in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised
and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;
which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.
and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.
for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,
O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”
For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.
of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it. For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory.
For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.
This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
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