John 15 Cross References - CLV

¹ I am the true Grapevine, and My Father is the Farmer." ² Every branch in Me bringing forth no fruit, He is taking it away, and every one bringing forth fruit, He is cleansing it, that it may be bringing forth more fruit." ³ Already you are clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. ⁴ Remain in Me. I also am in you. According as the branch can not be bringing forth fruit from itself, if it should not be remaining in the grapevine, thus neither you, if you should not be remaining in Me." ⁵ I am the Grapevine. You are the branches. He who is remaining in Me, and I in him, this one is bringing forth much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing." ⁶ If anyone should not be remaining in Me, he was cast out as a branch, and it withered. And they are gathering them, and into the fire are they casting them, and they are being burned." ⁷ If ever you should be remaining in Me and My declarations should be remaining in you, whatever you should be wanting, request, and it will be occurring to you." ⁸ In this is My Father glorified, that you may be bringing forth much fruit, and you shall become My disciples." ⁹ According as the Father loves Me, I, also, love you. Remain in My love." ¹⁰ If ever you should be keeping My precepts, you will be remaining in My love, according as I have kept the precepts of My Father and am remaining in His love." ¹¹ These things have I spoken to you, that My joy should be remaining in you, and your joy may be filled." ¹² This is My precept, that you be loving one another, according as I love you." ¹³ Greater love than this has no one, that anyone may be laying down his soul for his friends." ¹⁴ You are My friends, if you should be doing whatever I am directing you." ¹⁵ No longer am I terming you slaves, for the slave is not aware what his lord is doing. Yet I have declared you friends, for all that I hear from My Father I make known to you." ¹⁶ Not you choose Me, but I choose you, and I appoint you, that you may be going away and be bringing forth much fruit, and your fruit may be remaining, that anything whichsoever you should be requesting the Father in My name, He will be giving it to you." ¹⁷ In these things I am directing you, that you may be loving one another." ¹⁸ If the world is hating you, know that it has hated Me first before you." ¹⁹ If you were of the world, the world would be fond of its own. Now, seeing that you are not of the world, but I choose you out of the world, therefore the world is hating you." ²⁰ Remember the word which I said to you, 'A slave is not greater than his lord.' If Me they persecute, you they will be persecuting also. If My word they keep, yours also will they be keeping." ²¹ But all these things will they be doing to you because of My name, seeing that they are not acquainted with Him Who sends Me." ²² If I came not and speak to them, they had no sin. Yet now they have no pretense concerning their sin." ²³ He who is hating Me is hating My Father also. ²⁴ If I do not the works among them which no other one does, they had no sin. Yet now they have seen also, and they have hated Me as well as My Father, ²⁵ but it is that the word written in their law may be fulfilled, that they hate Me gratuitously." ²⁶ Now, whenever the consoler which I shall be sending you from the Father may be coming, the spirit of truth which is going out from the Father, that will be testifying concerning Me." ²⁷ Now you also are testifying, seeing that, from the beginning, you are with Me."

¹⁰ Not withdraw shall the sceptre from Judah, nor a statue-maker's staff from between his feet, till it be that ease shall come to him. And to it shall the expectation of the people be. ¹¹ Bind to a vine will he his colt, and to a yellow muscat grape the foal of his she-ass, he rinses in wine his apparel, and in the blood of grapes his coverlet.

⁸ You caused a vine to journey from Egypt; You drove out the nations, and You planted it." ⁹ You cleared out the way before it, So that it rooted its roots and filled the land." ¹⁰ The mountains were covered by its shadow, And the cedars of El by its boughs." ¹¹ It sent its harvest branches unto the Sea, And its young shoots to the Stream." ¹² Why have You breached its stone dikes, So that all who are passing by the way nip off its fruit? ¹³ The boar from the wildwood gorges on it, And the field mammal, it grazes upon it." ¹⁴ O Elohim of hosts, return, I pray; Look down from the heavens and see, And note this vine, ¹⁵ Even the sprig that Your right hand has planted; And watch over the son You have made resolute for Yourself. ¹⁶ It is burned with fire, obliterated; At the rebuke of Your countenance they are perishing." ¹⁷ May Your hand rest on the man of Your right hand, On the son of humanity whom You have made resolute for Yourself." ¹⁸ Then we shall not turn away from You; May You revive us so that we shall call on Your Name. ¹⁹ O Yahweh Elohim of hosts, restore us; Light up Your face so that we may be saved. {Permanent, On the Wine Trough{ "

¹² Let us go early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine has budded, The vine blossom has opened, And the pomegranates have flowered; There I shall give my affections to you."

¹¹ For Solomon, there was a vineyard in Baal-hamon; He gave out the vineyard to custodians; Each would bring for its fruit a thousand silver pieces." ¹² I have my own vineyard before me; The thousand are for you, Solomon, And two hundred for the custodians of its fruit."

² In that day the elegance of Yahweh is coming to be for stateliness, and for glory, and the face of the land for pomp and for beauty, for the delivered of Israel and Judah."

¹ Singing, pray, to My darling am I, a song of My affection for My vineyard:A vineyard becomes My darling's on a horn-like fertile hill, a stone dike am I placing around it, and a rampart I make, ² and it is being cultivated and its stones thrown out. And it is being planted with a yellow muscat. And I am building a tower in its midst, and, moreover, a wine vat I hew in it, and I am expecting it to yield grapes, yet it is yielding stinking fruit? ³ And now, dweller of Jerusalem, and man of Judah, judge, pray, between Me and My vineyard, ⁴ what is there to do further for My vineyard, that I have not done for it? For what reason, when I expect it to yield grapes, yet it is yielding stinking fruit? ⁵ And now, pray, I shall make known to you what I will do to My vineyard:I will take away its hedge, and it comes to be consumed. I breach its stone dike, and it comes to be tramped." ⁶ And I am making My vineyard into a chaos, and it is not being pruned. And not being hoed, and up come buckthorn and spines. And I am instructing the thick clouds over it to keep from raining rain on it." ⁷ For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts is the house of Israel, and each man of Judah His plant delectable. And He is expecting judgment, and behold! Transgression! Righteousness, and behold! A cry!"

² In that day there will be a coveted vineyard of turbid wine. Respond to it. ³ I, Yahweh, will preserve it. Momentarily will I irrigate it, lest anyone is checking over it. Night and day will I preserve it."

²¹ And your people, all of them are righteous; for the eon shall they tenant the land, the scion of Yahweh's planting, the making of His hand, to beautify itself."

³ to give rejoicing to the mourners of Zion, to give to them beauty instead of ashes, the oil of elation instead of mourning, the muffler of praise instead of dimness of spirit. And they are called arbiters of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, to beautify Himself."

²¹ And I planted you a choice vine, wholly a true seed, And how have you been turned to Me, To the degenerate shoots of a strange vine?

¹⁰ Many shepherds did destroy My vineyard, They have trodden down My portion, They have made My desirable portion Become a wilderness--a desolation."

² `Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that has been, Among trees of the forest? ³ Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it? ⁴ Lo, to the fire it has been given for fuel, Its two ends has the fire eaten, And its midst has been scorched! Is it profitable for work? ⁵ Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire has eaten of it, And it is scorched, Has it been used yet for work? ⁶ Therefore, thus said the Lord Yahweh:As the vine-tree among trees of the forest, That I have given to the fire for fuel, So I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem."

¹ Israel is a voiding vine; his fruit is equal to him. According to the abundance of fruit, he increases that for the altars. According to the good of his land, they make goodly monuments."

⁸ Hear, pray, Joshua, the great priest, you and your associates who are sitting before you, for mortals of a miracle are they, for behold Me bringing My servant, the Sprout."

¹ For like is the kingdom of the heavens to a man, a householder, who came out at the same time with the morning to hire workers for his vineyard."

³³ Another parable hear: A man who was a householder plants a vineyard and places a stone dike about it, and excavates a trough in it, and builds a tower, and leased it to farmers, and travels."

¹ And He begins to speak to them in parables: "A vineyard a man is planting, and he places about it a stone dike, and excavates a vat, and builds a tower, and leased it to farmers, and travels."

⁶ Now He told this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he came, seeking fruit on it and did not find any."

⁹ It was the true light - which is enlightening every man - coming into the world.

¹⁷ For the law through Moses was given; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

³² Jesus, then, said to them, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you, not Moses has given you the bread out of heaven,

⁵⁵ for My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink."

⁹ For God's fellow workers are we. God's farm, God's building, are you."

⁸ Again, a new precept am I writing to you, which is true in Him and in you, for the darkness is passing by, and the true light already is appearing."

⁹ But the righteous one holds to his way, And the one of clean hands continues in resoluteness.

⁷ Expiate me with the hyssop, and I shall be clean; Rinse me, and I shall be whiter than snow." ⁸ Let me hear elation and rejoicing; Let the bones You have crushed exult. ⁹ Conceal Your face from my sins, And all my depravities wipe out." ¹⁰ Create for me a clean heart, O Elohim, And renew within me an established spirit." ¹¹ O do not fling me from Your presence, And do not take Your holy spirit from me." ¹² Do restore to me the elation of Your salvation, And stabilize me with a willing spirit." ¹³ Let me teach transgressors Your ways, That sinners may return to You."

¹⁸ While the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn's brightness, Advancing and becoming resplendent until the day is established,

⁹ Wherefore, in this will be a propitiatory shelter for the depravity of the house of Jacob, and this is My propitiatory shelter, to take away his sin. When he makes all the stones of the altar as chalk stones shattered, the fetishes of happiness and warmed horn altars will not rise."

¹⁹ and the humble will continue to rejoice in Yahweh, and the needy of humanity will exult in the Holy One of Israel."

³ And we shall know--we shall pursue to know Yahweh; as the dawn is prepared we shall find Him, and He will come to us as a downpour, as the latter rain and the former rain of the land."

³ And he shall sit as a refiner and cleanser of silver and gold. And he shall cleanse the sons of Levi, and cupel them as gold and as silver. And they shall come to be for Yahweh, bringing close the approach present in righteousness."

¹⁰ "Yet already the ax is lying at the root of the trees. Every tree, then, which is not producing ideal fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.

¹² Whose winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will be scouring His threshing floor, and will be gathering His grain into His barn, yet the chaff will He be burning up with unextinguished fire."

¹² For anyone who has, to him shall be given, and he shall have a superfluity. Yet anyone who has not, that also which he has shall be taken away from him."

³³ Another parable He speaks to them, saying, "Like is the kingdom of the heavens to leaven which a woman, getting, hides in three seahs of meal, till the whole was leavened."

¹³ Now He, answering, said, "Every plant which is not planted by My heavenly Father shall be uprooted."

¹⁹ And, perceiving one fig tree on the roadside, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And He is saying to it, "No longer, by any means, may fruit be coming of you for the eon.And withered instantly is the fig tree."

¹³ Now those on the rock are those who, whenever they should be hearing, with joy are receiving the word. And these have no root, who are believing for a season and, in a season of trial, are withdrawing."

