Study Desk

not the result of works, so that no one may boast.

So then, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called "the uncircumcision" by those who are called "the circumcision"—a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands—

So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near;

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God,

so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.)

So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another.

Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.

Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.

So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Just as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives ought to be, in everything, to their husbands.

so as to present the church to himself in splendor, without a spot or wrinkle or anything of the kind—yes, so that she may be holy and without blemish.

"so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth."

Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus will tell you everything. He is a dear brother and a faithful minister in the Lord.

to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless,

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ;