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but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you the first time:

So then am I become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;

Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

because we are members of his body.

even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.

because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:

since he longed after you all, and was sore troubled, because ye had heard that he was sick:

because for the work of Christ he came nigh unto death, hazarding his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.

because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us.

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

when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.

and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that are perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.

though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;

For to this end we labour and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of them that believe.

having condemnation, because they have rejected their first faith.