1 Thessalonians 1:5 for our good news [regarding salvation] came to you not only in word, but also in [its inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction [on o...

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Amplified Bible - for our good news [regarding salvation] came to you not only in word, but also in [its inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction [on our part]. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your benefit.
新标点和合本 - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不独在乎言语，也在乎权能和圣灵，并充足的信心。正如你们知道，我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不仅在言语，也在能力，也在圣灵和充足的确信。你们知道，我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不仅在言语，也在能力，也在圣灵和充足的确信。你们知道，我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
当代译本 - 因为我们传福音给你们不只是靠言语，也靠上帝的能力、圣灵的同在和充分的确据。你们也知道，我们为了你们的缘故怎样在你们中间行事为人。
圣经新译本 - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不单是藉着言语，也是藉着权能，藉着圣灵和充足的信心。为了你们的缘故，我们在你们中间为人怎样，这是你们知道的。
中文标准译本 - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不仅是藉着话语，也是藉着能力、圣灵和充分的确信。你们知道，为了你们的缘故，我们在你们中间是怎样为人的。
现代标点和合本 - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不独在乎言语，也在乎权能和圣灵并充足的信心。正如你们知道，我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
和合本（拼音版） - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不独在乎言语，也在乎权能和圣灵，并充足的信心，正如你们知道我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
New International Version - because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.
New International Reader's Version - Our good news didn’t come to you only in words. It came with power. It came with the Holy Spirit’s help. He gave us complete faith in what we were preaching. You know how we lived among you for your good.
English Standard Version - because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
New Living Translation - For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.
The Message - You paid careful attention to the way we lived among you, and determined to live that way yourselves. In imitating us, you imitated the Master. Although great trouble accompanied the Word, you were able to take great joy from the Holy Spirit!—taking the trouble with the joy, the joy with the trouble.
Christian Standard Bible - because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you for your benefit,
New American Standard Bible - for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sakes.
New King James Version - For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
American Standard Version - how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.
King James Version - For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
New English Translation - in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).
World English Bible - and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.
新標點和合本 - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裏，不獨在乎言語，也在乎權能和聖靈，並充足的信心。正如你們知道，我們在你們那裏，為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裏，不僅在言語，也在能力，也在聖靈和充足的確信。你們知道，我們在你們那裏，為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裏，不僅在言語，也在能力，也在聖靈和充足的確信。你們知道，我們在你們那裏，為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。
當代譯本 - 因為我們傳福音給你們不只是靠言語，也靠上帝的能力、聖靈的同在和充分的確據。你們也知道，我們為了你們的緣故怎樣在你們中間行事為人。
聖經新譯本 - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裡，不單是藉著言語，也是藉著權能，藉著聖靈和充足的信心。為了你們的緣故，我們在你們中間為人怎樣，這是你們知道的。
呂振中譯本 - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裏、不僅僅在乎話語，乃在乎能力，在乎聖靈與堅定的確信；正如你們所知道的、我們為你們的緣故、在你們中間是成了甚麼樣的人。
中文標準譯本 - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裡，不僅是藉著話語，也是藉著能力、聖靈和充分的確信。你們知道，為了你們的緣故，我們在你們中間是怎樣為人的。
現代標點和合本 - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裡，不獨在乎言語，也在乎權能和聖靈並充足的信心。正如你們知道，我們在你們那裡，為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。
文理和合譯本 - 因我之福音達爾、不第以言、乃以能、以聖神、且以充實之信、爾亦知我儕為爾為何如人、
文理委辦譯本 - 吾傳福音、不第以言、乃以聖神之能、使爾篤信、爾亦知我如何為爾勞、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我儕傳福音在爾中、不第以言、乃以能、以聖神、以堅確之信、爾亦知我儕於爾中為爾如何而行、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 具徵吾儕之授爾以福音、不僅以言、且以神力與聖神、實事求是、廓然不疑。吾儕向在爾中服務、爾等固知其為何如人也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - porque nuestro evangelio les llegó no solo con palabras, sino también con poder, es decir, con el Espíritu Santo y con profunda convicción. Como bien saben, estuvimos entre ustedes buscando su bien.
현대인의 성경 - 그것은 우리가 여러분에게 전한 기쁜 소식이 말로만 아니라 능력과 성령과 큰 확신으로 전해졌기 때문입니다. 우리가 여러분과 함께 있을 때 여러분을 위해 어떻게 생활했는지는 여러분이 잘 알고 있습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Потому что наша Радостная Весть пришла к вам не только как слова, но в ней были и сила Святого Духа, и полная уверенность в ее истине. Вы знаете и то, какими мы были для вас, находясь с вами.
Восточный перевод - Наша Радостная Весть пришла к вам не только как слова, но в ней были и сила Святого Духа, и полная уверенность в её истине. Вы знаете и то, какими мы были для вас, находясь с вами.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Наша Радостная Весть пришла к вам не только как слова, но в ней были и сила Святого Духа, и полная уверенность в её истине. Вы знаете и то, какими мы были для вас, находясь с вами.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Наша Радостная Весть пришла к вам не только как слова, но в ней были и сила Святого Духа, и полная уверенность в её истине. Вы знаете и то, какими мы были для вас, находясь с вами.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - En effet, l’Evangile que nous annonçons, nous ne vous l’avons pas apporté en paroles seulement, mais aussi avec puissance, par le Saint-Esprit et avec une pleine conviction. Et vous le savez bien, puisque vous avez vu comment nous nous sommes comportés parmi vous, pour votre bien.
