Pray<n id="1" /> that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus,<n id="1" /> who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you,<n id="1" /> whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

<p class="bodytext">For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread,

just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours<n id="1" /> in the day of the Lord Jesus.<n id="2" />

So then from now on we acknowledge<n id="1" /> no one from an outward human point of view.<n id="2" /> Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view,<n id="3" /> now we do not know him in that way any longer.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves<n id="1" /> from everything that could defile the body<n id="2" /> and the spirit, and thus accomplish<n id="3" /> holiness out of reverence for God.<n id="4" />

Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit.<n id="1" />

So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you<n id="1" /> made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

because I know your eagerness to help.<n id="1" /> I keep boasting to the Macedonians about this eagerness of yours,<n id="2" /> that Achaia has been ready to give<n id="3" /> since last year, and your zeal to participate<n id="4" /> has stirred up most of them.<n id="5" />

Until<n id="1" /> certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this<n id="2" /> and separated himself<n id="3" /> because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision.<n id="4" />

These things may be treated as an allegory,<n id="1" /> for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai bearing children for slavery; this is Hagar.

and to enlighten<n id="1" /> everyone about God&#8217;s secret plan<n id="2" /> &#8211; a secret that has been hidden for ages<n id="3" /> in God<n id="4" /> who has created all things.

and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is<n id="1" /> a sign of their<n id="2" /> destruction, but of your salvation &#8211; a sign which<n id="3" /> is from God.

For the love of money is the root<n id="1" /> of all evils.<n id="2" /> Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.p>

So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior,<n id="1" /> he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

He<n id="1" /> gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his,<n id="2" /> who are eager to do good.<n id="3" />

For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: &#8220;<b><i>And God rested on the seventh day from all his worksi>b>,&#8221;<n id="1" />

To him<n id="1" /> also <b><i>Abraham apportioned a tithei>b><n id="2" /> <b><i>of everythingi>b>.<n id="3" /> His name first means<n id="4" /> king of righteousness, then <b><i>king of Salemi>b>, that is, king of peace.