Colossians Cross References - MSTC

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and brother Timothy. ² To the saints which are at Colossae, and brethren that believe in Christ. Grace be with you and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ³ We give thanks to God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you in our prayers, ⁴ since we heard of your faith which ye have in Christ Jesus: and of the love which ye bear to all saints ⁵ for the hope's sake which is laid up in store for you in heaven, of which hope ye have heard before by the true word of the gospel, ⁶ which is come unto you, even as it is into all the world, and is fruitful as it is among you, from the first day in the which ye heard of it, and had experience in the grace of God in the truth, ⁷ as ye learned of Epaphras our dear fellow servant, which is for you a faithful minister of Christ, ⁸ which also declared unto us your love, which ye have in the spirit. ⁹ For this cause we also, since the day we heard of it have not ceased praying for you, and desiring that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, 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 ¹¹ strengthened with all might, through his glorious power, unto all patience, and long suffering, with joyfulness, ¹² giving thanks unto the father which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of saints in light. ¹³ Which hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, forgiveness of sins, ¹⁵ which is the image of the invisible God, first begotten of all creatures: ¹⁶ for by him were all things created, things that are in heaven, and things that are in earth: things visible, and things invisible: whether they be majesty or lordship, either rule or power. ¹⁷ All things are created by him, and in him, and he is before all things, and in him all things have their being. ¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, that is, to wit, of the congregation: he is the beginning and first begotten of the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence. ¹⁹ For it pleased the father that in him should all fullness dwell, ²⁰ and by him to reconcile all things unto himself, and to set at peace by him through the blood of his cross both things in heaven and things in earth. ²¹ And you — which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your minds were set in evil works — hath he now reconciled ²² in the body of his flesh through death, to make you holy, unblameable, and without fault in his own sight, ²³ if ye continue grounded and established in the faith, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, whereof ye have heard, how that it is preached among all creatures, which are under heaven, whereof I, Paul, am made a minister. ²⁴ Now joy I in my sufferings which I suffer, for you; and fulfill that which is behind of the passions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the congregation - ²⁵ whereof am I made a minister according to the ordinance of God, which ordinance was given me unto you ward, to fulfill the word of God: ²⁶ that mystery, hid since the world began, and since the beginning of generations: But now is opened to his saints, ²⁷ to whom God would make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory, ²⁸ whom we preach warning all men, and teaching all men in all wisdom, to make all men perfect in Christ Jesus. ²⁹ Wherein I also labour and strive, even as far forth as his working worketh in me mightily.

¹ Paul, the servant of Jesus Christ, called unto the office to be an apostle, put apart to preach the Gospel of God,

¹ Paul, by vocation an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Sosthenes.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and brother Timothy. Unto the congregation of God, which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God. To the saints which are at Ephesus, and to them which believe on Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ. To all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

¹ Paul, Silvanus and Timothy. Unto the congregation of the Thessalonians, in God the father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

² and sent Timothy our brother and minister of God, and our labour fellow in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you over your faith,

¹ Paul, Silvanus and Timothy. Unto the congregation of the Thessalonians, which are in God our father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul the prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy. Unto Philemon the beloved, and our helper,

³ All my delight is upon the saints that are in the earth, and upon such as excel in virtue.

⁷ To all you of Rome beloved of God, and saints by calling. Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

² Unto the congregation of God which is at Corinth. To them that are sanctified in Jesus Christ, saints by calling, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both of theirs and of ours.

¹⁷ For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, which is my dear son, and faithful in the Lord, which shall put you in remembrance of my ways which I have in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in all congregations.

³ Grace be with you and peace from God the father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁹ So then, they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

²¹ But that ye may also know that condition I am in, and what I do, Tychicus my dear brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall show you of all things,

² Elect by the foreknowledge of God the father, through the sanctifying of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace be with you, and peace be multiplied.

² Grace with you, and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.

² Mercy unto you, and peace and love be multiplied.

⁴ John, to the seven congregations in Asia. Grace be with you and peace, from him which is and which was, and which is to come: and from the seven spirits which are present before his throne,

⁸ First: Verily I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is published throughout all the world. ⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit, in the Gospel of his son that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

⁴ I thank my God always on your behalf for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ,

¹⁵ Wherefore even I — after that I heard of the faith which ye have in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints -

¹⁴ For this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ which is father over all that is called father in heaven and in earth, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, ¹⁶ that ye may be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man, ¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸ might be able to comprehend with all saints, what is that breadth and length, depth and height: ¹⁹ and to know what is the love of Christ, which love passeth knowledge: that ye might be fulfilled with all manner of fullness which cometh of God.

³ I thank my God with all remembrance of you, ⁴ always in all my prayers for you all, and pray with gladness, ⁵ because of the fellowship which ye have in the gospel, from the first day unto now;

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may increase more and more in knowledge, and in all feeling, ¹⁰ that ye might accept things most excellent, that ye might be pure and such as should hurt no man's conscience, until the day of Christ; ¹¹ filled with the fruits of righteousness, which fruits come by Jesus Christ unto the glory and laud of God.

⁶ Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.

⁹ For this cause we also, since the day we heard of it have not ceased praying for you, and desiring that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

¹³ Which hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son,

² We give God thanks always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers

¹⁰ while we night and day pray exceedingly, that we might see you presently, and might fulfill that which is lacking in your faith. ¹¹ God himself, our father, and our Lord Jesus Christ guide our journey unto you: ¹² and the Lord increase you, and make you flow over in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you, ¹³ to make your hearts that they might be stable and unblamable in holiness before God our father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints.

¹⁶ Our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace, ¹⁷ comfort your hearts, and establish you in all doctrine and good doing.

³ I thank God, whom I serve from mine elders with pure conscience, that without ceasing I make mention of thee in my prayers night and day,

⁷ And not with his coming only: but also with the consolation wherewith he was comforted of you. For he told us your desire, your mourning, your fervent mind to me ward: So that I now rejoice the more.

⁶ For in Jesus Christ, neither is circumcision anything worth, neither yet uncircumcision: but faith, which by love is mighty in operation.

³ without ceasing, and call to remembrance your work in the faith, and labour in love and perseverance in the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God our father:

⁶ But now lately when Timothy came from you unto us and declared to us your faith, and your love, and how that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us, as we desire to see you.

⁹ But as touching brotherly love, ye need not that I write unto you. For ye are taught of God to love one another. ¹⁰ Yea, and that thing verily ye do unto all the brethren, which are throughout all Macedonia. We beseech you brethren that ye increase, more and more,

³ We are bound to thank God always for you brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and every one of you swimmeth in love toward another between yourselves,

⁵ when I hear of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints:

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, which love showed in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister.

²¹ Which, by his means, have believed on God that raised him from death, and glorified him, that your faith and hope might be in God. ²² And forasmuch as ye have purified your souls through the spirit, in obeying the truth for to love brotherly without feigning, see that ye love one another with a pure heart, fervently: ²³ for ye are born anew, not of mortal seed, but of immortal seed, by the word of God which liveth, and lasteth forever.

¹⁴ We know that we are translated from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother, abideth in death.

²³ And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave commandment.

¹⁶ And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love, and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him.

³ I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, how thou in truth walkest. ⁴ I have no greater joy than for to hear how that my sons walk in verity.

¹⁹ O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, and that thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men!

¹⁹ "See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: ²⁰ But gather ye treasures together in heaven, where neither rust, nor yet moths corrupt: and where thieves neither break up, nor yet steal.

³³ Sell that ye have, and give alms. And make you bags, which wax not old, and treasure that faileth not in heaven, where no thief cometh, neither moth corrupteth.

³⁶ Ye know the preaching that God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, which is Lord over all things;

²⁶ Ye men and brethren, children of the generation off Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is this word of salvation sent.

⁶ When Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. Of hope, and of resurrection from death I am judged."

¹⁵ and have hope towards God, that the same resurrection from death, which they themselves look for also, shall be both of just and unjust.

⁶ And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: 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.

⁸ But what saith the scripture? "The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thine heart." This word is the word of faith which we preach.

¹³ Now abideth faith, hope, and love, even these three: but the chief of these is love.

¹⁹ If in this life only we believe on Christ, then are we, of all men, the miserablest.

