Brethren, I beseech you, become as I am, for I also have become as ye are; ye injured me in nothing.

How great then was your boasting of happiness! for I bear you witness, that if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes, and have given them to me.

So then, have I become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

Ye are entirely separated from Christ, who seek to obtain righteousness through the Law; ye have fallen away from grace.

I indeed have confidence in regard to you in the Lord, that ye will be no otherwise minded; but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whoever he may be.

But let each one prove his own work, and then will he have his ground for boasting in himself alone, and not in comparison with another;

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

See in what large letters I have written to you with my own hand.

For not even do they who become circumcised themselves keep the Law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who have before placed our hope in the Messiah;

even when dead through our trespasses, life with Christ,by grace have ye been saved,

For by grace ye have been saved, through faith; and this is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God;

but now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who formerly were afar off, have been brought nigh by the blood of Christ.

for through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

in whom we have our boldness and our access in confidence, through faith in him.

who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to wantonness, to work all uncleanness in greediness.

Let him that stealeth steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands at that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.

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

knowing that whatever good each one shall have done, that shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be bondman or free.

And, ye masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatening; knowing that both they and you have a Master in heaven, and that there is no respect of persons with him.

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

even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, all of you being sharers of the grace bestowed on me.

But I wish you to know, brethren, that things with me have resulted in the furtherance of the gospel;

so that my bonds have become known in connection with Christ in the whole camp of the imperial guards, and to all the rest;

as ye have the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.

holding forth the word of life, that I may have whereof to boast against the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, or labor in vain.

For I have no one likeminded, who will have a true concern for your state;

For indeed he was sick near to death; but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

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

though I myself have reason for confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath reason for confidence in the flesh, I more;

But whatever things were gain to me, those for the sake of Christ I have counted but loss.

Nay more, I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, that I may gain Christ,

Not that I have already obtained, or have been already perfected; but I press on, if I may also lay hold of that for which I was laid hold of by Christ.

Brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold of it; but one thing I do, forgetting the things that are behind, and stretching forth to the things that are before,

Let us, therefore, as many as are perfect, be of this mind; and if ye have a different mind in anything, even this will God reveal to you.

Nevertheless, whereto we have reached, in that let us walk.

Brethren, be ye followers together of me, and mark those who walk as ye have us for an example.

But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye have revived again in your care for my welfare; for which indeed ye cared before, but lacked opportunity.

Not that I speak on account of want; for I have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be content.

I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound; in every thing and in all things I have been well taught, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want;

But I have all, and abound; I am full, having received from Epaphroditus what was sent from you, a sweet odor, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;

for in him were created all things, those in the heavens, and those on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things have been created through him and for him;

For I would have you know what a great struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

As therefore ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,

rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

in whom also ye have been circumcised with a circumcision not performed by hand, in putting off the body of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ,

which things have indeed a show of wisdom in willworship and humiliation and severity to the body, not in any honor for the satisfying of the flesh.

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds,

and have put on the new man, who is renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him;

bearing with each other, and forgiving each other, if any one have a complaint against another; even as Christ freely forgave you, do ye also freely forgive;

Masters, deal out to your bondservants justice and equity, knowing that ye also have a master in heaven.

whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that he may know your condition, and comfort your hearts;

and Jesus, who is called Justus; who are of the circumcision; these only are my fellowworkers for the kingdom of God, who have been an encouragement unto me.

but as we have been regarded by God as worthy to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts.

nor from men sought we glory, either from you, or from others; though we might have used authority as apostles of Christ.

For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they have from the Jews;

For this cause, when I too could no longer forbear, I sent in order to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor should prove in vain.

But when Timothy just now came to us from you, and brought us good tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you;

that ye may walk becomingly toward those without, and may have need of nothing.

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are sleeping, that ye may not sorrow, as others do, who have no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, then also will God, through Jesus, bring again with him those who have fallen asleep.

For this we say to you in the word of the Lord, that we who are living, we who are left till the coming of the Lord, shall not anticipate those who have fallen asleep.

Let no one deceive you in any manner; for [that day will not come] unless the apostasy shall have come first and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for it is not all that have faith.

And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

Not because we have not authority, but to make ourselves an example to you, that ye should imitate us.

But I suffer not the woman to teach, nor to have authority over the man, but to be in silence.

moreover he must also have a good report from them that are without, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil.

For they that have served well as deacons, gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of believers.

But if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety to their own family, and to requite their parents; for this is acceptable before God.

well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

falling into condemnation, because they have cast off their first faith;

For some have already turned aside after Satan.

If any man or woman that is a believer have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be burdened, that it may relieve those that are widows indeed.

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they who receive the benefit are faithful and beloved. These things teach and exhort.

If we have, then, food and raiment, we will be therewith content.

For the love of money is a root of all evils; which some coveting have strayed away from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many pangs.

which some professing, have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee.

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, as without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day,

For which cause I suffer also these things. But I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which he hath committed to me unto that day.

who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection hath already taken place, and overthrow the faith of some.

and they may awake to their senses out of the snare of the Devil, by whom they have been taken captive to do his will.

For the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own desires will they heap to themselves teachers; because they have itching ears;

I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith;

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me at that day, and not to me only, but to all those who have loved his appearing.

True is the saying; and these things I desire that thou affirm earnestly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to practise good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

When I shall have sent Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, use diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for there I have determined to pass the winter.

For we have great thankfulness and comfort on account of thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.

Wherefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is befitting,

whom I have sent back; and do thou [receive] him, that is, my own flesh.

Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel;

I Paul have written it with my own hand, I will repay it; not to say to thee, that to me thou owest even thy own self besides.

Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

Having confidence in thy obedience I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.

For to which of the angels did he ever say: "Thou art my Son, I this day have begotten thee?" and again: "I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?"

Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest haply we let them slip.