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What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.

And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"

You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first.

Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

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

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

because for the work of Christ he came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me.

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

Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, [fn] because our testimony among you was believed.

and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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