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the glory of the celestial, and another of the terrestrial.

55 O death, where is thy victory? O death where is thy sting?

41 One is the glory of the sun, 56 Now the sting of death is sin: another the glory of the moon, and and the strength of sin is the law. another the glory of the stars. For 57 But thanks be to God who star differeth from star in glory; hath given us the victory through 42 So also is the resurrection of our Lord JESUS CHRIST. the dead. It is sown in corruption, it shall rise in incorruption.

43 It is sown in dishonour, it shall rise in glory. It is sown in weakness, it shall rise in power.

44 It is sown a natural body: it shall rise a spiritual body. If there be a natural body, there is also a spiritual body, as it is written: 45 The first man Adam was made into a living soul: the last Adam into a quickening spirit.

46 Yet that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural: afterwards that which is spiritual.

47 The first man was of the earth, earthly the second man, from heaven, heavenly.

48 Such as is the earthly, such also are the earthly: and such as is the heavenly, such also are they that are heavenly.

49 Therefore as we have borne the image of the earthly, let us bear also the image of the heavenly.

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot possess the kingdom of God: neither shall corruption possess incorruption.

51 Behold I tell you a mystery. We shall all indeed rise again: but we shall not all be changed.

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall rise again incorruptible and we shall be changed.

58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast and unmoveable; always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord. CHAP. XVI. Of collection of alms. TOW concerning the collections that are made for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, so do ye also.

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2 On the first day of the week let every one of you put apart with himself, laying up what it shall well please him; that when 1 come, the collections be not then to be made.

3 And when I shall be with you; whomsoever you shall approve by letters, them will I send to carry your grace to Jerusalem

4 And if it be meet that I also go, they shall go with me.

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5 Now I will come to you, when shall have passed through Macedonia. For shall pass through Macedonia.

6 And with you perhaps I shall abide, or even spend the winter: that you may bring me on my way whithersoever I shall go.

7 For I will not see you now by the way, for I trust that I shall abide with you some time. if the Lord permit.

8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until pentecost.

9. For, a great door and evident is opened unto me: and many ad

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption; and this mortal versaries. must put on immortality.

54 And when this mortal hath put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written Death is swallowed up in victory.

10 Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear, for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.

11 Let no man therefore despise

17 And I rejoice in the presence

him, but conduct ye him on his way in peace that he may come of Stephanas and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, because that which was wanting on your part, they have supplied.

to me. For I look for him with the brethren.

12 And touching our brother Apollo, I give you to understand, 18 For they have refreshed both that I much intreated him to come my spirit and yours. Know them therefore that are such.

unto you with the brethren: and indeed it was not his will at all to come at this time. But he will come when he shall have leisure. 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, do manfully, and be strengthened. 14 Let all your things be done in charity.

15 And I beseech you, brethren, you know the house of Stephanas, and of Fortunatus, and of Achaicus, that they are the first fruits of Achaia, and have dedicated themselves to the ministry of the saints:

16 That you also be subject to such, and to every one that worketh with us, and laboureth.

19 The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house: with whom I also lodge.

20 All the brethren salute you. Salute one another in a holy kiss. 21 The salutation of me Paul, with my own hand.

22 If any man love not our Lord JESUS CHRIST, let him be anathema, maranatha.

23 The grace of our Lord JESUS CHRIST be with you.

24 My charity be with you all in CHRIST JESUS. Amen.

The second Epistle of St. PAUL to the CORINTHIANS.

PAUL

CHAP. 1. He speaks of his troubles in Asia. AUL an apostle of JESUS CHRIST by the will of God, and Timothy our brother: to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in all Achaia: 2 Grace unto you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord JESUS CHRIST.

forted it is for your consolation, or whether we be exhorted, it is for your exhortation and salvation, which worketh the enduring of the same sufferings which wealso suffer.

7 That our hope for you may be steadfast: knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consolation.

8 For we would not have you 3 Blessed be the God and Father ignorant, brethren, of our tribulaof our Lord JESUS CHRIST, the tion, which came to us in Asia, Father of mercies, and the God of that we were pressed out of meaall comfort, sure above our strength, so that we were weary even of life.

4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation; that we also may be 9 But we had in ourselves the able to comfort them who are in all answer of death, that we should distress, by the exhortation where- not trust in ourselves, but in God with we also are exhorted by God. who raiseth the dead, 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us so also by Christ doth our comfort abound.

10 Who hath delivered and doth deliver us out of so great dangers : in whom we trust that he will yet also deliver us.

6 Now whether we be in tribulation, it is for your exhortation and 11 You helping withal in prayer salvation or whether we be com-for us: that for this gift obtained

for us, by the means of many per- on my soul, that to spare you, I sons, thanks may be given by many came not any more to Corinth: not in our behalf. because we exercise dominion over

12 For our glory is this, the tes- your faith: but we are helpers of timony of our conscience, that in your joy: for in faith you stand. simplicity of heart and sincerity of CHAP. II.

man.

God, and not in carnal wisdom, but He grants a pardon to the incestuous in the grace of God, we have conversed in this world: and more abundantly towards you.

13 For we write no other things to you, than what you have read and known. And I hope that you shall know unto the end;

14 As also you have known us in part, that we are your glory, as you also are ours in the day of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.

15 And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you before, that you might have a second grace:

BUT!
UTI determined this with my-

self, not to come to you again

in sorrow.

2 For if I make you sorrowful; who is he then that can make me glad, but the same who is made sorrowful by me?

3 And I wrote this same to you; that I may not, when I come, have sorrow upon sorrow, from them of whom I ought to rejoice: having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.

