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But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that I might fully preach the word and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.

holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.

This testimony is true. For this reason, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith

so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children,

to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission to their husbands, so that God’s word will not be slandered.

Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that any opponent will be ashamed, because he doesn’t have anything bad to say about us.

or stealing, but demonstrating utter faithfulness, so that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

so that, having been justified by his grace, we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.

Diligently help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey, so that they will lack nothing.

Let our people learn to devote themselves to good works for pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place.

But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.

For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave—as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would me.

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings, and so do

So he became superior to the angels, just as the name he inherited is more excellent than theirs.

For this reason, we must pay attention all the more to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away.

But we do see Jesus—made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God’s grace he might taste death for everyone—crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death.