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Grace and peace to you from God and all the brothers and sisters Paul, an apostle—sent not from
our Father and the Lord Jesus with me, To the churches in men nor by a man, but by Jesus
Christ, Galatia: Christ and God the Father, who
raised him from the dead—

I am astonished that you are so to whom be glory for ever and who gave himself for our sins to
quickly deserting the one who ever. Amen. rescue us from the present evil
called you to live in the grace of age, according to the will of our
Christ and are turning to a God and Father,
different gospel—

As we have already said, so now I But even if we or an angel from which is really no gospel at all.
say again: If anybody is preaching heaven should preach a gospel Evidently some people are
to you a gospel other than what other than the one we preached to throwing you into confusion and
you accepted, let them be under you, let them be under God’s are trying to pervert the gospel of
God’s curse! curse! Christ.

I did not receive it from any man, I want you to know, brothers and Am I now trying to win the
nor was I taught it; rather, I sisters, that the gospel I preached approval of human beings, or of
received it by revelation from is not of human origin. God? Or am I trying to please
Jesus Christ. people? If I were still trying to
please people, I would not be a
servant of Christ.

But when God, who set me apart I was advancing in Judaism For you have heard of my
from my mother’s womb and beyond many of my own age previous way of life in Judaism,
called me by his grace, was among my people and was how intensely I persecuted the
pleased extremely zealous for the church of God and tried to destroy
traditions of my fathers. it.
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Then after three years, I went up I did not go up to Jerusalem to see to reveal his Son in me so that I
to Jerusalem to get acquainted those who were apostles before I might preach him among the
with Cephas and stayed with him was, but I went into Arabia. Later I Gentiles, my immediate response
fifteen days. returned to Damascus. was not to consult any human
being.

Then I went to Syria and Cilicia. I assure you before God that what I saw none of the other apostles—
I am writing you is no lie. only James, the Lord’s brother.

And they praised God because of They only heard the report: “The I was personally unknown to the
me. man who formerly persecuted us churches of Judea that are in
is now preaching the faith he once Christ.
tried to destroy.”

Yet not even Titus, who was with I went in response to a revelation Then after fourteen years, I went
me, was compelled to be and, meeting privately with those up again to Jerusalem, this time
circumcised, even though he was esteemed as leaders, I presented with Barnabas. I took Titus along
a Greek. to them the gospel that I preach also.
among the Gentiles. I wanted to
be sure I was not running and had
not been running my race in vain.

As for those who were held in high We did not give in to them for a This matter arose because some
esteem—whatever they were moment, so that the truth of the false believers had infiltrated our
makes no difference to me; God gospel might be preserved for ranks to spy on the freedom we
does not show favoritism—they you. have in Christ Jesus and to make
added nothing to my message. us slaves.
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James, Cephas and John, those For God, who was at work in Peter On the contrary, they recognized
esteemed as pillars, gave me and as an apostle to the circumcised, that I had been entrusted with the
Barnabas the right hand of was also at work in me as an task of preaching the gospel to the
fellowship when they recognized apostle to the Gentiles. uncircumcised, just as Peter had
the grace given to me. They been to the circumcised.
agreed that we should go to the
Gentiles, and they to the
circumcised.

For before certain men came from When Cephas came to Antioch, I All they asked was that we should
James, he used to eat with the opposed him to his face, because continue to remember the poor,
Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stood condemned. the very thing I had been eager to
he began to draw back and do all along.
separate himself from the Gentiles
because he was afraid of those
who belonged to the circumcision
group.

“We who are Jews by birth and When I saw that they were not The other Jews joined him in his
not sinful Gentiles acting in line with the truth of the hypocrisy, so that by their
gospel, I said to Cephas in front of hypocrisy even Barnabas was led
them all, “You are a Jew, yet you astray.
live like a Gentile and not like a
Jew. How is it, then, that you force
Gentiles to follow Jewish
customs?

If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I “But if, in seeking to be justified in know that a person is not justified
really would be a lawbreaker. Christ, we Jews find ourselves by the works of the law, but by
also among the sinners, doesn’t faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too,
that mean that Christ promotes have put our faith in Christ Jesus
sin? Absolutely not! that we may be justified by faith in
Christ and not by the works of the
law, because by the works of the
law no one will be justified.

I do not set aside the grace of I have been crucified with Christ “For through the law I died to the
God, for if righteousness could be and I no longer live, but Christ law so that I might live for God.
gained through the law, Christ lives in me. The life I now live in
died for nothing!” the body, I live by faith in the Son
of God, who loved me and gave
himself for me.
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Are you so foolish? After I would like to learn just one thing You foolish Galatians! Who has
beginning by means of the Spirit, from you: Did you receive the bewitched you? Before your very
are you now trying to finish by Spirit by the works of the law, or eyes Jesus Christ was clearly
means of the flesh? by believing what you heard? portrayed as crucified.

So also Abraham “believed God, So again I ask, does God give you Have you experienced so much in
and it was credited to him as his Spirit and work miracles vain—if it really was in vain?
righteousness.” among you by the works of the
law, or by your believing what you
heard?

So those who rely on faith are Scripture foresaw that God would Understand, then, that those who
blessed along with Abraham, the justify the Gentiles by faith, and have faith are children of
man of faith. announced the gospel in advance Abraham.
to Abraham: “All nations will be
blessed through you.”

The law is not based on faith; on Clearly no one who relies on the For all who rely on the works of
the contrary, it says, “The person law is justified before God, the law are under a curse, as it is
who does these things will live by because “the righteous will live by written: “Cursed is everyone who
them.” faith.” does not continue to do everything
written in the Book of the Law.”