¹⁹ For God was in Christ, and made agreement between the world and himself, and imputed not their sins unto them: and hath committed to us the preaching of the atonement.

⁷ in the words of truth, in the power of God, by the armour of righteousness of the right hand and on the left hand,

⁵ We look for, and hope in the spirit, to be justified through faith.

¹³ In whom also ye — after that ye heard the word of truth, I mean the gospel of your salvation wherein ye believed — were sealed with the holy spirit of promise,

¹⁸ and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what thing that hope is, whereunto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us ward, which believe according to the working of that his mighty power,

²³ if ye continue grounded and established in the faith, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, whereof ye have heard, how that it is preached among all creatures, which are under heaven, whereof I, Paul, am made a minister.

²⁷ to whom God would make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdom. Teach and exhort your own selves, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs which have favour with them, singing in your hearts to the Lord.

¹³ For this cause thank we God without ceasing, because that when ye received of us the word, wherewith God was preached, ye received it not as the word of man: but even as it was, indeed, the word of God; which worketh in you that believe.

¹⁶ Our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace,

¹⁵ This is a true saying, and by all means worthy to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief:

⁸ From henceforth is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord that is a righteous judge shall give me at that day: not to me only: but unto all them that love his coming.

² which is after godliness upon the hope of eternal life; which life God, that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began:

¹⁹ For the law made no thing perfect: but was an introduction of a better hope, by which hope, we draw nigh unto God.

³ Blessed be God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which through his abundant mercy begat us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death, ⁴ to enjoy an inheritance immortal, and undefiled, and that perisheth not; reserved in heaven for you

² and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein.

¹⁵ but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, and that with meekness and fear:

³ And every man that hath this hope in him, purgeth himself, even as he is pure.

³ He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel: so that all the ends of the world see the salvation of our God.

³ In the day of thy power shall thy people offer thee free-will offerings with a holy worship; the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning.

¹⁴ And this glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.

¹⁹ Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost;

⁸ And some fell upon good ground: and did yield fruit that sprang and grew: and brought forth some thirty fold, some sixty fold, and some a hundred fold."

²⁶ And he said, "So is the kingdom of God, even as if a man should sow seed in the ground, ²⁷ and should sleep and rise up night and day: and the seed should spring, and grow up while he is not aware. ²⁸ For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself, first the blade, then the ears, after that full corn in the ears. ²⁹ And as soon as the fruit is brought forth, anon he thrusteth in the sickle because that harvest is come."

¹⁵ And he said unto them, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all creatures:

²³ But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit, and in truth. For verily, such the father requireth to worship him.

¹⁶ Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and ordained you that ye go, and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit remain, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the father in my name he should give it you.

¹⁸ When they heard this, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, "Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life."

²⁴ And the word of God grew and multiplied.

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.

¹⁸ to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me.'

¹³ I would that ye should know, brethren, how that I have oftentimes purposed to come unto you, but have been let hitherto, to have some fruit among you, as I have among other of the gentiles.

¹⁷ So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing cometh by the word of God. ¹⁸ But I ask, Have they not heard? No doubt, their sound went out into all lands: and their words into the ends of the world.

¹⁹ in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the spirit of God: so that from Jerusalem and the coasts round about, unto Illyricum, I have filled all countries with glad tidings of Christ.

²⁸ When I have performed this, and have brought them this fruit sealed, I will come back again by you into Spain.

²⁶ but now is opened at this time and declared opened by the scriptures of prophecy, at the commandment of the everlasting God, to stir up obedience to the faith published among all nations:

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. ¹¹ Whether it were I or they, so have we preached, and so have ye believed.

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

¹⁴ For we stretch not out ourselves beyond measure as though we had not reached unto you. For even unto you have we come with the gospel of Christ,

² If ye have heard of the ministration of the grace of God which is given me to you ward -

²¹ If so be ye have heard of him, and are taught in him, even as the truth is in Jesus:

²³ and be ye renewed in the spirit of your minds,

⁹ For the fruit of the spirit is, in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

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

¹⁷ not that I desire gifts: but I desire abundant fruit on your part.

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

⁵ For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and also in the holy ghost and in much certainty, as ye know after what manner we behaved ourselves among you, for your sakes.

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, for because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctifying of the spirit; And through believing the truth:

¹¹ For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation unto all men, hath appeared ¹² and teacheth us that we should deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and that we should live sober minded, righteously, and godly in this present world,

² Elect by the foreknowledge of God the father, through the sanctifying of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace be with you, and peace be multiplied. ³ Blessed be God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which through his abundant mercy begat us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death,

¹² By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, have I written briefly, exhorting and testifying how that this is the true grace of God, wherein ye stand.

⁷ But my servant Moses is not so, which is faithful in all mine house.

⁴⁵ If there be any faithful servant and wise, whom his master hath made ruler over his household, for to give them meat in season convenient;

²¹ Then his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: enter in into thy master's joy.'

² Furthermore it is required of the stewards that they be found faithful.

²⁵ As concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord: yet give I counsel as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

²³ They are the ministers of Christ — I speak as a fool — I am more: In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prison more plenteously,

²¹ submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

¹⁹ I trust in the Lord Jesus for to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know what case ye stand in. ²⁰ For I have no man that is so like minded to me, which with so pure affection careth for your matters. ²¹ For all others seek their own, and not that which is Jesus Christ's. ²² Ye know the proof of him, how that as a son with the father, so with me bestowed he his labour upon the gospel.

²⁵ I supposed it necessary to send brother Epaphroditus unto you, my companion in labour and fellow soldier, your apostle, and my minister at my needs.

⁷ The dear brother Tychicus shall tell you of all my business, which is a faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord,

¹² Epaphras the servant of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, and always laboureth fervently for you in prayers that ye may stand perfect, and full in all that is the will 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.

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

²³ There salute thee, Epaphras my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus;

¹⁷ Wherefore in all things it became him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be merciful, and a faithful high priest in things concerning God, for to purge the people's sins.

² which was faithful to him that made him even as was Moses in all his house.

⁵ and hope maketh not ashamed: for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the holy ghost, which is given unto us.

³⁰ I beseech you brethren for our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the spirit, that ye help me in my business, with your prayers to God for me,

²² But the fruit of the spirit is: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance.

⁴ since we heard of your faith which ye have in Christ Jesus: and of the love which ye bear to all saints

⁷ For God hath not given to us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of soberness of mind.

²² And forasmuch as ye have purified your souls through the spirit, in obeying the truth for to love brotherly without feigning, see that ye love one another with a pure heart, fervently:

²³ Moreover, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in leaving praying for you and to show you the good and right way.

⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my study.

¹⁰ Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee; for thou art my God. Let thy loving spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.

¹⁷ If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God: or whether I speak of myself.

⁵ Then was Peter kept in prison. But prayer was made without ceasing of the congregation unto God for him.

⁸ First: Verily I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is published throughout all the world. ⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit, in the Gospel of his son that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, ¹⁰ beseeching that at one time or another, a prosperous journey, by the will of God, might fortune me to come unto you.

² And fashion not yourselves like unto this world: But be changed through the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what thing that good, that acceptable, and perfect will of God is.

⁵ that in all things ye are made rich by him, in all learning and in all knowledge:

⁸ which grace he shed on us abundantly in all wisdom, and prudence.

¹⁵ Wherefore even I — after that I heard of the faith which ye have in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints - ¹⁶ cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, ¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the father of glory, might give unto you the spirit of wisdom, and open to you the knowledge of himself, ¹⁸ and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what thing that hope is, whereunto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us ward, which believe according to the working of that his mighty power, ²⁰ which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead and set him on his righthand in heavenly things,

¹⁰ Accept that which is pleasing to the Lord,

¹⁷ Wherefore, be ye not unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

⁶ not with service in the eyesight, as men-pleasers: but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart

⁴ always in all my prayers for you all, and pray with gladness,

³ We give thanks to God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you in our prayers, ⁴ since we heard of your faith which ye have in Christ Jesus: and of the love which ye bear to all saints

⁶ which is come unto you, even as it is into all the world, and is fruitful as it is among you, from the first day in the which ye heard of it, and had experience in the grace of God in the truth,

⁵ Walk wisely to them that are without, and redeem the time.

