1 Timothy 5 Cross References - MSTC

¹ Rebuke not an elder: but exhort him as a father, and the younger men as brethren, ² the elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, with all pureness. ³ Honour widows which are true widows. ⁴ If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good and acceptable before God. ⁵ She that is a very widow, and friendless, putteth her trust in God, and continueth in supplication and prayer night and day: ⁶ but she that liveth in pleasure, is dead even yet alive. ⁷ And these things command, that they may be without fault. ⁸ If there be any that provideth not for his own, and namely for them of his household, the same denieth the faith, and is worse than an infidel. ⁹ Let no widow be chosen under sixty years old, and such a one as was the wife of one man, ¹⁰ and well reported of in good works: if she have nourished children, if she have been liberal to strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have ministered unto them which were in adversity, if she were continually given unto all manner good works. ¹¹ The younger widows refuse. For when they have begun to wax wanton, to the dishonour of Christ, then will they marry, ¹² having damnation, because they have broken their first faith. ¹³ And also they learn to go from house to house idle, yea not idle only, but also trifling and busybodies, speaking things which are not comely. ¹⁴ I will therefore that the younger women marry and bear children, and guide the house, and give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil. ¹⁵ For many of them are all ready turned back, and are gone after Satan. ¹⁶ And if any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them minister unto them, and let not the congregation be charged: that it may have sufficient for them that are widows indeed. ¹⁷ The elders that rule well are worthy of double honour, most specially they which labour in the word and in teaching. ¹⁸ For the scripture saith, "Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn." And, "the laborer is worthy of his reward." ¹⁹ Against an elder receive none accusation: but under two or three witnesses. ²⁰ Them that sin, rebuke openly that others may fear. ²¹ I testify before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without hasty judgment, and do nothing partially. ²² Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: Keep thyself pure. ²³ Drink no longer water, but use a little wine, for thy stomach's sake, and thine often diseases. ²⁴ Some men's sins are open beforehand and go before unto judgement: some men's sins follow after. ²⁵ Likewise, also, good works are manifest beforehand, and they that are otherwise, cannot be hid.

³² Thou shalt rise up before the hoar head and reverence the face of the old man; and dread thy God, for I am the LORD.

⁹ He that sayeth unto his father and mother, 'I saw him not,' and unto his brethren, 'I knew not,' and to his son, 'I know not': for they have observed thy words and kept thy covenant.

¹⁵ "Moreover, if thy brother trespass against thee, Go and tell him his fault between him and thee alone. If he hear thee, thou hast won thy brother: ¹⁶ But if he hear thee not, then take yet with thee one or two, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, all things may be established. ¹⁷ If he hear not them, tell it unto the congregation: if he hear not the congregation, take him as a heathen man, and as a publican.

⁸ But ye shall not suffer yourselves to be called Rabbi, for one is your master, that is, to wit, Christ, and all ye are brethren.

²³ And when they had ordained them elders by election in every congregation, after they had prayed and fasted, they commended them to God on whom they believed.

⁴ And when they were come to Jerusalem they were received of the congregation and of the apostles and elders. And they declared what things God had done by them.

⁶ And the apostles and elders came together to reason of this matter.

¹⁷ Wherefore from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the congregation.

⁷ Give to every man therefore his duty: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custom to whom custom is due: fear to whom fear belongeth: Honour to whom honour pertaineth.

¹¹ And when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him in the face, for he was worthy to be blamed. ¹² For yer that certain came from James, he ate with the gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision, ¹³ and the other Jews dissembled likewise; Insomuch that Barnabas was brought into their simulation also. ¹⁴ But when I saw that they went not the right way after the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter, before all men, "If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of the gentiles, and not as do the Jews: why causest thou the gentiles to live as do the Jews?"

¹ Brethren, if any man be fallen by chance into any fault, ye which are spiritual, help to amend him, in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

¹⁷ The elders that rule well are worthy of double honour, most specially they which labour in the word and in teaching.

¹⁹ Against an elder receive none accusation: but under two or three witnesses. ²⁰ Them that sin, rebuke openly that others may fear.

²⁴ But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach, ²⁵ and one that can suffer the evil in meekness, and can inform them that resist — if that God at any time will give them repentance for to know the truth -

⁵ For this cause left I thee in Crete: that thou shouldest perform that which was lacking and shouldest ordain elders in every city as I appointed thee. ⁶ If any be faultless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

² That the elder men be sober, honest, discreet, sound in the faith, in love and in patience.

⁶ Young men likewise exhort that they be sober minded.

⁹ yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, though I be as I am, even Paul aged, and now in bonds for Jesus Christ's sake. ¹⁰ I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I begat in my bonds,

¹⁷ but the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without simulation.

¹⁴ If any be diseased among you, let him call for the elders of the congregation, and let them pray over him, and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord:

¹ The elders which are among you I exhort, which am also an elder and a witness of the afflictions of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be opened:

⁵ Likewise, ye younger submit yourselves unto the elder. Submit yourselves every man, one to another. Knit yourselves together in lowliness of mind. For God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble. ⁶ Submit yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you, when the time is come.

¹ The elder, to the elect lady and her children which I love in the truth: And not I only, but also all that have known the truth,

¹ The elder unto the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

⁴ And about the seat were twenty four seats. And I saw upon the seats twenty four elders sitting clothed in white raiment, and had on their heads crowns of gold.

⁵⁰ For whosoever doth my father's will which is in heaven, the same is my brother, my sister, and my mother."

²⁶ When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple standing whom he loved, he said unto his mother, "Woman behold thy son." ²⁷ Then said he to the disciple, "Behold thy mother." And from that hour the disciple took her for his own.

⁸ Furthermore brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those same have ye in your mind,

²² Abstain from all suspicious things.

¹² Let no man despise thy youth; but be unto them that believe, an example: in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith and in pureness.

³ Honour widows which are true widows.

²² Lusts of youth avoid, and follow righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart.

¹² "Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

¹⁸ but doeth right unto the fatherless and widow and loveth the stranger, to give him food and raiment.

²⁹ and the Levite shall come because he hath neither part nor inheritance with thee, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow which are within thy city, and shall eat and fill themselves: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the works of thine hand which thou doest.

¹¹ And rejoice before the LORD thy God: both thou, thy son, thy daughter, thy servant and thy maid, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, the fatherless and the widow that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to make his name dwell there.

¹⁴ And thou shalt rejoice in that thy feast; both thou and thy son, thy daughter, thy servant, thy maid, the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless and the widow that are in thy cities.

¹⁹ "'Cursed be he that hindereth the right of the stranger, fatherless and widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

¹³ He that should have been lost, gave me a good word, and the widow's heart praised me.

¹⁶ "When the poor desireth anything of me, have I denied it them? Have I caused the widow stand waiting for me in vain?

⁵ He is a father of the fatherless, he is a defender of widows; even God in his holy habitation.

⁶ They murder the widow and the stranger, and put the fatherless to death.

⁹ The LORD careth for the strangers; he defendeth the fatherless and widow. As for the way of the ungodly, he turneth it upside down.

¹¹ Thou shalt leave thy fatherless children behind thee, and I will keep them, and thy widows shall take their comfort in me.

⁶ And so shall he not honour his father or his mother. And thus have ye made, that the commandment of God is without effect, through your traditions.

¹³ Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven before men: ye yourselves go not in, neither suffer ye them that come to enter in.

³⁷ And she had been a widow about four score and four years of age, which went never out of the temple, but served God there with fasting and prayer night and day.

¹² When he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, which was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and much people of the city was with her.

⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold a right Israelite, in whom is no guile."

¹ In those days, as the number of the disciples grew, there arose a grudge among the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were despised in the daily ministration.

³⁹ Peter arose and came with them: And when he was come, they brought him into the chamber, and all the widows stood round about him weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

⁶ neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of any other, when we might have been chargeable, as the apostles of Christ.

² the elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, with all pureness.

⁴ If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good and acceptable before God. ⁵ She that is a very widow, and friendless, putteth her trust in God, and continueth in supplication and prayer night and day:

⁹ Let no widow be chosen under sixty years old, and such a one as was the wife of one man, ¹⁰ and well reported of in good works: if she have nourished children, if she have been liberal to strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have ministered unto them which were in adversity, if she were continually given unto all manner good works. ¹¹ The younger widows refuse. For when they have begun to wax wanton, to the dishonour of Christ, then will they marry,

¹⁶ And if any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them minister unto them, and let not the congregation be charged: that it may have sufficient for them that are widows indeed. ¹⁷ The elders that rule well are worthy of double honour, most specially they which labour in the word and in teaching.

²⁷ Pure devotion, and undefiled before God the father, is this: To visit the friendless, and widows in their adversity, and to keep himself unspotted of the world.

¹⁷ See that ye honour all men. Love brotherly fellowship, fear God, and honour the King.

⁷ Likewise, ye men, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as unto them that are heirs also of the grace of life, that your prayers be not let.

¹⁰ And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen and be by me: both thou and thy children, and thy children's children: and thy sheep, and beasts and all that thou hast. ¹¹ There will I make provision for thee: for there remain yet five years of dearth, lest thou and thy household and all that thou hast perish.'

¹² And Joseph made provision for his father, his brethren, and all his father's household, as young children are fed with bread.

²⁸ Moreover, Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, so that the whole age of Jacob was a hundred and forty seven years.

¹⁴ And he had forty sons, and thirty nephews that rode on thirty ass colts.

² And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, "Let me go to the field and lease and gather ears, after whomsoever I find grace in his sight." And she said unto her, "Go, my daughter."

¹⁸ And she took it up and went to the city, and showed her mother-in-law what she had gathered. And thereto she plucked out and gave to her that she had reserved when she had eaten enough.

³ And David went thence to Mizpeh in the land of Moab, and said unto the king of Moab, "Let my father and mother, I pray thee, have their abiding with you, till I know what God will do with me." ⁴ And he left them with the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the while that David kept himself in holds.

¹⁹ He shall neither have children nor kinfolks among his people, no nor any posterity in his country:

²⁸ Her children arise, and call her blessed: and her husband maketh much of her.

²² I will stand up against them, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, and root out the name and generation of Babylon, sayeth the LORD,

⁴ For God commanded, saying, 'Honour thy father and mother,' and, 'He that curseth father or mother, shall suffer death.' ⁵ But ye say, 'Every man shall say to his father or mother: That which thou desirest of me to help thee with, is given God.' ⁶ And so shall he not honour his father or his mother. And thus have ye made, that the commandment of God is without effect, through your traditions.

¹¹ But ye say, 'A man shall say to his father or mother, Corban; which is, that thou desirest of me, to help thee with, is given to God.' ¹² And so ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother, ¹³ making the word of God of none effect through your own traditions which ye have ordained. And many such things ye do."

⁵¹ And he went with them, and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.

¹ Children, obey your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for so is it right. ² "Honour thy father and mother," that is the first commandment that hath any promise, ³ "that thou mayst be in good estate, and live long on the earth."

³ For that is good and accepted in the sight of god our saviour,

¹² The LORD recompense thee thy doing, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel unto whom thou art come, to trust under his wings."

⁴ He shall defend thee under his wings, that thou mayest be safe under his feathers: his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

²⁶ At that time shall their gates mourn and complain, and they shall sit as desolate folk upon the earth.

² Behold, God is my salvation: I will be bold therefore and not fear. For the LORD God is my strength and my praise whereof I sing: and is become my saviour.

²¹ Then shalt thou think by thyself, "Who hath begotten me these? Seeing I am barren and alone, a captive and an outcast? And who hath nourished them up for me? I am desolate and alone, but from whence come these?"

¹⁰ Therefore, whoso feareth the LORD among you, let him hear the voice of his servant. Who so walketh in darkness, and no light shineth upon him, let him trust in the LORD and hold him by his God.

¹ Therefore be glad now, thou barren that bearest not. Rejoice, sing and be merry, thou that art not with child: For the desolate hath more children, than the married wife, sayeth the LORD.

¹³ {Mem} From above hath he sent down a fire into my bones: and it burned them cruelly. He hath laid a net for my feet, and thrown me wide open: he hath made me desolate, so that I must ever be mourning.

