1 Peter 5 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹ I appeal therefore to those who are elders among you; I am their brother-elder and a witness to what the Christ suffered, and I am to share in the glory that is to be revealed— ² be shepherds of the flock of God that is among you, not as though it were forced upon you but of your own free will, and not from base love of gain but freely, ³ and not as tyrannizing over those in your charge but proving models for the flock; ⁴ and when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious wreath that will never fade. ⁵ You younger men must show deference to the elders. And you must all clothe yourselves in humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud, but shows mercy to the humble. ⁶ Submit humbly, therefore, to God's mighty hand, so that he may in due time raise you up. ⁷ Throw all your anxiety upon him, for he cares for you. ⁸ Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you. ⁹ Resist him and be strong in the faith, for you know that your brotherhood all over the world is having the same experience of suffering. ¹⁰ And God, the giver of all mercy, who through your union with Christ has called you to his eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while will himself make you perfect, steadfast, and strong. ¹¹ His be the dominion forever. Amen. ¹² By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I think him, I have written you this short letter to encourage you and bear my testimony that this is what the true mercy of God means. Stand fast in it. ¹³ Your sister-church in Babylon, chosen like you, and Mark my son wish to be remembered to you. ¹⁴ Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you that are in union with Christ.

¹ Then Jesus was guided by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.

¹¹ Then the devil left him, and angels came and waited on him.

²⁵ Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about life, wondering what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, wondering what you will have to wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body than clothes? ²⁶ Look at the wild birds. They do not sow or reap, or store their food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more account than they?

³³ But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides. ³⁴ So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries of its own. Let each day be content with its own ills.

³⁹ The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.

²⁵ But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the heathen lord it over them, and their great men tyrannize over them. ²⁶ It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

⁸ But you must not let people call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and you are all brothers. ⁹ And you must not call anyone on earth your father, for you have only one father, your heavenly Father. ¹⁰ And you must not let men call you master, for you have only one master, the Christ.

¹² Whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

⁴² So you must be on the watch, for you do not know on what day your Master is coming.

⁴⁸ But if he is a bad slave and says to himself, 'My master is going to stay a long time,' ⁴⁹ and begins to beat the other slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards, ⁵⁰ that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know

³¹ "When the Son of Man comes in his splendor, with all his angels with him, he will take his seat on his glorious throne, ³² and all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats, ³³ and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left. ³⁴ Then the king will say to those at his right, 'Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take possession of the kingdom which has been destined for you from the creation of the world. ³⁵ For when I was hungry, you gave me food, when I was thirsty you gave me something to drink, when I was a stranger, you invited me to your homes, ³⁶ when I had no clothes, you gave me clothes, when I was sick, you looked after me, when I was in prison, you came to see me.' ³⁷ Then the upright will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you food, or thirsty, and give you something to drink? ³⁸ When did we see you a stranger, and invite you home, or without clothing, and supply you with it? ³⁹ When did we see you sick or in prison, and go to see you?' ⁴⁰ The king will answer, 'I tell you, in so far as you did it to one of the humblest of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.' ⁴¹ Then he will say to those at his left, 'Begone, you accursed people, to the everlasting fire destined for the devil and his angels!

⁴¹ Then he will say to those at his left, 'Begone, you accursed people, to the everlasting fire destined for the devil and his angels! ⁴² For when I was hungry, you gave me nothing to eat, and when I was thirsty you gave me nothing to drink, ⁴³ when I was a stranger, you did not invite me home, when I had no clothes, you did not supply me, when I was sick and in prison, you did not look after me.' ⁴⁴ Then they in their turn will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or in need of clothes, or sick, or in prison, and did not wait upon you?' ⁴⁵ Then he will answer, 'I tell you, in so far as you failed to do it for one of these people who are humblest, you failed to do it for me.' ⁴⁶ Then they will go away to everlasting punishment, and the upright to everlasting life."

³⁸ He was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him up and said to him, "Master, does it make no difference to you that we are sinking?"

⁴² And Jesus called them to him, and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule the heathen lord it over them, and their great men tyrannize over them; ⁴³ but it is not to be so among you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, ⁴⁴ and whoever wants to hold the first place among you must be everybody's slave. ⁴⁵ For the Son of Man himself has not come to be waited on, but to wait on other people, and to give his life to free many others."

