This does not mean that other people are to be relieved and you to suffer:

for the service rendered by this fund does more than supply the wants of the saints, it overflows with many a cry of thanks to God.

I do live in the flesh, but I do not make war as the flesh does;

Look at this obvious fact. So-and-so is perfectly sure he 'belongs to Christ'? Well then, let him understand, on second thoughts, that I 'belong to Christ' as much as he does.

If it is discovered that in our quest for justification in Christ we are 'sinners' as well as the Gentiles, does that make Christ an agent of sin? Never!

Whereas a curse rests on all who rely upon obedience to the Law; for it is written, Cursed is everyone who does not hold by all that is written in the book of the law, to perform it.

My point is this: the Law which arose four hundred and thirty years later does not repeal a will previously ratified by God, so as to cancel the Promise.

However, what does the scripture say? Put away the slave-woman and her son, for the son of the slave-woman shall not be heir along with the son of the free-woman.

That sort of suasion does not come from Him who called you!

What does he ascended mean, except that he first descended to the nether regions of the earth?

For no one ever hates his flesh; no, he nourishes and cherishes it (just as Christ does the church

What does it matter? Anyhow, for ulterior ends or honestly, Christ is being proclaimed, and I rejoice over that; yes and I will rejoice over it.

Well then, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. I am repeating this word 'rejoice' in my letter, but that does not tire me and it is the safe course for you. ??2 Beware of these dogs, these wicked workmen, the incision-party!

Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you; so does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, about whom you have got instructions (if he comes to you, give him a welcome);

and so does Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only comrades in the work of God's realm, belonging to the circumcised, who have been any comfort to me.

Our beloved Luke, the doctor, salutes you; so does Demas.

For the appeal we make does not spring from any delusion or from impure motives ??it does not work by cunning;

(if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how is he to look after the church of God?);

And who does not admit how profound is the divine truth of our religion? ??it is He who was "manifest in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by the angels, preached among the nations, believed on throughout the world, taken up to glory."

Whoever does not provide for his own relatives and particularly for his own family, has repudiated the faith: he is worse than an infidel.

Whereas God does find fault with the people of that covenant, when he says: The day is coming, saith the Lord, when I will conclude a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be on the lines of the covenant I made with their fathers,

he then adds, Here I come to do thy will. He does away with the first in order to establish the second.

and apart from faith it is impossible to satisfy him, for the man who draws near to God must believe that he exists and that he does reward those who seek him.

Be sure of that, my beloved brothers. Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to talk, slow to be angry ??20 for human anger does not promote divine righteousness;

For whoever listens and does nothing, is like a man who glances at his natural face in a mirror;

Whoever considers he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is futile.

You observe it is by what he does that a man is justified, not simply by what he believes.

Does a fountain pour out fresh water and brackish from the same hole?

[follows 2:26] Whoever, then, knows what is right to do and does not do it, that is a sin for him.

Your sister-church in Babylon, elect like yourselves, salutes you. So does my son Mark.

The Lord is not slow with what he promises, according to certain people's idea of slowness; no, he is longsuffering for your sake, he does not wish any to perish but all to betake them to repentance.

My dear children, I am writing this to you that you may not sin; but if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father in Jesus Christ the just;

He who says, 'I know him,' but does not obey his commands, is a liar and the truth is not in him;

but he who hates his brother is in darkness, he walks in darkness and does not know where he is going, for the darkness has blinded his eyes.

and the world is passing away with its desire, while he who does the will of God remains for ever.

'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.

anyone who remains in him does not sin ??anyone who sins has neither seen nor known him.

Anyone who is born of God does not commit sin, for the offspring of God remain in Him, and they cannot sin, because they are born of God.

Here is how the children of God and the children of the devil are recognized; anyone who does not practise righteousness does not belong to God, and neither does he who has no love for his brother.

If our heart does not condemn us, beloved, then we have confidence in approaching God,

and every spirit which does not confess Jesus [incarnate] does not come from God. This latter is the spirit of antichrist; you were told it was coming, and here it is already in the world.

we belong to God ??he who knows God listens to us, he who does not belong to God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

he who does not love, does not know God, for God is love.

He who possesses the Son possesses life: he who does not possess the Son does not possess life.

If anyone notices his brother committing a sin which is not deadly, he will ask and obtain life for him ??for anyone who does not commit a deadly sin. There is such a thing as deadly sin; I do not mean he is to pray for that.

We know that anyone who is born of God does not sin; He who was born of God preserves him, and the evil One never catches him.

Anyone who is 'advanced' and will not remain by the doctrine of Christ, does not possess God: he who remains by the doctrine of Christ possesses both the Father and the Son.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not admit him to the house ??do not even greet him,

Beloved, do not imitate evil but good; he who does good belongs to God, he who does evil has never seen God.

Everybody testifies to Demetrius, and so does the Truth itself: I testify to him too, and you know my testimony is true.

also, they are seven kings, of whom five have fallen, one is living, and the other has not arrived yet ??and when he does arrive, he can only stay a little while.