and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you.
And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.
For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia:
since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.
you also helping together in prayer for us, that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the gift granted to us through many.
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established—
“And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.
The people will curse him who withholds grain, But blessing will be 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 one got on his mule and fled.
while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men,
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!