The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Salute Philologus and Iulias, Nereas, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the Saintes which are with them.

Salute one another with an holy kisse. The Churches of Christ salute you.

Now I beseech you brethren, marke them diligently which cause diuision and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye haue learned, and auoide them.

For they that are such, serue not the Lord Iesus Christ, but their owne bellies, and with faire speach and flattering deceiue the heartes of the simple.

For your obedience is come abroade among all: I am glad therefore of you: but yet I woulde haue you wise vnto that which is good, and simple concerning euill.

The God of peace shall treade Satan vnder your feete shortly. The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you.

Timotheus my helper, and Lucius, and Iason, and Sosipater my kinsemen, salute you.

I Tertius, which wrote out this Epistle, salute you in the Lord.

Gains mine hoste, and of the whole Church saluteth you. Erastus the steward of the citie saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.

The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

To him nowe that is of power to establish you according to my Gospel, and preaching of Iesus Christ, by the reuelation of the mysterie, which was kept secrete since the worlde began:

(But nowe is opened, and published among all nations by the Scriptures of the Prophetes, at the commandement of the euerlasting God for the obedience of faith)

To God, I say, only wise, be praise through Iesus Christ for euer. Amen. ‘Written to the Romans from Corinthus, and sent by Phebe, seruaunt of the Church which is at Cenchrea.’

Paul called to be an Apostle of Iesus Christ, through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

Vnto the Church of God, which is at Corinthus, to them that are sanctified in Christ Iesus, Saintes by calling, with all that call on the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ in euery place, both their Lord, and ours:

Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

I thanke my God alwayes on your behalfe for the grace of God, which is giuen you in Iesus Christ,

That in all things ye are made rich in him, in all kinde of speach, and in all knowledge:

As the testimonie of Iesus Christ hath bene confirmed in you:

So that ye are not destitute of any gift: wayting for the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ.

Who shall also confirme you vnto the ende, that ye may be blamelesse, in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ.

God is faithfull, by whom ye are called vnto the fellowship of his Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord.

Nowe I beseeche you, brethren, by the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye all speake one thing, and that there be no dissensions among you: but be ye knit together in one mind, and in one iudgement.

For it hath bene declared vnto me, my brethren, of you by them that are of the house of Cloe, that there are contentions among you.

Nowe this I say, that euery one of you saith, I am Pauls, and I am Apollos, and I am Cephas, and I am Christs.

Is Christ deuided? was Paul crucified for you? either were ye baptized into the name of Paul?

I thanke God, that I baptized none of you, but Crispus, and Gaius,

Lest any should say, that I had baptized into mine owne name.

I baptized also the houshold of Stephanas: furthermore knowe I not, whether I baptized any other.

For CHRIST sent me not to baptize, but to preache the Gospel, not with wisdome of wordes, lest the crosse of Christ should be made of none effect.

For that preaching of the crosse is to them that perish, foolishnesse: but vnto vs, which are saued, it is the power of God.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisedome of the wise, and will cast away the vnderstanding of the prudent.

Where is the wise? where is the Scribe? where is the disputer of this worlde? hath not God made the wisedome of this worlde foolishnesse?

For seeing the worlde by wisedome knewe not God in the wisedome of GOD, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching to saue them that beleeue:

Seeing also that the Iewes require a signe, and the Grecians seeke after wisdome.

But wee preach Christ crucified: vnto the Iewes, euen a stumbling blocke, and vnto the Grecians, foolishnesse:

But vnto them which are called, both of the Iewes and Grecians, we preach Christ, the power of God, and the wisedome of God.

For the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men, and the weakenesse of God is stronger then men.

For brethren, you see your calling, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called.

But God hath chosen the foolish thinges of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weake thinges of the worlde, to confound the mightie things,

And vile things of the worlde and thinges which are despised, hath God chosen, and thinges which are not, to bring to nought thinges that are,

That no flesh shoulde reioyce in his presence.

But ye are of him in Christ Iesus, who of God is made vnto vs wisedome and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption,

That, according as it is written, Hee that reioyceth, let him reioyce in the Lord.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellencie of woordes, or of wisedome, shewing vnto you the testimonie of God.

For I esteemed not to knowe any thing among you, saue Iesus Christ, and him crucified.

And I was among you in weakenesse, and in feare, and in much trembling.

Neither stoode my woorde, and my preaching in the entising speach of mans wisdom, but in plaine euidence of the Spirite and of power,

That your faith should not be in the wisdome of men, but in the power of God.

And we speake wisedome among them that are perfect: not the wisedome of this world, neither of the princes of this world, which come to nought.

But we speake the wisedome of God in a mysterie, euen the hid wisedom, which God had determined before the world, vnto our glory.

Which none of the princes of this world hath knowen: for had they knowen it, they would not haue crucified the Lord of glory.