¹⁷ Pray continually.

¹¹ Wherefore, we pray always for you that our God make you worthy of the calling, and fulfill all delectation of goodness, and the work of faith, with power:

³ I thank God, whom I serve from mine elders with pure conscience, that without ceasing I make mention of thee in my prayers night and day, ⁴ desiring to see thee, mindful of thy tears: so that I am filled with joy,

⁴ I thank my God always making mention always of thee in my prayers,

³⁶ For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

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.

⁵ If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, which giveth to all men indifferently and casteth no man in the teeth; and it shall be given him.

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.

¹⁵ For so is the will of God, that ye put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men:

² that he henceforward should live as much time as remaineth in the flesh, not after the lusts of men: but after the will of God.

¹⁷ And the world vanisheth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God, abideth ever.

²⁰ We know that the son of God is come, and hath given us understanding, to know him that is true: and we be in the truth through his son Jesus Christ. He is very God, and eternal life.

⁷ When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh his very enemies to be his friends.

¹¹ Because of the labour of his soul, he shall see and be satisfied. With his knowledge, he, being just, shall justify my servants: and that a great number. And he shall bear their iniquities.

⁴ And thou O Daniel, shut up these words, and seal the book, till the last time. Many shall go about here and there, and then shall knowledge increase."

⁵ Therefore, whereas all people have walked every man in the name of his own god, we will walk in the name of our God for ever and ever.

¹⁴ For the earth shall be full of knowledge of the LORD's honour, like as the waters that cover the sea.

⁸ Herein is my father glorified, that ye bear much fruit, and be made my disciples.

³ This is life eternal: that they might know thee, that only very God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.

¹² And that he might be the father of the circumcised: not because they are circumcised only: but because they walk also in the steps of that faith, that was in our father Abraham before the time of circumcision.

⁴ We are buried with him by baptism for to die: That likewise as Christ was raised up from death by the glory of the father: even so we also should walk in a new life.

¹⁴ Thanks be unto God which always giveth us the victory in Christ, and openeth the savor of his knowledge by us in every place.

⁶ For it is God that commanded the light to shine out of darkness, which hath shined in our hearts, for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁸ God is able to make you rich in all grace, that ye in all things having sufficient unto the utmost, may be rich unto all manner good works,

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

¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the father of glory, might give unto you the spirit of wisdom, and open to you the knowledge of himself,

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.

¹ I therefore which am in bonds for the Lord's sake, exhort you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

¹³ till we, everyone — in the unity of faith, and knowledge of the son of God — grow up unto a perfect man, after the measure of age which is of the fullness of Christ:

² and walk in love even as Christ loved us, and gave himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet savour to God.

¹⁵ Take heed therefore that ye walk circumspectly — not as fools, but as wise -

²⁷ Only let your conversation be, as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may yet hear of you, that ye continue in one spirit, and in one soul laboring as we do to maintain the faith of the gospel,

¹⁸ I received all, and have plenty. I was even filled after that I have received of Epaphroditus, that which came from you, an odor that smelleth sweet, a sacrifice accepted and pleasant to God.

⁶ As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, even so walk rooted and built in him,

¹⁹ and holdeth not the head: whereof all the body by joints and couples receiveth nourishment, and is knit together, and increaseth with the increasing that cometh of God.

²⁰ Children, obey your fathers and mothers, in all things, for that is well pleasing unto the Lord.

¹² that ye would walk worthy of God, which hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

¹ Furthermore, we beseech you brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that ye increase more and more, even as ye have received of us, how ye ought to walk and to please God.

⁴ No man that warreth entangleth himself with worldly business; and that, because he would please him that hath chosen him to be a soldier.

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

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

⁵ By faith was Enoch translated that he should not see death; neither was he found, for God had taken him away. Before he was taken away, he was reported of that he had pleased God.

¹⁶ To do good, and to distribute, forget not: for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

² Grace with you, and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. ³ According as his godly power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness through the knowledge of him that hath called us by virtue and glory:

⁸ For if these things be among you, and are plenteous, they will make you that ye neither shall be idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord, and saviour Jesus Christ. To whom be glory both now and forever. Amen. {Here ends the Second General Epistle of Peter}

²² and whatsoever we ask, that we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

⁶ Thine hand, LORD, is glorious in power, thine hand, LORD, hath all to dashed the enemy.

² Thus do I look for thee in thy Sanctuary, that I might behold thy power and glory.

¹⁰ If thou be overseen and negligent in time of need, then is thy strength but small.

²⁴ saying, "Verily in the LORD is my righteousness and strength. To him shall men come: but all they that think scorn of him, shall be confounded."

⁸ but ye shall receive power of the holy ghost which shall come on you. And ye shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Jewry, and in Samaria, and even unto the world's end."

⁴¹ And they departed from the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his name.

⁷ that is to say: praise, honour, and immortality, to them which continue in good doing, and seek eternal life.

³ Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience, ⁴ patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope, ⁵ and hope maketh not ashamed: for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the holy ghost, which is given unto us.

⁷ But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellent power of it might appear to be of God, and not of us.

⁴ but in all things let us behave ourselves as the ministers of God. In much patience, in afflictions, in necessity, in anguish, ⁵ in stripes, in prisonment, in strife, in labour, in watching, in fasting, ⁶ in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the holy ghost, in love unfeigned,

⁹ and he said unto me, "My grace is sufficient for thee. For my strength is made perfect through weakness." Very gladly therefore will I rejoice of my weakness, that the strength of Christ may dwell in me. ¹⁰ Therefore have I delectation in infirmities, in rebukes, in need, in persecutions, in anguish, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

¹⁶ that ye may be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man,

² in all humbleness of mind, and meekness, and long suffering, forbearing one another through love,

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹³ I can do all things through the help of Christ, which strengtheneth me.

³ that no man should be moved in these afflictions. For ye yourselves know that we are even appointed thereunto. ⁴ For verily when I was with you, I told you before that we should suffer tribulation even as it came to pass, and as ye know.

¹ Thou, therefore, my son be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. ² And what things thou hast heard of me, many bearing witness, the same deliver to faithful men, which are apt to teach others. ³ Thou therefore suffer affliction as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

³⁴ For ye suffered also with my bonds, and took in worth the spoiling of your goods, and that with gladness, knowing in yourselves how that ye had in heaven a better, and an enduring substance. ³⁵ Cast not away, therefore, your confidence; which hath great reward to recompense. ³⁶ For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. ³⁷ For yet a very little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry: ³⁸ But the just shall live by faith. And if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

³⁴ quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, of weak were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. ³⁵ And the women received their dead raised to life again. Others were racked, and would not be delivered, that they might receive a better resurrection. ³⁶ Others tasted of mockings, and scourgings, moreover of bonds and prisonment: ³⁷ were stoned, were hewn asunder, were tempted, were slain with swords, walked up and down in sheep skins, in goat skins, in need, tribulation, and vexation, ³⁸ which the world was not worthy of: They wandered in wilderness, in mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.

¹ Wherefore let us also — seeing that we are compassed with so great a multitude of witnesses — lay away all that presseth down, and the sin that hangeth on us, and let us run with patience, unto the battle that is set before us, ² looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, which for the joy that was set before him, abode the cross, and despised the shame, and is set down on the righthand of the throne of God.

² My brethren, count it exceeding joy when ye fall into divers temptations, ³ forasmuch as ye know how that the trying of your faith bringeth patience: ⁴ and let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and sound, lacking nothing.

⁷ Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience there upon, until he receive the early and the latter rain. ⁸ Be ye also patient therefore, and settle your hearts, for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

⁶ and in knowledge, temperance; and in temperance, patience; in patience, godliness;

²⁵ that is to say, to God our saviour which only is wise; be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, now and forever. Amen. {Here ends the General Epistle of Jude}

¹² Here is the patience of saints. Here are they that keep the commandments and the faith of Jesus.

⁷ And the house was built of stone made perfect already before it was brought thither, so that there was neither hammer or axe either any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

²⁰ And David said to all the congregation, "Bless the LORD your God." And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and stooped and bowed themselves unto the LORD and to the king.

⁹ For with thee is the well of life; and in thy light shall we see light.

