For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, through many tears, not that you should be sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly for you.

But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but in part; that I may not be overbearing on everyone.

For indeed, when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were fightings, inside were fears.

Nevertheless God, who encourages the downcast, encouraged us by the coming of Titus,

For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete.

When these things were done, the rulers came to me, saying, The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, with respect to the abominations of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

So when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked out some of the hair of my head and beard, and sat down astonished.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

We then who are strong ought to bear with the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat flesh, so that I not make my brother stumble.

to the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might in any way save some.

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the Law of Christ.

For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you, and our labor should be in vain.

therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress we were encouraged concerning you regarding your faith.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

And behold, one of the sons of Israel came and brought in to his brethren a Midianite woman before the eyes of Moses and before the eyes of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.

and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman, through her belly. Thus the plague was stopped from the children of Israel.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying:

And I was extremely infuriated when I heard their outcry and these words.

And I said to them, According to our ability we have redeemed our brothers, the Jews who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brothers? Or should they be sold to us? Then they were silenced and found nothing to answer.

I also, with my brethren and my servants, am lending them money and grain. Now let us leave off this usury!

So they said, We will restore it, and will require nothing from them; we will do as you say. Then I called the priests, and caused them to swear that they would do according to this word.

In those days I saw people in Judah treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. And I admonished them about the day on which they were selling food.

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do, profaning the Sabbath day?

So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem, as it began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they not be opened till after the Sabbath. Then I posted some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens should be brought in on the Sabbath day.

In those days I also saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

So I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

And His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for Your house has consumed Me.

Everywhere it is heard that there is sexual perversion among you, and such sexual perversion as is not even named among the Gentiles; that a man has his father's wife.

For indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, I have already judged him who has so done this deed, as though I were present.

deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise person among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren?

Now therefore, it is already an utter failure with you that you go to court against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather be defrauded?

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Let it not be!

But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

What? Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain and your faith is also vain.

For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised.

Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

For as in Adam everyone dies, even so in Christ everyone shall be made alive.

Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God, even the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.

The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.

Now when everything is subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected to Him who subjected everything under Him, that God may be everything in all things.

And why are we in danger every hour?

If like other men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what profit is it to me, if the dead are not raised? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!

Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak to your shame.

which is not another; but there are some who trouble you, even determined to pervert the gospel of Christ.

As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.

And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),

But those who seemed to be something (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal regard to no man), those who seemed to be important added nothing to me.

O foolish Galatians. Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?

Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, do you now perfect yourselves in the flesh?

However, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.

You observe days and months and seasons and years.

Brethren, I beseech you to be as I am, for I am as you are. You have not wronged me at all.

And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.

I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you.

Behold, I Paul say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.

You have become cut off from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by Law; you have fallen from grace.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor speak a blessing to him;

for he who blesses him shares in his evil deeds.

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning the common salvation, it was necessary for me to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were set forth to this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny the only Lord God, even our Lord Jesus Christ.

I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them to be liars;

Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and lead astray My servants to prostitute themselves to sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I would that you were cold or hot.

Because you say, I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing; and do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked;