For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying:
It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock has been taken captive.
and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones,
that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears.
And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.
For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies.
serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews;
Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.
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