Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Therefore whether {it were} I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of {our} faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. {author: or, beginner}

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, {and} lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Of this man's seed hath God according to {his} promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Whose {are} the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ {came}, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.