Study Desk

For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God's presence with boldness and confidence.

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.

because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints-

the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, about which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.

rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.

and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.