in purity,in knowledge,in patience,in kindness,in the HolySpirit,in genuinelove,
"They cometo you as peoplecome,and sitbeforeyou [as] My peopleand hearyour words,but they do not dothem, for they dothe lustfuldesires[expressed] by their mouth,[and] their heartgoesaftertheir gain.
[Let] love[be] without hypocrisy.Abhorwhat is evil;clingto what is good.
in the powerof signsand wonders,in the powerof the Spirit;sothat from Jerusalemand round aboutas faras IllyricumI have fully preachedthe gospelof Christ.
For to oneis giventhe wordof wisdomthroughthe Spirit,and to anotherthe wordof knowledgeaccordingto the sameSpirit;
Loveis patient,loveis kind[and] is not jealous;lovedoes not brag[and] is not arrogant,
For WHOHAS KNOWNTHE MINDOF THE LORD,THAT HE WILL INSTRUCTHIM? But we havethe mindof Christ.
and my messageand my preachingwere not in persuasivewordsof wisdom,but in demonstrationof the Spiritand of power,
But I callGodas witnessto my soul,that to spareyou I did not comeagainto Corinth.
Why?BecauseI do not loveyou? Godknows[I do]!
For ifone comesand preachesanotherJesuswhomwe have not preached,oryou receivea differentspiritwhichyou have not received,ora differentgospelwhichyou have not accepted,you bear[this] beautifully.
But evenifI am unskilledin speech,yetI am not [so] in knowledge;in fact,in everywaywe have made [this] evidentto you in all things.
I will most gladlyspendand be expendedfor your souls.IfI loveyou more,am I to be lovedless?
For thisreasonI am writingthese thingswhile absent,sothat when presentI [need] not useseverity,in accordancewith the authoritywhichthe Lordgaveme for buildingup and not for tearing down.
But onewhomyou forgiveanything,I [forgive] also; for indeedwhatI have forgiven,ifI have forgivenanything,[I did it] for your sakesin the presenceof Christ,
For out of muchafflictionand anguishof heartI wroteto you with manytears;not sothat you would be made sorrowful,but that you might knowthe lovewhichI haveespeciallyfor you.
being manifestedthat you are a letterof Christ,caredfor by us, writtennot with inkbut with the Spiritof the livingGod,not on tabletsof stonebut on tabletsof humanhearts.
For God,who said,"Lightshall shineout of darkness,"is the One whohas shonein our heartsto give the Lightof the knowledgeof the gloryof Godin the faceof Christ.
Make roomfor us [in your hearts]; we wrongednoone,we corruptedno one,we took advantageof no one.
Thisis the only thingI wantto findout from you: did you receivethe Spiritby the worksof the Law,orby hearingwith faith?
So then,does He who providesyou with the Spiritand worksmiraclesamongyou, do it by the worksof the Law,orby hearingwith faith?
But the fruitof the Spiritis love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,
By referring to this,when you readyou canunderstandmy insightinto the mysteryof Christ,
with allhumilityand gentleness,with patience,showing tolerancefor one anotherin love,
Be kindto one another,tender-hearted,forgivingeach other,justas Godin Christalsohas forgivenyou.
to whomGodwilledto make knownwhatis the richesof the gloryof thismysteryamongthe Gentiles,whichis Christin you, the hopeof glory.
in whomare hiddenallthe treasuresof wisdomand knowledge.
So,as those who have been chosenof God,holyand beloved,puton a heartof compassion,kindness,humility,gentlenessand patience;
You are witnesses,and [so is] God,howdevoutlyand uprightlyand blamelesslywe behavedtoward you believers;
Let no onelook downon your youthfulness,but [rather] in speech,conduct,love,faith[and] purity,showyourself an exampleof thosewho believe.
the older womenas mothers,[and] the youngerwomenas sisters,in allpurity.
Now you followedmy teaching,conduct,purpose,faith,patience,love,perseverance,
preachthe word;be readyin season[and] out of season;reprove,rebuke,exhort,with greatpatienceand instruction.
in all thingsshowyourselfto be an exampleof gooddeeds,[with] purityin doctrine,dignified,
But the wisdomfrom aboveis firstpure,thenpeaceable,gentle,reasonable,fullof mercyand goodfruits,unwavering,without hypocrisy.
It was revealedto them that they were not servingthemselves,but you, in these thingswhichnowhave been announcedto you throughthosewho preached the gospelto you by the HolySpiritsentfrom heaven--things into whichangelslongto look.
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
Little children,let us not lovewith wordorwith tongue,but in deedand truth.
Then she saidto him, "Howcan you say,'I loveyou,' when your heartis not with me? You have deceivedme thesethreetimesand have not toldme whereyour greatstrengthis."