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For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains,

I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he [fn] may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle--I am speaking the truth in Christ [fn] and not lying--a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.

For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.

I am sending him back. [fn] You therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

I, Paul, am writing with my own hand. I will repay--not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides.

And again:"I will put My trust in Him." 2 Samuel 22:3; Isaiah 8:17 ">[fn] And again:"Here am I and the children whom God has given Me." Isaiah 8:18 ">[fn]

And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I am exceedingly afraid and trembling." Deuteronomy 9:19 ">[fn] )

Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.

because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy." Leviticus 11:44, 45; Leviticus 19:2; Leviticus 20:7">[fn]

The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed:

Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,

For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," [fn] says the Lord, [fn] "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

saying, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last," and, [fn] "What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: [fn] to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."