リビングバイブル - それは、私たちが伝えた福音（イエス・キリストによる救いの知らせ）を聞き流さず、非常な関心をもって迎え入れた態度から明らかです。私たちが語った教えは、あなたがたの人生に重大な影響を与えました。聖霊によって、これこそ真理だという確信があなたがたに与えられたからです。また、私たちの生活そのものも、私たちが語ったことばの正しさを実証したと言えるでしょう。
Nestle Aland 28 - ὅτι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν δυνάμει καὶ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ [ἐν] πληροφορίᾳ πολλῇ, καθὼς οἴδατε οἷοι ἐγενήθημεν [ἐν] ὑμῖν δι’ ὑμᾶς.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὅτι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν δυνάμει, καὶ ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ, καὶ πληροφορίᾳ πολλῇ, καθὼς οἴδατε οἷοι ἐγενήθημεν ἐν ὑμῖν δι’ ὑμᾶς.
Nova Versão Internacional - porque o nosso evangelho não chegou a vocês somente em palavra, mas também em poder, no Espírito Santo e em plena convicção. Vocês sabem como procedemos entre vocês, em seu favor.
Hoffnung für alle - Denn als wir euch die rettende Botschaft verkündeten, da wirkte Gott nicht allein durch unsere Worte, sondern mit seiner ganzen Kraft. Sein Heiliger Geist stand uns bei und gab uns von Anfang an die Gewissheit, dass unsere Predigt bei euch nicht ins Leere gehen würde. Ihr wisst ja selbst, wie wir uns verhielten, während wir bei euch waren: Bei allem, was wir taten, ging es uns nur um euch.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vì chúng tôi công bố Phúc Âm cho anh chị em, không phải với lời nói suông nhưng với quyền năng Chúa Thánh Linh và niềm tin quyết. Ngay nếp sống chúng tôi cũng giúp anh chị em hiểu rõ Phúc Âm.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะข่าวประเสริฐของเรามาถึงท่านไม่ใช่เพียงด้วยถ้อยคำเท่านั้น แต่ด้วยฤทธิ์อำนาจ ด้วยพระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์และด้วยความเชื่อมั่นอันลึกซึ้ง ท่านทราบว่าเราใช้ชีวิตอย่างไรในหมู่พวกท่านเพื่อเห็นแก่ท่าน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ด้วยว่า เราได้ประกาศข่าวประเสริฐแก่ท่าน ไม่เพียงแต่เป็นคำพูดเท่านั้น แต่เป็นทั้งอานุภาพและความมั่นใจในพระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์ พวกท่านก็ทราบว่าเราใช้ชีวิตเพื่อประโยชน์ของท่านอย่างไรในหมู่ท่าน

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Hebrews 10:22 - let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
2 Peter 1:19 - So we have the prophetic word made more certain. You do well to pay [close] attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and light breaks through the gloom and the morning star arises in your hearts.
Psalms 10:2 - In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
Psalms 10:3 - For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.
1 Peter 5:3 - not lording it over those assigned to your care [do not be arrogant or overbearing], but be examples [of Christian living] to the flock [set a pattern of integrity for your congregation].
Titus 3:5 - He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Titus 3:6 - whom He poured out richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
John 16:7 - But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship with you].
John 16:8 - And He, when He comes, will convict the world about [the guilt of] sin [and the need for a Savior], and about righteousness, and about judgment:
John 16:9 - about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];
John 16:10 - about righteousness [personal integrity and godly character], because I am going to My Father and you will no longer see Me;
John 16:11 - about judgment [the certainty of it], because the ruler of this world (Satan) has been judged and condemned.
John 16:12 - “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear [to hear] them now.
John 16:13 - But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father—the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future].
John 16:14 - He will glorify and honor Me, because He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will disclose it to you.
John 16:15 - All things that the Father has are Mine. Because of this I said that He [the Spirit] will take from what is Mine and will reveal it to you.
1 Timothy 4:12 - Let no one look down on [you because of] your youth, but be an example and set a pattern for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in [moral] purity.
1 Timothy 4:13 - Until I come, devote yourself to public reading [of Scripture], to preaching and to teaching [the sound doctrine of God’s word].
1 Timothy 4:14 - Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, [that special endowment] which was intentionally bestowed on you [by the Holy Spirit] through prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands on you [at your ordination].
1 Timothy 4:15 - Practice and work hard on these things; be absorbed in them [completely occupied in your ministry], so that your progress will be evident to all.
1 Timothy 4:16 - Pay close attention to yourself [concentrate on your personal development] and to your teaching; persevere in these things [hold to them], for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
1 Corinthians 12:7 - But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit [the spiritual illumination and the enabling of the Holy Spirit] for the common good.
1 Corinthians 12:8 - To one is given through the [Holy] Spirit [the power to speak] the message of wisdom, and to another [the power to express] the word of knowledge and understanding according to the same Spirit;
1 Corinthians 12:9 - to another [wonder-working] faith [is given] by the same [Holy] Spirit, and to another the [extraordinary] gifts of healings by the one Spirit;
1 Corinthians 12:10 - and to another the working of miracles, and to another prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and to another discernment of spirits [the ability to distinguish sound, godly doctrine from the deceptive doctrine of man-made religions and cults], to another various kinds of [unknown] tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:11 - All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.
Galatians 1:8 - But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we [originally] preached to you, let him be condemned to destruction!
Galatians 1:9 - As we have said before, so I now say again, if anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from that which you received [from us], let him be condemned to destruction!
Galatians 1:10 - Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
Galatians 1:11 - For I want you to know, believers, that the gospel which was preached by me is not man’s gospel [it is not a human invention, patterned after any human concept].
Galatians 1:12 - For indeed I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a [direct] revelation of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 2:13 - For it is [not your strength, but it is] God who is effectively at work in you, both to will and to work [that is, strengthening, energizing, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfill your purpose] for His good pleasure.