¹ He put forth a similitude unto them, signifying that men ought always to pray, and not to be weary,

⁷ And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry night and day unto him? Yea though he defer them:

⁷ unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, King Agrippa am I accused of the Jews.

⁵ by whom we have received grace and apostleship, to bring all manner heathen people unto obedience of the faith, that is in his name:

¹² That is: that I might have consolation together with you, through the common faith, which both ye and I have.

²⁰ So that his invisible things, that is to say, his eternal power and godhead, are understood and seen by the works from the creation of the world. So that they are without excuse, ²¹ inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.

³² I would have you without care; the single man careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

³⁴ There is difference between a virgin and a wife. The single woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be pure both in body and also in spirit: but she that is married, careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

¹⁸ and pray always with all manner prayer and supplication — and that in the spirit — and watch thereunto with all instance and supplication for all saints,

¹⁶ And if any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them minister unto them, and let not the congregation be charged: that it may have sufficient for them that are widows indeed.

⁵ For after this manner in the old time did the holy women which trusted in God tire themselves, and were obedient to their husbands,

⁵⁴ so that it shall grieve the man that is tender, and exceeding delicate among you, to look on his brother and upon his wife that lieth in his bosom and on the remnant of his children, which he hath yet left -

⁵⁶ Yea, and the woman that is so tender and delicate among you that she dare not venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for softness and tenderness, shall be grieved to look on the husband that lieth in her bosom and on her son and on her daughter -

³² Then said Samuel, "Bring ye hither to me, Agag the king of the Amalekites." And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, "Truly the bitterness of death cometh on."

⁶ And thus wise say unto my friend, "Peace be to thee, peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

¹¹ They send forth their children by flocks, and their sons lead the dance. ¹² They bear with them tabrets and harps, and have instruments of music at their pleasure. ¹³ They spend their days in wealthiness: but suddenly, they go down to hell. ¹⁴ They say unto God, 'Go from us: we desire not the knowledge of thy ways! ¹⁵ What manner of fellow is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, to submit ourselves unto him?'

⁵ They come in no misfortune like other folk; neither are they plagued like other men. ⁶ And this is the cause that they be so puffed up in pride, and overwhelmed with cruelty and unrighteousness. ⁷ Their eyes swell with fatness, and they do even what they lust.

²¹ He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall make him his master at length.

¹³ But they to fulfill their lust and willfulness, slaughter oxen: they kill sheep, they eat costly meat, and drink wine. "Let us eat and drink, tomorrow we shall die."

¹ But as for thee O daughter, thou virgin Babylon, thou shalt sit in the dust. Thou shalt sit upon the ground, and not in a throne, O thou maiden of Chaldea. Thou shalt no more be called tender and pleasant.

² I will liken the daughter of Zion to a fair and tender woman, and to her shall come the shepherds with their flocks.

⁵ {He} They that were wont to fair delicately, perish in the streets; they that afore were brought up in purple, make now much of dung.

⁵ ye that sing to the lute, and in playing of instruments compare yourselves unto David; ⁶ ye that drink wine out of goblets, and anoint yourselves with the best oil: but no man is sorry for Joseph's hurt.

²² But Jesus said unto him, "Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead."

²⁵ But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.

¹⁹ and I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up in store for many years, take thine ease: eat, drink and be merry.'

¹³ And not long after, the younger son gathered all that he had together, and took his journey into a far country, and there he wasted his goods with riotous living.

²⁴ for this my son was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is now found.' And they began to be merry.

³² it was mete that we should make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again: and was lost, and is found.'"

¹⁹ "There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple, and fine bysse, and fared deliciously every day.

¹⁴ For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, if one be dead for all, that then are all dead: ¹⁵ and that he died for all, because that they which live, should not henceforth live unto themselves: but unto him which died for them and rose again.

¹ And you hath he quickened also, that were dead in trespass and sin:

⁵ even when we were dead by sin, hath quickened us together in Christ — for by grace are ye saved -

¹⁴ Wherefore he saith, "Awake thou that sleepest, and stand up from death, and Christ shall give thee light."

¹³ And ye which were dead in sin through the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened with him and hath forgiven us all our trespasses

⁵ Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth and in wantonness. Ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

¹ And write unto the messenger of the congregation of Sardis, 'This saith he that hath the spirit of God, and the seven stars. I know thy works, thou hast a name that you livest, and thou are dead.

⁷ And as much as she glorified herself and lived wantonly, so much pour ye in for her of punishment, and sorrow, for she said in her heart, 'I sit, being a queen and am no widow and shall see no sorrow.'

³ As I besought thee to abide still in Ephesus when I departed into Macedonia; even so, do: that thou command some that they teach no other wise,

¹¹ Such things command and teach.

¹⁷ Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not exceeding wise, and that they trust not in the uncertain riches, but in the living God, which giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy them,

¹ I testify therefore before God, and before the Lord Jesus Christ, which shall judge quick and dead at his appearing in his kingdom:

¹³ This witness is true, wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

¹⁵ These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke, with all commanding. See that no man despise thee.

³⁰ For it was but little that thou hadst before I came, and now it is increased into a multitude, and the LORD hath blessed thee for my sake. But now when shall I make provision for mine own house also?"

⁷ Yea, and to break the bread to the hungry; and to bring the poor that are harborless unto house; and when thou seest a naked, that thou clothe him and that thou shouldest withdraw thyself from helping thine own flesh?

¹¹ If ye then, which are evil, can give to your children good gifts, how much more shall your father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask of him?

¹⁷ If he hear not them, tell it unto the congregation: if he hear not the congregation, take him as a heathen man, and as a publican.

¹¹ If the son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father: will he give him a stone? Or if he ask fish, will he for a fish, give him a serpent? ¹² Or if he ask an egg: will he offer him a scorpion? ¹³ If ye then which are evil, can give good gifts unto your children: How much more shall the father of heaven give a holy spirit to them, that desire it of him?"

⁴⁷ The servant that knew his master's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. ⁴⁸ But he that knew not, and yet did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whom much is given: of him shall be much required. And to whom men much commit, the more of him will they ask.

²² If I had not come and spoken unto them, they should not have had sin: but now have they nothing to cloak their sin withal.

¹⁵ For we are unto God the sweet savor of Christ, both among them that are saved, and also among them which perish: ¹⁶ to the one part are we the savor of death unto death; and unto the other part are we the savor of life unto life. And who is mete unto these things?

¹⁵ What concord hath Christ with Belial? Either, what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

¹⁴ Behold now, the third time, I am ready to come unto you, and yet will I not be grievous unto you. For I seek not yours, but you. Also the children ought not to lay up for the fathers and mothers: but the fathers and mothers for the children.

¹⁰ While we have, therefore, time; let us do good unto all men, and specially, unto them which are of the household of faith.

⁵ having a similitude of godly living, but have denied the power thereof. Such abhor.

¹⁶ They confess that they know God: but with the deeds they deny him and are abominable, and disobedient, and unto all good works discommendable.

¹ There were false prophets among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you: which privily shall bring in damnable sects, even denying the Lord that hath bought them, and bring upon themselves swift damnation.

⁴ For there are certain craftily crept in, of which it was written aforetime unto such judgement. They are ungodly, and turn the grace of our Lord God unto wantonness; And deny God the only Lord, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹³ I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is, and thou keepest my name and hast not denied my faith. And in my days Antipas was a faithful witness of mine, which was slain among you where Satan dwelleth.

⁸ I know your works. Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it, for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my sayings: and hast not denied my name.

³⁶ And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher: which was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity. ³⁷ And she had been a widow about four score and four years of age, which went never out of the temple, but served God there with fasting and prayer night and day.

¹⁰ Unto the married command not I, but the Lord: that the wife separate not herself from the man. ¹¹ If she separate herself, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled unto her husband again. And let not the husband put away his wife from him.

³⁹ The wife is bound to the law as long as her husband liveth. If her husband sleep, she is at liberty to marry with whom she will only in the Lord. ⁴⁰ But she is happier if she so abide, in my judgement. And I think verily that I have the spirit of God.

² Yea, and a bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, honestly appareled, harborous, apt to teach,

¹² Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife and such as rule their children well, and their own households.

³ Honour widows which are true widows. ⁴ If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good and acceptable before God.

¹¹ The younger widows refuse. For when they have begun to wax wanton, to the dishonour of Christ, then will they marry,

¹⁴ I will therefore that the younger women marry and bear children, and guide the house, and give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil.

⁴ Let a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

² And he said, "See lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house; and tarry all night and wash your feet, and rise up early and go on your ways." And they said, "Nay, but we will bide in the streets all night."

³² And then the man came in to the house: and he unbridled the camels: and brought litter and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and their feet that were with him,

³⁵ "'If thy brother be waxed poor and fallen in decay with thee, receive him as a stranger or a sojourner, and let him live by thee.

⁴ Thou hast given straight charge to keep thy commandments:

¹⁷ Study to do righteously, and help the oppressed. Avenge the fatherless and defend the cause of widows. Come, let us show each his grief to other and make an atonement, saith the LORD.

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven.

³⁸ and she stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with ointment.

⁴⁴ And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, "Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, and thou gavest me no water to my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

⁵ After that, poured he water into a basin, and began to wash his disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was gird. ⁶ Then came he to Simon Peter. And Peter said to him, "Lord shalt thou wash my feet?" ⁷ Jesus answered and said unto him, "What I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter." ⁸ Peter said unto him, "Thou shalt not wash my feet while the world standeth." Jesus answered him, "If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me." ⁹ Simon Peter said unto him, "Lord not my feet only: but also my hands and my head." ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, "He that is washed needeth not, save to wash his feet, and is clean every whit. And ye are clean: but not all." ¹¹ For he knew his betrayer. Therefore said he, "Ye are not all clean." ¹² After he had washed their feet, and received his clothes, and was set down again, he said unto them, "Know ye what I have done to you? ¹³ Ye call me 'Master' and 'Lord,' and ye say well, for so am I. ¹⁴ If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet: ye also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

³ Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, and full of the holy ghost and wisdom, which we may appoint to this needful business:

³⁶ There was at Joppa a certain woman, which was a disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: the same was full of good works and alms deeds, which she did.

²² And they said unto him, "Cornelius the captain, a just man and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the people of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel, to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee."

¹⁴ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, gave us audience: whose heart the Lord opened that she attended unto the things which Paul spake. ¹⁵ When she was baptised, and her household, she besought us saying, "If ye think that I believe on the Lord come into my house, and abide there." And she constrained us.

¹² And one Ananias, a perfect man, and as pertaining to the law having good report of all the Jews which there dwelt,

¹³ Distribute unto the necessity of the saints, and diligently to harbour.

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, unto the which God ordained us before, that we should walk in them.

¹⁰ that ye might walk worthy of the Lord in all things that please, being fruitful in all good works and increasing in the knowledge of God

¹⁰ but with such as becometh women that profess the worshipping of God through good works.

⁷ He must also be well reported of among them which are without forth, lest he fall into rebuke, and into the snare of the evil speaker.

²⁵ Likewise, also, good works are manifest beforehand, and they that are otherwise, cannot be hid.

¹⁸ and that they do good and be rich in good works, and ready to give and to distribute,

⁵ when I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice: and am assured that it dwelleth in thee also.

²¹ But if a man purge himself from such fellows, he shall be a vessel sanctified unto honour meet for the Lord, and prepared unto all good works.

¹⁵ And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁷ that the man of God may be perfect, and prepared unto all good works.

⁷ Above all things, show thyself an example of good works with uncorrupt doctrine, with honesty,

¹⁴ which gave himself for us, to redeem us from all unrighteousness, and to purge us a peculiar people unto himself, fervently given unto good works.

¹ Warn them, that they submit themselves to rule and power, to obey the officers, that they be ready unto all good works,

⁸ This is a true saying. Of these things I would thou shouldest certify, that they which believe God, might be diligent to go forward in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

¹⁴ And let ours also learn to excel in good works as far forth as need requireth, that they be not unfruitful.

²⁴ and let us consider one another to provoke unto love, and to good works:

² Be not forgetful to lodge strangers. For thereby have divers received angels into their houses unawares.

²¹ make you perfect in all good works, to do his will, working in you that which is pleasant in his sight through Iesus Christ: To whom be praise for ever while the world endureth. Amen.

¹² and see that ye have honest conversation among the gentiles, that they which backbite you as evil doers, may see your good works and praise God in the day of visitation.

⁹ Be ye harborous, one to another, and that without grudging.

¹² Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth. Yea and we ourselves also bear record, and ye know that our record is true.

¹⁵ "And Israel waxed fat, and kicked. Thou wast fat, thick and smooth. And he let God go, that made him; and despised the rock that saved him.

¹⁶ Moreover, thus sayeth the LORD, "Seeing the daughters of Zion are become so proud, and come in with stretched out necks, and with vain wanton eyes; seeing they come in tripping so nicely with their feet:

⁶ But when they were well fed and had enough, they waxed proud, and forgot me.

³ forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with giving thanks, of them which believe, and know the truth.

⁹ Let no widow be chosen under sixty years old, and such a one as was the wife of one man,

¹⁸ For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors.

³⁴ If any man hunger, let him eat at home, that ye come not together unto condemnation. Other things will I set in order when I come.

⁶ I marvel that ye are so soon turned from him that called you in the grace of Christ, unto another gospel:

¹ My brethren, be not every man a master; Remembering how that we shall receive the more damnation.

¹⁷ For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God. If it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them which believe not the gospel of God?

⁴ Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, for thou hast left thy first love. ⁵ Remember, therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works. Or else I will come unto thee shortly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

¹⁶ "'Thou shalt not go up and down a privy accuser among thy people, neither shalt thou help to shed the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

¹⁹ Meddle not with him that betrayeth secrets, and is a slanderer, and deceiveth with his lips.

²⁷ She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not her bread with idleness.

⁷ And in the same house tarry still, eating and drinking such as they have. For the laborer is worthy of his reward. Go not from house to house:

²⁰ and how I kept back nothing that was profitable: but that I have showed you, and taught you openly and at home in your houses,

³⁰ Moreover, of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things, to draw disciples after them.

⁶ We require you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution which ye received of us. ⁷ Ye yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: For we behaved not ourselves inordinately among you. ⁸ Neither took we bread of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and travail night and day, because we would not be grievous to any of you: ⁹ not but that we had authority: but to make ourselves an example unto you, to follow us. ¹⁰ For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat. ¹¹ We have heard say, no doubt, that there are some which walk among you inordinately, and work not at all, but are busybodies.

¹¹ whose mouths must be stopped, which pervert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, because of filthy lucre.

¹⁰ Out of one mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

¹⁵ See that none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or an evil doer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

¹⁰ wherefore if I come I will declare his deeds which he doeth, jesting on us with malicious words, neither is therewith content. Not only he himself receiveth not the brethren: but also he forbiddeth them that would, and thrusteth them out of the congregation.

⁶ And Abraham went a pace into his tent unto Sara, and said, Make ready at once three pecks of fine meal; knead it, and make cakes."

⁹ And they said unto him, "Where is Sara, thy wife?" And he said, "In the tent."

¹⁴ Howbeit, because in doing this deed thou hast given the enemies of the LORD a cause to rail, the child that is born thee shall die surely."

¹ A wise woman upholdeth her house; but a foolish wife plucketh it down.

²⁷ She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not her bread with idleness. ²⁸ Her children arise, and call her blessed: and her husband maketh much of her. ²⁹ Many daughters there be that gather riches together, but thou goest above them all.

⁴ Wherefore the princes and lords sought to pick out in Daniel some quarrel against the kingdom: yet could they find none occasion nor fault upon him. For why? He was so faithful, that there was no blame nor dishonesty found in him.

³⁵ And the people stood and beheld. And the rulers mocked him with them, saying, "He helped other men, let him help himself if he be Christ, the chosen of God." ³⁶ The soldiers also mocked him, and came and gave him vinegar, ³⁷ and said, "If thou be that King of the Jews, save thyself." ³⁸ And his superscription was written over him, in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew letters: "This is the King of the Jews." ³⁹ And one of the evildoers which hanged, railed on him, saying, "If thou be Christ, save thyself and us." ⁴⁰ The others answered and rebuked him, saying, "Neither fearest thou God because thou art in the same damnation? ⁴¹ We are righteously punished, for we receive according to our deeds: But this man hath done no thing amiss."

¹³ Let us not, therefore, judge one another any more. But judge this, rather: that no man put a stumbling block, or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

⁸ I say unto the unmarried men, and widows: it is good for them if they abide even as I do, ⁹ but and if they cannot abstain, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn.

¹² Nevertheless what I do, that will I do to cut away occasion from them which desire occasion, that they might be found like unto us in that wherein they rejoice:

⁸ I will, therefore, that the men pray every where, lifting up pure hands without wrath, or doubting.

¹ Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God, and his doctrine be not evil spoken of.

⁵ to be of discreet, chaste, housewifely, good, and obedient unto their own husbands, that the word of God be not evil spoken of.

⁸ and with the wholesome word which cannot be rebuked, that he which withstandeth may be ashamed, having no thing in you that he may dispraise.

⁴ Let wedlock be had in price in all points, and let the chamber be undefiled: for whore keepers and adulterers God will judge.

¹⁴ If ye be railed upon for the name of Christ; happy are ye. For the spirit of glory and the spirit of God resteth upon you. On their part he is evil spoken of: but on your part he is glorified. ¹⁵ See that none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or an evil doer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.

¹⁰ Then said Jesus unto him, "Depart, Satan: For it is written, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve.'"

¹⁸ For many walk - of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping - that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ, ¹⁹ whose end is damnation, whose God is their belly and whose glory is to their shame, which are worldly minded.

²⁰ Of whose number is Hymenaeus, and Alexander, which I have delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

¹⁵ This thou knowest, how that all they which are in Asia be turned from me; Of which sort are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

¹⁸ which as concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and do destroy the faith of divers persons.

¹⁰ For Demas hath left me, and hath loved this present world, and is departed into Thessalonica. Crescens is gone to Galatia, and Titus unto Dalmatia.

