I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I admonish you.

to Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

to Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my bonds,

I, Paul, am writing with my own hand. I will repay; not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides.

Of His own purpose He brought us forth by the Word of Truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you through His name.

Little children, keep yourselves away from idols. Amen.

And Moses said to Jehovah, Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your eyes, to lay the burden of all these people on me?

Have I conceived all these people? Have I begotten them, that You say to me, Carry them in your bosom, as a supporting father carries a nursing child, to the land which You have sworn to their fathers?

He shall see the travail of His soul, and shall be fulfilled. By His knowledge shall My righteous Servant justify many; for He shall bear their iniquities.

And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. And His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

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

Yes, and if I am being poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

For I want you to know what a great struggle I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand complete and full-grown in all the will of God;

who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who had the power to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,

Now a great sign appeared in the heavens: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.

And being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

and have put on the new man who is renewed in full true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him,