he is mad with conceit, knowing nothing, but has a morbid fondness for questions and contentions about words, out of which come envy, strife, railing, evil suspicions,

nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which produce disputes rather than godly edification, which is in faith;

Not a new convert, lest, having become conceited, he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

desiring to be teachers of law, though under standing neither what they say nor of what they boldly affirm.

Put them in mind of these things, charging them before the Lord that they dispute not about words to no profit, which disputes end in the overthrow of the hearers.

But avoid foolish and unprofitable questions, because you know that they produce contentions:

traitors, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,

But foolish questions and genealogies and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

But there was a certain man, named Simon, who had, be fore this time, been practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great one;

You have neither part nor share in this matter; for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

Therefore, after Paul and Barnabas had no little dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from among them, should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.

but if it is a question about a word, and names, and your law, see to it yourselves: for I will not be a judge of these tilings.

but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, anger and wrath,

cultivate the same disposition, one to ward another: mind not high things, but conform yourselves to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits;

Let us walk in a becoming manner, as in the day; not in riotings and in drunkenness, not in lewdness and in wantonness, not in. contention and in envy:

Him that is weak in the faith, receive kindly, but not to judge his reasonings.

for you are yet carnal. For, since envy and strife and divisions are among you, are you not carnal, and do you not walk as men?

Let no one deceive himself: if any one among you is considered as wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Now, with respect to meats offered to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up with pride, but love edifies.

But if any one seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor have the churches of God.

For, in the first place, when you come together in the church, I hear that there are schisms among you, and I partly believe it:

For you bear it, if one enslave you, if one devour you, if one take from you, if one exalt himself, if one smite you on the face,

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed lest you be utterly destroyed by one another.

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strifes, jealousies, anger, party-spirit, divisions, sects,

Let us not be vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

For if any one think himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself:

Some, indeed, preach the Christ, because of envy and a contentious disposition, and some because of good-will.

doing nothing in strife and vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings,

Let no one gain his purpose in depriving you of the palm by an affected humility and worship of angels, prying into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

who opposes and exalts himself above every one that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, openly showing him self that he is God.

So, then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

What profit is there, my brethren, if any one say he has faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?

Whence come wars and strifes among you? Come they not hence, even of your passions, which war in your members?

Do you suppose that the scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the Spirit that dwells in us incline to envy? No.

Therefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

But these men, like beasts with out reason, which follow the instinct of nature, and are made to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil of things that they understand not, shall utterly perish in their own corruption,

For by speaking boastful words of folly, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, and through lasciviousness, those who had really escaped from those who live in error.

But these speak evil of the things which they know not: and those things which they know naturally, as animals without reason, in these they corrupt themselves.

These are murmurers, fault-finders, walking ac cording to their own desires; and their mouth speaks boastful words, while they admire persons for the sake of gain.

Because you say I am rich, and abound in wealth, and have need of nothing, and know not that you are miserable and pitiable and poor and blind and naked,

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desiring to be teachers of law, though under standing neither what they say nor of what they boldly affirm.
Not a new convert, lest, having become conceited, he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
But there was a certain man, named Simon, who had, be fore this time, been practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great one;
cultivate the same disposition, one to ward another: mind not high things, but conform yourselves to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits;
Let no one deceive himself: if any one among you is considered as wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Now, with respect to meats offered to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up with pride, but love edifies.
For if any one think himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself:
Let no one gain his purpose in depriving you of the palm by an affected humility and worship of angels, prying into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
who opposes and exalts himself above every one that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, openly showing him self that he is God.
traitors, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,
But these men, like beasts with out reason, which follow the instinct of nature, and are made to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil of things that they understand not, shall utterly perish in their own corruption,
But these speak evil of the things which they know not: and those things which they know naturally, as animals without reason, in these they corrupt themselves.
Because you say I am rich, and abound in wealth, and have need of nothing, and know not that you are miserable and pitiable and poor and blind and naked,

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nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which produce disputes rather than godly edification, which is in faith;
But avoid foolish and unprofitable questions, because you know that they produce contentions:

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Therefore, after Paul and Barnabas had no little dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from among them, should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.
but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, anger and wrath,
Let us walk in a becoming manner, as in the day; not in riotings and in drunkenness, not in lewdness and in wantonness, not in. contention and in envy:
Him that is weak in the faith, receive kindly, but not to judge his reasonings.
for you are yet carnal. For, since envy and strife and divisions are among you, are you not carnal, and do you not walk as men?
But if any one seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor have the churches of God.
For you bear it, if one enslave you, if one devour you, if one take from you, if one exalt himself, if one smite you on the face,
But if you bite and devour one another, take heed lest you be utterly destroyed by one another.
Some, indeed, preach the Christ, because of envy and a contentious disposition, and some because of good-will.
doing nothing in strife and vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
But foolish questions and genealogies and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
So, then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
What profit is there, my brethren, if any one say he has faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?
Whence come wars and strifes among you? Come they not hence, even of your passions, which war in your members?
Therefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

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But if any one be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
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