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This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.