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or steal from them. Instead, they must show that they are always good and faithful, so as to bring credit to the teaching about God our Savior in all they do.

so that by his grace we might be put right with God and come into possession of the eternal life we hope for.

This is a true saying. I want you to give special emphasis to these matters, so that those who believe in God may be concerned with giving their time to doing good deeds, which are good and useful for everyone.

So I make a request to you on behalf of Onesimus, who is my own son in Christ; for while in prison I have become his spiritual father.

I would like to keep him here with me, while I am in prison for the gospel's sake, so that he could help me in your place.

However, I do not want to force you to help me; rather, I would like for you to do it of your own free will. So I will not do anything unless you agree.

It may be that Onesimus was away from you for a short time so that you might have him back for all time.

So, if you think of me as your partner, welcome him back just as you would welcome me.

So, my brother, please do me this favor for the Lord's sake; as a brother in Christ, cheer me up!

and so do my co-workers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke.

That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truths we have heard, so that we will not be carried away.

But we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, so that through God's grace he should die for everyone. We see him now crowned with glory and honor because of the death he suffered.

Since the children, as he calls them, are people of flesh and blood, Jesus himself became like them and shared their human nature. He did this so that through his death he might destroy the Devil, who has the power over death,

This means that he had to become like his people in every way, in order to be their faithful and merciful High Priest in his service to God, so that the people's sins would be forgiven.

So then, as the Holy Spirit says, "If you hear God's voice today,

And so I was angry with those people and said, ‘They are always disloyal and refuse to obey my commands.'

My friends, be careful that none of you have a heart so evil and unbelieving that you will turn away from the living God.

Let us, then, do our best to receive that rest, so that no one of us will fail as they did because of their lack of faith.

There is much we have to say about this matter, but it is hard to explain to you, because you are so slow to understand.

Our great desire is that each of you keep up your eagerness to the end, so that the things you hope for will come true.