So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.

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.

He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

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

But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Now what is the meaning of “he ascended,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?

Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

But all things being exposed by the light are made evident.

This mystery is great – but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

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.

Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,

Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:

so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.

with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

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

I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.

And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully