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Euen the mystery which hath been hid from ages, and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints,

Which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ.

But now you also put off all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemie, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Where there is neither Greeke, nor Iew, circumcision, nor vncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond, nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

Seruants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh: not with eye seruice as men pleasers, but in singlenesse of heart, fearing God:

But he that doeth wrong, shall receiue for the wrong which hee hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

For our Gospel came not vnto you in word onely: but also in power, and in the holy Ghost, and in much assurance, as yee know what maner of men we were among you for your sake.

For from you sounded out the Word of the Lord, not onely in Macedonia & Achaia, but also in euery place your faith to Godward is spred abroad, so that we need not to speak any thing.

But euen after that wee had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, wee were bold in our God, to speake vnto you the Gospel of God with much contention.

But as we were allowed of God to bee put in trust with the Gospel, euen so wee speake, not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

But wee were gentle among you, euen as a nurse cherisheth her children:

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to haue imparted vnto you, not the Gospel of God only, but also our owne soules, because ye were deare vnto vs.

For this cause also thanke wee God without ceasing, because when yee receiued the word of God, which yee heard of vs, yee receiued it not as the word of men, but (as it is in trueth) the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that beleeue.

But wee, brethren, beeing taken from you for a short time, in presence, not in heart, endeuored the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

Wherefore we would haue come vnto you (euen I Paul) once & againe: but Satan hindered vs.

But now when Timotheus came from you vnto vs, and brought vs good tidings of your faith and charitie, and that ye haue good remembrance of vs alwayes, desiring greatly to see vs, as we also to see you:

For God hath not called vs vnto vncleannesse, but vnto holinesse.

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also giuen vnto vs his holy Spirit.

But as touching brotherly loue, ye need not that I write vnto you: for yee your selues are taught of God to loue one an other.

And in deed ye doe it towards all the brethren, which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more: