Study Desk

This is a great mystery; but I speak concerning Christ and his church.

And parents, do not provoke your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and teaching of our LORD.

Not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.

For your conflict is not only with flesh and blood, but also with the angels, and with powers, with the rulers of this world of darkness, and with the evil spirits under the heavens.

But those who preach Christ out of contention, do it not sincerely, but do it expecting to increase the hardship of my imprisonment.

Just as it is my earnest hope and expectation that in nothing shall I be ashamed, but that openly as always, so also now will Christ be magnified through my body, whether in life or death.

And that in nothing are you terrified by our adversaries, whose conduct is the sign of their own destruction, but your salvation, and this is from God.

For it has been given to you, not only to believe in Christ, but also to suffer for his sake.

Do nothing through strife or vain glory; but in humility let each regard his neighbor better than himself.

Let no one be mindful only of his own things, but let every one be mindful of the things of his neighbor also.

But made himself of no reputation and took upon himself the form of a servant, and was in the likeness of men:

From now on, my beloved, just as you have always been obedient, not only in my presence, but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

But I trust in our LORD Jesus Christ to send Ti-mo''the-us to you soon, that I also may be at ease when I learn of your well being.

But you know his record, that as a son with his father, he has served with me in the gospel.

But I trust in my LORD that I also myself shall come shortly.

But right now I am forced through circumstances to send to you Epaphroditus, a brother, and assistant and co-worker with me, but he is also your apostle and one who ministers to my wants.

For indeed he was sick to the point of death but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

But these things which once were a gain to me, I counted a loss for the sake of Christ.

And be found in him, since I have no righteousness of my own gained from the law, but the righteousness which comes through the faith of Christ; that is, the righteousness which comes from God:

Not as though I had already attained or were already perfect; but I am striving, that I may reach that for which Jesus Christ appointed me.