because the one who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

which he has worked in Christ, raising him from the dead and seating [him] at his right hand in the heavenly [places],

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this [is] not from yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;

[it is] not from works, so that no one can boast.

that you were at that time apart from Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, not having hope, and without God in the world.

and to enlighten everyone [as to] what [is] the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages by God, who created all [things],

from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working by measure of each single part, the growth of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.

being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance [that] is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

and put on the new man (in accordance with God), who is created in righteousness and holiness from the truth.

{No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,

All bitterness, and rage, and wrath, and clamor, and abusive speech, must be removed from you, together with all wickedness.

for everything made visible is light. Therefore it says, Wake up, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.

not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,

[because you] know that each one of you, whatever good he should do, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

Peace to the brothers and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now,

The latter [do so] from love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.

The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction in my imprisonment.

and not letting yourselves be intimidated in anything by your opponents, which is a sign of destruction to them, but of your salvation, and this from God,

{circumcised on the eighth day}, from the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew [born] from Hebrews, according to the law a Pharisee,

and may be found in him, not having my righteousness [which is] from the law, but [which is] through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith,

if somehow I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

For our commonwealth exists in heaven, from which also we eagerly await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever [circumstances] I am.

Now you also know, Philippians, that at the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone,

But I have received everything [in full] and have an abundance; {I am well supplied} [because] I received from Epaphroditus {what you had sent}, a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

that has come to you, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day you heard about and understood the grace of God in truth,

just as you learned [it] from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave who is a faithful minister of Christ [on] our behalf,

Because of this also we, from the day we heard about [it], did not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled [with] the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual insight,

who has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred [us] to the kingdom of the Son {he loves},

and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything,

if indeed you remain in the faith, established and steadfast and not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

the mystery [which] has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been revealed to his saints,

having been buried with him in baptism, in which also you were raised together with [him] through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God.

But now you also lay aside all [these] things: anger, rage, wickedness, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

Whatever you do, accomplish [it] from the soul, as to the Lord, and not to people,

[because you] know that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ.

and Jesus who is called Justus. These [are] the only ones who are fellow workers for the kingdom of God from the circumcision, who have been a comfort to me.

And whenever this letter is read among you, {see to it} that it is read also among the Laodicean church, and that you also read the [letter] from Laodicea.

for from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we have no need to say anything.

For [they] themselves report about us, what sort of welcome we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve [the] living and true God,

and to await his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, the one who delivers us from the coming wrath.

For our exhortation [is] not from error or from impurity or with deceit,

nor seeking glory from people, neither from you nor from others.

And because of this we also give thanks to God constantly, that [when you] received God's word {that you heard} from us, you accepted [it] not [as the] word of men, but as [it] truly is, [the] word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles in order that they may be saved, so that [they] always fill up their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the end.

But [when] we were made orphans by separation from you, brothers, for {a short time} (in face, not in heart), [we were] even more eager with great desire to see your face,

But now, [because] Timothy has come to us from you and has brought good news to us of your faith and love, and that {you always think kindly of us}, desiring to see us just as also we [desire to see] you,

Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you and appeal to [you] in the Lord Jesus that, just as you have received from us how it is necessary for you to live and to please God, just as indeed you are living, that you progress even more.

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

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

Abstain from every form of evil.

Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,

who will pay the penalty [of] eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,

that you not be easily shaken from your composure, nor be troubled either by a spirit or by a message or by a letter {alleged to be from us}, to the effect that the day of the Lord has arrived.

So then, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions which you were taught, whether by [spoken] word or by letter from us.

and that we may be delivered from evil and wicked people, {for not all have the faith}.

But the Lord is faithful, who will strengthen you and guard [you] from the evil one.

But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, [that] you keep away from every brother who lives irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.

nor did we eat bread from anyone without paying, but with toil and labor, [we were] working night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you,

to Timothy, [my] true child in the faith. Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a faith without hypocrisy,

from which some have deviated, [and] have turned away into fruitless discussion,

But [he] must also have a good testimony from those outside, in order that he may not fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the last times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

who forbid marrying [and insist on] abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth,

But refuse younger widows, for whenever their physical desires lead them away from Christ, they want to marry,

And at the same time also, going around from house to house, they learn [to be] idle, and not only idle, but also gossipy and busybodies, saying the things [that are] not necessary.

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a morbid interest concerning controversies and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,

For the love of money is a root of all evil, by which some, [because they] desire [it], have gone astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.

But you, O man of God, flee from these [things], and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.

O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted [to you]. Turn away from pointless empty talk and contradictions of [what is] falsely called knowledge,

to Timothy, [my] dear child. Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Hold fast to the pattern of sound words which you heard from me, in the faith and love [that are] in Christ Jesus.

You know this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day! And how much he served [me] in Ephesus you know very well.

and [the things] which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these [things] to faithful people who will be competent to teach others also.

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David according to my gospel,

However, the solid foundation of God stands firm, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must abstain from unrighteousness."

Therefore, if someone cleanses himself from these [things], he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

But flee from youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, [and] peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.

and they will come to their senses again [and escape] from the trap of the devil, being held captive by him to [do] his will.

For from these are those who slip into houses and captivate foolish women loaded down with sins, led by various kinds of desires,

persecutions, [and] sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, [and] in Lystra, what sort of persecutions I endured, and the Lord delivered me from all [of them].

But you continue in [the things] which you have learned and are convinced [of], [because you] know from whom you learned [them],

and that from childhood you have known the holy writings that are able [to make] you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

and they will turn away from the hearing of the truth, but will turn to myths.

But the Lord helped me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fulfilled and all the Gentiles might hear, and he rescued [me] from the lion's mouth.

The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will save [me] for his heavenly kingdom, to whom [be] the glory {forever and ever}. Amen.

to Titus, [my] true child according to a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who turn away from the truth.

who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.