things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with an impediment.

21. It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to effect any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

22. What faith thou hast of thyself, have in the sight of God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

23. As he that doubted has been condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

CHAPTER XV.

1. We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

13. So the God of that hope, may have completely filled you with all joy and peace in requiring you to believe in the hope, with conviction after a spirit Holy.

14. Even I myself also have been persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that ye also are satisfied of goodness therein, ye having been filled with all the knowledge we have respecting it, being able even to admonish one another.

15. And more boldly acting, I have written unto you, partly as putting you in mind, on account of the grace that has been given to me of God,

16. That I should be a minister of Christ even Jesus, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable,

3. For even the Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

4. And all things whatsoever were written for our learning, they were written, that we through the patience and the comfort recorded in the scriptures might have the hope of the comfort they record.

5. Assuredly the God of that patience and comfort may have granted you to be likeminded one toward another in Christ even Jesus:

6. That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7. Wherefore receive ye one another, as the Christ also received us to the glory of God.

8. For I declare that Christ was a minister of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

9. And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will openly acknowledge thee to the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

10. And again it is said, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

11. And again it is said, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him all ye people.

12. And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that is raised up to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

guilt.

17. I have therefore the glorying that exists in the Dispensation of Jesus, things which exist before God.

18. For I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought through my commands for the hearing of the Gentiles in word and deed.

19. By mighty signs and wonders, by supernatural power; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel concerning the Christ.

20. And thus I am ambitious to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, in order that I should not build upon another man's foundation:

21. But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

22. On which account also I have oftentimes been much hindered from coming to you.

23. But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you whensoever I take my journey into Spain.

24. For I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be through a part of you filled with your company.

25. But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

26. For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and

Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

27. It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in temporal things.

28. When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

29. And I have perceived, that when I come unto you, I shall come with a fulness of blessing after Christ.

30. Yet I beseech you, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the spirit's freedom from guilt, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

31. That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judæa; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints; 32. That I may come unto you with joy by the will of the Lord of Jesus.

11. Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be after the Narcissus which are in Jehovah.

12. Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in Jehovah. Salute the beloved Persis which laboured much in Jehovah.

13. Salute Rufus the chosen in Jehovah, and his mother and mine.

14. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them.

15. Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.

16. Salute one another with an holy kiss. All churches of the Christ salute you.

17. Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause the divisions and stumblingblocks to the doctrine which ye have pursued; and avoid them.

18. For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their good

CHAPTER XVI.

1. Now I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

2. That ye receive her in Jehovah, as is due to the saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.

simple.

19. And your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: yet I would have you to be wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning that which is evil.

20. Then the God of the peace thus derived shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

21. Timotheus the workfellow, and Lucius, and

all the churches of the Gentiles.

5. And greet the church that exists by their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epænetus, who is a firstfruit of Achaia unto Christ.

6. Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us. 7. Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

8. Greet Amplias the beloved in Jehovah.

9. Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.

10. Salute Apelles the approved in Christ. Salute them which are after the Aristobulus.

22. I Tertius, who wrote this epistle in Jehovah, salute you.

23. Gaius the host of me and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus the brother.

24 & 25. So then it is with him that is of power to stablish you in my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, by a revelation of a mystery which has been kept secret since time began,

26. But now is made manifest, even by writings of prophets, according to a commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience of faith by all nations, after his having been acknowledged an only wise God through Christ even Jesus,

27. That the glory of this establishment exists for Amen.

ever.

VERSION

APOSTLE TO THE

CHAPTER I.

1. Paul, called an apostle of Christ even Jesus with approbation of God, and Sosthenes the brother to a church of God,

2. We having been sanctified in the Dispensation of Jesus to that church which is at Corinth, called saints, with all that in every place are called by the name of Jesus Christ our Lord by them and by us :

3. Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ's Lord.

4. I thank God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you in the Dispensation of Jesus;

5. That in every thing ye are enriched in it, in every promise, and in everything known;

6. Just as the testimony concerning Christ, it was confirmed to you,

7. So as ye come not behind; as to no gift waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

8. Who assuredly will confirm you at the end, as to your being blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus.

9. God is faithful, in relation to whom ye were called into fellowship by his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

10. So I style you, brethren, on account of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all should style each other the same, and that there should be no divisions among you; Even as men having been restored to the same mind respecting things present, and to the same design respecting things future.

brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

12. Even this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

13. Is the Christ divided? Paul was not crucified for you; nor were ye baptized in the name of Paul. 14. I am thankful that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius,

15. Lest any should say that ye were haptized in mine own name.

16. And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

17. For the Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of the Christ should be made of none effect to the ignorant.

