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Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.
What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,
That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.
Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.
But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
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.
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
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.
Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
This greeting is in my own hand—Paul.
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.
For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.
And we are sending along with them our brother whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
All the saints salute you.
All the saints send you greetings.
But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar’s household.
All the saints send you greetings, especially those from the household of Caesar.
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow workers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.