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• 2 Thessalonians 1

  Second Thessalonians 1 records the thanksgiving of Paul and his companions for the Thessalonian church, whose faith and love are growing in the midst of persecution. The chapter teaches that when the Lord Jesus is revealed, God will judge justly and grant rest to the saints, and it includes a prayer on the believers' behalf.

• 1 Timothy 6

  The final chapter of 1 Timothy addresses the conduct of servants, the greed of those who teach other doctrines, godliness with contentment and the dangers of wealth, and instructions for the rich. It closes the letter with a charge to Timothy to keep what has been committed to him.

• 1 Thessalonians 3

  1 Thessalonians 3 recounts Paul's sending of Timothy from Athens to Thessalonica, his thanksgiving for the news Timothy brought back of the believers' faith and love, and his prayer that they would be unblameable at the coming of the Lord.

• Apphia

  Apphia was a woman believer in the early church who is named as a "sister" in the greeting of Paul's Epistle to Philemon (Philemon 1:2). This is her only appearance in the Bible.

• 1 Thessalonians 1

  1 Thessalonians 1 contains the greeting of Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church at Thessalonica and their thanksgiving for the faith of believers who received the gospel in the midst of affliction and turned from idols to God.

• Colossians 1:15–17

  A passage that celebrates Christ as the image of the invisible God and as the Creator and Sustainer of all things. Because of the phrase "the firstborn," it is frequently cited in debates over the deity of Christ.

• Philippians 3

  Philippians 3 is the chapter in which Paul warns against those who insist on circumcision and, in place of the righteousness of the law, speaks of the knowledge of Christ and the righteousness that comes through faith. It closes with a picture of the life of faith as pressing toward the mark and with the hope of heavenly citizenship.

• 1 Thessalonians 1:3

  In this verse Paul says that he gives thanks as he remembers the Thessalonian believers' "work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope." It is frequently quoted because it describes faith, love, and hope as becoming visible in the fruit of everyday life.

• Philemon 1:6

  Philemon 1:6 records Paul's prayer that the "communication" (fellowship) of Philemon's faith may work powerfully, bringing him to the knowledge of every good thing and leading him to Christ. Because the original Greek is highly compressed, the verse is known for its varied translations and interpretations.

• Philemon and Onesimus

  Philemon, the recipient of Paul's Epistle to Philemon, was a Christian in whose house a church met. Onesimus, his slave, became a Christian through Paul.

• 1 Thessalonians 4

  1 Thessalonians 4 is the chapter in which Paul urges the church at Thessalonica to live holy lives, to love one another as brethren, and to work diligently, and teaches them to comfort one another with the hope that believers who have died will rise again at the coming of the Lord.

• Silvanus

  Silvanus was a first-century coworker who preached the gospel alongside the apostle Paul. He is named in the Pauline Epistles and in 1 Peter and is generally identified with the Silas of the Book of Acts.

• 2 Kings

  Second Kings is a historical book of the Old Testament that records, in twenty-five chapters, the later history of the divided kingdom, from Elijah's ascent into heaven through the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah to the release of the captive King Jehoiachin.

• 2 Chronicles

  Second Chronicles is the fourteenth of the thirty-nine books of the Protestant Old Testament. Centered on the temple and worship, it records events from the reign of Solomon to the fall of the kingdom of Judah and the decree of the Persian king Cyrus permitting the return from exile.

• 2 Samuel

  Second Samuel is a historical book of the Old Testament that records the period after Saul's death, when David became king over Judah and then over all Israel. It has twenty-four chapters.

• 2 Peter

  Second Peter is one of the General Epistles of the New Testament, a three-chapter letter written in the name of the apostle Peter. It warns against false teachers and urges believers to live godly lives as they await the return of Christ.

• 2 Corinthians 5:17

  A verse declaring that if anyone is in Christ, he is "a new creature"; old things are passed away, and all things are become new. It is cherished as a classic text on conversion and the new birth, though some interpreters read it as speaking of the whole new creation rather than only individual transformation.

• 2 Corinthians 6:14

  This verse reads, "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers." In Korean churches it is the verse most often cited in discussions of marriage between believers and unbelievers, although commentators also note that its original context concerns separation from idolatry.

• 2 Corinthians 9:7

  A verse instructing each person to give as he has decided in his heart, "not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." It is a key text on the proper attitude toward giving and is cited in the tithing debate as a basis for voluntary offerings.

• 2 Corinthians 12:9

  In this verse the Lord answers Paul, who had prayed three times for his thorn in the flesh to be removed: "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness." It is a classic text on grace amid suffering and weakness, and it is also cited in discussions of divine healing and answered prayer.