GALATIANS





Chapter 1


	The apostle's salutation (1:1-5)
	Paul is distressed that they have so quickly turned from him 
		and his gospel (1:6-7)
	And denounces those who preach any other gospel (1:8-10)
	Which he has learned, not from men, but from God (1:11-13)
	Paul confesses what he was before his calling (1:14-16)
	And what he did thereafter (1:17-24)




Chapter 2


	He shows the purpose of his next visit to Jerusalem (2:1-2)
	And why Titus was not circumcised (2:3-10)
	How Paul resisted Peter, and told him the reason (2:11-13)
	Why he and other Jews who believe in Christ are justified by faith, 
		and not by works (2:14-19)
	And that those who are thus justified do not live in sin (2:20-21)




Chapter 3


	Paul asks what has caused the Galatians to leave the faith and 
		rely on the law (3:1-5)
	Those who believe are justified (3:6-8)
	And blessed with Abraham (3:9)
	He offers several proofs of this truth (3:10-29)




Chapter 4


	We were under the law as the minor heir is under his guardian 
		(4:1-4)
	Until Christ freed us (4:5-6)
	Therefore, we are no longer servants to it  (4:7-13)
	He remembers the Galatians' good will (4:14-21)
	And shows that we are children of Abraham (4:22-27)
	By the free woman (4:28-31)




Chapter 5


	He encourages them to stand fast in their freedom (5:1-2)
	Living by faith (5:3-12)
	But rather love, which sums up the law (5:13-18)
	He totals up the works of the flesh (5:19-21)
	And the fruits of the Spirit (5:22-24)
	And exhorts them to walk in the Spirit (5:25-26)




Chapter 6


	He prescribes leniency for a brother who has erred (6:1)
	And urges bearing one another's burdens (6:2-5)
	The church must support its teachers (6:6-8)
	And be tireless in doing good (6:9-11)
	Paul shows the purpose of those who preached circumcision (6:12-13)
	And glories in nothing except the cross of Christ (6:14-18)


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EPHESIANS





Chapter 1


	Paul salutes the Ephesians (1:1-2)
	And gives thanks for spiritual blessings (1:3)
	He deals with the Christians' election (1:4-5)
	And adoption by grace (1:6-12)
	The Holy Spirit is the guarantee of Christians' inheritance 
		(1:13-15)
	He prays that the Ephesians may come (1:16-17)
	Into full knowledge of their inheritance (1:18-19)
	And possession of it through Christ (1:20-23)




Chapter 2


	By comparing what we were by nature (2:1-4)
	With what we are by grace (2:5-9)
	He declares that we are created for good works (2:10-12)
	And, being brought near by Christ, should live (2:13-15)
	Reconciled to God by the cross (2:16-18)
	As fellow-citizens with the saints and the family of God (2:19-22)




Chapter 3


	By revelation, Paul learned (3:1-4)
	The hidden mystery (3:5)
	That the Gentiles should be saved (3:6-7)
	And grace was given him (3:8)
	That he should preach it  (3:9-12)
	He does not want them to lose heart over his troubles (3:13)
	And prays (3:14-18)
	That they may understand the great love Christ has for them 
		(3:19-21)




Chapter 4


	He pleads for unity of the Spirit (4:1-6)
	And declares that God gives varied gifts to men (4:7-12)
	That His church may be built up (4:13-15)
	And become mature in Christ (4:16-17)
	He calls them away from the licentious living of the Gentiles 
		(4:18-22)
	They are to take on a new nature (4:23-24)
	To be truthful and constructive in their speech (4:25-29)
	Grieve not the Holy Spirit (4:30-32)




Chapter 5


	After specific pleas, to love (5:1-2)
	To flee fornication (5:3)
	And all other uncleanness (5:4-6)
	Not to associate with the wicked (5:7-14)
	To walk discreetly (5:15-17)
	And to be filled with the Spirit (5:18-21)
	Paul comes to other particular duties: that wives should 
		obey their husbands (5:22-27)
	And husbands should love their wives (5:28-31)
	Even as Christ loves His church (5:32-33)




