love or whether we be by you esteemed of a sound mind;

14. Truly the love of Christ constraineth us to act as we have done; because we thus judge, that if one was to be put to death on account of all, then were the all to be put to death:

15. And that on account of all he was to be put to death, that they which have life should not henceforth have life by themselves, but by him which was to be put to death, and to be raised again on their account.

16. Wherefore henceforth know we no man to have life by flesh: yea, though we have known Christ to have life by flesh, yet now know we such to be done no more.

17. Therefore if any man in Christ is a new creature he passed by the old things; behold, he has begotten new.

18. And the all things begotten are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by means of Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of this reconciliation;

19. Because that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning their trespasses unto them; but committing unto us the promise of this reconciliation.

20. Therefore we are ambassadors concerning Christ, through God's beseeching all men by us: we pray concerning Christ, be reconciled to God.

21. He hath made him that knew not sin, on our account, as him that knew sin; that we might have a justification of God in this world in him.

CHAPTER VI.

1. We then working together with him beseech not in vain that ye receive the grace of God.

2. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in a day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now we say is an accepted time; behold, now is a day of salvation.)

3. So not constituting one thing in any thing an unpardonable offence, that the ministry be not blamed :

4. But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

5. In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

6. In pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in a holy spirit, in love unfeigned,

7. In a declaration of truth, in power from God with respect to the arms of the justification for the right hands and the left,

8. With respect to honour and dishonour, with respect to evil report and good report: such as being deceivers, though we are true;

9. As being ignorant, though being sound in knowledge; as dying, though, behold, we live; as being chastened, though not killed;

10. As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

11. O ye Corinthians, our mouth hath been opened again for you, our heart hath been enlarged.

12. Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

13. Yea, I proclaim the same recompence as unto children, be even ye enlarged.

14. Be ye not unequally yoked with unbelievers : for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? or what communion hath light with darkness?

15. Or what concord hath him of Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16. Or what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of a living God; as God hath said, Assuredly I will dwell with them, and walk with them; and I will be a God of theirs, and they shall be a people of mine.

17. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith Jehovah, and touch not an unclean thing; and I will receive you,

18. And will be as a Father unto you, and ye shall be to me as sons and daughters, saith Jehovah. Almighty.

CHAPTER VII.

1. Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, we should cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness by a fear of God.

2. Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

3. I speak not this to condemn you: for I have

4. Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with the comfort of it, I am exceeding joyful on account of it in all our tribulation.

5. For notwithstanding we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

6. However God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus ;

7. And not by his coming only, but also by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me, so as to have rejoiced

me more.

8. For though indeed I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, even though indeed I did repent: I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, perhaps but for an hour.

9. Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

10. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

11. For behold this selfsame thing that existed after a godly sort to cause affliction, wrought in you what carefulness, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

12. Wherefore, though indeed I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that your diligence to uphold us should have been made manifest by you in the sight of God.

13. Therefore we were comforted; and to our comfort's exceeding increase, we were rejoiced by the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

14. For if I have been glorified any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; since as we spake all

15. And his more abundant inward affection for you exists, by his remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

16. I rejoice, because I have confidence in you in all things.

CHAPTER VIII.

1. Now, brethren, we declare to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

2. How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and as to depth, of their poverty, he caused to abound unto the riches of their sincerity.

3. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

4. Praying us with much entreaty the favor, even the almsgiving of the ministering to the saints.

5. And this they did, not as we expected, since they gave their ownselves first to the Lord, then unto us, with approbation of God,

6. With respect to that we should entreat Titus, that as he did work effectually, so indeed he should complete in you also the same grace.

7. Since as to everything ye abound in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that ye should abound in this grace also.

8. I speak not by way of commandment, but on account of the forwardness of others, even to prove to them the sincerity of your love.

9. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through such description of poverty might become rich.

10. So in this matter I give no command but advice for this is expedient for you; ye who began not only to have effected, but also to desire to repeat after last year's having effected.

11. So now then perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also in respect of that which ye have.

12. For though there be first a willing mind, it is

accepted according to that a man may obtain, and not according to that he hath not obtained.

13. For acceptance exists not in that other men be eased, and ye burdened:

14. But for an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:

15. As it is written, He that had much had nothing over; and he that had little had no lack.

16. But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

17. For indeed he accepted the exhortation; yet being after his own mind more zealous, he went unto you.

18. So we sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

19. And not only we, since indeed he was chosen of the churches a fellow traveller such as we are with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the Lord, and to the credit of our ready mind:

20. Avoiding this, that no man should blame us for this abundance which is administered by us:

21. For we furnish excellent things, not only in the sight of Jehovah, but also in the sight of

men.

22. And sent with them our brother, whom we have proved diligent in many things, and now much more earnest, even by the great confidence which he has in you.

23. If indeed in behalf of Titus I write, he is my partner and fellow helper concerning you: or of our brethren, they are apostles of the churches, and a glory of Christ.

24. Wherefore shew ye the proof of your love, and of our boasting concerning you unto them, respecting an external appearance of the churches,

CHAPTER IX.

