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1 Corinthians 15:1

James Moffatt - New Testament

Now, brothers, I would have you know the gospel I once preached to you, the gospel you received, the gospel in which you have your footing,

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By the hand of Silvanus, a faithful brother (in my opinion), I have written you these few lines of encouragement, to testify that this is what the true grace of God means. Stand in that grace.

and you started to copy us and the Lord, welcoming the word, though it brought you heavy trouble, with a joy inspired by the holy Spirit.

(Not that we lord it over your faith — no, we co-operate for your joy: you have a standing of your own in the faith.)

Brothers, we charge you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to shun any brother who is loafing, instead of following the rule you got from us.

Finally, brothers, we beg and beseech you in the Lord Jesus to follow our instructions about the way you are to live so as to satisfy God; you are leading that life, but you are to excel in it still further.

We thank God constantly for this too, that when you received the word of the divine message from us, you took it not as a human word but for what it really is, the word of God. It proves effective in you believers,

on the day when God judges the secret things of men, as my gospel holds, by Jesus Christ.

Now the apostles and the brothers in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

He who rejects me and will not receive my words has indeed a judge: the word I have spoken will judge him on the last day,

I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but it was God who made the seed grow.

Through him we have got access to this grace where we have our standing, and triumph in the hope of God's glory.

So those who accepted what he said were baptized; about three thousand souls were brought in, that day.

Granted. They were broken off — for their lack of faith. And you owe your position to your faith. You should feel awed instead of being uplifted.

You may have thousands to superintend you in Christ, but you have not more than one father. It was I who in Christ Jesus became your father by means of the gospel.

Watch, stand firm in the faith, play the man, be strong!




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