For ye suffer fools gladly because that ye yourselves are wise.

The God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

how that he was taken up into paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which no man can utter.

and yet though I would rejoice I should not be a fool, for I would say the truth. Nevertheless I spare, lest any man should think of me above that he seeth me to be, or heareth of me.

For this thing besought I the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me,

and he said unto me, "My grace is sufficient for thee. For my strength is made perfect through weakness." Very gladly therefore will I rejoice of my weakness, that the strength of Christ may dwell in me.

For what is it wherein ye were inferiors unto other congregations? Except it be therein that I was not grievous unto you. Forgive me this wrong done unto you.

But be it that I grieved you not: nevertheless I was crafty and took you with guile.

Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves? We speak in Christ in the sight of God. But we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

For I fear, lest it come to pass, that when I come I shall not find you such as I would: and I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear lest there be found among you debate, envying, wrath, strife, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, and discord.

I told you before, and tell you before, and as I said when I was present with you the second time, so write I now, being absent, to them which in time past have sinned, and to all others: that if I come again, I will not spare;

seeing that ye seek experience of Christ which speaketh in me, which among you is not weak, but is mighty in you.

And verily, though it came of weakness that he was crucified, yet liveth he through the power of God: and we no doubt are weak in him; but we shall live with him, by the might of God among you.

Prove yourselves whether ye are in the faith or not. Examine your own selves: know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be castaways?

I trust that ye shall know that we are not castaways.

I desire before God that ye do none evil, not that we should seem commendable: but that ye should do that which is honest, and let us be counted as lewd persons.

We are glad when we are weak, and ye strong. This also we wish for, even that ye were perfect.

I marvel that ye are so soon turned from him that called you in the grace of Christ, unto another gospel:

which is nothing else, but that there be some which trouble you, and intend to pervert the gospel of Christ.

Nevertheless, though we ourselves, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, hold him as accursed.

As I said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other thing unto you, than that ye have received, hold him accursed.

I certify you brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me, was not after the manner of men,

For ye have heard of my conversation in times past in the Jews' ways, how that beyond measure I persecuted the congregation of God, and spoiled it:

for to declare his son by me, that I should preach him among the heathen: Immediately I commended not of the matter with flesh and blood,

After that I went into the coasts of Syria and Cilicia:

But they heard only, that he which persecuted us in time past, now preacheth the faith, which before he destroyed.

Yea, and I went up by revelation, and commended with them of the gospel, which I preach among the gentiles - but between ourselves with them which were counted chief, lest it should have been thought that I should run, or had run in vain.

and that because of incomers, being false brethren, which came in among others to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage.

To whom we gave no room - no, not for the space of a hour - as concerning to be brought into subjection: and that because that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel over the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel over circumcision was unto Peter -

For he that was mighty in Peter in the apostleship over the circumcision, the same was mighty in me among the gentiles -

and therefore when James, Cephas, and John, which seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the righthands, and agreed with us that we should preach among the heathen, and they among the Jews:

warning only that we should remember the poor, which thing also I was diligent to do.

For yer that certain came from James, he ate with the gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision,

and the other Jews dissembled likewise; Insomuch that Barnabas was brought into their simulation also.

But when I saw that they went not the right way after the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter, before all men, "If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of the gentiles, and not as do the Jews: why causest thou the gentiles to live as do the Jews?"

know that a man is not justified by the deeds of the law: but by the faith of Jesus Christ - and therefore we have believed on Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ and not by the deeds of the law: because that no flesh shall be justified by the deeds of the law.

For if I build again that which I destroyed, then make I myself a trespasser.

But I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

O foolish Galatians: who hath bewitched you, that ye should not believe the truth, to whom Jesus Christ was described before the eyes, and among you crucified?

Are ye so unwise, that after ye have begun in the spirit, ye would now end in the flesh?

So many things there ye have suffered in vain, if that be in vain.

Understand, therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

For the scripture saw aforehand, that God would justify the heathen through faith, and therefore showed beforehand glad tidings unto Abraham: "In thee shall all nations be blessed."

For as many as are under the deeds of the law, are under malediction. For it is written, "Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to fulfil them."

That no man is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident. For the just shall live by faith.

The law is not of faith: but the man that fulfilleth the things contained in the law, shall live in them.