2 Corinthians 6:3 - we put no obstruction in anyone’s path, so that the ministry will not be discredited,
2 Corinthians 6:4 - but we commend ourselves in every way as servants of God: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,
2 Corinthians 6:5 - in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger,
2 Corinthians 6:6 - in purity and sincerity, in knowledge and spiritual insight, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,
2 Corinthians 6:7 - in [speaking] the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand [like holding the sword to attack] and for the left [like holding the shield to defend],
2 Corinthians 6:8 - amid glory and dishonor; by evil report and good report; branded as deceivers and yet [vindicated as] truthful;
2 Corinthians 6:9 - as unknown [to the world], yet well-known [by God and His people]; as dying, yet we live; as punished, yet not killed;
2 Corinthians 6:10 - as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet bestowing riches on many; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.
Acts 16:14 - A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple fabrics who was [already] a worshiper of God, listened to us; and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention and to respond to the things said by Paul.
Isaiah 55:11 - So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Acts 2:33 - Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this [blessing] which you both see and hear.
2 Corinthians 4:1 - Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy [from God, granting us salvation, opportunities, and blessings], we do not get discouraged nor lose our motivation.
2 Corinthians 4:2 - But we have renounced the disgraceful things hidden because of shame; not walking in trickery or adulterating the word of God, but by stating the truth [openly and plainly], we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 4:3 - But even if our gospel is [in some sense] hidden [behind a veil], it is hidden [only] to those who are perishing;
2 Corinthians 3:6 - He has qualified us [making us sufficient] as ministers of a new covenant [of salvation through Christ], not of the letter [of a written code] but of the Spirit; for the letter [of the Law] kills [by revealing sin and demanding obedience], but the Spirit gives life.
Galatians 5:5 - For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation].
Ephesians 1:17 - [I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].
Ephesians 1:18 - And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),
Ephesians 1:19 - and [so that you will begin to know] what the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His [active, spiritual] power is in us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength
Ephesians 1:20 - which He produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places,
Acts 20:18 - And when they arrived he said to them: “You know well how I [lived when I] was with you, from the first day that I set foot in Asia [until now],
Acts 20:19 - serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came on me because of the plots of the Jews [against me];
2 Corinthians 10:4 - The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
2 Corinthians 10:5 - We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ,
1 Corinthians 10:33 - just as I please everyone in all things [as much as possible adapting myself to the interests of others], not seeking my own benefit but that of the many, so that they [will be open to the message of salvation and] may be saved.
2 Peter 1:10 - Therefore, believers, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you [be sure that your behavior reflects and confirms your relationship with God]; for by doing these things [actively developing these virtues], you will never stumble [in your spiritual growth and will live a life that leads others away from sin];
1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant and boundless mercy has caused us to be born again [that is, to be reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Acts 20:33 - I had no desire for anyone’s silver or gold or [expensive] clothes.
Acts 20:34 - You know personally that these hands ministered to my own needs [working in manual labor] and to [those of] the people who were with me.
Acts 20:35 - In everything I showed you [by example] that by working hard in this way you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed [and brings greater joy] to give than to receive.’ ”
1 Corinthians 3:6 - I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.
1 Thessalonians 2:1 - For you know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you has not been ineffective (fruitless, in vain),
1 Thessalonians 2:2 - but after we had already suffered and been outrageously treated in Philippi, as you know, yet in [the strength of] our God we summoned the courage to proclaim boldly to you the good news of God [regarding salvation] amid great opposition.
1 Thessalonians 2:3 - For our appeal does not come from delusion or impure motives, nor [is it motivated] by deceit [our message is complete, accurate, and based on the truth—it does not change].
1 Thessalonians 2:4 - But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel [that tells the good news of salvation through faith in Christ], so we speak, not as [if we were trying] to please people [to gain power and popularity], but to please God who examines our hearts [expecting our best].
1 Thessalonians 2:5 - For as you well know, we never came with words of flattery nor with a pretext for greed—God is our witness—
1 Thessalonians 2:6 - nor did we seek glory and honor from people, neither from you nor from anyone else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power to assert our authority.
1 Thessalonians 2:7 - But we behaved gently when we were among you, like a devoted mother tenderly caring for her own children.
1 Thessalonians 2:8 - Having such a deep affection for you, we were delighted to share with you not only God’s good news but also our own lives, because you had become so very dear to us.
1 Thessalonians 2:9 - For you remember, believers, our labor and hardship. We worked night and day [practicing our trade] in order not to be a [financial] burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.
1 Thessalonians 2:10 - You are witnesses, and so is God, how unworldly and just and blameless was our behavior toward you who believe [in our Lord Jesus Christ].
1 Thessalonians 2:11 - For you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you just as a father does [in dealing with] his own children, [guiding you]
1 Corinthians 4:9 - For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles at the end of the line, like men sentenced to death [and paraded as prisoners in a procession], because we have become a spectacle to the world [a show in the world’s amphitheater], both to angels and to men.
1 Corinthians 4:10 - We are [regarded as] fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are highly esteemed, but we are dishonored.
1 Corinthians 4:11 - To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are continually poorly dressed, and we are roughly treated, and wander homeless.
1 Corinthians 4:12 - We work [for our living], working hard with our own hands. When we are reviled and verbally abused, we bless. When we are persecuted, we take it patiently and endure.
1 Corinthians 4:13 - When we are slandered, we try to be conciliatory and answer softly. We have become like the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
Acts 11:21 - And the hand (the power and presence) of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord [for salvation, accepting and drawing near to Jesus as Messiah and Savior].
Ephesians 2:10 - For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
1 Corinthians 1:24 - but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles), Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Acts 10:44 - While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who were listening to the message [confirming God’s acceptance of Gentiles].
Acts 10:45 - All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
Acts 10:46 - For they heard them talking in [unknown] tongues (languages) and exalting and magnifying and praising God. Then Peter said,
Galatians 2:2 - I went up [to Jerusalem] because of a [divine] revelation, and I put before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so in private before those of reputation, for fear that I might be running or had run [the course of my ministry] in vain.
