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now abideth faith, hope, 'love', these three; and the greatest of these is Ilovel.

Follow after 'love; yet desire 'earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that 2 ye may prophesy. For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man 3understandeth; but in the spirit he (3 speaketh mysteries. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and comfort', and 'consola4tion. He that speaketh in 'a' tongue 'edifieth himself; but he that pro5 phesieth 'edifieth the church. Now' I would have you all 'speak with tongues, but rather that ye Ishould prophesy and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the (6 church may receive edifying. But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, 'unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or lof (7 teaching? Even things without life, giving a voice', whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what 8 is piped or harped? For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who 9 shall prepare himself 'for war? So. also ye, unless' ye utter by the tongue Ispeech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye Iwill be speaking' into the air. 10 There are, it may be, so many kinds

of voices in the world, and no kind 11 is without signification. If 'then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh 'will' 12 be a barbarian unto me. So also! ye, since ye are zealous of 'spiritual gifts, seek that ye may 'abound unto1 13 the edifying of the church. Where

fore let him that speaketh in 'a' tongue 14 pray that he may interpret. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

15 °What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the un(16 derstanding also. Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that 'filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he 'knoweth not what thou say17 est? For thou verily givest thanks

well, but the other is not 'edified. (18 °I thank God, I speak with tongues (19 more than you all howbeit in the

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church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in lal tongue.

Brethren, be not children in 'mind': howbeit in malice be ye babes', but 21) in 'mind' be 10men. In the law it is written, By men of 'strange tongues and 'by the lips of strangers' will I speak unto this people; and not leven thus will they hear me, saith the Lord. 22 °Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving', but 23 Ito them that' believe. If therefore the whole church be assembled together, and all speak with tongues, and there come in 'men' unlearned or Junbelieving, will they not say that (24 ye are mad? But if all prophesy,

and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, (25) he is judged by all; the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, 'declaring that God is 121 among you lindeed1.

(26) What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, leach' one hath a psalm, hath a 'teaching!, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto (27 edifying. If any man 'speaketh in

lal tongue, let it be by two, or at the most three, and that in turn'; and let 28 one interpret: but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the

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church; and let him speak to himself, 29 and to God. And let the prophets

speak by two or three, and let the 30 others discern. But if la revela

tion be made to another 'sitting' by, 31 let the first 'keep silence. °For ye all can' prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be 2com32 forted; and the spirits of the prophets * 33 are subject to the prophets; for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace; as in all the churches of the saints.

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Let the women keep silence in the churches for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be 'in subjection, as also saith the law. 35 And if they would learn any thing, let them ask their own' husbands at home for it is 'shameful for a woman' 36) to speak in the church. "What? was it' from you that the word of God went forth? or came it unto you alone!? 37) If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him 'take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the 38 commandment of the Lord. 08 But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant.

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Wherefore, 'my brethren, 'desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not 40 to speak with tongues. But let all things be done decently and in order. 151) Now I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also lyel received, (2) wherein also ye stand, by which also ye are saved; 'I make known, I say, in what words' I preached it unto you, if ye hold' 'it'fast', 'except ye 3) believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received, how that Christ died for our 4 sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day accord5 ing to the scriptures; and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the 6 twelve; then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

7 then he appeared to James; then * 8) 'to' all the apostles; and last of all,

as lunto one born out of due time, 9 he appeared to me also. °For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because 10 I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found 7vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all yet not I, but the grace of God 11 which was with me. "Whether then! it be I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

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12 Now if Christ 'is' preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no 13 resurrection of the dead? °But if

there is no resurrection of the dead, Ineither hath Christ been raised': (14) and if Christ 'hath' not 'been raised',

then is our preaching "vain, your 15 faith also is "vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed' of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not 16 raised. For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ 'been 17 raised: and if Christ hath not 'been

raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet 18 in your sins. Then they also which

are fallen asleep in Christ have per*19 ished. 10If in this life only we have hoped' in Christ, we are of all men most 'pitiable'.

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But now hath' Christ 'been raised! from the dead, the firstfruits of them 21 that are asleep1. For since by man

came death, by man came also the 22 resurrection of the dead. For as in

Adam all die, so also in Christ shall 23 all be made alive. But leach' in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; 'then' they that are Christ's, at his 11coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall Ideliver up the kingdom to 12God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and 25 power. For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his 26 feet. The last enemy that shall be

(27 abolished' is death. For, He put all things in subjection' under his feet. 1But when he saith, All things are put lin subjection', it is evident that he is excepted 'who did 'subject' all things 28 unto him. And when all things

have been subjected' unto him, then shall the Son also himself be 'subjected to him that 'did subject' all things unto him, that God may be all in all.