⁵² He has dethroned monarchs and exalted the poor,

³ And the devil said to him, "If you are God's son, tell this stone to turn into bread!" ⁴ Jesus answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live!' " ⁵ And he took him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. ⁶ And the devil said to him, "I will give you all this power and their splendor, for it has been turned over to me, and I can give it to anyone I please. ⁷ If you will do homage before me, it shall all be yours." ⁸ Jesus answered, "The Scripture says, 'You must do homage before the Lord your God, and worship him alone.' " ⁹ And he took him to Jerusalem, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple, and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down from here, ¹⁰ for the Scripture says, 'He will give his angels orders about you, to protect you,' ¹¹ and, 'They will lift you up with their hands, so that you may never strike your foot against a stone.' " ¹² Jesus answered, "We have been told, 'You shall not try the Lord your God.' "

¹¹ When they bring you before the synagogues or the magistrates or the authorities, you must have no anxiety about how to defend yourselves or what to say, ¹² for at the very moment the holy Spirit will teach you what you ought to say."

²² And he said to his disciples, "Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about life, wondering what you will have to eat, or about your body, wondering what you will have to wear.

³⁰ For these are all things the nations of the world are in pursuit of, and your Father knows well that you need them. ³¹ But you must strive to find his kingdom, and you will have these other things besides. ³² Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.

³² Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.

⁴⁵ But if the slave says to himself, 'My master is not coming back for a long time,' and begins to beat the men and women slaves and to eat and drink and get drunk, ⁴⁶ that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know, and will cut him in two, and put him with the unbelievers.

¹¹ For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted."

¹⁴ I tell you, it was he who went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted."

³⁴ But take care that your hearts are not loaded down with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day takes you by surprise, like a trap.

³⁶ But you must be vigilant and always pray that you may succeed in escaping all this that is going to happen, and in standing in the presence of the Son of Man."

²⁴ A dispute also arose among them, as to which one of them ought to be considered the greatest. ²⁵ But he said to them, "The kings of the heathen lord it over them, and their authorities are given the title of Benefactor. ²⁶ But you are not to do so, but whoever is greatest among you must be like the youngest, and the leader like a servant. ²⁷ For which is greater, the man at the table, or the servant who waits on him? Is not the man at the table? Yet I am like a servant among you.

³¹ O Simon, Simon! Satan has obtained permission to sift all of you like wheat, ³² but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail. And afterward you yourself must turn and strengthen your brothers."

⁴⁸ You are to be witnesses to all this, beginning at Jerusalem.

⁴⁴ The devil is the father you are sprung from, and you want to carry out your father's wishes. He was a murderer from the first, and he has nothing to do with the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in his true character, for he is a liar and the father of them.

¹¹ I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd will give his life for his sheep.

¹³ For he is only a hired man, and does not care about the sheep.

²⁷ I leave you a blessing; I give you my own blessing. I do not give it to you as the world gives. Your minds must not be troubled or afraid.

²⁶ When the Helper comes whom I will send to you from the Father—that Spirit of Truth that comes from the Father—he will bear testimony to me, ²⁷ and you must bear testimony too, because you have been with me from the first.

³³ I have told you all this, so that through me you may find peace. In the world you have trouble; but take courage! I have conquered the world."

¹⁹ When it was evening on that first day after the Sabbath, and the doors of the house where the disciples met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came in and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you!"

²⁶ A week after, the disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came in and stood among them, and said, "Peace be with you!"

¹⁵ When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, are you more devoted to me than these others are?" Peter said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my lambs!" ¹⁶ Again Jesus said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, are you devoted to me?" He said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then be a shepherd to my sheep!" ¹⁷ Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because the third time Jesus asked him if he loved him, and he answered, "Master, you know everything, you can see that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep!

²¹ When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "But, Master, what about him?"

⁸ but you will be given power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria and to the very ends of the earth."

²² from his baptism by John to the time when he was caught up from us, must join us as a witness to his resurrection."

³² He is Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, and to whose resurrection we are all witnesses.

¹⁵ and killed the very source of life. But God raised him from the dead, as we can testify.

