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The proof and manner of it.
There is a natural body,

there is a spiritual body.

CHAP. XVI.

Exhortation to steadfastness

and brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed

45 And so it is written, The up in victory.

first man Adam was made a 55 O death, where is thy living soul, the last Adam was sting? O grave, where is thy made a quickening spirit.

victory?

46 Howbeit, that was not first 56 The sting of death is sin; which is spiritual, but that which and the strength of sin is the is natural; and afterward that law.

which is spiritual.

57 But thanks be to God, which 47 The first man is of the giveth us the victory, through earth, earthy: the second man our Lord Jesus Christ.

is the Lord from heaven.

58 Therefore, my beloved

48 As is the earthy, such are brethren, be ye steadfast, unthey also that are earthy and moveable, always abounding in as is the heavenly, such are they the work of the Lord, forasmuch also that are heavenly. as ye know that your labour is

49 And as we have borne not in vain in the Lord.

the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

CHAP. XVI.

Of relieving our brethren. OW concerning the collection for the saints, as I have

NOW

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot given order to the churches of inherit the kingdom of God; Galatia, even so do ye. neither doth corruption inherit 2 Upon the first day of the incorruption. week let every one of you lay 51 Behold, I shew you a mys-by him in store, as God hath tery; We shall not all sleep, prospered him, that there be no but we shall all be changed, gatherings when I come.

go

52 In a moment, in the twink- 3 And when I come, whomling of an eye, at the last soever ye shall approve by your trump: for the trumpet shall letters, them will I send to bring sound, and the dead shall be your liberality unto Jerusalem. raised incorruptible, and we shall 4 And if it be meet that I be changed. also, they shall go with me. 53 For this corruptible must 5 Now I will come unto you, put on incorruption, and this when I shall pass through Macemortal must put on immor-donia: for I do pass through tality. Macedonia.

54 So when this corruptible 6 And it may be that I will shall have put on incorruption, abide, yea, and winter with you, and this mortal shall have put that ye may bring me on my on immortality, then shall be journey whithersoever I go.

Timothy commended.

I. CORINTH. XVI. Salutations and greetings

7 For I will not see you now 16 That ye submit yourselves by the way; but I trust to tarry unto such, and to every one a while with you, if the Lord that helpeth with us, and lapermit. boureth.

8 But I will tarry at Ephesus 17 I am glad of the coming of until Pentecost. Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and 9 For a great door and effec-Achaicus: for that which was tual is opened unto me, and lacking on your part, they have there are many adversaries. supplied.

10 Now if Timotheus come, 18 For they have refreshed see that he may be with you my spirit and yours: therefore without fear; for he worketh the acknowledge ye them that are work of the Lord, as I also do. such.

11 Let no man therefore 19 The churches of Asia despise him: but conduct him salute you. Aquila and Prisforth in peace, that he may come cilla salute you much in the unto me: for I look for him with Lord, with the church that is in the brethren. their house.

12 As touching our brother 20 All the brethren greet you. Apollos, I greatly desired him Greet ye one another with a to come unto you with the breth-holy kiss.

ren: but his will was not at all 21 The salutation of me Paul to come at this time; but he will with mine own hand.

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22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema, Maran-atha,

23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

24 My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

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Corinthians was written from Philippi, by Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and Timotheus.

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The Second Epistle of PAUL, the Apostle, to the CORINTHIANS.

CHAP. I.

8 For we would not, breth

Encouragement against trouble. ren, have you ignorant of our AUL, an apostle of Jesus trouble which came to us in

PChrist by the will of God, Asia, that we were pressed out

and Timothy our brother, unto of measure, above strength, insothe church of God which is at much that we despaired even Corinth, with all the saints of life:

which are in all Achaia:

9 But we had the sentence 2 Grace be to you and peace of death in ourselves, that we from God our Father, and from should not trust in ourselves, the Lord Jesus Christ. but in God which raiseth the

3 Blessed be God, even the dead: Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 Who delivered us from so the Father of mercies, and the great a death, and doth deliver: God of all comfort; in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us :

4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be 11 Ye also helping together able to comfort them which are by prayer for us, that for the in any trouble by the comfort gift bestowed upon us by the wherewith we ourselves are com- means of many persons, thanks forted of God. may be given by many on our

5 For as the sufferings of behalf. Christ abound in us, so our 12 For our rejoicing is this, consolation also aboundeth by the testimony of our conscience, Christ. that in simplicity and godly sin