1. For verily as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

2. For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said ye were, ye may be ready :

4. Lest haply they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confidence.

5. Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand this your bounty, whereof we had given notice, that the same was ready; in this case it exists as a matter of bounty, and not as of an extorted gift.

6. Also this thing exists, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

7. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity for God loveth a cheerful giver.

8. And God is able to make every gift abound unto you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work:

9. (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

10. Now he that furnishes abundantly seed to the sower, and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed sown, and cause to increase the fruits of your righteousness in everything;)

11. Ye being enriched in all purity of mind, which worketh in us thankfulness acceptable to God.

12. Thus the administration of this service not only supplieth abundantly the wants of the saints, but is also increasing the number of thanksgivings for the Christ;

13. And in the essay of this administration ye glorify God in the subjection of your agreement in the gospel of the Christ, and in purity of mind concerning their fellowship, yea, of all even of them,

14. In prayer for you after your earnest longing for that that makes a grace of God to abound to you.

15. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable

gift.

CHAPTER X.

1. Now I Paul myself beseech you on account of

presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you;

2. Yet I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I attain that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as though we walked according to the flesh.

3. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh :

4. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, though mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;

5. We are demolishing expectations, and every high thing raised against the knowledge of God, and so are bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience after the Christ;

6. Also having a readiness to expose all disobedience, when your obedience is complete.

7. Understand the things that exist in outward appearance? If any man trusts that he himself is Christ's, let him think this again of himself, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we.

8. For though I should now boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given for edification, and not for our destruction, I should not be ashamed:

to us do we boast, a boasting in that which is grief to others; but we do boast, having hope through your faith being increased by you, we shall be enlarged to preach the gospel, according to our rule, as to an abundance in the measures possessed by those beyond you,

16. And so not in grief pertaining to others, as to the things prepared for them being insufficient do we boast.

17. And he that boasteth in Jehovah, let him boast.

18. For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

CHAPTER XI.

1. Would to God ye were suffering with me a little through a want of sense: for indeed ye do suffer with me.

2. For I am jealous over you of God with zeal : for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin in the Christ.

3. But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so it should have corrupted your minds from the singleness and purity that is in the Christ.

4. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus,

10. Seeing the letters indeed announce powers that are weighty and powerful; but the bodily presence is weak, and the speech contemptible.

11. Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.

12. For I dare not make ourselves of the num ber, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: for they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, act without comprehension.

13. Even we will not boast of the excess of the measures vouchsafed to us, but after the measure of the rule, which the God of measure hath distributed by us to reach even unto you.

14. For we stretch ourselves beyond our measure, in claiming authority not coming unto you: but as far as indeed you, we were prior in the gospel of the Christ.

15. Not of the excess of the measures vouchsafed

spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted; rightly, as not through want of sense ye were suffering.

5. Even as I reckon I am not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

6. Even if indeed I be reckoned rude in the preaching of the gospel, yet not in the knowledge of it; since we have thoroughly made manifest among you as to all things.

7. Or have I committed sin in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?

8. Or have I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to come to you, and do you service;

9. As when I was in want, I was not rendered torpid by anything: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia abundantly supplied: so in all things I have kept myself from being chargeable unto you, and so will I keep myself.

10. Truth after Christ exists in me in so saying, so

that no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

11. Why I should not love you, God hath acknowledged just.

12. Also what I do, that I should do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even

as we.

13. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14. And no marvel; for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

15. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

16. Again I say. Let no man think me a fool; and though not verily such, yet possibly such, let him as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.

17. That which I now speak, I speak it not after Jehovah, but as it were foolishly, in this want the foundation of my boasting exists.

18. Seeing that many boast after the flesh, I will boast also.

19. For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.

20. I say gladly, for ye truly endure, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man destroys you, if a man seizes you, if a man exalt himself against you, if a man smite you on the face.

21. I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Though as regards whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.

22. Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

23. Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in prisons more frequent, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft.

26. In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren by weariness and painfulness,

27. In watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

28. Beside those things that are without, the distraction which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

29. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?

30 If I must needs boast, I will boast of the things which concern mine infirmities.

31. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, which is blessed for evermore, hath acknowledged that I lie not.

32. In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison to apprehend me:

33. But through a window in a basket was I let down on account of the wall, and so escaped his hands.

CHAPTER XII.

1. It is expedient, not profitable doubtless to boast; so I will come to visions and revelations of Jehovah.

2. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether by the body's power, I cannot tell; or by power beyond the body, I cannot tell :) God hath acknowledged such an one caught up to a third of heaven in knowledge.

3. Though I knew such a man, (whether by the body's power, or by power beyond the body's :)

4. God hath acknowledged that he was caught up to the paradise of the knowledge he enjoys, and heard hitherto unspoken words, which it is not possible for a man to utter of himself.

5. Of such an one will I boast: but of myself I will not boast, except of the infirmities.

6. For if I should desire to boast, I will not be a

save one.

25. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;

utter all I know, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me, even in the abundance of the Revelations vouchsafed to me,