Brothers and sisters, let me take He redeemed us in order that the Christ redeemed us from the
an example from everyday life. blessing given to Abraham might curse of the law by becoming a
Just as no one can set aside or come to the Gentiles through curse for us, for it is written:
add to a human covenant that has Christ Jesus, so that by faith we “Cursed is everyone who is hung
been duly established, so it is in might receive the promise of the on a pole.”
this case. Spirit.
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For if the inheritance depends on What I mean is this: The law, The promises were spoken to
the law, then it no longer depends introduced 430 years later, does Abraham and to his seed.
on the promise; but God in his not set aside the covenant Scripture does not say “and to
grace gave it to Abraham through previously established by God and seeds,” meaning many people, but
a promise. thus do away with the promise. “and to your seed,” meaning one
person, who is Christ.

Is the law, therefore, opposed to A mediator, however, implies Why, then, was the law given at
the promises of God? Absolutely more than one party; but God is all? It was added because of
not! For if a law had been given one. transgressions until the Seed to
that could impart life, then whom the promise referred had
righteousness would certainly come. The law was given through
have come by the law. angels and entrusted to a
mediator.

So the law was our guardian until Before the coming of this faith, we But Scripture has locked up
Christ came that we might be were held in custody under the everything under the control of sin,
justified by faith. law, locked up until the faith that so that what was promised, being
was to come would be revealed. given through faith in Jesus Christ,
might be given to those who
believe.

for all of you who were baptized So in Christ Jesus you are all Now that this faith has come, we
into Christ have clothed children of God through faith, are no longer under a guardian.
yourselves with Christ.

What I am saying is that as long If you belong to Christ, then you There is neither Jew nor Gentile,
as an heir is underage, he is no are Abraham’s seed, and heirs neither slave nor free, nor is there
different from a slave, although he according to the promise. male and female, for you are all
owns the whole estate. one in Christ Jesus.
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But when the set time had fully So also, when we were underage, The heir is subject to guardians
come, God sent his Son, born of a we were in slavery under the and trustees until the time set by
woman, born under the law, elemental spiritual forces of the his father.
world.

So you are no longer a slave, but Because you are his sons, God to redeem those under the law,
God’s child; and since you are his sent the Spirit of his Son into our that we might receive adoption to
child, God has made you also an hearts, the Spirit who calls out, sonship.
heir. “<b>Abba,</b> Father.”

You are observing special days But now that you know God—or Formerly, when you did not know
and months and seasons and rather are known by God—how is God, you were slaves to those
years! it that you are turning back to who by nature are not gods.
those weak and miserable forces?
Do you wish to be enslaved by
them all over again?

As you know, it was because of an I plead with you, brothers and I fear for you, that somehow I
illness that I first preached the sisters, become like me, for I have wasted my efforts on you.
gospel to you, became like you. You did me no
wrong.

Have I now become your enemy Where, then, is your blessing of and even though my illness was a
by telling you the truth? me now? I can testify that, if you trial to you, you did not treat me
could have done so, you would with contempt or scorn. Instead,
have torn out your eyes and given you welcomed me as if I were an
them to me. angel of God, as if I were Christ
Jesus himself.
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My dear children, for whom I am It is fine to be zealous, provided Those people are zealous to win
again in the pains of childbirth until the purpose is good, and to be so you over, but for no good. What
Christ is formed in you, always, not just when I am with they want is to alienate you from
you. us, so that you may have zeal for
them.

For it is written that Abraham had Tell me, you who want to be under how I wish I could be with you now
two sons, one by the slave woman the law, are you not aware of what and change my tone, because I
and the other by the free woman. the law says? am perplexed about you!

Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai These things are being taken His son by the slave woman was
in Arabia and corresponds to the figuratively: The women represent born according to the flesh, but his
present city of Jerusalem, two covenants. One covenant is son by the free woman was born
because she is in slavery with her from Mount Sinai and bears as the result of a divine promise.
children. children who are to be slaves:
This is Hagar.

Now you, brothers and sisters, like For it is written: “Be glad, barren But the Jerusalem that is above is
Isaac, are children of promise. woman, you who never bore a free, and she is our mother.
child; shout for joy and cry aloud,
you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of
the desolate woman than of her
who has a husband.”

Therefore, brothers and sisters, But what does Scripture say? “Get At that time the son born
we are not children of the slave rid of the slave woman and her according to the flesh persecuted
woman, but of the free woman. son, for the slave woman’s son the son born by the power of the
will never share in the inheritance Spirit. It is the same now.
with the free woman’s son.”
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Again I declare to every man who Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you It is for freedom that Christ has set
lets himself be circumcised that he that if you let yourselves be us free. Stand firm, then, and do
is obligated to obey the whole law. circumcised, Christ will be of no not let yourselves be burdened
value to you at all. again by a yoke of slavery.

For in Christ Jesus neither For through the Spirit we eagerly You who are trying to be justified
circumcision nor uncircumcision await by faith the righteousness by the law have been alienated
has any value. The only thing that for which we hope. from Christ; you have fallen away
counts is faith expressing itself from grace.
through love.

“A little yeast works through the That kind of persuasion does not You were running a good race.
whole batch of dough.” come from the one who calls you. Who cut in on you to keep you
from obeying the truth?

As for those agitators, I wish they Brothers and sisters, if I am still I am confident in the Lord that you
would go the whole way and preaching circumcision, why am I will take no other view. The one
emasculate themselves! still being persecuted? In that who is throwing you into
case the offense of the cross has confusion, whoever that may be,
been abolished. will have to pay the penalty.

