Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
8 Keep your mind on Jesus Christ. He was raised from death. He was of the family of David. That is the good news I tell people.
9 Because of that, I have trouble. I am even tied with chains like a bad man. But the word of God is not tied up.
10 That is why I bear all my trouble for the sake of God's chosen people. I do it so that they also may be saved by Christ Jesus and be made great for ever.
11 These are true words: If we died with Christ, we shall also live with him.
12 If we bear all our troubles, we shall also rule with him. If we say we do not know him, then he will also say he does not know us.
13 If we do not believe in him, he still is true, because he cannot say he is not what he is.
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