³⁰ The God of our forefathers raised Jesus to life when you had hung him on a cross and killed him. ³¹ God took him up to his right hand as our leader and savior, in order to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. ³² We and the holy Spirit which God has given to those who obey him are witnesses to these things."

³⁹ We are witnesses of everything that he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. Yet they put him upon a cross and killed him. ⁴⁰ But God raised him to life on the third day and caused him to be plainly seen, ⁴¹ not by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had designated beforehand, that is, by us, who ate and drank with him after he had risen from the dead.

²³ When he reached there and saw the favor God had shown them, he was delighted, and encouraged them all to be resolute and steadfast in their devotion to the Lord,

³⁰ and this they did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

¹² When he realized his situation, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where a number of people were gathered, praying.

²⁵ When Barnabas and Saul had performed their mission to Jerusalem, they went back, taking John who was called Mark with them.

²² reassuring the disciples and encouraging them to stand by the faith and reminding them that we have to undergo many hardships to get into the Kingdom of God. ²³ They appointed elders for them in each church, and with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

⁴ When they reached Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported how God had worked with them.

⁶ The apostles and elders had a meeting to look into this matter.

²² Then the apostles and elders with the whole church resolved to select representatives and send them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. They were Judas who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers. ²³ They were the bearers of this letter: "The apostles and the brothers who are elders send greeting to the brothers of heathen birth in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.

¹⁷ From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

²⁴ But my life does not matter, if I can only finish my race and do the service intrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of declaring the good news of God's favor.

²⁶ Therefore I declare to you today that I am not responsible for the blood of any of you, ²⁷ for I have not shrunk from letting you know God's purpose without reserve. ²⁸ Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the holy Spirit has made you guardians, and be shepherds of the church of God, which he got at the cost of his own life.

²⁸ Take care of yourselves and of the whole flock, of which the holy Spirit has made you guardians, and be shepherds of the church of God, which he got at the cost of his own life.

³³ I have never coveted anyone's gold or silver or clothes. ³⁴ You know well enough that these hands of mine provided for my needs and my companions.

¹³ Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

¹⁸ On the next day we went with Paul to see James, and all the elders came in.

⁷ to all those in Rome whom God loves, who are called to be his people; God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

¹⁵ So, for my part, I am eager to preach the good news to you at Rome also.

² by whom we have been introduced through faith to the favor of God that we now enjoy, and let us glory in our hope of sharing the glory of God.

⁶ For when we were still helpless, at the decisive moment Christ died for us godless men.

²⁰ Then law slipped in, and multiplied the offense. But greatly as sin multiplied, God's mercy has far surpassed it, ²¹ so that just as sin had reigned through death, mercy might reign through uprightness and bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹ So there is no condemnation any more for those who are in union with Christ Jesus.

¹⁷ and if children, heirs also; heirs of God, and fellow-heirs with Christ, if we really share his sufferings in order to share his glory too. ¹⁸ For I consider what we suffer now not to be compared with the glory that is to burst upon us.

²⁸ We know that in everything God works with those who love him, whom he has called in accordance with his purpose, to bring about what is good. ²⁹ For those whom he had marked out from the first he predestined to be made like his Son, so that he should be the eldest of many brothers; ³⁰ and those whom he has predestined he calls, and those whom he calls he makes upright, and those whom he makes upright he glorifies.

¹¹ For before the children were born or had done anything either good or bad, in order to carry out God's purpose of selection, which depends not on what men do but on his calling them,

²⁴ including us whom he has called not only from among the Jews but from among the heathen?

³⁶ For from him everything comes; through him everything exists; and in him everything ends! Glory to him forever! Amen.

¹⁰ Be affectionate in your love for the brotherhood, eager to show one another honor,

¹¹ All this especially, because you know this critical time and that it is time for you to wake from your sleep, for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. ¹² The night is nearly over; the day is at hand. So let us throw aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the armor of light. ¹³ Let us live honorably, as in the light of day, not in carousing and drunkenness, or in immorality and indecency, or in quarreling and jealousy. ¹⁴ But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about gratifying your physical cravings.

⁵ May God, from whom steadfastness and encouragement come, give you such harmony with one another, in following the example of Christ Jesus,

¹³ May God, the source of hope, fill you with perfect happiness and peace in your faith, so that you may have overflowing hope through the power of the holy Spirit.

