Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia:

On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income and save it to the extent that God has blessed you, so that a collection will not have to be made when I come.

Now, brothers and sisters, you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

who made us adequate to be servants of a new covenant not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our body.

because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died.

Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.

So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.

Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.

since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls “Abba! Father!”

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,