29) Else what shall they do which are

baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised' at all, why then are 30) they baptized for them? "why do

we also stand in jeopardy every hour? 31 I protest by that glorying in you, brethren', which I have in Christ Jesus (32 our Lord, I die daily. If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what 'doth' it 'profit' me? If the dead 'are' not 'raised', let us eat *33 and drink, for to-morrow we die. Be

not deceived: Evil company dothꞌ * 34 corrupt good manners. 04 Awake up righteously, and sin not; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak this to move you to shame.

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But some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what 'man36 ner of body do they come? Thou 'foolish one, that which thou 'thyself' sowest is not quickened, except it die : 37 and that which thou sowest, thou

sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of (38) wheat, or of some other kind'; but

God giveth it a body 'even' as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of (39) its own. All flesh is not the same flesh but there is one flesh of men,

and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, 'and' another of 40 fishes. There are also celestial bodies,

and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory 41 of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth 42 from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in in

43 corruption: it is sown in dishonour: it is raised in glory: it is sown in *44 weakness; it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So also it is written, The first man Adam 'became a living soul. The last Adam 'became a life-giving! spirit. * 46 °Howbeit that is not first which is

spiritual, but that which is natural; 47 then that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the 48 second man is of heaven. *As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy and as is the heavenly, such 49 are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

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Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption in* 51 herit incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but 52 we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorrupt53 ible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on 54 immortality. But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written, Death is 55) swallowed up in victory. O 'death', where is thy victory? O death, where 56 is thy sting? The sting of death is

sin; and the 'power' of sin is the law: 57 but thanks be to God, which giveth

us the victory through our Lord Jesus (58 Christ. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as 'yel know that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

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Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye. 2) Upon the first day of the week let leach' one of you lay by him in store,

as he may prosper', that no 'collec(3 tions' be made when I come. And when I arrive', 'whomsoever 'yel shall approve by letters, them will I send to carry your bounty unto Jerusa4 lem and if it be meet for me to go 5 also, they shall go with me. But I will come unto you, when I shall have passed through Macedonia; for I do 6) pass through Macedonia; but with you it may be that I shall abide, 'or even winter, that ye may 'set' me 'forward' on my journey whithersoever I 7 go. For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit. 8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until 9 Pentecost; for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

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Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I 11 also do: let no man therefore despise him. But 'set' him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come unto me: for I expect him 12) with the brethren. But as touching Apollos the brother, I besought him 'much to come unto you with the brethren: 'and it was not at all 2his will to come now; but he will

come when he shall have opportunity'.

13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, 14 quit you like men, be strong. Let all that ye do' be done in love'. 15 Now I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have 'set' themselves to 'minister 16 unto the saints), that ye also be in subjection unto such, and to every one that helpeth in the work' and (17 laboureth. And I rejoice at the 3coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they supplied. (18) °For they refreshed my spirit and yours: acknowledge ye therefore them that are such.

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The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and 'Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is 20 in their house. All the brethren Isalute you. 'Salute one another with a holy kiss.

21 The salutation of me Paul with mine (22 own hand. If any man loveth' not

the Lord, let him be anathema. Ma23 ran atha. The grace of the Lord 24 Jesus Christ be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus.

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whether we be afflicted, it is for your Icomfort and salvation; or whether we be comforted, it is for your comfort, which worketh in the 'patient' enduring of the same sufferings which 7) we also suffer: and our hope 'for' you is stedfast; knowing that, as 'yel are partakers of the sufferings, so also 8) are ye of the comfort. For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, Iconcerning our affliction which 'befell us in Asia, that we were 'weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of 9 life: yeal, we ourselves have had the answer of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth 10 the dead: who delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver: Ion whom we have set our hope! that he will also still deliver us; (11)lyel also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf.

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1 Or, but we ourselves

2 Or, sentence

3 Some ancient authorities read set our hope; and still will he deliver

us.

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But I call God for a 'witness' upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare *(24 to come unto Corinth. Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith 09 But I determined this 21 ye stand. for myself, that I would not come 2) again to you with sorrow'. 'For if I make you sorry, who then is he that maketh me glad, but 'he that' is made And I wrote this 3 sorry by me? Ivery thing, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the 4 joy of you all. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that Iyel should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

5 But if any hath caused 'sorrow!,
he hath caused sorrow, not Itol me,
but in part (that I press not too
°Sufficient to
6 heavily) to you all.

such a lone is this punishment which
7 was inflicted by 10thel many; so that
contrariwise ye should rather for-
give him and comfort him, lest by
any means such a one should be
swallowed up with his overmuch
8 sorrow. Wherefore I beseech you
Ito confirm your love toward' him.
9 °For to this end also did I write, that I
might know the proof of you, 12whether
10) ye are obedient in all things.

6 Gr. into.

But

9 Some ancient authorities read For. 10 Gr. the more.

11 Some

rather.

ancient authorities omit

ancient

12 Some whereby.

authorities read