Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.

For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people.

I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.

For you can all prophesy one after another, so all can learn and be encouraged.

also to submit to people like this, and to everyone who cooperates in the work and labors hard.

And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,

so that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).

We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

At the present time, your abundance will meet their need, so that one day their abundance may also meet your need, and thus there may be equality,

I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,

I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me.

They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

For through the law I died to the law so that I may live to God.

Thus the law had become our guardian until Christ, so that we could be declared righteous by faith.

They court you eagerly, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.

to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,

“that it may go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth.”

so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth –