And unto the Jews, I became as a Jew, to win the Jews. To them that were under the law, was I made as though I had been under the law, to win them that were under the law.

To them that were without law, became I as though I had been without law - when I was not without law as pertaining to God, but under a law as concerning Christ - to win them that were without law.

and did all drink of one manner of spiritual drink. And they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, Which rock was Christ.

Neither was the man created for the woman's sake: but the woman for the man's sake.

That which I delivered unto you I received of the Lord. For the Lord Jesus the same night in the which he was betrayed, took bread,

After the same manner he took the cup when supper was done saying, "This cup is the new testament in my blood, this do as oft as ye drink it, in the remembrance of me."

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I imagined as a child: but as soon as I was a man I put away childishness.

and that he was buried, and that he arose again the third day according to the scriptures,

and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve.

After that, he was seen of more than five hundred brethren at once: of which many remain unto this day, and many are fallen asleep.

And last of all he was seen of me, as of one that was born out of due time.

But by the grace of God I am that I am. And his grace which is in me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me.

As it is written, "The first man Adam was made a living soul," and the last Adam was made a quickening spirit:

To speak of brother Apollos: I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren, but his mind was not at all to come at this time. Howbeit, he will come when he shall have convenient time.

I am glad of the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.

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 -

And in this confidence was I minded the other time to have come unto you, that ye might have had yet one pleasure more,

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?"

God is faithful: For our preaching unto you, was not "yea" and "nay."

For God's son Jesus Christ which was preached among you by us - that is to say, by me and Silvanus and Timothy - was not "yea" and "nay": but in him it was "Yea."

It is sufficient unto the same man that he was rebuked of many.

When I was come to Troas for Christ's gospel's sake - and a great door was opened unto me of the Lord -

If the ministration of death through the letters figured in stones was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not behold the face of Moses for the glory of countenance - which glory nevertheless is done away -

For no doubt that which was there glorified is not once glorified in respect of this exceeding glory.

Then if that which is destroyed was glorious, much more shall that which remaineth be glorious.

For God was in Christ, and made agreement between the world and himself, and imputed not their sins unto them: and hath committed to us the preaching of the atonement.

For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side: Outward was fighting, inward was fear.

And not with his coming only: but also with the consolation wherewith he was comforted of you. For he told us your desire, your mourning, your fervent mind to me ward: So that I now rejoice the more.

Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that did hurt, neither for his cause that was hurt: but that our good mind which we have toward you in the sight of God, might appear unto you

Therefore we are comforted, because ye are comforted: yea and exceedingly the more joyed we, for the joy that Titus had: because his spirit was refreshed of you all.

Now therefore perform the deed, that as there was in you a readiness to will, even so ye may perform the deed, of that which ye have.

For he accepted the request. Yea, rather he was so well willing, that of his own accord came unto you.

for I know your readiness of mind, whereof I boast myself unto them of Macedonia, and say that Achaia was prepared a year ago, and your ferventness hath provoked many.

I suppose that I was not behind the chief apostles.

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.

Thrice was I beaten with rods. I was once stoned. I suffered thrice shipwreck. Night and day have I been in the deep of the sea.

and at a window was I let down in a basket through the wall, and so escaped his hands.

I know a man in Christ above fourteen years agone - whether he were in the body I cannot tell, or whether he were out of the body I cannot tell; God knoweth - which was taken up into the third heaven.

how that he was taken up into paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which no man can utter.

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 am made a fool in boasting myself. Ye have compelled me: I ought to have been commended of you. For in nothing was I inferior unto the chief apostles, though I be nothing:

For what is it wherein ye were inferiors unto other congregations? Except it be therein that I was not grievous unto you. Forgive me this wrong done unto you.

But be it that I grieved you not: nevertheless I was crafty and took you with guile.

I told you before, and tell you before, and as I said when I was present with you the second time, so write I now, being absent, to them which in time past have sinned, and to all others: that if I come again, I will not spare;

And verily, though it came of weakness that he was crucified, yet liveth he through the power of God: and we no doubt are weak in him; but we shall live with him, by the might of God among you.

