2 Corinthians 3

2 Corinthians 3 - King James Version

 1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

 2Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

 3Forasmuch 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.

 4And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:

 5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

 6Who 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.

 7But 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:

 8How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?

 9For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

 10For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

 11For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

 12Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

 13And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

 14But 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.

 15But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.

 16Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

 17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

 18But 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.

2 Corinthians 2

2 Corinthians 2 - King James Version

 1But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.

 2For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?

 3And 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.

 4For 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.

 5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

 6Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

 7So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

 8Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.

 9For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

 10To 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;

 11Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

 12Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,

 13I 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.

 14Now 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.

 15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

 16To 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?

 17For 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.

1 Corinthians 16

1 Corinthians 16 - King James Version

 1Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.

 2Upon 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.

 3And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

 4And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.

 5Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.

 6And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.

 7For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

 8But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.

 9For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

 10Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.

 11Let 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.

 12As 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.

 13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

 14Let all your things be done with charity.

 15I 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,)

 16That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.

 17I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.

 18For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.

 19The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

 20All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.

 21The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.

 22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

 23The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

 24My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

1 Corinthians 15

1 Corinthians 15 - King James Version

 1Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

 2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

 3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

 4And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

 5And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

 6After 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.

 7After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

 8And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

 9For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

 10But 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.

 11Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

 12Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

 13But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

 14And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

 15Yea, 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.

 16For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

 17And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

 18Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

 19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

 20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

 21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

 22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

 23But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

 24Then 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.

 25For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

 26The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

 27For 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.

 28And 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.

 29Else 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?

 30And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

 31I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

 32If 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.

 33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

 34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

 35But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

 36Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

 37And 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:

 38But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

 39All 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.

 40There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

 41There 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.

 42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

 43It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

 44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

 45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

 46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

 47The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.

 48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

 49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

 50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

 51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

 52In 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.

 53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

 54So 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.

 55O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

 56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

 57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

 58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 14

1 Corinthians 14 - King James Version

 1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

 2For 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.

 3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

 4He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

 5I 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.

 6Now, 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?

 7And 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?

 8For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

 9So 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.

 10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

 11Therefore 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.

 12Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

 13Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

 14For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

 15What 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.

 16Else 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?

 17For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

 18I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

 19Yet 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.

 20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

 21In 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.

 22Wherefore 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.

 23If 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?

 24But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

 25And 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.

 26How 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.

 27If 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.

 28But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

 29Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

 30If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

 31For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

 32And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

 33For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

 34Let 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.

 35And 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.

 36What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

 37If 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.

 38But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

 39Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

 40Let all things be done decently and in order.

1 Corinthians 13

1 Corinthians 13 - King James Version

 1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

 2And 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.

 3And 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.

 4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

 5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

 6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

 7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

 8Charity 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.

 9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

 10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

 11When 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.

 12For 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.

 13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.