Romans 15:18 - For I will not [even] presume to speak of anything except what Christ has done through me [as an instrument in His hands], resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles [to the gospel], by word and deed,
Romans 15:19 - with the power of signs and wonders, [and all of it] in the power of the Spirit. So [starting] from Jerusalem and as far away as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel [faithfully preaching the good news] of Christ [where it had not before been preached].
Acts 11:15 - When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as He did on us at the beginning [at Pentecost].
Acts 11:16 - Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
Acts 11:17 - So, if God gave Gentiles the same gift [equally] as He gave us after we accepted and believed and trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ [as Savior], who was I to interfere or stand in God’s way?”
Acts 11:18 - When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified and praised God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance that leads to eternal life [that is, real life after earthly death].”
Ephesians 2:4 - But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
Ephesians 2:5 - even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).
1 Corinthians 9:19 - For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to everyone, so that I may win more [for Christ].
1 Corinthians 9:20 - To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews [for Christ]; to men under the Law, [I became] as one under the Law, though not being under the Law myself, so that I might win those who are under the Law.
1 Corinthians 9:21 - To those who are without (outside) the Law, [I became] as one without the Law, though [I am] not without the law of God, but under the law of Christ, so that I might win those who are without law.
1 Corinthians 9:22 - To the weak I became [as the] weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means [in any and every way] save some [by leading them to faith in Jesus Christ].
1 Corinthians 9:23 - And I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings along with you.
Romans 2:16 - on that day when, as my gospel proclaims, God will judge the secrets [all the hidden thoughts and concealed sins] of men through Christ Jesus.
Romans 1:16 - I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation [from His wrath and punishment] to everyone who believes [in Christ as Savior], to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
1 Corinthians 3:16 - Do you not know and understand that you [the church] are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells [permanently] in you [collectively and individually]?
Philippians 4:9 - The things which you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things [in daily life], and the God [who is the source] of peace and well-being will be with you.
2 Timothy 2:8 - Remember Jesus Christ [the ever-living Lord who has] risen from the dead, [as the prophesied King] descended from David [king of Israel], according to my gospel [the good news that I preach],
Ephesians 3:20 - Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us,
2 Timothy 2:10 - For this reason I [am ready to] patiently endure all things for the sake of those who are the elect (God’s chosen ones), so that they too may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it the reward of eternal glory.
James 1:16 - Do not be misled, my beloved brothers and sisters.
James 1:17 - Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes].
James 1:18 - It was of His own will that He gave us birth [as His children] by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creatures [a prime example of what He created to be set apart to Himself—sanctified, made holy for His divine purposes].
Hebrews 6:11 - And we desire for each one of you to show the same diligence [all the way through] so as to realize and enjoy the full assurance of hope until the end,
1 Corinthians 4:20 - For the kingdom of God is not based on talk but on power.
1 Corinthians 2:2 - for I made the decision to know nothing [that is, to forego philosophical or theological discussions regarding inconsequential things and opinions while] among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified [and the meaning of His redemptive, substitutionary death and His resurrection].
1 Corinthians 2:3 - I came to you in [a state of] weakness and fear and great trembling.
1 Corinthians 2:4 - And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them],
1 Corinthians 2:5 - so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom and rhetoric of men, but on the power of God.
Colossians 2:2 - [For my hope is] that their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in [unselfish] love, so that they may have all the riches that come from the full assurance of understanding [the joy of salvation], resulting in a true [and more intimate] knowledge of the mystery of God, that is, Christ,
Hebrews 2:3 - how will we escape [the penalty] if we ignore such a great salvation [the gospel, the new covenant]? For it was spoken at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved authentic by those who personally heard [Him speak],
Hebrews 2:4 - [and besides this evidence] God also testifying with them [confirming the message of salvation], both by signs and wonders and by various miracles [carried out by Jesus and the apostles] and by [granting to believers the] gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
Hebrews 6:18 - so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
Hebrews 6:19 - This hope [this confident assurance] we have as an anchor of the soul [it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whatever pressure bears upon it]—a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil [of the heavenly temple, that most Holy Place in which the very presence of God dwells],
Galatians 3:2 - This is all I want to ask of you: did you receive the [Holy] Spirit as the result of obeying [the requirements of] the Law, or was it the result of hearing [the message of salvation and] with faith [believing it]?
Galatians 3:3 - Are you so foolish and senseless? Having begun [your new life by faith] with the Spirit, are you now being perfected and reaching spiritual maturity by the flesh [that is, by your own works and efforts to keep the Law]?
Galatians 3:4 - Have you suffered so many things and experienced so much all for nothing—if indeed it was all for nothing?
Galatians 3:5 - So then, does He who supplies you with His [marvelous Holy] Spirit and works miracles among you, do it as a result of the works of the Law [which you perform], or because you [believe confidently in the message which you] heard with faith?
Mark 16:20 - And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord was working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed.]
Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 5:23 - gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
2 Thessalonians 2:14 - It was to this end that He called you through our gospel [the good news of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection], so that you may obtain and share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:12 - It was revealed to them that their services [their prophecies regarding grace] were not [meant] for themselves and their time, but for you, in these things [the death, resurrection, and glorification of Jesus Christ] which have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the [power of the] Holy Spirit [who was] sent from heaven. Into these things even the angels long to look.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 - And we also thank God continually for this, that when you received the word of God [concerning salvation] which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of [mere] men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is effectually at work in you who believe [exercising its inherent, supernatural power in those of faith].
2 Thessalonians 3:7 - For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined or inappropriate manner when we were with you [we were never idle or lazy, nor did we avoid our duties],
2 Thessalonians 3:8 - nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we worked night and day [to pay our own way] so that we would not be a financial burden on any of you [for our support];
2 Thessalonians 3:9 - not because we do not have a right to such support, but [we provided our own financial support] to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.

