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so that you may be able to determine what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,Acts 24:16; Romans 2:18; 12:2; 1 Corinthians 1:8; Ephesians 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 5:23;">[xr]

so that you may be blameless and innocent, God's children without any faults among a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the worldDeuteronomy 32:5; Matthew 5:14,16, 45; Ephesians 5:1,8, 45; 1 Peter 2:12;">[xr]

Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I can be encouraged when I learn of your condition.Romans 16:21; 1 Thessalonians 3:2;">[xr]

Indeed, he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow on top of another.sorrow on sorrow">[fn]

Therefore, I am especially eager to send him so that you may have the joy of seeing him again, and so that I may feel relieved.

so that you might live in a manner worthy of the Lord and be fully pleasing to himto all pleasing">[fn] as you bear fruit in every good work and grow in the full knowledge of God.John 15:16; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Ephesians 4:1; Philippians 1:11,27; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 4:1; Titus 3:1; Hebrews 13:21;">[xr]

You are being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might, so that you might patiently endure everything with joyActs 5:41; Romans 5:3; Ephesians 3:16; 4:2; 6:10;">[xr]

He is also the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself might have first place in everything.Acts 26:23; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:10,22; 4:15; 5:23; Revelation 1:5;">[xr]

he has now reconciled by the death of his physical body so that he might present you holy, blameless, and without fault before him.Luke 1:75; Ephesians 1:4; 2:15-16; 5:27; 1 Thessalonians 4:7; Titus 2:14; Jude 1:24;">[xr]

I became its servantminister">[fn] according to God's commission that was given to me for you, so that I might fulfill the ministry ofthe ministry of">[fn] the word of God.1 Corinthians 9:17; Galatians 2:7; Ephesians 3:2; Colossians 3:23;">[xr]

It is he whom we proclaim as we admonish everyone and teach everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone maturecomplete">[fn] in Christ.Acts 20:20,27, 31; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:27; Colossians 1:22;">[xr]

I say this so that no one will mislead you with nice-sounding rhetoric.Romans 16:18; 2 Corinthians 11:13; Ephesians 4:14; 5:6; Colossians 2:8,18;">[xr]

At the same time also pray for us - that God would open before us a door for the word so that we may tell the secret about Christ, for which I have been imprisoned.Matthew 13:11; 1 Corinthians 4:1; 16:9; 2 Corinthians 2:12; Ephesians 6:19-20; Philippians 1:7; Colossians 1:26; 2:2; 2 Thessalonians 3:1;">[xr]

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.Ecclesiastes 10:12; Mark 9:50; Colossians 3:16; 1 Peter 3:15;">[xr]

I am sending him to you for this very reason, so that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.Ephesians 6:22;">[xr]

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servantslave">[fn] of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He is always wrestling in his prayers for you, so that you may stand maturecomplete">[fn] and completely convinced of the entire will of God.Matthew 5:48; Romans 15:30; 1 Corinthians 2:6; 14:20; Philippians 3:15; Colossians 1:7; Hebrews 5:14;">[xr]

You remember, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not become a burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.Acts 20:34; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 11:9; 12:13-14; 2 Thessalonians 3:8;">[xr]

so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions. Indeed, you yourselves know that we were destined for this.Acts 9:16; 14:22; 20:23; 21:11; 1 Corinthians 4:9; Ephesians 3:13; 2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Peter 2:21;">[xr]

We pray very hard night and day that we may see you again face to face, so that we may supply whatever is lacking in your faith.Acts 26:7; Romans 1:10-11; 15:32; 2 Corinthians 13:9,11; Colossians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:17; 2 Timothy 1:3;">[xr]

so that you may win the respect of outsiders, and have need of nothing.Romans 13:13; 2 Corinthians 8:21; Colossians 4:5; 1 Peter 2:12;">[xr]