For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.

For we are not, as so many, peddling the Word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ, in the sight of God.

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.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through wantonness, the ones who have actually escaped from those living in error.

but exhort one another daily, while it is called Today, that not any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

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

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

But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption,

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

My son, if you will receive my words, and treasure up my commandments within you,

yes, if you cry out for discernment, lifting up your voice for understanding;

then you shall understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God.

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.

Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will keep you.

I love those who love me, and those who seek me early find me.

He answered and said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given.

And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

But the one doing the truth comes to the Light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been worked in God.

And because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.

He who is of God hears God's Words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.

eternal life to those who steadfastly doing good, seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility;

but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness; anger and wrath,

But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you.

If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. The Lord comes.

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.

For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is for them to be saved.

forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has come upon them to the end.

who desires all men to be saved and to come to a full true knowledge of the truth.