so shall My Word be, which goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall succeed in that for which I have sent it.

in the day when God will judge the secrets of men through Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

But also if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,

But even if we, or an angel from Heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.

For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.

For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but by a revelation of Jesus Christ.

And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain.

to which He called you through our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel,

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the Word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

who also made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.

The wicked in his pride persecutes the lowly; let them be caught in the plots that they have devised.

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses those who plunder, whom Jehovah has spurned.

And they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the Word through the signs following. Amen.

And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

And a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who revered God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.

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

For I will not dare to speak of anything which Christ has not accomplished through me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles in word and deed;

in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fulfilled the preaching of the gospel of Christ.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

And my speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of human wisdom, but in proof of the Spirit and of power,

that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

I planted, Apollos watered, but God made it grow.

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God for pulling down strongholds,

casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity unto the obedience of Christ,

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full true knowledge of Him,

and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us, who believe according to the working of His mighty power

but God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

Do not be led astray, my beloved brethren.

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

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

concerning sin, because they do not believe into Me;

concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

However, when He, the Spirit of Truth, has come, He will guide you into all Truth; for He will not speak things originating from Himself, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will make known to you things to come.

All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will receive from what is Mine and make it known to you.

Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon each one who heard the Word.

For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered,

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as upon us at the beginning.

If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to prevent God?

Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

But the manifestation is given through the Spirit to each one for the profit of all:

to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit,

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

in purity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

This only I want 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 it was in vain?

For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness out of faith.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

meekness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various works of power, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?

To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven; things which angels desire to look into.

that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the full true knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end,

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters in within the veil,

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make sure of your calling and election, for if you do these things you will not ever stumble;

And so we have a more sure Word of prophecy, which you do well to heed as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;

For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not without fruit.

For our exhortation did not come from error or uncleanness, nor was it in deceit.

For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor in pretense of covetousness; God is witness.

But we were gentle among you, just as a nurse cherishes her own children.

For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

as you know how we exhorted, and encouraged, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,

And when they had come to him, he said to them: You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I lived among you all the time,

serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews;

I have coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel.

I have shown you in everything, by laboring like this, that we need to support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

And my speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of human wisdom, but in proof of the Spirit and of power,

For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we became spectacles to all creation, both to angels and to men.

To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and wander homeless.

being defamed, we entreat. We have become as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

just as I also strive to please everyone in everything, not seeking my own profit, but of the many, in order that they may be saved.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not faint.

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the Word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience before God.

Giving no cause of stumbling in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed.

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings,

in the Word of Truth, in the power of God, through the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not put to death;

The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these, and the God of peace will be with you.

For you yourselves know how you need to imitate our example, for we were not disorderly among you;

not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should imitate us.

Let no one despise your youth, but become an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.

Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will deliver both yourself and those who hear you.

not exercising dominion over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might gain the more;

to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under the Law toward Christ), that I might gain those who are without law;

Now this I do through the gospel, that I may become a fellow partaker of it.

Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.