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But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Par la grâce de Dieu je suis ce que je suis, et sa grâce envers moi n'a pas été vaine; loin de là, j'ai travaillé plus qu'eux tous, non pas moi toutefois, mais la grâce de Dieu qui est avec moi.

KJV

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    race in Him. Objection 2: Further, grace is necessary to man, that he may operate well, according to 1 Cor. 15:10 : "I have labored more abundantly than all they; yet not I, but the grace of God with me"; and in order that he may reach eternal life, according to Rom. 6:23 : "The…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    nce to Paul was it said ( 2 Cor. 12:9 ): "My grace is sufficient for thee": and he says of himself ( 1 Cor. 15:10 ): "By the grace of God I am what I am." Therefore sanctifying grace is given not only for the remission of sin, but also for growth and stability in righteousness. A…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew

    a bodily infliction labouring therein more than all those who are called by word only. [margin note: 1 Cor 15:10 ] Why then should not the Church constrain her lost sons to return to her, when her lost sons constrained others to perish? Remig.: It follows, “And in the time of har…

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