²⁴ Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; ^(A)help my unbelief!”

Faith and Duty^(A)

⁵ And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

² looking unto Jesus, the ^[a]author and ^[b]finisher of our faith, ^(A)who for the joy that was set before Him ^(B)endured the cross, despising the shame, and ^(C)has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

^8 (A)For by grace you have been saved ^(B)through faith, and that not of yourselves; ^(C)it is the gift of God,

¹¹ Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would ^(A)count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and ^(B)the work of faith with power,

God’s Final Judgment and Glory

³ We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

²⁹ For to you ^(A)it has been granted on behalf of Christ, ^(B)not only to believe in Him, but also to ^(C)suffer for His sake,

⁴ For out of much ^[a]affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, ^(A)not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.

¹⁷ “Therefore you shall say this word to them: