Study Desk

It is right for me to feel thus about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

and most of the brethren have been made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment, and are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.

so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.

for he has been longing for you all, and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill.

Indeed I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, in order that I may gain Christ

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.

because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have for all the saints,

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel

So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.

because we wanted to come to you--I, Paul, again and again--but Satan hindered us.

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.

and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at in all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.

and with all wicked deception for those who are to perish, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

It was not because we have not that right, but to give you in our conduct an example to imitate.

I thank him who has given me strength for this, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful by appointing me to his service,

though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him; but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.