¹⁶ Greet one another with a sacred kiss. All the churches of Christ wish to be remembered to you.

²⁵ To him who can make you strong by the good news I bring and the preaching about Jesus Christ, through the disclosure of the secret kept back for long ages but now revealed,

⁹ God can be depended on, and it was he who called you to this fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

³⁰ But you are his children, through your union with Christ Jesus, whom God has made our wisdom—our uprightness and consecration and redemption,

⁵ What is Apollos? Or what is Paul? Just servants through whom you came to have faith, as the Lord gave each of us opportunity.

⁹ For we are fellow-laborers for God, and you are God's farm, God's building.

⁷ What soldier ever pays his expenses out of his own pay? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of the grapes? Who tends a flock and does not get any of the milk?

¹⁶ As far as preaching the good news is concerned, that is nothing for me to boast of, for I cannot help doing it. For I am ruined if I do not preach. ¹⁷ For if I do it of my own accord, I have my pay, but if I do it because I must, it is still a responsibility that I am charged with.

²⁵ Any man who enters an athletic contest goes into strict training, to win a wreath that will soon wither, but the one we compete for will never wither.

¹³ It is no superhuman temptation that you have had. And God can be depended on, not to let you be tried beyond your strength, but when temptation comes, to give you a way out of it, so that you can withstand it.

²² Or are we trying to arouse the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he is?

¹¹ But in union with the Lord, woman is not independent of man nor man of woman.

¹ Now I want to remind you, brothers, of the form in which I presented to you the good news I brought, which you accepted and have stood by,

²⁰ All the brothers wish to be remembered to you. Greet one another with a sacred kiss.

¹⁹ The Son of God, Christ Jesus, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus, Timothy, and I, you have not found wavering between "Yes" and "No." With him it has always been "Yes,"

²⁴ Not that we are the masters of you and your faith; we are working with you to make you happy, for in your faith you stand firm enough.

⁵ For it is not myself but Christ Jesus that I am proclaiming as Lord; I am only a slave of yours for Jesus' sake.

¹⁷ For this slight, momentary trouble is piling up for me an eternal blessedness beyond all comparison,

¹ For I know that if this earthly tent that I live in is taken down, God will provide me a building in heaven to live in, not built by human hands but eternal.

⁸ yet I am confident, and I prefer to leave my home in the body and make my home with the Lord.

¹⁷ So if anyone is in union with Christ, he is a new being; the old state of things has passed away; there is a new state of things.

¹⁴ Here it is the third time that I have been ready to come to see you, and I do not intend to be a burden to you now; for it is not your money but yourselves that I want; for children are not expected to lay up money for their parents, but parents for their children. ¹⁵ And I will be glad to spend all I have and all I am for your sake. Are you going to love me the less for loving you so intensely?

¹¹ Now brothers, goodbye! Be what you ought to be, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace, and God the source of love and peace will be with you. ¹² Greet one another with a sacred kiss.

⁸ But even if we or an angel from heaven preach to you good news that contradicts the good news we have preached to you, a curse upon him! ⁹ We have said it before, and I repeat it now—if anyone is preaching to you good news that contradicts the good news you have already received, a curse upon him!

³ and how the secret was made known to me by revelation, as I have just briefly written.

²⁷ you must not give the devil a chance.

²¹ and subordinate yourselves to one another out of reverence to Christ.

¹¹ You must put on God's armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems.

¹¹ You must put on God's armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems. ¹² For we have to struggle, not with enemies of flesh and blood, but with the hierarchies, the authorities, the master-spirits of this dark world, the spirit-forces of evil on high. ¹³ So you must take God's armor, so that when the evil day comes you will be able to make a stand, and when it is all over to hold your ground.

¹⁶ Besides all these, take faith for your shield, for with it you will be able to put out all the flaming missiles of the evil one,

²¹ In order that you also may know how I am, our dear brother Tychicus, a faithful helper in the Lord's service, will tell you all about it.

²³ God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give the brothers peace and love, with faith.