Chapter 6


	The duty of children to their parents (6:1-4)
	Of servants to their masters (6:5-11)
	Our life is a warfare, not only against flesh and blood, but 
		also spiritual enemies (6:12)
	The complete armor of a Christian (6:13-17)
	And how it should be used (6:18-20)
	Tychicus is commended (6:21-24)


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PHILIPPIANS





Chapter 1


	The Christians at Philippi are greeted by Paul and Timothy (1:1-2)
	Paul's thankfulness to God and his love for the Philippians (1:3-8)
	He prays for their spiritual growth (1:9-11)
	What has happened to Paul resulted only in advancing the 
		gospel (1:12-18)
	He is confident in hope (1:19-27)
	He counsels his readers to have courage (1:28-30)




Chapter 2


	Paul's exhortation of humility (2:1-4)
	Christ's humility (2:5-11)
	A Christian's obligations (2:12-15)
	Paul's sacrifice a cause for joy (2:16-18)
	He promises to send them Timothy, and hopes to come 
		himself (2:19-24)
	Meanwhile, Epaphroditus will return to them at once (2:25-30)




Chapter 3


	Paul warns his readers to beware of confidence in the flesh (3:1-3)
	And confesses that in his former life he was foremost in 
		Pharisaic zeal (3:4-6)
	But he has put aside his youthful advantages in order to gain 
		Christ and the righteousness of faith (3:7-11)
	He strives to overcome his own imperfections (3:12-14)
	And exhorts the Philippians to think and act as mature 
		persons (3:15-17)
	And to discard the ways of worldly Christians (3:18-21)




Chapter 4


	Peace with the brethren (4:1-3)
	Peace with the Lord (4:4-9)
	Paul tells how much he appreciated the Philippians' liberality 
		to him in prison (4:10-18)
	He closes his letter with prayer and salutations (4:19-23)


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COLOSSIANS





Chapter 1


	Paul thanks God for the faith of the Colossians (1:1-6)
	Confirms the teachings of Epaphras (1:7-8)
	Prays again for their growth in grace (1:9-13)
	Describes the true Christ (1:14-20)
	Encourages them to receive Jesus Christ (1:21-24)
	And commends his own ministry (1:25-29)




Chapter 2


	He exhorts them to stand firm in the Christian faith (2:1-7)
	To beware of philosophy and human traditions (2:8-17)
	And the worship of angels (2:18-19)
	And legal ceremonies, which Christ ended (2:20-23)




Chapter 3


	He shows why we should seek Christ (3:1-4)
	He exhorts them to subdue their own desires (3:5-8)
	To put off the old man, and to put on Christ (3:9-11)
	Put on the new man (3:12-17)
	Holiness in the Family life (3:18-21)
	Holiness in work life (3:22-25)




Chapter 4


	He exhorts them to be fervent in prayer (4:1-4)
	To walk wisely toward those who have not yet come to the 
		true knowledge of Christ (4:5-9)
	He salutes them, and asks their prayers (4:10-18)


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1 THESSALONIANS





Chapter 1


	Paul remembers the Thessalonians at all times in thanksgiving 
		and prayer (1:1-4)
	The sincerity of their faith and the power of the gospel among 
		them are widely known (1:5-10)




Chapter 2


	He recounts to the Thessalonians the manner in which the 
		gospel was preached to them (2:1-16)
	Paul gives a reason for being away from them so long and tells 
		why he has been so anxious to see them (2:17-20)




Chapter 3


	His love for the Thessalonians was demonstrated when he 
		sent Timothy to them (3:1-10)
	He prays for their spiritual growth (3:11-13)




