Hebrews 6:10-11

6:10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints. 6:11 But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

Hebrews 13:1

Final Exhortations

13:1 Brotherly love must continue.

Galatians 5:6

5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love. ¹ 

Galatians 5:13

Practice Love

5:13 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; ²  only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, ³  but through love serve one another. ⁴ 

Galatians 5:22

5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit ⁵  is love, ⁶  joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ⁷ 

Philippians 1:9-11

1:9 And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight 1:10 so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ, 1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul ⁸  and Timothy, slaves ⁹  of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, ¹⁰  with the overseers ¹¹  and deacons.

Philippians 1:3

Prayer for the Church

1:3 I thank my God every time I remember you. ¹² 

Philippians 3:12-13

Keep Going Forward

3:12 Not that I have already attained this – that is, I have not already been perfected – but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me. ¹³  3:13 Brothers and sisters, ¹⁴  I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: ¹⁵  Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,

Philippians 3:1

True and False Righteousness

3:1 Finally, my brothers and sisters, ¹⁶  rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

Philippians 1:18

1:18 What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice.

Yes, ¹⁷  and I will continue to rejoice,

Titus 2:4

2:4 In this way ¹⁸  they will train ¹⁹  the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,

Titus 3:8

Summary of the Letter

3:8 This saying ²⁰  is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, ²¹  so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.

Titus 3:1

Conduct Toward Those Outside the Church

3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and ²²  authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.

Titus 3:1

Conduct Toward Those Outside the Church

3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and ²³  authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.

[5:6]  ¹ tn Grk “but faith working through love.”

[5:13]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

[5:13]  ³ tn Grk “as an opportunity for the flesh”; BDAG 915 s.v. σάρξ 2.c.α states: “In Paul’s thought esp., all parts of the body constitute a totality known as σ. or flesh, which is dominated by sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likew. present, and no good thing can live in the σάρξ…Gal 5:13, 24;…Opp. τὸ πνεῦμα…Gal 3:3; 5:16, 17ab; 6:8ab.”

[5:13]  ⁴ tn It is possible that the verb δουλεύετε (douleuete) should be translated “serve one another in a humble manner” here, referring to the way in which slaves serve their masters (see L&N 35.27).

[5:22]  ⁵ tn That is, the fruit the Spirit produces.

[5:22]  ⁶ sn Another way to punctuate this is “love” followed by a colon (love: joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control). It is thus possible to read the eight characteristics following “love” as defining love.

[5:22]  ⁷ tn Or “reliability”; see BDAG 818 s.v. πίστις 1.a.

[1:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ⁹ tn Traditionally, “servants” or “bondservants.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[1:1]  ¹⁰ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[1:1]  ¹¹ sn The overseers (or “church leaders,” L&N 53.71) is another term for the same official position of leadership as the “elder.” This is seen in the interchange of the two terms in Titus 1:6-7 and in Acts 20:17, 28, as well as in the parallels between Titus 1:6-7 and 1 Tim 3:1-7.

[1:3]  ¹² tn This could also be translated “for your every remembrance of me.” See discussion below.

[3:12]  ¹³ tn Grk “that for which I also was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.” The passive has been translated as active in keeping with contemporary English style.

[3:13]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

[3:13]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “But this one thing (I do).”

[3:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

[1:18]  ¹⁷ tn Or “But.” The conjunction ἀλλά (alla) may be emphatic or contrastive. If the former, the idea may be that Paul will continue rejoicing because of the proclamation of the gospel or because of his imminent release from prison (v. 19); if the latter, Paul is now turning his attention solely to this second reason to rejoice, viz., that he will soon be released from prison. In this latter view the clause should be translated, “But I will also rejoice since I know…”

[2:4]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “that they may train” (continuing the sentence of 2:3).

[2:4]  ¹⁹ tn This verb, σωφρονίζω (swfronizw), denotes teaching in the sense of bringing people to their senses, showing what sound thinking is.

[3:8]  ²⁰ sn This saying (Grk “the saying”) refers to the preceding citation (Titus 3:4-7). See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11 for other occurrences of this phrase.

[3:8]  ²¹ tn Grk “concerning these things.”

[3:1]  ²² tc Most later witnesses (D² 0278 Ï lat sy) have καί (kai, “and”) after ἀρχαῖς (arcai", “rulers”), though the earliest and best witnesses (א A C D* F G Ψ 33 104 1739 1881) lack the conjunction. Although the καί is most likely not authentic, it has been added in translation due to the requirements of English style. For more discussion, see TCGNT 586.

[3:1]  ²³ tc Most later witnesses (D² 0278 Ï lat sy) have καί (kai, “and”) after ἀρχαῖς (arcai", “rulers”), though the earliest and best witnesses (א A C D* F G Ψ 33 104 1739 1881) lack the conjunction. Although the καί is most likely not authentic, it has been added in translation due to the requirements of English style. For more discussion, see TCGNT 586.