and I always ask ¹  in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God. ² 

And why not say, “Let us do evil so that good may come of it”? – as some who slander us allege that we say. ¹  (Their ²  condemnation is deserved!)

so that the righteous requirement of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

so they too have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now ¹  receive mercy.

For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

turn this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved ¹  in the day of the Lord. ² 

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, ¹  so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ²  in our body.

We do not give anyone ¹  an occasion for taking an offense in anything, ²  so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, ¹  which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

But I am afraid that ¹  just as the serpent ²  deceived Eve by his treachery, ³  your minds may be led astray ⁴  from a sincere and pure ⁵  devotion to Christ.

But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!

For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified. ¹ 

These things may be treated as an allegory, ¹  for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai bearing children for slavery; this is Hagar.

I am confident ¹  in the Lord that you will accept no other view. ²  But the one who is confusing ³  you will pay the penalty, ⁴  whoever he may be.

But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which ¹  the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

For ¹  he chose us in Christ ²  before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished ³  in his sight ⁴  in love. ⁵