² And many shall follow their damnable ways, by which the way of truth shall be evil spoken of;

²⁰ For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning. ²¹ For it had been better for them, not to have known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment given unto them. ²² It is happened unto them according to the true proverb, "The dog is turned to his vomit again, and the sow that was washed, is returned to her wallowing in the mire."

¹⁶ yea, almost in every epistle, speaking of such things: among which are many things hard to be understood: which they that are unlearned and unstable pervert, as they do other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

¹⁹ They went out of us, but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us. But that fortuned, that it might appear that they were not of us.

⁴ For there are certain craftily crept in, of which it was written aforetime unto such judgement. They are ungodly, and turn the grace of our Lord God unto wantonness; And deny God the only Lord, and our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁵ My mind is therefore to put you in remembrance, forasmuch as ye once know this, how that the Lord — after that he had delivered the people out of Egypt — destroyed them which afterward believed not:

⁹ And the great dragon, that old serpent called the devil and Satan; Was cast out. Which deceiveth all the world. And he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out also.

³ Honour widows which are true widows.

⁸ If there be any that provideth not for his own, and namely for them of his household, the same denieth the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

⁹ And as soon as they were over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for thee before I be taken away from thee." And Elisha said, "Let me, I pray thee, have thy spirit double in me."

² Comfort Jerusalem, and tell her that her travail is at an end, that her offense is pardoned, that she hath received of the LORD's hand sufficient correction for all her sins.

¹⁸ But first will I sufficiently reward their shameful blasphemies and sins, wherewith they have defiled my land: Namely, with their stinking Idols and abominations, wherewith they have filled mine heritage."

¹⁸ Let them that persecute me be confounded, and let not me be confounded. Let their hearts fail them, and not mine heart fail. Bring upon them an evil day, and bruise them again and again.

¹² Turn you now to the stronghold, ye that be in prison, and long sore to be delivered: And this day I bring the word, that I will reward thee double again.

³⁷ Then said he to his disciples, "The harvest is great, but the laborers are few: ³⁸ Wherefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers into his harvest."

²⁵ Take heed: I have told you before.

¹ After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them, two and two, before him into every city, and place, whither he himself would come. ² And he said unto them, "The harvest is great: but the laborers are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest, to send forth laborers into his harvest.

⁴² And the Lord said, "If there be any faithful servant, and wise, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their duty of meat, at due season:

³⁸ I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor. Other men laboured; And ye are entered into their labors."

³⁰ which thing they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

³⁵ I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to receive the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how that he said, 'It is more blessed to give, than to receive.'"

¹⁰ and they did us great honour. And when we departed, they laded us with things necessary.

⁸ Let him that teacheth take heed to his doctrine; Let him that exhorteth give attendance to his exhortation; If any man give, let him do it with singleness; Let him that ruleth do it with diligence; If any man show mercy let him do it with cheerfulness.

²⁷ It hath pleased them verily, and their debtors are they. For if the gentiles be made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is to minister unto them in carnal things.

¹² Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, which women did labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.

⁹ We are God's laborers: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

⁵ Either, have we not power to lead about a sister to wife as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? ⁶ Either only I and Barnabas have not power this to do? ⁷ Who goeth a warfare any time at his own cost? Who planteth a vineyard and eateth not of the fruit? Or who feedeth a flock and eateth not of the milk? ⁸ Say I these things after the manner of men? Or sayeth not the law the same also? ⁹ For it is written in the law of Moses, "Thou shall not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn." Doth God take thought for oxen? ¹⁰ Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he which eareth should ear in hope: and that he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope. ¹¹ If we sow unto you spiritual things: is it a great thing if we reap your carnal things? ¹² If others be partakers of this power over you, wherefore are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power: but suffer all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. ¹³ Do ye not understand how that they which minister in the temple, have their finding of the temple? And they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? ¹⁴ Even so also did the Lord ordain, that they which preach the gospel, should live of the gospel.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am that I am. And his grace which is in me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me.

¹⁶ I beseech you that ye be obedient unto such, and to all that help and labour.

¹ We as helpers therefore exhort you, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

⁶ Let him that is taught in the word, minister unto him that teacheth him in all good things.

¹⁶ holding fast the word of life, unto my rejoicing in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither have laboured in vain.

²⁹ Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and make much of such:

³ Yea, and I beseech thee faithful yokefellow, help the women which laboured with me in the gospel, and with Clement also, and with others, my labour fellows, whose names are in the book of life.

¹² We beseech you brethren, that ye know them which labour among you, and have the oversight of you in the Lord, ¹³ and give you exhortation, that ye have them the more in love: For their work's sake, and be at peace with them.

⁵ For if a man cannot rule his own house, how shall he care for the congregation of God?

⁶ If thou shalt put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ which hast been nourished up in the words of the faith, and good doctrine, which doctrine thou hast continually followed.

¹⁰ For therefore we labour and suffer rebuke, because we believe in the living God, which is the saviour of all men: but specially of those that believe.

¹⁶ Take heed unto thyself and unto learning, and continue therein. For if thou shalt so do, thou shalt save thyself, and them that hear thee.

⁶ The husbandman that laboureth must first receive of the fruits.

² Preach the word, be fervent; be it in season, or out of season. Improve, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

⁷ Remember them which have the oversight of you, which have declared unto you the word of God: consider the conversation of their living, the end of whose conversation see that ye look upon, and follow their faith.

¹⁷ Obey them that have the oversight of you, and submit yourselves to them, for they watch for your souls, even as they that must give accounts for them: that they may do it with joy, and not with grief. For that is an unprofitable thing for you.

²⁴ Salute them that have the oversight of you, and all the saints. They of Italy, salute you.

¹³ Thou shalt not beguile thy neighbour with cavillations, neither rob him violently, neither shall the workman's labour abide with thee until the morning.

¹⁴ Thou shalt not defraud a hired servant that is needy and poor, whether he be of thy brethren or a stranger that is in thy land within thy cities. ¹⁵ Give him his hire the same day, and let not the sun go down thereon. For he is needy and therewith sustaineth his life, lest he cry against thee unto the LORD and it be sin unto thee.