But as it is written, The thinges which eye hath not seene, neither eare hath heard, neither came into mans heart, are, which God hath prepared for them that loue him.

But God hath reueiled them vnto vs by his Spirit: for the spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deepe things of God.

For what man knoweth the things of a man, saue the spirite of a man, which is in him? euen so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God.

Nowe we haue receiued not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit, which is of God, that we might knowe the thinges that are giuen to vs of God.

Which things also we speake, not in the woordes which mans wisedome teacheth, but which the holy Ghost teacheth, comparing spirituall things with spirituall things.

But the naturall man perceiueth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can hee knowe them, because they are spiritually discerned.

But hee that is spirituall, discerneth all things: yet he himselfe is iudged of no man.

For who hath knowen the minde of the Lord, that hee might instruct him? But we haue the minde of Christ.

And I could not speake vnto you, brethren, as vnto spirituall men, but as vnto carnall, euen as vnto babes in Christ.

I gaue you milke to drinke, and not meat: for yee were not yet able to beare it, neither yet nowe are yee able.

For yee are yet carnall: for whereas there is among you enuying, and strife, and diuisions, are ye not carnall, and walke as men?

For when one sayeth, I am Pauls, and another, I am Apollos, are yee not carnall?

Who is Paul then? and who is Apollos, but the ministers by whome yee beleeued, and as the Lord gaue to euery man?

I haue planted, Apollos watred, but God gaue the increase.

So then, neither is hee that planteth any thing, neither hee that watreth, but God that giueth the increase.

And he that planteth, and he that watreth, are one, and euery man shall receiue his wages, according to his labour.

For we together are Gods labourers: yee are Gods husbandrie, and Gods building.

According to the grace of God giuen to mee, as a skilfull master builder, I haue laide the foundation, and another buildeth thereon: but let euery man take heede how he buildeth vpon it.

For other foundation can no man laie, then that which is laied, which is Iesus Christ.

And if any man builde on this foundation, golde, siluer, precious stones, timber, haye, or stubble,

Euery mans worke shalbe made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shalbe reueiled by the fire: and the fire shall trie euery mans worke of what sort it is.

If any mans worke, that he hath built vpon, abide, he shall receiue wages.

If any mans worke burne, he shall lose, but he shalbe saued himselfe: neuerthelesse yet as it were by the fire.

Knowe ye not that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

If any man destroy the Temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the Temple of God is holy, which ye are.

Let no man deceiue himselfe: If any man among you seeme to be wise in this world, let him be a foole, that he may be wise.

For the wisdome of this worlde is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their owne craftinesse.

And againe, The Lord knoweth that the thoughtes of the wise be vaine.

Therefore let no man reioyce in men: for all things are yours.

Whether it be Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death: whether they be things present, or thinges to come, euen all are yours,

And ye Christes, and Christ Gods.

Let a man so thinke of vs, as of the ministers of Christ, and disposers of the secrets of God:

And as for the rest, it is required of the disposers, that euery man be found faithfull.

As touching me, I passe very litle to be iudged of you, or of mans iudgement: no, I iudge not mine owne selfe.

For I know nothing by my selfe, yet am I not thereby iustified: but he that iudgeth me, is the Lord.

Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, who will lighten things that are hid in darkenesse, and make the counsels of the hearts manifest: and then shall euery man haue praise of God.

Nowe these things, brethren, I haue figuratiuely applied vnto mine owne selfe and Apollos, for your sakes, that ye might learne by vs, that no man presume aboue that which is written, that one swell not against another for any mans cause.

For who separateth thee? and what hast thou, that thou hast not receiued? if thou hast receiued it, why reioycest thou, as though thou haddest not receiued it?

Nowe ye are full: nowe ye are made rich: ye reigne as kings without vs, and would to God ye did reigne, that we also might reigne with you.

For I thinke that God hath set forth vs the last Apostles, as men appointed to death: for we are made a gasing stocke vnto the worlde, and to the Angels, and to men.

We are fooles for Christes sake, and ye are wise in Christ: we are weake, and ye are strong: ye are honourable, and we are despised.

Vnto this houre we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and haue no certaine dwelling place,

And labour, working with our owne handes: we are reuiled, and yet we blesse: we are persecuted, and suffer it.

We are euill spoken of, and we pray: we are made as the filth of the world, the offskowring of all things, vnto this time.

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloued children I admonish you.

For though ye haue tenne thousand instructours in Christ, yet haue ye not many fathers: for in Christ Iesus I haue begotten you through the Gospel.

Wherefore, I pray you, be ye folowers of me.

For this cause haue I sent vnto you Timotheus, which is my beloued sonne, and faithfull in the Lord, which shall put you in remembrance of my wayes in Christ as I teache euery where in euery Church.