and ifchildren,heirsalso,heirsof Godand fellow heirswith Christ,if indeedwe sufferwith [Him] sothat we may alsobe glorifiedwith [Him].
ThenJesussaidto His disciples,"Ifanyonewishesto comeafterMe, he must denyhimself,and takeup his crossand followMe.
"His mastersaidto him, 'Well done,goodand faithfulslave.You were faithfulwith a few things,I will put you in chargeof many things;enterinto the joyof your master.'
"Do not be afraid,littleflock,for your Fatherhas chosen gladlyto giveyou the kingdom.
"Was it not necessaryfor the Christto sufferthese thingsand to enterinto His glory?"
"Father,I desirethat they also,whomYou have givenMe, be with Me whereI am,sothat they may seeMy glorywhichYou have givenMe, for You lovedMe beforethe foundationof the world.
strengtheningthe soulsof the disciples,encouragingthem to continuein the faith,and [saying], "Throughmanytribulationswe mustenterthe kingdomof God."
"And nowI commendyou to Godand to the wordof His grace,which is ableto build[you] up and to give[you] the inheritanceamongallthosewho are sanctified.
to opentheir eyesso that they may turnfrom darknessto lightand from the dominionof Satanto God,that they may receiveforgivenessof sinsand an inheritanceamongthosewho have been sanctifiedby faithin Me.'
For ifby the transgressionof the one,deathreignedthroughthe one,muchmorethosewho receivethe abundanceof graceand of the giftof righteousnesswill reignin lifethroughthe One,JesusChrist.
For whatthe Lawcouldnot do, weakas it was throughthe flesh,God[did]: sendingHis ownSonin the likenessof sinfulfleshand [as an offering] for sin,He condemnedsinin the flesh,
but justas it is written,"THINGS WHICHEYEHAS NOT SEENAND EARHAS NOT HEARD,AND [which] HAVE NOT ENTEREDTHE HEARTOF MAN,ALLTHAT GODHAS PREPAREDFOR THOSEWHO LOVEHIM."
For justas the sufferingsof Christare oursin abundance,soalsoour comfortis abundantthroughChrist.
and our hopefor you is firmly grounded,knowingthat as you are sharersof our sufferings,soalsoyou are [sharers] of our comfort.
And ifyou belong to Christ,thenyou are Abraham'sdescendants,heirsaccordingto promise.
Thereforeyou are no longera slave,but a son;and ifa son,thenan heirthroughGod.
[to be specific], that the Gentilesare fellow heirsand fellow members of the body,and fellow partakersof the promisein ChristJesusthroughthe gospel,
For to you it has been grantedfor Christ'ssake,not onlyto believein Him, but alsoto sufferfor His sake,
that I may knowHim and the powerof His resurrectionand the fellowshipof His sufferings,being conformedto His death;
NowI rejoicein my sufferingsfor your sake,and in my fleshI do my shareon behalfof His body,whichis the church,in fillingup whatis lackingin Christ'safflictions.
sothat being justifiedby His gracewe would be madeheirsaccordingto [the] hopeof eternallife.
Are they not allministeringspirits,sentout to render servicefor the sakeof thosewho willinheritsalvation?
in theselastdayshas spokento us in His Son,whomHe appointedheirof all things,throughwhomalsoHe madethe world.
In the sameway God,desiringeven moreto showto the heirsof the promisethe unchangeablenessof His purpose,interposedwith an oath,
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
to [obtain] an inheritance[which is] imperishableand undefiledand will not fade away,reservedin heavenfor you,
but to the degreethat you sharethe sufferingsof Christ,keep on rejoicing,sothat alsoat the revelationof His gloryyou may rejoicewith exultation.
"He who overcomeswill inheritthese things,and I will be his Godand he will be My son.
He who overcomes,I will grantto him to sitdownwith Me on My throne,as I alsoovercameand sat downwith My Fatheron His throne.