If you bite and devour each other, For the entire law is fulfilled in You, my brothers and sisters,
watch out or you will be destroyed keeping this one command: “Love were called to be free. But do not
by each other. your neighbor as yourself.” use your freedom to indulge the
flesh; rather, serve one another
humbly in love.
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But if you are led by the Spirit, you For the flesh desires what is So I say, walk by the Spirit, and
are not under the law. contrary to the Spirit, and the you will not gratify the desires of
Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. the flesh.
They are in conflict with each
other, so that you are not to do
whatever you want.

and envy; drunkenness, orgies, idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, The acts of the flesh are obvious:
and the like. I warn you, as I did discord, jealousy, fits of rage, sexual immorality, impurity and
before, that those who live like this selfish ambition, dissensions, debauchery;
will not inherit the kingdom of God. factions

Those who belong to Christ Jesus gentleness and self-control. But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
have crucified the flesh with its Against such things there is no joy, peace, forbearance, kindness,
passions and desires. law. goodness, faithfulness,

Brothers and sisters, if someone is Let us not become conceited, Since we live by the Spirit, let us
caught in a sin, you who live by provoking and envying each other. keep in step with the Spirit.
the Spirit should restore that
person gently. But watch
yourselves, or you also may be
tempted.

Each one should test their own If anyone thinks they are Carry each other’s burdens, and in
actions. Then they can take pride something when they are not, they this way you will fulfill the law of
in themselves alone, without deceive themselves. Christ.
comparing themselves to
someone else,
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Do not be deceived: God cannot Nevertheless, the one who for each one should carry their
be mocked. A man reaps what he receives instruction in the word own load.
sows. should share all good things with
their instructor.

Therefore, as we have Let us not become weary in doing Whoever sows to please their
opportunity, let us do good to all good, for at the proper time we will flesh, from the flesh will reap
people, especially to those who reap a harvest if we do not give destruction; whoever sows to
belong to the family of believers. up. please the Spirit, from the Spirit
will reap eternal life.

Not even those who are Those who want to impress See what large letters I use as I
circumcised keep the law, yet they people by means of the flesh are write to you with my own hand!
want you to be circumcised that trying to compel you to be
they may boast about your circumcised. The only reason they
circumcision in the flesh. do this is to avoid being
persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Peace and mercy to all who follow Neither circumcision nor May I never boast except in the
this rule—to the Israel of God. uncircumcision means anything; cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
what counts is the new creation. through which the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus The grace of our Lord Jesus From now on, let no one cause
by the will of God, To God’s holy Christ be with your spirit, brothers me trouble, for I bear on my body
people in Ephesus, the faithful in and sisters. Amen. the marks of Jesus.
Christ Jesus:
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For he chose us in him before the Praise be to the God and Father Grace and peace to you from God
creation of the world to be holy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has our Father and the Lord Jesus
and blameless in his sight. In love blessed us in the heavenly realms Christ.
with every spiritual blessing in
Christ.

In him we have redemption to the praise of his glorious grace, he predestined us for adoption to
through his blood, the forgiveness which he has freely given us in the sonship through Jesus Christ, in
of sins, in accordance with the One he loves. accordance with his pleasure and
riches of God’s grace will—

to be put into effect when the he made known to us the mystery that he lavished on us. With all
times reach their fulfillment—to of his will according to his good wisdom and understanding,
bring unity to all things in heaven pleasure, which he purposed in
and on earth under Christ. Christ,

And you also were included in in order that we, who were the first In him we were also chosen,
Christ when you heard the to put our hope in Christ, might be having been predestined
message of truth, the gospel of for the praise of his glory. according to the plan of him who
your salvation. When you works out everything in conformity
believed, you were marked in him with the purpose of his will,
with a seal, the promised Holy
Spirit,

I have not stopped giving thanks For this reason, ever since I heard who is a deposit guaranteeing our
for you, remembering you in my about your faith in the Lord Jesus inheritance until the redemption of
prayers. and your love for all God’s people, those who are God’s possession
—to the praise of his glory.
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and his incomparably great power I pray that the eyes of your heart I keep asking that the God of our
for us who believe. That power is may be enlightened in order that Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious
the same as the mighty strength you may know the hope to which Father, may give you the Spirit of
he has called you, the riches of his wisdom and revelation, so that
glorious inheritance in his holy you may know him better.
people,

And God placed all things under far above all rule and authority, he exerted when he raised Christ
his feet and appointed him to be power and dominion, and every from the dead and seated him at
head over everything for the name that is invoked, not only in his right hand in the heavenly
church, the present age but also in the realms,
one to come.

in which you used to live when As for you, you were dead in your which is his body, the fullness of
you followed the ways of this transgressions and sins, him who fills everything in every
world and of the ruler of the way.
kingdom of the air, the spirit who
is now at work in those who are
disobedient.

made us alive with Christ even But because of his great love for All of us also lived among them at
when we were dead in us, God, who is rich in mercy, one time, gratifying the cravings of
transgressions—it is by grace you our flesh and following its desires
have been saved. and thoughts. Like the rest, we
were by nature deserving of wrath.

For it is by grace you have been in order that in the coming ages And God raised us up with Christ
saved, through faith—and this is he might show the incomparable and seated us with him in the
not from yourselves, it is the gift of riches of his grace, expressed in heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
God— his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
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Therefore, remember that formerly For we are God’s handiwork, not by works, so that no one can
you who are Gentiles by birth and created in Christ Jesus to do good boast.
called “uncircumcised” by those works, which God prepared in
who call themselves “the advance for us to do.
circumcision” (which is done in the
body by human hands)—

For he himself is our peace, who But now in Christ Jesus you who remember that at that time you
has made the two groups one and once were far away have been were separate from Christ,
has destroyed the barrier, the brought near by the blood of excluded from citizenship in Israel
dividing wall of hostility, Christ. and foreigners to the covenants of
the promise, without hope and
without God in the world.

