Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near!

For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form,

these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ!

that each of you know how to possess his own body in holiness and honor,

and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.

who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God’s purpose at his appointed time.

In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; such is my gospel,

But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned.

Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,

On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless,

And the others who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them from continuing in office,

but he holds his priesthood permanently since he lives forever.

Now the first covenant, in fact, had regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary.

And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies.

and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep.”

where he is now waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.