16 1 ye stedfast, unmoveable, al- Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Gala2 tia, so also do ye. Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I 3 come. And when I arrive, 2 whomsoever ye shall approve by letters, them will I send to carry your bounty unto 4 Jerusalem and if it be meet for me to go also, they shall 5 go with me. But I will come unto you, when I shall have passed through Macedonia; for I do pass through Mace6 donia; but with you it may be that I shall abide, or even winter, that ye may set me forward on my journey whi7 thersoever I go. For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord 8 permit. But I will tarry at 9 Ephesus until Pentecost; for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. 10 Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he worketh the work 11 of the Lord, as I also do: let no man therefore despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come unto me: for I expect 1 Or, void letters him with the brethren. But as 12 Watch ye, stand fast in the 13 faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all that ye do be 14 done in love. Now I beseech you, brethren 15 (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to minister unto the saints), that ye also be in subjection 16 unto such, and to every one that helpeth in the work and laboureth. And I rejoice at 17 the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they supplied. For 18. they refreshed my spirit and yours: acknowledge ye therefore them that are such. The churches of Asia salute 19 you. Aquila and Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. All the brethren salute 20 you. Salute one another with a holy kiss. The salutation of me Paul 21 with mine own hand. If any 22 man loveth not the Lord, let him be anathema. 5 Maran atha. The grace of the Lord 23 Jesus Christ be with you. My 24 love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. 2 Or, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with 3 Or, God's will that he should come now 4 Gr. presence 5 That is, Our Lord cometh. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS. 11 PAUL, an apostle of Christ | For we would not have you ig- 8 For our glorying is this, the 12 1 Gr. the brother. 2 Or, but we ourselves 3 Or, sentence ancient authorities read set our hope; and still will he deliver us. 4 Some 14 knowledge unto the end: as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are your glorying, even as ye also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus. 15 And in this confidence I was minded to come before unto you, that ye might have 16 a second 1benefit; and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto 17 Judæa. When I therefore was thus minded, did I shew fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea 18 and the nay nay? But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you 2by us, even 2by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but 20 in him is yea. For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through are helpers of your joy: for by 5 faith ye stand. But I12 determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you with sorrow. For if I 2 make you sorry, who then is he that maketh me glad, but he that is made sorry by me? And I wrote this very thing, 3 lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. For out of much afflic- 4 tion and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. But if any hath caused sor- 5 row, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all. Sufficient to such a one 6 is this punishment which was inflicted by 7the many; so 7 that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow. Wherefore I beseech 8 you to confirm your love toward him. For to this end also 9 did I write, that I might know the proof of you, 9 whether ye are obedient in all things. But to whom ye forgive any- 10 thing, I forgive also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your 2 Gr. through. 5 Or, your faith 3 Gr. 6 Some 1 Or, grace Some ancient authorities read joy. into. 4 Or, seeing that he both sealed us ancient authorities read For. 7 Gr. the more. 8 Some ancient authori9 Some ancient authorities read whereby. ties omit rather. sakes have I forgiven it in the 111 person of Christ; that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices. 12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto 13 me in the Lord, I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia. 14 But thanks be unto God, which always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savour of his knowledge in 15 every place. For we are a sweet savour of Christ unto God, in them that are being saved, and in them that are 16 perishing; to the one a savour from death unto death; to the other a savour from life unto life. And who is sufficient 17 for these things? For we are not as the many, 2corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ. 31 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from 2 you? Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known 3 and read of all men; being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh. And such 4 confidence have we through Christ to God-ward: not that 5 we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God; who also made 6 us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. But if the 7 ministration of death, 4written, and engraven on stones, came 5 with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which glory was passing away: how shall not 8 rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory? 7 For if 9 the ministration of condemnation is glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. For 10 verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth. For if that which 11 passeth away was with glory, much more that which remaineth is in glory. 6 Having therefore such a 12 hope, we use great boldness of speech, and are not as 13 Moses, who put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly 10 on the end of that which 3 Or, 1 Or, presence 2 Or, making merchandise of the word of God testament 4 Gr. in letters. 5 Gr. in. 6 Or, was being done away 7 Many ancient authorities read For if to the ministration of condemnation there is glory. 8 Or, is being done away 9 Gr. through. 10 Or, unto ourselves, but Christ Jesus as But we have this treasure 7 in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves; we are 8 pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not 141 was passing away: but their 2 minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil 4remaineth unlifted; which veil is done away 15 in Christ. But unto this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil lieth upon their heart. 16 But whensoever 5 it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken 17 away. Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face 6 reflecting as a mirror the glory of the Lord, are trans-unto despair; pursued, yet not 9 formed into the same image 13 forsaken; smitten down, yet from glory to glory, even as not destroyed; always bearing 10 from the Lord the Spirit. about in the body the 14 dying 41 Therefore seeing we have of Jesus, that the life also of this ministry, even as we ob- Jesus may be manifested in tained mercy, we faint not: our body. For we which live 11 2 but we have renounced the are alway delivered unto death hidden things of shame, not for Jesus' sake, that the life walking in craftiness, nor also of Jesus may be manihandling the word of God fested in our mortal flesh. So 12 deceitfully; but by the mani- then death worketh in us, but festation of the truth com- life in you. But having the 13 mending ourselves to every same spirit of faith, according man's conscience in the sight to that which is written, Ĭ 3 of God. But and if our gospel believed, and therefore did I is veiled, it is veiled in them speak; we also believe, and 4 that are perishing: in whom therefore also we speak; know- 14 the god of this world hathing that he which raised up blinded the 2minds of the 15 the Lord Jesus shall raise up unbelieving, that the 10 light us also with Jesus, and shall of the gospel of the glory of present us with you. For all 15 Christ, who is the image of things are for your sakes, God, should not dawn upon that the grace, being multi5 them. For we preach not plied through 16the many, may 1 Or, was being done away 2 Gr. thoughts. 8 Or, testament 4 Or, remaineth, it not being revealed that it is done away 5 Or, a man shall turn 6 Or, beholding as in a mirror 7 Or, the Spirit which is the Lord 8 Or, age Or, that they should not see the light...image of God illumination. 11 Gr. bondservants. 12 Some ancient authorities read through Jesus. 13 Or, left behind 14 Gr. putting to death. ancient authorities omit the Lord. 16 Gr. the more. 10 Gr. 15 Some |