For if we have become united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.

Now if we have died with the Messiah, we believe that we will also live with him,

In the same way, my brothers, through the Messiah's body you also died as far as the Law is concerned, so that you may belong to another person, the one who was raised from the dead, and may bear fruit for God.

And if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then the one who raised the Messiah from the dead will also make your mortal bodies alive by his Spirit who lives in you.

Now if we are children, we are heirs heirs of God and co-heirs with the Messiah if, in fact, we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

that the creation itself would also be set free from corrupting bondage in order to share the glorious freedom of God's children.

However, not only the creation, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit also groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

In the same way, the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, since we do not know how to pray as we should. But the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words,

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that the Son might be the firstborn among many brothers.

And those whom he predestined, he also called; and those whom he called, he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.

Can't he also reveal his glorious riches to the objects of his mercy that he has prepared ahead of time for glory

including us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but from the gentiles as well?

Isaiah also calls out concerning Israel, "Although the descendants of Israel are as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore, only a few will be saved.

But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for it is not without reason that they bear the sword. Indeed, they are God's servants to administer punishment to anyone who does wrong. Therefore, it is necessary for you to be acquiescent to the authorities, not only for the sake of God's punishment, but also for the sake of your own conscience.

This is also why you pay taxes. For rulers are God's servants faithfully devoting themselves to their work.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, who was the first convert to the Messiah in Asia.

(Oh yes, I also baptized the family of Stephanas. Beyond that, I'm not sure whether I baptized anyone else.)

But I will come to you soon if it's the Lord's will. Then I'll discover not only what these arrogant people are saying but also what power they have,

for the kingdom of God isn't just talk, but also power.

God raised the Lord, and by his power he will also raise us.

No temptation has overtaken you that is unusual for human beings. But God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. Instead, along with the temptation he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to endure it.

However, if someone says to you, "This was offered as a sacrifice," don't eat it, both out of consideration for the one who told you and also for the sake of conscience.

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you how the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took a loaf of bread,

What does this mean? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing psalms with my spirit, but I will also sing psalms with my mind.

As in all the churches of the saints, the women must keep silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak out, but must place themselves in submission, as the oral law also says.

and by which you are also being saved if you hold firmly to the message I proclaimed to you unless, of course, your faith was worthless.

For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also came through a man.

For as in Adam all die, so also in the Messiah will all be made alive.

But when everything has been put under him, then the Son himself will also become subject to the one who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.

It is planted a physical body but is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body.

Just as we have borne the likeness of the man who was made from dust, we will also bear the likeness of the man from heaven.

For as the Messiah's sufferings overflow into us, so also our comfort overflows through the Messiah.

Our hope for you is unshaken, because we know that as you share our sufferings, you also share our comfort.

as you also help us by your prayers for us. Then many people will thank God on our behalf because of the favor shown us through the prayers of many.

For what we are writing you is nothing more than what you can read and also understand. I hope you will understand completely,

I had also written to you to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in every way.

who has also qualified us to be ministers of a new covenant, which is not written but spiritual, because the written text brings death, but the Spirit gives life.

Now since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with this Scripture: "I believed, and so I spoke," we also believe and therefore speak.

We know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us to God together with you.

Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade people. We ourselves are perfectly known to God. I hope we are also really known to your consciences.

and not only by his arrival but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing for me, your sorrow, and your eagerness to take my side, and this made me even happier.

For if I have been doing some boasting about you to him, I have never been ashamed of it. Moreover, since everything we told you was true, our boasting to Titus has also proved to be true.

More than that, he has also been selected by the churches to travel with us while we are administering this work of kindness for the glory of the Lord and as evidence of our eagerness to help.

We intend to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of people.

We have also sent with them our brother whom we have often tested in many ways and found to be dedicated. At present he is more dedicated than ever because he has so much confidence in you.

Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

Now he who supplies seed to the farmer and bread to eat will also supply you with seed and multiply it and enlarge the harvest that results from your righteousness.

since this ministry you render is not only fully supplying the needs of the saints, it is also overflowing with more and more prayers of thanksgiving to God.

So it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their doom will match their deeds!

I will say it again: No one should think that I am a fool. But if you do, then treat me like a fool so that I can also boast a little.