⁷ Now he said to the vineyardist, 'Lo! For three years I am coming seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I am not finding any. Hew it down, then. Why is it making the land unproductive also?'" ⁸ Yet he, answering, is saying to him, 'Lord, leave it this year also, till I shall be digging and casting manure about it." ⁹ And if, indeed, it ever should be producing fruit in the impending year-otherwise you shall surely hew it down.'"

⁸ In this is My Father glorified, that you may be bringing forth much fruit, and you shall become My disciples."

¹⁶ Not you choose Me, but I choose you, and I appoint you, that you may be going away and be bringing forth much fruit, and your fruit may be remaining, that anything whichsoever you should be requesting the Father in My name, He will be giving it to you."

¹² When I was with them in the world, I kept those whom Thou hast given Me in Thy name, and I guard them, and not one of them perished, except the son of destruction, that the scripture may be fulfilled."

³ Yet not only so, but we may be glorying also in afflictions, having perceived that affliction is producing endurance, ⁴ yet endurance testedness, yet testedness expectation." ⁵ Now expectation is not mortifying, seeing that the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the holy spirit which is being given to us."

²⁸ Now we are aware that God is working all together for the good of those who are loving God, who are called according to the purpose"

¹ If I should be speaking in the languages of men and of the messengers, yet should have no love, I have become resounding copper or a clanging cymbal."

¹⁷ For the momentary lightness of our affliction is producing for us a transcendently transcendent eonian burden of glory, ¹⁸ at our not noting what is being observed, but what is not being observed, for what is being observed is temporary, yet what is not being observed is eonian."

²² Now the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law."

⁹ And this I am praying, that your love may be superabounding still more and more in realization and all sensibility, ¹⁰ for you to be testing what things are of consequence, that you may be sincere and no stumbling block for the day of Christ, ¹¹ filled with the fruit of righteousness that is through Jesus Christ for the glory and laud of God.

⁵ because of the expectation reserved for you in the heavens, which you hear before in the word of truth of the evangel, ⁶ which, being present with you, according as in the entire world also, is bearing fruit and growing, according as it is among you also, from the day on which you hear and realized the grace of God in truth, ⁷ according as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow slave, who is a faithful dispenser of Christ for us, ⁸ who makes evident also to us your love in spirit. ⁹ Therefore we also, from the day on which we hear, do not cease praying for you and requesting that you may be filled full with the realization of His will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, ¹⁰ you to walk worthily of the Lord for all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the realization of God;"

²³ Now may the God of peace Himself be hallowing you wholly; and may your unimpaired spirit and soul and body be kept blameless in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ! ²⁴ Faithful is He Who is calling you, Who will be doing it also."

¹⁴ Who gives Himself for us, that He should be redeeming us from all lawlessness and be cleansing for Himself a people to be about Him, zealous for ideal acts."

⁷ For land which is drinking the shower coming often on it, and bringing forth herbage fit for those because of whom it is being farmed also, is partaking of blessing from God;" ⁸ yet, bringing forth thorns and star thistles, it is disqualified and near a curse, whose consummation is burning."

¹⁰ For these, indeed, disciplined for a few days as it seemed best to them, yet that One for our expedience, for us to be partaking of His holiness." ¹¹ Now all discipline, indeed, for the present is not seeming to be a thing of joy, but of sorrow, yet subsequently it is rendering the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it."

¹⁵ supervising, that no one be wanting of the grace of God, nor any root of bitterness, sprouting up, may be annoying you, and through this the majority may be defiled,

¹⁹ Out of us they come, but they were not of us, for if they were of us, they would have remained with us. But it was that they may be manifested that they are not all of us. "

¹⁹ '"Whosoever I may be fond of, I am exposing and disciplining. Be zealous, then, and repent!"

¹⁰ Jesus is saying to him, "He who is bathed has no need, except to wash his feet, but is wholly clean. And you are clean, but not all."

¹⁷ Hallow them by Thy truth. Thy word is truth.

²⁶ that He should be hallowing it, cleansing it in the bath of the water (with His declaration),

²² Having purified your souls, by the obedience of truth, for unfeigned fondness for the brethren, love one another out of a true heart earnestly,

⁵ Who is this ascending from the wilderness, Intimately leaning on her darling? Under the apricot tree I roused you; There your mother was cramped with you; There she was cramped, who bore you."

¹⁰ For the defended city will be solitary; the homestead will be let go and forsaken as a wilderness. There the calf will graze, and there it will recline, and will finish its forked branches" ¹¹ when its grass is dry. Women shall look forward, coming to enlighten it, for it is not a people of understanding. Therefore no compassion is its Maker showing to it, and its Former will not be gracious to it."

² `Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that has been, Among trees of the forest? ³ Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it? ⁴ Lo, to the fire it has been given for fuel, Its two ends has the fire eaten, And its midst has been scorched! Is it profitable for work? ⁵ Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire has eaten of it, And it is scorched, Has it been used yet for work?

⁸ Ephraim--what are grief fetishes to him any longer? I humble him, and am controlling him. I am as a flourishing fir. Your fruit is found to be from Me."

¹⁵ Now that in the ideal earth, these are they who, in a heart ideal and good, hearing the word, are retaining it and are bearing fruit with endurance."

⁵⁶ He who is masticating My flesh and drinking My blood is remaining in Me, and I in him."

⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we come away? Declarations of life eonian hast Thou!" ⁶⁹ And we believe and know that Thou art the Holy One of God."

³¹ Jesus, then, said to the Jews who have believed Him, "If ever you should be remaining in My word, you are truly My disciples,

²⁰ In that day you shall know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you."

⁵ I am the Grapevine. You are the branches. He who is remaining in Me, and I in him, this one is bringing forth much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing." ⁶ If anyone should not be remaining in Me, he was cast out as a branch, and it withered. And they are gathering them, and into the fire are they casting them, and they are being burned." ⁷ If ever you should be remaining in Me and My declarations should be remaining in you, whatever you should be wanting, request, and it will be occurring to you."

²³ I in them and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected in one, and that the world may know that Thou dost commission Me and dost love them according as Thou dost love Me."

²³ who, coming along and perceiving the grace of God, rejoiced and entreated all with purpose of heart to be remaining in the Lord -"

²² establishing the souls of the disciples, besides entreating them to remain in the faith and saying that, "Through many afflictions must we be entering into the kingdom of God."

⁹ Yet you are not in flesh, but in spirit, if so be that God's spirit is making its home in you. Now if anyone has not Christ's spirit, this one is not His." ¹⁰ Now if Christ is in you, the body, indeed, is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is life because of righteousness."

⁸ For this I entreat the Lord thrice, that it should withdraw from me. " ⁹ And He has protested to me, "Sufficient for you is My grace, for My power in infirmity is being perfected.With the greatest relish, then, will I rather be glorying in my infirmities, that the power of Christ should be tabernacling over me. " ¹⁰ Wherefore I delight in infirmities, in outrages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake, for, whenever I may be weak, then I am powerful. "

⁵ Try yourselves, if you are in the faith; test yourselves. Or are you not recognizing yourselves that Christ Jesus is in you, except you are somewhat disqualified? "

²⁰ With Christ have I been crucified, yet I am living; no longer I, but living in me is Christ. Now that which I am now living in flesh, I am living in faith that is of the Son of God, Who loves me, and gives Himself up for me."

¹⁷ Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith, that you, having been rooted and grounded in love,

¹¹ filled with the fruit of righteousness that is through Jesus Christ for the glory and laud of God.

²³ since surely you are persisting in the faith, grounded and settled and are not being removed from the expectation of the evangel which you hear which is being heralded in the entire creation which is under heaven of which I, Paul, became the dispenser."

²⁷ to whom God wills to make known what are the glorious riches of this secret among the nations, which is: Christ among you, the expectation of glory"

⁶ As, then, you accepted Christ Jesus, the Lord, be walking in Him,

⁵ Therefore, when I also could by no means longer refrain, I send to know of your faith, lest somehow the trier tries you and our toil may be coming to be for naught."

³⁹ Yet we are not of those shrinking back to destruction, but of faith for the procuring of the soul."

⁶ In this we know that we are in Him: he who is saying that he is remaining in Him ought also himself to be walking according as He walks.

²⁴ Let that which you hear from the beginning be remaining in you. If ever that which you hear from the beginning should be remaining in you, you, also, will be remaining in the Son and in the Father." ²⁵ And this is the promise which He promises us: the life eonian. ²⁶ These things I write to you concerning those who are deceiving you. ²⁷ And the anointing which you obtained from Him is remaining in you, and you have no need that anyone may be teaching you, but as His anointing is teaching you concerning all, and is true, and is no lie, according as it teaches you also, remain in Him." ²⁸ And now, little children, remain in Him, that, if He should be manifested, we should be having boldness and not be put to shame by Him in His presence."

⁹ Everyone who is taking the lead and not remaining in the teaching of Christ has not God. He who is remaining in the teaching, this one has the Father as well as the Son."

²⁰ Now you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in holy spirit, ²¹ keep yourselves in the love of God, anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for life eonian."

³⁰ The fruit of a righteous man is a tree of life, And he who procures souls is wise."

⁸ the sin approach of My people are they eating, and to their depravity are they lifting their soul."

⁶ Now He told this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he came, seeking fruit on it and did not find any."

¹⁹ Jesus, then, answers and said to them, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you, The Son can not be doing anything of Himself if it is not what He should be observing the Father doing, for whatever He may be doing, this the Son also is doing likewise."

³³ Except this Man were from God, He could not be doing anything."

²⁴ Verily, verily, I am saying to you, If a kernel of grain, falling into the earth, should not be dying, it is remaining alone, yet if it should be dying, it is bringing forth much fruit."

¹² And there is no salvation in any other one, for neither is there any other name, given under heaven among men, in which we must be saved."

²² Yet, now, being freed from Sin, yet enslaved to God, you have your fruit for holiness. Now the consummation is life eonian."

⁴ So that, my brethren, you also were put to death to the law through the body of Christ, for you to become Another's, Who is roused from among the dead, that we should be bearing fruit to God."

⁵ thus we, who are many, are one body in Christ, yet individually members of one another."

¹⁶ The cup of blessing which we are blessing, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we are breaking, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

¹² For even as the body is one and has many members, yet all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, thus also is the Christ."

²⁷ Now you are the body of Christ, and members of a part,

¹⁰ Now may He Who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, be furnishing and multiplying your seed and be making the product of your righteousness grow,

⁸ For we are not able for anything against the truth, but for the sake of the truth. "

²² Now the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

⁹ As children of light be walking (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

¹³ For all am I strong in Him Who is invigorating me - Christ!

¹⁷ Not that I am seeking for a gift, but I am seeking for fruit that is increasing for your account."

⁶ which, being present with you, according as in the entire world also, is bearing fruit and growing, according as it is among you also, from the day on which you hear and realized the grace of God in truth,

¹⁰ you to walk worthily of the Lord for all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the realization of God;"

¹⁷ All good giving and every perfect gratuity is from above, descending from the Father of lights, in Whom there is no mutation or shadow from revolving motion."