He came and preached peace to and in one body to reconcile both by setting aside in his flesh the
you who were far away and peace of them to God through the cross, law with its commands and
to those who were near. by which he put to death their regulations. His purpose was to
hostility. create in himself one new
humanity out of the two, thus
making peace,

built on the foundation of the Consequently, you are no longer For through him we both have
apostles and prophets, with Christ foreigners and strangers, but access to the Father by one Spirit.
Jesus himself as the chief fellow citizens with God’s people
cornerstone. and also members of his
household,

For this reason I, Paul, the And in him you too are being built In him the whole building is joined
prisoner of Christ Jesus for the together to become a dwelling in together and rises to become a
sake of you Gentiles— which God lives by his Spirit. holy temple in the Lord.
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In reading this, then, you will be that is, the mystery made known Surely you have heard about the
able to understand my insight into to me by revelation, as I have administration of God’s grace that
the mystery of Christ, already written briefly. was given to me for you,

I became a servant of this gospel This mystery is that through the which was not made known to
by the gift of God’s grace given gospel the Gentiles are heirs people in other generations as it
me through the working of his together with Israel, members has now been revealed by the
power. together of one body, and sharers Spirit to God’s holy apostles and
together in the promise in Christ prophets.
Jesus.

His intent was that now, through and to make plain to everyone the Although I am less than the least
the church, the manifold wisdom administration of this mystery, of all the Lord’s people, this grace
of God should be made known to which for ages past was kept was given me: to preach to the
the rulers and authorities in the hidden in God, who created all Gentiles the boundless riches of
heavenly realms, things. Christ,

I ask you, therefore, not to be In him and through faith in him we according to his eternal purpose
discouraged because of my may approach God with freedom that he accomplished in Christ
sufferings for you, which are your and confidence. Jesus our Lord.
glory.

I pray that out of his glorious from whom every family in heaven For this reason I kneel before the
riches he may strengthen you with and on earth derives its name. Father,
power through his Spirit in your
inner being,
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and to know this love that may have power, together with all so that Christ may dwell in your
surpasses knowledge—that you the Lord’s holy people, to grasp hearts through faith. And I pray
may be filled to the measure of all how wide and long and high and that you, being rooted and
the fullness of God. deep is the love of Christ, established in love,

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I to him be glory in the church and Now to him who is able to do
urge you to live a life worthy of the in Christ Jesus throughout all immeasurably more than all we
calling you have received. generations, for ever and ever! ask or imagine, according to his
Amen. power that is at work within us,

There is one body and one Spirit, Make every effort to keep the unity Be completely humble and gentle;
just as you were called to one of the Spirit through the bond of be patient, bearing with one
hope when you were called; peace. another in love.

But to each one of us grace has one God and Father of all, who is one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
been given as Christ apportioned over all and through all and in all.
it.

He who descended is the very one (What does “he ascended” mean This is why it says: “When he
who ascended higher than all the except that he also descended to ascended on high, he took many
heavens, in order to fill the whole the lower, earthly regions? captives and gave gifts to his
universe.) people.”
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until we all reach unity in the faith to equip his people for works of So Christ himself gave the
and in the knowledge of the Son service, so that the body of Christ apostles, the prophets, the
of God and become mature, may be built up evangelists, the pastors and
attaining to the whole measure of teachers,
the fullness of Christ.

From him the whole body, joined Instead, speaking the truth in love, Then we will no longer be infants,
and held together by every we will grow to become in every tossed back and forth by the
supporting ligament, grows and respect the mature body of him waves, and blown here and there
builds itself up in love, as each who is the head, that is, Christ. by every wind of teaching and by
part does its work. the cunning and craftiness of
people in their deceitful scheming.

Having lost all sensitivity, they They are darkened in their So I tell you this, and insist on it in
have given themselves over to understanding and separated from the Lord, that you must no longer
sensuality so as to indulge in the life of God because of the live as the Gentiles do, in the
every kind of impurity, and they ignorance that is in them due to futility of their thinking.
are full of greed. the hardening of their hearts.

You were taught, with regard to when you heard about Christ and That, however, is not the way of
your former way of life, to put off were taught in him in accordance life you learned
your old self, which is being with the truth that is in Jesus.
corrupted by its deceitful desires;

Therefore each of you must put off and to put on the new self, created to be made new in the attitude of
falsehood and speak truthfully to to be like God in true your minds;
your neighbor, for we are all righteousness and holiness.
members of one body.
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Anyone who has been stealing and do not give the devil a “In your anger do not sin”: Do not
must steal no longer, but must foothold. let the sun go down while you are
work, doing something useful with still angry,
their own hands, that they may
have something to share with
those in need.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and And do not grieve the Holy Spirit Do not let any unwholesome talk
anger, brawling and slander, along of God, with whom you were come out of your mouths, but only
with every form of malice. sealed for the day of redemption. what is helpful for building others
up according to their needs, that it
may benefit those who listen.

and walk in the way of love, just Follow God’s example, therefore, Be kind and compassionate to one
as Christ loved us and gave as dearly loved children another, forgiving each other, just
himself up for us as a fragrant as in Christ God forgave you.
offering and sacrifice to God.

For of this you can be sure: No Nor should there be obscenity, But among you there must not be
immoral, impure or greedy person foolish talk or coarse joking, which even a hint of sexual immorality,
—such a person is an idolater— are out of place, but rather or of any kind of impurity, or of
has any inheritance in the thanksgiving. greed, because these are
kingdom of Christ and of God. improper for God’s holy people.