¹⁹ for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, all this will turn out for my highest welfare,

²¹ For, as I see it, living means Christ and dying something even better. ²² But if living on here means having my labor bear fruit, I cannot tell which to choose. ²³ I am undecided between the two, for I long to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better,

³ Do not act for selfish ends or from vanity, but modestly treat one another as your superiors.

¹⁷ Follow my example, brothers, all of you, and notice those who follow the pattern we have set you.

⁶ Have no anxiety about anything, but make all your wants known to God in prayer and entreaty, and with thanksgiving.

⁹ Do the things that you learned, received, and heard from me, and that you saw me do. Then God who gives peace will be with you.

¹³ I can do anything through him who gives me strength.

⁷ and really came to know it, in the form in which Epaphras, my dear fellow-slave, taught it to you. He is my faithful representative as a servant of Christ,

²² through dying in his human body) in holiness, and free from reproach or blame, into God's presence— ²³ if at least you continue firm and steadfast in the exercise of faith, and never shift from the hope held out in the good news to which you listened, which has been preached all over the world, and for which I, Paul, became a worker.

⁵ For though I am absent from you in person I am with you in spirit, and I am glad to observe your harmony and the solidity of your faith in Christ.

⁷ You must be rooted and built up in him and made strong in faith, just as you were taught to be, overflowing with it in your gratitude.

³ For you have died, and your life now lies hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is our true life, shall make his appearance, then you also will appear glorified with him.

¹² As persons chosen by God, then, consecrated and dearly loved, you must clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindness, humility, gentleness, forbearance.

⁷ Our dear brother Tychicus, my faithful helper and fellow-servant in the Lord's work, will tell you all about me.

⁹ And with him I send my dear, faithful brother Onesimus, who is one of your own number. They will tell you all about matters here.

¹ Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Thessalonian church in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; God bless you and give you peace.

⁵ for our preaching of the good news did not come to you as mere words but with power and the holy Spirit and full conviction—you know the kind of life we lived among you for your good. ⁶ And you followed the example set by us and by the Lord, for though our message brought you great trouble, you welcomed it with joy inspired by the holy Spirit,

¹² to make your lives worthy of God who invites you into his kingdom and his glory.

¹⁵ who killed the Lord Jesus and persecuted the prophets and us; who displease God, and in their hostility to all mankind ¹⁶ try to keep us from speaking to the heathen so that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But God's wrath has overtaken them at last!

³ and encourage you not to be led astray, any of you, in all these troubles. You know yourselves that this is what we must expect,

⁶ So we must not sleep like other men, but we must be vigilant and composed. ⁷ For those who sleep sleep at night and those who get drunk do so at night, ⁸ but we who belong to the day must be composed, wearing faith and love for a coat of mail, and helmeted with the hope of salvation.

²⁶ Greet all the brothers with a sacred kiss.

¹ Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the Thessalonian church in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;

⁷ and to give rest to you who are suffering and to us, when our Lord Jesus appears from heaven, with his mighty angels ⁸ in a blaze of fire, and takes vengeance on the godless who will not listen to the good news of our Lord Jesus. ⁹ They will be punished with eternal ruin and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and his glorious might, ¹⁰ when on that Day he comes to be honored in his people, and wondered at in all who believe in him—because our testimony has been confirmed in you.

¹⁴ and called you to it through our preaching of the good news, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ encourage you and strengthen you to do and say everything that is right.

³ But the Lord is to be relied on, and he will give you strength and protect you from the evil one.

⁹ Not that I had not a right to my support, but to give you in my own conduct an example to imitate.

⁶ who gave himself as a ransom for all men. This is what was testified to at the proper times,

⁹ Women for their part are to dress modestly and sensibly in proper clothes, not adorning themselves by braiding their hair or with gold or pearls or expensive clothing,

¹⁵ But they will be saved through motherhood, if they continue to have faith and to be loving and holy, and sensible as well.

² A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; ³ not addicted to drink or pugnacious, but a man of moderation and peace, not avaricious,

⁸ Assistants, in turn, must be serious, straightforward men, not addicted to wine or dishonest gain,

¹¹ Their wives too must be serious, not gossips; they must be temperate, and perfectly trustworthy.

¹² Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set those who believe an example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.

¹ Never reprove an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men like brothers,

¹⁹ Do not listen to an accusation made against an elder, unless it is supported by two or three witnesses.

