even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;

Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "uncircumcision" by that which is called "circumcision," (in the flesh, made by hands);

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,

having abolished in the flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace;

and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility thereby.

how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,

He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

For indeed he was sick, nearly to death, but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.

though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,

and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power;

in whom you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.

nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.

For this cause I also, when I couldn't stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn't receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

that they all might be judged who didn't believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;

of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:

If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don't let the assembly be burdened; that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.

has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor.

But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.

Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

and might deliver all of them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

So also Christ didn't glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, "You are my Son. Today I have become your father."

Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,

For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a priest continually.

for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him.

For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.

who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life:

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath

(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, "The Lord swore and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.'"

Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.

For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they didn't continue in my covenant, and I disregarded them," says the Lord.

In that he says, "A new covenant," he has made the first old. But that which is becoming old and grows aged is near to vanishing away.

But Christ having come as a high priest of the coming good things, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.

For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.

For Christ hasn't entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

from that time waiting until his enemies are made the footstool of his feet.

By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.

By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave instructions concerning his bones.

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.

Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then are you illegitimate, and not children.

For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,

to the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,

This phrase, "Yet once more," signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.

Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate.

and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn't rain on the earth for three years and six months.

who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

For to this end the Good News was preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed as men in the flesh, but live as to God in the spirit.

knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.

For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly;