Now I urge y’all, siblings, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that y’all agree with one another and that there be no divisions among y’all, but that y’all be perfected together in the same mind and in the same opinion.
Finally, siblings, rejoice y’all! May y’all be perfected, be comforted, be of one mind, and live at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with y’all.
Every day, they devoted themselves to being of one mind in the temple, and breaking bread in homes. They ate their food with gladness and sincerity of heart,
But we should always give thanks to God for y’all, siblings beloved by the Lord, because God chose y’all from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth.
For though I am absent in the body, I am present with y’all in spirit, rejoicing and seeing y’all’s discipline and the steadfastness of y’all’s faith in Christ.
and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort y’all gave him. He told us of y’all’s longing, y’all’s mourning, and y’all’s zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
And I wrote this very thing, so that when I came, I wouldn’t experience grief from those who should make me rejoice. I am confident in all y’all that my joy will also be y’all’s.
The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the bridegroom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made complete.