⁴ Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn.

¹⁰ nor yet scrip towards your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet a staff: for the workman is worthy to have his meat.

³ For what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness."

¹⁷ For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, "Even for this same purpose have I stirred thee up, to show my power on thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the world."

¹¹ For the scripture saith, "Whosoever believeth on him, shall not be ashamed."

² God hath not cast away his people which he knew before. Either know ye not what the scripture saith by the mouth of Elijah, how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

⁷ Who goeth a warfare any time at his own cost? Who planteth a vineyard and eateth not of the fruit? Or who feedeth a flock and eateth not of the milk? ⁸ Say I these things after the manner of men? Or sayeth not the law the same also? ⁹ For it is written in the law of Moses, "Thou shall not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn." Doth God take thought for oxen? ¹⁰ Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he which eareth should ear in hope: and that he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope.

¹⁴ Even so also did the Lord ordain, that they which preach the gospel, should live of the gospel.

⁸ For the scripture saw aforehand, that God would justify the heathen through faith, and therefore showed beforehand glad tidings unto Abraham: "In thee shall all nations be blessed."

⁵ Either do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, "The spirit that dwelleth in you, lusteth even contrary to envy,"

⁶ At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is worthy of death, die: but at the mouth of one witness he shall not die.

¹⁵ One witness shall not rise against a man in any manner trespass or sin, whatsoever sin a man sinneth: But at the mouth of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall all matters be tried.

¹⁸ and let the judges enquire a good. And if the witness be found false and that he hath given false witness against his brother, ¹⁹ then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to do unto his brother, and so thou shalt put evil away from thee.

¹⁶ But if he hear thee not, then take yet with thee one or two, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, all things may be established.

¹⁷ It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.

²⁹ Pilate then went out unto them and said, "What accusation bring ye against this man?"

² When Paul was called forth; Tertullus began to accuse him saying, "Seeing that we live in great quietness by the means of thee and that many good things are done unto this nation through thy providence: ³ that allow we ever and in all places, most mighty Felix with all thanks. ⁴ Notwithstanding, that I be not tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy courtesy a few words. ⁵ We have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of debate unto all the Jews throughout the world; And a maintainer of sedition, of the sect of the Nazarenes; ⁶ and also hath enforced to pollute the temple: Whom we took, and would have judged according to our law, ⁷ but the high captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, ⁸ commanding his accusers to come unto thee: of whom thou mayest, if thou wilt enquire, know the certain of all these things where of we accuse him." ⁹ The Jews likewise affirmed, saying that it was even so. ¹⁰ Then Paul, after that the ruler himself had beckoned unto him that he should speak, answered, "I shall with a more quiet mind answer for myself, forasmuch as I understand that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this people, ¹¹ because that thou mayest know that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to pray. ¹² And that they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, either raising up the people, neither in the synagogues nor in the city. ¹³ Neither can they prove the things whereof they accuse me.

¹⁶ To whom I answered, 'It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man that he should perish, before that he which is accused, have the accusers before him, and have license to answer for himself, concerning the crime laid against him.'

¹ Now come I the third time unto you: "In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall everything stand."

⁶ If any be faultless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

²⁸ He that despiseth Moses' law, dieth without mercy under two or three witnesses.

¹⁷ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart but shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour: that thou bear not sin for his sake.

¹¹ And all Israel shall hear and fear and shall do no more, and such wickedness as this is, among them.

¹³ And all the people shall hear and shall fear, and shall do no more presumptuously.

²⁰ And other shall hear and fear and shall henceforth commit no more any such wickedness among you.

²¹ Then let all the men of that city stone him with stones unto death. And so thou shalt put evil away from thee, and all Israel shall hear and fear.

⁵ When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and gave up the ghost. And great fear came on all them that these things heard.

¹¹ And great fear came on all the congregation; and on as many as heard it.

¹⁷ And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also, which dwelt at Ephesus, and fear came on them all. And they magnified the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁵ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shalt not favour the poor nor honour the mighty, but shalt judge thy neighbour righteously.

⁷ depart therefore and take your journey and go unto the hills of the Amorites and unto all places nigh thereunto, both fields, hills and dales: and unto the south and unto the sea's side in the land of Canaan, and unto Lebanon: even unto the great river Euphrates.

⁴³ Whoso is wise, and pondereth these things well, shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD.

³⁴ O give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea I shall keep it with my whole heart.

⁵ It is not good to regard the person of the ungodly, or to put back the righteous in judgment.

⁹ Therefore will I also make you to be despised, and to be of no reputation among all the people: because ye have not kept my ways, but been partial in the law.

²⁷ For the son of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his angels, and then shall he reward every man according to his deeds.

⁴¹ Then shall the King say unto them that shall be on the left hand, 'Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels.

²⁰ teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you. And lo, I am with you always even until the end of the world."

²¹ And they asked him saying, "Master, we know that thou sayest, and teachest right, neither considerest thou any man's degree, but teachest the way of God truly.

³⁷ And Barnabas gave counsel, to take with them John called also Mark: ³⁸ But Paul thought it not meet to take him unto their company which departed from them at Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

¹⁶ Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh. Insomuch that though we have known Christ after the flesh, now henceforth know we him so no more.

²⁷ I charge you in the Lord, that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

¹³ I give thee charge in the sight of God, which quickeneth all things, and before Jesus Christ, which under Pontius Pilate witnessed a good witnessing,

¹⁴ Of these things put them in remembrance, and testify before the Lord, that they strive not about words, which is to no profit, but to pervert the hearers.

¹ Brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory in respect of persons. ² If there come into your company a man with a golden ring, and in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment, ³ and ye have a respect to him that weareth the gay clothing and say unto him, "Sit thou here in a good place," and say unto the poor, "stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool" - ⁴ are ye not even partial in your selves, and have judged after evil thoughts?

⁴ For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down into hell, and delivered them in chains of darkness, to be kept unto judgement;

⁶ The angels also, which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day:

⁷ And there was great battle in heaven, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels, ⁸ and prevailed not: neither was their place found any more in heaven. ⁹ And the great dragon, that old serpent called the devil and Satan; Was cast out. Which deceiveth all the world. And he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out also.