¹² Enter the great contest of faith! Take hold of eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the great profession of faith.

⁹ He saved us and called us to a consecrated life, not for anything we had done, but of his own accord and out of the mercy which he bestowed upon us ages ago through Christ Jesus,

¹⁰ For that reason I am ready to submit to anything for the sake of those whom God has chosen, so that they too may gain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and brings eternal glory.

¹² But everyone who wants to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

⁷ I have had a part in the great contest, I have run my race, I have preserved my faith. ⁸ Now the crown of uprightness awaits me, which the Lord, the upright judge, will award me on that Day, and not only me but also all who have loved and hoped for his appearing.

¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me, and gave me strength, so that I might make a full presentation of the message and let all the heathen hear it. So I was saved from the jaws of the lion.

³ and revealed at the proper time in his message, through the preaching with which I have been intrusted at the command of God our Savior,

⁵ I left you behind in Crete expressly to correct what defects there were, and to appoint elders in each town, as I directed you—

⁷ For as God's overseer a superintendent must be irreproachable, not arrogant or quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain, ⁸ but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sensible, upright, of holy life, self-controlled,

¹¹ They must be silenced, for such men upset whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach, for the sake of dishonest gain.

² Teach the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible—men of vigorous faith, love, and steadfastness.

⁴ so as to train the younger women to be loving wives and mothers,

⁶ Urge the younger men, too, to be sensible. ⁷ In every way set them an example of good conduct yourself. Teach with sincerity and seriousness,

¹² training us to renounce godless ways and worldly passions, and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world,

¹⁴ He gave himself for us, to free us from all wickedness and purify for himself a people of his own, eager to do right.

¹ Remind men to accept and obey the constituted authorities, to be ready for any useful service,

⁹ I prefer to appeal to you in the name of love, simply as what I am—Paul, no less an envoy of Christ Jesus, though now a prisoner for him

¹⁴ but I do not wish to do anything without your consent, so that your kindness might be voluntary, and not have the appearance of compulsion.

¹⁵ And this is why he is the negotiator of a new agreement, in order that as someone has died to deliver them from the offenses committed under the old agreement, those who have been offered it may receive the unending inheritance they have been promised.

³³ who by their faith conquered kingdoms, attained uprightness, received new promises, shut the mouths of lions,

¹⁵ Be careful that no one fails to gain God's favor, or some poisonous root may come up to trouble and contaminate you all—

⁵ You must not be avaricious; you must be content with what you have, for God himself has said, "I will never let go of you or desert you!" ⁶ So that we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can men do to me?"

¹⁷ Obey your leaders and give way to them, for they are keeping watch in defense of your souls, as men accountable for the trust. Make their work a joy and not a grief, for that would be the worse for you.

²⁰ May God, the giver of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus who through the blood by which he ratified the everlasting agreement has become the great shepherd of the sheep,

²⁰ May God, the giver of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus who through the blood by which he ratified the everlasting agreement has become the great shepherd of the sheep, ²¹ fit you by every blessing to do his will, and through Jesus Christ carry out in us what will please him. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen. ²² I beg you brothers, to listen patiently to this appeal, for I have written you but briefly.

⁹ A brother of low position ought to be proud of his eminence, ¹⁰ but one who is rich ought to rejoice at being reduced in circumstances, for the rich will disappear like the wild flowers.

¹² Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he stands the test, he will be given the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

⁶ But he gives all the greater blessing. As the Scripture says, "God opposes haughty persons, but he blesses humble-minded ones." ⁷ Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will fly from you.

¹⁰ Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will raise you up

¹⁰ As an example, brothers, of ill-treatment patiently endured, take the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord.

