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11 Everyone will have to agree that Jesus Christ is Lord.
When they say that aloud, they will show that God the Father is very great.[a]

Christians must be like lights in the world

12 So, my friends, you must continue to obey God.[b] When I was with you, you always obeyed. Now that I am not with you, that is even more important. God has saved you. You must always live in a way which shows that is true. Respect God and obey him. Remember that he is great and powerful. 13 It is God himself who is working in you. Now you want to obey him, and he makes you strong to do that. When you obey him, that makes him very happy.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:11 Verses 6-11 may have been a song that Paul knew.
  2. 2:12 ‘obey God’ or ‘obey me’.