I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel –

Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will –

But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

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

When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into this secret of Christ.

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

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

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.

For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

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

For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

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 –

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

For God did not destine us for wrath but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