You are alreadyfilled,you have alreadybecome rich,you have becomekingswithoutus; and indeed,[I] wishthat you had become kingssothat we alsomight reignwith you.
"You have madethem [to be] a kingdomand prieststo our God;and they will reignupon the earth."
For ifanyonethinkshe is somethingwhen he is nothing,he deceiveshimself.
For we rejoicewhenwe ourselvesare weakbut you are strong;thiswe alsoprayfor, that you be made complete.
Your boastingis not good.Do you not knowthat a littleleavenleavensthe wholelump[of dough]?
that in everythingyou were enrichedin Him, in allspeechand allknowledge,
For throughthe gracegivento me I sayto everyoneamongyou not to think more highlyof himself thanhe oughtto think;but to thinksoas to have sound judgment,as Godhas allottedto eacha measureof faith.
"Woeto you who are well-fednow,for you shall be hungry.Woe[to you] who laughnow,for you shall mournand weep.
Thereis one who pretendsto be rich,but hasnothing;[Another] pretendsto be poor,but has greatwealth.
Becauseyou say,"I amrich,and have become wealthy,and haveneedof nothing,"and you do not knowthat you are wretchedand miserableand poorand blindand naked,
So then,my beloved,justas you have alwaysobeyed,not as in my presenceonly,but nowmuchmorein my absence,workout your salvationwith fearand trembling;
Onlyconductyourselves in a manner worthyof the gospelof Christ,sothat whetherI comeand seeyou orremain absent,I will hearof you that you are standing firmin onespirit,with onemindstriving togetherfor the faithof the gospel;
I wishthat you would bearwith me in a littlefoolishness;but indeedyou are bearingwith me.
Nowsomehave become arrogant,as thoughI were not comingto you.
And Paul[said], "I would wishto God,that whetherin a shortorlong time,not onlyyou, but alsoallwho hearme this day,might becomesuchas I am,exceptfor thesechains."
and the prophetJeremiahsaid,"Amen!May the LORDdoso;may the LORDconfirmyour wordswhichyou have prophesiedto bringbackthe vesselsof the LORD'Shouseand allthe exiles,from Babylonto thisplace.
Woeto those whoare wisein their own eyesAnd cleverin their own sight!
[Like] cloudsand windwithoutrainIs a manwho boastsof his giftsfalsely.
But Mosessaidto him, "Are you jealousfor my sake? Wouldthat allthe LORD'Speoplewere prophets,that the LORDwould putHis Spiritupon them!"
When Jesus sawthe crowds,He wentup on the mountain;and after He sat down,His disciplescameto Him.
