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Romans 1
[Bible]Romans 1 contains Paul's greeting and his desire to visit Rome, announces the letter's theme, "the righteousness of God revealed in the gospel," and begins the indictment of the sin of humanity, which has turned away from God.
Ephesians 1
[Bible]Ephesians 1 opens with Paul's greeting, praises God for the election, redemption, and sealing with the Holy Spirit that believers have received in Christ, and continues with a prayer that the readers may come to know God more deeply.
1 Thessalonians 3
[Bible]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.
Romans 6:3–6
[Bible Verses]Romans 6:3–6 is Paul's teaching that Christians, having been united through baptism with Christ's death and resurrection, no longer live as servants of sin. It is a principal text on union with Christ and is frequently cited in discussions of the meaning and mode of baptism and of sanctification.
2 Corinthians 1
[Bible]2 Corinthians 1 opens with Paul's greeting to the church at Corinth and a doxology praising God for the comfort He gives in tribulation. Paul then explains why he changed his plans to visit Corinth.
Philippians 4
[Bible]Philippians 4 is the final chapter of Paul's letter to the Philippians. In it Paul urges the church at Philippi to unity, joy, prayer, and peace, thanks them for the support sent through Epaphroditus, and speaks of the secret of contentment before closing the letter with greetings and a benediction.
Romans 10:4
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Paul calls Christ "the end of the law." It is frequently discussed because one's understanding of the relationship between law and gospel depends on whether the Greek word telos is read as "end" or as "goal."
Ephesians 2:8–9
[Bible Verses]Ephesians 2:8–9 is a passage of Paul's letter declaring, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." It is widely regarded as the passage that best summarizes the Reformation principles of "grace alone" and "faith alone," and what the word "that" refers to remains a matter of discussion.
Philemon and Onesimus
[People]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.
Acts 20:34–35
[Bible Verses]Acts 20:34–35 is the closing section of Paul's farewell address to the Ephesian elders. Paul reminds them of his example of working with his own hands to help the weak, and he passes on a saying of Jesus not found in the Gospels: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." The passage is often cited in discussions of charitable giving and self-supporting (tentmaking) ministry.
Agrippa
[People]Agrippa was the Jewish king (Agrippa II) who heard the apostle Paul's defense in Acts 25–26. The name can also refer to his father, Agrippa I, who appears as "Herod the king" in Acts 12.
Tertius
[People]Tertius was the amanuensis who wrote down the apostle Paul's Epistle to the Romans. He was a first-century Christian who added his own greeting in Romans 16:22.
1 Corinthians 1
[Bible]1 Corinthians 1 is the first chapter of Paul's letter to the church at Corinth. It opens with a greeting and thanksgiving, rebukes the divisions within the church, and presents the preaching of the cross in contrast to the wisdom of the world.
Ephesians 1:11
[Bible Verses]A verse from the opening doxology of Ephesians in which Paul states that in Christ believers have become God's inheritance, according to the purpose of God, who works all things after the counsel of His own will. It is frequently cited in discussions of predestination and divine sovereignty.
Philippians 4:4–6
[Bible Verses]A passage in which the apostle Paul urges the church at Philippi to rejoice, to show gentleness, and to pray with thanksgiving instead of being anxious. Because the letter was written during Paul's imprisonment, the passage is frequently cited as a key text on joy in the midst of suffering.
Philippians 1:21–23
[Bible Verses]In this passage Paul, writing as a prisoner, describes his inner conflict between life and death. The words "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" express a representative Christian view of life and death, and the passage is frequently cited in discussions of the believer's state immediately after death.
Jason
[People]Jason was a believer in Thessalonica who received Paul and his companions into his home during Paul's second missionary journey. When a riot broke out, he was dragged before the city authorities. His story is told in Acts 17.
Perga
[Bible]Perga was a city in the region of Pamphylia in southern Asia Minor. In the Book of Acts it appears as the place where Mark left Paul's company during the first missionary journey and as a city where Paul and his companions preached the word on their return.
James 2:21–24
[Bible Verses]James 2:21–24 is a passage that cites Abraham's offering of Isaac to argue that a person is "justified by works, and not by faith only." Because it appears to conflict with Paul's teaching of justification by faith, it is frequently discussed in treatments of the relationship between faith and works.
1 Corinthians 3
[Bible]In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul rebukes the factional strife in the Corinthian church, teaching that ministers are merely God's fellow workers, that the church's only foundation is Jesus Christ, and that the church is the temple of God.