² whom God the Father has chosen and predestined by the consecration of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ, and to be sprinkled with his blood; God bless you and give you perfect peace. ³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born anew to a life of hope through Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead, ⁴ and to an imperishable, unsullied, and unfading inheritance, which is kept safe for you in heaven,

⁴ and to an imperishable, unsullied, and unfading inheritance, which is kept safe for you in heaven, ⁵ and you by God's power are being protected through faith to receive a salvation that is now ready to be disclosed at the last time. ⁶ Rejoice over this, although just now perhaps distressed by various trials;

⁶ Rejoice over this, although just now perhaps distressed by various trials; ⁷ they are to show that your faith when tested is found to be more precious than gold, which though it is perishable is tested with fire, and they will bring you praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

⁷ they are to show that your faith when tested is found to be more precious than gold, which though it is perishable is tested with fire, and they will bring you praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

¹² It was disclosed to them that they were serving not themselves but you in dealing with these things, which have now been told you by those who through the holy Spirit sent from heaven brought you the good news; things into which angels long to look! ¹³ Therefore, prepare your minds for action, and with perfect calmness fix your hopes on the mercy that you are to experience when Jesus Christ is revealed.

¹⁵ but like the holy Being who has called you, you must also prove holy in all your conduct,

⁹ But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, his own people, so that you may declare the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;

²¹ That is the life to which you have been called, for Christ himself suffered for you, leaving you an example so that you might follow his footsteps.

²⁵ For you were astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

³ You must not adopt the external attractions of arranging the hair and wearing jewelry and dress; ⁴ yours must be the inner beauty of character, the imperishable attraction of a quiet and gentle spirit, which has great value in the sight of God.

¹⁴ Even if you should suffer for uprightness, you are blessed. But do not be afraid of them, nor be troubled,

¹ Since Christ therefore has suffered in our physical nature, you must also arm yourselves with the same resolve. For he who suffers in his physical nature has done with sin,

⁵ but they will have to answer for it to him who is ready to judge living and dead.

⁷ But the end of all things is near. Be serious and collected, therefore, and pray.

¹¹ If one preaches, let him do it like one who utters the words of God; if one does some service, let him do it as with strength which God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

¹³ but be glad that you are in a measure sharing the sufferings of the Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may be triumphantly happy.

² be shepherds of the flock of God that is among you, not as though it were forced upon you but of your own free will, and not from base love of gain but freely,

⁴ and when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious wreath that will never fade.

³ For his divine power has given us every requisite for life and piety, through our coming to know him who through his glory and excellence called us to him.

¹² Therefore I will always remind you of this, although you know it and are firmly grounded in the truth that you have.

³ In their greed they will exploit you with pretended arguments. From of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not slumbered.

¹⁵ They have left the straight path and gone astray. They have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on dishonest gain,

²⁵ And what he himself has promised us is eternal life.

² Dear friends, we are God's children now; it has not yet been disclosed what we are to be. We know that if he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

⁸ Whoever commits sin is a child of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. This is why the Son of God appeared—to undo the devil's work. ⁹ No one who is a child of God commits sin, for God's nature remains in his heart, and he cannot sin, because he is a child of God. ¹⁰ This is how the children of God and those of the devil can be distinguished: No one who does not act uprightly or who does not love his brother is a child of God.

⁹ If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is stronger still; for the value of God's testimony lies in this, that he has testified to his Son. ¹⁰ Whoever believes in the Son of God possesses that testimony in his heart. Anyone who will not believe God has made him a liar, for he has refused to believe the testimony that God has borne to his Son.

¹ The Elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I truly love—and not only I but all who know the truth— ² because of the truth that stays in our hearts and will be with us forever; ³ blessing, mercy, and peace be with us from God the Father and Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, in truth and love. ⁴ It makes me exceedingly happy to find that some of your children are guided by truth, just as we have been commanded to be by the Father. ⁵ And now I beg you, my lady—not as though I were writing you any new command, but one which we have had from the beginning—let us love one another. ⁶ Love means this, that we be guided by his commands. The command, as you have heard from the beginning, is to be guided by love. ⁷ For many impostors have gone out into the world—men who do not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in human form. That is the mark of the impostor and the Antichrist. ⁸ Look out for yourselves, take care not to lose what we have worked for, but make sure that you are paid for it in full. ⁹ Anyone who goes too far and does not keep to the teaching of Christ has not God. It is the man who holds to the teaching who has both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If anyone comes to you without bringing this teaching, do not let him come into the house or bid him good morning. ¹¹ For anyone who bids him good morning shares in his wicked work. ¹² Though I have a great deal to write to you, I would rather not write it with paper and ink, but I hope to come to see you, and talk with you face to face, so that your happiness may be complete. ¹³ The children of your chosen sister wish to be remembered to you.

