For, although I did cause you sorrow by that letter, I do not now regret it; although I did regret it then. I see that the letter caused you sorrow only for a time.

Now I will give you my opinion on this matter. For this is for your interest, because you were not only the first to do anything about it, but the first to want to do so; you started it a year ago.

Not only that, but he has been selected by the churches to travel with me for this gracious contribution which is being raised by me, so that it may turn out for the glory of the Lord and a proof of my readiness to serve.

For I am taking the precaution to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord but also in the eyes of men.

Because the service rendered by this sacred offering is not only fully supplying the needs of God's people, but it is also running over with many thanks to God for it.

On behalf of this man with such an experience I will boast, but on behalf of myself personally I will boast only about my weaknesses.

but He said to me, "My spiritual strength is sufficient, for it is only by means of conscious weakness that perfect power is developed."

In what respect, then, were you inferior to the rest of the churches, except for the fact that I, and I only, never received from you any financial support? Please forgive me this wrong.

For I cannot do anything against the truth, but only for it.

which is not really another one; only there are certain people who are trying to unsettle you and want to turn the good news of Christ upside down.

Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas, but I spent only two weeks with him;

only they kept hearing people say, "Our former persecutor is now preaching as good news the faith which once he tried to destroy,"

Only they wanted us to remember the poor; the very thing that I was eager to do.

I want to ask you only this one thing: Did you receive the Spirit by doing what the law commands, or by believing the message you heard?

Though an intermediary implies more than one party, yet God is only one.

Now it is a fine thing to have special attention paid you, if it is done sincerely and unceasingly, and not only when I am with you.

For in union with Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor lack of it counts for anything; but only faith that is spurred on to action by love.

For you, brothers, were called to freedom; only you must not let your freedom be an excuse for the gratification of your lower nature, but in love be slaves to one another.

These men who are trying to force you to let yourselves be circumcised simply want to make a fine outward show, only to keep you from being persecuted for the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For neither circumcision nor the lack of it has any value, but only a new creation.

far above every other government, authority, power, and dominion, yea, far above every other title that can be conferred, not only in this world but in the world to come.

So remember that you were once heathen in a physical sense, called the uncircumcised by those who call themselves the circumcised -- though only in a physical sense, by human hands.

You must stop letting any bad word pass your lips, but only words that are good for building up as the occasion demands, so that they will result in spiritual blessing to the hearers.

But sexual vice and any form of immorality or sensual greed must not so much as be mentioned among you, as that is the only course becoming in God's people;

Only you must practice living lives that are worthy of the good news, so that whether I come and see you or stay away, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, and that with one purpose you are continuing to cooperate in the fight for faith in the good news.

For it has been graciously granted to you for Christ's sake, not only to trust in Him but also to suffer for Him,

Stop looking after your own interests only but practice looking out for the interests of others too.

So, my dearly loved friends, as you have always been obedient, so now with reverence and awe keep on working clear down to the finishing point of your salvation not only as though I were with you but much more because I am away;

For he was so sick that he was on the point of dying, but God took pity on him, and not only on him but on me too, to keep me from having one sorrow after another.

For we are the true circumcision, who by the Spirit of God worship Him, who take pride in Christ Jesus only, and do not rely on outward privileges,

So does Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only converts from Judaism that are fellow-workers with me here for the kingdom of God, who have proved a real comfort to me.

(1:7) For the message of the Lord has rung out from you, not only in Macedonia and Greece, but everywhere the report of your faith in God has been told, so that we need never mention it.

Because we were yearning for you so tenderly, we were willing, not only to share with you God's good news, but to lay down our very lives too for you, all because you were so dearly loved by us.

For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work, but only until he who is holding it back has been gotten out of the way.

To the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;

A deacon too must have only one wife, and manage his children and household well.

Besides, as they get the habit of gadding about from house to house, they learn to be idle, and not only idle but gossips and busybodies, talking of things they ought not to mention.