For you were once darkness, but Therefore do not be partners with Let no one deceive you with
now you are light in the Lord. Live them. empty words, for because of such
as children of light things God’s wrath comes on
those who are disobedient.
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Have nothing to do with the and find out what pleases the (for the fruit of the light consists in
fruitless deeds of darkness, but Lord. all goodness, righteousness and
rather expose them. truth)

This is why it is said: “Wake up, But everything exposed by the It is shameful even to mention
sleeper, rise from the dead, and light becomes visible—and what the disobedient do in secret.
Christ will shine on you.” everything that is illuminated
becomes a light.

Therefore do not be foolish, but making the most of every Be very careful, then, how you live
understand what the Lord’s will is. opportunity, because the days are —not as unwise but as wise,
evil.

always giving thanks to God the speaking to one another with Do not get drunk on wine, which
Father for everything, in the name psalms, hymns, and songs from leads to debauchery. Instead, be
of our Lord Jesus Christ. the Spirit. Sing and make music filled with the Spirit,
from your heart to the Lord,

For the husband is the head of the Wives, submit yourselves to your Submit to one another out of
wife as Christ is the head of the own husbands as you do to the reverence for Christ.
church, his body, of which he is Lord.
the Savior.
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to make her holy, cleansing her by Husbands, love your wives, just as Now as the church submits to
the washing with water through Christ loved the church and gave Christ, so also wives should
the word, himself up for her submit to their husbands in
everything.

After all, no one ever hated their In this same way, husbands ought and to present her to himself as a
own body, but they feed and care to love their wives as their own radiant church, without stain or
for their body, just as Christ does bodies. He who loves his wife wrinkle or any other blemish, but
the church— loves himself. holy and blameless.

This is a profound mystery—but I “For this reason a man will leave for we are members of his body.
am talking about Christ and the his father and mother and be
church. united to his wife, and the two will
become one flesh.”

“Honor your father and mother”— Children, obey your parents in the However, each one of you also
which is the first commandment Lord, for this is right. must love his wife as he loves
with a promise— himself, and the wife must respect
her husband.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters Fathers, do not exasperate your “so that it may go well with you
with respect and fear, and with children; instead, bring them up in and that you may enjoy long life
sincerity of heart, just as you the training and instruction of the on the earth.”
would obey Christ. Lord.
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because you know that the Lord Serve wholeheartedly, as if you Obey them not only to win their
will reward each one for whatever were serving the Lord, not people, favor when their eye is on you, but
good they do, whether they are as slaves of Christ, doing the will
slave or free. of God from your heart.

Put on the full armor of God, so Finally, be strong in the Lord and And masters, treat your slaves in
that you can take your stand in his mighty power. the same way. Do not threaten
against the devil’s schemes. them, since you know that he who
is both their Master and yours is in
heaven, and there is no favoritism
with him.

Stand firm then, with the belt of Therefore put on the full armor of For our struggle is not against
truth buckled around your waist, God, so that when the day of evil flesh and blood, but against the
with the breastplate of comes, you may be able to stand rulers, against the authorities,
righteousness in place, your ground, and after you have against the powers of this dark
done everything, to stand. world and against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly
realms.

Take the helmet of salvation and In addition to all this, take up the and with your feet fitted with the
the sword of the Spirit, which is shield of faith, with which you can readiness that comes from the
the word of God. extinguish all the flaming arrows of gospel of peace.
the evil one.

for which I am an ambassador in Pray also for me, that whenever I And pray in the Spirit on all
chains. Pray that I may declare it speak, words may be given me so occasions with all kinds of prayers
fearlessly, as I should. that I will fearlessly make known and requests. With this in mind, be
the mystery of the gospel, alert and always keep on praying
for all the Lord’s people.
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Peace to the brothers and sisters, I am sending him to you for this Tychicus, the dear brother and
and love with faith from God the very purpose, that you may know faithful servant in the Lord, will tell
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. how we are, and that he may you everything, so that you also
encourage you. may know how I am and what I
am doing.

Grace and peace to you from God Paul and Timothy, servants of Grace to all who love our Lord
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy Jesus Christ with an undying love.
Christ. people in Christ Jesus at Philippi,
together with the overseers and
deacons:

because of your partnership in the In all my prayers for all of you, I I thank my God every time I
gospel from the first day until now, always pray with joy remember you.

God can testify how I long for all of It is right for me to feel this way being confident of this, that he
you with the affection of Christ about all of you, since I have you who began a good work in you will
Jesus. in my heart and, whether I am in carry it on to completion until the
chains or defending and day of Christ Jesus.
confirming the gospel, all of you
share in God’s grace with me.

filled with the fruit of righteousness so that you may be able to discern And this is my prayer: that your
that comes through Jesus Christ— what is best and may be pure and love may abound more and more
to the glory and praise of God. blameless for the day of Christ, in knowledge and depth of insight,
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And because of my chains, most As a result, it has become clear Now I want you to know, brothers
of the brothers and sisters have throughout the whole palace and sisters, that what has
become confident in the Lord and guard and to everyone else that I happened to me has actually
dare all the more to proclaim the am in chains for Christ. served to advance the gospel.
gospel without fear.

The former preach Christ out of The latter do so out of love, It is true that some preach Christ
selfish ambition, not sincerely, knowing that I am put here for the out of envy and rivalry, but others
supposing that they can stir up defense of the gospel. out of goodwill.
trouble for me while I am in
chains.

I eagerly expect and hope that I for I know that through your But what does it matter? The
will in no way be ashamed, but will prayers and God’s provision of the important thing is that in every
have sufficient courage so that Spirit of Jesus Christ what has way, whether from false motives
now as always Christ will be happened to me will turn out for or true, Christ is preached. And
exalted in my body, whether by life my deliverance. because of this I rejoice. Yes, and
or by death. I will continue to rejoice,

I am torn between the two: I desire If I am to go on living in the body, For to me, to live is Christ and to
to depart and be with Christ, which this will mean fruitful labor for me. die is gain.
is better by far; Yet what shall I choose? I do not
know!

so that through my being with you Convinced of this, I know that I will but it is more necessary for you
again your boasting in Christ remain, and I will continue with all that I remain in the body.
Jesus will abound on account of of you for your progress and joy in
me. the faith,
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For it has been granted to you on without being frightened in any Whatever happens, conduct
behalf of Christ not only to believe way by those who oppose you. yourselves in a manner worthy of
in him, but also to suffer for him, This is a sign to them that they will the gospel of Christ. Then,
be destroyed, but that you will be whether I come and see you or
saved—and that by God. only hear about you in my
absence, I will know that you
stand firm in the one Spirit, striving
together as one for the faith of the
gospel

then make my joy complete by Therefore if you have any since you are going through the
being like-minded, having the encouragement from being united same struggle you saw I had, and
same love, being one in spirit and with Christ, if any comfort from his now hear that I still have.
of one mind. love, if any common sharing in the
Spirit, if any tenderness and
compassion,

In your relationships with one not looking to your own interests Do nothing out of selfish ambition
another, have the same mindset but each of you to the interests of or vain conceit. Rather, in humility
as Christ Jesus: the others. value others above yourselves,

And being found in appearance as rather, he made himself nothing Who, being in very nature God,
a man, he humbled himself by by taking the very nature of a did not consider equality with God
becoming obedient to death— servant, being made in human something to be used to his own
even death on a cross! likeness. advantage;

and every tongue acknowledge that at the name of Jesus every Therefore God exalted him to the
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the knee should bow, in heaven and highest place and gave him the
glory of God the Father. on earth and under the earth, name that is above every name,
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Do everything without grumbling for it is God who works in you to Therefore, my dear friends, as you
or arguing, will and to act in order to fulfill his have always obeyed—not only in
good purpose. my presence, but now much more
in my absence—continue to work
out your salvation with fear and
trembling,

But even if I am being poured out as you hold firmly to the word of so that you may become
like a drink offering on the life. And then I will be able to blameless and pure, “children of
sacrifice and service coming from boast on the day of Christ that I God without fault in a warped and
your faith, I am glad and rejoice did not run or labor in vain. crooked generation.” Then you will
with all of you. shine among them like stars in the
sky

I have no one else like him, who I hope in the Lord Jesus to send So you too should be glad and
will show genuine concern for your Timothy to you soon, that I also rejoice with me.
welfare. may be cheered when I receive
news about you.

I hope, therefore, to send him as But you know that Timothy has For everyone looks out for their
soon as I see how things go with proved himself, because as a son own interests, not those of Jesus
me. with his father he has served with Christ.
me in the work of the gospel.

For he longs for all of you and is But I think it is necessary to send And I am confident in the Lord that
distressed because you heard he back to you Epaphroditus, my I myself will come soon.
was ill. brother, co-worker and fellow
soldier, who is also your
messenger, whom you sent to
take care of my needs.
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So then, welcome him in the Lord Therefore I am all the more eager Indeed he was ill, and almost died.
with great joy, and honor people to send him, so that when you see But God had mercy on him, and
like him, him again you may be glad and I not on him only but also on me, to
may have less anxiety. spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

Watch out for those dogs, those Further, my brothers and sisters, because he almost died for the
evildoers, those mutilators of the rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble work of Christ. He risked his life to
flesh. for me to write the same things to make up for the help you
you again, and it is a safeguard for yourselves could not give me.
you.

circumcised on the eighth day, of though I myself have reasons for For it is we who are the
the people of Israel, of the tribe of such confidence. If someone else circumcision, we who serve God
Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; thinks they have reasons to put by his Spirit, who boast in Christ
in regard to the law, a Pharisee; confidence in the flesh, I have Jesus, and who put no confidence
more: in the flesh—

What is more, I consider But whatever were gains to me I as for zeal, persecuting the
everything a loss because of the now consider loss for the sake of church; as for righteousness
surpassing worth of knowing Christ. based on the law, faultless.
Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose
sake I have lost all things. I
consider them garbage, that I may
gain Christ

and so, somehow, attaining to the I want to know Christ—yes, to and be found in him, not having a
resurrection from the dead. know the power of his resurrection righteousness of my own that
and participation in his sufferings, comes from the law, but that
becoming like him in his death, which is through faith in Christ—
the righteousness that comes from
God on the basis of faith.
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I press on toward the goal to win Brothers and sisters, I do not Not that I have already obtained
the prize for which God has called consider myself yet to have taken all this, or have already arrived at
me heavenward in Christ Jesus. hold of it. But one thing I do: my goal, but I press on to take
Forgetting what is behind and hold of that for which Christ Jesus
straining toward what is ahead, took hold of me.

Join together in following my Only let us live up to what we All of us, then, who are mature
example, brothers and sisters, and have already attained. should take such a view of things.
just as you have us as a model, And if on some point you think
keep your eyes on those who live differently, that too God will make
as we do. clear to you.

But our citizenship is in heaven. Their destiny is destruction, their For, as I have often told you
And we eagerly await a Savior god is their stomach, and their before and now tell you again
from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, glory is in their shame. Their mind even with tears, many live as
is set on earthly things. enemies of the cross of Christ.

