Study Desk

May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he cheered me up many times. He was not ashamed that I am in prison,

Think about what I am saying, because the Lord will enable you to understand it all.

Because I preach the Good News, I suffer and I am even chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not in chains,

If we are not faithful, he remains faithful, because he cannot be false to himself."

Those who make themselves clean from all those evil things, will be used for special purposes, because they are dedicated and useful to their Master, ready to be used for every good deed.

But they will not get very far, because everyone will see how stupid they are. That is just what happened to Jannes and Jambres.

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and because he is coming to rule as King, I solemnly urge you

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he can help me in the work.

Be on your guard against him yourself, because he was violently opposed to our message.

Erastus stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus in Miletus, because he was sick.

It is necessary to stop their talk, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching what they should not, and all for the shameful purpose of making money.

he saved us. It was not because of any good deeds that we ourselves had done, but because of his own mercy that he saved us, through the Holy Spirit, who gives us new birth and new life by washing us.

When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me in Nicopolis, because I have decided to spend the winter there.

But because I love you, I make a request instead. I do this even though I am Paul, the ambassador of Christ Jesus, and at present also a prisoner for his sake.

At the same time, get a room ready for me, because I hope that God will answer the prayers of all of you and give me back to you.

But we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, so that through God's grace he should die for everyone. We see him now crowned with glory and honor because of the death he suffered.

and in this way set free those who were slaves all their lives because of their fear of death.

And now he can help those who are tempted, because he himself was tempted and suffered.

We see, then, that they were not able to enter the land, because they did not believe.

For we have heard the Good News, just as they did. They heard the message, but it did them no good, because when they heard it, they did not accept it with faith.