Study Desk

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

And every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is the LORD, to the glory of God his Father.

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

Because for the work of Christ he came near to death; and by his self denial, he made good your lack of service to me.

As for me, I once relied on things of the flesh. However, if a man thinks his hope is on things of the flesh, I have more hope than he has;

So that through this righteousness I may know Jesus and the power of his resurrection, and be a partaker of his sufferings, even to a death like his;

Who shall transform our poor body, to the likeness of his glorious body, according to his mighty power, whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

But my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in the glory of Jesus Christ.

And be strengthened with all might, according to the greatness of his glory, in all patience and longsuffering,

And has delivered us from the power of darkness, and brought us to the kingdom of his beloved Son:

And through him were created all things that are in heaven, and on earth, visible and invisible; whether imperial thrones, or lordships, or angelic orders, or dominions, all things were in his hand and were created by him:

And by his hand to reconcile everything to himself; and through his blood shed on the cross made peace both for those who dwell on earth and for those who dwell in heaven.

Through the sacrifice of his body and his death, so that he may raise you before him, holy, and without reproach and blameless:

And now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and make up that which is lacking of the sufferings of Christ in my flesh for his body''s sake, which is the church:

Even the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now is revealed to his saints:

And by his commandments he cancelled the written bond of our sins, which stood against us; and he took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

And by putting off his mortal body, he exposed the powers of evil, and through his person put them openly to shame.

Let no man, by pretense of sincerity, doom you, so that you worship angels; for he is bold about the things he has not seen, and foolishly he is proud of his intellectual powers.

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another; and if any one has a complaint against his fellow man, just as Christ forgave you, so should you also forgive.

And let his word dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.