Chapter 4


	He exhorts them to please God in their lives, and especially 
		to value purity (4:1-8)
	To love one another (4:9-10)
	And quietly to mind their own affairs, thereby commanding the 
		respect of outsiders (4:11-12)
	They are not to grieve hopelessly for the dead (4:13-15)
	The manner of Christ's second coming, and its effect on 
		His followers (4:16-18)




Chapter 5


	Paul warns the Thessalonians of the suddenness of Christ's 
		return (5:1)
	And gives them some practical precepts (5:16)
	He prays for their sanctification (5:23)
	Asks prayers for himself, and sends greetings (5:25)


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2 THESSALONIANS





Chapter 1


	Paul assures the Thessalonians of his good opinion of their 
		faith, love, and steadfastness (1:1-4)
	He comforts them in their persecution, telling them of God's 
		righteous judgment on their enemies (1:5-10)
	He prays that they may be found worthy of Christ's name (1:11-12)




Chapter 2


	The apostle begs them to continue steadfast in the truth (2:1-2)
	And shows that there will be rebellion as the man of lawlessness 
		appears (2:3-8)
	The pretended miracles of this will deceive only those who love 
		error  (2:9-14)
	He repeats his earlier counsel to stand fast and prays for their 
		encouragement (2:15-17)




Chapter 3


	He asks their prayers for himself (3:1-2)
	And declares his confidence in them (3:3-5)
	Charging them especially to avoid idleness and bad company (3:6-15)
	Paul concludes his letter with prayers and a blessing (3:16-18)


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1 TIMOTHY





Chapter 1


	Timothy is reminded of the charge Paul gave him as the apostle 
		left for Macedonia (1:1-4)
	Of the right use and purpose of the law (1:5-10)
	Paul's call to be an apostle (1:11-19)
	Hymenaeus and Alexander (1:20)




Chapter 2


	It is proper to pray and give thanks for all men (2:1-8)
	Women are urged to modesty in dress and behavior (2:9-15)




Chapter 3


	Qualifications of bishops, deacons, and their wives (3:1-13)
	The purpose of Paul's writing to Timothy about these things 
		(3:14-16)




Chapter 4


	Paul foretells a departure from the faith in later times (4:1-5)
	He gives Timothy sound advice on how to be a good minister (4:6-12)
	Public reading of Scripture, and other duties (4:13-16)




Chapter 5


	Rules to be observed in reproof (5:1-3)
	Concerning widows (5:4-16)
	Concerning elders (5:17-22)
	Advice for Timothy's health (5:23)
	Men's sins and good deeds (5:24-25)




Chapter 6


	The duty of servants (6:1-2)
	Avoid the company of unreliable teachers (6:3-5)
	Godliness is great gain (6:6-9)
	And love of money the root of all evils (6:10)
	Which things Timothy must shun, and which he must do (6:11-16)
	How he should admonish the rich (6:17-19)
	Timothy is commanded to guard the true teachings entrusted 
		to him (6:20-21)


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2 TIMOTHY





Chapter 1


	Thanksgiving for Timothy's faith (1:1-5)
	He asks Timothy to stir up the gift of God in him (1:6-7)
	To be steadfast and patient in persecution (1:8-12)
	And to hold fast to the truth of Paul's teachings (1:13-14)
	Phygellus and Hermogenes are mentioned and Onesiphorus 
		is highly commended (1:15-18)




Chapter 2


	Discipling teacher (2:1-2)
	Single-minded soldier (2:3-5)
	Enduring husbandman (2:6-13)
	Diligent workman (2:14-19)
	Sanctified vessel (2:20-23)
	Gentle servant (2:24-26)




Chapter 3


	Paul warns Timothy of the coming apostasy (3:1-9)
	He offers himself as an example worthy of imitation (3:10-13)
	And recommends the Scriptures for guidance (3:14-17)




Chapter 4


	The duties of a minister (4:1-5)
	Paul urges Timothy to come quickly (4:6-8)
	Paul's situationin prison (4:9-18)
	Paul's last written blessing (4:19-22)


