Lexicon :: Strong's G1352 - dio

“Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble and make it difficult for those who are turning to God among the Gentiles [by putting obstacles in their way],

Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their own hearts to [sexual] impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them [abandoning them to the degrading power of sin],

Therefore you have no excuse or justification, everyone of you who [hypocritically] [fn]judges and condemns others; for in passing judgment on another person, you condemn yourself, because you who judge [from a position of arrogance or self-righteousness] are habitually practicing the very same things [which you denounce].

Therefore, [continue to] accept and welcome one another, just as Christ has accepted and welcomed us to the glory of [our great] God.

This [goal—my commitment to this principle] is the reason why I have often been prevented from coming to you [in Rome].

Therefore let one who speaks in a tongue pray that he may [be gifted to] translate or explain [what he says].

Yet we have the same spirit of faith as he had, who wrote in Scripture, “I BELIEVED, THEREFORE I SPOKE.” We also believe, therefore we also speak,

Therefore we do not become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day by day.

“So COME OUT FROM AMONG UNBELIEVERS AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord,

“AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN;

And I will graciously receive you and welcome you [with favor],

So then, believers, we [who are born again—reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] are not children of a slave woman [the natural], but of the free woman [the supernatural].

Therefore, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, who are called “Uncircumcision” by those who called themselves “Circumcision,” [itself a mere mark] which is made in the flesh by human hands—

“WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH,

HE LED CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE,

AND HE BESTOWED GIFTS ON MEN.”

Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ].

“Awake, sleeper,

And arise from the dead,

And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”

Therefore, when we could no longer endure our separation [from you], we thought it best to be left behind, alone at Athens,

Therefore [on the basis of these facts], though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is appropriate,

Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,

“TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE,

“THEREFORE I WAS ANGERED WITH THIS GENERATION,

AND I SAID, ‘THEY ALWAYS GO ASTRAY IN THEIR HEART,

AND THEY DID NOT KNOW MY WAYS [nor become progressively better and more intimately acquainted with them]’;

Therefore let us get past the elementary stage in the teachings about the Christ, advancing on to maturity and perfection and spiritual completeness, [doing this] without laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,

“SACRIFICE AND OFFERING YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED,

BUT [instead] YOU HAVE PREPARED A BODY FOR ME [to offer];

So then, strengthen hands that are weak and knees that tremble.

So prepare your minds for action, be completely sober [in spirit—steadfast, self-disciplined, spiritually and morally alert], fix your hope completely on the grace [of God] that is coming to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.