16 And to pass by you into Ma- 4 For out of much affliction, and cedonia, and again from Macedonia anguish of heart I wrote to you to come to you, and by you to be with many tears: not that you brought on my way towards Judea. should be made sorrowful; but that 17 Whereas then I was thus mind-you might know the charity I have ed, did I use lightness? Orthe things more abundantly towards you. that I purpose, do I purpose accord- 5 And if any one have caused grief, ing to the flesh, that there should he hath not grieved me; but in part, be with me, It is, and, It is not. that I may not burden you all.

18 But God is faithful, for our preaching which was to you, was not, It is, and It is not.

19 For the Son of God JESUS CHRIST, who was preached among you by us, by me, and Sylvanus, and Timothy, was not, It is, and, It is not, but, It is, was in him.

20 For all the promises of God are in him, It is: therefore also by him, amen to God, unto our glory. 21 Now he that confirmeth us with you in Christ, and that hath anointed us, is God.

22 Who also hath sealed us, and given the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts.

6 To him that is such a one, this rebuke is sufficient, that is given by many:

7 So that contrariwise you should rather pardon and comfort him, lest perhaps such an one be swallowed up with over much sorrow.

8 For which cause I beseech you that you would confirm your charity towards him.

9 For to this end also did I write, that I may know the experiment of you, whether you be obedient in all things.

10 And to whom you have pardoned any thing, I also. For, what I have pardoned, if I have pardon23 But I call God to witness up-ed any thing, for your sakes have I

Ver. 10. I also. The apostle here granted an indulgence, or pardon, in the person and by the authority of Christ, to the incestuous Corinthian, whom before he had put under pe nance which pardon consisted in a releasing of part of the temporal punishment due to his sin.

done it in the person of Christ, 6 Who also hath made us fit mi11 That we be not overreached nisters of the new testament, not in by satan. For we are not ignorant the letter but in the spirit. For the of his devices. letter killeth but the spirit quickeneth.

12 And when I was come to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened unto me in the Lord,

13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother, but bidding them farewell, 1 went into Macedonia.

14 Now thanks be to God, who always maketh us to triumph in Christ JESUS, and manifesteth the odour of his knowledge by us in every place.

15 For we are the good odour of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish.

16 To the one indeed the odour of death unto death: but to the others the odour of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient?

17 For we are not as many, adulterating the word of God, but with sincerity, but as from God, before God, in Christ, we speak. CHAP. III.

He needs no commendatory letters.
Dowelven do we need (as
Owe begin again to commend

some do) epistles of commendation
to you, or from you?

2 You are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is known and read by all men :

3 Being manifested, that you are the epistle of Christ, ministered by us, and written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God: not in tables of stone, but in the fleshy tables of the heart.

4 And such confidence we have, through Christ towards God.

5 Not that we are sufficient to think any thing of ourselves, as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God.

7 Now if the ministration of death, engraven with letters upon stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, which is made void :

8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather in glory?

9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more the ministration of justice aboundeth in glory.

10 For even that which was glorious in this part was not glorified, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

11 For if that which is done away, was glorious: much more that which remaineth is in glory.

12 Having therefore such hope, we use much confidence:

13 And not as Moses put a veil upon his face that the children of Israel might not steadfastly look on the face of that, which is made void.

14 But their senses were made the self same veil, in the reading of dull. For, until this present day,

the old testament, remaineth not taken away (because in Christ it is made void.)

15 But even until this day when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.

16 But when they shall be converted to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.

17 Now the Lord is a Spirit. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

18 But we all beholding the glory of the Lord with open face, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Ver. 6 The letter. Not rightly understood, and taken without the spirit.

CHAP. IV.

The sincerity of his preaching. THE HEREFORE seeing we have this ministration, according as we have obtained mercy, we faint

not,

2 But we renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God.

3 And if our gospel be also hid; it is hid to them that are lost,

faith, as it is written: I believed, for which cause I have spoken: we also believe, for which cause we speak also:

14 Knowing that he who raised up JESUS, will raise up us also with JESUS and place us with you.

15 For all things are for your sakes that the grace abounding through many may abound in thanksgiving unto the glory of God. 16 For which cause we faint not: but though our outward man is corrupted: yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

17 For that which is at present 4 In whom the god of this world momentary and light of our tribuhath blinded the minds of unbelie-lation, worketh for us above meavers, that the light of the gospel of sure exceedingly an eternal weight the glory of Christ, who is the image of glory. of God, should not shine unto them. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but JESUS CHRIST our Lord: and ourselves your servants through JESUS.

6 For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Christ JESUS. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency may be of the power of God, and not of us.

18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen, are temporal: but the things which are not seen, are eternal.

CHAP. V.

His charity for the Corinthians.
OR
OR we know, if our earthly

house of this habitation be dissolved, that we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in heaven.

2 For in this also we groan, de8 In all things we suffer tribula-siring to be clothed upon with our tion, but are not distressed: we habitation that is from heaven : are straitened, but are not desti- 3 Yet so, that we be found clothed, not naked.

tute:

9 We suffer persecution, but are not forsaken: We are cast down, but we perish not:

10 Always bearing about in our body the mortification of JESUS, that the life also of JESUS may be made manifest in our bodies.

4 For we also, who are in this tabernacle, do groan being burthened: because we would not be unclothed, but clothed upon, that that which is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

5 Now he, that maketh us for this very thing, is God, who hath given us the pledge of the Spirit.

11 For we who live are always delivered unto death for JESUS' sake that the life also of JESUS 6 Therefore having always conmay be made manifest in our mor-fidence, knowing that, while we are tal flesh. in the body, we are absent from the

12 So then death worketh in us, Lord. but life in you.

7 (For we walk by faith and not

13 But having the same spirit of by sight.)

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