Study Desk

If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

Become righteously sober-minded, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.

For this corruptible must put on the incorruptible, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also.

and if it is fitting for me to go also, they will go with me.

But I will come to you after I go through Macedonia, for I am going through Macedonia;

For I do not wish to see you now just in passing, for I hope to remain with you for some time, if the Lord permits.

for a wide and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Now if Timothy comes, take care that he is with you without fear, for he is doing the Lord's work, as I also am.

So let no one despise him. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me, for I expect him with the brothers.

Now I exhort you, brothers (you know the household of Stephanas, that they were the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves for service to the saints),

For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore recognize such men.

For just as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

But whether we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or whether we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is working in your perseverance in the same sufferings which we also suffer.

And our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of our affliction which came to us in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even to live.

you also joining in helping us through your prayers on our behalf, so that thanks may be given on our behalf by many persons for the gracious gift bestowed on us through the prayers of many.

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.