But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;

That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.