For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,

so that the righteous requirement of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ) – if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.

And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory –

so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’s foundation,

So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.

Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident.

so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another.

It is the same with you. Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, seek to abound in order to strengthen the church.

and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you can send me on my journey, wherever I go.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I am too.

But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate) he has saddened all of you as well.

For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.

God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.

Thus we urged Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, so also he should complete this act of kindness for you.

Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed the gospel of God to you free of charge?