Peter’s Confession of Christ

Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?”

Now some days later Felix arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

The Gospel Exalted

Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus.

being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,

Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?

So you too, consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Deliverance from Bondage

Therefore there is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, but rather, was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus,

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found reason for boasting in things pertaining to God.

Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

But it is due to Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

I affirm, brothers and sisters, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I die daily.

My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Introduction

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Timothy, To the church of God which is at Corinth with all the saints who are throughout Achaia:

For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silvanus and Timothy—was not yes and no, but has been yes in Him.

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants on account of Jesus.

Yet it was a concern because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy on our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

nevertheless, knowing that a person is not justified by works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law; since by works of the Law no flesh will be justified.

in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

For you are all sons and daughters of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

and you did not despise that which was a trial to you in my bodily condition, nor express contempt, but you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

The Blessings of Redemption

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus:

and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

so that in the ages to come He might show the boundless riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

But now in Christ Jesus you who previously were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone,

Paul’s Stewardship

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—

to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,

to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

Thanksgiving

Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons:

For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.

For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

so that your pride in Christ Jesus may be abundant because of me by my coming to you again.

Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,

For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and take pride in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh,

More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them mere rubbish, so that I may gain Christ,

Not that I have already grasped it all or have already become perfect, but I press on if I may also take hold of that for which I was even taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.

Thankfulness for Spiritual Attainments

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints;

Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

Epaphras, who is one of your own, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always striving earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you also endured the same sufferings at the hands of your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews,

in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.

Correcting False Teaching

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope,

To Timothy, my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Paul’s Testimony

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service,

and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.

It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.

For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,

For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

A Good Minister’s Discipline

In pointing out these things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have been following.

I solemnly exhort you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality.

I direct you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

Timothy Charged to Guard His Trust

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was granted to us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,

but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

Hold on to the example of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

Be Strong

You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.

Indeed, all who want to live in a godly way in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Preach the Word

I solemnly exhort you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:

To Titus, my true son in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

Salutation

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved brother and fellow worker,

yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,