¹³ The children of your chosen sister wish to be remembered to you.

¹ The Elder to my dear friend Gaius, whom I truly love. ² Dear friend, it is my prayer that everything is going well with you and that you are well; I know it is well with your soul. ³ For it makes me exceedingly happy to have some brothers come and testify to the truth of your life, for you are guided by truth. ⁴ I know of no greater blessing than hearing that my children are being guided by the truth. ⁵ Dear friend, it is loyal of you to do anything you can for the brothers, especially as they are strangers; ⁶ they have testified before the church to your love. Please see them off on their journey in a way appropriate to God's service. ⁷ For they have started out for the sake of the cause, and they are accepting nothing from the heathen. ⁸ So we ought to support such men, to show that we are ready to co-operate with the truth. ⁹ I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes who likes to be their leader will not accept what I say.

⁹ I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes who likes to be their leader will not accept what I say. ¹⁰ So if I come, I will bring up the things that he is doing, and how he is maliciously accusing me. Not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers himself, and he is interfering with those who want to do so, and has them put out of the church.

¹⁰ So if I come, I will bring up the things that he is doing, and how he is maliciously accusing me. Not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers himself, and he is interfering with those who want to do so, and has them put out of the church. ¹¹ Dear friend, do not follow bad examples, but good ones. The man who does right is a child of God; the man who does wrong has never seen God. ¹² Everybody testifies to Demetrius; the truth itself does; I testify to him too, and you know that my testimony to him is true.

¹² Everybody testifies to Demetrius; the truth itself does; I testify to him too, and you know that my testimony to him is true. ¹³ I have a great deal to write to you, but I do not want to write it with pen and ink; ¹⁴ I hope to see you very soon and we will talk face to face. Goodbye. Our friends wish to be remembered to you. Remember me to our friends, every one.

³ Dear friends, I was just on the point of writing to you about our common salvation, when it became necessary for me to write and appeal to you to come to the defense of the faith that has once for all been intrusted to God's people.

²⁴ Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to make you stand in his presence irreproachable and triumphant—

⁶ he has made us a kingdom of priests for his God and Father—to him be glory and power forever. Amen. ⁷ See! He is coming on the clouds, and every eye will see him, even the men who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will lament over him. So it is to be, Amen.

⁹ I, John, your brother and companion in the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance that Jesus brings, found myself on the island called Patmos, for uttering God's message and testifying to Jesus.

¹⁰ Do not be afraid of what you are going to suffer. See! The devil is going to put some of you into prison to be tested there, and for ten days to endure persecution. Prove faithful even unto death and I will give you the crown of life.

¹¹ I am coming soon. Keep hold of what you have, so that no one may deprive you of your crown.

¹³ Then I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, underneath the earth, and on the sea, and all that they contain, say, "Blessing, honor, glory, and power to him who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever!"

¹¹ Then each of them was given a white robe and they were told to be quiet a little while longer, until the number of their fellow-slaves and their brothers, who were to be killed as they had been, should be complete.

¹⁴ I said to him, "You know, my lord." He said to me, "They are the people who come through the great persecution, who have washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.

⁹ So the great dragon, the ancient serpent who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.

¹² Therefore, rejoice, you heavens and you who live in them! But alas for the earth and the sea, for the devil has descended upon you in a great rage, for he knows that he has only a short time left."

⁵ On her forehead there was written a name that was symbolic: "Mighty Babylon, mother of idolatresses and of earth's abominations."

² He cried out with a mighty voice, "She is fallen! Mighty Babylon is fallen! She has become the haunt of demons, and a dungeon for every foul spirit and every unclean and loathsome bird,

¹² cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet, all kinds of citron wood, all kinds of objects of ivory and costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble, ¹³ and cinnamon, spices, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, slaves—and human lives!

² He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

¹⁰ and the devil who led them astray was flung into the fiery, sulphurous lake, where the animal and the false prophet were, there to be tortured day and night forever and ever. ¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne with a being seated on it from whose presence earth and sky fled so far that they could not be found. ¹² I saw the dead, high and low, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened; it was the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books about what they had done.