⁴ Whom approaching, a living Stone, having been rejected indeed by men, yet chosen by God, held in honor,

² May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the recognition of God and of Jesus Christ, our Lord!" ³ So has all of His divine power, that tends to life and devoutness, been presented to us through the recognition of Him Who calls us to His own glory and virtue;" ⁴ through which have been presented to us the precious and greatest promises, that through these you may become participants of the divine nature, fleeing from the corruption which is in the world by lust." ⁵ Now for this same thing also, employing all diligence, in your faith supply virture, yet in virtue knowledge, ⁶ yet in knowledge self-control, yet in self-control endurance, yet in endurance devoutness, ⁷ yet in devoutness brotherly fondness, yet in brotherly fondness love." ⁸ For your possessing these and increasing is constituting you not idle nor yet unfruitful in the recognition of our Lord, Jesus Christ." ⁹ For he in whom these are not present is blind, closing his eyes, getting oblivious of the cleansing from the penalties of his sins of old." ¹⁰ Wherefore, rather, brethren, endeavor through ideal acts to confirm your calling and choice; for, doing these things you should under no circumstances be tripping at any time. " ¹¹ For thus will be richly supplied to you the entrance into the eonian kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. ¹² Wherefore I shall ever be about to be reminding you concerning these things, even though you are aware of, and have been established in, the present truth." ¹³ Now I am deeming it just, for as much time as I am in this tabernacle, to be rousing you by a reminder, ¹⁴ being aware that my tabernacle is to be put off swiftly according as our Lord, Jesus Christ, also makes evident to me." ¹⁵ Yet I shall endeavor to have you, after my exodus, to make mention of these things, ever and anon, also." ¹⁶ For not by following wisely made myths do we make known to you the power and presence of our Lord, Jesus Christ, but by becoming spectators of His magnificence." ¹⁷ For He got from God, the Father, the honor and glory of the voice, being carried to Him in such a way by the Glory Magnifical: "This is My Son, the Beloved, in Whom I delight!" ¹⁸ And this voice we hear being carried out of heaven, being together with Him in the holy mountain."

¹⁸ Yet be growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory now, as well as for the day of the eon. Amen!"

³⁰ He shall not be taken away from darkness; The blaze shall dry up his young shoot, And his bud shall be taken away by the wind.

¹⁵ Even the sprig that Your right hand has planted; And watch over the son You have made resolute for Yourself.

¹⁹ yet you were flung from your tomb as a scion abhorrent, as many who were killed, spurred with a sword, who went down to the stones of the crypt as a corpse being trampled."

¹⁰ For the defended city will be solitary; the homestead will be let go and forsaken as a wilderness. There the calf will graze, and there it will recline, and will finish its forked branches"

³ Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take of it a pin to hang any vessel on it? ⁴ Lo, to the fire it has been given for fuel, Its two ends has the fire eaten, And its midst has been scorched! Is it profitable for work? ⁵ Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire has eaten of it, And it is scorched, Has it been used yet for work? ⁶ Therefore, thus said the Lord Yahweh:As the vine-tree among trees of the forest, That I have given to the fire for fuel, So I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem." ⁷ And I have set My face against them, From the fire they have gone forth, And the fire does consume them, And you have known that I [am] Yahweh, In My setting My face against them."

⁹ Say:Thus said the Lord Yahweh:It prospers--its roots does he not draw out, And its fruit cut off, and it is withered? [In] all the leaves of its springing it withers, And not by great strength, and by a numerous people, To lift it up by its roots."

¹² And it is plucked up in fury, To the earth it has been cast, And the east wind has dried up its fruit, Broken and withered has been the rod of its strength, Fire has consumed it." ¹³ And now--it is planted in a wilderness, In a land dry and thirsty." ¹⁴ And go forth does fire from a rod of its boughs, Its fruit it has devoured, And it has no rod of strength--a sceptre to rule, Lamentation it [is] --and it is for a lamentation!'"

¹⁹ Every tree not producing ideal fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.

⁴¹ The Son of Mankind shall be dispatching His messengers, and they shall be culling out of His kingdom all the snares and those doing lawlessness,

⁵ And, tossing the silver pieces into the temple, he retires, and, coming away, strangles himself."

² Every branch in Me bringing forth no fruit, He is taking it away, and every one bringing forth fruit, He is cleansing it, that it may be bringing forth more fruit."

²⁷ but a certain fearful waiting for judging and fiery jealousy, about to be eating the hostile."

²⁰ For if, while fleeing from the defilements of the world by the recognition of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, yet, being again involved in these, they are being discomfited, their last state has become worse than the first."

¹² These are the reefs in your love feasts, carousing with you fearlessly, shepherding themselves; waterless clouds carried aside by winds; trees that are sear, unfruitful, twice dying, uprooted;" ¹³ wild billows of the sea, frothing forth their own shame; straying stars, for whom the gloom of darkness has been kept for an eon."

¹⁵ And if anyone was not found written in the scroll of life, he was cast into the lake of fire."

⁸ Yet the timid, and unbelievers, and the abominable, and murderers, and paramours, and enchanters, and idolaters, and all the false-their part is in the lake burning with fire and sulphur, which is the second death."

⁶ These words which I am instructing you today will come to be in your heart.

²⁶ For then you shall find pleasure for yourself in Him Who Suffices, And you shall lift your face to Eloah.

¹² From the instruction of His lips I do not remove myself; I have secluded in my bosom the sayings of His mouth.

⁴ Find pleasure in Yahweh, And He shall give you the requests of your heart."

¹¹ In my heart have I stored up Your promise, That I may not sin against You."

⁴ He directed me and said to me:May your heart uphold my word; Keep my instruction and live;

²⁴ What the wicked one shrinks from, it shall come to him, And what the righteous yearn for shall be given."

⁸ Then your light shall be rent as the dawn, and your longevity with haste shall sprout. And there goes before you your righteousness. And the glory of Yahweh shall gather about you."

¹⁶ Your words have been found, and I eat them, And Your word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Your name is called on me, O Yahweh, Elohim of Hosts."

⁷ Request and it shall be given you. Seek and you shall find. Knock and it shall be opened to you."

³⁷ I am aware that you are Abraham's seed. But you are seeking to kill Me, for My word has no room in you."

¹³ And whatever you should be requesting in My name, this I will be doing, that the Father should be glorified in the Son."

²³ And in that day you will not be asking Me anything. "Verily, verily, I am saying to you that whatever you should be requesting the Father, He will be giving it to you in My name."

² but is under guardians and administrators until the time purposed by the father.

¹⁶ Now I am saying, Walk in spirit, and you should under no circumstances be consummating the lust of the flesh."

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ be making its home in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves; in psalms, in hymns, in spiritual songs, singing, with grace in your hearts to God."

¹⁴ I write to you, fathers, seeing that you know Him Who is from the beginning. I write to you, youths, seeing that you are strong and the word of God is remaining in you, and you have conquered the wicked one."

²⁷ And the anointing which you obtained from Him is remaining in you, and you have no need that anyone may be teaching you, but as His anointing is teaching you concerning all, and is true, and is no lie, according as it teaches you also, remain in Him."

²² and whatsoever we may be requesting, we are obtaining from Him, for we are keeping His precepts and are doing what is pleasing in His sight."

¹⁴ And this is the boldness which we have toward Him, that if we should be requesting anything according to his will, He is hearing us."

¹ The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I am loving in truth, and not I only, but all also who know the truth, ² because of the truth which is remaining in us, and will be with us for the eon."

¹² The righteous one shall bud like a palm tree; Like a cedar in Lebanon, he shall grow great." ¹³ Those transplanted into the House of Yahweh, They shall bud in the courts of our Elohim." ¹⁴ They shall still produce when greyhaired; They shall be sleek and flourishing, ¹⁵ Telling that Yahweh is upright, My Rock, and no iniquity is in Him."

⁸ Ascend the mountain, and bring wood and build the house, and I will accept it and be glorified, says Yahweh."

¹⁶ Thus let shine your light in front of men, so that they may perceive your ideal acts and should glorify your Father Who is in the heavens.

⁴⁴ Yet I am saying to you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who are persecuting you,

³⁵ Moreover, be loving your enemies, and be doing good, and be lending, expecting nothing from them, and your wages will be vast in the heavens, and you will be sons of the Most High, for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked."

³⁵ By this all shall be knowing that you are My disciples, if you should be having love for one another."

⁵ I am the Grapevine. You are the branches. He who is remaining in Me, and I in him, this one is bringing forth much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing."

²⁰ For you are bought with a price. By all means glorify God in your body.

³¹ Then, whether you are eating or drinking, or anything you are doing, do all for the glory of God."

¹⁰ Now may He Who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, be furnishing and multiplying your seed and be making the product of your righteousness grow, ¹¹ being enriched in everything, for all the generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, ¹² for the dispensation of this ministry not only is replenishing the wants of the saints, but is superabounding also through much thanksgiving, to God, ¹³ through the testedness of this dispensation, glorifying God at the subjection of your avowal to the evangel of Christ, and in the generosity of the contribution for them and for all, ¹⁴ and in their petition for you, longing to be acquainted with you, because of the transcendent grace of God on you." ¹⁵ Now thanks be to God for His indescribable gratuity!

⁵ sane, chaste, domestic, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed."

¹⁰ not embezzling, but displaying all good faithfulness, that they may be adorning the teaching that is of God, our Saviour, in all things."

¹² having your behavior among the nations ideal, that in that in which they are speaking against you as of evildoers, by being spectators of ideal acts they should be glorifying God in the day of visitation."

¹¹ if anyone is speaking, as the oracles of God; if anyone is dispensing, as out of the strength which God is furnishing; that in all God may be glorified, through Jesus Christ, to Whom is the glory and the might for the eons of the eons. Amen!"

¹¹ These things have I spoken to you, that My joy should be remaining in you, and your joy may be filled."

¹³ Greater love than this has no one, that anyone may be laying down his soul for his friends."

²³ I in them and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected in one, and that the world may know that Thou dost commission Me and dost love them according as Thou dost love Me." ²⁴ Father, those whom Thou hast given Me, I will that, where I am, they also may be with Me, that they may be beholding My glory which Thou has given Me, for Thou lovest Me before the disruption of the world."

²⁶ And I make known to them Thy name, and I shall make it known, that the love with which Thou lovest Me may be in them, and I in them."

¹⁸ should be strong to grasp, together with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and depth and height"

²⁸ And now, little children, remain in Him, that, if He should be manifested, we should be having boldness and not be put to shame by Him in His presence."

²⁰ Now you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in holy spirit,

⁵ and from Jesus Christ, the Faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Suzerain of the kings of the earth. To Him Who is loving us and looses us from our sins by His blood"

¹ Behold My Servant! I am upholding Him. My Chosen! Accepted by My soul! I bestow My spirit upon Him, and He shall bring forth judgment to the nations." ² He shall not cry, nor make a tumult, nor cause His voice to be heard outside." ³ A bruised reed He will not break, and dimmed flax He will not quench, for truth will He bring forth judgment." ⁴ And He will not dim nor bruise till He shall place judgment in the earth. And the coastlanders will wait for His law."

