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Ephesians 5:15-33

Ephesians 5:15-33

Walking wisely means understanding God's will, redeeming the time, rejecting drunkenness, and being filled together by the Spirit through worship, tha...

Ephesians 5:1-14

Ephesians 5:1-14

As beloved children, Christians imitate God by walking in Christ's sacrificial love. Sexual immorality, uncleanness, covetous idolatry, filthy speech,...

Ephesians 4:17-32

Ephesians 4:17-32

Ephesians 4:7-16

Ephesians 4:7-16

The ascended Christ gives differing gifts and leaders to his church so that all the saints are equipped for ministry, grow into mature unity and knowl...

Ephesians 3:14-4:6

Ephesians 3:14-4:6

Ephesians 3:1-13

Ephesians 3:1-13

God's formerly hidden mystery is now revealed by the Spirit: through the gospel, Gentiles become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and participa...

Ephesians 2:11-22

Ephesians 2:11-22

Gentiles once lacked Christ, covenant hope, and God, but Christ's blood brought them near. By fulfilling the law and dying on the cross, Jesus destroy...

Ephesians 2:1-10

Ephesians 2:1-10

Ephesians 2:1-10

Good News for Sinners

Human beings are spiritually dead, enslaved to sin, and unable to save themselves, but God in rich mercy makes his people alive and raises them with C...

Ephesians 1:15-23

Ephesians 1:15-23

Paul gives thanks for the Ephesian believers and prays that God will reveal himself to them. He asks that their understanding be enlightened to know t...

Ephesians 1:1-14

Ephesians 1:1-14

The Father chose and predestined his people for adoption in Christ before the world's foundation, redeemed and forgave them through Christ's blood, an...

Galatians 6

Galatians 6

Those who belong to Christ restore sinners gently, bear one another's burdens, examine themselves, and persist in doing good. Good works do not justif...

Galatians 5:16-26

Galatians 5:16-26

The flesh and Spirit wage war within believers. Practicing the flesh's works reveals a path away from God's kingdom, while abiding in Christ and depen...

Galatians 5:1-15

Galatians 5:1-15

Christ frees believers from the law's condemnation, so returning to circumcision and works as a means of justification makes a person debtor to the wh...

Galatians 4:21-31

Galatians 4:21-31

Paul reads Sarah and Hagar as two covenants: Hagar represents bondage and human attempts to obtain God's promise by works, while Sarah represents the ...

Galatians 4:8–20

Galatians 4:8–20

The Galatians once served idols, then came to know—and be known by—God through Christ and the Spirit, yet were turning back to bondage under ceremonia...

Galatians 3:26-4:7

Galatians 3:26-4:7

Through faith and baptism into Christ, believers of every background become one in him, Abraham's seed, and full heirs of the promise. At the appointe...

Galatians 3:10-25

Galatians 3:10-25

The law curses everyone who does not keep all of it, but Christ redeemed his people by becoming a curse so Abraham's blessing and the promised Spirit ...

Galatians 3:1-9

Galatians 3:1-9

The Galatians were abandoning the crucified Christ they had received by hearing with faith and trying to complete by fleshly works what the Spirit beg...

Galatians 2

Galatians 2

Jerusalem's leading apostles affirmed Paul's gospel and Gentile mission without adding circumcision or another requirement. When Peter's withdrawal fr...

Galatians 1:11-24

Galatians 1:11-24

Paul defends his apostleship and gospel against the Judaizers: he did not receive his message secondhand from Jerusalem but by revelation from Jesus C...

Galatians 1:1-10

Galatians 1:1-10

Paul's apostleship comes from Jesus Christ and God the Father rather than human appointment. The true gospel announces grace and peace through Christ,...

2 Corinthians 13

2 Corinthians 13

As Paul prepares for a third visit, he urges the Corinthians to repent, examine whether they are in the faith, and recognize that Christian strength i...

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

Paul again defends the apostolic ministry Christ gave him, yet his concern is not money or reputation but the Corinthians themselves. He and Titus ref...