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Amplified Bible - for our good news [regarding salvation] came to you not only in word, but also in [its inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction [on our part]. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your benefit.
新标点和合本 - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不独在乎言语，也在乎权能和圣灵，并充足的信心。正如你们知道，我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不仅在言语，也在能力，也在圣灵和充足的确信。你们知道，我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不仅在言语，也在能力，也在圣灵和充足的确信。你们知道，我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
当代译本 - 因为我们传福音给你们不只是靠言语，也靠上帝的能力、圣灵的同在和充分的确据。你们也知道，我们为了你们的缘故怎样在你们中间行事为人。
圣经新译本 - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不单是藉着言语，也是藉着权能，藉着圣灵和充足的信心。为了你们的缘故，我们在你们中间为人怎样，这是你们知道的。
中文标准译本 - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不仅是藉着话语，也是藉着能力、圣灵和充分的确信。你们知道，为了你们的缘故，我们在你们中间是怎样为人的。
现代标点和合本 - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不独在乎言语，也在乎权能和圣灵并充足的信心。正如你们知道，我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
和合本（拼音版） - 因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不独在乎言语，也在乎权能和圣灵，并充足的信心，正如你们知道我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
New International Version - because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.
New International Reader's Version - Our good news didn’t come to you only in words. It came with power. It came with the Holy Spirit’s help. He gave us complete faith in what we were preaching. You know how we lived among you for your good.
English Standard Version - because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
New Living Translation - For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.
The Message - You paid careful attention to the way we lived among you, and determined to live that way yourselves. In imitating us, you imitated the Master. Although great trouble accompanied the Word, you were able to take great joy from the Holy Spirit!—taking the trouble with the joy, the joy with the trouble.
Christian Standard Bible - because our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with full assurance. You know how we lived among you for your benefit,
New American Standard Bible - for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sakes.
New King James Version - For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
American Standard Version - how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.
King James Version - For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
New English Translation - in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).
World English Bible - and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.
新標點和合本 - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裏，不獨在乎言語，也在乎權能和聖靈，並充足的信心。正如你們知道，我們在你們那裏，為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裏，不僅在言語，也在能力，也在聖靈和充足的確信。你們知道，我們在你們那裏，為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裏，不僅在言語，也在能力，也在聖靈和充足的確信。你們知道，我們在你們那裏，為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。
當代譯本 - 因為我們傳福音給你們不只是靠言語，也靠上帝的能力、聖靈的同在和充分的確據。你們也知道，我們為了你們的緣故怎樣在你們中間行事為人。
聖經新譯本 - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裡，不單是藉著言語，也是藉著權能，藉著聖靈和充足的信心。為了你們的緣故，我們在你們中間為人怎樣，這是你們知道的。
呂振中譯本 - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裏、不僅僅在乎話語，乃在乎能力，在乎聖靈與堅定的確信；正如你們所知道的、我們為你們的緣故、在你們中間是成了甚麼樣的人。
中文標準譯本 - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裡，不僅是藉著話語，也是藉著能力、聖靈和充分的確信。你們知道，為了你們的緣故，我們在你們中間是怎樣為人的。
現代標點和合本 - 因為我們的福音傳到你們那裡，不獨在乎言語，也在乎權能和聖靈並充足的信心。正如你們知道，我們在你們那裡，為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。
文理和合譯本 - 因我之福音達爾、不第以言、乃以能、以聖神、且以充實之信、爾亦知我儕為爾為何如人、
文理委辦譯本 - 吾傳福音、不第以言、乃以聖神之能、使爾篤信、爾亦知我如何為爾勞、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我儕傳福音在爾中、不第以言、乃以能、以聖神、以堅確之信、爾亦知我儕於爾中為爾如何而行、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 具徵吾儕之授爾以福音、不僅以言、且以神力與聖神、實事求是、廓然不疑。吾儕向在爾中服務、爾等固知其為何如人也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - porque nuestro evangelio les llegó no solo con palabras, sino también con poder, es decir, con el Espíritu Santo y con profunda convicción. Como bien saben, estuvimos entre ustedes buscando su bien.
현대인의 성경 - 그것은 우리가 여러분에게 전한 기쁜 소식이 말로만 아니라 능력과 성령과 큰 확신으로 전해졌기 때문입니다. 우리가 여러분과 함께 있을 때 여러분을 위해 어떻게 생활했는지는 여러분이 잘 알고 있습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Потому что наша Радостная Весть пришла к вам не только как слова, но в ней были и сила Святого Духа, и полная уверенность в ее истине. Вы знаете и то, какими мы были для вас, находясь с вами.
Восточный перевод - Наша Радостная Весть пришла к вам не только как слова, но в ней были и сила Святого Духа, и полная уверенность в её истине. Вы знаете и то, какими мы были для вас, находясь с вами.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Наша Радостная Весть пришла к вам не только как слова, но в ней были и сила Святого Духа, и полная уверенность в её истине. Вы знаете и то, какими мы были для вас, находясь с вами.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Наша Радостная Весть пришла к вам не только как слова, но в ней были и сила Святого Духа, и полная уверенность в её истине. Вы знаете и то, какими мы были для вас, находясь с вами.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - En effet, l’Evangile que nous annonçons, nous ne vous l’avons pas apporté en paroles seulement, mais aussi avec puissance, par le Saint-Esprit et avec une pleine conviction. Et vous le savez bien, puisque vous avez vu comment nous nous sommes comportés parmi vous, pour votre bien.
リビングバイブル - それは、私たちが伝えた福音（イエス・キリストによる救いの知らせ）を聞き流さず、非常な関心をもって迎え入れた態度から明らかです。私たちが語った教えは、あなたがたの人生に重大な影響を与えました。聖霊によって、これこそ真理だという確信があなたがたに与えられたからです。また、私たちの生活そのものも、私たちが語ったことばの正しさを実証したと言えるでしょう。
Nestle Aland 28 - ὅτι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν δυνάμει καὶ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ [ἐν] πληροφορίᾳ πολλῇ, καθὼς οἴδατε οἷοι ἐγενήθημεν [ἐν] ὑμῖν δι’ ὑμᾶς.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ὅτι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν δυνάμει, καὶ ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ, καὶ πληροφορίᾳ πολλῇ, καθὼς οἴδατε οἷοι ἐγενήθημεν ἐν ὑμῖν δι’ ὑμᾶς.
Nova Versão Internacional - porque o nosso evangelho não chegou a vocês somente em palavra, mas também em poder, no Espírito Santo e em plena convicção. Vocês sabem como procedemos entre vocês, em seu favor.
Hoffnung für alle - Denn als wir euch die rettende Botschaft verkündeten, da wirkte Gott nicht allein durch unsere Worte, sondern mit seiner ganzen Kraft. Sein Heiliger Geist stand uns bei und gab uns von Anfang an die Gewissheit, dass unsere Predigt bei euch nicht ins Leere gehen würde. Ihr wisst ja selbst, wie wir uns verhielten, während wir bei euch waren: Bei allem, was wir taten, ging es uns nur um euch.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Vì chúng tôi công bố Phúc Âm cho anh chị em, không phải với lời nói suông nhưng với quyền năng Chúa Thánh Linh và niềm tin quyết. Ngay nếp sống chúng tôi cũng giúp anh chị em hiểu rõ Phúc Âm.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะข่าวประเสริฐของเรามาถึงท่านไม่ใช่เพียงด้วยถ้อยคำเท่านั้น แต่ด้วยฤทธิ์อำนาจ ด้วยพระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์และด้วยความเชื่อมั่นอันลึกซึ้ง ท่านทราบว่าเราใช้ชีวิตอย่างไรในหมู่พวกท่านเพื่อเห็นแก่ท่าน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ด้วยว่า เราได้ประกาศข่าวประเสริฐแก่ท่าน ไม่เพียงแต่เป็นคำพูดเท่านั้น แต่เป็นทั้งอานุภาพและความมั่นใจในพระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์ พวกท่านก็ทราบว่าเราใช้ชีวิตเพื่อประโยชน์ของท่านอย่างไรในหมู่ท่าน

Hebrews 10:22 - let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
2 Peter 1:19 - So we have the prophetic word made more certain. You do well to pay [close] attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and light breaks through the gloom and the morning star arises in your hearts.
Psalms 10:2 - In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
Psalms 10:3 - For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.
1 Peter 5:3 - not lording it over those assigned to your care [do not be arrogant or overbearing], but be examples [of Christian living] to the flock [set a pattern of integrity for your congregation].
Titus 3:5 - He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Titus 3:6 - whom He poured out richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
John 16:7 - But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship with you].
John 16:8 - And He, when He comes, will convict the world about [the guilt of] sin [and the need for a Savior], and about righteousness, and about judgment:
John 16:9 - about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];
John 16:10 - about righteousness [personal integrity and godly character], because I am going to My Father and you will no longer see Me;
John 16:11 - about judgment [the certainty of it], because the ruler of this world (Satan) has been judged and condemned.
John 16:12 - “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear [to hear] them now.
John 16:13 - But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth [full and complete truth]. For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears [from the Father—the message regarding the Son], and He will disclose to you what is to come [in the future].
John 16:14 - He will glorify and honor Me, because He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will disclose it to you.
John 16:15 - All things that the Father has are Mine. Because of this I said that He [the Spirit] will take from what is Mine and will reveal it to you.
1 Timothy 4:12 - Let no one look down on [you because of] your youth, but be an example and set a pattern for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in [moral] purity.
1 Timothy 4:13 - Until I come, devote yourself to public reading [of Scripture], to preaching and to teaching [the sound doctrine of God’s word].
1 Timothy 4:14 - Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, [that special endowment] which was intentionally bestowed on you [by the Holy Spirit] through prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands on you [at your ordination].
1 Timothy 4:15 - Practice and work hard on these things; be absorbed in them [completely occupied in your ministry], so that your progress will be evident to all.
1 Timothy 4:16 - Pay close attention to yourself [concentrate on your personal development] and to your teaching; persevere in these things [hold to them], for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
1 Corinthians 12:7 - But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit [the spiritual illumination and the enabling of the Holy Spirit] for the common good.
1 Corinthians 12:8 - To one is given through the [Holy] Spirit [the power to speak] the message of wisdom, and to another [the power to express] the word of knowledge and understanding according to the same Spirit;
1 Corinthians 12:9 - to another [wonder-working] faith [is given] by the same [Holy] Spirit, and to another the [extraordinary] gifts of healings by the one Spirit;
1 Corinthians 12:10 - and to another the working of miracles, and to another prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and to another discernment of spirits [the ability to distinguish sound, godly doctrine from the deceptive doctrine of man-made religions and cults], to another various kinds of [unknown] tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:11 - All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.
Galatians 1:8 - But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we [originally] preached to you, let him be condemned to destruction!
Galatians 1:9 - As we have said before, so I now say again, if anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from that which you received [from us], let him be condemned to destruction!
Galatians 1:10 - Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
Galatians 1:11 - For I want you to know, believers, that the gospel which was preached by me is not man’s gospel [it is not a human invention, patterned after any human concept].
Galatians 1:12 - For indeed I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a [direct] revelation of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 2:13 - For it is [not your strength, but it is] God who is effectively at work in you, both to will and to work [that is, strengthening, energizing, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfill your purpose] for His good pleasure.