¹³ So we, that be the people and sheep of thy pasture, shall give thee thanks forever, and will always be showing forth thy praise, from generation to generation.

¹¹ There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and a joyful gladness for such as are true hearted.

²¹ O that men would therefore praise the LORD for his goodness, and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! ²² — That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and tell out his works with gladness!

⁷ Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul, for the LORD hath given thee thy desire.

¹⁸ The path of the righteous shineth as the light, and is ever brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.

¹ A man may well purpose a thing in his heart; but the answer of the tongue cometh of the LORD.

¹⁹ The Sun shall never be thy day light, and the light of the Moon shall never shine unto thee: but the LORD himself shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God shall be thy glory. ²⁰ Thy Sun shall never go down, and thy Moon shall not be taken away, for the LORD himself shall be thine everlasting light, and thy sorrowful days shall be rewarded thee.

²³ I thank thee, and pray thee, O thou God of my fathers, that thou hast lent me wisdom and strength, and hast showed me the thing that we desired of thee, for thou hast opened the king's matter unto me."

³⁴ Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed children of my father, inherit ye the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world.

⁶ Jesus said unto him, "I am the way, the truth and the life. And no man cometh unto the father, but by me.

¹⁷ Jesus said unto her, "Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my father. But go to my brethren and say unto them, I ascend unto my father, and your father: to my God and your God."

³² And now dear brethren I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build further, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

¹⁷ If we be sons, we are also heirs: the heirs, I mean, of God: and heirs annexed with Christ. If so be that we suffer together, that we may be glorified together.

²⁹ For those which he knew before, he also ordained before, that they should be like fashioned unto the shape of his son, that he might be the first begotten son among many brethren. ³⁰ Moreover, which he appointed before, them he also called; and which he called, them also he justified; which he justified, them he also glorified.

²³ that he might declare the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared unto glory:

¹⁷ Though some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, art graft in among them, and made partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

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.

⁶ yet unto us is there but one God, which is the father, of whom are all things, and we in him: and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

²³ And this I do for the Gospel's sake, that I might have my part thereof.

⁵ He that hath ordained us for this thing, is God: which very same hath given unto us the earnest of the spirit.

¹¹ in whom we are made heirs, and were thereto predestinate according to the purpose of him which worketh all things after the purpose of his own will:

¹⁸ and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what thing that hope is, whereunto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints,

⁶ That the gentiles should be inheritors also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise that is in Christ, by the means of the gospel,

⁶ one God and father of all, which is above all, through all, and in you all.

⁴ neither filthiness, neither foolish talking, neither jestings, which are not comely: but rather giving of thanks.

²⁰ giving thanks always for all things unto God the father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ:

² that their hearts might be comforted and knit together in love, and in all riches of full understanding, for to know the mystery of God the father and of Christ:

¹⁵ and the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which peace ye are called in one body: and see that ye be thankful.

¹⁷ And all things, whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.

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 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the celestial callings, consider the Ambassador and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

¹⁴ We are partakers of Christ, if we keep sure unto the end the beginning of the first substance,

²³ and unto the congregation of the first born sons, which are written in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of just and perfect men:

⁹ Therewith bless we God the father, and therewith curse we men which are made after the similitude of God.

² Elect by the foreknowledge of God the father, through the sanctifying of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace be with you, and peace be multiplied. ³ Blessed be God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which through his abundant mercy begat us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death, ⁴ to enjoy an inheritance immortal, and undefiled, and that perisheth not; reserved in heaven for you ⁵ which are kept by the power of God through salvation, which salvation is prepared already to be showed in the last time,

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:

³ That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye may have fellowship with us, and that our fellowship may be with the father, and his son Jesus Christ.

¹ Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him. ² Dearly beloved, now are we the sons of God, and yet it doth not appear what we shall be. But we know that when it shall appear, we shall be like him. For we shall see him as he is. ³ And every man that hath this hope in him, purgeth himself, even as he is pure.

²³ And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to lighten it. For the brightness of God did light it: and the lamb was the light of it.

⁵ And there shall be no more night there and they need no candle, neither light of the sun: for the Lord God giveth them light, and they shall reign for evermore.

¹⁴ Blessed are they that do his commandments, that their power may be in the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

⁶ "Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion." ⁷ As for me, I will preach the law, whereof the LORD hath said unto me, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

⁶ For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. Upon his shoulders shall the kingdom lie, and he shall be called with his own name, "Wonderful, the giver of counsel, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace." ⁷ He shall make no end to increase the kingdom and peace, and shall sit upon the seat of David and in his kingdom, to set up the same: to establish it with equity and righteousness, from thenceforth for evermore. This shall the jealousy of the LORD of hosts bring to pass.

¹ Behold now therefore, this is my servant whom I will keep to myself: mine elect; In whom my soul shall be pacified. I will give him my spirit, that he may show forth judgment and equity among the Gentiles.

²⁴ Who spoileth the giant of his prey? Or, who taketh the prisoners from the mighty? ²⁵ And therefore thus sayeth the LORD: The prisoners shall be taken from the giant, and the spoil delivered from the violent; for I will maintain thy cause against thine adversaries, and save thy sons.

¹² Therefore I will give him his part in many, and the spoil of the rich he shall divide: because he gave his soul to death, and was numbered with the trespassers, and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for transgressors.

¹³ I saw in a vision by night, and behold, there came one in the clouds of heaven like the Son of Man - which went unto the Ancient of Days, before whom they brought him. ¹⁴ Then gave he him power and dignity regal, that all people, tribes and tongues should serve him. His power is an everlasting power, which shall never be put down: and his kingdom endureth uncorrupt.

⁹ Rejoice thou greatly, O daughter Zion; be glad, O daughter Jerusalem. For lo, thy King cometh unto thee, even the righteous and Saviour: Lowly and simple is he, he rideth upon an ass, and upon the foal of an ass.

¹⁷ And, lo, there came a voice from heaven, saying, "This is that, my beloved son, in whom is my delight."

²⁹ Either how can a man enter into a strong man's house, and violently take away his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his house? ³⁰ He that is not with me, is against me: And he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.

⁵ While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud shadowed them. And behold, there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my dear son, in whom I delight; hear him."

²⁴ "Strive with yourselves to enter in at the strait gate: For many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

⁵³ When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth hands against me. But this is even your very hour, and the power of darkness."

³⁵ The father loveth the son, and hath given all things into his hand.

²⁴ Verily, verily I say unto you, He that heareth my words, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life: and shall not come into damnation, but is escaped from death unto life.

³¹ Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out a doors. ³² And I, if I were lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me."

²⁴ "Father, I will that they, which thou hast given me, be with me where I am: that they may see my glory which thou hast given me. For thou lovedest me before the making of the world.

¹⁷ God be thanked, that though ye were once the servants of sin, ye have yet obeyed with your heart unto the form of doctrine where unto ye were delivered. ¹⁸ Ye are then made free from sin, and are become the servants of righteousness. ¹⁹ I will speak grossly because of the infirmity of your flesh. As ye have given your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity, from iniquity unto iniquity: even so now give your members servants unto righteousness, that ye may be sanctified. ²⁰ For when ye were servants of sin, ye were not under righteousness. ²¹ What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed. For the end of those things is death. ²² But now are ye delivered from sin, and made the servants of God, and have your fruit that ye should be sanctified; and the end: everlasting life.

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy, in the holy ghost.

⁹ Do ye not remember how that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. For neither fornicators, neither worshippers of images, neither whoremongers, neither weaklings, neither abusers of themselves with mankind, ¹⁰ neither thieves, neither the covetous, neither drunkards, neither cursed speakers, neither extortioners shall inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were ye verily: but ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified by the name of the Lord Jesus: And by the spirit of our God.

²³ and every man in his own order: The first is Christ, then they that are Christ's at his coming. ²⁴ Then cometh the end, when he hath delivered up the kingdom to God the father, when he hath put down all rule, authority, and power. ²⁵ For he must reign till he have put all his enemies under his feet.

⁴ in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.

¹⁷ Wherefore, "Come out from among them, and separate yourselves," saith the Lord, "and touch none unclean thing: so will I receive you, ¹⁸ and will be a father unto you, and ye shall be unto me sons and daughters," saith the Lord almighty.

⁶ to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

³ among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh, and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as others. ⁴ But God, which is rich in mercy through his great love wherewith he loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead by sin, hath quickened us together in Christ — for by grace are ye saved - ⁶ and hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly things through Christ Jesus. ⁷ For to show, in times to come, the exceeding riches of his grace, in kindness to us ward, in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For by grace are ye made safe through faith, and that, not of yourselves: For it is the gift of God, ⁹ and cometh not of works, lest any man should boast himself. 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.

¹⁸ blinded in their understanding, being strangers from the life which is in God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts.

⁸ Ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood: but against rule, against power, and against worldly rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness for heavenly things.

³ For we ourselves also were in times past, unwise, disobedient, deceived, in danger to lusts, and to divers manners of voluptuousness, living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one another. ⁴ But after that the kindness and love of our saviour God to man ward appeared, ⁵ not of the deeds of righteousness which we wrought, but of his mercy, he saved us, by the fountain of the new birth, and with the renewing of the holy ghost, ⁶ which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our saviour;

¹⁴ Forasmuch, then, as the children were partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part with them, for to put down through death him that had lordship over death: that is to say, the devil.

⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,

¹¹ Yea, and by this means an entering-in shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.

⁸ Again, a new commandment I write unto you, a thing which is true in him, and also in you: for the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

⁸ He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth since the beginning. But for this cause appeared the son of God, even to destroy the works of the devil.

¹ {An Instruction of David} Blessed is he, whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sin is covered. ² Blessed is the man, unto whom the LORD imputeth no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

⁴ But there is mercy with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

²⁸ Even as the son of man came, not to be ministered unto, but to minister: and to give his life for the redemption of many."

²⁰ When he saw their faith he said unto him, "Man, thy sins are forgiven thee."

⁴⁷ Wherefore I say unto thee, Many sins are forgiven her, for she loved much. To whom less is forgiven, the same doeth less love." ⁴⁸ And he said unto her, "Thy sins are forgiven thee." ⁴⁹ And they that sat at meat with him, began to say within themselves, "Who is this which forgiveth sins also?" ⁵⁰ And he said to the woman, "Thy faith hath saved thee; Go in peace."

³⁸ Peter said unto them, "Repent, and be baptised every one of of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy ghost.

⁴³ To him giveth all the prophets witness, that through his name all that believe in him shall receive remission of sins."

³⁸ Be it known unto you therefore, ye men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins; ³⁹ And that by him are all that believe justified from all things, from the which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

²⁸ Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, whereof the holy ghost hath made you overseers: to rule the congregation of God, which he hath purchased with his blood.

²⁴ but are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus ²⁵ — whom God hath set forth for a mercy seat through faith in his blood, to show the righteousness which before him is of valour, in that he forgiveth the sins that are passed,

⁶ Even as David describeth the blessedfulness of the man, unto whom God ascribeth righteousness without deeds, ⁷ "Blessed are they, whose unrighteousnesses are forgiven and whose sins are covered. ⁸ Blessed is that man to whom the Lord imputeth not sin."

¹³ But Christ hath delivered us from the curse of the law, and was made accursed for us — for it is written, "Cursed is everyone that hangeth on tree" —

⁷ By whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,

³² Be ye courteous one to another, and merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgave you.

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

¹³ forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel to another; even as Christ forgave you, even so do ye.

⁶ which gave himself a ransom for all men, that it should be testified at his time;

¹² neither by the blood of goats, and calves: but by his own blood, we entered once for all into the holy place, and found eternal redemption.

²² And almost all things are, by the law, purged with blood, and without shedding of blood, is no remission.

¹² but this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, sat him down for ever on the righthand of God, ¹³ and from henceforth tarrieth till his foes be made his footstool. ¹⁴ For with one offering hath he made perfect forever them that are sanctified.

¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb undefiled, and without spot, ²⁰ which was ordained before the world was made: but was declared in the last times for your sakes.

¹⁸ Forasmuch as Christ hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, for to bring us to God, and was killed, as pertaining to the flesh: but was quickened in the spirit.

⁹ If we knowledge our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

² And he it is that obtaineth grace for our sins; and not for our sins only, but also for the sins of all the world.

¹² Babes, I write unto you how that your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

⁵ and from Jesus Christ which is a faithful witness, and first begotten of the dead: and Lord over the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

⁹ and they sung a new song saying, "Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof, for thou wast killed, and hast redeemed us by thy blood, out of all kindreds, and tongues, and people, and nations,

⁴ These are they, which were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These follow the lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from men being the first fruits unto God and to the lamb,

¹⁰ and saw the God of Israel, and under his feet as it were a brick work of sapphire, and as it were the fashion of heaven when it is clear,

⁸ Unto him I speak mouth to mouth and he seeth the sight and the fashion of the LORD, and not through riddles. Wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"

²⁷ And I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.

²⁹ When he shut the sea within certain bounds, that the waters should not go over their marks. When he laid the foundations of the earth, ³⁰ I was with him, ordering all things, delighting daily, and rejoicing always before him. ³¹ As for the round compass of his world, I make it joyful: for my delight is to be among the children of men.

²⁶ Above the firmament that was over their heads, there was the fashion of a seat, as it had been made of Sapphire. Upon the seat there sat one like a man. ²⁷ I beheld him, and he was like a clear light, as it had been all of fire within from his loins upward. And beneath when I looked upon him under the loins, methought he was like a shining fire, that giveth light on every side. ²⁸ Yea the shine and glister that lightened round about, was like a rainbow, which in a rainy day appeareth in the clouds. Even so was the similitude, wherein the glory of the LORD appeared. When I saw it, I fell upon my face, and hearkened unto the voice of him that spake.

¹ In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God: and the word was God.

¹⁴ And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw the glory of it, as the glory of the only begotten son of the father, which word was full of grace, and verity.

¹⁸ No man hath seen God at any time. The only begotten son, which is in the father's bosom, hath declared him.

¹⁶ For God so loveth the world, that he hath given his only son, for the intent that none that believe in him should perish: But should have everlasting life.

⁹ Jesus said unto him, "Have I been so long time with you: and yet hast thou not known me? Philip, he that hath seen me, hath seen the father. And how sayest thou then, Show us the father?

²⁴ If I had not done works among them which none other man did, they had not had sin. But now have they seen, and yet have hated both me and my father:

²⁹ For those which he knew before, he also ordained before, that they should be like fashioned unto the shape of his son, that he might be the first begotten son among many brethren.

⁶ Which, being in the shape of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.

¹⁶ for by him were all things created, things that are in heaven, and things that are in earth: things visible, and things invisible: whether they be majesty or lordship, either rule or power. ¹⁷ All things are created by him, and in him, and he is before all things, and in him all things have their being.

¹⁷ So then unto God, King everlasting, immortal, invisible, and wise only, be honour and praise for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁶ which only hath immortality, and dwelleth in light that no man can attain, whom never man saw, neither can see: unto whom be honour and rule everlasting. Amen.

³ Which son, being the brightness of his glory, and very image of his substance, bearing up all things with the word of his power, hath in his own person purged our sins, and is sitten on the righthand of the majesty on high,

⁶ And again when he bringeth in the first begotten son into the world, he saith, "And all the angels of God shall worship him."

²⁷ By faith he forsook Egypt, and feared not the fierceness of the king. For he endured, even as he had seen him which is invisible.

¹⁴ "And unto the messenger of the congregation which is in Laodicea write, 'This saith — amen — the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creatures of God.

³⁹ Understand, therefore, this day: and turn it to thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath, there is no more.

¹¹ Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, power and glory, victory and praise: for all that is in heaven and in earth is thine, and thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art lifted up a head above all.

²⁵ Thou, LORD, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands. ²⁶ They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; they all shall wax old as doth a garment, and as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed. ²⁷ But thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

⁴ The LORD doth all things for his own sake; yea, and when he keepeth the ungodly for the day of wrath.

