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And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the One who died for them and was raised.

He made the One who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

We give no opportunity for stumbling to anyone, so that the ministry will not be blamed.

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God willed, so that you didn't experience any loss from us.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.

Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.

And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.

so that we may proclaim the good news to the regions beyond you, not boasting about what has already been done in someone else's area of ministry.

Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

For if I want to boast, I will not be a fool, because I will be telling the truth. But I will spare you, so that no one can credit me with something beyond what he sees in me or hears from me,

especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so I would not exalt myself.

But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may reside in me.

to reveal His Son in me, so that I could preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.

I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles—but privately to those recognized as leaders—so that I might not be running, or have run the race, in vain.

But we did not give up and submit to these people for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you.

Then the rest of the Jews joined his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. And we have believed in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.

For through the law I have died to the law, so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ

The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.