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For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

For "God has put everything under His feet." Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.

On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers.

You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,

placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.

Along with Titus, we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.

And we are sending along with them our brother, whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.