But Christ hath delivered us from the curse of the law, and was made accursed for us - for it is written, "Cursed is everyone that hangeth on tree" -

that the blessing of Abraham might come on the gentiles through Jesus Christ, and that we might receive the promise of the spirit through faith.

This I say, that the law which began afterward, beyond four hundred and thirty years, doth not disannul the testament, that was confirmed afore of God unto Christ ward, to make the promise of none effect.

But the scripture concluded all things under sin, that the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ should be given unto them that believe.

Before that faith came, we were kept and shut up under the law, unto the faith which should afterward be declared.

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster unto the time of Christ, that we might be made righteous by faith.

But after that faith is come, now are we no longer under a schoolmaster.

For all ye that are baptised, have put on Christ.

And I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth not from a servant; though he be lord of all,

to redeem them which were under the law: that we through election might receive the inheritance that belongeth unto the natural sons.

But now, seeing ye know God - yea rather are known of God - how is it that ye turn again unto the weak and beggarly ceremonies, whereunto again ye desire afresh to be in bondage?

Ye know well how that through infirmity of the flesh, I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

How happy were ye then? For I bear you record that if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

They are jealous over you amiss. Yea they intend to exclude you, that ye should be fervent to them ward.

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law: have ye not heard of the law?

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a free woman.

For it is written, "Rejoice thou barren, that bearest no children: break forth and cry, thou that travailest not. For the desolate hath many more children, than she which hath a husband."

But as then he that was born carnally, persecuted him that was born spiritually; Even so is it now.

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing at all.

I testify again to every man which is circumcised that he is bound to keep the whole law.

Ye did run well. Who was a let unto you, that ye should not obey the truth?

Even that counsel that is not of him that called you.

I have trust toward you in God, that ye will be none otherwise minded. He that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whatsoever he be.

For the flesh lusteth contrary to the spirit, and the spirit contrary to the flesh. These are contrary one to the other, so that ye cannot do that which ye would.

envying, murder, drunkenness, gluttony, and such like. Of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which commit such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the appetites and lusts.

If any man seem to himself that he is somewhat, when indeed he is nothing, the same deceiveth himself in his imagination.

Let him that is taught in the word, minister unto him that teacheth him in all good things.

Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap.

He that soweth in his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth in the spirit shall, of the spirit, reap life everlasting.

For they themselves which are circumcised keep not the law: but desire to have you circumcised that they might rejoice in your flesh.

God forbid that I should rejoice but in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, whereby the world is crucified as touching me, and I as concerning the world.

And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon Israel that pertaineth to God.

according as he had chosen us in him through love, before the foundation of the world was laid, that we should be saints, and without blame before him, through love.

And ordained us before unto himself that we should be chosen before, through Jesus Christ, to be heirs unto himself according to the pleasure of his will,

By whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,

the same in himself to have it declared when the time were full come: that all things, both the things which are in heaven, and also the things which are in earth, should be gathered together, even in Christ. That is to say, in him

that we should be unto the praise of his glory, which before believed in Christ.

In whom also ye - after that ye heard the word of truth, I mean the gospel of your salvation wherein ye believed - were sealed with the holy spirit of promise,

which is the earnest of our inheritance, to redeem the possession purchased, and that unto the laud of his glory.

Wherefore even I - after that I heard of the faith which ye have in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints -

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the father of glory, might give unto you the spirit of wisdom, and open to you the knowledge of himself,

and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what thing that hope is, whereunto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints,

and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us ward, which believe according to the working of that his mighty power,

above all rule, power, and might, and domination, and above all names that are named, not in this world only, but also in the world to come.

which is his body, and fullness of him, that filleth all in all things.

And you hath he quickened also, that were dead in trespass and sin:

in the which, in time past, ye walked, according to the course of this world, and after the governor that ruleth in the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of unbelief,

For by grace are ye made safe through faith, and that, not of yourselves: For it is the gift of God,

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, unto the which God ordained us before, that we should walk in them.

Wherefore, remember that ye, being in time past gentiles in the flesh, and were called "uncircumcision" to them which are called "circumcision" in the flesh - which circumcision is made by hands -

remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world.

For he is our peace, which hath made of both one, and hath broken down the wall in the midst, that was a stop between us,