For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, God was well pleased, through the foolishness of our preaching, to save those that believe.

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to the church daily those who were being saved.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes, both to the Jew first and to the Greek.

For we are the fragrance of Christ to God among those being saved, and among those perishing.

For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God,

who having saved us, and having called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time [itself],

Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

[My] son, forget not my laws, but let your heart keep my words:

Take hold of my instruction; do not let it go, but keep it for yourself, for your life.

[My] son, keep the laws of your father, and do not reject the ordinances of your mother:

Whenever you walk, lead this along and let it be with you, that it may talk with you when you wake.

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if indeed you continue in the faith, having been founded and firm and not drifting away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was proclaimed to all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

So then, brothers, stand fast and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our letter.

On account of this we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.

but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the boast of hope firm until [the] end.

For we have become partakers of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of the assurance firm until the end,

Therefore having a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain and your faith also is vain!

Then they believed His words, and celebrated His praise.

They made haste, they forgot His works; they waited not for His counsel.

But those on the rock are they that, whenever they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of testing fall away.

Then Jesus said to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in My word, truly you are My disciples.

And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free."

Then Simon himself also believed; and having been baptized, he was continuing with Philip, and observing miracles and signs occurring, he was astounded.

And working together [with Him], we also urge that you not receive the grace of God in vain.

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

What does it profit, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Is that [kind of] faith able to save him?

Thus also that faith, if it does not have works, is dead, [being] by itself

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.