But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

but you know that because of weakness of the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time.

They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.

but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.

For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.

Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.

I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

For in Christ Jesus neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

From now on, let no one cause me any trouble, for I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus branded on my body.

having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;

not of works, that no one would boast.

that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

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

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;

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

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;

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,

and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

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

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

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,

and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

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.

Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

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

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;

You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;

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

for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;

Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;

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

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

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,

having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,

So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.

For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.

But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

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

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.

I know how to be humbled, and I know also how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

You yourselves also know, you Philippians, that in the beginning of the Good News, when I departed from Macedonia, no assembly shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you only.

Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the assembly;

the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

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

Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,

Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

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

We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,

and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn't in vain,

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.

For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),

As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,

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

For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

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.

But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;

For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;

For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God;

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.

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

But we don't want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don't grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

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.

But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.

For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.

But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.

giving vengeance to those who don't know God, and to those who don't obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,

Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him, we ask you