For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? if any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
For we write none other things unto you, that what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
Let all your things be done with charity.
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
