Study Desk

Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;

Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

For from you has sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth; so that we need not to say anything.

and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

For this cause I also, when I couldn't stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;

for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;

so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;