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The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
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Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become
as
sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2
And though I have
the gift of
prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3
And though I bestow all my goods to feed
the poor,
and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
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Charity suffereth long,
and
is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
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Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
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Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
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Charity never faileth: but whether
there be
prophecies, they shall fail; whether
there be
tongues, they shall cease; whether
there be
knowledge, it shall vanish away.
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For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
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But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
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When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these
is
charity.
14
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual
gifts,
but rather that ye may prophesy.
2
For he that speaketh in an
unknown
tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth
him;
howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
3
But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men
to
edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
4
He that speaketh in an
unknown
tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
5
I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater
is
he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
6
Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
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And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
8
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
9
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
10
There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them
is
without signification.
11
Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh
shall be
a barbarian unto me.
12
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual
gifts,
seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
13
Wherefore let him that speaketh in an
unknown
tongue pray that he may interpret.
14
For if I pray in an
unknown
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 understanding also.
16
Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
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For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18
I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
19
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that
by my voice
I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an
unknown
tongue.
20
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
21
In the law it is written, With
men of
other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
22
Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying
serveth
not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
23
If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in
those that are
unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
24
But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or
one
unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
25
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on
his
face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
26
How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
27
If any man speak in an
unknown
tongue,
let it be
by two, or at the most
by
three, and
that
by course; and let one interpret.
28
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
29
Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
30
If
any thing
be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
31
For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
32
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
33
For God is not
the author
of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
34
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but
they are commanded
to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
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And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
36
What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?
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If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
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But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
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Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
40
Let all things be done decently and in order.
15
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
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And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
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After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
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After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
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And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
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For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace
which was bestowed
upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
11
Therefore whether
it were
I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
12
Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
14
And if Christ be not risen, then
is
our preaching vain, and your faith
is
also vain.
15
Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
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For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
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And if Christ be not raised, your faith
is
vain; ye are yet in your sins.
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Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
19
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20
But now is Christ risen from the dead,
and
become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21
For since by man
came
death, by man
came
also the resurrection of the dead.
22
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
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But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
24
Then
cometh
the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
25
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26
The last enemy
that
shall be destroyed
is
death.
27
For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under
him, it is
manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
28
And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
29
Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
30
And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
31
I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
34
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak
this
to your shame.
35
But some
man
will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
36
Thou
fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37
And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other
grain:
38
But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
39
All flesh
is
not the same flesh: but
there is
one
kind of
flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes,
and
another of birds.
40
There are
also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial
is
one, and the
glory
of the terrestrial
is
another.
41
There is
one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for
one
star differeth from
another
star in glory.
42
So also
is
the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
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It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
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It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam
was made
a quickening spirit.
46
Howbeit that
was
not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47
The first man
is
of the earth, earthy: the second man
is
the Lord from heaven.
48
As
is
the earthy, such
are
they also that are earthy: and as
is
the heavenly, such
are
they also that are heavenly.
49
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal
must
put on immortality.
54
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55
O death, where
is
thy sting? O grave, where
is
thy victory?
56
The sting of death
is
sin; and the strength of sin
is
the law.
57
But thanks
be
to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
16
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
2
Upon the first
day
of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as
God
hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
3
And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by
your
letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
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And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
5
Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.
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And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.
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For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
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But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
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For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and
there are
many adversaries.
10
Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also
do.
11
Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
12
As touching
our
brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.
13
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
14
Let all your things be done with charity.
15
I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and
that
they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
16
That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with
us,
and laboureth.
17
I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.
18
For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
19
The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
20
All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.
21
The salutation of
me
Paul with mine own hand.
22
If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be
with you.
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My love
be
with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy
our
brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
2
Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and
from
the Lord Jesus Christ.
3
Blessed
be
God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
4
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
5
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
6
And whether we be afflicted,
it is
for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted,
it is
for your consolation and salvation.
7
And our hope of you
is
stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so
shall ye be
also of the consolation.
8
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
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But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
10
Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver
us;
11
Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift
bestowed
upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
12
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
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For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
14
As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also
are
ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
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And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
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When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
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But
as
God
is
true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
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For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us,
even
by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
20
For all the promises of God in him
are
yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
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Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us,
is
God;
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Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
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Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
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Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
2
But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
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For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
3
And I wrote this same unto you, 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 joy
of you all.
4
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
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But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
6
Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which
was inflicted
of many.
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So that contrariwise ye
ought
rather to forgive
him,
and comfort
him,
lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
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Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm
your
love toward him.
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For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
10
To whom ye forgive any thing, I
forgive
also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave
it,
for your sakes
forgave I it
in the person of Christ;
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Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
12
Furthermore, when I came to Troas to
preach
Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
13
I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
14
Now thanks
be
unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
15
For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
16
To the one
we are
the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who
is
sufficient for these things?
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For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
3
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some
others,
epistles of commendation to you, or
letters
of commendation from you?
2
Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
3
Forasmuch as ye are
manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
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And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
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Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency
is
of God;
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Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
7
But if the ministration of death, written
and
engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which
glory
was to be done away:
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How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
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For if the ministration of condemnation
be
glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
10
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
11
For if that which is done away
was
glorious, much more that which remaineth
is
glorious.
12
Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
13
And not as Moses,
which
put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
14
But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which
vail
is done away in Christ.
15
But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
16
Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
17
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord
is,
there
is
liberty.
18
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory,
even
as by the Spirit of the Lord.
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