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for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Whoever serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and receives human approval.

Whatever you believe about these things, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, according to Christ Jesus,

so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with one mind and one voice.

Therefore accept one another, just as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.

and so that Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God. My purpose is that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus regarding what pertains to God.

Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in fervent prayers to God on my behalf.

May the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

but now revealed and made known through the prophetic Scriptures, according to the command of the eternal God to advance the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles—

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ—to him be the glory forever! Amen.

To the church of God at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord—both their Lord and ours.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus,

God is faithful; you were called by him into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.