No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;

but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.

If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly 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. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.

That which you sow, you don't sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.

However that which is spiritual isn't first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual.

I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus; for that which was lacking on your part, they supplied.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

For we don't desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many;

But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which was passing away:

For most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.

For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.

and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel wouldn't look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.

But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, "I believed, and therefore I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak;

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

while we don't look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven;

and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia;

Not only so, but who was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.

We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for a year past. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.

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

Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.

For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed,

But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.

For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if you receive a different spirit, which you did not receive, or a different "good news", which you did not accept, you put up with that well enough.

But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion, that in which they boast, they may be found even as we.

That which I speak, I don't speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.

Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily, anxiety for all the assemblies.

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

For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me, or hears from me.

For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.

Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.

For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying.

I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,

I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;

They only asked us to remember the poor -- which very thing I was also zealous to do.

For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He doesn't say, "To seeds," as of many, but as of one, "To your seed," which is Christ.

Now I say this. A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred thirty years after, does not annul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you didn't despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.

But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don't be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,

which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,

which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,

far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come.

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 who now works in the children of disobedience;

But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "uncircumcision" by that which is called "circumcision," (in the flesh, made by hands);

if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you;

by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ;

according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;

Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.

For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.

Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:

above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;