1 Or, but indeed ye

do bear with me. Gr. a jealousy of

God.

11 Would that ye could bear with me in a little fool2 ishness: 'nay indeed bear with me. For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I espoused 2 you to one husband, that I might present you as 3 a pure virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity 3 Gr. thoughts. 4 and the purity that is toward Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different gospel, which ye did 5 not accept, ye do well to bear with him. For Ireckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest 4 Or, those preeminent apostles 6 apostles. But though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge; nay, in every thing we have made 7 it manifest among all men to you-ward. Or did I commit a sin in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God 8 for nought? I robbed other churches, taking wages 9 of them that I might minister unto you; and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in every thing I kept myself from being 10 burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of 11 this glorying in the regions of Achaia. Wherefore? 12 because I love you not? God knoweth. But what

them.

I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from 5 Gr. the occasion of them which desire an occasion; that wherein they 13 glory, they may be found even as we. For such men

are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning them14 selves into apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. 15 It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. 16 I say again, Let no man think me foolish; but if ye do, yet as foolish receive me, that I also may 17 glory a little. That which I speak, I speak not after

the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of 18 glorying. Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I 19 will glory also. For ye bear with the foolish gladly, 20 being wise yourselves. For ye bear with a man, if

he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you captive, if he exalteth himself, if he 21 smiteth you on the face. I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinso

ever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also. Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Is- 22 raelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as 23 one beside himself) I more; in labours more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times re- 24 ceived I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten 25 with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep; in 26 journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my 'countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; in labour and travail, in watchings often, 27 2 Or, Beside the in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and things which I omit Or, Beside nakedness. Beside those things that are without, 28 the things that there is that which presseth upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not 29 weak? who is made to stumble, and I burn not? If 30 I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weakness. The God and Father of the 31 3 Gr. unto the ages. Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for evermore, know

1 Gr. race.

come out of course

eth that I lie not. In Damascus the governor un- 32 der Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, in order to take me: and through a window 33 was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped 4 Some ancient au- his hands.

thorities read Now

to glory is not ex

come &c.

I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; 12 pedient, but I will but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether 2 in the body, I know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth), such a one caught up even to the third heaven. And I know such a man 3 (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I know not; God knoweth), how that he was caught up into 4 Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. On behalf of such a 5 one will I glory: but on mine own behalf I will not glory, save in my weaknesses. For if I should desire 6 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 from me. And by reason of the exceeding greatness 7 of the revelations-wherefore*, that I should not be

Strike out "-wherefore" and add marg. Some ancient authorities read wherefore.-Am. Com.

exalted overmuch, there was given to me a 'thorn in 1 Or, stake the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I 8 should not be exalted overmuch. Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might de9 part from me. And he hath said unto me, My grace is 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 10 may rest upon me. Wherefore I take pleasure in spread a taber weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

11 I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended of you: for in

2 Or, cover me Gr.

nacle over me.

nent apostles

nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles, 3 Or, those preemi12 though I am nothing. Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, by 13 signs and wonders and mighty works. For what 4 Gr. powers. is there wherein ye were made inferior to the rest of the churches, except it be that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this wrong. 14 Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to 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. 15 And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your 5 Gr. spent out. souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved 16 the less? But be it so, I did not myself burden you; 17 but, being crafty, I caught you with guile. Did I take advantage of you by any one of them whom I 18 have sent unto you? I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? walked we not by the same Spirit? walked we not in the same steps?

6

Or, Think ye... you?

19 Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edify20 ing. For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should 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, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, 'tu- 7 Or, disorders 21 mults; lest, when 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 uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they committed.

This is the third time I am coming to you. At the 13 mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word be

1 Or, plainly established. I have said 'beforehand, and I do say 2 2 Or, as if I were 'beforehand, as when I was present the second time, time, even though So now, being absent, to them that have sinned here I am now absent tofore, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I

present the second

3 Many ancient au

will not spare; seeing that ye seek a proof of Christ 3 that speaketh in me; who to you-ward is not weak, but is powerful in you: for he was crucified through 4 weakness, yet he liveth through the power of God. thorities read with. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him through the power of God toward you. Try 5 your 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 reprobate. But I hope that ye shall know that we 6 are not reprobate. Now we pray to God that ye do 7 no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is honourable, though we be as reprobate. For we can do nothing against the 8 truth, but for the truth. For we rejoice, when we are 9 weak, and ye are strong: this we also pray for, even your perfecting. For this cause I write these things 10 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.

4 Gr. and that.

5 Or, rejoice: be perfected

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be 11 comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you. Salute one another with a holy kiss.

All the saints salute you.

12

13

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 14 of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL

TO THE

GALATIANS.

ancient

2 Some
from God our Fa-
ther, and the Lord

authorities read

3

Jesus Christ.

Or, age

4 Gr. unto the ages of the ages.

1 PAUL, an apostle (not from men, neither through
Iman, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, 1 Or, a man
2 who raised him from the dead), and all the brethren
which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace 'from God the Father, and
4 our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins,
that he might deliver us out of this present evil
3world, according to the will of our God and Father:
5 to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6 I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him
that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different
7 gospel; which is not another gospel: only* there are
some that troubie you, and would pervert the gospel
8 of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, authorities omit
should preach unto you any gospel other than that
which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.
9 As we have said before, so say I now again, If any
man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that
10 which ye received, let him be anathema. For am I
now persuading men, or Godt? or am I seeking to
pleaset men? if I were still pleasing men, I should
not be a 'servant of Christ.

11 For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the
gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after
12 man.
For neither did I receive it from 'man, nor was
I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of
13 Jesus Christ. For ye have heard of my manner of life
in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond

"which is not another gospel: only" etc. add the marg. Or, which is nothing else save that etc.-Am. Com.

† Read "For am I now seeking the favour of men or of God" and for "seeking to please" read "striving to please."—Am. Com.

5 Some ancient unto you.

6 Or, contrary to that

7 Gr. bondservant.