¹⁵ Yet, answering, Jesus said to him, "by your leave, at present, for thus it is becoming for us to fulfill all righteousness.Then he is giving Him leave. ¹⁶ Now, being baptized, Jesus straightway stepped up from the water, and lo! opened up to Him were the heavens, and He perceived the spirit of God descending as if a dove, and coming on Him. ¹⁷ And lo! a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My Son, the Beloved, in Whom I delight."

³⁴ Jesus is saying to them, "My food is that I should be doing the will of Him Who sends Me, and should be perfecting His work."

²⁹ And He Who sends Me is with Me. He does not leave Me alone, for what is pleasing to Him am I doing always."

⁴⁹ seeing that I speak not from Myself, but the Father Who sends Me, He has given Me the precept, what I may be saying and what I should be speaking."

¹⁵ If you should be loving Me, you will be keeping My precepts."

²¹ He who has My precepts and is keeping them, he it is who is loving Me. Now he who is loving Me will be loved by My Father, and I shall be loving him and shall be disclosing Myself to him."

³¹ But that the world may know that I am loving the Father, and according as the Father directs Me, thus I am doing, rouse! We may be going hence!"

⁴ I glorify Thee on the earth, finishing the work which Thou hast given Me, that I should be doing it."

¹⁹ Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the precepts of God."

¹ For the rest, then, brethren, we are asking you and entreating in the Lord Jesus, that, according as you accepted from us how you must be walking and pleasing God (according as you are walking also), that you may be superabounding yet more,

²⁶ For such a Chief Priest also became us, benign, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and coming to be higher than those of the heavens,

⁵ Wherefore, entering into the world, He is saying, Sacrifice and approach present Thou dost not will, Yet a body dost Thou adapt to Me." ⁶ In ascent approaches and those concerning sin Thou dost not delight. ⁷ Then said I, "Lo! I am arriving-In the summary of the scroll it is written concerning Me-To do Thy will, O God." ⁸ Further up, when saying that "Sacrifice and approach present and ascent approaches and those concerning sin Thou dost not will, neither dost Thou delight in them(which are being offered according to law), ⁹ then He has declared, "Lo! I am arriving to do Thy will, O God!He is despatching the first, that He should be establishing the second." ¹⁰ By which will we are hallowed through the approach present of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time.

²¹ For it were better for them not to have recognized the way of righteousness, than, recognizing it, to go back to what was behind, from the holy precept given over to them."

¹ My little children, these things am I writing to you that you may not be sinning. And if anyone should be sinning, we have an Entreater with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Just." ² And He is the propitiatory shelter concerned with our sins, yet not concerned with ours only, but concerned with the whole world also."

⁵ Yet whoever may be keeping His word, truly in this one the love of God is perfected. "

²¹ Beloved, if our heart should not be censuring us, we have boldness toward God, ²² and whatsoever we may be requesting, we are obtaining from Him, for we are keeping His precepts and are doing what is pleasing in His sight." ²³ And this is His precept, that we should be believing in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and may be loving one another according as He gives us a precept." ²⁴ And he who is keeping His precepts is remaining in Him, and He in him. And in this we know that He is remaining in us, by the spirit which He gives us."

³ For this is the love of God, that we may be keeping His precepts. And His precepts are not heavy,

¹⁴ Happy are those who are rinsing their robes, that it will be their license to the log of life, and they may be entering the portals into the city."

¹¹ From the toil of His soul shall He see light. And He shall be satisfied by His knowledge. My righteous Servant shall justify many, and with their depravities shall He be burdened."

⁴ And it will not be said of you any further, "Forsaken"; and of your land it will not be said any further, "Desolation.For He shall call you Hephzi-bah, and your land Beulah. For Yahweh is delighted with you, and your land is possessed."

⁴¹ and I have rejoiced over them to do them good, and have planted them in this land in truth, with all my heart, and with all My soul."

⁹ And it has been to Me for a name of joy, For praise, and for beauty, to all nations of the earth, Who hear of all the good that I am doing them, And they have feared, And they have trembled for all the good, And for all the peace, that I am doing to it."

¹⁷ Yahweh, your Elohim, is within you; He, the Master, will save. He will be elated over you with rejoicing; He will renew you in His love; He will exult over you with jubilation."

⁵ And finding it, he is placing it on his shoulders, rejoicing."

⁹ And, finding it, she is calling together the friends and the neighbors, saying 'Rejoice together with me that I found the drachma which I lose!'"

²³ And bring the grain-fed calf, sacrifice it, and, eating, we may make merry,

³² Yet we must be merry and rejoice, seeing that this your brother was dead and revives, and was lost and was found.'"

²⁹ He Who has the bride is the Bridegroom. Yet the friend of the Bridegroom, who stands and is hearing Him, is rejoicing with joy because of the Bridegroom's voice. This, my joy, then, has been fulfilled."

²⁴ Hitherto you do not request anything in My name. Request and you shall obtain, that your joy may be full."

³³ These things have I spoken to you that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction. But courage! I have conquered the world."

¹³ Yet now to Thee am I coming, and these things am I speaking in the world that they may be having My joy filled full in themselves."

¹³ Now may the God of expectation be filling you with all joy and peace in believing, for you to be super-abounding in expectation, in the power of holy spirit."

²⁴ Not that we are lording it over your faith, but are fellow workers of your joy, for you stand fast in the faith."

¹⁸ And be not drunk with wine, in which is profligacy, but be filled full with spirit,

²⁵ And, having this confidence, I am aware that I shall be remaining and shall be abiding with you all for your progress and joy of faith,

¹⁶ Be rejoicing always.

⁸ Whom, not perceiving, you are loving; in Whom, not seeing at present, yet believing, you are exulting with joy unspeakable and glorious,

⁴ And these things we are writing, that our joy may be full."

¹² Having much to write to you, I resolved not to do it with paper and ink, but I am expecting to come to you and to speak mouth to mouth, that your joy may be full."

³⁴ A new precept am I giving to you, that you be loving one another; according as I love you, that you also be loving one another."

¹⁰ Let us have fond affection for one another with brotherly fondness, in honor deeming one another first,

² and be walking in love, according as Christ also loves you, and gives Himself up for us, an approach present and a sacrifice to God, for a fragrant odor."

¹² Now may the Lord cause you to increase and superabound in love for one another and for all, even as we also for you,

⁹ Now, concerning brotherly fondness, we have no need to be writing to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to be loving one another,

³ We ought to be thanking God always concerning you, brethren, according as it is meet; seeing that your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all for one another is increasing,

⁸ Now the finish; Be all of a like disposition, sympathetic, fond of the brethren, tenderly compassionate, of a humble disposition,

⁸ before all, having earnest love among yourselves, for love is covering a multitude of sins."

⁷ Beloved, I am not writing a new precept to you, but an old precept, which you had from the beginning. The old precept is the word which you hear." ⁸ Again, a new precept am I writing to you, which is true in Him and in you, for the darkness is passing by, and the true light already is appearing." ⁹ He who is saying that he is in the light and is hating his brother is a liar and is in darkness hitherto. ¹⁰ He who is loving his brother is remaining in the light, and there is no snare in him."

¹¹ For this is the message which you hear from the beginning, ¹² that we may be loving one another, not according as Cain was of the wicked one and slays his brother. And on behalf of what does he slay him? Seeing that his acts were wicked, yet those of his brother, just." ¹³ Marvel not, brethren, if the world is hating you." ¹⁴ We are aware that we have proceeded out of death into life, for we are loving our brethren. He who is not loving is remaining in death." ¹⁵ Everyone who is hating his brother is a man-killer, and you are aware that no man-killer at all has life eonian remaining in him." ¹⁶ By this we know love, seeing that He, for our sakes, lays down His soul. We also ought to lay down our souls for the sake of the brethren." ¹⁷ Now whoever may be having a livelihood in this world, and may be beholding his brother having need, and should be locking his compassions from him - how is the love of God remaining in him? ¹⁸ Little children, we should not be loving in word, neither in tongue, but in act and truth."

²³ And this is His precept, that we should be believing in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and may be loving one another according as He gives us a precept."

²¹ And this precept have we from Him, that he who is loving God may be loving his brother also."

¹¹ I am the Shepherd ideal. The ideal shepherd is laying down his soul for the sake of the sheep.

¹⁵ according as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. And My soul am I laying down for the sake of the sheep."

⁶ For Christ, while we are still infirm, still in accord with the era, for the sake of the irreverent, died." ⁷ For hardly for the sake of a just man will anyone be dying: for, for the sake of a good man, perhaps someone may even be daring to die, ⁸ yet God is commending this love of His to us, seeing that, while we are still sinners, Christ died for our sakes."

⁷ Beloved, we should be loving one another, for love is of God, and everyone who is loving God is begotten of God, and knows God." ⁸ He who is not loving knew not God, for God is love." ⁹ In this was manifested the love of God among us, that God has dispatched His only-begotten Son into the world that we should be living through Him." ¹⁰ In this is love, not that we love God, but that He loves us, and dispatches His son, a propitiatory shelter concerned with our sins." ¹¹ Beloved, if thus God loves us, we also ought to be loving one another."

⁷ `Are not You our Elohim? You have dispossessed the inhabitants of this land from before Your people Israel, and do give it to the seed of Abraham Your friend to the eon,

¹ I come to my garden, my sister, O bride; I nip off my myrrh with my aromatics; I eat my wildwood fare with my honey; I drink my wine with my milk. Eat, associates! Drink and be drunken, friends!"

⁸ Now you, Israel, My servant; Jacob, whom I have chosen; the seed of Abraham, My love, whom I encourage;"

⁵⁰ For anyone whoever should be doing the will of My Father Who is in the heavens, he is My brother and sister and mother!"

⁴ Now I am saying to you, My friends, be not afraid of those who are killing the body and after this do not have anything more excessive that they can do."

⁵ His mother is saying to the servants, "Anything which He should be saying to you, do."

¹⁷ If you are aware of these things, happy are you if you should be doing them!"

²⁸ You hear that I said to you, 'I am going, and I am coming to you.' If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I."

²³ And fulfilled was the scripture which is saying, Now "Abraham believes God, and it is reckoned to him for righteousness,and he was called "the friend of God."

¹⁷ And Yahweh says, "Shall I cover from Abraham, My servant, what I am doing, ¹⁸ when Abraham shall become, yea become a nation, great and staunch, and blessed in him are all the nations of the earth? ¹⁹ For I know him, that, responding, he will instruct his sons and his household after him, and keep will they the way of Yahweh to do justice and judgment, that Yahweh may bring on Abraham all that He speaks concerning him.

