For in the first place, indeed you coming together, I hear that there are schisms among you; and I in part believe it.

Therefore many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

But being judged, by the Lord we are chastised, in order that we may not be condemned along with the world.

Divine love never falls: but whether there are prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there are tongues, they shall cease; whether there is knowledge, it shall vanish away.

If it so happens that there are so many kinds of voices in the world, and nothing without a voice;

So also you, since you are zealots of spirits, seek that you may abound unto the edification of the church.

Since if you may bless with the spirit, how will one occupying the place of the unlearned say Amen to your blessing? since he does not know what you are saying.

So tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelievers: and prophecy is not for the unbelievers, but for the believers.

Then if the whole church may come together, and all may speak with tongues, and the unlearned or unbelievers may come in, will they not say that you are gone mad?

the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and thus falling upon his face he will worship God, proclaiming that God is truly in you.

For you are all able to prophesy one by one, in order that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

Truly the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets;

If any one seems to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him understand the things which I write to you, that they are of the Lord;

by which you are also saved; which word I preached to you, if you hold it fast, otherwise you believed in vain.

And we are indeed found false witnesses of God; because we testified according to God that he raised Christ: whom he did not raise, if then the dead rise not.

But if Christ is not risen, your faith is vain; you are yet in your sins.

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

But each one in his own rank: Christ the first-fruit; then they who are Christ's, at His coming:

Then what shall they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead rise not at all, why are they also baptized for them?

Why indeed are we in jeopardy every hour?

But one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what body do they come?

Indeed there are heavenly bodies, and there are earthly bodies: but indeed there is one glory of the heavenlies, and another glory of those upon the earth.

As was the earthy, such are they also who are earthy; and as was the heavenly, such are they also who are heavenly.

But I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood are not able to inherit the kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption.

for a door is opened unto me great and effectual, and there are many antagonizing.

for they refreshed my spirit and yours. Acknowledge ye therefore them that are such.

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

the one comforting us in all our tribulation, in order that we may be able to comfort those in all tribulation, through the consolation with which we ourselves are comforted of God,

But if we are troubled it is in behalf of your consolation and salvation; if we are comforted, it is in behalf of your consolation, working in you through the endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

And our hope is stedfast in your behalf; knowing that, as you are the partakers of the sufferings, so you are also of the consolation.

as you have also known us in part, because we are your glorying, as you ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

For so many promises of God, in Him are yes; therefore indeed through him they are Amen unto the glory to God through us.

not that we domineer over your faith, but we are fellow-workers of your joy: for by faith you stand.

for unto this also I wrote, in order that I may know your approval, if you are obedient in all things.

in order that we may not be gobbled up by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

because we are a sweet savour of Christ unto God, among those who are saved, and among those who perish;

For we are not as many, corrupting the word of God: but as of purity, but as from God, we speak in Christ, in the presence of God.

You are our letter, having been written in our hearts, known and read of all men,

being manifest that you are the letter of Christ, having been ministered by us, having been written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God: not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh.

not that we are able of ourselves to think anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

But we all, with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

But if indeed our gospel is hidden, it is hidden with those who are lost:

For we while living are always being delivered up to death for the sake of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

For all things are for your sakes, in order that the grace, overflowing with thanksgiving through many, may abound unto the glory of God.

we not looking at the things which are visible, but the things which are invisible; for the visible things are temporary, but the invisible things are eternal.

Therefore we are always confident even knowing that, being present in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

but we are confident and delighted rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord.

Therefore we are truly ambitious, whether being present or absent, to be well pleasing unto him.

We are not commending ourselves to you, but giving you occasion of boasting in our behalf, in order that you may have response to those who glory in appearance, and not in heart.

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we have our right minds, it is for you.

All things are from God, the one having reconciled us unto himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,

Therefore we are embassadors in behalf of Christ, as God is intreating you through us; we pray you in behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

And what harmony has the temple of God with idols? for we are the temple of the living God; as God said; I will live in them, and walk about among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

I do not speak for castigation: for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die with you and to live with you.

And the affections of him, remembering the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling, are the more abundantly towards you.

for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto the pulling down of strongholds;

Because they say, His letters are indeed weighty and powerful; but the presence of his body is weak, and his speech contemptible.

Let such a one consider this, that, such as we are in word by our letters while absent, such we really are in work being present.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain ones of those who recommend themselves: but they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, are not wise.

But what I am doing, I indeed will do, in order that I may cut off occasion from those wishing occasion, in order that in whatsoever they may glory, they may be found even as we are.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

Then it is no great wonder if his ministers are transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose, end shall be according to their works.

I speak according to disparagement, as that we are weak; but in whatsoever any one is bold, (I speak it in folly,) I am bold also.

Are they Hebrews? I am also. Are they Israelites? I am also. Are they the seed of Abraham? I am also.

Are they the ministers of Christ? (I speak as a mad man,) I am more; in labors more abundantly, in stripes more abundantly, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often;

For indeed the signs of the apostleship are wrought in me in all patience, in miracles and in wonders and in dynamites.

For what is that in which you are inferior to other churches, except that I did not burden you? forgive me this wrong.

For a long time you were thinking that I am apologizing to you. We speak before God in Christ; but all things, beloved, are for your edification.

For I fear lest, having come, I may not find you as I wish, and may not be found by you as you wish; lest perhaps strife, jealousy, animosities, selfseekings, calumniations, eavesdroppings, inflations, outfallings, are among you;

since you are seeking the approval of Christ, who is speaking in me, who is not weak towards you, bit mighty among you.

For indeed he was crucified from weakness, but he lives by the power of God: for we indeed are weak in him, but we shall live with him through the power of God unto you.

Prove your own selves, if you are in the faith; examine yourselves; whether do you not know yourselves, that Christ Jesus is in you? unless indeed you are reprobates.

But I hope that you shall know that we are not reprobates.

But we are praying unto God, that he may do you no evil, not in order that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is good, and we may be as disapproved.

For we are not able to do any thing against the truth, but for the truth.

For we rejoice when we may be weak, and you may be strong: we are praying for even this, your perfection.

and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia.

I am astonished that you are so quickly removed from him who called you in the grace of Christ into another gospel;

which is not another: but there are certain ones who are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the gospel of Christ.

But I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which are in Christ.

But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, If you being a Jew are living like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how do you compel the Gentiles to judaize?

Are you so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect in the flesh?

Then know that those who are of faith, the same are the sons of Abraham.

Therefore those who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

For so many as are of works of law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one who does not abide in all things which have been written in the book of the law, to do the same.

but faith having come, we are no longer under the schoolmaster.

For you are all the sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus;

There is no longer Jew nor Greek, nor bond nor free, nor male and female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

But if you belong to Christ then you are the seed of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

You have been divorced from Christ, whosoever are justified by law: you have fallen from grace.

For carnality wars against the Spirit, and the Spirit against carnality; for these are antagonistical to one another; so that you may not do the things which you may wish.

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.

But the works of carnality are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, debauchery,

Brethren, if indeed a man may be overtaken in some transgression, you who are spiritual, perfect such an one in the spirit of meekness; watching yourself, lest you may also be tempted.

Then therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

For neither do those who are circumcised keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, in order that they may glory in your flesh.

Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus.

for we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.

But now you are in Christ Jesus, who being at one time far off have been made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Then therefore you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and members of the household of God,