and you have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

And tell Archippus, “See to it that you complete the ministry you received in the Lord.”

exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.

Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.

Protect that good thing entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught you

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

Make every effort to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; make sure they have what they need.

And no one assumes this honor on his own initiative, but only when called to it by God, as in fact Aaron was.

But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.

And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?

But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom.

You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.