²² But if I go on living in the flesh--if this is the fruit of my work--then I do not see what decision to make.

¹ For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;

² So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.

²⁴ Still, to go on in the flesh is more necessary because of you.

²⁰ I have been put to death on the cross with Christ; still I am living; no longer I, but Christ is living in me; and that life which I now am living in the flesh I am living by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who in love for me, gave himself up for me.

³ For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh

² God has not put away the people of his selection. Or have you no knowledge of what is said about Elijah in the holy Writings? how he says words to God against Israel,

¹⁷ And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge.

¹⁸ For the underworld is not able to give you praise, death gives you no honour: for those who go down into the underworld there is no hope in your mercy.

¹⁹ The living, the living man, he will give you praise, as I do this day: the father will give the story of your mercy to his children.

¹⁸ Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

¹ And when the people saw that Moses was a long time coming down from the mountain, they all came to Aaron and said to him, Come, make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him.

⁸ But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;

²⁶ But Abimelech said, I have no idea who has done this thing; you never gave me word of it, and I had no knowledge of it till this day.