But God raised him from the dead,

So Paul left the Areopagus.

(For someone who has died has been freed from sin.)

Now may the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.

And there are different ministries, but the same Lord.

So then, one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.

I, Paul, send this greeting with my own hand.

But the one who boasts must boast in the Lord.

Nevertheless, let us live up to the standard that we have already attained.

He who calls you is trustworthy, and he will in fact do this.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,

This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance.

This saying is trustworthy: If we died with him, we will also live with him.

And this is what we intend to do, if God permits.

For our God is indeed a devouring fire.

if you have experienced the Lord’s kindness.

This is what we proclaim to you: what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched (concerning the word of life –

and from Jesus Christ – the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood

“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open:

“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation: