So have I enforced myself to preach the gospel: not where Christ was named, lest I should have built on another man's foundation,

lest any should say that I in mine own name had baptised.

For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should have been made of none effect.

that no flesh should rejoice in his presence.

That according, as it is written, "He which rejoiceth, should rejoice in the Lord."

that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men: but in the power of God.

With me is it but a very small thing, that I should be judged of you, either of man's day. No I judge not mine own self.

There goeth a common saying that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not once named among the gentiles: that one should have his father's wife.

I wrote unto you in an epistle that ye should not company with fornicators.

Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he which eareth should ear in hope: and that he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope.

If others be partakers of this power over you, wherefore are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power: but suffer all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

Even so also did the Lord ordain, that they which preach the gospel, should live of the gospel.

But I have used none of these things. Neither wrote I these things that it should be so done unto me. For it were better for me to die than any man should take this rejoicing from me.

but I tame my body and bring it into subjection, lest after that I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Brethren I would not that ye should be ignorant of this, how that our fathers were all under a cloud, and all passed through the sea,

These are examples to us that we should not lust after evil things, as they lusted.

Nay, but I say, that these things which the gentiles offer, they offer to devils, and not to God. And I would not that ye should have fellowship with the devils.

Conscience I say, not thine: but the conscience of that other. For why should my liberty be judged of another man's conscience?

If we had truly judged ourselves, we should not have been judged.

But when we are judged of the Lord we are chastened, because we should not be damned with the world.

lest there should be any strife in the body: but that the members should indifferently care for one another.

Also we received an answer of death in ourselves, and that was done because we should not put our trust in ourselves, but in God, which raiseth the dead to life again -

When I thus wise was minded: Did I use lightness? Or think I carnally those things which I think, that with me should be "yea, yea," and "nay, nay?"

For if I make you sorry: who is it that should make me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?

And I wrote this same epistle unto you, lest if I came, I should take heaviness of them, of whom I ought to rejoice. Certainly this confidence have I in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

If any man hath caused sorrow, the same hath not made me sorry: but partly - lest I should grieve - you all.

So that now contrariwise ye ought to forgive him and comfort him: lest that same person should be swallowed up with overmuch heaviness.

For this cause verily did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye should be obedient in all things.

lest Satan should prevent us. For his thoughts are not unknown unto us.

and do not as Moses - which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel should not see for what purpose that served, which is put away.

in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.

and that he died for all, because that they which live, should not henceforth live unto themselves: but unto him which died for them and rose again.

for he hath made him to be sin for us, which knew no sin, that we by his means should be that righteousness which before God is allowed.

For this we eschew, that any man should rebuke us in this plenteous distribution that is ministered by us,

Nevertheless, yet have I sent these brethren, lest our rejoicing over you should be in vain in this behalf, and that ye - as I have said - prepare yourselves,

lest peradventure if they of Macedonia come with me and find you unprepared, the boast that I made in this matter should be a shame to us: I say not unto you.

And though I should boast myself somewhat more of our authority which the Lord hath given us to edify and not to destroy you, it should not be to my shame.

This say I, lest I should seem as though I went about to make you afraid with letters.

But I fear, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ.

And when I was present with you and had need, I was grievous to no man. For that which was lacking unto me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I kept myself that I should not be grievous to you: and so will I keep myself.

and yet though I would rejoice I should not be a fool, for I would say the truth. Nevertheless I spare, lest any man should think of me above that he seeth me to be, or heareth of me.

And lest I should be exalted out of measure through the abundance of revelations, there was given unto me of God unquietness of the flesh: the messenger of Satan to buffet me, because I should not be exalted out of measure.

I desire before God that ye do none evil, not that we should seem commendable: but that ye should do that which is honest, and let us be counted as lewd persons.

Therefore write I these things being absent, lest when I am present I should use sharpness according to the power which the Lord hath given me, to edify, and not to destroy.

for to declare his son by me, that I should preach him among the heathen: Immediately I commended not of the matter with flesh and blood,

Yea, and I went up by revelation, and commended with them of the gospel, which I preach among the gentiles - but between ourselves with them which were counted chief, lest it should have been thought that I should run, or had run in vain.

and therefore when James, Cephas, and John, which seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the righthands, and agreed with us that we should preach among the heathen, and they among the Jews:

warning only that we should remember the poor, which thing also I was diligent to do.

O foolish Galatians: who hath bewitched you, that ye should not believe the truth, to whom Jesus Christ was described before the eyes, and among you crucified?

Is the law, then, against the promise of God? God forbid. Howbeit, if there had been a law given which could have given life: then no doubt righteousness should have come by the law.

But the scripture concluded all things under sin, that the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ should be given unto them that believe.

Before that faith came, we were kept and shut up under the law, unto the faith which should afterward be declared.

They are jealous over you amiss. Yea they intend to exclude you, that ye should be fervent to them ward.

Ye did run well. Who was a let unto you, that ye should not obey the truth?

God forbid that I should rejoice but in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, whereby the world is crucified as touching me, and I as concerning the world.

according as he had chosen us in him through love, before the foundation of the world was laid, that we should be saints, and without blame before him, through love.

And ordained us before unto himself that we should be chosen before, through Jesus Christ, to be heirs unto himself according to the pleasure of his will,

the same in himself to have it declared when the time were full come: that all things, both the things which are in heaven, and also the things which are in earth, should be gathered together, even in Christ. That is to say, in him

that we should be unto the praise of his glory, which before believed in Christ.

and cometh not of works, lest any man should boast himself.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, unto the which God ordained us before, that we should walk in them.

That the gentiles should be inheritors also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise that is in Christ, by the means of the gospel,

Unto me, the least of all saints, is this grace given; that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

to make it unto himself a glorious congregation without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blame.

that ye might accept things most excellent, that ye might be pure and such as should hurt no man's conscience, until the day of Christ;

For unto you it is given, that not only ye should believe on Christ: but also suffer for his sake,

That in the name of Jesus should every knee bow, both of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under earth;

and that all tongues should confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord unto the praise of God the father.

For he longed after you, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard say that he should be sick,

and no doubt he was sick, and that nigh unto death, but God had mercy on him: not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have had sorrow upon sorrow.

I sent him therefore the diligentlier, that when ye should see him, ye might rejoice again, and I might be the less sorrowful.

For it pleased the father that in him should all fullness dwell,

This I say lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

but as we were allowed of God, that the gospel should be committed unto us: even so we speak, not as though we intended to please men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

that no man should be moved in these afflictions. For ye yourselves know that we are even appointed thereunto.

For verily when I was with you, I told you before that we should suffer tribulation even as it came to pass, and as ye know.

For this is the will of God, even that ye should be holy, and that ye should abstain from fornication,

that every one of you should know how to keep his vessel in holiness and honour,

But ye brethren are not in darkness, that that day should come on you as it were a thief.

which died for us: that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

that ye be not suddenly moved from your mind, and be not troubled; neither by spirit, neither by words, nor yet by letter, which should seem to come from us, as though the day of Christ were at hand.

And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe lies:

For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat.

for this cause was mercy given unto me, that Jesus Christ should first show on me all long patience, unto the example of them which shall, in time to come, believe on him unto eternal life.

which gave himself a ransom for all men, that it should be testified at his time;

notwithstanding the Lord assisted me, and strengthed me, that by me the preaching should be fulfilled to the utmost and that all the gentiles should hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

and teacheth us that we should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and that we should live sober minded, righteously, and godly in this present world,

that we, once justified by his grace, should be heirs of eternal life, through hope.

Nevertheless, without thy mind, would I do nothing, that that good which springeth of thee should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

Nevertheless, we yet see not all things subdued unto him. But him that was made less than the angels, we see that it was Iesus: which is crowned with glory and honour for the suffering of death; that he, by the grace of God, should taste of death for all men.

For it became him - for whom are all things, and by whom are all things - after that he had brought many sons unto glory, that he should make the Lord of their salvation perfect through suffering.

And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a minister, to bear witness of those things which should be spoken afterward.

so that I sware in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest."

Take heed, brethren, that there be in none of you an evil heart, in unbelief, that he should depart from the living God:

To whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but unto them that believed not?

Let us fear, therefore, lest any of us forsaking the promise of entering into his rest, should seem to come behind.

if they fall away, should be renewed again unto repentance: Forasmuch as they have, as concerning themselves, crucified the son of God afresh, making a mock of him.

For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, which love showed in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister.

that by two immutable things - in which it was impossible that God should lie - we might have perfect consolation, which have fled, for to hold fast the hope that is set before us:

If now therefore perfection came by the priesthood of the Levites - for under that priesthood the people received the law - what needed it furthermore that another priest should rise, after the order of Melchizedek, and not after the order of Aaron?