If in respect to men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what is the benefit to me if the dead are not raised? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

But some man will say, How are the dead raised, and with what kind of body do they come?

Thou foolish man, what thou sow is not made alive unless it dies.

All flesh is not the same flesh, but one of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fishes, and another of birds,

another glory is of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory.

And so it is written, The first man Adam developed into a living soul. The last Adam a life giving spirit.

The first man was of the earth, earthly. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

And when I arrive, whomever ye may approve by letters, I will send these men to bring your gift to Jerusalem.

Let not any man therefore disparage him, but send him forth in peace, so that he may come to me, for I expect him with the brothers.

Watch ye, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

that ye also be subject to such men, and to every man working together and laboring.

And I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because these men filled your lack.

For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge ye such men.

If any man does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Maranatha.

But if any man has caused sadness, he has not caused me sadness, but in part (that I may not bear down) you all.

Sufficient to such a man is this punishment by the many,

so that instead, for you rather to forgive and encourage, lest perhaps such a man would be swallowed up with too much sorrow.

For we are not as other men, huckstering the word of God, but as from purity. But we speak in Christ as from God in the sight of God.

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Unless we need, as some men, commendatory letters to you or commendatory from you?

Ye are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men,

But we have renounced the covert things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor misrepresenting the word of God, but by the disclosure of the truth, commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.

Therefore we are not discouraged, but even if the outer man of us is perishing, yet the inner man is renewed day by day.

For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of the Christ, so that each man may receive back about the things that he did through the body, whether good or bad.

Having seen therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men. But we have been manifested to God, and I hope also to have been manifested in your consciences.

So that henceforth we know no man according to flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we know him no longer.

So then if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.

For the man who knew no sin was made sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Make room for us. We wronged no man, we corrupted no man, we exploited no man.

And so then although I wrote to you, it was not because of the man who did wrong, nor because of the man who was wronged, but in order to reveal to you your eagerness for us in the sight of God.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich he became poor for your sakes, so that by that man's poverty ye might become rich.

For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable to the extent if some man has, not to the extent he does not have.

For it is not, so that ease is for others and stress for you, but out of parity your abundance at the present time is for the need of those men.

So that the abundance of those men may also happen for your need, so that there may become equity,

Arranging this lest any man may criticize us in this bounty administered by us,

providing things right, not only in the sight of Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Each man as he purposes in his heart, not from regret or from necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

And he who supplies seed to the man who sows, and bread for eating, may he supply and multiply your seed, and may he increase the fruits of your righteousness,

Do ye look at things according to appearance. If any man has convinced himself to be of Christ, let him consider this again of himself, that, as he is of Christ, so also are we of Christ.

Let such a man think this, that such kind we are in word by letters when absent, we are also such kind when present in the work.

not boasting in things immeasurable, in other men's labors, but having hope of your faith growing in you to be enlarged according to our measure for abundance,

For he who commends himself, that man is not approved, but whom the Lord commends.

For indeed if a man who comes, preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or ye receive another spirit that ye did not receive, or another good-news that ye did not accept, ye well tolerated it.

And being present with you, and when needy, I was a burden to no man. For the brothers who came from Macedonia, they supplied my need. And in everything I kept, and I will keep myself non-burdensome to you.

For such men are FALSE apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves into apostles of Christ.

I say again, let not any man think me to be foolish, but if otherwise--even if as foolish--accept me, so that I also may boast some a little.

For ye tolerate it if some man enslaves you, if some man devours you, if some man seizes you, if some man lifts himself up, if some man strikes you on the face.

I speak as from shame, that we were so weak. Yet in whatever any man may be bold in foolishness, I say I too am bold.

I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in body, I know not, or whether outside the body, I know not, God knows) such a man was caught up as far as the third heaven.

And I know such a man (whether in body, or whether outside the body, I know not, God knows)

that he was caught up into the paradise, and heard inexpressible sayings that are not permitted for a man to utter.

For such a man I will boast, but for myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

For if I should want to boast, I will not be foolish, for I will speak the truth. But I refrain lest any man should reckon to me above what he sees of me or hears anything from me.

Any man of whom I have sent to you, did I exploit you through him?

Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead),

As we have said before, I now also say again, if any man preaches a good-news to you contrary to what ye received, let him be accursed.

For do I now trust men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I were still pleasing men I would not be a bondman of Christ.

For I make known to you, brothers, the good-news that was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it was through revelation of Jesus Christ.

but they were only hearing that the man who once persecuted us now preaches the good-news, the faith that he once ravaged.

But from those who were reputed to be something (what kind they were formerly, it makes no difference to me, God does not accept a personage of man), for those who were of repute added nothing to me,

but to the contrary, when they saw that I was entrusted with the good-news for men of uncircumcision, as Peter for men of circumcision

(for he who was working in Peter for the apostleship for men of circumcision was also working in me for the Gentiles),

For before certain men came from James he ate together with the Gentiles, but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing men of circumcision.

We are Jews by nature and not sinful men of the Gentiles,

knowing that a man is not made righteous from works of law, instead through faith of Jesus Christ. And we believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made righteous from faith of Christ, and not from works of law, because no fles

For as many as are from works of law are under a curse, for it is written, Cursed is every man who does not continue in all things written in the book of the law, to do them.

But that no man is made righteous by law before God, is evident, because, The righteous man will live from faith.

And the law is not from faith, but the man who does them will live in them.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, Cursed is every man who hangs on a tree.

Brothers (I speak according to a man), in the same way of a man, no man annuls or adds to a contract that has been ratified.

But in fact, the man from the servant girl was born according to flesh, but the man from the freewoman through promise.

But just as then, the man who was born according to flesh persecuted the man according to Spirit, so also now.

And I solemnly declare again to every man who is circumcised, that he is obligated to do the whole law.

I have confidence toward you in Lord, that ye will think no other thing. But the man who troubles you will bear the verdict, whoever he may be.

And brothers, if a man is overtaken in some transgression, ye the spiritual, restore such in a spirit of meekness, looking to thyself lest thou also be tempted.

For if some man presumes to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

But let each man examine his own work, and then he will have the boast in himself alone and not in the other man.

For each man will bear his own burden.

Be not misled, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows this he will also reap.

So then as we have time, let us work what is good toward all men, and especially toward those belonging to a household of the faith.

Finally, let no man cause troubles for me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

For us to be for appreciation of his glory, men who have first hoped in the Christ.

not from works, so that not any man may boast.

having abolished in his flesh the enmity--the law of the commandments in ordinances--so that he might create in himself the two into one new man, making peace,

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

To me, a man less than the least of all the sanctified, this grace was given to preach good-news among the Gentiles, the unsearchable wealth of Christ,

and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages in God who created all things through Jesus Christ.

So that he would grant you, according to the wealth of his glory, to be strengthened with power through his Spirit for the inner man.

Therefore he says, Having ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

He who descended is also the same man who ascended high above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.

Until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a standard of stature of the fullness of the Christ.

So that we may no longer be childish, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in craftiness with the methodology of error.

for you to put off the old man according to your former conduct, the man who is corrupt according to the desires of deceitfulness,

and to put on the new man according to God, the man who was created in righteousness and piety of the truth.

Therefore having put off falsehood, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, because we are body-parts of each other.

Let the man who steals steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the good, so that he may have to give to him who has need.

For ye are men who know this, that no fornicator, or unclean man, or covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.

Let no man deceive you by empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ the church,

Separate from this a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife, and the two will be in one flesh.