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Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;

Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking to them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.

From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work that they had accomplished.

But the gracious gift is not like the offense. For if by the offense of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many.

I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each person must be careful how he builds on it.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain—

Now, brothers and sisters, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia,

while they also, by prayer on your behalf, yearn for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you.

"I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly."

which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth;

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people,

But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of His suffering death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the multifaceted grace of God.

Through Silvanus, our faithful brother (for so I regard him), I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!