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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
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I, Paul, have been sent on a special mission by the Messiah, Jesus, planned by God himself. I write this to God's congregation in Corinth, and to believers all over Achaia province.
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:
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This letter is from Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our dear brother Timothy. We are writing to God's church in Corinth and to all the Christians throughout Greece.
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Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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May all the gifts and benefits that come from God our Father and the Master, Jesus Christ, be yours! Timothy, someone you know and trust, joins me in this greeting.
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you his grace and peace.
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Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
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All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel!
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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
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All praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the source of every mercy and the God who comforts us.
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Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
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He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us.
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who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
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who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
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He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
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For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
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We have plenty of hard times that come from following the Messiah, but no more so than the good times of his healing comfort--we get a full measure of that, too.
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For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
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For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.
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You can be sure that the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.
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And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
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When we suffer for Jesus, it works out for your healing and salvation. If we are treated well, given a helping hand and encouraging word, that also works to your benefit, spurring you on, face forward, unflinching. Your hard times are also our hard times.
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If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.
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Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
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So when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your benefit and salvation! For when God comforts us, it is so that we, in turn, can be an encouragement to you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.
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And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
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When we see that you're just as willing to endure the hard times as to enjoy the good times, we know you're going to make it, no doubt about it.
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And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
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And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.
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We are confident that as you share in suffering, you will also share God's comfort.
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For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
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We don't want you in the dark, friends, about how hard it was when all this came down on us in Asia province. It was so bad we didn't think we were going to make it.
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We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
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For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.
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I think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and completely overwhelmed, and we thought we would never live through it.
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But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
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We felt like we'd been sent to death row, that it was all over for us. As it turned out, it was the best thing that could have happened. Instead of trusting in our own strength or wits to get out of it, we were forced to trust God totally--not a bad idea since he's the God who raises the dead!
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Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.
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Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,
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In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we learned not to rely on ourselves, but on God who can raise the dead.
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Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
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And he did it, rescued us from certain doom. And he'll do it again, rescuing us as many times as we need rescuing.
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He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,
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who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,
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And he did deliver us from mortal danger. And we are confident that he will continue to deliver us.
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Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
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You and your prayers are part of the rescue operation--I don't want you in the dark about that either. I can see your faces even now, lifted in praise for God's deliverance of us, a rescue in which your prayers played such a crucial part.
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as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.
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you also helping together in prayer for us, that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the gift granted to us through many.
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He will rescue us because you are helping by praying for us. As a result, many will give thanks to God because so many people's prayers for our safety have been answered.
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For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
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Now that the worst is over, we're pleased we can report that we've come out of this with conscience and faith intact, and can face the world--and even more importantly, face you with our heads held high. But it wasn't by any fancy footwork on our part. It was God who kept us focused on him, uncompromised.
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Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. We have done so not according to worldly wisdom but according to God's grace.
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For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.
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We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have been honest and sincere in all our dealings. We have depended on God's grace, not on our own earthly wisdom. That is how we have acted toward everyone, and especially toward you.
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For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
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Don't try to read between the lines or look for hidden meanings in this letter. We're writing plain, unembellished truth, hoping that
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For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand. And I hope that,
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For we are not writing any other things to you than what you read or understand. Now I trust you will understand, even to the end
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My letters have been straightforward, and there is nothing written between the lines and nothing you can't understand. I hope someday you will fully understand us,
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As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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you'll now see the whole picture as well as you've seen some of the details. We want you to be as proud of us as we are of you when we stand together before our Master Jesus.
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as you have understood us in part, you will come to understand fully that you can boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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(as also you have understood us in part), that we are your boast as you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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even if you don't fully understand us now. Then on the day when our Lord Jesus comes back again, you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you.
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And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
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Confident of your welcome, I had originally planned two great visits with you--
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Because I was confident of this, I planned to visit you first so that you might benefit twice.
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And in this confidence I intended to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit--
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Since I was so sure of your understanding and trust, I wanted to give you a double blessing.
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And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
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coming by on my way to Macedonia province, and then again on my return trip. Then we could have had a bon-voyage party as you sent me off to Judea. That was the plan.
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I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you from Macedonia, and then to have you send me on my way to Judea.
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to pass by way of you to Macedonia, to come again from Macedonia to you, and be helped by you on my way to Judea.
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I wanted to stop and see you on my way to Macedonia and again on my return trip. Then you could send me on my way to Judea.
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When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
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Are you now going to accuse me of being flip with my promises because it didn't work out? Do you think I talk out of both sides of my mouth--a glib yes one moment, a glib no the next?
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When I planned this, did I do it lightly? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner so that in the same breath I say, "Yes, yes" and "No, no"?
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Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No?
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You may be asking why I changed my plan. Hadn't I made up my mind yet? Or am I like people of the world who say yes when they really mean no?
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But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
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Well, you're wrong. I try to be as true to my word as God is to his. Our word to you wasn't a careless yes canceled by an indifferent no. How could it be?
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But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No."
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But as God is faithful, our word to you was not Yes and No.
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As surely as God is true, I am not that sort of person. My yes means yes
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For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
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When Silas and Timothy and I proclaimed the Son of God among you, did you pick up on any yes-and-no, on-again, off-again waffling? Wasn't it a clean, strong Yes?
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For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by me and Silas and Timothy, was not "Yes" and "No," but in him it has always been "Yes."
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For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us--by me, Silvanus, and Timothy--was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes.
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because Jesus Christ, the Son of God, never wavers between yes and no. He is the one whom Timothy, Silas, and I preached to you, and he is the divine Yes--God's affirmation.
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For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
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Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God's Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident.
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For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.
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For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.
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For all of God's promises have been fulfilled in him. That is why we say "Amen" when we give glory to God through Christ.
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Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
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God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us.
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Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,
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Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God,
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It is God who gives us, along with you, the ability to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us,
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Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
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By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge--a sure beginning of what he is destined to complete.
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set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
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who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
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and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment of everything he will give us.
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Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
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Now, are you ready for the real reason I didn't visit you in Corinth? As God is my witness, the only reason I didn't come was to spare you pain. I was being considerate of you, not indifferent, not manipulative.
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I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
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Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.
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Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn't return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke.
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Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
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We're not in charge of how you live out the faith, looking over your shoulders, suspiciously critical. We're partners, working alongside you, joyfully expectant. I know that you stand by your own faith, not by ours.
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Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.
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Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.
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But that does not mean we want to tell you exactly how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will be full of joy as you stand firm in your faith.
