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who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power which enables him even to subject all things to himself.

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

And so, from the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy,

He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,

and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him,

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,

the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now made manifest to his saints.

Let no one disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, taking his stand on visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,

Ep'aphras, who is one of yourselves, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always remembering you earnestly in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

for you know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you

to lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?

so that he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we solemnly forewarned you.

Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

and to grant rest with us to you who are afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

They shall suffer the punishment of eternal destruction and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,