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remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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We remember before our God and Father(A) your work produced by faith,(B) your labor prompted by love,(C) and your endurance inspired by hope(D) in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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13 And now faith, hope, and love remain, these three, and the greatest of these is love.

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13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.(A) But the greatest of these is love.(B)

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19 “I know your works: your love, faith, service, and endurance. I know that your latest works are greater than the first.

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19 I know your deeds,(A) your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.

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For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that counts is faith working[a] through love.(A)

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  1. 5.6 Or made effective

For in Christ Jesus(A) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.(B) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.(C)

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24 For in[a] hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what one already sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

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  1. 8.24 Or by

24 For in this hope we were saved.(A) But hope that is seen is no hope at all.(B) Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.(C)

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For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome,(A)

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In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(A) And his commands are not burdensome,(B)

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11 To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith,

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11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,(A) that our God may make you worthy(B) of his calling,(C) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness(D) and your every deed prompted by faith.(E)

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So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.(A)

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Let us not become weary in doing good,(A) for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(B)

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Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you[a]—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking.[b](A)

I do not say this as a command, but I am, by mentioning the eagerness of others, testing the genuineness of your love.(B) For you know the generous act[c] of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.(C)

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  1. 8.7 Other ancient authorities read your love for us
  2. 8.7 Gk this grace or gift
  3. 8.9 Gk the grace or gift

But since you excel in everything(A)—in faith, in speech, in knowledge,(B) in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you[a]—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

I am not commanding you,(C) but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace(D) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(E) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(F) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(G)

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  1. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Some manuscripts and in your love for us

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(A)

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13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace(A) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(B)

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18 Little children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.(A)

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18 Dear children,(A) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(B)

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And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

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All who have this hope in him purify themselves,(A) just as he is pure.(B)

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17 So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from works, and I by my works will show you faith.(A) 19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder.(B) 20 Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith apart from works is worthless?[a] 21 Was not our ancestor Abraham justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(C) 22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and by works faith was brought to completion.(D) 23 Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,”[b] and he was called the friend of God.(E) 24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25 Likewise, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers[c] and sent them out by another road?(F) 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead.

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  1. 2.20 Other ancient authorities read dead or empty
  2. 2.23 Or justice
  3. 2.25 Other ancient authorities read spies

17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.(A)

18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”

Show me your faith without deeds,(B) and I will show you my faith(C) by my deeds.(D) 19 You believe that there is one God.(E) Good! Even the demons believe that(F)—and shudder.

20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]?(G) 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(H) 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together,(I) and his faith was made complete by what he did.(J) 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[b](K) and he was called God’s friend.(L) 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?(M) 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.(N)

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  1. James 2:20 Some early manuscripts dead
  2. James 2:23 Gen. 15:6