In him you also were circumcised -- not, however, with a circumcision performed by human hands, but by the removal of the fleshly body, that is, through the circumcision done by Christ.

Having been buried with him in baptism, you also have been raised with him through your faith in the power of God who raised him from the dead.

You also lived your lives in this way at one time, when you used to live among them.

bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.

Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

And Jesus who is called Justus also sends greetings. In terms of Jewish converts, these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.

But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!

In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.

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

And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

And besides that, going around from house to house they learn to be lazy, and they are not only lazy, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not.

Similarly good works are also obvious, and the ones that are not cannot remain hidden.

Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner unless he competes according to the rules.

This saying is trustworthy: If we died with him, we will also live with him.

If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.

Now in a wealthy home there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.

And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people -- who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith -- also oppose the truth.

Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day -- and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.

I, Paul, have written this letter with my own hand: I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe me your very self.

At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.

who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God's house.

For the one who enters God's rest has also rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.

He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,

So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, who said to him, "You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,"

as also in another place God says, "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek."

To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.

so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to bring salvation.

And the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us, for after saying,

By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

Therefore, to sanctify the people by his own blood, Jesus also suffered outside the camp.

For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.

So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.

And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way?

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord's return is near.

Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.

Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.

So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,

But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice and be glad.

Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.

And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him,

speaking of these things in all his letters. Some things in these letters are hard to understand, things the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they also do to the rest of the scriptures.

and he himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.

Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. The person who confesses the Son has the Father also.

As for you, what you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.

If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.

Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; indeed, sin is lawlessness.

Dear friends, if God so loved us, then we also ought to love one another.

By this love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because just as Jesus is, so also are we in this world.

From the elder, to an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth (and not I alone, but also all those who know the truth),

Demetrius has been testified to by all, even by the truth itself. We also testify to him, and you know that our testimony is true.

You also know that the angels who did not keep within their proper domain but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness, locked up for the judgment of the great Day.

So also Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring towns, since they indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire in a way similar to these angels, are now displayed as an example by suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

I am also aware that you have persisted steadfastly, endured much for the sake of my name, and have not grown weary.

But you do have this going for you: You hate what the Nicolaitans practice -- practices I also hate.

I know the distress you are suffering and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know the slander against you by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

In the same way, there are also some among you who follow the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

Because you have kept my admonition to endure steadfastly, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

Their corpses will lie in the street of the great city that is symbolically called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was also crucified.

He also caused everyone (small and great, rich and poor, free and slave) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.

I also heard a sound coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. Now the sound I heard was like that made by harpists playing their harps,

that person will also drink of the wine of God's anger that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath, and he will be tortured with fire and sulfur in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb.

(This requires a mind that has wisdom.) The seven heads are seven mountains the woman sits on. They are also seven kings:

Then the angel said to me, "Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!" He also said to me, "These are the true words of God."

Then I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

He also said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water free of charge from the spring of the water of life.

He also measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits according to human measurement, which is also the angel's.