18. So the preaching of the cross is to them that indeed perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it exhibits a power of God.

19. As it is written, I will not require for salvation the wisdom of the wise, and I will bring to nothing in its attainment the understanding of the prudent.

20. Where in its attainment is a wise man required? where a scribe? where a disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish in this respect the wisdom of this world?

21. For since indeed in accordance with the wisdom of God, the world through that wisdom knew not God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the proclamation as to cause and effect, to save

22. Since indeed even the Jews require a sign from God's servant, and the Greeks seek wisdom from him:

23. But we preach Christ's having been crucified; we preach therein unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

24. Yet we preach therein unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ's power from God in effecting, and wisdom from God in having proclaimed such a salvation.

25. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than

men.

26. So behold your calling, brethren, because there are not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble to direct you to it:

27. Indeed God hath chosen the foolish things of the world that he should confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world that he should confound the things which are mighty;

28. And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, that he should bring to nought things that are:

29. That not every flesh should glory in his presence.

30. So by him ye exist in the Dispensation of Jesus, who pertaining to God is made unto us wisdom, righteousness and also sanctification and redemption:

31. That, according as it is written, He that glorieth in Jehovah, let him glory.

CHAPTER II.

1. And so I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

2. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and his having been crucified.

3. Even I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling;

4. And my speech and my preaching was not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with demonstration of a spirit and power:

5. That your faith should not stand on man's wisdom, but on power from God.

6. Notwithstanding we speak wisdom in the estimation of them that are perfect: but not wisdom in the estimation of this age, nor of the princes of this age, that come to nought:

7. Yet we speak wisdom from God as to a mystery that has been hidden, which God ordained before the ages for our glory :

8. Which none of the princes of this age knew: for had they known it, they probably would not have crucified the Lord of the glory of it.

9. Wherefore as it is written, What things eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, even it hath not entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10. For God hath revealed them unto us by the Spirit and the Spirit searcheth all things, even the deep things of God.

11. For what man knoweth the things of any man, save the spirit of that man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no one, but the Spirit of God.

12. And so we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

13. Which things also we speak not by means learned through man's wisdom in words, but by means learned through a spirit's wisdom in spiritual methods, spiritual things uniting together.

14. Indeed a natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, and so he himself is judged of no man incompetent to decide.

16. For he who hath known the mind of Jehovah, who can instruct him? And we have the mind of Jehovah.

CHAPTER III.

1. Yet I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto natural men, even as unto babes in Christ.

2. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, and neither now are ye able.

3. For ye are yet natural men: for whereas there

is among you envying and strife, are ye not natural, and walk as men?*

4. For while any one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; ye are not men but babes?

5. For what is Apollos, and what is Paul: ministers by whom ye believed even in everything as the Lord did appoint?

6. I did plant, Apollos did water; but God was causing increase.

7. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that causeth in

crease:

8. And he that planteth and he that watereth one thing exist: yet each man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

9. Because we are fellow labourers with God: ye are ground cultivated for God, a building for God.

10. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid a foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let each of us take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

11. For other foundation can no one lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12. And if any one build upon this foundation gold or silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

13. Each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day of experience shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by a fire of trial; and that fire shall try every man's work of what sort it

is.

14. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

15. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as one from a fire is saved.

16. Ye have not considered that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth with you.

17. If any man defile the temple of God, him will God defile; for the temple of God is holy, whichsoever temple ye are of, Jewish or Christian.

18. Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh to be wise for you, let him in the esteem of

this age become a fool, that he may be hereafter found to be wise.

19. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For he has been delineated, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness.

20. And again, Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

21. Therefore let no man glory in men's teaching. For all things are taught of you;

22. Whether Paul's teaching, or Apollos's, or Cephas's, or the world's, or teaching concerning life, or death, or things having been present, or things to come; all things of us are taught ;

23. As we of Christ are taught; and Christ of God.

CHAPTER IV.

1. Thus a man account us to be; us, real ministers of Christ, and stewards of mysteries from God.

2. For what more is required for stewards, that any one be found faithful in bearing these titles.

3. Yet with me it is a very small thing that I should be so judged of you, or of man of a day; for even I judge not mine self to be so.

4. For I know nothing by myself entitling me to these offices; and by myself have not been justified in holding them: for he that judgeth me to be entitled is Jehovah.

5. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until perhaps the Lord should come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of our present darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man's praise be from God.

6. Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself, excluding others for your sakes; that ye might learn as to us not above that which is written, that one above one ye be not puffed up against one another.

7. For who judges thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? and if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

8. Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did yet reign, that we also might reign with you.