8 me. Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord. Salute 9 Urbanus our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my 10 beloved. Salute Apelles the approved in Christ.. Salute 11 them which are of the household of Aristobulus. Salute Herodian my kinsman. Salute them of the household of 12 Narcissus, which are in the Lord. Salute Tryphæna and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute Persis the 13 beloved, which laboured much in the Lord. Salute Rufus the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermés, Patrobas, Hermas, 15 and the brethren that are with them. Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all 16 the saints that are with them. Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you. 17. Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away 18 from them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and 19 fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent. For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you: but I would have you wise unto that 20 which is good, and simple unto that which is evil. And. the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 21 Timothy my fellow-worker saluteth you; and Lucius 22 and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. I Tertius, who 23 write the epistle, salute you in the Lord. Gaius my host, and of the whole church, saluteth you: Erastus the treasurer of the city saluteth you, and Quartus the brother. 25 Now to him that is able to stablish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept 26 in silence through times eternal, but now is manifested, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known unto 27 all the nations unto obedience of faith; to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory for ever. Amen. 280 THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE 1 CORINTHIANS. PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through 2 the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, even them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in 3 every place, their Lord and ours: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace 5 of God which was given you in Christ Jesus; that in every thing ye were enriched in him, in all utterance 6 and all knowledge; even as the testimony of Christ was 7 confirmed in you: so that ye come behind in no gift; 8 waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye be unre9 proveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing," and that there' be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same 11 judgement. For it hath been signified unto me cóncerning you, my brethren, by them which are of the household of Chloe, that there are contentions among 12 you. Now this I mean, that each one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I 13 of Christ. Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for 14 you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you, save Crispus and 15 Gaius; lest any man should say that ye were baptized 16 into my name. And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any 17 other. For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void. 18 For the word of the cross is to them that are perishing foolishness; but unto us which are being saved it is the 19 power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the prudence of the prudent will I reject. 20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the 21 wisdom of the world? For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the 22 preaching to save them that believe. Seeing that Jews 23 ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom: but we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumblingblock, 24 and unto Gentiles foolishness; but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, 25 and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 26 For behold your calling, brethren, how that not many wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many 27 noble, are called: but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong; 28 and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are: that no flesh should glory before God. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and 31 redemption: that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 29 888 30 ཚས And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming 2 to you the mystery of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him 3 crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in 4 fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but 5 in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet. a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this 7 world, which are coming to nought: but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto 8 our glory: which none of the rulers of this world knoweth: for had they known it, they would not have cruci9 fied the Lord of glory: but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him. 10 But unto us God revealed them through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of 11 God. For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of 12 God. But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the 13 things that are freely given to us by God. Which things also we speak, not in words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual 14 things with spiritual. Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they 15 are spiritually judged. But he that is spiritual judgeth 16 all things, and he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. 3 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it: nay, not even now are ye able; for ye are 3 yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of 4 men? For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, 5 I am of Apollos; are ye not men? What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye 6 believed; and each as the Lord gave to him. I planted, 7 Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that 8 watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own 9 labour. For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed 11 how he buildeth thereon. For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, 13 costly stones, wood, hay, stubble; each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire: and the fire itself shall prove each 14 man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, 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 through fire. 16: Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that 17 the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy;. for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become 19 a fool, that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness: and again, 20. The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they 21 are vain. Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all 22 things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or 23 things to come; all are yours; and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's. 4 Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, 2 and stewards of the mysteries of God. Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgement: yea, I judge not 4 mine own self. For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is 5 the Lord. Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God. " Now these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye might learn not to go beyond the things which are written; that no one of you be puffed up for the one 7 against the other. For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou 8 hadst not received it? Already are ye filled, already ye are become rich, ye have reigned without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might reign 9 with you. For, I think, God hath set forth us the apostles last of all, as men doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to 10 men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye have 11 glory, but we have dishonour. Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and 12 are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; and |