And though I wrote to you, it was not for his sake who had done the wrong, nor for his sake who had suffered it, but for the sake of manifesting to you in the sight of God our diligent care over you.

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort, and we rejoiced the more exceedingly in the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

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.

but he was also appointed by the churches to be a fellow-traveller with us, with this gift, which is administred by us, to the glory of the Lord himself,

For I know your readiness, which I boast concerning you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

I spoiled other churches, taking wages of them, to serve you: and when I was present with you and wanted, I was chargeable to no man.

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,

But I was let down through a window in a basket by the wall, and escaped from his hands.

Yea, I knew such a man (whether in the body or out of the body, I know not, God knoweth) That he was caught up into paradise,

And lest I should be lifted up with the abundance of the revelations, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to buffet me, lest I should be lifted up.

For wherein were ye inferior to the other churches, unless that I myself was not burdensom to you.

For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God: and we also are weak with him; but we shall live with him, by the power of God in you.

But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

For neither did I receive it from man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ.

(But neither was Titus, who was with me,

But on the contrary, when they saw that I was intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter with that of the circumcision:

) And when James, and Cephas, and John, who undoubtedly were pillars, knew the grace that was given to me, they gave the right-hands of fellowships to me and Barnabas, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision: Only they desired that we would be mindful of the poor,

the same which I also was forward to do.

But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be condemned.

And the other Jews also dissembled with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their dissimulation.

As Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

And this I say, the covenant which was before confirmed of God through Christ, the law which was four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of no effect.

Wherefore then was the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made: and it was ordained by angels, in the hand of a mediator.

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up together unto the faith which was to be revealed.

Wherefore the law was our school-master unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son,

And ye did not slight or disdain my temptation which was in the flesh, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.

And he of the bond-woman was born after the flesh, but he of the free-woman by promise.

But as then, he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, so it is now also.

Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed to the holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

And to let all men see, what is the fellowship of the mystery, which was hidden from the beginning of the world by God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because ye had heard that he was sick.

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.

Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his own life, to supply your deficiency of service toward me.

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.

To whom among the Gentiles it was the will of God to make known, what is the riches of this glorious mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

having forgiven you all trespasses, Having blotted out by his decrees the hand-writing against us, which was contrary to us; and having nailed it to his cross, he took it out of the way.

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain: But even after we had suffered before,

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:

When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all that believe (now that our testimony was believed among you) in that day.

Remember ye not, that I told you these things, when I was yet with you?

As I exhorted thee when I was going into Macedonia, abide at Ephesus; that thou mayest charge some to teach no other doctrine, Neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies,

having put me into the ministry, Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

And Adam was not deceived; but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

The mystery of godliness is the pillar and ground of the truth, and without controversy a great thing: God was manifested in the flesh, was justified by the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up into glory.

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus, before the world began;

The Lord give mercy to the family of Onesiphorus; for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

But when he was at Rome, he sought me out very diligently and found me.

But they shall proceed no farther; for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.

At my first defence no man was with me, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their charge?

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the preaching might be fully known, even that all nations might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

I beseech thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus, Who was formerly unprofitable to thee,

And perhaps for this end was he separated for a season, that thou mightest have him for ever;

For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence:

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation, which began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them that had heard him?

But we see Jesus crowned with glory and honour, for the suffering of death, who was made a little lower than the angels, that by the grace of God he might taste death for every man.

Jesus, Faithful to him that appointed him, as was also Moses in all his house.

For this person was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he that hath builded it hath more honour than the house.

And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of the things, which were to be afterwards spoken:

Therefore I was grieved with that generation and said, They always err in their hearts, and they have not know my ways.

Were they not all that came out of Egypt by Moses? And with whom was he grieved forty years? Was it not with them who had sinned?

and they to whom the gospel was preached before,

entered not in because of unbelief, He again, after so long a time, fixeth a certain day, saying by David, To-day; as it was said before, To day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

let us hold fast our profession, For we have not an high-priest who cannot sympathize with our infirmities, but who was in all points tempted like as we are: yet without sin.

And no one taketh this honour to himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, unto him that was able to save him from death, and being heard from his fears; Tho' he was a son,

That by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled to lay hold on the hope set before us:

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils,

For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedek met him.

If then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law) what farther need was there that another priest should rise, after the order of Melchisedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

And it is still far more evident, because another priest is raised up, after the likeness of Melchidek, Who was made not after the law of a carnal commandment,

And in as much as not without an oath he was made priest: (For those priests were made without an oath,

Of so much better a covenant was Jesus made a surety.

For the law maketh men high priests that have infirmity; but the word of the oath which was since the law, maketh the son, who is consecrated for evermore.

For every high priest is ordained to offer up gifts and sacrifices; whence it was necessary, that this also should have somewhat to offer.

Who serve after the pattern and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle; for, saith he, See thou make all things according to the pattern which was shewed thee on the mount.

For there was a tabernacle prepared, the first, in which was the candlestick, and the table, and the shew-bread; which is called The holy place.

Having the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant, overlaid round about with gold, wherein was a golden pot having the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant:

The Holy Ghost evidently shewing this, that the way into the holiest was not yet made manifest, while the first tabernacle was still subsisting,

Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, which could not perfect the worshiper as to his conscience,

Whence neither was the first testament consecrated without blood.

It was therefore necessary, that the patterns of things in heaven should be purified by these, but the heavenly things themselves by better sacrifices than these.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained a testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it, being dead he yet speaketh.

By faith Enoch was translated so as not to see death, and was not found, because God had translated him; for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

By faith Abraham, being called to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, obeyed and went out, not knowing whither he went.

By faith Sarah also herself received power to conceive seed, even when she was past age, because she accounted him faithful who had promised.

Accounting that God was able even to raise him from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months, by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness was made strong, became valiant in fight, put to flight armies of the aliens; Women received their dead raised to life again:

(Of whom the world was not worthy) they wandered in deserts, and mountains, and dens, and caves of the earth.

who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right-hand of the throne of God.

For ye know that afterward, even when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place for repentance, tho' he sought it diligently with tears.

For they could not bear that which was commanded, If even a beast touch the mountain, let it be stoned.