KJV Easy Read Bible Concern for Their Faithfulness1Would to God youp could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. foolishness 2For I am jealous over youp with godly jealousy: for I have espoused youp to one husband, that I may present youp as a chaste virgin to Christ. HOS 2:19–20 | engaged 3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so yourp minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. GEN 3:4 4For if he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if youp receive another spirit, which youp have not received, or another gospel, which youp have not accepted, you might well bear with him. a different Paul and False Apostles5For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. inferior to; greatest 6But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been thoroughly made manifest among youp in all things. unskilled; known 7Have I committed an offense in abasing myself that youp might be exalted, because I have preached to youp the gospel of God freely? humbling; without charge 8I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do youp service. 9And when I was present with youp, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome to youp, and so will I keep myself. a burden 10As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. 11Wherefore? because I love youp not? God knows. 12But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. opportunity; boast 13For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. Reluctant Boasting16I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little. tolerate 17That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. 18Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. 19For youp suffer fools gladly, seeing youp yourselvesp are wise. endure 20For youp endure, if a man bring youp into bondage, if a man devour youp, if a man take of youp, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite youp on the face. enslave; strike 21I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. However whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. criticism; in whatever way Suffering For Christ22Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. descendants 23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often. lashes, beatings with a whip 24Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. DEU 25:3 | lashes 25Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by my own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; 27In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. sleepless nights 28Beside those things that are outside that which comes upon me daily, the care of all the churches. concern 29Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? 30If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern my infirmities. necessarily 31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knows that I lie not. 32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me: seize 33And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. The Trusted King James in an Easy Read Format® is a registered trademarks of Whitaker Corporation. KJVERTM, Word of GodTM, Red Letter OldTM, Old Testament Direct Words of God in RedTM, King James Version Sword BibleTM, and SwordKJVTM are trademarked slogans of Whitaker Corporation. |
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