Every man's work will be made clear in that day, because it will be tested by fire; and the fire itself will make clear the quality of every man's work.

My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.

In my opinion then, because of the present trouble, it is good for a man to keep as he is.

Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.

Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.

Or has he us in mind? Yes, it was said for us; because it is right for the ploughman to do his ploughing in hope, and for him who is crushing the grain to do his work hoping for a part in the fruits of it.

For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not.

Because we, being a number of persons, are one bread, we are one body: for we all take part in the one bread.

For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

For this reason it is right for the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

If the foot says, Because I am not the hand, I am not a part of the body; it is no less a part of the body.

And if the ear says, Because I am not the eye, I am not a part of the body; it is a part of the body all the same.

For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.

For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

Yes, and we are seen to be false witnesses of God; because we gave witness of God that by his power Christ came again from the dead: which is not true if there is no coming back from the dead.

For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear; because he is doing the Lord's work, even as I am:

But if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ;

I had no rest in my spirit because Titus my brother was not there: so I went away from them, and came into Macedonia.

For if the operation of the law, giving death, recorded in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the eyes of the children of Israel had to be turned away from the face of Moses because of its glory, a glory which was only for a time:

For the glory of the first no longer seems to be glory, because of the greater glory of that which comes after.

For this reason, because we have been made servants of this new order, through the mercy given to us, we are strong:

Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.

For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.

Because we are certain that he who made the Lord Jesus come back from the dead, will do the same for us, and will give us a place in his glory with you.

For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

For truly, we who are in this tent do give out cries of weariness, for the weight of care which is on us; not because we are desiring to be free from the body, but so that we may have our new body, and death may be overcome by life.

For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;

Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.

So though I sent you a letter, it was not only because of the man who did the wrong, or because of him to whom the wrong was done, but so that your true care for us might be made clear in the eyes of God.

So we have been comforted: and we had the greater joy in our comfort because of the joy of Titus, for his spirit had been made glad by you all.

And we have sent with them our brother, whose ready spirit has been made clear to us at times and in ways without number, but it is now all the more so because of the certain faith which he has in you.

While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.

For I have a very great care for you: because you have been married by me to one husband, and it is my desire to give you completely holy to Christ.

Or did I do wrong in making myself low so that you might be lifted up, because I gave you the good news of God without reward?

Why? because I have no love for you? let God be judge.

And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.

Because we are able to do nothing against what is true, but only for it.

Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's.

And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us;

(Because he who was working in Peter as the Apostle of the circumcision was working no less in me among the Gentiles);

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I made a protest against him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.

Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.

I do not make the grace of God of no effect: because if righteousness is through the law, then Christ was put to death for nothing.

For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.

Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith.

Christ has made us free from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: because it is said in the Writings, A curse on everyone who is put to death by hanging on a tree:

Because if the heritage is by the law, it is no longer dependent on the word of God; but God gave it to Abraham by his word.

What then is the law? It was an addition made because of sin, till the coming of the seed to whom the undertaking had been given; and it was ordered through angels by the hand of a go-between.

Is the law then against the words of God? in no way; because if there had been a law which was able to give life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

Because you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

There is no Jew or Greek, servant or free, male or female: because you are all one in Jesus Christ.

And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, saying, Abba, Father.

My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?

Because it is in the Writings, that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant-woman, and one by the free woman.

Which things have a secret sense; because these women are the two agreements; one from the mountain of Sinai, giving birth to servants, which is Hagar.

Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do.

Because every man is responsible for his part of the work.

Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.

Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.

From this time on let no man be a trouble to me; because my body is marked with the marks of Jesus.

Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:

Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.

Because we are parts of his body.

Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

Still, to go on in the flesh is more necessary because of you.

Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.

Because his heart was with you all, and he was greatly troubled because you had news that he was ill:

Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.

Because even in Thessalonica you sent once and again to me in my need.

Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

Because of which the wrath of God comes on those who go against his orders;

Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,

Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.

Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a word of authority, with the voice of the chief angel, with the sound of a horn: and the dead in Christ will come to life first;

And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.