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You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by all,

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You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.(A)

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

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The Rights of an Apostle

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?(A) If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.(B)

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Paul’s Rights as an Apostle

Am I not free?(A) Am I not an apostle?(B) Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?(C) Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?(D) Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal(E) of my apostleship in the Lord.

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Am I am not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

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For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia but in every place your faith in God has become known, so that we have no need to speak about it.(A)

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The Lord’s message(A) rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere.(B) Therefore we do not need to say anything about it,

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For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

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Prayer of Thanksgiving

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the world.(A)

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Paul’s Longing to Visit Rome

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you,(A) because your faith is being reported all over the world.(B)

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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

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It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart,[a] for all of you are my partners in God’s grace,[b] both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.7 Or because you hold me in your heart
  2. 1.7 Gk in grace

It is right(A) for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart(B) and, whether I am in chains(C) or defending(D) and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me.

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Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

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15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for you. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?(A)

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15 So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well.(A) If I love you more,(B) will you love me less?

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15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

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11 And why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!(A)

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11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows(A) I do!(B)

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11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

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I do not say this to condemn you, for I have already said that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.(A)

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I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts(A) that we would live or die with you.

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I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

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10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Let each builder choose with care how to build on it.(A)

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10 By the grace God has given me,(A) I laid a foundation(B) as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.

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10 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.

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