Stop drinking water only, but take a little wine to strengthen your stomach and relieve its frequent attacks.

and perpetual friction between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth, who imagine that religion is only a means of gain.

which will be brought about in His own time by the blessed, only Sovereign, the King of kings, the Lord of lords,

but has only recently been made known through the appearance of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who through the good news has put a stop to the power of death, and brought life and immortality to light.

In any great house there are not only gold and silver articles but also wooden utensils, some for honorable uses and some for lowly uses.

Now the crown for doing right awaits me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award me on that day, and not only me but also all who have loved His appearing.

Luke is the only one who is now with me. Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for he is of great service to me,

each elder must be above reproach, have only one wife, and his children must not be liable to the charge of profligacy or disobedience.

Now Moses was faithful in all the house of God, yet only as a servant to bear witness to the message that should be spoken,

and so is obliged to offer sin-offerings, not only for the people but for himself as well.

For everyone who uses milk alone is inexperienced in the message of right-doing; he is only an infant.

So then let us once for all quit the elementary teaching about Christ and continue progressing toward maturity; let us stop relaying a foundation of repentance from works that mean only death, and of faith in God,

but He, on the other hand, because He Himself lives on forever, enjoys the only priesthood that has no successors in office.

but into the second or inner part nobody but the high priest may go, and he only once a year, and never without blood which he offers for himself and for the sins committed in ignorance by the people.

since they deal only with food and drink and various washings, that is, with mere material regulations which are in force only until the time of setting things straight.

For a will is valid only after a man is dead, since it has no force whatever while the one who made it is alive.

For since the law cast only a shadow of the blessings to come and did not possess the reality itself of those blessings, the priests with the same sacrifices that are perpetually offered year after year cannot make perfect those who come to worship.

but only a terrifying prospect of judgment and that fiery indignation which is going to devour God's enemies.

Anyone who breaks the law of Moses pays the death penalty without any show of pity, on the evidence of two or three witnesses only.

These people all died victoriously as a result of their faith, although they did not receive the blessings promised; that is, because they really saw them in the far-off future and welcomed them, and so professed to be only foreigners and strangers here on earth.

By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test, offered Isaac as a sacrifice; that is, he who had received the promise was starting to offer as a sacrifice his only son,

Now if you are without any discipline, in which all true sons share, you are only illegitimate children and not true sons.

For they disciplined us only a short time, as it seemed proper to them, but He does it for our good, in order that we may share His holy character.

but now His promise is, "Once more I will make not only the earth but heaven itself tremble." Now that expression, "Once more," signifies the final removal of the things that can be shaken, to let remain the things that cannot be shaken.

I beg you, brothers, to listen patiently to this message, for I have written you only a short letter.

Live like free men, only do not make your freedom a pretext for doing evil, but live like slaves of God.

You house-servants must be submissive to your masters and show them perfect respect, not only to those who are kind and fair but also to those who are cruel.

This is the way God's love for us has been shown, namely, God has sent His only Son into the world that we through Him might have life.

He is the One who came through water and blood -- Jesus Christ; not through water only but through water and blood. The Spirit also testifies to this, because the Spirit is truth.

The Elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I truly love, and not only I but all who know the truth,

For certain persons have sneaked in -- their doom was written down long ago -- godless persons, who turn the favor of our God into an excuse for licentiousness, and disown our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, as it was before all time, both now and forever and ever. Amen.

"I know your pressing trouble and poverty, but still you are rich; I know how you are abused by those who claim to be Jews although they are not, but are only a synagogue of Satan.

They were told not to injure the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only the people who did not have the mark of God's seal on their foreheads.

They were not permitted to kill them, but only to torture them for five months, and the torture they inflicted was like the torture of a scorpion when it stings a man.

so that men were severely scorched, but they only cursed the name of God who had authority over these plagues, and would not repent and give Him glory.

Then I fell before his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must take care not to do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who hold to the testimony borne by Jesus. Worship God. For the testimony borne by Jesus is the inspiring spirit of prophecy."

Nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices abominable living and lying, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

But he said to me: "You must be careful not to do that; I am only a fellow-slave of yours, of your brothers the prophets, and of the people who practice the truths contained in this book. Worship God."