So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.

For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing.

Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my compatriots.

Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast affects the whole batch of dough?

To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all.

to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,

I was glad about the arrival of Stephanus, Fortunatus, and Achaicus because they have supplied the fellowship with you that I lacked.

You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone,

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

by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,

I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so that I could serve you!

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord.

Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.

Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner unless he competes according to the rules.

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help to me in ministry.

A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and colaborer,