I certify you brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me, was not after the manner of men,

neither received I it of man, neither was I taught it: but received it by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

and prevailed in the Jews' law, above many of my companions, which were of mine own nation, and was a much more fervent maintainer of the traditions of the elders.

and was unknown, as touching my person, unto the congregations of Jewry, which were in Christ.

Also Titus which was with me, though he were a Greek, yet was not compelled to be circumcised;

But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel over the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel over circumcision was unto Peter -

For he that was mighty in Peter in the apostleship over the circumcision, the same was mighty in me among the gentiles -

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.

And when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him in the face, for he was worthy to be blamed.

and the other Jews dissembled likewise; Insomuch that Barnabas was brought into their simulation also.

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?

Even as Abraham "believed God, and it was ascribed to him for righteousness."

But Christ hath delivered us from the curse of the law, and was made accursed for us - for it is written, "Cursed is everyone that hangeth on tree" -

This I say, that the law which began afterward, beyond four hundred and thirty years, doth not disannul the testament, that was confirmed afore of God unto Christ ward, to make the promise of none effect.

Wherefore then serveth the law? The law was added because of transgression - till the seed came, to which the promise was made - and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster unto the time of Christ, that we might be made righteous by faith.

But when the time was full come, God sent his son - born of a woman, and made bond unto the law -

Yea, and he which was of the bondwoman, was born after the flesh: but he which was of the freewoman, was born by promise.

But as then he that was born carnally, persecuted him that was born spiritually; Even so is it now.

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

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.

For he is our peace, which hath made of both one, and hath broken down the wall in the midst, that was a stop between us,

which mystery in times past was not opened unto the sons of men as it is now declared unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit:

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus:

Nevertheless, he made himself of no reputation, and took on him the shape of a servant, and became like unto men, and was found in his apparel as a man.

Wherefore, my dearly beloved, as ye have always obeyed - not when I was present only, but now much more in mine absence - even so work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

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.

because that for the work of Christ he went so far, that he was nigh unto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfill that service which was lacking on your part toward me.

and as concerning ferventness I persecuted the congregation, and as touching the righteousness which is in the law, I was unrebukable.

For when I was in Thessalonica, ye sent once, and afterward again, unto my needs:

I received all, and have plenty. I was even filled after that I have received of Epaphroditus, that which came from you, an odor that smelleth sweet, a sacrifice accepted and pleasant to God.

whereof am I made a minister according to the ordinance of God, which ordinance was given me unto you ward, to fulfill the word of God:

and hath put out the handwriting that was against us, contained in the law written, and that hath he taken out of the way, and hath fastened it to his cross,

For ye yourselves brethren know of our entrance in unto you, how that it was not in vain:

Our exhortation was not to bring you to error, nor yet to uncleanness, neither was it with guile:

Neither was our conversation at any time with flattering words - as ye well know - neither in cloaked covetousness, God is record:

so was our affection toward you. Our good will was to have dealt unto you, not the gospel of God only: but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

For this cause thank we God without ceasing, because that when ye received of us the word, wherewith God was preached, ye received it not as the word of man: but even as it was, indeed, the word of God; which worketh in you that believe.

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.

when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be made marvelous in all them that believe: because our testimony that we had unto you, was believed even the same day that we preached it.

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

when before I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a tyrant. But I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly, through unbelief:

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

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.

For Adam was first formed, and then Eve.

Also Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived, and was in transgression.

And without nay, great is that mystery of godliness. God was showed in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen of angels, was preached unto the gentiles, was believed on in earth and received up in glory.

Despise not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee through prophecy, and with laying on of the hands of an elder.

Let no widow be chosen under sixty years old, and such a one as was the wife of one man,

which saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our deeds, but according to his own purpose and grace, which grace was given us through Christ Jesus before the world was,

That good thing which was committed to thy keeping, keep in the holy ghost which dwelleth in us.

The Lord give mercy unto the house 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.