Ephesians 5 Walk in Love Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.2Andwalk in love,as Christ loved us andgave himself up for us, afragrantoffering and sacrifice to God. 3Butsexual immorality and all impurity or covetousnessmust not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.4Let there beno filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking,wh...

Ephesians 4 Unity in the Body of Christ I therefore,a prisoner for the Lord, urge you towalk in a manner worthy ofthe calling to which you have been called,2with allhumility andgentleness, withpatience,bearing with one another in love,3eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit inthe bond of peace.4There isone body andone Spiritjust as you were called to t...

Ephesians 3 The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed For this reason I, Paul,a prisoner of Christ Jesuson behalf of you Gentiles2assuming that you have heard ofthe stewardship ofGod's grace that was given to me for you,3how the mystery was made known to meby revelation,as I have written briefly.4When you read this, you can perceive my insight intothe mystery of...

Ephesians 2 By Grace Through Faith And you weredead in the trespasses and sins2in which you once walked, following the course of this world, followingthe prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work inthe sons of disobedience3among whom we all once lived inthe passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the bodya]"[a]and the mind,...

Ephesians 1 Greeting Paul,an apostle of Christ Jesusby the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, andare faithful[a]in Christ Jesus: 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3Blessed bethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual bless...

Galatians 6 Bear One Another's Burdens Brothers,[a]if anyone is caught in any transgression,you who are spiritual should restore him ina spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.2Bear one another's burdens, andso fulfillthe law of Christ.3Forif anyone thinks he is something,when he is nothing, he deceives himself.4But let each...

Galatians 5 Christ Has Set Us Free Forfreedom Christ hasset us free;stand firm therefore, and do not submit again toa yoke ofslavery. 2Look: I, Paul, say to you thatif you accept circumcision,Christ will be of no advantage to you.3I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision thathe is obligated to keep the whole law.4You aresevered from Christ,y...

Galatians 4 Sons and Heirs I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave,a]"[a]though he is the owner of everything,2but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father.3In the same way we also, when we were children,were enslaved to the elementary principlesb]"[b]of the world.4Butwhen the fullness of tim...

Galatians 3 By Faith, or by Works of the Law? O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you?It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publiclyportrayed as crucified.2Let me ask you only this:Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or byhearing with faith?3Are you so foolish?Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by[a]the flesh?4Di...

Galatians 2 Paul Accepted by the Apostles Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me.2I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before thosewho seemed influential) the gospel thatI proclaim among the Gentiles,in order to make sure I was not running or had notrun in vain.3B...

Galatians 1 Greeting Paul, anapostlenot from men nor through man, butthrough Jesus Christ and God the Father,who raised him from the dead2and allthe brothers[a]who are with me, Tothe churches of Galatia: 3Grace to you and peacefrom God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,4who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the presentevil age, according t...

2 Corinthians 13 Final Warnings This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be establishedby the evidence of two or three witnesses.2I warnedthose who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, thatif I come again I will not spare them3since you seek proof that Christis sp...

2 Corinthians 12 Paul's Visions and His Thorn I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions andrevelations of the Lord.2I know a manin Christ who fourteen years ago wascaught up tothe third heavenwhether in the body or out of the body I do not know,God knows.3And I know that this man was caught up intoparadisew...

2 Corinthians 11 Paul and the False Apostles I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me!2For I feel a divine jealousy for you, sinceI betrothed you to one husband,to present youas a pure virgin to Christ.3But I am afraid thatas the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughtswill be led astray from asincere andpure devoti...

2 Corinthians 10 Paul Defends His Ministry I, Paul, myself entreat you, by themeekness and gentleness of ChristI who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!2I beg of youthat when I am present I may not have to showboldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the f...

2 Corinthians 9 The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem Nowit is superfluous for me to write to you aboutthe ministry for the saints,2for I know your readiness,of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been readysince last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them.3ButI am sending[a]the brothers so that our...

2 Corinthians 8 Encouragement to Give Generously We want you to know, brothers,[a]about the grace of God that has beengiven among the churches of Macedonia,2for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy andtheir extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.3For they gaveaccording to their means, as I can testify, an...

2 Corinthians 7 Since we have these promises, beloved,let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body[a]and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. Paul's Joy 2Make room in your hearts[b]for us.We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one.3I do not say this to condemn you, for I said befor...

2 Corinthians 6 Working together with him, then,we appeal to younot to receive the grace of God in vain.2For he says, "In a favorable time I listened to you,and in a day of salvation I have helped you." Behold,now is thefavorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.3Weput no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our minis...

2 Corinthians 5 Our Heavenly Dwelling For we know that ifthe tent that isour earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God,a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.2For in this tentwe groan, longing toput on our heavenly dwelling,3if indeed by putting it on[a]we may not be found naked.4For while we are still in this tent, we groan, bei...

2 Corinthians 4 The Light of the Gospel Therefore, havingthis ministryby the mercy of God,[a]we do not lose heart.2But we have renounceddisgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice[b]cunning orto tamper with God's word, butby the open statement of the truthwe would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.3And evenif our gosp...

2 Corinthians 3 Ministers of the New Covenant Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need,as some do,letters of recommendation to you, or from you?2You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our[a]hearts, to be known and read by all.3And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but wi...

2 Corinthians 2 For I made up my mindnot to make another painful visit to you.2Forif I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained?3And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice,for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all.4ForI wrote to...