor. 14:37], that we [Christians] who are [still] alive, who are left [on earth] when the Lord returns, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. [Note: The point Paul is making is that the living will not be "changed" (I Cor. 15:51-52) and taken to heaven before the dead are raised].

We exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, earnestly care for the weak-minded, be of a long-suffering disposition toward all.

Take care that none of you ever pays back wrong for wrong, but always follow the kindest course with one another and with every one.

And to such we proclaim and beseech by our Lord Jesus Christ, that, with freedom from care working, they should eat their own bread.

Brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.

Which may be seen in the good news of the glory of the great God, which was given into my care.

Among these people are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered over to Satan [Note: This probably refers to withdrawing fellowship from them. See I Cor. 5:1-5], so that they would learn not to speak against God [anymore].

Let the woman, in freedom from care, learn in all subjection.

And I trust not the woman to teach, neither to exercise authority over the man, but to be in freedom from care.

ruling well his own house, having his children in subjection with all dignity,??5 but if any one knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God???6 not a novice, lest being inflated with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

He must not be a new convert, or he may grow conceited and incur criticism from slanderous people.

Have a care for these things; give yourself to them with all your heart, so that all may see how you go forward.

take care how you behave, and what you teach. persevere in these duties: for by the practice of them, you will save both yourself, and those who hear you.

Honor widows who have no other family members to care for them.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren [who are adults], see to it that these first learn to show great respect to their own family [as their religious duty and natural obligation], and to compensate their parents or grandparents [for their upbringing]; for this is acceptable and pleasing in the sight of God.

A woman who has no other family members to care for her and who is left all alone has placed her hope in God and devotes herself to petitions and prayers night and day.

If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.

And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

But younger widows decline; for when they grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,

If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.

O Timothy, take good care of that which is given to you, turning away from the wrong and foolish talk and arguments of that knowledge which is falsely so named;

And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.

Guard [with greatest care] and keep unchanged, the treasure [that precious truth] which has been entrusted to you [that is, the good news about salvation through personal faith in Christ Jesus], through [the help of] the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often took care of me and was not ashamed that I was a prisoner.

Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.

discountenance such as hold vain irreligious discourse; for they will grow bold in impiety,

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound teaching, but according to their own desires they will pro cure for themselves an abundance of teachers to gratify their itching ears:

When you come, bring the cloak that I left in Troas with Car pus, and the books, especially the parchments.

The word is faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Help Zenas the lawyer forward on his journey with special care, and Apollos, so that they may have all they require.

They shall perish, but thou continuest still; and they all shall grow old as a garment,

are not all those spirits dispatch'd as ministers to take care of those who shall belong to the christian church.

But one has [solemnly] testified somewhere [in Scripture], saying,

“What is man, that You are mindful of him,
Or the son of man, that You graciously care for him?

Therefore I grew exasperated with that generation, I said, 'They are always astray in their heart': They would not learn my ways;

Take care, brothers and sisters, that there not be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving heart [which refuses to trust and rely on the Lord, a heart] that turns away from the living God.

Every high priest who is taken from among men is given his position to take care of the interests of men in those things which have to do with God, so that he may make offerings for sins.

so that you will not be [spiritually] sluggish, but [will instead be] imitators of those who through faith [lean on God with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in His power] and by patient endurance [even when suffering] are [now] inheriting the promises.

Not like the covenant which I made with their fathers
On the day when I took them by the hand
To lead them out of the land of Egypt;
For they did not continue in My covenant,
And I did not care for them, says the Lord.

and let us consider [thoughtfully] how we may encourage one another to love and to do good deeds,

Through faith Moses, when he grew to manhood, refused to be known as Pharaoh's daughter's son,

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.

Just consider and meditate on Him who endured from sinners such bitter hostility against Himself [consider it all in comparison with your trials], so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Take care [that] no one falls short of the grace of God; [that] no one growing up [like] a root of bitterness causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

Take care that no one becomes immoral, or irreligious like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.

Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe;

Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.

Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.