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TITUS





Chapter 1


	Why Titus was left in Crete (1:1-5)
	The qualifications of those chosen as ministers (1:6-9)
	Evil teachers are to be silenced (1:10-11)
	A description of them (1:12-16)




Chapter 2


	Directions are given to Titus for his teachings and life (2:1-12)
	We look for that blessed hope of Christ appearing in glory 
		(2:13-15)




Chapter 3


	Farther directions as to the things Titus should and should 
		not teach (3:1-11)
	Paul names the time and place where Titus is to meet him, 
		and concludes the letter (3:12-15)


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PHILEMON





Chapter 1


	Paul rejoices to hear of the faith and love of Philemon (1:1-7)
	Whom he asks to forgive his servant Onesimus, and to receive 
		him again in Christian love   (1:8-12)
	Onesimus could have helped by staying with Paul (1:13-17)
	Who will assume responsibility for his debts (1:18-19)
	The apostle's confidence in Philemon (1:21-25)


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HEBREWS




Chapter 1


	God has spoken to us through Christ, His Son (1:1-3)
	Who is superior to the angels, as shown by seven passages 
		of Scripture (1:4-14)




Chapter 2


	We must guard against inattention and neglect of God's message 
		through His Son (2:1-4)
	God's new order and His gifts to man (2:5-13)
	Christ shared man's mortal nature, that by His dying men might 
		be freed from death (2:14-18)




Chapter 3


	The church is shown how Christ is above Moses (3:1-6)
	And warned against unbelief (3:7-11)
	By the example of those who fell in the wilderness  (3:12-19)




Chapter 4


	God's promise of a sabbath rest remains today (4:1-11)
	The power of God's Word (4:12-13)
	Jesus, our High priest (4:14)
	Understands and sympathizes with our weaknesses, for 
		He has been tempted as we have (4:15-16)




Chapter 5


	God appointed His Son to be High Priest and Saviour, as 
		shown in the Scriptures (5:1-10)
	The truth of this should be understood by mature Christians 
		(5:11-14)




Chapter 6


	These Christians are warned against backsliding (6:1-8)
	We are encouraged to imitate those who have inherited the 
		promises of God (6:9-12)
	And assured that God is unchangeable in His promise (6:13-20)




Chapter 7


	The character of Melchisedec (7:1-3)
	His priesthood compared with that of Levi (7:4-10)
	A new law and a new priesthood (7:11-14)
	After the order of Melchisedec (7:15-22)
	The eternal priesthood of Christ (7:23-28)




Chapter 8


	Christ's ministry from the heavenly tabernacle (8:1-5)
	The new covenant foretold by Jeremiah (8:6-12)
	Replaces the old (8:13)




Chapter 9


	The earthly priesthood (9:1-10)
	Christ's priesthood and sacrifice (9:11-14)
	Fulfill the promise of the new covenant (9:15-28)




Chapter 10


	The weakness of sacrifices under the law (10:1-9)
	The sacrifice of Christ's body, offered once, was to cleanse 
		us of our sins forever (10:10-18)
	We must hold fast to faith (10:19-25)
	And not reject Christ's perfect sacrifice (10:26-39)




Chapter 11


	What faith is (11:1-5)
	Without faith we cannot please God (11:6)
	The worthy fruits of faith are seen in works of the early fathers 
		(11:7-40)




Chapter 12


	We must persevere in our purpose (12:1-2)
	Submitting to parental discipline (12:3-11)
	The penalty of disobedience (12:12-24)
	A warning not to reject God's Word (12:25-27)
	Assurance that we cannot be shaken (12:28-29)




Chapter 13


	The spirit of Christian love  (13:1-3)
	The sanctity of marriage (13:4)
	Concerning love of money (13:5-6)
	Imitate your teachers (13:7-8)
	False doctrines (13:9-11)
	Confess Christ (13:12-14)
	Thanksgiving and sharing (13:15-16)
	Christian leadership (13:17-19)
	A pastoral prayer and personal greetings (13:20-25)

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