proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.

(I also baptized the household of Stephanus. Otherwise, I do not remember whether I baptized anyone else.)

But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.

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

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is present, there is freedom.

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

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

In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to arrest me,

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

Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.

always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave – a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf –

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

And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life.”

as also in another place God says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.