For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."

This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don't know what I will choose.

Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

Now this I say that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

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

that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

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.

for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

Therefore he who rejects this doesn't reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.

This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God, for which you also suffer.

To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;

Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."

If any man doesn't obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

The greeting of me, Paul, with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter: this is how I write.

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;

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.

This instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare;

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.

This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.

For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

For this, I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

This saying is faithful: "For if we died with him, we will also live with him.

However God's firm foundation stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness."

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come.

for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).

For he has said this somewhere about the seventh day, "God rested on the seventh day from all his works;"

and in this place again, "They will not enter into my rest."

Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.

Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.

For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

This will we do, if God permits.

But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.

In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

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

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best spoils.

This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest,

who doesn't need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.

Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.

"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days," says the Lord; "I will put my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place wasn't yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;

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 this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you."

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

"This is the covenant that I will make with them: 'After those days,' says the Lord, 'I will put my laws on their heart, I will also write them on their mind;'" then he says,

For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

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.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner.

But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow let's go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit."