This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says: “Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”

not like those who do their work only when someone is watching – as people-pleasers – but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.

The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.

But our citizenship is in heaven – and we also await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,

For the hidden power of lawlessness is already at work. However, the one who holds him back will do so until he is taken out of the way,

But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive to do his will.

A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.

For which ones heard and rebelled? Was it not all who came out of Egypt under Moses’ leadership?

Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

But see how great he must be, if Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of his plunder.

But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.

For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.

By faith we understand that the worlds were set in order at God’s command, so that the visible has its origin in the invisible.