Study Desk

I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort;

Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Now God is witness that the things which I am writing to you are true.

For if I put up again those things which I gave to destruction, I am seen to be a wrongdoer.

I have been put to death on the cross with Christ; still I am living; no longer I, but Christ is living in me; and that life which I now am living in the flesh I am living by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who in love for me, gave himself up for me.

I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.

My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?

But it is good to have an interest in a good cause at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,

Truly my desire is to be present with you now, using a changed voice; for I am troubled about you.

I am certain about you in the Lord, that you will be of no other mind; but he who is troubling you will have his punishment, whoever he is.

But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:

For which I am a representative in chains, and that I may say without fear the things which it is right for me to say.

But so that you may have knowledge of my business, and how I am, Tychicus, the well-loved brother and tested servant in the Lord, will give you news of all things:

For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:

These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:

What then? only that in every way, falsely or truly, the preaching of Christ goes on; and in this I am glad, and will be glad.

For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,