I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of {his} good pleasure.

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency {is} of God;

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in {his} kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think {of himself} more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. {soberly: Gr. to sobriety}

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. {are...: or, understand it not}

Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

We then, {as} workers together {with him}, beseech {you} also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

For who maketh thee to differ {from another}? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive {it}, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received {it}? {maketh...: Gr. distinguisheth thee}

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. {keep...: or, hold fast} {what: Gr. by what speech}

For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

This {is} a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, {of} the tribe of Benjamin.

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

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

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of {his} good pleasure.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency {is} of God;

Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. {receive: or, take unto himself}

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

As every man hath received the gift, {even so} minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do {it} with thy might; for {there is} no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

For who maketh thee to differ {from another}? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive {it}, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received {it}? {maketh...: Gr. distinguisheth thee}

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: {for obedience...: or, to the obedience of faith}

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. {run...: or, broken}

And if by grace, then {is it} no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if {it be} of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

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

Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

For this {is} thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. {thankworthy: or, thank}

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think {of himself} more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. {soberly: Gr. to sobriety}

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called {me} by his grace,

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

To the one {we are} the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who {is} sufficient for these things?

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, {It is} not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Which is come unto you, as {it is} in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as {it doth} also in you, since the day ye heard {of it}, and knew the grace of God in truth:

The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed {thee}? or thirsty, and gave {thee} drink?

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly {is} great, but the labourers {are} few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

And upon the first {day} of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

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

In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; {in tumults: or, in tossings to and fro}

And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,

So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, {saving that} every one put them off for washing. {saving...: or, every one went with his weapon for water}

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.

And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we {should go} unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and {of} the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not. {For: or, Now}

Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made {them} other five talents.

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he {it is that} shall tread down our enemies.

And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.