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Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual [power] of wickedness in the heavenlies.

because of your fellowship with the gospel, from the first day until now;

as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have *me* in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace.

because to you has been given, as regards Christ, not only the believing on him but the suffering for him also,

since he had a longing desire after you all, and was distressed because ye had heard that he was sick;

because for the sake of the work he drew near even to death, venturing his life that he might fill up what lacked in your ministration toward me.

because by him were created all things, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities: all things have been created by him and for him.

Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us.

because now we live if *ye* stand firm in [the] Lord.

not overstepping the rights of and wronging his brother in the matter, because the Lord [is] the avenger of all these things, even as we also told you before, and have fully testified.

because God has not set us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another abounds;

Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because [it will not be] unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;

and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.

For ye know yourselves how ye ought to imitate us, because we have not walked disorderly among you;

who before was a blasphemer and persecutor, and an insolent overbearing [man]: but mercy was shewn me because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief.

for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.

being guilty, because they have cast off their first faith.

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise [them] because they are brethren; but let them the rather serve them with subjection, because they are faithful and beloved, who profit by the good and ready service [rendered]. These things teach and exhort.