6 And whether we be afflict-cerity, not with fleshly wisdom, ed, it is for your consolation but by the grace of God, we and salvation, which is effectual have had our conversation in in the enduring of the same the world, and more abundantly sufferings which we also suffer: to you-ward. or whether we be comforted, it 13 For we write none other is for your consolation and sal-things unto you, than what ye vation. read or acknowledge; and I 7 And our hope of you is trust ye shall acknowledge even steadfast, knowing, that as ye to the end; are partakers of the sufferings, 14 As also ye have acknowye be also of the conso-ledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also

so shall lation.

Paul excuseth his

II. CORINTHIANS,

not coming to them are ours in the day of the Lord helpers of your joy: for by faith Jesus.

15 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;

ye stand.

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16 And to pass by you into come again to you in heaviness. Macedonia, and to come again 2 For if I make you sorry, out of Macedonia unto you, and who is he then that maketh me of you to be brought on my way glad, but the same which is toward Judea. made sorry by me?

17 When I therefore was 3 And I wrote this same unto thus minded, did I use light-you, lest, when I came, I should ness? or the things that I pur-have sorrow from them of whom pose, do I purpose according to I ought to rejoice; having confithe flesh, that with me there dence in you all, that my joy is should be yea, yea, and nay, the joy of you all.

nay?

4 For out of much affliction 18 But as God is true, our and anguish of heart I wrote word toward you was not yea unto you with many tears; not and nay. that ye should be grieved, but 19 For the Son of God, Jesus that ye might know the love Christ, who was preached among which I have more abundantly you by us, even by me, and Sil- unto you. vanus, and Timotheus, was not 5 But if any have caused grief, yea and nay, but in him was he hath not grieved me, but in yea. part: that I may not overcharge 20 For all the promises of you all. God in him are yea, and in him 6 Sufficient to such a man is Amen, unto the glory of God this punishment, which was inby us. flicted of many.

21 Now he which establisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;

7 So that contrariwise, ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such 22 Who hath also sealed us, a one should be swallowed up and given the earnest of the with overmuch sorrow. Spirit in our hearts.

23 Moreover, I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto I Corinth.

8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.

9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the 24 Not for that we have do- proof of you, whether ye be minion over your faith, but are obedient in all things.

The success of his labours

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10 To whom ye forgive any letters of commendation from thing, I forgive also: for if I for-you?

gave any thing, to whom I for

2 Ye are our epistle written gave it, for your sakes forgave I in our hearts, known and read it in the person of Christ; of all men:

11 Lest Satan should get an 3 Forasmuch as ye are maniadvantage of us: for we are not festly declared to be the epistle ignorant of his devices. of Christ ministered by us, writ

12 Furthermore, when I came ten not with ink, but with the to Troas to preach Christ's gos- Spirit of the living God; not in pel, and a door was opened tables of stone, but in fleshly unto me of the Lord, tables of the heart.

13 I had no rest in my spirit, 4 And such trust have we because I found not Titus my through Christ to God-ward: brother: but taking my leave of 5 Not that we are sufficient of them, I went from thence into ourselves to think any thing as Macedonia. of ourselves; but our sufficiency

14 Now thanks be unto is of God; God, which always causeth us 6 Who also hath made us to triumph in Christ, and able ministers of the new testamaketh manifest the savour of ment; not of the letter, but of his knowledge by us in every the spirit: for the letter killeth, place. but the spirit giveth life.

15 For we are unto God a 7 But if the ministration of sweet savour of Christ, in them death, written and engraven in that are saved, and in them that stones, was glorious, so that the perish: children of Israel could not stead

16 To the one we are the fastly behold the face of Moses savour of death unto death; and for the glory of his countenance; to the other the savour of life which glory was to be done unto life. And who is sufficient away:

for these things?

8 How shall not the ministra17 For we are not as many, tion of the Spirit be rather glowhich corrupt the word of God: rious?

but as of sincerity, but as of 9 For if the ministration of God, in the sight of God speak condemnation be glory, much we in Christ. more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. 10 For even that which was

CHAP. III.

Of ministers of the law and gospel.

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we begin again to made glorious had no glory in commend ourselves? or this respect, by reason of the need we, as some others, epistles glory that excelleth.

of commendation to you, or 11 For if that which is done

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