and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to ¹  all the fullness of God.

because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this ¹  will be rewarded by the Lord.

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our circumstances ¹  and that he may encourage your hearts.

for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance ¹  through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

Now if I am to go on living in the body, ¹  this will mean productive work ²  for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer: ³ 

But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.

My aim is to know him, ¹  to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, ²  and to be like him in his death,

I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing ¹  and that he may encourage your hearts.

For in fact when we were with you, we were telling you in advance that we would suffer affliction, and so it has happened, as you well know. ¹ 

For you know quite well that the day of the Lord ¹  will come in the same way as a thief in the night. ² 

With flaming fire he will mete out ¹  punishment on those who do not know God ²  and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?

They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! ¹  And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus. ² 

They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

For we know the one who said, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” ¹  and again, “The Lord will judge his people.” ² 

You should know that ¹  our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you. ² 

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, ¹  because you know that we will be judged more strictly. ² 

You ¹  do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? ²  For you are a puff of smoke ³  that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold,