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And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts crying, Abba, Avon, O Father, our Father.

Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

I wish I could be with you now, and could change the tone of my voice; because I am deeply concerned about you.

And because he has made known to us the mystery of his will, as he has ordained from the very beginning, to work through it;

AND he has quickened you also who were dead because of your sins and trespasses;

And whose understanding is dark, and who are alienated from the life of God, because they have no knowledge, and because of the blindness of their hearts;

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things the anger of God comes on the children of disobedience.

Also, masters, do the same things for your servants, forgiving their faults, because you also have your own Master in heaven; and there is no respect of persons with him.

And this is the right way for me to think of you all, because I have you in my heart, because through all my imprisonment and my defense and confirmation of the truth of the gospel, you have been partakers with me of grace.

While some of them preach only because of envy and strife; others preach Christ in good will and love:

For he has been longing to see you all, and has been depressed because he knew you had heard that he had been sick.

Because for the work of Christ he came near to death; and by his self denial, he made good your lack of service to me.

HENCEFORTH, my brethren, rejoice in our LORD. It does not bother me to write the same things to you, because they enlighten you.

Because I was circumcised when I was eight days old, being an Israelite by race, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew son of Hebrews, and according to the law a Pharisee;

And because, concerning zeal, I was a persecutor of the church; and according to the standards of righteousness of the law, I was blameless.

Nor am I saying this simply because I am in want; for I have learned to make what I have meet my needs.

I do not say this because I want a gift, but because I want to see the fruits of the gospel increased to you.

Even to you, who in times past were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil works, has been given peace,

And it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

Likewise, we are affectionately desirous to give you, not only the gospel of God, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.