while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill.
You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and each mounted his mule and fled.
By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,
Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!