Who is weak, and I am not 29 In 32 glory after the flesh, I will 19 glory also. For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise 20 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 smiteth 21 you on the face. I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am 22 bold also. Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed 23 of Abraham? 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 mea24 sure, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty 25 stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day 26 have I been in the deep; in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my 1countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false 27 brethren; in labour and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 28 2 Beside those things that are without, there is that which presseth upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches. | to be, or heareth from me. 1 Gr. race. I must needs glory, though 1 12 it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know 2 a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether 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 3 man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I know not; God knoweth), how that 4 he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. On be- 5 half of such a 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 2 Or, Beside the things which I omit Or, Beside the things that come out of course 3 Gr. unto the ages. 4 Some ancient authorities read Now to glory is not expedient, but I will come &c. 7 And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations wherefore, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a 1thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted over8 much. Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 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 may 102 rest upon me. Wherefore I take pleasure in 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 nothing was I behind 3 the very chiefest apostles, 12 though I am nothing. Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, by signs and won13 ders and mighty works. For what 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. 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 14 children ought not to lay up 6 Ye think all this time that 19 This is the third time I am 1 13 coming to you. At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall 5 Gr. spent out. 1 Or, stake 2 Or, cover me Gr. spread a tabernacle over me. those preeminent apostles Think ye...you? 4 Gr. powers. 7 Or, disorders 3 Or, 6 Or, 2 every word be established. I have said beforehand, and I do say 1 beforehand, 2as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, to them that have sinned heretofore, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I will not spare; 3 seeing that ye seek a proof of Christ that speaketh in me; who to you-ward is not weak, 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 him through the power of God toward you. 5 Try 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. 6 But I hope that ye shall know that we are not reprobate. 7 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, 4though we be as reprobate. For we can do nothing 8 against the truth, but for the truth. For we rejoice, when 9 we are weak, and ye are strong: this we also pray for, even your perfecting. For this 10 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. Finally, brethren, farewell. 11 Be perfected; be 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 12 holy kiss. All the saints salute you. 13 The grace of the Lord Jesus 14 Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE 11 PAUL, an apostle (not from | men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised 2 him from the dead), and all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Ga 1 Or, plainly I am now absent latia: Grace to you and peace 3 7 from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who 4 gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our 2 Or, as if I were present the second time, even though that. 5 Or, rejoice: be perfected 5 God and Father: 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 trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach 2 unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathe9 ma. As we have said before, so say I now again, If any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be ana10 thema. For am I now persuading men, or God? or am I seeking to please 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 man. 12 For neither did I receive it from 5man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made 14 havock of it: and I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of mine own age 6a 1 Gr. unto the ages of the ages. 3 Or, contrary to that mong my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when it was the good 15 pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace, to reveal 16 his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: nei- 17 ther 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 18 went up to Jerusalem to 7 visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days. But other of the 19 apostles saw I none, 8 save James the Lord's brother. Now touching the things 20 which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. Then I came into the regions 21 of Syria and Cilicia. And I 22 was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judæa which were in Christ: but they 23 only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havock; and they glori- 24 fied God in me. Then after the space of 1 2 fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me. And I went up by reve- 2 lation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach a 2 Some ancient authorities omit unto you. 4 Gr. bondservant. 5 Or, a man 6 Gr. in my race. 7 Or, become acquainted with 8 Or, but only 9 Or, in the course of mong the Gentiles, but privately before them who 1were of repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had 3 run, in vain. But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled 4 to be circumcised: 2and that because of the false brethren privily brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might 5 bring us into bondage: to whom we gave place in the way of subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue 6 with you. But from those who 1 were reputed to be somewhat (3whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man's person)-they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing 7 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 circum8 cision (for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision wrought for me also unto the Gentiles); 9 and when they perceived the grace that was given unto me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto 10 the circumcision; only they would that we should remember the poor; which very 1 thing I was also zealous to do. But when Cephas came to 11 Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned. For before that cer- 12 tain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision. And the rest 13 of the Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that even Barnabas was carried away with their dissimulation. But when I saw that 14 they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? We being Jews by nature, and 15 not sinners of the Gentiles, yet knowing that a man is 16 not justified by the works of the law, 5 save through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. But if, 17 while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid. For if I build up a- 18 gain those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a transgressor. For I through 19 Or but it was because of 8 Or, what they once were 5 Or, but only |