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and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as "the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: "and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. "And let the peace of Christ 'rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, Singing with grace your hearts unto God.

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18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as Or your is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing Gr. Bond in the Lord. "Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to Gr. lords. the flesh; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and Gr from not unto men; "knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ. For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. 2 Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein. with thanksgiving; withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds; the app that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward them that are without,/re

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7 All my affairs shall Tychicus make known unto you, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord: whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our estate, and that he may comfort your hearts; 'together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things that are done here.

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10 Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you, may reand Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (touching whom ye received commandments; if he come unto you, receive him), "and Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, men that have been a comfort unto me. "Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God. For I bear him witness, that he hath much labour for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for authori them in Hierapolis. Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you. "Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house. And when this epistle hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye also read the epistle from Laodicea. "And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

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2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labour of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father; knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election, show that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the 'Holy Ghost, and in much 'assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we shewed ourselves toward you for your sake. 'And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with Or Holy joy of the 'Holy Ghost; 'so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak any thing. For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivereth us from the wrath to come.

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in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God in claimed much conflict. For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: 'but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God which proveth our hearts. For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness, God is witness; nor seeking glory of men, neither from you, nor from others, when we might have “been burdensome, as apostles of Christ. But we were of the 'gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherish- authorteth her own children: even so, being affectionately babes." desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us. For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and righteously and unblameably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe: "as ye know some how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with authori his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging called. you, and testifying, "to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who 'calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.

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13 And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe. For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judæa in Christ Jesus: for ye hearing. also suffered the same things of your own country

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men, even as they did of the Jews; "who both killed season of the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drave out us, and please not God, and are contrary to all men; "forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins alway: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

17 But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire: 18because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us. 19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? presence. Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his 'comFor ye are our glory and our joy.

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bear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone; and sent Timothy, our brother and 'God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith; that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed. For verily, when we were with you, we told you beforehand ties read that we are to suffer affliction; even as it came to God pass, and ye know. For this cause I also, when I

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could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labour should be in vain. 'But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also to see you; for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith: for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. For what thanksgiving can we render again unto

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