But now no longer having a place in these regions, and having a longing to come to you for many years,

so that in joy I may come to you through the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.

Now then go on your way, for you have earnestly desired to depart to the house of your father; [but] why have you stolen my gods?

And King David ceased to go out after Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon, regarding his death.

And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethlehem by the gate? Now the band of the Philistines [was] then in Bethlehem.

and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you.

For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

Therefore, my beloved and longed for brothers, my joy and crown, in this way stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

But I know that coming to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

who, coming down, prayed concerning them in order that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

Then they laid hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

saying, "Give me this power also, that on whom ever I lay my hands he may receive the Holy Spirit."

And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say that Jesus [is] Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

And there are varieties of ministries, but the same Lord.

But to each [one] the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the profit [of all).

and to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

For if he who comes [to you] preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you did not accept, you may well put up with him!

This only do I wish to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Have you suffered so many things in vain--If indeed [they] really [were] in vain?

Therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."

He that descended, He is also the [One] who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.

for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ,

[] Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to [the] revelation of [the] mystery kept secret since the world began,

And they rose early in the morning and went out to the Wilderness of Tekoa. And as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and cried, and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem; put your trust in the Lord God, and your trust shall be honored; trust in His prophet, and you shall prosper.

Therefore the churches were strengthened in the faith, and were growing in number each day.

Now He who establishes us together with you in Christ and who has anointed us is God,

and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, in order to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith,

so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and will guard you from the evil one.

Do not be carried away with various and strange doctrines. For it is good [for] the heart to be established by grace, not by foods, by which those having walked were not profited.

But may the God of all grace, the [One] having called you into His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little [while], may He Himself make you complete--He will establish, strengthen, [and] firmly ground [you].

By Silvanus the faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying this to be [the] true grace of God in which you stand.

Therefore I shall not neglect to constantly remind you concerning these things, although you know and have been established in the present truth.

You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on guard, lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being carried away by the error of the wicked;

but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.