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Wherefore, henceforth I have no regard to any man for his external appearance: for tho' I formerly look'd for worldly grandeur in the Messiah, yet now I see things in another light.

nevertheless, God who comforteth those that are cast down, gave me comfort by the arrival of Titus: not barely by his presence,

and his affection to you is abundantly increased, whilst he remembers your obedience, and that fear and reverence with which you all received him.

for you are sensible of the beneficence of our Lord Jesus Christ; powerful as he was, for your sake he became poor, that you through his poverty might be made rich.

for what a man gives with a ready mind, according to his abilities, is well received; but not when he goes beyond his circumstances.

with whom I have sent one of the brethren, who is not only distinguish'd among all the churches, by his preaching the gospel,

let every man give as he is disposed in his own mind, without any regret or reluctance: for God loves a cheerful benefactor.

as it is written, " he hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his liberality remaineth for ever."

thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.

if he that is come to you, preaches another Jesus whom I have not preached, or if ye receive other gifts of the spirit, than what ye have received from me, or another gospel, than what you have accepted, you might well bear with his pretensions:

therefore it is not strange if his agents are so disguised as to appear like ministers of the gospel; but their end shall be answerable to their actions.

for tho' he was crucified with the appearance of weakness, yet he lives by the power of God; tho' we are afflicted upon his account, we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

but when it pleased God, who ordained me from my birth, and called me by his especial favour, to reveal his son to me,

(for he that had wrought powerfully in Peter with respect to his apostleship among the Jews, had also wrought powerfully in me upon account of the Gentiles:) and when James,

But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, for he was to be blamed.

now to Abraham and his offspring were the promises made. he does not say, "to offsprings," as if he spoke of many; but as speaking of one, "and to thy offspring," which means Christ.

and if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's offspring, and his heirs by virtue of the promise.

being under tutors and guardians, 'till the time prefix'd by his father.

God sent forth his own son born of a woman, and subject to the law, to redeem those,

and because ye are sons, God has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts, crying Abba, that is, father;