Receive us. We have hurt no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

I speak not, to condemn you; for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts, to live and to die with you.

For behold, this very thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly manner, what diligence it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge? In all things ye have approved yourselves to be pure in this matter.

I rejoice therefore, that I have confidence in you in all things.

And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun a year ago, not only to do, but also to do it willingly.

Now therefore compleat the work, that as there was a ready will, so there may be also a performance, in proportion to what ye have.

And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise in the gospel is through all the churches: (And not only so,

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have often proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, through his great confidence in you.

Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you on this head should be made vain, that, as I said, ye may be ready;

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

If indeed he that cometh preach another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another Spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

For if I am unskilful in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly manifest to you in all things.

Have I committed an offence in humbling myself, that ye might be exalted, because I have preached the gospel of God to you at free cost?

For the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied my want; and I have in all things kept myself from being burdensom, and will keep myself.

Thrice I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I have been shipwrecked, a day and a night I passed in the deep: In journeyings often,

I am become a fool in boasting; but ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended by you: for in nothing have I fallen short of the very chief apostles, though I am nothing.

and I should mourn over many of them who had sinned before, and have not repented of the uncleanness, and fornication, and lasciviousness, which they have committed.

But if we or an angel from heaven preach to you another gospel than we have preached to you, let him be accursed:

As we have said before, so I say now again, if any preach to you another gospel than that ye received, let him be accursed.

For ye have heard of my behaviour in time past in the Jewish religion, that above measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it.

I went up by revelation, and explained to them the gospel, which I preach among the Gentiles; but severally to those of eminence, lest by any means I should run, or should have run in vain.

being a Greek, compelled to be circumcised, Because of false brethren introduced unawares, who came in privily, to spy out our liberty which we have through Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

and not sinners of the Gentiles, Even we (knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ) have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law; because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

Have ye suffered so many things in vain?

Is then the law against the promises of God? God forbid. But if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness would have been by the law.

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ.

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid for you, lest I have laboured upon you in vain.

Brethren, I beseech you, be ye as I am; for I also am as ye were: ye have not injured me at all.

For I bear you witness, that, if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes, and have given them to me.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be no otherwise minded; but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

Brethren, ye have been called to liberty: only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

emulations, wraths, strifes, divisions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of which I tell you before (as I have also told you in time past) that they who practise such things, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

And they that are Christ's, have crucified the flesh with its affections and desires.

But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

Therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men; but especially to them who are of the houshold of faith.

Ye see how large a letter I have written to you with my own hand.

For neither they who are circumcised keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

by which he hath freely accepted us through the beloved, By whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins,

In him through whom we also have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him that worketh all things after the counsel of his own will,

For through him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

For this cause I Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, (Seeing ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God,

Of which I have been made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his power.

By whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in him.

Who being past feeling, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

But ye have not so learned Christ; Since ye have heard him,

Let him that stole, steal no more; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.

As it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, who were all partakers of my grace, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel.

Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things concerning me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:

So that my bonds in Christ have been made manifest in the whole palace, and to all others:

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Holding fast the word of life, that I may glory in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

For I have none like-minded, who will naturally care for what concerneth you.

He was indeed sick nigh unto death; but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me likewise, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

I have sent him therefore the more willingly, that ye seeing him again may rejoice, and that I also may be the less sorrowful.

beware of the concision, For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Though I might have confidence: if any man think that he may have confidence in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day,

But whatsoever things were gain to me, those I have accounted loss for Christ.

Yea doubtless, and I account all things to be loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do account them but dung,

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected: but I pursue, if I may apprehend that, for which I was also apprehended by Christ Jesus.

Brethren, I do not account myself to have apprehended.

But whereunto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

Brethren, be ye followers together of me, and mark them who walk so as ye have us for an example.

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction,

Which also ye have learned and received, and heard and seen in me; these do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

Not that I speak in respect of want; for I have learned in whatsoever state I am, to be content.

Nevertheless ye have done well, that ye did communicate to me in my affliction.

But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received of Epaphroditus the things which came from you, an odour of a sweet smell, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins:

who is the beginning, the first-begotten from the dead, that in all things he might have the pre-eminence.

If ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and are not removed from the hope of the gospel which ye have heard, which is preached to every creature that is under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister.

For I would have you know, how great a conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh:

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him;

Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Which things (though they have indeed a shew of wisdom, in voluntary worship and humility, and not sparing the body) yet are not of any value, but are to the satisfying of the flesh.

Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his deeds,

And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him:

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Masters, give your servants that which is just and equitable, knowing that ye also have a master in heaven.

Whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that he might know your state and comfort your hearts,

Aristarchus, my fellow-prisoner, saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas; (touching whom ye have received directions, if he come to you,

receive him,) And Jesus, called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these are the only fellow-workers unto the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.

But as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who trieth our hearts.

Nor sought we glory of men, neither from you, nor from others, when we might have been burdensome, as the Apostles of Christ.

Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us: and they please not God, and are contrary to all men.

Wherefore we would have come to you (even I Paul) once and again, but Satan hindered us.

Therefore when I could bear no longer, I sent to know your faith, left by any means the tempter should have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

But now when Timotheus was come to us from you, and had brought us the good tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, as we also to see you:

It remaineth then, brethren, that we beseech and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, that ye abound therein more and more.

That none circumvent or defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these things, as we have also told you before and testified.

Now we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.

But of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write to you.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions, which ye have been taught, whether by word, or by our Epistle.

And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for all men have not faith.

Not because we have not power; but that we might make ourselves an example to you, that ye might imitate us.

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Holding fast faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away, have made shipwreck of their faith.

Among which are Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

He ought also to have a good report from them that are without, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.