For many walk, of whom often I was speaking to you, and now even weeping I tell you, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:

For our citizenship exists in heaven, from which also we eagerly await for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,

that you should walk worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit and increasing in the full knowledge of God;

as indeed you know how each one of you, as a father [to] his own children, we exhorted, and comforted [you], and imploring you,

that you would make your walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

Finally then, brothers, we request of you and exhort [you] in the Lord Jesus, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you should abound more.

not embezzling, but showing good faith, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

through which have been given to us precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through these we may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

and with knowledge self-control, and with self-control perseverance, and with perseverance godliness,

For if these things belong to you and are increasing, it makes you neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, [seeing that] all these things shall be dissolved, what sort of [people] ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot or blemish;

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

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.

that I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God as a priest, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.

while through the approved character of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and [for the] generosity of your sharing toward them and toward all,

which is not another; except there are certain people who trouble you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ.

So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

But I have been persuaded in the Lord that I myself will also come shortly.

Because of this I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

when we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love which is towards all the saints;

But now when Timothy came to us from you, and brought good news to us of your faith and your love, and that you have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, as we also [long to see] you--

hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

For I rejoiced greatly when [the] brothers came and witnessed to the truth which is in you, just as you walk in truth.

I have no greater joy than these things, that I hear [that] my children are walking in truth.

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and acts of compassion,

fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit, intending the same purpose,

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

Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

A Song of Degrees. See now! What is so good, or what so pleasant, as for brethren to dwell together?

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every kingdom being divided against itself is made desolate, and every city or house being divided against itself shall not stand.

Now I beseech you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but you be made complete in the same mind and in the same opinion.

So then, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be courageous, be strong.

Let all that you do be done in love.

Finally brothers, farewell. Restore [yourselves], comfort [yourselves], be in agreement, be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

And I will give them another way, and another heart, to fear Me continually, and [that] for good to them and their children after them.

"I am not praying for these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word;

so that they all may be one, just as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were sharing food with joy and simplicity of heart,

Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things belonging to him was his own, but they had all things in common.

For just as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function,

so we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

For just as the body is one and has many parts, but all the parts of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.

For in fact the body is not one part but many.

And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?

But now God has set the parts, each one of them, in the body just as He desired.

But now indeed there [are] many parts, but one body.

But to a greater degree the parts of the body which seem weaker are necessary.

But our presentable [parts] have no need. But God united the body, giving greater honor to the [part] being inferior,

And if one part suffers, all the parts suffer together; or if one part is honored, all the parts rejoice together.

And [those] whom God has appointed in the church [are]: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.

Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those making peace.

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you about our common salvation, it became necessary to write to you exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

For the Lord will plead his cause, and you shall deliver your soul in safety.

Now after some days, when Felix arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for His name,

But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we proclaim):

in whom also you, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, [with] which I was entrusted.

having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,

I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.