I planned to leave you in order to go to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, and let you send me on to Judea.

I wrote to you out of great sorrow and anguish of heart along with many tears not to make you sad but to let you know how much love I have for you.

For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Jesus the Messiah.

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.

but I was let down in a basket through an opening in the wall and escaped from him.

I must boast, although it does not do any good. Let's talk about visions and revelations from the Lord.