Study Desk

So the one who came down is the same one who went up, above and beyond the heavens, to fill the whole universe with his presence.

And so we shall all come together to that oneness in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God; we shall become mature people, reaching to the very height of Christ's full stature.

Under his control all the different parts of the body fit together, and the whole body is held together by every joint with which it is provided. So when each separate part works as it should, the whole body grows and builds itself up through love.

So get rid of your old self, which made you live as you used to—the old self that was being destroyed by its deceitful desires.

Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.

So have nothing at all to do with such people.

You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light,

So be careful how you live. Don't live like ignorant people, but like wise people.

And so wives must submit themselves completely to their husbands just as the church submits itself to Christ.

"so that all may go well with you, and you may live a long time in the land."

Put on all the armor that God gives you, so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil's evil tricks.

So put on God's armor now! Then when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist the enemy's attacks; and after fighting to the end, you will still hold your ground.

So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight around your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate,

And pray also for me, that God will give me a message when I am ready to speak, so that I may speak boldly and make known the gospel's secret.

Tychicus, our dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord's work, will give you all the news about me, so that you may know how I am getting along.

And so I am sure that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it on until it is finished on the Day of Christ Jesus.

You are always in my heart! And so it is only right for me to feel as I do about you. For you have all shared with me in this privilege that God has given me, both now that I am in prison and also while I was free to defend the gospel and establish it firmly.

so that you will be able to choose what is best. Then you will be free from all impurity and blame on the Day of Christ.

And my being in prison has given most of the believers more confidence in the Lord, so that they grow bolder all the time to preach the message fearlessly.

These do so from love, because they know that God has given me the work of defending the gospel.