I long to see you. I want to make you strong by giving you a gift from the Holy Spirit.

因为我切切地想见你们，要把些属灵的恩赐分给你们，使你们可以坚固；

因为我迫切地想见你们，要把一些属灵的恩赐分给你们，使你们得以坚固，

因为我迫切地想见你们，要把一些属灵的恩赐分给你们，使你们得以坚固，

因为我实在想见你们，好将一些属灵的恩赐分给你们，使你们坚固，

因为我很想见你们，好把一些属灵的恩赐分给你们，使你们可以坚定；

因为我切切地想见到你们，好把一些属灵的恩赐分给你们，使你们得以坚固。

因為我切切地想見你們，要把些屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們可以堅固；

因為我迫切地想見你們，要把一些屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們得以堅固，

因為我迫切地想見你們，要把一些屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們得以堅固，

因為我實在想見你們，好將一些屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們堅固，

因為我很想見你們，好把一些屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們可以堅定；

因為我切慕要見你們，可以把屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們得堅固。

因為我切切地想見到你們，好把一些屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們得以堅固。

蓋我切願見爾、以屬神之恩賜貺爾、致爾堅定、

蓋余願見爾、欲以聖神之恩賜、堅定爾曹、

蓋我甚願見爾、欲以聖神之恩賜分予爾、使爾堅定、

吾渴欲與爾相見、增爾神恩、用堅爾心。

I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—

For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord.

For I want very much to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established—

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

For I want very much to see you, so I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

When they arrived there, they prayed for the new believers. They prayed that they would receive the Holy Spirit.The Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.Then Peter and John placed their hands on them. And they received the Holy Spirit.Simon watched as the apostles placed their hands on them. He saw that the Spirit was given to them. So he offered money to Peter and John.He said,“ Give me this power too. Then everyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit.”

Paul placed his hands on them. Then the Holy Spirit came on them. They spoke in languages they had not known before. They also prophesied.

May God receive glory. He is able to strengthen your faith. He does this in keeping with the good news and the message I preach. It is the message about Jesus Christ. This message is in keeping with the mystery hidden for a very long time.

I know that when I come to you, I will come with the full blessing of Christ.

Now there is no more place for me to work in those areas. For many years I have wanted to visit you.

After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem. He went through Macedonia and Achaia.“ After I have been to Jerusalem,” he said,“ I must visit Rome also.”

Their hearts will be filled with love for you when they pray for you. God has given you grace that is better than anything.

After some time the king got over his sorrow because of Amnon’s death. Then King David longed to go to Absalom.

God is my witness that I long for all of you. I love you with the love that Christ Jesus gives.

I would like to learn just one thing from you. Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law? Or did you receive the Spirit by believing what you heard?Are you so foolish? You began by the Holy Spirit. Are you now trying to finish God’s work in you by your own strength?Have you experienced so much for nothing? And was it really for nothing?So I ask you again, how does God give you his Spirit? How does he work miracles among you? Is it by doing what the law says? Or is it by believing what you have heard?

We sent our brother Timothy to give you strength and hope in your faith. He works together with us in God’s service to spread the good news about Christ.

May the Lord give you strength in your hearts. Then you will be holy and without blame in the sight of our God and Father. May that be true when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

My brothers and sisters, in this way remain strong in the Lord. I love you and long for you. Dear friends, you are my joy and my crown.

comfort your hearts. May they make you strong in every good thing you do and say.

Early in the morning all the people left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they started out, Jehoshaphat stood up. He said,“ Judah, listen to me! People of Jerusalem, listen to me! Have faith in the Lord your God. He’ll take good care of you. Have faith in his prophets. Then you will have success.”

So I will always remind you of these things. I’ll do it even though you know them. I’ll do it even though you now have deep roots in the truth.

But the Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you. He will guard you from the evil one.

That is why Scripture says,“ When he went up to his place on high, he took many prisoners. He gave gifts to his people.”( Psalm 68:18)What does“ he went up” mean? It can only mean that he also came down to the lower, earthly places.The one who came down is the same one who went up. He went up higher than all the heavens. He did it in order to fill all creation.So Christ himself gave the gift of the apostles to the church. He gave the prophets and those who preach the good news. And he also gave the pastors and teachers as a gift to the church.He gave all these people so that they might prepare God’s people to serve. Then the body of Christ will be built up.

God always gives you all the grace you need. So you will only have to suffer for a little while. Then God himself will build you up again. He will make you strong and steady. And he has chosen you to share in his eternal glory because you belong to Christ.

Dear friends, you have already been warned about this. So be on your guard. Then you won’t be led astray by people who don’t obey the law. Instead, you will remain safe.Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to him both now and forever. Amen.

So the churches were made strong in the faith. The number of believers grew every day.

I consider Silas to be a faithful brother. With his help I have written you this short letter. I have written it to encourage you. And I have written to speak the truth about the true grace of God. Remain strong in it.

He makes both us and you remain strong in the faith because we belong to Christ. He anointed us.

Then I will come to you with joy just as God has planned. We will be renewed by being together.

Suppose someone comes to you and preaches about a Jesus different from the Jesus we preached about. Or suppose you receive a spirit different from the Spirit you received before. Or suppose you receive a different message of good news. Suppose it was different from the one you accepted earlier. You put up with those kinds of things easily enough.

He longs for all of you. He is troubled because you heard he was sick.

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know about the gifts of the Holy Spirit.You know that at one time you were unbelievers. You were somehow drawn away to worship statues of gods that couldn’t even speak.So I want you to know that no one who is speaking with the help of God’s Spirit says,“ May Jesus be cursed.” And without the help of the Holy Spirit no one can say,“ Jesus is Lord.”There are different kinds of gifts. But they are all given to believers by the same Spirit.There are different ways to serve. But they all come from the same Lord.There are different ways the Spirit works. But the same God is working in all these ways and in all people.The Holy Spirit is given to each of us in a special way. That is for the good of all.To some people the Spirit gives a message of wisdom. To others the same Spirit gives a message of knowledge.To others the same Spirit gives faith. To others that one Spirit gives gifts of healing.To others he gives the power to do miracles. To others he gives the ability to prophesy. To others he gives the ability to tell the spirits apart. To others he gives the ability to speak in different kinds of languages they had not known before. And to still others he gives the ability to explain what was said in those languages.All the gifts are produced by one and the same Spirit. He gives gifts to each person, just as he decides.

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you astray. It is good that God’s grace makes our hearts strong. Don’t try to grow strong by eating foods that the law requires. They have no value for the people who eat them.

David longed for a drink of water. He said,“ I wish someone would get me water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem.”

Now you have run away. You longed to go back to your father’s home. But why did you have to steal the statues of my gods?”