American Standard Version of 1901
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We are bound to give thanks to God always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;
knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,
{Or, But if to live in the flesh be my lot, this is the fruit of my work: and what I shall choose I know not.}But if to live in the flesh, — if {Greek: this is for me fruit of work.}this shall bring fruit from my work, then {Or, what shall I choose?}what I shall choose I know not.
choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the {Or, age: and so in verse 7, 8, but not in verse 12.}worlds unto our glory:
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before {Or, him: having in love foreordained us}him in love:
who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus {Or, long ages ago}before times eternal,
But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.
But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ's, at his {Greek: presence.}coming.
Now I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to minister unto the saints),
And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
and salute the church that is in their house. Salute Epænetus my beloved, who is the first-fruits of Asia unto Christ.