⁹ Moreover the voice cried thus, "Go up unto the hill, O Zion, thou that bringest good tidings; lift up thy voice with power, O thou preacher Jerusalem. Lift it up without fear, and say unto the cities of Judah, 'Behold, your God!' ¹⁰ Behold the LORD, even the Almighty, shall come with power, and bear rule with his arm. Behold, he bringeth his treasure with him, and his works go before him. ¹¹ He shall feed his flock like a herdsman. He shall gather the lambs together with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall kindly entreat those that bear young. ¹² "Who hath holden the waters in his fist? Who hath measured heaven with his span, and hath comprehended all the earth of the world in three measures? Who hath weighed the mountains and hills in a balance?

²¹ This people have I made for myself, and they shall show forth my praise.

²⁴ For thus sayeth the LORD thy redeemer, even he that fashioned thee from thy mother's womb: I am the LORD, which do all things myself alone. I only have spread out the heavens, and I only have laid the foundation of the earth.

³ All things were made by it, and without it was made no thing, that was made.

³⁸ Yea and I am sure that neither death, neither life, neither angels; nor rule, neither power, neither things present, neither things to come,

³⁶ For of him, and through him, and for him are all things. To him be glory forever Amen.

¹⁰ the same in himself to have it declared when the time were full come: that all things, both the things which are in heaven, and also the things which are in earth, should be gathered together, even in Christ. That is to say, in him

²⁰ which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead and set him on his righthand in heavenly things, ²¹ above all rule, power, and might, and domination, and above all names that are named, not in this world only, but also in the world to come.

⁹ and to make all men see what the fellowship of the mystery is, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, which made all things through Jesus Christ, ¹⁰ to the intent that now, unto the rulers and powers in heaven, might be known by the congregation the manifold wisdom of God,

¹⁰ That in the name of Jesus should every knee bow, both of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under earth;

¹⁵ which is the image of the invisible God, first begotten of all creatures:

²⁰ and by him to reconcile all things unto himself, and to set at peace by him through the blood of his cross both things in heaven and things in earth.

¹⁰ and ye are complete in him, which is the head of all rule and power.

¹⁵ and hath spoiled rule and power, and hath made a show of them openly, and hath triumphed over them in his own person.

² but in these last days he hath spoken unto us by his son, whom he hath made heir of all things: by whom also he made the world.

¹⁰ And, "Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth: And the heavens are the works of thy hands. ¹¹ They shall perish, but thou shalt endure. They all shall wax old as doth a garment: ¹² and as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: but thou art always, and thy years shall not fail."

¹⁰ For it became him — for whom are all things, and by whom are all things — after that he had brought many sons unto glory, that he should make the Lord of their salvation perfect through suffering.

³ And this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses; Inasmuch as he which hath prepared the house, hath most honour in the house. ⁴ Every house is prepared of some man. But he that ordained all things is God.

²² which is our righthand of God, and is gone into heaven: angels, power, and might subdued unto him.

¹³ And all creatures, which are in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and in the sea, and all that are in them heard I, saying, "Blessing, honour, glory, and power be unto him that sitteth upon the seat, and unto the lamb for evermore." ¹⁴ And the four beasts said, "Amen." And the twenty four elders fell upon their faces, and worshipped him that liveth for evermore.

⁸ He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill: to set them among princes, and to inherit them with the seat of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the round world upon them.

³ The earth is weak, and all that is therein; but I bear up her pillars. Selah.

²² "The LORD himself had me in possession in the beginning of his ways, before he began his works afore time. ²³ I have been ordained from everlasting, and from the beginning before the earth was made.

¹¹ I, even I, am the only LORD, and without me there is no Saviour. ¹² I gave warning, I made whole, I taught you when there was no strange god among you. And this record must ye bear me yourselves, sayeth the LORD: that I am God. ¹³ And even he am I from the beginning, and there is none that can take anything out of my hand. And what I do, can no man change.

⁶ Moreover, thus hath the LORD spoken; even the King of Israel, and his avenger, the LORD of Hosts: I am the first and the last, and without me is there no God.

² And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, art little among the thousands of Judah: Out of thee shall come one, unto me, which shall be the governour in Israel: whose outgoing hath been from the beginning, and from everlasting.

¹ In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God: and the word was God. ² The same was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made by it, and without it was made no thing, that was made.

¹⁷ And Jesus answered them, "My father worketh hitherto, and I work." ¹⁸ Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, not only because he had broken the Sabbath: but said also that God was his father and made himself equal with God.

⁵⁸ Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily I say unto you: Yer Abraham was, I am."

⁵ And now glorify me, thou father, with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee yer the world was.

²⁸ For in him we live, move, and have our being, as certain of your own poets said. For we are also his generation.

⁸ Jesus Christ yesterday, and today, and the same, continueth forever.

⁸ "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending," saith the Lord almighty, which is and which was and which is to come.

¹¹ saying, "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last. That thou seest, write in a book and send it unto the congregations which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea."

¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet, even as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, "Fear not. I am the first and the last,

⁸ "And unto the angel of the congregation of Smyrna write, 'These things saith he that is first, and the last, which was dead and is alive:

² Thou art the fairest among the children of men; full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever. ³ Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou Most Mighty, according to thy worship and renown. ⁴ Good luck have thou with thine honour; ride on with the truth, meekness and righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. ⁵ Thy arrows are sharp, and the people shall be subdued unto thee, even in the midst among the king's enemies.

¹⁰ As for my loved, he is white and red colored, a singular person among many thousands;

¹³ Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, therefore shall he be magnified, exalted and greatly honored.

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.

¹⁸ And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto me in heaven, and in earth.

¹⁶ And of his fullness have all we received, even grace for grace.

²⁷ He it is that cometh after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unloose."

²⁹ He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: But the friend of the bridegroom which standeth by and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this, my joy, is fulfilled. ³⁰ He must increase: and I must decrease. ³¹ He that cometh from on high is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and speaketh of the earth. He that cometh from heaven, is above all:

³⁴ For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God. For God giveth not the spirit by measure. ³⁵ The father loveth the son, and hath given all things into his hand.

²⁵ Jesus said unto her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth on me; Yea though he were dead, yet shall he live: ²⁶ and whosoever liveth, and believeth on me, shall never die. Believest thou this?"

²³ That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from death, and should show light unto the people, and to the gentiles."

³ I would ye knew that Christ is the head of every man; and the man is the woman's head; and God is Christ's head.

²⁰ But now is Christ risen from the dead, and is become the first fruits of them that slept. ²¹ For by a man came death, and by a man came resurrection of the dead. ²² For as by Adam all die; even so by Christ, shall all be made alive, ²³ and every man in his own order: The first is Christ, then they that are Christ's at his coming.

²⁵ For he must reign till he have put all his enemies under his feet.

²² And hath put all things under his feet, and hath made him above all things, the head of the congregation: ²³ which is his body, and fullness of him, that filleth all in all things.

¹⁵ But let us follow the truth in love, and in all things grow in him which is the head, that is to say Christ, ¹⁶ in whom all the body is coupled and knit together, in every joint, wherewith one ministereth to another — according to the operation as every part hath his measure — and increaseth the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.

²³ For the husband is the wife's head, even as Christ is the head of the congregation, and the same is the saviour of the body.

²⁴ Now joy I in my sufferings which I suffer, for you; and fulfill that which is behind of the passions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the congregation -

¹⁰ and ye are complete in him, which is the head of all rule and power. ¹¹ In whom also ye are circumcised with circumcision made without hands, by putting off the sinful body of the flesh, through the circumcision that is in Christ, ¹² in that ye are buried with him through baptism, in whom ye are also risen again through faith, that is wrought by the operation of God which raised him from death. 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 ¹⁴ and hath put out the handwriting that was against us, contained in the law written, and that hath he taken out of the way, and hath fastened it to his cross,

⁵ For unto which of the angels said he at any time, "Thou art my son, this day begat I thee?" And again, "I will be his father, and he shall be my son." ⁶ And again when he bringeth in the first begotten son into the world, he saith, "And all the angels of God shall worship him."

¹ That which was from the beginning, declare we unto you; which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the word of life.

¹⁸ and am alive, and was dead. And behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of hell and of death.

⁹ and they sung a new song saying, "Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof, for thou wast killed, and hast redeemed us by thy blood, out of all kindreds, and tongues, and people, and nations, ¹⁰ and hast made us unto our God, kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth." ¹¹ And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels about the throne, and about the beasts and the elders, and I heard thousand thousands, ¹² saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches and wisdom, and strength, and honour and glory, and blessing." ¹³ And all creatures, which are in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and in the sea, and all that are in them heard I, saying, "Blessing, honour, glory, and power be unto him that sitteth upon the seat, and unto the lamb for evermore."