⁸ And the king of Aram has been fighting against Israel, and takes counsel with his servants, saying, `At such and such a place [is] my encamping.. <sup>9</sup> And the man of Elohim sends unto the king of Israel, saying, `Take heed of passing by this place, for thither are the Arameans coming down;" ¹⁰ and the king of Israel sends unto the place of which the man of Elohim spoke to him, and warned him, and he is preserved there not once nor twice. ¹¹ And the heart of the king of Aram is tossed about concerning this thing, and he calls unto his servants, and said unto them, `Do you not declare to me who of us [is] for the king of Israel?. <sup>12</sup> And one of his servants said, `Nay, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who [is] in Israel, declares to the king of Israel the words that you speak in the inner part of your bed-chamber..

¹⁴ The intimacy of Yahweh is for those fearing Him, And His covenant, to give them knowledge."

⁷ For my Lord Yahweh is not doing a thing save He reveals His deliberation to His servants, the prophets."

¹¹ Now, answering, He said to them that "To you has it been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, yet to those it has not been given."

²³ And being turned to the disciples, He said privately, "Happy are the eyes that are observing what you are observing!"

¹⁹ The woman is saying to Him, "Lord, I behold that thou art a prophet."

²⁶ Much have I to be speaking and judging concerning you, but He Who sends Me is true, and what I hear from Him, these things I am speaking to the world."

²⁶ If anyone should be serving Me, let him be following Me, and where I am, there My servant also shall be. And if anyone should be serving Me, the Father shall be honoring him."

¹⁶ Verily, verily, I am saying to you, A slave is not greater than his lord, neither is an apostle greater than He Who sends him."

²⁰ Remember the word which I said to you, 'A slave is not greater than his lord.' If Me they persecute, you they will be persecuting also. If My word they keep, yours also will they be keeping."

⁶ I manifest Thy name to the men whom Thou givest Me out of the world. Thine they were, and to Me Thou givest them, and Thy word they have kept." ⁷ Now they know that all, whatever Thou hast given Me, is from Thee, ⁸ for the declarations which Thou hast given Me, I have given them, and they took them, and know truly that I came out from Thee, and they believe that thou dost commission Me."

¹⁷ which is the term for "Teacher.Jesus is saying to her, "Do not touch Me, for not as yet have I ascended to My Father. Now go to My brethren, and say to them that I said, 'Lo! I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'"

²⁷ for under no circumstances do I shrink from informing you of the entire counsel of God.

²⁵ Now to Him Who is able to establish you in accord with my evangel, and the heralding of Christ Jesus in accord with the revelation of a secret hushed in times eonian, ²⁶ yet manifested now and through prophetic scriptures, according to the injunction of the eonian God being made known to all nations for faith-obedience -"

⁹ But, according as it is written, That which the eye did not perceive, and the ear did not hear, and to which the heart of man did not ascend - whatever God makes ready for those who are loving Him." ¹⁰ Yet to us God reveals them through His spirit, for the spirit is searching all, even the depths of God." ¹¹ For is any of humanity acquainted with that which is human except the spirit of humanity which is in it? Thus also, that which is of God no one knows, except the spirit of God." ¹² Now we obtained, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God, that we may be perceiving that which is being graciously given to us by God,

⁶ Now, seeing that you are sons, God delegates the spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying "Abba! Father!"

⁹ making known to us the secret of His will (in accord with His delight, which He purposed in Him)"

⁵ which, in other generations, is not made known to the sons of humanity as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets): in spirit"

²⁶ the secret which has been concealed from the eons and from the generations, yet now was made manifest to His saints,

¹⁶ no longer as a slave, but above a slave, a brother beloved, especially to me, yet how much rather to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord!"

¹ James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion. Rejoice!"

¹¹ searching into what or what manner of era the spirit of Christ in them made evident, when testifying beforehand to the sufferings pertaining to Christ and the glories after these."

¹ Simeon Peter, a slave and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who are chancing upon an equally precious faith with us, in the righteousness of our God, and the Saviour, Jesus Christ:"

¹ Judas, a slave of Jesus Christ, yet a brother of James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept by Jesus Christ:"

¹ The Unveiling of Jesus Christ, which God gives to Him, to show to His slaves what must occur swiftly; and He signifies it, dispatching through His messenger to His slave John,

¹⁸ when Abraham shall become, yea become a nation, great and staunch, and blessed in him are all the nations of the earth?

¹⁸ Even when I am old and greyhaired, O Elohim, do not forsake me, Until I should tell of Your arm of power to the next generation, Of Your masterful deeds to all who shall come."

⁴ We shall not suppress them from their sons, Recounting to the next generation the praises of Yahweh, And His strength and His marvelous works that He has done." ⁵ For He set up a testimony in Jacob, And He placed a law in Israel, Which He enjoined on our fathers To make them known to their sons, ⁶ That the next generation may know, The sons who shall be born; They shall rise and recount them to their sons."

⁴ May one generation laud Your works to another generation, And of Your masterful deeds may they tell."

⁶ Those coming to take root, will be Jacob, and those blossoming and budding, will be Israel, and they fill the face of the habitance with produce."

¹ Hearken, you coastlanders, to me! And attend, you folkstems, from afar! Yahweh, from the belly, called me; from the bowels of my mother He mentioned my name." ² And He is constituting my mouth as a sharp sword. In the shadow of His hand He hides me. And He is constituting me a choice arrow. In His quiver He conceals me. ³ And He is saying to me, "My servant are you, Israel, in whom I am beautifying Myself."

¹⁰ For, as descending is the downpour and the snow from the heavens, yet there it is not returning, but rather soaks the earth, and causes it to bear and to sprout, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater, ¹¹ so shall be My word which shall fare forth from My mouth. It shall not return to Me empty, but rather, it does that which I desire, and prospers in that for which I sent it." ¹² For with rejoicing shall you go forth, and with welfare shall you be fetched. The mountains and the hills shall crash into jubilation before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their palms." ¹³ And instead of the thorn tree, up shall come the fir, and instead of the nettle, up shall come the myrtle. And it comes to be to Yahweh for a name, and for a sign eonian that shall not be cut off."

⁵ `Before I form you in the belly, I have known you; and before you come forth from the womb I have separated you, a prophet to nations I have made you.'" <sup>6</sup> And I say, `Ah, Lord Yahweh! lo, I have not known--to speak, for I [am] a youth.'" ⁷ And Yahweh said unto me, `Do not say, I [am] a youth, for to all to whom I send you you go, and all that I command you you speak."

⁷ And the remnant of Jacob shall come to be among the nations, within many peoples, as the night mist from Yahweh, and as a shower on herbage, which is not expected by man, nor is awaited by the sons of humanity."

⁴ You must not become as your forefathers, to whom the former prophets called saying, Thus says Yahweh of hosts:Return, I pray, from your evil ways, and from your evil actions. Yet they hearkened not, and they attended not to Me, (averring is Yahweh)." ⁵ Your forefathers, where are they? And the prophets, are they living for the eon? ⁶ Yea, My words and My statutes, which you have received, which I instruct, by My spirit, My servants the prophets, did they not overtake your forefathers? And they are turning away and are saying:Just as Yahweh of hosts plans to do to us, as fits our ways and our actions, so He does with us."

²² And all, whatsoever you should be requesting in prayer, believing, you shall be getting."

¹⁸ And, approaching, Jesus speaks to them saying, "Given to Me was all authority in heaven and on the earth." ¹⁹ Going, then, disciple all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit,

¹⁵ And He said to them, "Go into all the world; herald the evangel to the entire creation." ¹⁶ He who believes and is baptized shall be saved, yet he who disbelieves shall be condemned."

¹³ And when it became day He shouts to His disciples, and chooses from them twelve, whom He names apostles also:"

⁴⁷ and there is to be heralded in His name repentance for the pardon of sins, to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem." ⁴⁸ Now you shall be witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And lo! I am delegating the promise of My Father on you. Now you be seated in the city of Jerusalem till you should be putting on power from on high."

⁷⁰ Jesus answered and said to them, "Do not I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is an adversary?

¹⁸ Not concerning all of you am I speaking, for I am aware whom I choose, but that the scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who is masticating bread with Me lifts up his heel against Me.'"

¹³ And whatever you should be requesting in My name, this I will be doing, that the Father should be glorified in the Son." ¹⁴ If you should ever be requesting anything of Me in My name, this I will be doing."

⁷ If ever you should be remaining in Me and My declarations should be remaining in you, whatever you should be wanting, request, and it will be occurring to you." ⁸ In this is My Father glorified, that you may be bringing forth much fruit, and you shall become My disciples."

¹⁹ If you were of the world, the world would be fond of its own. Now, seeing that you are not of the world, but I choose you out of the world, therefore the world is hating you."

²³ And in that day you will not be asking Me anything. "Verily, verily, I am saying to you that whatever you should be requesting the Father, He will be giving it to you in My name." ²⁴ Hitherto you do not request anything in My name. Request and you shall obtain, that your joy may be full."

²¹ Jesus, then, said to them again, "Peace to you! According as the Father has commissioned Me, I also am sending you." ²² And saying this, He exhales and is saying to them, "Get holy spirit!" ²³ If you should be forgiving anyone's sins, they have been forgiven them. If anyone's you should be holding, they are held."

¹⁵ When, then, they lunch, Jesus is saying to Simon Peter, "Simon of John, are you loving Me more than these?He is saying to Him, "Yes, Lord, Thou art aware that I am fond of Thee!He is saying to him, "Graze My lambkins!" ¹⁶ He is saying to him again a second time, "Simon of John, are you loving Me?He is saying to Him, "Yes, Lord, Thou art aware that I am fond of Thee!He is saying to him, "Shepherd My sheep!" ¹⁷ He is saying to him the third time, "Simon of John, are you fond of Me?Peter was sorry that He said to him the third time "Are you fond of Me?and he is saying to Him, "Lord, Thou art aware of all things! Thou knowest that I am fond of Thee.And Jesus is saying to him, "Graze My little sheep!"

⁸ But you shall be obtaining power at the coming of the holy spirit on you, and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in entire Judea and Samaria, as far as the limits of the earth."

²⁴ And praying, they say, "Thou, Lord, Knower of all hearts, indicate one whom Thou choosest,

¹⁵ Yet the Lord said to him "Go, for he is a choice instrument of Mine, to bear My name before both the nations and kings, besides the sons of Israel,

⁴¹ not to the entire people, but to witnesses who have been selected before by God, to us who ate and drank together with Him after His rising from among the dead."

²⁵ And now, lo! I am aware that you all, among whom I passed through heralding the kingdom, shall be seeing my face no longer." ²⁶ Wherefore I am attesting to you in this very day that I am clear from the blood of all, ²⁷ for under no circumstances do I shrink from informing you of the entire counsel of God. ²⁸ Take heed to yourselves and to the entire flocklet, among which the holy spirit appointed you supervisors, to be shepherding the ecclesia of God, which He procures through the blood of His Own."

¹⁴ Now he said. 'The God of our fathers fixes upon you beforehand to know His will, and to be acquainted with the Just One, and to hear the voice of His mouth,

⁵ Jesus Christ, our Lord, through Whom we obtained grace and apostleship for faith-obedience among all the nations, for His name's sake,

¹³ Now I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, that often I purposed to come to you (and was prevented hitherto) that I should be having some fruit among you also, according as among the rest of the nations."