¹⁰ the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured in the cup of his wrath. And he shall be punished in fire and brimstone, before the holy angels, and before the lamb.

¹⁴ And the men took of their victuals, and counseled not with the mouth of the LORD.

⁶ which they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

³ Then fasted they and prayed, and put their hands on them, and let them go.

⁶ And when they said contrary, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said unto them, "Your blood upon your own heads. And from henceforth I go blameless unto the gentiles."

²⁶ Wherefore I take you to record this same day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.

¹¹ and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather rebuke them.

⁶ He may not be a young scholar, lest he swell and fall into the judgment of the evil speaker.

¹⁰ And let them first be proved, and then let them minister, if they be found faultless.

¹⁴ Despise not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee through prophecy, and with laying on of the hands of an elder.

⁶ Wherefore I warn thee that thou stir up the gift of God which is in thee, by the putting on of my hands.

² And what things thou hast heard of me, many bearing witness, the same deliver to faithful men, which are apt to teach others.

⁵ For this cause left I thee in Crete: that thou shouldest perform that which was lacking and shouldest ordain elders in every city as I appointed thee. ⁶ If any be faultless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient. ⁷ For a bishop must be faultless, as it becometh the minister of God; not stubborn, not angry, no drunkard, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: ⁸ but harborous, one that loveth goodness, sober minded, righteous, holy, temperate, ⁹ and such as cleaveth unto the true word of doctrine, that he may be able to exhort with wholesome learning, and to improve them that say against it.

² of baptism, of doctrine, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection from death, and of eternal judgment.

¹¹ For he that biddeth him Godspeed, is partaker of his evil deeds.

⁴ And I heard another voice from heaven say, "Come away from her, my people, that ye be not partakers in her sins, that ye receive not of her plagues.

⁹ "Drink no wine nor strong drink — neither thou nor thy sons with thee — when ye go into the tabernacle of witness, lest ye die. And let it be a law forever unto your children after you: ¹⁰ that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean, ¹¹ and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the ordinances which the LORD hath commanded them by the hands of Moses."

¹⁵ Thou bringest food out of the earth: wine to make glad the heart of man, oil to make him a cheerful countenance and bread to strengthen man's heart.

⁴ O Lemuel, give kings no wine, give kings and princes no strong drink; ⁵ Lest they being drunken forget the law, and regard not the cause of the poor, and of all such as be in adversity. ⁶ Give strong drink unto such as are condemned to death, and wine unto those that mourn: ⁷ that they may drink it, and forget their misery and adversity.

²¹ All the priests that go in to the inmost court, shall drink no wine.

¹⁸ And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess: but be fulfilled with the spirit,

³ not drunken, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: but gentle, abhorring fighting, abhorring covetousness,

⁸ Likewise must the deacons be honest, not double tongued, not given unto much drinking, neither unto filthy lucre:

⁴ For all the creatures of God are good: and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

⁷ For a bishop must be faultless, as it becometh the minister of God; not stubborn, not angry, no drunkard, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre:

³ And the elder women likewise that they be in such raiment as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much drinking, but teachers of honest things,

³⁴ Upon thy wings is found the blood of poor and innocent people; and that not in corners and holes only, but openly in all these places.

¹⁶ "Ye men and brethren, this scripture must have needs been fulfilled which the holy ghost, through the mouth of David, spake before of Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus: ¹⁷ For he was now numbered with us and had obtained fellowship in this ministration. ¹⁸ And the same hath now possessed a plot of ground with the reward of iniquity. And when he was hanged, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. ¹⁹ And it is known unto all the inhabiters of Jerusalem. Insomuch that that field is called in their mother tongue, Akeldama, that is to say the blood field. ²⁰ It is written in the book of psalms, 'His habitation be void, and no man be dwelling therein,' and, 'His bishoprick let another take.'

¹ A certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, ² and kept away part of the price, his wife also being of counsel: and brought a certain part, and laid it down at the apostles' feet. ³ Then said Peter, "Ananias how is it that Satan hath filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lie unto the holy ghost, and keep away part of the price of the livelihood: ⁴ Pertained it not unto thee only? And after it was sold, was not the price in thine own power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God." ⁵ When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and gave up the ghost. And great fear came on all them that these things heard. ⁶ And the young men rose up, and put him apart, and carried him out, and buried him. ⁷ And it fortuned as it were about the space of three hours after, that his wife came in, ignorant of that which was done. ⁸ And Peter said unto her, "Tell me, gave ye the land for so much?" And she said, "Yea, for so much." ⁹ Then Peter said unto her, "Why have ye agreed together, to tempt the spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out." ¹⁰ Then she fell down straightway at his feet and yielded up the ghost. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carried her out and buried her by her husband. ¹¹ And great fear came on all the congregation; and on as many as heard it.

¹⁸ When Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands on them, the holy ghost was given: he offered them money, saying,

¹⁹ The deeds of the flesh are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness, ²⁰ idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, lawing, zeal, wrath, strife, sedition, sects, ²¹ envying, murder, drunkenness, gluttony, and such like. Of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which commit such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

²⁰ For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning. ²¹ For it had been better for them, not to have known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment given unto them.

⁵ Commit thy way unto the LORD, set thy hope in him, and he shall bring it to pass. ⁶ He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light, and thy just dealing as the noonday.

⁹ He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely; but whoso goeth a wrong way, shall be known.

³ But when thou doest thine alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: ⁴ that thine alms may be secret: and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. ⁵ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, because they would be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. ⁶ But when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber, and shut thy door to thee, and pray to thy father which is in secret; and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

³³ "No man lighteth a candle, and putteth it in a privy place, neither under a bushel: But on a candlestick, that they that come in, may see the light.

¹ Then came he to Derbe and to Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, a woman's son which was a Jewess and believed: but his father was a Greek. ² Of whom reported well, the brethren of Lystra and of Iconium. ³ The same, Paul would that he should go forth with him, and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters, for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

²² But the fruit of the spirit is: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance. ²³ Against such there is no law.

¹¹ filled with the fruits of righteousness, which fruits come by Jesus Christ unto the glory and laud of God.