4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or "another Gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.3

5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind' the very chiefest apostles.

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6 But though I be rude in speech, yet not 1in knowledge; but we have been throughly made m manifest among you in all things.

7 Have I committed an offence in abasing

3 might do well to pardon me. Ham, with me. A. V. I was nothing deficient of. Pu. 5 unskilful. Dod. Pu.

that called you into the grace of Christ unto another Gospel. EPH. vi. 24: Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. COL. ii. 4, 8, 18: And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit. Let no man beguile you of your reward. 1 Tim. í. 3: As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine. do. iv. 1: Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils. HEB. xiii. 9: Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace. 2 PET. iii. 17: Beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

h GAL. i. 7, 8: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the Gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other Gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

12 COR. xii. 11. See on 1 COR. XV. 10.

* See on 1 COR. i. 17.

12 COR. ii. 14: Thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. EPH. iii. 4: Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ.

m 2 COR. xii. 12. See on 2 COR. iv. 2.

n ACTS, xviii. 3: And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they

myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the Gospel of God freely ?6

8 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.

9 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man for that which was lacking to me the Pbrethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

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10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting' in the regions of Achaia.

11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

12 But what I do, that I will do, "that I

may 6 at free cost. We. 'Gr. this boasting shall not be stopped in me, A. V.

were tentmakers. 1 COR. ix. 6, 11, 12: Have we not power to forbear working? If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the Gospel of Christ, 2 Cor. x. 1. • 2 COR. xii. 13. See on ACTS, xviii. 3.

P PHI. iv. 10, 15, 16: I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. Now, ye. Philippians, know also, that in the beginning of the Gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity,

92 COR. xii. 14, 16.

Roм. ix. 1: I say the truth in Christ, I lie not.

1 COR, ix. 15: It were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

12 COR. vi. 11: O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. do, vii. 3: I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you. do. xii. 15.

1 COR, ix. 12: We-suffer all things, lest we should hinder the Gospel of Christ.

cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even

as we.

13 For such are false apostles, w deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

15 Therefore it is no great thing if his mi

▾ ACTS, xv. 24: Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law to whom we gave no such commandment. Rom. xvi. 18: For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. GAL. i. 7: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the Gospel of Christ. do. ii. 4: And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage. do. vi. 12: As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. PHI. i. 15, &c : Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will, &c. 2 PET. ii. 1: But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 1 JOHN, iv. 1: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because niany false prophets are gone out into the world. REV. ii. 2: Thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not.

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w 2 COR. ii. 17: For we are not as many, which corrupt word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. PHI. iii. 2: Beware of evil workers. TIT. i. 10, 11: For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

* GEN. iii. 1,5: Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? For God doth know that in the

nisters also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose 'end shall be according to their works.

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16 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.

17 That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.

19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.

20 For ye suffer, if a man bring you into 'bond

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day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. GAL. i. 8: Though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other Gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. REV. xii. 9: And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Y 2 COR. iii. 9: If the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

PHI. iii. 19: Whose end is destruction.

a Ver. 1. 2 COR. xii. 6, 11. See on 2 Cor. v. 13.

b See on 1 COR. vii. 6, 12.

2 Cor. ix. 4: If they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we-should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

PHI. iii. 3, 4: We are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more.

1 COR. iv. 10: We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

'GAL. iv. 9: But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and

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age, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. : 21 I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. 22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) 'I am more; in labours more abundant, min stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, "in deaths oft.

24 Of the Jews five times received I ° forty stripes save one.

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I stoned, thrice I

beaten with rods, once was

suffered shipwreck, a night

and a day I have been in the deep;

9 as we also have. Ham.

beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? See on Acтs, xv. 10.

LUKE, XX. 47: Which devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers. Roм. xvi. 18: The words under ver. 13.

h2 Cor. x. 10: His bodily presence is weak.

¡PHI. iii. 4: If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more.

See on Roм. xi. 1.

11 Cor. xv. 10: By the grace of God I am what I am : and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain. m See on ACTS, ix. 16.

n See on ROM. viii. 36.

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• DEUT. XXV. 3: Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

PACTS, xvi. 22: The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

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9 ACTs, xiv. 19: The people-having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

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ACTS, xxvii. 41: And falling into a place where two seas