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The earnest care of Titus.

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m Ex. 16. 18.

n ver. 6.

o cho 12. 18.

p 1 Cor. 16. 3,

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Il Or, gift, ver. 4, 6, 7. ch. 9. 8.

q ch. 4. 15.

r Rom. 12. 17. Phil. 4. 8.

1 Pet. 2. 12.

II. CORINTHIANS.

14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want; that there may be equality:

15 As it is written, m He that had gathered much had nothing over; had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.

16 But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

17 For indeed he accepted " the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.

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18 And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

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19 And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:

20 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us :

21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the Or, he hath. great confidence which I have in ||

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5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your † bounty, where- † Gr. blessof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

ing, Gen. 33. 11. 1 Samı. 25. 27. 2 Kings 5. 15.

Il Or, which hath been so much spoken of before.

6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly ; and he which soweth bountifully f Prov. 11. 24. shall reap also bountifully.

& 19. 17. & 22. 9. Gal. 6. 7, 9.

7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity for Deut. 15. 7. God loveth a cheerful giver.

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8 i And God is able to make all grace abound toward you ; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work :

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35. 5. Prov.

11. 25. Rom. 12. 8. ch. 8. 12.

i Prov. 11. 24,

25. & 28. 27.

Phil. 4. 19.

Ps. 112. 9.

9 As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10 Now he that ministereth seed 1 Is. 55. 10. to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:

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11 Being enriched in every thing to bountifulness, "which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

m Hos. 10. 12. Matt. 6. 1.

Or, liberali

ty. Gr. simplicity, ch. 8. 2.

n ch. 1. 11. & 4. 15.

o ch. 8. 14.

13 While by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God | p Matt. 5. 16. for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and a Heb. 13. 16. unto all men ;

14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

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15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

CHAPTER X.

Against those who disparaged his bodily presence and speech, he asserteth his spiritual might and authority; 12 and reproveth them for stretching themselves beyond their measure, and for boasting themselves of other men's labours.

: 1 Nby the meekness and gentle less

a Paul myself beseech you

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r ch. 8. 1.

8 James 1. 17.

a Rom. 12. 1.

b ver. 10. ch. 12. 5, 7, 9.

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of Christ, who in presence am base || Or, in outamong you, but being absent am bold toward you:

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2 But I beseech you, that c that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which " think of || || Or, reckon. us as if we walked according to the

4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia flesh.

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& 3. 19.

i ch. 13. 2, 10. k ch. 2. 9. & 7. 15.

1 John 7. 24. ch. 5. 12. & 11. 18.

m 1 Cor. 14. 37. 1 John 4. 6.

n 1 Cor. 3. 23. & 9. 1. ch. 11. 23.

o ch. 13. 10.

p ch 7. 14. & 12. 6.

+ Gr. saith he. q 1 Cor. 2. 3, 4. ver. 1.

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7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are nwe Christ's.

8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, PI should not be ashamed.

9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters:

10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his ch. 12. 5,7,9. bodily presence is weak, and his r speech contemptible:

Gal. 4. 13.

r 1 Cor. 1. 17.

& 2. 1, 4.
ch. 11. 6.

s ch. 3. 1. & 5. 12.

|| Or, understand it not. t ver. 15.

|| Or, line.

a 1 Cor. 3. 5, 10. & 4. 15. & 9. 1.

x Rom. 15, 20.

|| Or, magnified in you.

|| Or, rule.

y Is. 65. 16. Jer. 9. 24.

1 Cor. 1. 31.

z Prov. 27. 2.

a Rom. 2. 29.

1 Cor. 4. 5.

11 Let such a one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present. 12 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. 13 t But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you; "for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ :

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15 Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,

16 To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.

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CHAPTER XI.

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a ver. 16. ch. 5. 13. || Or, ye do bear with

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c Hos. 2. 19, 20. 1 Cor. 4. 15.

2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy for I have espoused b Gal. 4. 17, you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be Gen. 3. 4. corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

d Col. 1. 28.

• Lev. 21. 13.

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John 8. 44. g Eph. 6. 24. Col. 2. 4, 8, 18. 1 Tim. 1. 3. & 4. 1. Heb. 13. 9. 2 Pet. 3. 17.

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 noth Gal. 1. 7, 8. accepted, ye might well bear with Or, with me. |||

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5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed i from him that called you into the 6.5. 1 John grace of Christ unto another gospel : 7 Which is not another; but there be some1 that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

5. 19.

i ch. 5. 8.

k 2 Cor. 11. 4. 1 Acts 15. 1, 24. 2 Cor. 2. 17. & 11. 13.

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8 But though we, or an angel from ch. 5. 10, 12. heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

m 1 Cor. 16.

22.

n Deut. 4. 2. & 12. 32. Prov. 30. 6. Rev. 22. 18.

9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you " than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

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10 For° do I now P persuade men, or o 1 Thess. 2.4. God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

p1 Sam. 24. 7. Matt. 28. 14. 1 John 3. 19.

q 1 Thess. 2. 4. James 4. 4.

r 1 Cor. 15. 1.

s 1 Cor. 15. 1, 3. ver. 1.

t Eph. 3. 3.

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nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when it pleased God, a who separated me from my mother's womb, y Acts 22.3. & and called me by his grace,

16 To reveal his Son in me, that © I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with aflesh and blood:

17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

35.

26.9. Phil. 3. 6.

z Jer. 9. 14. Matt. 15. 2. Mark 7. 5.

a Is. 49. 1, 5. Jer. 1. 5.

Acts 9. 15. & 13. 2. & 22. 14, 15. Rom. 1. 1.

b 2 Cor. 4. 6.

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18 Then after three years I went ⇓ up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and Or, return| || abode with him fifteen days.

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19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. 20 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. 21 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

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22 And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judea which 'were in Christ:

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c Acts 9. 15. & 22. 21. & 26. 17, 18. Rom. 11. 13. Eph. 3. 8.

d Matt. 16. 17. 1 Cor. 15. 50. Eph. 6. 12.

e Acts 9. 26. f 1 Cor. 9. 5. g Matt. 13. 55. Mark 6. 3.

h Rom. 9. 1. i Acts 9. 30.

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23 But they had heard only, That k 1 Thess. 2. he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

24 And they glorified God in me. CHAPTER II.

The apostle sheweth when and for what purpose he went up again to Jerusalem; 3 that Titus was not compelled to be circumcised; 11 and that he withstood Peter at Antioch for his dissimulation, 14 because, through fear of the Jews, he acted as if justification came by works of law. 20 His life by the faith of the Son of God.

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THEN fourteen years after a I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. 2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:

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1 Rom. 16. 7.

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a Acts 15. 2.

b Acts 15. 12.

|| Or, severally.

c Phil. 2. 16. 1 Thess. 3. 5.

24. 2 Cor. 11. 26.

e ch. 3. 25.

4 And that because of a false breth- d Acts 15. 1, ren 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:

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f 2 Cor. 11. 20. ch. 4. 3, 9.

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