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being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

making the most of your time, because the days are evil.

because we are members of His body.

For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me.

and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.

holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.

because he was longing for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was deficient in your service to me.

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel

For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience,

Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.

and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.

and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater;

and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.

But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined manner among you,

not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service,