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But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

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

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: