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Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?

But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

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

And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:

Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

And ye are Christ"s; and Christ is God"s.

Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your"s;

Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your"s;

And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

If any man"s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

If any man"s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

Every man"s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man"s work of what sort it is.

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

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.

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God"s husbandry, ye are God"s building.

Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

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