And the commandment, which was to life, was found to be death to me.

Then has that which is good become death to me? Let it not be! But sin, that it might appear to be sin, working death in me by that which is good; in order that sin might become exceedingly sinful by the commandment.

For that which I do, I know not. For what I desire, that I do not do; but what I hate, that I do.

If then I do that which I do not desire, I consent to the law that it is good.

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwells no good thing. For to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good I do not find.

For I do not do the good that I desire; but the evil which I do not will, that I do.

For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption by which we cry, Abba, Father!

But if we hope for that which we do not see, then we wait for it with patience.

Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy which He had before prepared to glory;

For Moses writes of the righteousness which is of the Law, "The man who does those things shall live by them."

But what does it say? "The Word is near you, even in your mouth and in your heart"; that is, the Word of Faith which we proclaim;

What then? Israel has not obtained that which it seeks, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened

I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak.

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ did not work out by me for the obedience of the nations in word and deed,

that I may be delivered from those disbelieving in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted by the saints;

And I exhort you, brothers, to watch those making divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.

to the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called out with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours.

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

and God has chosen the base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, in order to bring to nothing things that are;

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, which God has hidden, predetermining it before the world for our glory;

which none of the rulers of this world knew (for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory).

But as it is written, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard," nor has it entered into the heart of man, "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man be careful how he builds on it.

If anyone's work which he built remains, he shall receive a reward.

If anyone defiles the temple of God, God shall destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which you are.

And these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that you might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, so that no one of you may be puffed up against one another.

For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved son and faithful in the Lord, who shall remind you of my ways which are in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.

for you are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

Let each one remain in the calling in which he was called.

And this I speak for your own profit, not that I may cast a snare on you, but for that which is right, and that you may attend on the Lord without distraction.

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

But I say that the things which the nations sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. And I do not desire that you should have fellowship with demons.

For if I by grace am a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

For do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God, and shame those who do not have? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? I do not praise you!

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;

And giving thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body, which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of Me."

And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we put more abundant honor around them. And our unpresentable members have more abundant propriety.

But when the perfect thing comes, then that which is in part will be caused to cease.

And, brothers, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you have received, and in which you stand;

by which you also are being kept safe, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures,

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace which was toward me has not been without fruit, but I labored more abundantly than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

Day by day I die, by your rejoicing, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia.

He comforting us in all our trouble, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in every trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

And if we are troubled, it is for your consolation and salvation, being worked out in the endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer; if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

For, brothers, we would not have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength; so much so that we despaired even of life.

For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly to you.

But if the ministry of death, having been engraved in letters in stone was with glory (so that the sons of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses because of the glory of his face), which was being done away;

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels.

For if that which has been done away was glorious, much more that which remains is glorious.

we not considering the things which are seen, but the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are not lasting, but the things which are not seen are everlasting.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive the things done through the body, according to that which he has done, whether good or bad.

And not only by his coming, but by the comfort with which he was comforted over you, telling us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced the more.

And, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given among the churches of Macedonia;

and not only so, but also he having been chosen by the churches to travel with us with this gift, which is administered by us to the glory of the Lord Himself, and as a witness of your eager mind;

avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us;

And we have sent with them our brother whom we have often proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest by the great confidence which I have in you.

For I know your eagerness, of which I boast to Macedonia on your behalf, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has aroused the greater number.

Yet I sent the brothers, lest our boasting (which is on your behalf) should not be in vain, that, as I said, you may be ready.

you being enriched in everything to all generosity, which works out thanksgiving to God through us.

But I ask, not being present, that I may be bold with the confidence which I think to be daring against some, who thought of us as walking according to flesh.

For even if I also should boast somewhat more fully of our authority (which the Lord has given us for building up, and not for pulling you down) I will not be put to shame;

But we will not boast beyond measure, but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure distributed to us, to reach even to you.

For if, indeed, the one coming proclaims another Jesus, whom we have not proclaimed, or if you receive another spirit, which you did not receive, or another gospel, which you never accepted, you might well endure these .

But what I do, that I will do, so that I may cut off occasion from those who desire occasion; so that in the thing in which they boast, they may be found even as we.

that he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not allowed for a man to utter.

For what is it in which you were inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong.

lest in my coming again my God will humble me with you; and I shall mourn many who have already sinned, and not repenting over the uncleanness, and fornication, and lustfulness which they have practiced.

Therefore I write these things while absent, lest being present I may not deal sharply with you according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for pulling down.

which is not another, but some are troubling you, and desiring to pervert the gospel of Christ.

And, brothers, I make known to you the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

But only they were hearing that he who then persecuted us, now preaches the faith which he once ravaged.

And I went up by revelation. And I put before them the gospel which I proclaim in the nations, but privately to those seeming to be pillars, lest I run, or I ran, into vanity.

But because of those false brothers stealing in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus; they desiring to enslave us;

Only they asked that we remember the poor, which very thing I was eager to do.

For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I confirm myself as a transgressor.

For as many as are out of works of the Law, these are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the Book of the Law, to do them."

And to Abraham and to his Seed the promises were spoken. It does not say, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, "And to your Seed," which is Christ.

Is the Law then against the promises of God? Let it not be said! For if a law had been given which could have given life, indeed righteousness would have been out of Law.

But now, knowing God, but rather are known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements to which you again desire to slave anew?

which things are being allegorized; for these are the two covenants, one indeed from Mount Sinai bringing forth to slavery, which is Hagar.

For Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to Jerusalem which now is, and is in slavery with her children.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and do not again be held with the yoke of bondage.

Now the works of the flesh are clearly revealed, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lustfulness,

envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He has made us accepted in the One having been loved.

which He caused to abound toward us in all wisdom and understanding;

having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,

which He worked in Christ in raising Him from the dead, and He seated Him at His right hand in the heavenlies,

which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience;

But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love with which He loved us

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Therefore remember that you, the nations, in time past were in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

if you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given to me toward you,