¹⁵ And the seventh angel blew, and there were made great voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world are our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for evermore."

⁶ And he said unto me, "It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning, and the end. I will give to him that is athirst of the well of the water of life, free.

²³ And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to lighten it. For the brightness of God did light it: and the lamb was the light of it. ²⁴ And the people which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory unto it.

¹³ I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last."

²⁵ At that time, Jesus answered and said, "I praise thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes, ²⁶ Even so, father: for so it pleased thee. ²⁷ All things are given unto me of my father: And no man knoweth the son, but the father; neither knoweth any man the father, save the son, and he to whom the son will open him.

²¹ That same time rejoiced Jesus in the holy ghost, and said, "I confess unto thee father Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them to the babes. Even so, father, for so pleased it thee.

³⁴ For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God. For God giveth not the spirit by measure.

³ Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which hath blessed us with all manner of spiritual blessings in heavenly things by Christ,

⁵ And ordained us before unto himself that we should be chosen before, through Jesus Christ, to be heirs unto himself according to the pleasure of his will,

²³ which is his body, and fullness of him, that filleth all in all things.

¹⁰ He that descended, is even the same also that ascended up, even above all heavens, to fulfill all things.

³ in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

⁹ For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,

¹¹ Where is neither gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarous or Scythian, bond or free: But Christ is all in all things.

³⁰ Notwithstanding, no sin offering that hath his blood brought into the tabernacle of witness to reconcile with all in the holy place, shall be eaten: but shall be burnt in the fire.'"

¹⁰ Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. ¹¹ Truth shall flourish out of the earth, and righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

¹⁷ Again, it shall be the prince's part to offer burnt offerings, meat offerings, and drink offerings unto the LORD, in the holy days, new Moons, Sabbaths, and in all the high feasts of the house of Israel. The sin offering, meat offering, burnt offering and health offering shall he give, to reconcile the house of Israel. ¹⁸ Thus sayeth the LORD God: The first day of the first month thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the Sanctuary. ¹⁹ So the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and sprinkle it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the altar, with the door posts of the innermore court. ²⁰ And thus shalt thou do also the seventh day of the month, for such as have sinned of ignorance, or being deceived, to reconcile the house withal.

²⁴ Seventy weeks are determined over thy people, and over the holy city: that the wickedness may be consumed, that the sin may have an end, that the offense may be reconciled, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, to fulfill the visions and the Prophets, and to anoint the most holy one. ²⁵ Understand this then, and mark it well: That from the time it shall be concluded to go and repair Jerusalem again, unto Christ, the anointed Prince: there shall be seven weeks.Then shall the streets and walls be builded again sixty two weeks, but with hard troublous time. ²⁶ After these sixty two weeks, shall Christ be slain, and they shall have no pleasure in him. Then shall there come a people with the prince, and destroy the city and the Sanctuary: and his end shall come as the water flood. But the desolation shall continue till the end of the battle.

⁵ Then shall there be peace, so that the Assyrian may come into our land, and tread in our houses. We shall bring up seven shepherds and eight princes upon them:

⁹ Rejoice thou greatly, O daughter Zion; be glad, O daughter Jerusalem. For lo, thy King cometh unto thee, even the righteous and Saviour: Lowly and simple is he, he rideth upon an ass, and upon the foal of an ass. ¹⁰ I will root out the chariots from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, the battle bows shall be destroyed. He shall give the doctrine of peace unto the Heathen, and his dominion shall be from the one sea to the other, and from the floods to the ends of the world.

¹⁴ "Glory to God on high: and peace on the earth, and unto men, rejoicing."

³⁰ And Cornelius said, "This day now four days I fasted, and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

¹ Because therefore that we are justified by faith we are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

¹⁸ Nevertheless, all things are of God, which hath reconciled us unto himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given unto us the office to preach the atonement. ¹⁹ For God was in Christ, and made agreement between the world and himself, and imputed not their sins unto them: and hath committed to us the preaching of the atonement. ²⁰ Now then are we messengers in the room of Christ: even as though God did beseech you through us. So pray we you, in Christ's stead, that ye be at one with God: ²¹ for he hath made him to be sin for us, which knew no sin, that we by his means should be that righteousness which before God is allowed.

¹³ But now in Christ Jesus, ye which a while ago were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ. ¹⁴ For he is our peace, which hath made of both one, and hath broken down the wall in the midst, that was a stop between us, ¹⁵ and hath also put away, through his flesh, the cause of hatred — that is to say, the law of commandments contained in the law written — for to make of twain one new man in himself, so making peace. ¹⁶ And to reconcile both unto God in one body through his cross, and slew hatred thereby: ¹⁷ and came, and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

²¹ And you — which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your minds were set in evil works — hath he now reconciled ²² in the body of his flesh through death, to make you holy, unblameable, and without fault in his own sight,

²⁰ The God of peace that brought again from death our Lord Jesus Christ, the great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting testament, 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.

⁹ Herein appeared the love of God to us ward, because that God sent his only begotten son into the world, that we should live through him. ¹⁰ Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his son to make a satisfaction for our sins.

³⁰ backbiters, haters of God, doers of wrong, proud, boasters, bringers-up of evil things, disobedient to fathers and mothers,

⁹ Much more then, now seeing we are justified in his blood, shall we be saved from wrath through him. ¹⁰ For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son: much more, seeing we are reconciled, we shall be preserved by his life.

⁷ because that the fleshly mind is enmity against God: For it is not obedient to the law of God, neither can be. ⁸ So then, they that are given to the flesh, cannot please God.

¹ And you hath he quickened also, that were dead in trespass and sin: ² in the which, in time past, ye walked, according to the course of this world, and after the governor that ruleth in the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of unbelief, ³ among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh, and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as others.

¹² remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world.

¹⁹ Now, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners: but citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

¹⁵ Unto the pure, are all things pure: but unto them that are defiled, and unbelieving, is nothing pure: but even the very minds and consciences of them are defiled. 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.

³ For we ourselves also were in times past, unwise, disobedient, deceived, in danger to lusts, and to divers manners of voluptuousness, living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one another. ⁴ But after that the kindness and love of our saviour God to man ward appeared, ⁵ not of the deeds of righteousness which we wrought, but of his mercy, he saved us, by the fountain of the new birth, and with the renewing of the holy ghost, ⁶ which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our saviour; ⁷ that we, once justified by his grace, should be heirs of eternal life, through hope.

⁴ Ye adulterers, and women that break matrimony: know ye not how that the friendship of the world is enmity to Godward? Whosoever will be friend of the world, is made the enemy of God.

¹⁵ Behold, he doth not trust his saints; yea, the very heavens are not clean in his sight.

⁵ Behold, the Moon shineth nothing in comparison to him, and the stars are unclean in his sight.

⁷ Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁷⁵ all the days of our life, in such holiness and righteousness that are accept before him.

⁴ Even so, ye my brethren; ye also are made dead as concerning the law by the body of Christ, that ye should be coupled to another — I mean to him that is risen again from death — that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

² For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I coupled you to one man, to make you a chaste virgin to Christ:

⁴ according as he had chosen us in him through love, before the foundation of the world was laid, that we should be saints, and without blame before him, through love.

¹⁵ and hath also put away, through his flesh, the cause of hatred — that is to say, the law of commandments contained in the law written — for to make of twain one new man in himself, so making peace. ¹⁶ And to reconcile both unto God in one body through his cross, and slew hatred thereby:

²⁷ to make it unto himself a glorious congregation without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blame.

⁷ For God hath not called us unto uncleanness: but unto holiness.

¹⁰ By the which will we are sanctified, by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

²⁰ by the new and living way, which he hath prepared for us, through the veil, that is to say by his flesh.

¹⁴ Wherefore, dearly beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and undefiled:

²⁴ Unto him that is able to keep you, that ye fall not, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with joy,

²⁵ This day I will begin to send the fear and dread of thee upon all nations that are under all ports of heaven: so that when they hear speak of thee, they shall tremble and quake for fear of thee.'

