From Paul, ¹  called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus ²  by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

Grace and peace to you ¹  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

One ¹  should think about us this way – as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Now you are Christ’s body, and each of you is a member of it.

Grace and peace to you ¹  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing –

Now we have such confidence in God through Christ.

And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? ¹  Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?

For such people are false apostles, deceitful ¹  workers, disguising themselves ²  as apostles of Christ.

Grace and peace to you ¹  from God the Father and our ²  Lord Jesus Christ,

For I did not receive it or learn it from any human source; ¹  instead I received it ²  by a revelation of Jesus Christ. ³ 

And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, ¹  heirs according to the promise.

You who are trying to be declared righteous ¹  by the law have been alienated ²  from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!

Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be ¹  with your spirit, brothers and sisters. ²  Amen.

Grace and peace to you ¹  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus ¹  for the sake of you Gentiles –

to equip ¹  the saints for the work of ministry, that is, ²  to build up the body of Christ,

Peace to the brothers and sisters, ¹  and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace and peace to you ¹  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!