Finally,brethren,rejoice,be made complete,be comforted,be like-minded,live in peace;and the Godof loveand peacewill be with you.
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
NowI exhortyou, brethren,by the nameof our LordJesusChrist,that you allagreeand that there be nodivisionsamongyou, but that you be made completein the samemindand in the samejudgment.
Be of the samemindtowardone another;do not be haughtyin mind,but associatewith the lowly.Do not be wisein your own estimation.
Nowthe Godof peacebe with you all.Amen.
Ifpossible,so faras it dependson you, be at peacewith allmen.
"Saltis good;but ifthe saltbecomesunsalty,with whatwill you make it salty[again]? Havesaltin yourselves,and be at peacewith one another."
"HE MUST TURN AWAYFROM EVILAND DOGOOD;HE MUST SEEKPEACEAND PURSUEIT.
The graceof the LordJesusChrist,and the loveof God,and the fellowshipof the HolySpirit,be with you all.
For we rejoicewhenwe ourselvesare weakbut you are strong;thiswe alsoprayfor, that you be made complete.
After you have sufferedfor a little while,the Godof allgrace,who calledyou to His eternalgloryin Christ,will Himselfperfect,confirm,strengthen[and] establishyou.
To sumup, allof you be harmonious,sympathetic,brotherly,kindhearted,and humble in spirit;
And let endurancehave[its] perfectresult,sothat you may be perfectand complete,lackingin nothing.
Nowmay our LordJesusChristHimselfand Godour Father,who has lovedus and givenus eternalcomfortand goodhopeby grace,
Finallythen,brethren,we requestand exhortyou in the LordJesus,that as you receivedfrom us [instruction] as to howyou oughtto walkand pleaseGod(justas you actuallydo walk),that you excelstill more.
The thingsyou have learnedand receivedand heardand seenin me, practicethese things,and the Godof peacewill be with you.
Onlyconductyourselves in a manner worthyof the gospelof Christ,sothat whetherI comeand seeyou orremain absent,I will hearof you that you are standing firmin onespirit,with onemindstriving togetherfor the faithof the gospel;
The Godof peacewill sooncrushSatanunderyour feet.The graceof our LordJesusbe with you.
Nowmay the Godof hopefillyou with alljoyand peacein believing,sothat you will aboundin hopeby the powerof the HolySpirit.
The graceof the LordJesusbe with all.Amen.
Nowthe Godof peace,who broughtup from the deadthe greatShepherdof the sheepthroughthe bloodof the eternalcovenant,[even] Jesusour Lord,
Nowfleefrom youthfullustsand pursuerighteousness,faith,love[and] peace,with thosewho callon the Lordfrom a pureheart.
Nowmay the Lordof peaceHimselfcontinuallygrantyou peacein everycircumstance.The Lordbe with you all!
Nowmay the Godof peaceHimselfsanctifyyou entirely;and may your spiritand souland bodybe preservedcomplete,without blameat the comingof our LordJesusChrist.
Rejoicealways;
and that you esteemthem very highlyin lovebecauseof their work.Live in peacewith one another.
Thereforecomfortone anotherwith thesewords.
Rejoicein the Lordalways;againI will say,rejoice!
I urgeEuodiaand I urgeSyntycheto live in harmonyin the Lord.
however,let us keep livingby that same[standard] to whichwe have attained.
Peacebe to the brethren,and lovewith faith,from Godthe Fatherand the LordJesusChrist.
who comfortsus in allour afflictionsothat we will be ableto comfortthosewho are in anyafflictionwith the comfortwith whichwe ourselvesare comfortedby God.
"When I was informedthat there would be a plotagainstthe man,I senthim to you at once,alsoinstructinghis accusersto bring chargesagainsthim beforeyou."
but taking leaveof them and saying,"I will returnto you againif Godwills,"he set sailfrom Ephesus.
that you abstainfrom things sacrificed to idolsand from bloodand from things strangledand from fornication;if you keepyourselvesfreefrom suchthings,you will dowell.Farewell."
I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfectedin unity,sothat the worldmay knowthat You sentMe, and lovedthem, evenas You have lovedMe.
Anotheralsosaid,"I will followYou, Lord;but firstpermitme to say good-byeto thoseat home."
And Jesusstoppedand said,"Callhim [here]." Sothey calledthe blind man,sayingto him, "Take courage,standup! He is callingfor you."
"Thereforeyou are to be perfect,as your heavenlyFatheris perfect.
"BEHOLD,THE VIRGINSHALL BE WITH CHILDAND SHALL BEARA SON,AND THEY SHALL CALLHIS NAMEIMMANUEL,"whichtranslatedmeans,"GODWITH US."
So he senthis brothersaway,and as they departed,he saidto them, "Do not quarrelon the journey."
His brotherssawthat their fatherlovedhim morethanallhis brothers;and [so] they hatedhim and couldnot speakto him on friendlyterms.
being diligentto preservethe unityof the Spiritin the bondof peace.
So thenwe pursuethe things which make for peaceand the buildingup of one another.
for the equippingof the saintsfor the workof service,to the buildingup of the bodyof Christ;
as we nightand daykeep prayingmost earnestlythat we may seeyour face,and may completewhat is lackingin your faith?
Finally,brethren,prayfor us that the wordof the Lordwill spread rapidlyand be glorified,justas [it did] alsowith you;