¹¹ For, not as yet being born, nor putting into practice anything good or bad, that the purpose of God may be remaining as a choice, not out of acts, but of Him Who is calling, ¹² it was declared to her that "The greater shall be slaving for the inferior, ¹³ According as it is written, "Jacob I love, yet Esau I hate." ¹⁴ What, then, shall we be declaring? Not that there is injustice with God? May it not be coming to that!" ¹⁵ For to Moses He is saying, "I shall be merciful to whomever I may be merciful, and I shall be pitying whomever I may be pitying." ¹⁶ Consequently, then, it is not of him who is willing, nor of him who is racing, but of God, the Merciful."

²¹ Or has not the potter the right over the clay, out of the same kneading to make one vessel, indeed, for honor, yet one for dishonor?

⁴ For whatever was written before, was written for this teaching of ours, that through the endurance and the consolation of the scriptures we may have expectation."

¹⁵ Yet more daringly do I write to you, in part, as prompting you, because of the grace being given to me from God, ¹⁶ for me to be the minister of Christ Jesus for the nations, acting as a priest of the evangel of God, that the approach present of the nations may be becoming well received, having been hallowed by holy spirit." ¹⁷ I have, then, a boast in Christ Jesus, in that which is toward God." ¹⁸ For I am not daring to speak any of what Christ does not effect through me for the obedience of the nations, in word and work, ¹⁹ in the power of signs and miracles, in the power of God's spirit, so that, from Jerusalem and around unto Illyricum, I have completed the evangel of the Christ."

⁶ I plant, Apollos irrigates, but God makes it grow up." ⁷ So that, neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is irrigating, but God Who makes it grow up."

¹⁶ For if I should be bringing the evangel, it is not for me to boast in, for necessity is lying upon me, for it were woe to me if I should not be bringing the evangel!" ¹⁷ For if I am engaging in this voluntarily, I have wages, yet if involuntarily, I have been entrusted with an administration." ¹⁸ What, then, is my wage? That, in bringing the evangel, I should be placing the evangel without expense, so as not to use up my authority in the evangel."

¹¹ Now all this befalls them typically. Yet it was written for our admonition, to whom the consummations of the eons have attained."

¹⁵ Now, when it delights God, Who severs me from my mother's womb and calls me through His grace,

¹⁰ For His achievement are we, being created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God makes ready beforehand, that we should be walking in them."

⁷ for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the nations in knowledge and truth."

¹¹ of which I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher of the nations.

² And what things you hear from me through many witnesses, these commit to faithful men, who shall be competent to teach others also."

¹⁵ and that from a babe you are acquainted with the sacred scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ All scripture is inspired by God, and is beneficial for teaching, for exposure, for correction, for discipline in righteousness, ¹⁷ that the man of God may be equipped, fitted out for every good act."

⁵ On this behalf I left you in Crete, that you should amend what is lacking and constitute elders city by city, as I prescribe to you."

⁴ By faith Abel offers to God more of a sacrifice than Cain, through which he was testified to that he is just at God's testifying to his approach presents, and through it, dying, he is still speaking."

¹⁸ Now the fruit of righteousness is being sown in peace for those making peace.

¹⁴ As obedient children, not configuring to the former desires, in your ignorance, ¹⁵ but, according as He Who calls you is holy, you also become holy in all behavior, ¹⁶ because it is written that, Holy shall you be, for I am holy." ¹⁷ And if you are invoking the Father, Who is judging impartially according to each one's work, you may behave, for the time of your sojourn, with fear, ¹⁸ being aware that not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, were you ransomed from your vain behavior, handed down by tradition from the fathers, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a flawless and unspotted lamb, ²⁰ foreknown, indeed, before the disruption of the world, yet manifested in the last times because of you, who through Him are believing in God, ²¹ Who rouses Him from among the dead and is giving Him glory, so that your faith and expectation is to be in God."

² being spectators of your pure behavior in fear,

¹⁵ yet hallow the Lord Christ in your hearts, ever ready with a defense for everyone who is demanding from you an account concerning the expectation in you, but with meekness and fear,

¹⁰ In this is love, not that we love God, but that He loves us, and dispatches His son, a propitiatory shelter concerned with our sins."

¹⁹ We are loving God, for He first loves us."

¹² This is My precept, that you be loving one another, according as I love you."

¹⁷ Honor all; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.

¹⁴ We are aware that we have proceeded out of death into life, for we are loving our brethren. He who is not loving is remaining in death." ¹⁵ Everyone who is hating his brother is a man-killer, and you are aware that no man-killer at all has life eonian remaining in him." ¹⁶ By this we know love, seeing that He, for our sakes, lays down His soul. We also ought to lay down our souls for the sake of the brethren." ¹⁷ Now whoever may be having a livelihood in this world, and may be beholding his brother having need, and should be locking his compassions from him - how is the love of God remaining in him?

⁸ And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, `Yet--one man to seek Yahweh by him, and I have hated him, for he does not prophesy concerning me good, but evil--Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat said, `Let not the king say so..

⁷ Thus says my Lord Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Elohim of Israel, his Holy One, to the despised of His soul, to the abhorred of the nation, to the servant of rulers, "Kings shall see him, and they rise, and chiefs shall also worship him, on account of Yahweh, Who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, and He shall choose you."

³ Despised is He, and shunned by men, a man of pains and knowing illness. And, as One concealing His face from us, despised is He, and we judge Him of no account."

⁸ And I am suppressing three shepherds in one month. Yet my soul is impatient with them; and, moreover, their soul is nauseated with me."

¹¹ "Happy are you whenever they should be reproaching and persecuting you and, falsifying, saying every wicked thing against you, on my account.

²² And you shall be hated by all because of My name. Yet he who endures to the consummation, he shall be saved."

⁹ Then shall they be giving you up to affliction, and they shall be killing you, and you shall be hated by all of the nations because of My name."

¹³ And you shall be hated by all because of My name. Yet he who endures to the consummation, he shall be saved."

²² Happy are you whenever men should be hating you, and whenever they should be severing from you and reproaching you and casting out your name as wicked, on account of the Son of Mankind."

²⁰ For everyone who is committing bad things is hating the light and is not coming to the light, lest his acts may be exposed."

⁷ The world can not be hating you, yet Me it is hating, for I am testifying concerning it that its acts are wicked."

²³ He who is hating Me is hating My Father also. ²⁴ If I do not the works among them which no other one does, they had no sin. Yet now they have seen also, and they have hated Me as well as My Father, ²⁵ but it is that the word written in their law may be fulfilled, that they hate Me gratuitously."

² looking off to the Inaugurator and Perfecter of faith, Jesus, Who, for the joy lying before Him, endures a cross, despising the shame, besides is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."

⁴ Adulterers and adulteresses! Are you not aware that the friendship of this world is enmity with God? Whosoever, then should intend to be a friend of the world is constituted an enemy of God."

¹ Perceive what manner of love the Father has given us, that we may be called children of God! And we are! Therefore the world does not know us, for it did not know Him."

³ And everyone who has this expectation in Him is purifying himself, according as He is pure."

¹³ Marvel not, brethren, if the world is hating you."

³² And if you are loving those loving you, what thanks is it to you? For sinners also are loving those loving them."

¹⁴ I have given them Thy word. And the world hates them, for they are not of the world, according as I am not of the world." ¹⁵ I am not asking that Thou shouldst be taking them away out of the world, but that Thou shouldst be keeping them from the wicked one." ¹⁶ Of the world they are not, according as I am not of the world."

⁴ according as He chooses us in Him before the disruption of the world, we to be holy and flawless in His sight, ⁵ in love designating us beforehand for the place of a son for Him through Christ Jesus; in accord with the delight of His will, ⁶ for the laud of the glory of His grace, which graces us in the Beloved:" ⁷ in Whom we are having the deliverance through His blood, the forgiveness of offenses in accord with the riches of His grace, ⁸ which He lavishes on us; in all wisdom and prudence ⁹ making known to us the secret of His will (in accord with His delight, which He purposed in Him)" ¹⁰ to have an administration of the complement of the eras, to head up all in the Christ - both that in the heavens and that on the earth" ¹¹ in Him in Whom our lot was cast also, being designated beforehand according to the purpose of the One Who is operating all in accord with the counsel of His will,

² in which once you walked, in accord with the eon of this world, in accord with the chief of the jurisdiction of the air, the spirit now operating in the sons of stubbornness " ³ (among whom we also all behaved ourselves once in the lusts of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the comprehension, and were, in our nature, children of indignation, even as the rest), ⁴ yet God, being rich in mercy, because of His vast love with which He loves us" ⁵ (we also being dead to the offenses and the lusts), vivifies us together in Christ (in grace are you saved!)"

³ For we also were once foolish, stubborn, deceived, slaves of various desires and gratifications, leading a life in malice and envy, detestable, hating one another." ⁴ Yet when the kindness and fondness for humanity of our Saviour, God, made its advent, ⁵ not for works which are wrought in righteousness which we do, but according to His mercy, He saves us, through the bath of renascence and renewal of holy spirit, ⁶ which He pours out on us richly through Jesus Christ, our Saviour, ⁷ that, being justified in that One's grace, we may be becoming enjoyers, in expectation, of the allotment of life eonian."

⁹ Yet you are a chosen race, a "royal priesthood,a "holy nation,a procured people, so that you should be recounting the virtues of Him Who calls you out of darkness into His marvelous light, ¹⁰ who once were "not a peopleyet now are the people of God, who "have not enjoyed mercy,yet now are "being shown mercy." ¹¹ Beloved, I am entreating you, as sojourners and expatriates, to be abstaining from the fleshly lusts which are warring against the soul, ¹² having your behavior among the nations ideal, that in that in which they are speaking against you as of evildoers, by being spectators of ideal acts they should be glorifying God in the day of visitation."

³ For sufficient is the time which has passed by to have effected the intention of the nations, having gone on in wantonness, lusts, debauches, revelries, drinking bouts, and illicit idolatries,

¹² that we may be loving one another, not according as Cain was of the wicked one and slays his brother. And on behalf of what does he slay him? Seeing that his acts were wicked, yet those of his brother, just."

⁴ You are of God, little children, and you have conquered them, for greater is He Who is in you than he who is in the world." ⁵ They are of the world; therefore they are speaking of the world, and the world is hearing them."

¹⁹ We are aware that we are of God, and the whole world is lying in the wicked one." ²⁰ Yet we are aware that the Son of God is arriving, and has given us a comprehension, that we know the True One, and we are in the True One, in His Son, Jesus Christ. This One is the true God and life eonian."

⁹ And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent called Adversary and Satan, who is deceiving the whole inhabited earth. It was cast into the earth, and its messengers were cast with it."

¹⁷ And the dragon is angry with the woman, and came away to do battle with the rest of her seed, who are keeping the precepts of God and who have the testimony of Jesus."

⁷ And whenever the thousand years should be finished, Satan will be loosed out of his jail." ⁸ And he will be coming out to deceive all the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to be mobilizing them for battle, their number being as the sand of the sea." ⁹ And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and surround the citadel of the saints and the beloved city. And fire descended from God out of heaven and devoured them."

