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23 so am I. Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I more; in labours more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above 24 measure, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times re25 ceived I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered ship26 wreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep; in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my 'countrymen, in perils from the 1 Gr. race. Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

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27 in labour and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and 28 thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Be-2 Or, Beside side those things that are without, there is that which presseth upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches. omit. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is made to the things that come 30 stumble, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I out of will glory of the things that concern my weakness. course. 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is 32 blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. In Da-Gr. unto mascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded 33 the city of the Damascenes, in order to take me and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.

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*I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; ⚫ Some but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. thorities 2 I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether read Now to glory is not in the body, I know not; or whether out of the body, expedient, I know not; God knoweth), such a one caught up 3 even to the third heaven. And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I know 4 not; God knoweth), how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is 5 not lawful for a man to utter. On behalf of such a one will I glory: but on mine own behalf I will not 6 glory, save in my weaknesses. For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me to be, or heareth 7 from me. And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations — wherefore, that I should not be

1 Or, stake. exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch. Concerning this 8 thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he hath said unto me, My grace is 9 sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ may 2 Or, cover 2 rest upon me. Wherefore I take pleasure in weak- 10 Gr. spread nesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in a tabernacle distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

me.

over me.

3 Or, those preeminent apostles.

4 Gr. powers.

5 Gr. spent out.

6 Or, Think ye... you?

I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought 11 to have been commended of you: for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I am nothing. Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought 12 among you in all patience, by signs and wonders and * mighty works. For what is there wherein ye were 13 made inferior to the rest of the churches, except it be that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this wrong.

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Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to 14 you and I will not be a burden to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your 15 souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less? But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, 16 being crafty, I caught you with guile. Did I take 17 advantage of you by any one of them whom I have sent unto you? I exhorted Titus, and I sent the 18 brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? walked we not by the same Spirit? walked we not in the same steps?

Ye think all this time that we are excusing our- 19 selves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying. For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should 20 find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, back

disorders.

21 bitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults; lest, when 1 Or,
I come again, my God should humble me before you,
and I should mourn for many of them that have
sinned heretofore, and repented not of the unclean-
ness and fornication and lasciviousness which they
committed.
13 This is the third time I am coming to you. At
the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word

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2 be established. I have said beforehand, and I do 2 Or, plainly. say beforehand, as when I was present the second 3 Or, as if I time, so now, being absent, to them that have sinned were presheretofore, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, second time, 3 I will not spare; seeing that ye seek a proof of Christ even though that speaketh in me; who to you-ward is not weak, absent. 4 but is powerful in you: for he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with Many 5 him through the power of God toward you. Try your authorities own selves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your' own selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye be 6 reprobate. But I hope that ye shall know that we 7 are not reprobate. Now we pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is honourable, though we be as Gr. and 8 reprobate. For we can do nothing against the truth, 9 but for the truth. For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong: this we also pray for, even your 10 perfecting. For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for casting down.

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Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be com- Or, reforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the joice: be 12 God of love and peace shall be with you. Salute one' another with a holy kiss.

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All the saints salute you.

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL

TO THE

GALATIANS.

PAUL, an apostle (not from men, neither through 1 1 Or, a man. 1 man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), and all the brethren 2 which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace 2 from God the Father, and 3 authorities our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, 4 read from that he might deliver us out of this present evil Father, and world, according to the will of our God and Father: to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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God our

the Lord Jesus Christ.

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the ages of the ages.

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I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him 6 that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel; which is not another gospel: only there are 7 some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach 5 unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema. As we have said before, so say I now again, If any 9 man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that trary to that. which ye received, let him be anathema. For am I 10

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now persuading men, or God? or am I seeking to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should

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7 Gr. bond- not be a servant of Christ. servant.

For I make known to you, brethren, as touching 11 the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man. For neither did I receive it from 1man, 12 nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. For ye have heard of my man- 13 ner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havock of it: and I advanced in the Jews' 14 8 Gr. in my religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the

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15 traditions of my fathers. But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my 16 mother's womb, and called me through his grace, to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; immediately I conferred not with flesh 17 and blood: neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to

Then only.

18 19 1visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days. But1Or, become acquainted other of the apostles saw I none, save James the with. 20 Lord's brother. Now touching the things which I Or, but 21 write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. 22 I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judæa 23 which were in Christ: but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of 24 which he once made havock; and they glorified God in me.

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Then after the space of fourteen years I went up Or, in the again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also 2 with me. And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before them who were of Or, are. repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had

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3 run, in vain. But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: 45 and that because of the false brethren privily brought Or, but it in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which was because we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into 5 bondage: to whom we gave place in the way of subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the 6 gospel might continue with you. But from those who

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were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever they were, Or, what it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man's they once person) they, I say, who were of repute imparted 7 nothing to me: but contrariwise, when they saw that I had been intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, even as Peter with the gospel of the circumcision 8 (for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision wrought for me also unto the Gen

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