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I am desirous, my brethren, that you should know this mystery, so that you may not be wise in your own conceits; for blindness of heart has to some degree befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles shall come in.

And I myself am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that you also are filled with the same goodness, and made perfect with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

I am proud therefore to glory in Jesus Christ before God.

But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

Who have risked their necks for my sake: I am not the only one grateful to them, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

Greet Am''pli-as, my beloved in our LORD.

Now this I say, because there are some among you who say, I am a follower of Paul; and some who say, I am a follower of Apol''los; and some who say, I am a follower of Ce''phas; and some who say, I am a follower of Christ.

For while one says, I am a follower of Paul; and another, I am a follower of Apollos; are you not worldly?

But as for me, it is of little importance that I am judged by you or by any one else: because I do not judge myself.

For I know nothing of which I am guilty; yet I may not be right in this, for my judge is the LORD.

There are some among you who are puffed up, thinking I am unwilling to come to you.

For while I am far away from you in body, yet I am near you in spirit, and I have already judged, as though I were present, him who has done this deed.

I say this to those who have no wives and to widows, It is better for them to be as I am;

I am saying this for your own benefit; I am not trying to snare or put a yoke on you, but I exhort you to be perfect before the LORD, and faithful without distraction.

AM I not a free man? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus Christ our LORD? are you not my work in my LORD?

If I am not an apostle to others, yet to you I am: for you are the seal of my apostleship.

For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for I am under obligation; yea, woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel!

Because I am free from all these things, I have served all men that I may gain many.

To those who are without law, I became like one who is without law, though I am not lawless before God because I am under the law of Christ, that I might win them who are without law.

For if I by grace am made worthy why should I be reproached for that for which I give thanks?