and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures;

and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the Twelve.

Afterward He was seen by over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain until this present day, but also some fell asleep.

Afterward He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.

And last of all He was seen by me also, as one born out of time.

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.

Therefore whether it was I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.

But if Christ is proclaimed, that He was raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

And so it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living soul," the last Adam was a life-giving Spirit.

The first man was out of earth, earthy; the second Man was the Lord from Heaven.

As regards our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not altogether his will that he come now. But he will come when he has opportunity.

But as God is true, our word toward you was not yes and no.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us; by me and Silas and Timothy; was not yes and no, but in Him was, yes!

And, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened to me by the Lord,

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.

whereas God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and putting the word of reconciliation in us.

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.

Then, though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, nor on account of the one who suffered wrong, but for the sake of revealing our earnestness on your behalf, for you before God.

Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort, and we rather rejoiced more abundantly over the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

For if I have boasted anything about you to him, I was not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting as to Titus became truth.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, for your sakes He became poor, in order that you might be made rich through His poverty.

But now also finish the doing of it, so that, as there was a readiness to will, so also the finishing, giving out of what you have.

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.

And being present with you, and in need, I was not a burden to anyone. For the brothers from Macedonia made up completely my need. And in every way I have kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will keep myself.

Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a night and a day in the deep.

And I was let down in a basket through a window through the wall, and escaped their hands.

I know a man in Christ fourteen years before (whether in the body, I do not know; or outside of the body, I do not know; God knows) such a one was caught up to the third Heaven.

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

and by the surpassing revelations, lest I be made haughty, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be made haughty.

for even if He was crucified out of weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For indeed even we are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you),

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

For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it except by a revelation of Jesus Christ.

For you heard my manner of life when I was in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God with surpassing zeal, and ravaged it.

and was unknown by face to the churches of Judea in Christ.

(But not even Titus, the one with me, a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.)

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

But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was to be blamed.

And the rest of the Jews also dissembled with him, so as even Barnabas was led away with their dissembling.

O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you not to obey the truth, to whom before your eyes Jesus Christ was written among you crucified?

Even as Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

Why then the Law? It was added because of transgressions, until the Seed should come to those to whom it had been promised, being ordained through angels in the Mediator's hand.

What then was your blessedness? For I bear you record that, if you were able, plucking out your eyes, you would have given them to me.

which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

Of this gospel I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of His power.

And you should put on the new man, who according to God was created in righteousness and true holiness.

For let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Himself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.

For he longed after you all and was full of heaviness, because you had heard that he had been sick.

For indeed he was sick, coming near death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

because for the work of Christ he was near death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

I was circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews. As regards the Law, I was a Pharisee;

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect, but I am pressing on, if I may lay hold of that for which I also was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

if indeed you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard and which was proclaimed in all the creation under Heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister,

blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.

For, my brothers, you yourselves know our coming in to you, that it was not in vain.

For our exhortation to you was not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile,

when He shall come to be glorified in His saints and to be admired in all those who believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that Day.

Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you?

Even as I begged you to remain at Ephesus, when I was going to Macedonia, that you might charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

the one who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and insolent. But I obtained mercy, because being ignorant, I did it in unbelief.

And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among nations, believed on in the world, and received up into glory.

Do not neglect the gift in you, which was given you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the body of elders.

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the eternal times.

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain.

But when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently and found me.

Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel,

At my first answer no one was beside me, but all deserted me. May it not be laid to their charge.

But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, that through me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the nations might hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

but revealed His Word in its own times in a proclamation, with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior,)

he who was once worthless to you, but now useful to you and to me; whom I sent back to you.

But without your consent I was willing to do nothing, that your good should not be of necessity, but willingly.

For perhaps because of this he was separated from you for an hour, that you should receive him eternally,

For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and if every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward,

how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by those who heard Him;

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, that He by the grace of God should taste death for all.

who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all his house.

For He was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who has built the house has more honor than the house.

And Moses truly was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken afterward.

But Christ was faithful as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.

Therefore I was grieved with that generation and said, They always err in their heart, and they have not known My ways.

But with whom was He grieved forty years? Was it not with those who had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

Since then it remains that some must enter into it, and since they to whom it was first preached did not enter in because of unbelief,

For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted just as we are, yet without sin.

And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called of God, as Aaron was.

For Jesus, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong cryings and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared,

so that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us,

To him Abraham also gave a tenth of all. He was first by interpretation king of righteousness, and after that also king of Salem, which is king of peace,

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

For he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

Therefore if perfection were by the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the Law), what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath

(for those priests were made without an oath, but this one was made with an oath by Him who said to Him, "The Lord swore and will not repent, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek,")

by so much was Jesus made a surety of a better covenant.

who serve the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was warned of God when he was about to make the tabernacle. For, He says "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown to you in the mountain."