When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

But we were like children among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we did not behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who do not work at all, but are busybodies.

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by hell.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

Where do conflicts and quarrels among you come from? Do they not come from your passions that war in your members?

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord,

My brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, as God wants; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

(for that righteous man dwelling among them, was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):

In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say.

And among the lampstands was one like a son of man, clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.

"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: "He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lampstands says these things:

"I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. You hold firmly to my name, and did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

From among the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations people will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be placed in a tomb.

These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.