⁷ And Yahweh said unto Samuel, `Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto you, for you they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.

¹ Who believes our report? And the arm of Yahweh--to whom is it revealed? ² And He is coming up as a layer-plant before Him, and as a root sprout from earth that is arid. No shape has He nor honor when we shall see Him, and no appearance nor loveliness that we will covet Him." ³ Despised is He, and shunned by men, a man of pains and knowing illness. And, as One concealing His face from us, despised is He, and we judge Him of no account."

⁷ but the house of Israel are not willing to hearken unto you, for they are not willing to hearken unto Me, for all the house of Israel are brazen-faced and strong-hearted."

²⁴ A disciple is not above his teacher, neither a slave above his lord."

³⁴ And Simeon blesses them and said to Miriam, His mother, "Lo! He is lying for the fall and rising of many in Israel, And for a sign contradicted."

⁴⁰ A disciple is not above his teacher, yet everyone who is adjusted will be as his teacher."

¹⁶ And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill Him, for He did these things on a sabbath."

³² Now the Pharisees hear this murmuring of the throng concerning Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees dispatch deputies that they should be arresting Him."

⁵¹ Verily, Verily, I am saying to you, If ever anyone should be keeping My word, he should under no circumstances be beholding death for the eon."

⁵⁹ They pick up stones, then, that they should be casting them at Him. Yet Jesus was hid and came out of the sanctuary. And passing through the midst of them, He went and thus passed by."

³¹ Again, then, the Jews bear stones that they should be stoning Him."

⁵⁷ Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given directions that if anyone should know where He is, he should be divulging it, so that they should be arresting Him."

²⁷ For of a truth, in this city were gathered against Thy holy Boy Jesus, Whom Thou dost anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the nations and the peoples of Israel, ²⁸ to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel designates beforehand to occur. ²⁹ And now, Lord, take notice of their threatenings, and be Thou endowing Thy slaves with all boldness to be speaking Thy word, ³⁰ by the stretching out of Thy hand for healing and signs and miracles to occur through the name of Thy holy Boy Jesus."

⁵² Which of the prophets do not your fathers persecute? And they kill those who announce before concerning the coming of the Just One, of Whom now you became the traitors and murderers -" ⁵³ who got the law for a mandate of messengers and do not maintain it!" ⁵⁴ Now, hearing these things, they were harrowed in their hearts, and gnashed their teeth at him." ⁵⁵ Now possessing the fullness of faith and holy spirit, looking intently into heaven, he perceived the glory of God, and Jesus, standing at the right hand of God, ⁵⁶ and said, "Lo! I am beholding the heavens opened up, and the Son of Mankind standing at the right hand of God." ⁵⁷ Now, crying with a loud voice, they pressed their ears and rush on him with one accord." ⁵⁸ And, casting him out, outside of the city, they pelted him with stones. And the witnesses put off their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul." ⁵⁹ And they pelted Stephen with stones, while he is invoking and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" ⁶⁰ Now, kneeling, he cries with a loud voice, "Lord, Thou shouldst not stand against them this sin!And saying this, he was put to repose."

¹² Being reviled, we are blessing; being persecuted, we are bearing with it;"

⁹ persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not perishing -"

¹⁵ who kill the Lord Jesus as well as the prophets, and banish us, and are not pleasing to God, and are contrary to all men,

¹² And all who are wanting to live devoutly in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted.

⁷ For on Your account I bear reproach; Mortification covers my face.

⁵ Hear the word of Yahweh, you who tremble at His word, "Say do your brethren, who are hating you, who are isolating you on account of My name, `Yahweh will be glorified!' Yet He will appear in your rejoicing, and they shall be ashamed."

¹⁸ Now before governors and kings also shall you be led on My account, for a testimony to them and to the nations."

³⁹ He who is finding his soul will be destroying it, and he who destroys his soul on My account will be finding it."

¹⁹ They said, then, to Him, "Where is your father?Jesus answered and said, "Neither with Me are you acquainted, nor with My Father. If you were acquainted with Me, you should be acquainted with My Father also."

⁵⁴ Jesus answered, "If I should ever be glorifying Myself, My glory is nothing. It is My Father Who is glorifying Me, of Whom you are saying that He is your God."

³ And these things will they be doing to you, for they know not the Father nor even Me."

¹⁷ And now, brethren, I am aware that in ignorance you commit it, even as your chiefs also."

⁴¹ They, indeed, then, went from the face of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were deemed worthy to be dishonored for the sake of the Name."

¹⁶ for I shall be intimating to him how much he must be suffering for My name's sake."

²³ For, passing through and contemplating the objects of your veneration, I found a pedestal also, on which had been inscribed, 'To an Unknowable God.' To Whom then, you are ignorantly devout, This One am I announcing to you."

²⁵ Now there being disagreements one with another, they were dismissed, Paul making one declaration, that, "Ideally the holy spirit speaks through Isaiah the prophet, to your fathers, ²⁶ saying, 'Go to this people and say, "In hearing, you will be hearing, and may by no means be understanding, And observing, you will be observing, and may by no means be perceiving, ²⁷ For stoutened is the heart of this people, And with their ears heavily they hear, And with their eyes they squint, Lest at some time they may be perceiving with their eyes, And with their ears should be hearing, And with their heart may be understanding, And should be turning about, And I shall be healing them.'"

²⁸ And according as they do not test God, to have Him in recognition, God gives them over to a disqualified mind, to do that which is not befitting,

⁸ which not one of the chief men of this eon knows, for if they know, they would not crucify the Lord of glory."

³⁴ Sober up justly and do not be sinning, for some have an ignorance of God. To abash you am I saying it."

³ Now, if our evangel is covered, also, it is covered in those who are perishing, ⁴ in whom the god of this eon blinds the apprehensions of the unbelieving so that the illumination of the evangel of the glory of Christ, Who is the Image of the invisible God, does not irradiate them." ⁵ For we are not heralding ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, yet ourselves your slaves because of Jesus, ⁶ for the God Who says that, out of darkness light shall be shining, is He Who shines in our hearts, with a view to the illumination of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."

⁸ in flaming fire, dealing out vengeance to those who are not acquainted with God and those who are not obeying the evangel of our Lord Jesus Christ"

¹³ but, according as you are participating in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, that you may be rejoicing, exulting in the unveiling of His glory also." ¹⁴ If you are being reproached in the name of Christ, happy are you, for the spirit of glory and power, and that of God, has come to rest on you."

³ And in this we know that we know Him, if we should be keeping His precepts." ⁴ He who is saying that "I know Himand is not keeping His precepts, is a liar, and the truth of God is not in this one."

³ and you have endurance, and you bear because of My name, and are not wearied."

⁵ and they--whether they hear, or whether they forbear, for a rebellious house they [are] --have known that a prophet has been in their midst."

³¹ And they come in unto you as the coming in of a people, And they sit before you--My people, And have heard your words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going." ³² And lo, you [are] to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard your words, and they are not doing them." ³³ And in its coming in--lo, it has come, And they have known that a prophet has been in their midst!'"

⁴⁶ the lord of that slave will be arriving on a day for which he is not hoping and at an hour which he does not know, and shall be cutting him asunder and shall be appointing his part with the unfaithful."

¹⁸ He who is believing in Him is not being judged; yet he who is not believing has been judged already, for he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God." ¹⁹ Now this is the judging: that the light has come into the world, and men love the darkness rather than the light, for their acts were wicked." ²⁰ For everyone who is committing bad things is hating the light and is not coming to the light, lest his acts may be exposed." ²¹ Now he who is doing the truth is coming to the light that his acts may be made manifest, for they have been wrought in God."

⁴¹ Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have had no sin. Yet now you are saying that 'We are observing.' Your sin, then, is remaining."

⁴⁸ He who is repudiating Me and not getting My declarations, has that which is judging him; the word which I speak, that will be judging him in the last day,

¹¹ Jesus answered him, "No authority have you against Me in anything, except it were given to you from above. Therefore he who is giving Me up to you has the greater sin."

³⁰ Indeed, then, condoning the times of ignorance, God is now charging mankind that all everywhere are to repent,

²⁰ For His invisible attributes are descried from the creation of the world, being apprehended by His achievements, besides His imperceptible power and divinity, for them to be defenseless,

¹ Wherefore, defenseless are you, O man! everyone who is judging, for in what you are judging another, you are condemning yourself, for you who are judging are committing the same things."

¹⁴ Now thanks be to God, Who always gives us a triumph in Christ, and is manifesting the odor of His knowledge through us in every place, ¹⁵ for we are a fragrance of Christ to God, in those who are being saved and in those who are perishing:" ¹⁶ to these, indeed, an odor of death for death, yet to those an odor of life for life. And for this who is competent?

⁴ For it is impossible for those once enlightened, besides tasting the celestial gratuity and becoming partakers of holy spirit, ⁵ and tasting the ideal declaration of God, besides the powerful deeds of the impending eon, ⁶ and falling aside, to be renewing them again to repentance while crucifying for themselves the Son of God again and holding Him up to infamy."

¹⁷ Then to one perceiving how to be doing the ideal and not doing it, to him it is sin."

¹⁶ as free, and not as having freedom for a cover over evil, but as God's slaves."

⁴⁰ Yet now you are seeking to kill Me, a Man Who has spoken to you the truth which I hear from God. This Abraham does not do." ⁴¹ Yet you are doing the works of your father.They say to Him, "We were not born of prostitution! One Father have we, God!" ⁴² Jesus, then, said to them, "If God were your Father, you would have loved Me. For out of God I came forth and am arriving. For neither have I come of Myself, but He commissions Me."

²³ Everyone who is disowning the Son, neither has the Father. He who is avowing the Son has the Father also."

⁵ You shall not bow yourself down to them, nor be made to serve them, for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am a jealous El, visiting the depravity of the fathers on the sons, on the third and on the fourth generation, to those hating Me,

⁹ You shall not bow yourself down to them, nor be made to serve them, for I, Yahweh your Elohim, am a jealous El, visiting the depravity of the fathers on the sons, on the third and on the fourth generation, to those hating Me,

¹⁵ Those hating Yahweh, they shall cower before Him, And their season for this shall be for the eon."

³⁶ Yet whoever misses me wrongs his soul; All who hate me love death.

³³ And the demon being cast out, the mute man speaks. And the throngs marvel, saying, "Never did it appear thus in Israel!"

⁵ The blind are receiving sight, and the lame are walking; lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing, and the dead are being roused, and to the poor the evangel is being brought."

²⁰ Then He begins to reproach the cities in which most of His powerful deeds occurred, for they do not repent." ²¹ Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful deeds which are occurring in you occurred in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would repent, sitting in sackcloth and ashes." ²² Moreover, I am saying to you, For Tyre and Sidon shall it be more tolerable in the day of judging than for you." ²³ And you, Capernaum! Not to heaven shall you be exalted! To the unseen shall you subside, for, if the powerful deeds which are occurring in you had occurred in Sodom, it might remain unto today." ²⁴ Moreover, I am saying to you that for the land of Sodom shall it be more tolerable in the day of judging than for you."

³² For John came to you on the road of righteousness, and you do not believe him. Yet the tribute collectors and the prostitutes believe him. Now you, perceiving it, did not even regret subsequently, so as to believe him."

¹² And he was roused, and, straightway, picking up the pallet, he came out in front of all, so that all are amazed and are glorifying God, saying that, "Thus we never perceived it!"

¹² Now I am saying to you that it will be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city. ¹³ Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the powerful deeds which are occurring in you occurred in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would repent, sitting in sackcloth and ashes." ¹⁴ Moreover for Tyre and Sidon will it be more tolerable in the judging than for you. ¹⁵ And you, Capernaum! Not to heaven shall you be exalted! To the unseen shall you subside!" ¹⁶ He who is hearing you is hearing Me. And he who is repudiating you is repudiating Me. Yet he who is repudiating Me is repudiating Him Who commissions Me."

³⁷ Now at His already drawing near to the descent of the mount of Olives, the entire multitude of the disciples begins rejoicing, praising God with a loud voice concerning all the powerful deeds which they perceived, ³⁸ saying, "Blessed be the King coming in the name of the Lord! In heaven peace, and glory among the highest!" ³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from the throng say to Him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" ⁴⁰ And answering, He said to them, "I am saying to you that if ever these will be silent, the stones will be crying."

¹⁹ And He said to them, "Which?Now they say to Him, "Those concerning Jesus the Nazarean, a Man Who came to be a Prophet, powerful in work and in word, in front of God and the entire people,

² This one came to Him by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we are aware that Thou art a Teacher come from God, for no one can be doing these signs which Thou art doing, if God should not be with Him."

³⁶ Now I have a testimony greater than John's. For the works which the Father has given Me that I should be perfecting them, the works themselves which I am doing are testifying concerning Me that the Father has commissioned Me."

³⁶ But I said to you that you have also seen Me and you are not believing Me.

³¹ Now many of the throng believe in Him, and said, "The Christ, whenever He may come, He no more signs will be doing than what this Man does!"

³² From out of the eon it is not heard that anyone opens the eyes of one born blind.

³² Jesus answered them, "Many ideal acts I show you from My Father. Because of what act of them are you stoning Me?

³⁷ If I am not doing My Father's works, do not believe Me."

⁴⁷ The chief priests and the Pharisees, then, gathered a Sanhedrin and said, "What are we doing, seeing that this man is doing many signs? ⁴⁸ If we should be leaving him thus, all will be believing in him, and the Romans will come and take away our place as well as our nation." ⁴⁹ Now a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being the chief priest of that year, said to them, "You are not aware of anything, ⁵⁰ neither are you reckoning that it is expedient for us that one man should be dying for the sake of the people and not the whole nation should perish."

¹⁰ Yet the chief priests also plan that they should be killing Lazarus also,

³⁷ Yet, after His having done so many signs in front of them, they believed not in Him, " ³⁸ that the word of Isaiah the prophet, which he said, may be being fulfilled, "Lord, who believes our tidings? And the arm of the Lord, to whom was it revealed? ³⁹ Therefore they could not believe, seeing that Isaiah said again" ⁴⁰ that He has blinded their eyes and callouses their heart, lest they may be perceiving with their eyes, and should be apprehending with their heart, and may be turning about, and I shall be healing them."

⁴⁵ And he who is beholding Me is beholding Him Who sends Me.

⁹ Jesus is saying to him, "So much time I am with you, and you do not know Me, Philip! He who has seen Me has seen the Father, and how are you saying, 'Show us the Father'?

²² Men! Israelites! Hear these words: Jesus, the Nazarene, a Man demonstrated to be from God for you by powerful deeds and miracles and signs, which God does through Him in the midst of you, according as you yourselves are aware -"

³⁸ Jesus from Nazareth, as God anoints Him with holy spirit and power, Who passed through as a benefactor and healer of all those who are tyrannized over by the Adversary, for God was with Him."

³⁰ vilifiers, detesters of God, outragers, proud, ostentatious, inventors of evil things, stubborn to parents,

⁷ because the disposition of the flesh is enmity to God, for it is not subject to the law of God, for neither is it able." ⁸ Now those who are in flesh are not able to please God.

⁴ traitors, rash, conceited, fond of their own gratification rather than fond of God;"

³ how shall we be escaping when neglecting a salvation of such proportions which, obtaining a beginning through the speaking of the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who hear Him, ⁴ God corroborating, both by signs and miracles and by various powerful deeds and partings of holy spirit, according to His will?

⁴ If I have requited evil to one at peace with me-- I, who pulled off valueless spoils from my foe-.

¹⁹ Let them not rejoice over me, My enemies who are false; Nor let them wink the eye, Who are hating me gratuitously."

⁴ Multiplied more than the hairs of my head are those hating me gratuitously; Plentiful are those seeking to efface me, my enemies, dealing falsely. Must I restore then what I have not pillaged?

³ With words of hatred, they have surrounded me, And they fight against me gratuitously."

⁸ The infirm be curing, the dead be rousing, lepers be cleansing, demons be casting out. Gratuitously you got; gratuitously be giving."

⁴⁴ Now He said to them, "These are My words, which I speak to you, still being with you, for all must be fulfilled that is written in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms concerning Me."

³⁴ Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, that 'I say you are gods'? "

³⁶ For these things occurred that the scripture may be fulfilled, "A bone of it shall not be crushed."

¹⁹ Now we are aware that, whatever the law is saying, it is speaking to those under the law, that every mouth may be barred, and the entire world may become subject to the just verdict of God,

²⁴ Being justified gratuitously in His grace, through the deliverance which is in Christ Jesus"

⁷ Or do I sin in humbling myself that you may be exalted, seeing that I bring the evangel of God to you gratuitously? "

²¹ I am not repudiating the grace of God, for if righteousness is through law, consequently Christ died gratuitously."

⁸ neither did we eat bread gratuitously from anyone, but, with toil and labor, we are working night and day, so as not to be burdensome to any of you."

⁶ And He said to me, "I have become the Alpha and the Omega, the Origin and the Consummation. To him who is thirsting I shall be giving of the spring of the water of life gratuitously."

¹⁷ And the spirit and the bride are saying, 'Come!' and let him who is hearing say, 'Come!' And let him who is thirsting come. Let him who will, take the water of life gratuitously."

⁴⁹ And lo! I am delegating the promise of My Father on you. Now you be seated in the city of Jerusalem till you should be putting on power from on high."

⁴² Jesus, then, said to them, "If God were your Father, you would have loved Me. For out of God I came forth and am arriving. For neither have I come of Myself, but He commissions Me."

¹⁶ And I shall be asking the Father, and He will be giving you another consoler, that it, indeed, may be with you for the eon -" ¹⁷ 17 the spirit of truth, which the world can not get, for it is not beholding it, neither is knowing it. Yet you know it, for it is remaining with you and will be in you."

²⁶ Now the consoler, the holy spirit, which the Father will be sending in My name, that will be teaching you all, and reminding you of all that I said to you."

⁷ But I am telling you the truth. It is expedient for you that I may be coming away, for if I should not be coming away, the consoler will not be coming to you."

¹³ Yet whenever that may be coming - the spirit of truth -it will be guiding you into all the truth, for it will not be speaking from itself, but whatsoever it should be hearing will it be speaking, and of what is coming will it be informing you." ¹⁴ That will be glorifying Me, seeing that of Mine will it be getting, and informing you." ¹⁵ All, whatever the Father has, is Mine. Therefore I said to you that of Mine is it getting, and will be informing you."

³² This Jesus God raises, of Whom we all are witnesses." ³³ Being, then, to the right hand of God exalted, besides obtaining the promise of the holy spirit from the Father, He pours out this which you are observing and hearing."

³² We are witnesses to these declarations, as well as the holy spirit which God gives to those yielding to Him."

⁸ And God, the Knower of hearts, testifies to them, giving the holy spirit according as to us also,

⁶ according as the testimony of Christ was confirmed among you,

⁴ God corroborating, both by signs and miracles and by various powerful deeds and partings of holy spirit, according to His will?

⁶ This is He Who is coming through water and blood and spirit - Jesus Christ - not in the water only, but in the water and in the blood. And the spirit it is which is testifying, for the spirit is the truth, ⁷ seeing that three there are that are testifying, ⁸ the spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are for the one thing." ⁹ If we are obtaining the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God, that He has testified concerning His Son." ¹⁰ He who is believing in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; he who is not believing God has made Him a liar, for he has not believed in the testimony which God has testified concerning His Son."

¹ And he shows me a river of water of life, resplendent as crystal, issuing out of the throne of God and the Lambkin."

¹ The beginning of the evangel of Jesus Christ, Son of God, ² according as those who, from the beginning coming to be eyewitnesses and deputies of the word, ³ give them over to us, it seems good to me also, having fully followed all accurately from the very first, to write to you consecutively, most mighty Theophilus,

⁴⁸ Now you shall be witnesses of these things.

³⁵ And he who has seen has testified, and true is his testimony. And he is aware that he is telling the truth, that you, also, should be believing."

²⁴ This is the disciple who is testifying also concerning these things, and who writes these things. And we are aware that his testimony is true."

²¹ Then, of the men coming together with us in all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and out to us, ²² beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which He was taken up from us - of these one is to become a witness of His resurrection together with us."

¹⁵ Yet the Inaugurator of Life you kill, Whom God rouses from among the dead, of which we are witnesses."

²⁰ for we can not but be speaking of what we perceive and hear."

³³ And with great power the apostles rendered testimony to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Lord. Besides, great grace was on them all,

³⁹ And we are witnesses of all that He does, both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; Whom they assassinate also, hanging Him on a pole." ⁴⁰ This One God rouses the third day, and gives Him to become disclosed, ⁴¹ not to the entire people, but to witnesses who have been selected before by God, to us who ate and drank together with Him after His rising from among the dead." ⁴² And He charges us to herald to the people and to certify that this One is He Who is specified by God to be Judge of the living and the dead.

³¹ Who was seen on more days by those who ascend with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people."

⁵ Now, as both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the word, certifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ."

¹¹ Now the ensuing night, standing by him, the Lord said, "Courage! For as you certify to that which concerns Me in Jerusalem, thus you must testify in Rome also."

¹ The elders, then, among you I am entreating (who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a participant of the glory about to be revealed),

¹² Through Silvanus, a faithful brother, as I am reckoning, I write briefly to you, entreating and deposing that this is the true grace of God, in which you are to stand."

¹ That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, at which we gaze and our hands handle, is concerned with the word of life." ² And the life was manifested, and we have seen and are testifying and reporting to you the life eonian which was toward the Father and was manifested to us."

¹⁴ And we have gazed upon Him, and are testifying that the Father has dispatched the Son, the Saviour of the world."

² who testifies to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he perceived."

⁹ I, John, your brother and joint participant in the affliction and kingdom and endurance in Jesus Christ, came to be in the island called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ."