16 Now concerning athe collection for bthe saints, as cI have given order to dthe churches of eGalatia, even so do ye. 2 Upon fthe first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, gas God hath hprospered him, ithat there be no gatherings when I come. 3 And when I come, jwhomsoever ye shall kapprove by your letters, them will I send to bring your †liberality unto Jerusalem. 4 And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me. 5 Now I will come unto you, lwhen I shall pass through mMacedonia: for nI do pass through Macedonia. 6 And oit may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may pbring me on my journey whithersoever I go. 7 For I will not see you qnow by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, rif the Lord permit. 8 But I will tarry at sEphesus until tPentecost. 9 For ua great door and effectual is opened unto me, and vthere are many adversaries. 10 Now wif xTimotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for yhe worketh zthe work of the Lord, as I also do. 11 aLet no man therefore despise him: but pconduct him forth bin peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren. 12 As touching cour 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 dWatch ye, estand fast in the faith, fquit you like men, fgbe strong. 14 hLet all your things be done with charity.

15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of iStephanas, that it is kthe firstfruits of lAchaia, and that they have addicted themselves to mnthe ministry of the saints,) 16 oThat ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and nlaboureth. 17 I am glad of the coming of iStephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: pfor that which was lacking on your part they have supplied. 18 For they have qrefreshed my spirit and yours: therefore oacknowledge ye them that are such. 19 The churches of rAsia salute you. sAquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, twith the church that is in their house. 20 All the brethren greet you. uGreet ye one another with an holy kiss.

21 vThe salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. 22 wIf any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be xAnathema yMaran-atha. 23 zThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 24 My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

The first epistle to the Corinthians was written from aPhilippi bby Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and Timotheus.

1 Paul, acalled to be an apostle of Jesus Christ bthrough the will of God, and cSosthenes our brother, 2 Unto the church of God which is at dCorinth, eto them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, fcalled to be gsaints, with all that in every place hcall upon the name of Jesus Christ iour Lord, jboth theirs and ours: 3 kGrace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 lI thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, min all utterance, and in all mnknowledge; 6 Even as othe testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: 7 So that ye come behind in no gift; pwaiting for the †coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 8 qWho shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be rblameless rrin the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 sGod is faithful, ssby whom ye were called unto tthe fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Now uI beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, vthat ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no †divisions among you; but that ye be wperfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them xwhich are of the house of Chloe, that there are ycontentions among you. 12 Now this I say, that zevery one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of aApollos; and I of bCephas; and I of Christ. 13 cIs Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye dbaptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that eI baptized none of you, but fCrispus and gGaius; 15 Lest any should say that I had dbaptized in mine own name. 16 And I baptized also the household of hStephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: inot with wisdom of ||words, lest the cross of Christ should be kmade of none effect. 18 For the preaching of the cross is to lthem that perish mfoolishness; but unto us nwhich are saved it is othe power of God. 19 For it is written, pI will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will qbring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? rwhere is sthe scribe? where is the disputer ssof this world? thath not God umade foolish the wisdom uuof this world? 21 vFor after that pin the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, vvit pleased God by the mfoolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 22 For wthe Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 But wwwe preach Christ crucified, xunto the Jews a ystumblingblock, and unto the Greeks mfoolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ othe power of God, and zthe wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For aye see your bcalling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, cnot many dmighty, not many enoble, are called: 27 But fGod hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and gthings which are not, hto bring to nought things that are: 29 iThat no flesh should glory in his presence. 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us zwisdom, and krighteousness, and lsanctification, and mredemption: 31 That, according as it is written, nHe that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

2 And I, brethren, when I came to you, acame not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you bthe testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, csave Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And dI was with you ein weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching was anot with ||enticing words of man’s wisdom, but fin demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not †stand in the wisdom of men, but gin the power of God.

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are hperfect: yet anot the wisdom iof this world, nor of the pprinces of this world, kthat come to nought: 7 But we speak the wisdom of God lin a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, mwhich God ordained nbefore the world unto our glory: 8 oWhich none of the pprinces iof this world knew: for qhad they known it, they would not have crucified rthe Lord of glory. 9 But as it is written, sEye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have tentered into the heart of man, the things which God hath uprepared for them that love him. 10 But xGod hath revealed them unto us yby his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11 zFor what man knoweth the things of a man, asave the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but bthe Spirit of God. 12 Now cwe have received, not the spirit of the world, but cthe spirit which is of God; that we might know the …