I plead with Euodia and I plead Therefore, my brothers and who, by the power that enables
with Syntyche to be of the same sisters, you whom I love and long him to bring everything under his
mind in the Lord. for, my joy and crown, stand firm control, will transform our lowly
in the Lord in this way, dear bodies so that they will be like his
friends! glorious body.

Let your gentleness be evident to Rejoice in the Lord always. I will Yes, and I ask you, my true
all. The Lord is near. say it again: Rejoice! companion, help these women
since they have contended at my
side in the cause of the gospel,
along with Clement and the rest of
my co-workers, whose names are
in the book of life.
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Finally, brothers and sisters, And the peace of God, which Do not be anxious about anything,
whatever is true, whatever is transcends all understanding, will but in every situation, by prayer
noble, whatever is right, whatever guard your hearts and your minds and petition, with thanksgiving,
is pure, whatever is lovely, in Christ Jesus. present your requests to God.
whatever is admirable—if anything
is excellent or praiseworthy—think
about such things.

I am not saying this because I am I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that Whatever you have learned or
in need, for I have learned to be at last you renewed your concern received or heard from me, or
content whatever the for me. Indeed, you were seen in me—put it into practice.
circumstances. concerned, but you had no And the God of peace will be with
opportunity to show it. you.

Yet it was good of you to share in I can do all this through him who I know what it is to be in need, and
my troubles. gives me strength. I know what it is to have plenty. I
have learned the secret of being
content in any and every situation,
whether well fed or hungry,
whether living in plenty or in want.

Not that I desire your gifts; what I for even when I was in Moreover, as you Philippians
desire is that more be credited to Thessalonica, you sent me aid know, in the early days of your
your account. more than once when I was in acquaintance with the gospel,
need. when I set out from Macedonia,
not one church shared with me in
the matter of giving and receiving,
except you only;

To our God and Father be glory And my God will meet all your I have received full payment and
for ever and ever. Amen. needs according to the riches of have more than enough. I am
his glory in Christ Jesus. amply supplied, now that I have
received from Epaphroditus the
gifts you sent. They are a fragrant
offering, an acceptable sacrifice,
pleasing to God.
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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ All God’s people here send you Greet all God’s people in Christ
be with your spirit. Amen. greetings, especially those who Jesus. The brothers and sisters
belong to Caesar’s household. who are with me send greetings.

We always thank God, the Father To God’s holy people in Colossae, Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus
of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we the faithful brothers and sisters in by the will of God, and Timothy
pray for you, Christ: Grace and peace to you our brother,
from God our Father.

that has come to you. In the same the faith and love that spring from because we have heard of your
way, the gospel is bearing fruit the hope stored up for you in faith in Christ Jesus and of the
and growing throughout the whole heaven and about which you have love you have for all God’s people
world—just as it has been doing already heard in the true message —
among you since the day you of the gospel
heard it and truly understood
God’s grace.

For this reason, since the day we and who also told us of your love You learned it from Epaphras, our
heard about you, we have not in the Spirit. dear fellow servant, who is a
stopped praying for you. We faithful minister of Christ on our
continually ask God to fill you with behalf,
the knowledge of his will through
all the wisdom and understanding
that the Spirit gives,

and giving joyful thanks to the being strengthened with all power so that you may live a life worthy
Father, who has qualified you to according to his glorious might so of the Lord and please him in
share in the inheritance of his holy that you may have great every way: bearing fruit in every
people in the kingdom of light. endurance and patience, good work, growing in the
knowledge of God,
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The Son is the image of the in whom we have redemption, the For he has rescued us from the
invisible God, the firstborn over all forgiveness of sins. dominion of darkness and brought
creation. us into the kingdom of the Son he
loves,

And he is the head of the body, He is before all things, and in him For in him all things were created:
the church; he is the beginning all things hold together. things in heaven and on earth,
and the firstborn from among the visible and invisible, whether
dead, so that in everything he thrones or powers or rulers or
might have the supremacy. authorities; all things have been
created through him and for him.

Once you were alienated from and through him to reconcile to For God was pleased to have all
God and were enemies in your himself all things, whether things his fullness dwell in him,
minds because of your evil on earth or things in heaven, by
behavior. making peace through his blood,
shed on the cross.

Now I rejoice in what I am if you continue in your faith, But now he has reconciled you by
suffering for you, and I fill up in my established and firm, and do not Christ’s physical body through
flesh what is still lacking in regard move from the hope held out in death to present you holy in his
to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake the gospel. This is the gospel that sight, without blemish and free
of his body, which is the church. you heard and that has been from accusation—
proclaimed to every creature
under heaven, and of which I,
Paul, have become a servant.

To them God has chosen to make the mystery that has been kept I have become its servant by the
known among the Gentiles the hidden for ages and generations, commission God gave me to
glorious riches of this mystery, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s present to you the word of God in
which is Christ in you, the hope of people. its fullness—
glory.
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I want you to know how hard I am To this end I strenuously contend He is the one we proclaim,
contending for you and for those with all the energy Christ so admonishing and teaching
at Laodicea, and for all who have powerfully works in me. everyone with all wisdom, so that
not met me personally. we may present everyone fully
mature in Christ.

I tell you this so that no one may in whom are hidden all the My goal is that they may be
deceive you by fine-sounding treasures of wisdom and encouraged in heart and united in
arguments. knowledge. love, so that they may have the
full riches of complete
understanding, in order that they
may know the mystery of God,
namely, Christ,

rooted and built up in him, So then, just as you received For though I am absent from you
strengthened in the faith as you Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to in body, I am present with you in
were taught, and overflowing with live your lives in him, spirit and delight to see how
thankfulness. disciplined you are and how firm
your faith in Christ is.

and in Christ you have been For in Christ all the fullness of the See to it that no one takes you
brought to fullness. He is the head Deity lives in bodily form, captive through hollow and
over every power and authority. deceptive philosophy, which
depends on human tradition and
the elemental spiritual forces of
this world rather than on Christ.

When you were dead in your sins having been buried with him in In him you were also circumcised
and in the uncircumcision of your baptism, in which you were also with a circumcision not performed
flesh, God made you alive with raised with him through your faith by human hands. Your whole self
Christ. He forgave us all our sins, in the working of God, who raised ruled by the flesh was put off
him from the dead. when you were circumcised by
Christ,
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Therefore do not let anyone judge And having disarmed the powers having canceled the charge of our
you by what you eat or drink, or and authorities, he made a public legal indebtedness, which stood
with regard to a religious festival, spectacle of them, triumphing over against us and condemned us; he
a New Moon celebration or a them by the cross. has taken it away, nailing it to the
Sabbath day. cross.

They have lost connection with the Do not let anyone who delights in These are a shadow of the things
head, from whom the whole body, false humility and the worship of that were to come; the reality,
supported and held together by its angels disqualify you. Such a however, is found in Christ.
ligaments and sinews, grows as person also goes into great detail
God causes it to grow. about what they have seen; they
are puffed up with idle notions by
their unspiritual mind.

These rules, which have to do with “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do Since you died with Christ to the
things that are all destined to not touch!”? elemental spiritual forces of this
perish with use, are based on world, why, as though you still
merely human commands and belonged to the world, do you
teachings. submit to its rules:

Set your minds on things above, Since, then, you have been raised Such regulations indeed have an
not on earthly things. with Christ, set your hearts on appearance of wisdom, with their
things above, where Christ is, self-imposed worship, their false
seated at the right hand of God. humility and their harsh treatment
of the body, but they lack any
value in restraining sensual
indulgence.

Put to death, therefore, whatever When Christ, who is your life, For you died, and your life is now
belongs to your earthly nature: appears, then you also will appear hidden with Christ in God.
sexual immorality, impurity, lust, with him in glory.
evil desires and greed, which is
idolatry.
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But now you must also rid You used to walk in these ways, in Because of these, the wrath of
yourselves of all such things as the life you once lived. God is coming.
these: anger, rage, malice,
slander, and filthy language from
your lips.

Here there is no Gentile or Jew, and have put on the new self, Do not lie to each other, since you
circumcised or uncircumcised, which is being renewed in have taken off your old self with its
barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, knowledge in the image of its practices
but Christ is all, and is in all. Creator.

And over all these virtues put on Bear with each other and forgive Therefore, as God’s chosen
love, which binds them all together one another if any of you has a people, holy and dearly loved,
in perfect unity. grievance against someone. clothe yourselves with
Forgive as the Lord forgave you. compassion, kindness, humility,
gentleness and patience.

And whatever you do, whether in Let the message of Christ dwell Let the peace of Christ rule in your
word or deed, do it all in the name among you richly as you teach hearts, since as members of one
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to and admonish one another with all body you were called to peace.
God the Father through him. wisdom through psalms, hymns, And be thankful.
and songs from the Spirit, singing
to God with gratitude in your
hearts.

Children, obey your parents in Husbands, love your wives and do Wives, submit yourselves to your
everything, for this pleases the not be harsh with them. husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Lord.
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Whatever you do, work at it with Slaves, obey your earthly masters Fathers, do not embitter your
all your heart, as working for the in everything; and do it, not only children, or they will become
Lord, not for human masters, when their eye is on you and to discouraged.
curry their favor, but with sincerity
of heart and reverence for the
Lord.

Masters, provide your slaves with Anyone who does wrong will be since you know that you will
what is right and fair, because you repaid for their wrongs, and there receive an inheritance from the
know that you also have a Master is no favoritism. Lord as a reward. It is the Lord
in heaven. Christ you are serving.

Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, And pray for us, too, that God may Devote yourselves to prayer,
as I should. open a door for our message, so being watchful and thankful.
that we may proclaim the mystery
of Christ, for which I am in chains.

Tychicus will tell you all the news Let your conversation be always Be wise in the way you act toward
about me. He is a dear brother, a full of grace, seasoned with salt, outsiders; make the most of every
faithful minister and fellow servant so that you may know how to opportunity.
in the Lord. answer everyone.

My fellow prisoner Aristarchus He is coming with Onesimus, our I am sending him to you for the
sends you his greetings, as does faithful and dear brother, who is express purpose that you may
Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. one of you. They will tell you know about our circumstances
(You have received instructions everything that is happening here. and that he may encourage your
about him; if he comes to you, hearts.
welcome him.)
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I vouch for him that he is working Epaphras, who is one of you and Jesus, who is called Justus, also
hard for you and for those at a servant of Christ Jesus, sends sends greetings. These are the
Laodicea and Hierapolis. greetings. He is always wrestling only Jews among my co-workers
in prayer for you, that you may for the kingdom of God, and they
stand firm in all the will of God, have proved a comfort to me.
mature and fully assured.

After this letter has been read to Give my greetings to the brothers Our dear friend Luke, the doctor,
you, see that it is also read in the and sisters at Laodicea, and to and Demas send greetings.
church of the Laodiceans and that Nympha and the church in her
you in turn read the letter from house.
Laodicea.

I, Paul, write this greeting in my Tell Archippus: “See to it that you

own hand. Remember my chains. complete the ministry you have
Grace be with you. received in the Lord.”