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And I call upon you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me unto God,

that I may be delivered from those not believing in Judea, and that my ministration, that [is] for Jerusalem, may become acceptable to the saints;

that ye may receive her in the Lord, as doth become saints, and may assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you -- for she also became a leader of many, and of myself.

who for my life their own neck did lay down, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the nations --

Salute Mary, who did labour much for us;

for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

for your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil;

and now having been made manifest, also, through prophetic writings, according to a command of the age-during God, having been made known to all the nations for obedience of faith --

I give thanks to my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus,

so that ye are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;

Hath the Christ been divided? was Paul crucified for you? or to the name of Paul were ye baptized;

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but -- to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us -- those being saved -- it is the power of God,

for it hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'

for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.

for see your calling, brethren, that not many [are] wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

for I decided not to know any thing among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified;

which no one of the rulers of this age did know, for if they had known, the Lord of the glory they would not have crucified;

but, according as it hath been written, `What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him --'