but the Scripture has shut up the whole world in prison together under sin, in order that the promise due to faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who have faith.

For all those of you who were given baptism into Christ did put on Christ.

And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and yours is the heritage by the right of God's undertaking given to Abraham.

He is [still] under [the direction of] guardians and managers [of his affairs] until the day his father decides [to give him his inheritance].

That he might make them free who were under the law, and that we might be given the place of sons.

Why then did you account yourselves so happy? (For I bear you witness that if you could you would have torn out your own eyes and given them to me.)

So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?

Say, you whose desire it is to be under the law, do you not give ear to the law?

This set of circumstances contains an illustration; for these two women [Hagar and Sarah] represent the two Agreements [between God and mankind]. The one [Agreement], given at Mount Sinai, represents Hagar, whose children became [the Israelites], enslaved under bondage [to the requirements of the law of Moses].

For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband.

Yes, I give witness again to every man who undergoes circumcision, that he will have to keep all the law.

You have been severed from Christ, if you seek to be justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] through the Law; you have fallen from grace [for you have lost your grasp on God’s unmerited favor and blessing].

My desire is that they who give you trouble might even be cut off themselves.

Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another.

Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.

And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.

And all who shall regulate their lives by this principle--may peace and mercy be given to them--and to the true Israel of God.

Henceforth, let no one give me trouble, for I the scars of the Lord Jesus in my body do bear.

God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

Blessed and worthy of praise be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ,

so that we might praise the splendid blessing which he has given us through his beloved Son.

He has given us perfect insight into his secret purpose and understanding of it, in following out the design he planned to carry out in Christ,

In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,

and this is the pledge of our inheritance, being given for the deliverance of his peculiar people, to the display of his glory.

I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers;

So that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in knowledge of him,

the eyes of your mind being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope belonging to his call of you, and what the riches of the glory of the inheritance which he hath given among the saints,

far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

and all things He did put under his feet, and did give him -- head over all things to the assembly,

And so God has given life to you Gentiles also, who were once dead in your trespasses and sins,

which were once habitual to you while you walked in the ways of this world and obeyed the Prince of the powers of the air, the spirits that are now at work in the hearts of the sons of disobedience--to you God has given Life.

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:

For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.

so as himself to give the death-blow to that feud by reconciling them both to God in one Body through the cross;

This is why I, Paul, whom Jesus the Christ has made a prisoner for the sake of you heathen??2 if at least you have heard how I dealt with the mercy of God that was given me for you,

If at least ye have heard of the administration of the favour of God which hath been given unto me for you,

Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

Of which I was made a minister, according to the free-gift of the favour of God which was given unto me, according to the energy of his power:

Unto me - the less than least of all saints, was given this favour, unto the nations, to announce the glad-message of the untraceable riches of the Christ,

[I was given the responsibility] to enlighten all people regarding the working out of God's secret plan, which has been kept hidden for ages in [the heart of] God, who created everything.

In order that he may give unto you - according to his glorious riches, with power, to be strengthened, through his Spirit, in the inner man,

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

in the uniting bond of peace, the unity given by the Spirit.

To each one of you, however, hath favour been given, according to the measure of the free-gift of the Christ;

Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.

(But what does "He ascended" mean if not that He also [first] descended to the lower parts of the earth [i.e., to the earth below]? [Note: Of the three principal interpretations given to this verse: a) Christ descended to earth, b) Christ descended to the grave, c) Christ descended to Mary's womb. The first is to be preferred. See John 3:13; 6:38, 62].

And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;

And this shall continue, until we all attain to that unity which is given by faith and by a fuller knowledge of the Son of God; until we reach the ideal man--the full standard of the perfection of the Christ.

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

Their understanding [of spiritual things] is darkened and excluded from the [spiritual] life that God gives, because of the ignorance in their minds and the stubbornness in their hearts.

These being past feeling have given themselves over to sensuality, in order to practise every form of impurity with greedy zest.

For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:

And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.

And do not give the devil an opportunity [to lead you into sin by holding a grudge, or nurturing anger, or harboring resentment, or cultivating bitterness].

The thief [who has become a believer] must no longer steal, but instead he must work hard [making an honest living], producing that which is good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with those in need.

Let, no putrid discourse, out of your mouth, be going forth, but if anything is good - suited to the needful upbuilding, - that it may give benefit unto them that hear;

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite.

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Avoid shameful and foolish talk and low jesting--they are all alike discreditable--and in place of these give thanks.

Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.

And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

For this reason He says,

“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”

and at all times for all things give thanks to God, the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;

Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

Give your service heartily and cheerfully, as working for the Master and not for men;

You masters, do the same [showing goodwill] toward them, and give up threatening and abusive words, knowing that [He who is] both their true Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with Him [regardless of one’s earthly status].

And on behalf of me; - that, unto me, may be given discourse in the opening of my mouth, with freedom of utterance, to make known the sacred secret of the glad-message

But so that you may have knowledge of my business, and how I am, Tychicus, the well-loved brother and tested servant in the Lord, will give you news of all things:

Whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, so that you may have knowledge of our position, and that he may give comfort to your hearts.

God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give the brothers peace and love, with faith.

God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

I give praise to my God at every memory of you,

It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart [i.e., you are dear to me], for you people are sharing in God's unearned favor with me [Note: Paul here refers to his ministry], both in my imprisonment and in my defense and confirmation of the Gospel [i.e., in my efforts to give proof of the Gospel's truth].

To the end ye may be putting to the test the things that differ, in order that ye may be incorrupt and may give no occasion of stumbling, unto the day of Christ,

Now I want you to know, believers, that what has happened to me [this imprisonment that was meant to stop me] has actually served to advance [the spread of] the good news [regarding salvation].

And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

Because, unto you, hath it been given as a favour, in behalf of Christ, not only, on him, to believe, but also, in his behalf, to suffer: -

If then there is any comfort in Christ, any help given by love, any uniting of hearts in the Spirit, any loving mercies and pity,

I pray you to give me the utter joy of knowing you are living in harmony, with the same feelings of love, with one heart and soul,

For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name;

And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

to hold up the message of life. That will give me ground for boasting on the day of Christ, because neither my career nor my labor has been a failure.

So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:

In conclusion, my brethren, be joyful in the Lord. For me to give you the same warnings as before is not irksome to me, while so far as you are concerned it is a safe precaution.

For we are the circumcision, who give worship to God and have glory in Jesus Christ, and have no faith in the flesh:

Being given circumcision on the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in relation to the law, a Pharisee:

Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,

Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.

For there are those, of whom I have given you word before, and do so now with sorrow, who are haters of the cross of Christ;

The end of such men is Ruin; for their appetites are their God, and they glory in their shame; their minds are given up to earthly things.

yea, I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, give them aid; since they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellowlaborers, whose names are in the book of life.

For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.