2 Corinthians 6:3 - we put no obstruction in anyone’s path, so that the ministry will not be discredited,
2 Corinthians 6:4 - but we commend ourselves in every way as servants of God: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,
2 Corinthians 6:5 - in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger,
2 Corinthians 6:6 - in purity and sincerity, in knowledge and spiritual insight, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,
2 Corinthians 6:7 - in [speaking] the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand [like holding the sword to attack] and for the left [like holding the shield to defend],
2 Corinthians 6:8 - amid glory and dishonor; by evil report and good report; branded as deceivers and yet [vindicated as] truthful;
2 Corinthians 6:9 - as unknown [to the world], yet well-known [by God and His people]; as dying, yet we live; as punished, yet not killed;
2 Corinthians 6:10 - as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet bestowing riches on many; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.
Acts 16:14 - A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple fabrics who was [already] a worshiper of God, listened to us; and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention and to respond to the things said by Paul.
Isaiah 55:11 - So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Acts 2:33 - Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this [blessing] which you both see and hear.
2 Corinthians 4:1 - Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy [from God, granting us salvation, opportunities, and blessings], we do not get discouraged nor lose our motivation.
2 Corinthians 4:2 - But we have renounced the disgraceful things hidden because of shame; not walking in trickery or adulterating the word of God, but by stating the truth [openly and plainly], we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 4:3 - But even if our gospel is [in some sense] hidden [behind a veil], it is hidden [only] to those who are perishing;
2 Corinthians 3:6 - He has qualified us [making us sufficient] as ministers of a new covenant [of salvation through Christ], not of the letter [of a written code] but of the Spirit; for the letter [of the Law] kills [by revealing sin and demanding obedience], but the Spirit gives life.
Galatians 5:5 - For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation].
Ephesians 1:17 - [I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].
Ephesians 1:18 - And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),
Ephesians 1:19 - and [so that you will begin to know] what the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His [active, spiritual] power is in us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength
Ephesians 1:20 - which He produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places,
Acts 20:18 - And when they arrived he said to them: “You know well how I [lived when I] was with you, from the first day that I set foot in Asia [until now],
Acts 20:19 - serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came on me because of the plots of the Jews [against me];
2 Corinthians 10:4 - The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
2 Corinthians 10:5 - We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ,
1 Corinthians 10:33 - just as I please everyone in all things [as much as possible adapting myself to the interests of others], not seeking my own benefit but that of the many, so that they [will be open to the message of salvation and] may be saved.
2 Peter 1:10 - Therefore, believers, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you [be sure that your behavior reflects and confirms your relationship with God]; for by doing these things [actively developing these virtues], you will never stumble [in your spiritual growth and will live a life that leads others away from sin];
1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant and boundless mercy has caused us to be born again [that is, to be reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Acts 20:33 - I had no desire for anyone’s silver or gold or [expensive] clothes.
Acts 20:34 - You know personally that these hands ministered to my own needs [working in manual labor] and to [those of] the people who were with me.
Acts 20:35 - In everything I showed you [by example] that by working hard in this way you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed [and brings greater joy] to give than to receive.’ ”
1 Corinthians 3:6 - I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.
1 Thessalonians 2:1 - For you know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you has not been ineffective (fruitless, in vain),
1 Thessalonians 2:2 - but after we had already suffered and been outrageously treated in Philippi, as you know, yet in [the strength of] our God we summoned the courage to proclaim boldly to you the good news of God [regarding salvation] amid great opposition.
1 Thessalonians 2:3 - For our appeal does not come from delusion or impure motives, nor [is it motivated] by deceit [our message is complete, accurate, and based on the truth—it does not change].
1 Thessalonians 2:4 - But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel [that tells the good news of salvation through faith in Christ], so we speak, not as [if we were trying] to please people [to gain power and popularity], but to please God who examines our hearts [expecting our best].
1 Thessalonians 2:5 - For as you well know, we never came with words of flattery nor with a pretext for greed—God is our witness—
1 Thessalonians 2:6 - nor did we seek glory and honor from people, neither from you nor from anyone else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power to assert our authority.
1 Thessalonians 2:7 - But we behaved gently when we were among you, like a devoted mother tenderly caring for her own children.
1 Thessalonians 2:8 - Having such a deep affection for you, we were delighted to share with you not only God’s good news but also our own lives, because you had become so very dear to us.
1 Thessalonians 2:9 - For you remember, believers, our labor and hardship. We worked night and day [practicing our trade] in order not to be a [financial] burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.
1 Thessalonians 2:10 - You are witnesses, and so is God, how unworldly and just and blameless was our behavior toward you who believe [in our Lord Jesus Christ].
1 Thessalonians 2:11 - For you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you just as a father does [in dealing with] his own children, [guiding you]
1 Corinthians 4:9 - For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles at the end of the line, like men sentenced to death [and paraded as prisoners in a procession], because we have become a spectacle to the world [a show in the world’s amphitheater], both to angels and to men.
1 Corinthians 4:10 - We are [regarded as] fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are highly esteemed, but we are dishonored.
1 Corinthians 4:11 - To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are continually poorly dressed, and we are roughly treated, and wander homeless.
1 Corinthians 4:12 - We work [for our living], working hard with our own hands. When we are reviled and verbally abused, we bless. When we are persecuted, we take it patiently and endure.
1 Corinthians 4:13 - When we are slandered, we try to be conciliatory and answer softly. We have become like the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
Acts 11:21 - And the hand (the power and presence) of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord [for salvation, accepting and drawing near to Jesus as Messiah and Savior].
Ephesians 2:10 - For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
1 Corinthians 1:24 - but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles), Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Acts 10:44 - While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who were listening to the message [confirming God’s acceptance of Gentiles].
Acts 10:45 - All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
Acts 10:46 - For they heard them talking in [unknown] tongues (languages) and exalting and magnifying and praising God. Then Peter said,
Galatians 2:2 - I went up [to Jerusalem] because of a [divine] revelation, and I put before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so in private before those of reputation, for fear that I might be running or had run [the course of my ministry] in vain.
