it having been made plain that you are the epistle of Christ, ministered by us, not having been written with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not on tablets of stone, but in fleshly tablets of the heart.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God;

And we are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of the thing being done away.

But we all, with our face having been unveiled, having beheld the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are being changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Lord Spirit.

For we who live are always being delivered to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus might also be revealed in our body.

For all things are for your sake, so that the superabounding grace might be made to abound through the thanksgiving of the greater number, to the glory of God.

we not considering the things which are seen, but the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are not lasting, but the things which are not seen are everlasting.

For we who are in this tabernacle groan, being burdened; inasmuch as we do not wish to be unclothed, but to be clothed, so that the mortal might be swallowed up by the life.

Then being always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord;

then we are confident and we are pleased rather to go away from home out of the body, and to come home to the Lord.

Therefore we are also laboring to be well-pleasing to Him, whether at home or away from home.

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men. But we are revealed to God, and I trust also that we are revealed in your consciences.

For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but are giving you occasion to glory on our behalf, so that you may have it to answer those boasting in appearance, and not in heart.

For if we are out of our mind, it is to God; or if we are in our senses, it is for you.

And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Then we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as God exhorting through us, we beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

We are in nothing giving cause of stumbling, in no way, so that the ministry may not be blamed,

You are not restrained in us, but you are restrained in your own affections.

And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, as God has said, "I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."

I do not speak this to condemn you, for I have said before that you are in our hearts for us to die together, and to live together.

And his tender feelings are more abundant toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, as you received him with fear and trembling.

If anyone inquires of Titus, he is my partner and fellow-worker for you, or of our brothers, they are the messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,

Do you look at things according to appearance? If anyone has persuaded himself that he is Christ's, let him think this again as to himself, that as he is Christ's, even so we are Christ's.

For indeed they say, the letters are weighty and powerful, but the bodily presence is weak, and his speech is contemptible.

Let such a one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters, being absent, such we will be also in deed when we are present.

For we do not dare to rank or compare ourselves with some of the ones commending themselves. But they, measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, are not perceptive.

For such ones are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

Are they Hebrews? I also! Are they Israelites? I also! Are they the seed of Abraham? I also!

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself,) I am more! I have been in labors more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more, in deaths many times.

Again, do you think we are defending ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ, but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your building up.

for even if He was crucified out of weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For indeed even we are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you),

examine yourselves, whether you are in the faith, prove your own selves. Do you not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are reprobates?

But I trust that you will know that we are not reprobates.

But I pray to God for you not to do evil, none. And not that we may appear approved, but that you should do the good things, though we are deemed to be reprobates.

For we are glad when we are weak, and you are powerful. But we pray also for this, your perfection.

I marvel that you so soon are being moved away from Him who called you into the grace of Christ, to another gospel,

which is not another, but some are troubling you, and desiring to pervert the gospel of Christ.

Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, do you now perfect yourself in the flesh?

Therefore know that those of faith, these are the sons of Abraham.

So then those of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

For as many as are out of works of the Law, these are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the Book of the Law, to do them."

But faith coming, we are no longer under a trainer.

For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

There cannot be Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise.

And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

So that you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.

But now, knowing God, but rather are known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements to which you again desire to slave anew?

They are zealous for you, but not well. But they only desire to shut you out, that you be zealous to them.

which things are being allegorized; for these are the two covenants, one indeed from Mount Sinai bringing forth to slavery, which is Hagar.

For it is written, "Rejoice, barren one not bearing; break forth and shout, you not travailing; for more are the children of the desolate than she having the husband."

But brothers, we, like Isaac, are children of promise.

Then, brothers, we are not children of a slave-woman, but of the free woman.

Behold, I, Paul, say to you that if you are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

you who are justified by Law are deprived of all effect from Christ; you fell from grace.

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you are not consumed by one another.

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. And these are contrary to one another; lest whatever you may will, these things you do.

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

Now the works of the flesh are clearly revealed, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lustfulness,

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus.

(even when we were dead in sins) has made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),

For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God,

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Therefore remember that you, the nations, in time past were in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

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

Now therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,

in whom you also are built together for a dwelling place of God through the Spirit.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the calling with which you are called,

There is one body and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling,

Therefore putting away lying, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed until the day of redemption.

neither baseness, foolish talking, jesting, which are not becoming, but rather giving of thanks.

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones.

Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons.

even as it is righteous for me to think this of you all, because you have me in your heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partakers of my grace.

so that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places.

And most of the brothers in the Lord, becoming confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the Word without fear.

For all seek their own, not the things which are of Jesus Christ.

For we are the circumcision who worship God in the spirit and rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh;

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be of this mind. And if in anything you are otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this to you.

(For many are walking, of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ;

For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which also we are looking for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

And I also beg you, true yoke-fellow, help those women who labored in the gospel with me and with Clement, and others of my fellow-laborers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

Finally, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think on these things.

Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.

All the saints greet you, most of all those who are of Caesar's household.

if indeed you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard and which was proclaimed in all the creation under Heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister,

For to them God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

And you are complete in Him, who is the Head of all principality and power,

in whom also you are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ,

For these are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ.

If then you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, are you subject to its ordinances:

which things are all for corruption in the using, according to the commands and doctrines of men?