Therefore after I have completed this and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set out for Spain by way of you,

So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?

Because of the impending crisis I think it best for you to remain as you are.

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

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.

Therefore we are always full of courage, and we know that as long as we are alive here on earth we are absent from the Lord –

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea through us. We plead with you on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!”

Therefore show them openly before the churches the proof of your love and of our pride in you.

Does God then give you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law or by your believing what you heard?

For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.

So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.

So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness,

Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be free from anxiety.

Therefore let those of us who are “perfect” embrace this point of view. If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days –

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions that we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.