I have traveled extensively and have been endangered from rivers, robbers, my own people, and gentiles. I've also been in danger in the city, in the open country, at sea, from false brothers,

For the one who worked through Peter by making him an apostle to the circumcised also worked through me by sending me to the gentiles.

The other Jews also joined him in this hypocritical behavior, to the extent that even Barnabas was caught up in their hypocrisy.

So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if you are a child, then you are also an heir because of what God did.

Since we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also be guided.

In the Messiah we were also chosen when we were predestined according to the purpose of the one who does everything that he wills to do,

He is far above every ruler, authority, power, dominion, and every name that can be named, not only in the present age, but also in the one to come.

Now what does this "he went up" mean except that he also had gone down into the lower parts of the earth?

Live lovingly, just as the Messiah also loved us and gave himself for us as an offering and sacrifice, a fragrant aroma to God.

also take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Pray also for me, so that, when I begin to speak, the right words will come to me. Then I will boldly make known the secret of the gospel,

For you have been given the privilege for the Messiah's sake not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.

Do not be concerned about your own interests, but also be concerned about the interests of others.

Have the same attitude among yourselves that was also in the Messiah Jesus:

In the same way, you also should rejoice and share your joy with me.

Indeed, he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow on top of another.

Yes, I also ask you, my true partner, to help these women. They have worked hard with me to advance the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

You Philippians also know that in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church participated with me in the matter of giving and receiving except for you.

He is also the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself might have first place in everything.

Through the Son, God also reconciled all things to himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, thereby making peace through the blood of his cross.

In union with him you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without human hands by stripping off the corrupt nature by the circumcision performed by the Messiah.

When you were buried with the Messiah in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

But now you must also get rid of anger, wrath, malice, slander, obscene speech, and all such sins.

Be tolerant of one another and forgive each other if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, you also should forgive.

Let the peace of the Messiah also rule in your hearts, to which you were called in one body, and be thankful.

Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

At the same time also pray for us that God would open before us a door for the word so that we may tell the secret about the Messiah, for which I have been imprisoned.

Jesus, who is called Justus, also greets you. These are the only ones of the circumcision who are fellow workers for the kingdom of God. They have been an encouragement to me.

When this letter has been read among you, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and be sure to read the one from Laodicea.

for the gospel we brought did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed, you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf.

From you the word of the Lord has spread out not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where your faith in God has become known. As a result, we do not need to say anything about it.

But Timothy has just now returned from visiting you and has told us the good news about your faith and love. He also told us that you always have fond memories of us and want to see us, just as we want to see you.

Also, make it your goal to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you,

Also pray that we may be rescued from worthless and evil people, since not everyone holds to the faith.

There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and human beings a human, the Messiah Jesus.

Their wives must also be serious. They must not be gossips, but instead be stable and trustworthy in everything.

At the same time, they also learn how to be lazy while going from house to house. Not only this, but they even become gossips and keep busy by interfering in other people's lives, saying things they should not say.

As for those who keep on sinning, rebuke them in front of everyone so that the rest will also be afraid.

I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first existed in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that this faith also exists in you.

In a large house there are not only utensils made of gold and silver, but also those made of wood and clay. Some are for special use, while others are for ordinary use.

The victor's crown of righteousness is now waiting for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on the day that he comes, and not only to me but also to all who eagerly wait for his appearing.

From: Paul, a servant of God, and also an apostle of Jesus the Messiah, to bring the faith to those chosen by God, along with full knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

Our own people should also learn to make good deeds a priority when urgent needs arise, so they won't be unproductive.

has in these last days spoken to us by a Son whom he appointed to be the heir of everything and through whom he also made the universe.

Therefore, since the children have flesh and blood, he himself also shared the same things, so that by his death he might destroy the one who has the power of death (that is, the Devil)

As he also says in another place, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."

Abraham gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything. In the first place, his name means "king of righteousness," and then he is also king of Salem, that is, "king of peace."

The descendants of Levi who accept the priesthood have a commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their own brothers, even though they are also descendants of Abraham.

When a change in the priesthood takes place, there must also be a change in the Law.

The Holy Spirit also assures us of this, for he said: