For this reason, as by one man sin entered into the world, and by his sin, death; and so death passed through to all men, because all have sinned:

knowing this, that our former man has been crucified with him, in order that the sinful body may be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer serve sin:

For what I do, I know not: for that which I wish to do, this I do not; but that which I hate, this I do.

For the good that I wish to do, I do not; but the evil that I wish not to do, this I do.

I find, then, this law: That, when I wish to do good, evil is present with me.

Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body that subjects me to death?

For we are saved by this hope; but hope that is seen is not hope; for, what any one sees, why does he also hope for it?

For the word of the promise is this: At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.

For the scripture says to Pharaoh: For this very purpose have I raised you up, that I may show in you my power, and that my name may be published in all the earth.

What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks; but the chosen have obtained it, and the rest have been hardened to this day,

For I do not wish you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery lest you be wise in your own conceit that blindness has happened to Israel in part, till the full number of the Gen tiles shall have come in.

And this is my covenant with them, when I shall take away their sins.

And be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may learn what the will of God is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect.

If, therefore, your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by doing this, you will heap coals of fire on his head.

On this very account, too, pay tribute also: for they are the public servants of God, attending continually to this very thing.

For these commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not indulge evil desire; and if there is any other commandment, all are summed up in this saying, namely: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

And do this, because you know the time, that the hour has already come when we should awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed:

For this very purpose, Christ both died and rose, and lived again, that he might have dominion over the dead and the living.

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: For this cause I will give praise to thee among the Gentiles, and to thy name will I sing.

When, therefore, I shall have performed this, and have delivered to them this fruit, I will go by you into Spain.

that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that this service of mine, which is for Jerusalem, may be acceptable to the saints;

I, Tertius, who wrote this letter, salute you in the Lord.

I mean this: that each one of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of- this world?

Yet we speak wisdom among the perfect; but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are brought to nought:

which none of the rulers of this age knew; for, had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.

According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise master-builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on this. But let every one take heed how he builds on this.

If any man builds on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,

If any man's work abide, which he builds on this, he shall receive a reward;

Let no one deceive himself: if any one among you is considered as wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written: He takes the wise in their own craftiness.

For, though I am conscious of no wrong, yet by this I am not justified: but he that judges me is the Lord.

Even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are poorly clothed, and are maltreated, and wander about without a home,

when defamed, we entreat; we have become like the outcasts of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.

For. this reason have I sent to you Timothy, who is my son, beloved and faithful in the Lord, that he may remind you of my ways that are in Christ, as I teach everywhere, in every church.

And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that has done this deed might be taken from among you.

For I, in deed, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already, as if I were present, judged him that has so done this thing;

yet without the lest allusion to the lewd, or the covetous, or the extortioners, or the idolaters of this world; for then you must go out of the world;

Know you not that we shall judge angels? Much more then, things pertaining to this life.

If, then, you have controversies pertaining to things of this life, set them to judge who are the least esteemed in the church.

But brother goes to law with brother, and this before the unbelievers?

But this I say by permission, not by commandment:

for I could wish that all men were even as I am myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this way, another in that.

Brethren, let every one, in whatever condition he is called, abide in this with God.

I think, then, that this is good for the present affliction that it is good for a man to be as he is.

Now, this I say, brethren, the time is fraught with trials. It remains that those who have wives be as though they had them not;

and those who use this world, as not abusing it; for the outward show of this world passes away.

I speak this for your own profit; not that I would entangle you, but that you may decorously and devotedly wait upon the Lord, without distraction.

But all have not this knowledge; for some, under the persuasion that an idol is a reality, even yet eat meat, as if it were offered to an idol, and their conscience being weak, is defiled.

But take heed, lest, by any means, this right of yours become a stumbling-block to those who are weak.

But if you sin in this way against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

My answer to those who examine me is this:

If others partake of this right over you, should not we rather? But we have not used this right: but we endure all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of the Christ.

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, an apostolic stewardship has been intrusted to me.

And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may share its benefits with you.

But if any one say to you: This is sacrificed to idols; eat not, for the sake of him that pointed it out, and for conscience sake:

For this reason ought the woman to have a token of subjection on her head, on account of the angels.

But I praise you not in this, which I now mention, that you come together, not for the better, but for the worse.

What, have you not houses in which to eat and drink? or do you despise the church of God, and put those to shame who have nothing to eat? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said: Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of me.

In like manner also, the cup, after he had supped, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood: do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord's death till he come.

Wherefore he that eats this bread, or drinks this cup of the Lord, in an improper manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread, and drink of this cup:

For this reason, many among you are weak and sick, and many sleep.

For this reason, I make known to you, that no one, speaking by the Spirit of God, calls Jesus accursed: and no one can say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

If the foot shall say: Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it, for this reason, no part of the body?

And if the ear shall say: Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it, for this reason, no part of the body?

In the law it is written: Through men of other tongues and other lips will I speak to this people; and not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord.

after that, he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till this day; but some have fallen asleep.

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

Awake, as you should, to soberness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood can not inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption.

For this corruptible body must put on incorruptibility; and this mortal body must put on immortality.

And when this corruptible body shall have put on incorruptibility, and this mortal body shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory.

For the ground of our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience that we have lived in the world more abundantly, indeed, for you in sincerity and godly purity, not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God.

And in this confidence I intended to go to you before, that you might have a second benefit;

In forming this purpose, did I, therefore, behave with levity? or do I purpose what I purpose, according to the flesh, that there may be with me, yes yes, and no, no?

But I determined this in myself, that with sorrow I would not again come to you:

And I wrote to you this very thing, that, on coming to you, I might not have sorrow from those from whom I ought to receive joy; because I have confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

For I wrote to you for this purpose also, that I might have a sure proof from you, whether you are obedient in all things.

Now, confidence such as this we have, through the Christ, toward God;

For that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that surpasses.

But their minds were blinded: for till this day, in the reading of the old covenant, the same vail remains not taken away, which vail is removed in Christ.

But to this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart:

Wherefore, having this ministry, inasmuch as we have received mercy, we faint not;

whose unbelieving minds the god of this age has darkened, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine to them.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be God's and not our own.

But, having the same spirit of faith, according to that winch is written, I believed, and for this reason I have spoken; we also believe, and for this reason we speak,

For this reason we faint not: but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day. by day.

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house that is from heaven,

For we who are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened, not because we wish to be unclothed, but clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

Now, he that has formed us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the earnest of the Spirit.

For this reason we also endeavor, whether we remain in the body or depart from it, to be acceptable to him.

For the love of Christ constrains us, because we have this judgment that if one died for all, then have all died:

for we put no stumbling-block in any man's way, in order that this ministry may not be blamed;

For this reason, come out from among them, and separate yourselves, says the Lord, and touch not an unclean person, and I will receive you;

I do not say this to condemn you; for I have said before, that you are in our hearts, so that we could die with you, and live with you.

For behold this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner; what earnestness it produced in you; what defense of yourselves; what indignation; what fear; what strong affection; what zeal; what assertion of right. In all respects you have shown yourselves to be blame less in this matter.

For this reason, we have been comforted by means of your comfort: and we rejoiced exceedingly more indeed, on account of the joy of Titus, for his spirit was refreshed by you all.