Thematic Bible: Their people are bound, to


Thematic Bible




Pray for us: for we persuade ourselves that we have a good conscience, in all things desirous to walk rightly.

and for me in order that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the glad tidings,








And he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of Jehovah.

Who ever carries on war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? or who herds a flock and does not eat of the milk of the flock? Do I speak these things as a man, or does not the law also say these things? For in the law of Moses it is written, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that is treading out corn. Is God occupied about the oxen, read more.
or does he say it altogether for our sakes? For for our sakes it has been written, that the plougher should plough in hope, and he that treads out corn, in hope of partaking of it. If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?


but even as ye abound in every way, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in love from you to us, that ye may abound in this grace also.

But Timotheus having just come to us from you, and brought to us the glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have always good remembrance of us, desiring much to see us, even as we also you;


even as also ye have recognised us in part, that we are your boast, even as ye are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

And I have written this very letter to you, that coming I may not have grief from those from whom I ought to have joy; trusting in you all that my joy is that of you all.






that ye should also be subject to such, and to every one joined in the work and labouring.


and my temptation, which was in my flesh, ye did not slight nor reject with contempt; but ye received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.



yea, I ask thee also, true yokefellow, assist them, who have contended along with me in the glad tidings, with Clement also, and my other fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life.

Salute Urbanus, our fellow-workman in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.


He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me; and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me.




all things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not,