Romans 15:18 - For I will not [even] presume to speak of anything except what Christ has done through me [as an instrument in His hands], resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles [to the gospel], by word and deed,
Romans 15:19 - with the power of signs and wonders, [and all of it] in the power of the Spirit. So [starting] from Jerusalem and as far away as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel [faithfully preaching the good news] of Christ [where it had not before been preached].
Acts 11:15 - When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as He did on us at the beginning [at Pentecost].
Acts 11:16 - Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
Acts 11:17 - So, if God gave Gentiles the same gift [equally] as He gave us after we accepted and believed and trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ [as Savior], who was I to interfere or stand in God’s way?”
Acts 11:18 - When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified and praised God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance that leads to eternal life [that is, real life after earthly death].”
Ephesians 2:4 - But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
Ephesians 2:5 - even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).
1 Corinthians 9:19 - For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to everyone, so that I may win more [for Christ].
1 Corinthians 9:20 - To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews [for Christ]; to men under the Law, [I became] as one under the Law, though not being under the Law myself, so that I might win those who are under the Law.
1 Corinthians 9:21 - To those who are without (outside) the Law, [I became] as one without the Law, though [I am] not without the law of God, but under the law of Christ, so that I might win those who are without law.
1 Corinthians 9:22 - To the weak I became [as the] weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means [in any and every way] save some [by leading them to faith in Jesus Christ].
1 Corinthians 9:23 - And I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings along with you.
Romans 2:16 - on that day when, as my gospel proclaims, God will judge the secrets [all the hidden thoughts and concealed sins] of men through Christ Jesus.
Romans 1:16 - I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation [from His wrath and punishment] to everyone who believes [in Christ as Savior], to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
1 Corinthians 3:16 - Do you not know and understand that you [the church] are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells [permanently] in you [collectively and individually]?
Philippians 4:9 - The things which you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things [in daily life], and the God [who is the source] of peace and well-being will be with you.
2 Timothy 2:8 - Remember Jesus Christ [the ever-living Lord who has] risen from the dead, [as the prophesied King] descended from David [king of Israel], according to my gospel [the good news that I preach],
Ephesians 3:20 - Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us,
2 Timothy 2:10 - For this reason I [am ready to] patiently endure all things for the sake of those who are the elect (God’s chosen ones), so that they too may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it the reward of eternal glory.
James 1:16 - Do not be misled, my beloved brothers and sisters.
James 1:17 - Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes].
James 1:18 - It was of His own will that He gave us birth [as His children] by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creatures [a prime example of what He created to be set apart to Himself—sanctified, made holy for His divine purposes].
Hebrews 6:11 - And we desire for each one of you to show the same diligence [all the way through] so as to realize and enjoy the full assurance of hope until the end,
1 Corinthians 4:20 - For the kingdom of God is not based on talk but on power.
1 Corinthians 2:2 - for I made the decision to know nothing [that is, to forego philosophical or theological discussions regarding inconsequential things and opinions while] among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified [and the meaning of His redemptive, substitutionary death and His resurrection].
1 Corinthians 2:3 - I came to you in [a state of] weakness and fear and great trembling.
1 Corinthians 2:4 - And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them],
1 Corinthians 2:5 - so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom and rhetoric of men, but on the power of God.
Colossians 2:2 - [For my hope is] that their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in [unselfish] love, so that they may have all the riches that come from the full assurance of understanding [the joy of salvation], resulting in a true [and more intimate] knowledge of the mystery of God, that is, Christ,
Hebrews 2:3 - how will we escape [the penalty] if we ignore such a great salvation [the gospel, the new covenant]? For it was spoken at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved authentic by those who personally heard [Him speak],
Hebrews 2:4 - [and besides this evidence] God also testifying with them [confirming the message of salvation], both by signs and wonders and by various miracles [carried out by Jesus and the apostles] and by [granting to believers the] gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
Hebrews 6:18 - so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
Hebrews 6:19 - This hope [this confident assurance] we have as an anchor of the soul [it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whatever pressure bears upon it]—a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil [of the heavenly temple, that most Holy Place in which the very presence of God dwells],
Galatians 3:2 - This is all I want to ask of you: did you receive the [Holy] Spirit as the result of obeying [the requirements of] the Law, or was it the result of hearing [the message of salvation and] with faith [believing it]?
Galatians 3:3 - Are you so foolish and senseless? Having begun [your new life by faith] with the Spirit, are you now being perfected and reaching spiritual maturity by the flesh [that is, by your own works and efforts to keep the Law]?
Galatians 3:4 - Have you suffered so many things and experienced so much all for nothing—if indeed it was all for nothing?
Galatians 3:5 - So then, does He who supplies you with His [marvelous Holy] Spirit and works miracles among you, do it as a result of the works of the Law [which you perform], or because you [believe confidently in the message which you] heard with faith?
Mark 16:20 - And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord was working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed.]
Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 5:23 - gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
2 Thessalonians 2:14 - It was to this end that He called you through our gospel [the good news of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection], so that you may obtain and share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:12 - It was revealed to them that their services [their prophecies regarding grace] were not [meant] for themselves and their time, but for you, in these things [the death, resurrection, and glorification of Jesus Christ] which have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the [power of the] Holy Spirit [who was] sent from heaven. Into these things even the angels long to look.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 - And we also thank God continually for this, that when you received the word of God [concerning salvation] which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of [mere] men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is effectually at work in you who believe [exercising its inherent, supernatural power in those of faith].
2 Thessalonians 3:7 - For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined or inappropriate manner when we were with you [we were never idle or lazy, nor did we avoid our duties],
2 Thessalonians 3:8 - nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we worked night and day [to pay our own way] so that we would not be a financial burden on any of you [for our support];
2 Thessalonians 3:9 - not because we do not have a right to such support, but [we provided our own financial support] to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.