¹⁹ Yea, and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars and whatsoever is contained in heaven, shouldest be deceived and shouldest bow thyself unto them and serve the things which the LORD thy God hath distributed unto all nations that are under all quarters of heaven.

¹³ Such as be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God. ¹⁴ They shall also bring forth more fruit in their age, and shall be fat and well liking,

⁵ As for such as turn back unto their own wickedness, the LORD shall lead them forth with the evil doers; but peace shall be upon Israel.

⁶⁶ Persecute them, O LORD, with thine indignation, and root them out from under the heaven.

²⁶ If a righteous turn from his righteousness and do wickedly, and die therefore: in the wickedness which he did he shall die.

³ Then shall we have understanding, and endeavor ourselves to know the LORD. He shall go forth as the spring of the day, and come unto us as the evening and morning rain upon the earth." ⁴ O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, how shall I entreat thee? Seeing your love is like a morning cloud, and like a dew that goeth early away.

⁶ which start back from the LORD, and neither seek after the LORD, nor regard him.

²⁴ "Whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth the same, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house on a rock: ²⁵ And abundance of rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that same house, and it fell not: because it was grounded on the rock.

¹³ But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be safe. ¹⁴ And this glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.

⁴⁸ He is like a man which built a house: and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock. When the waters arose, the flood beat upon that house, and could not move it. For it was grounded upon a rock.

¹³ They on the stones, are they which, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But these have no roots, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation go away. ¹⁴ And that which fell among thorns, are they which hear, and go forth, and are choked with cares and with riches, and voluptuous living, and bring forth no fruit. ¹⁵ That in the good ground, are they which with a good and pure heart, hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

³² But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not. And when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren."

³⁰ As he spake these words, many believed on him. ³¹ Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, "If ye continue in my words, then are ye my very disciples: ³² and ye shall know the truth: And the truth shall make you free."

⁶ If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered: and men gather it and cast it into the fire, and it burneth.

⁹ "AS the father hath loved me, even so have I loved you. Continue in my love. ¹⁰ If ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love: even as I have kept my father's commandments, and abide in his love.

¹⁷ For he was now numbered with us and had obtained fellowship in this ministration.

²⁵ that the one may take the room of this ministration, and apostleship from the which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."

⁵ And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, which were of all nations under heaven.

¹² Neither is there salvation in any other. Nor yet also is there any other name given to men wherein we must be saved."

²³ Which when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad: and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would continually cleave unto the Lord.

²² and strengthened the disciples souls: exhorting them to continue in the faith, affirming that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁴ But none of those things move me. Neither is my life dear unto myself; that I might fulfill my course with joy, and the ministration which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

¹⁶ But rise and stand up on thy feet. For I have appeared unto thee for this purpose: to make thee a minister, and a witness both of those things which thou hast seen, and of those things in thee which I will appear unto thee,

¹⁸ But I ask, Have they not heard? No doubt, their sound went out into all lands: and their words into the ends of the world.

¹⁶ for this purpose: that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ among the gentiles, and should minister the glad tidings of God, that the gentiles might be an acceptable offering, sanctified by the holy ghost.

⁵ What is Paul? What thing is Apollos? Only ministers are they, by whom ye believed: even as the Lord gave every man grace.

¹ Let men this wise esteem us, even as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God. ² Furthermore it is required of the stewards that they be found faithful. ³ With me is it but a very small thing, that I should be judged of you, either of man's day. No I judge not mine own self.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

⁶ which hath made us able to minister the new testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit. For the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

¹ Therefore seeing that we have such an office, even as mercy is come on us, we faint not:

¹⁸ Nevertheless, all things are of God, which hath reconciled us unto himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given unto us the office to preach the atonement. ¹⁹ For God was in Christ, and made agreement between the world and himself, and imputed not their sins unto them: and hath committed to us the preaching of the atonement. ²⁰ Now then are we messengers in the room of Christ: even as though God did beseech you through us. So pray we you, in Christ's stead, that ye be at one with God:

¹¹ I am in fear of you, lest I have bestowed on you labour in vain.

⁷ Ye did run well. Who was a let unto you, that ye should not obey the truth?

⁹ Let us not be weary of well doing. For when the time is come we shall reap without weariness.

²¹ in whom every building coupled together, groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord,

⁷ whereof I am made a minister, by the gift of the grace of God given unto me, through the working of his power. ⁸ Unto me, the least of all saints, is this grace given; that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

¹⁶ in whom all the body is coupled and knit together, in every joint, wherewith one ministereth to another — according to the operation as every part hath his measure — and increaseth the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.

⁵ for the hope's sake which is laid up in store for you in heaven, of which hope ye have heard before by the true word of the gospel, ⁶ which is come unto you, even as it is into all the world, and is fruitful as it is among you, from the first day in the which ye heard of it, and had experience in the grace of God in the truth,

²⁵ whereof am I made a minister according to the ordinance of God, which ordinance was given me unto you ward, to fulfill the word of God:

⁷ and steadfast in the faith, as ye have learned: and therein be plenteous in giving thanks.

³ that no man should be moved in these afflictions. For ye yourselves know that we are even appointed thereunto.

⁵ For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent that I might have knowledge of your faith, lest haply the tempter had tempted you, and that our labour had been bestowed in vain.

⁸ But let us which are of the day be sober, armed with the breast plate of faith and love, and with hope of salvation as a helmet.

¹² And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord which hath made me strong: for he counted me true, and put me in office,

⁷ whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle — I tell the truth in Christ and lie not — being the teacher of the gentiles in faith and verity.

¹¹ whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles: ¹² for the which cause I also suffer these things. Nevertheless, I am not ashamed. For I know whom I have believed, and am sure that he is able keep that which I have committed to his keeping against that day.

⁵ But watch thou in all things, and suffer adversity, and do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thine office unto the utmost. ⁶ For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departing is at hand.

⁷ that we, once justified by his grace, should be heirs of eternal life, through hope.

⁶ But Christ, as a son, hath rule over the house, whose house we are, so that we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of that hope, unto the end.

¹⁴ Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest which is entered into heaven — I mean Jesus the son of God — let us hold our profession.

¹⁹ which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast. Which hope also entereth in, into those things which are within the veil,

³⁸ But the just shall live by faith. And if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

³ Blessed be God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which through his abundant mercy begat us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death,

⁵ which are kept by the power of God through salvation, which salvation is prepared already to be showed in the last time,

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. ¹⁹ They promise them liberty, and are themselves the bondservants of corruption. For of whomsoever a man is overcome, unto the same is he in bondage. 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."

²⁷ And the anointing which ye have received of him dwelleth in you. And ye need not that any man teach you: but as the anointing teacheth you all things, and is true, and is no lie: and as it taught you, even so bide therein.

¹⁰ Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast of you into prison, to tempt you, and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

¹¹ Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall falsely say all manner of evil sayings against you for my sake. ¹² Rejoice, and be glad: for great is your reward in heaven: For so persecuted they the prophets which were before your days.

³ Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience,

⁵ For as the afflictions of Christ are plenteous in us: even so is our consolation plenteous by Christ. ⁶ Whether we be troubled for your consolation and salvation, which salvation showeth her power in that ye suffer the same afflictions which we also suffer; or whether we be comforted for your consolation and salvation: ⁷ yet our hope is steadfast for you inasmuch as we know how, that as ye have your part in afflictions, so shall ye be partakers of consolation. ⁸ Brethren, I would not have you ignorant of our trouble, which happened unto us in Asia. For we were grieved out of measure passing strength, so greatly that we despaired even of life.

⁸ We are troubled on every side, yet are we not without shift. We are in poverty: but not utterly without somewhat. ⁹ We are persecuted: but are not forsaken. We are cast down: nevertheless we perish not. ¹⁰ And we always bear in our bodies the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus might appear in our bodies. ¹¹ For we which live, are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might appear in our mortal flesh. ¹² So then death worketh in us, and life in you.

⁴ I am very bold over you, and rejoice greatly in you. I am filled with comfort and am joyous in all our tribulations.

²³ They are the ministers of Christ — I speak as a fool — I am more: In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prison more plenteously, ²⁴ in death often. Of the Jews, five times received I, every time, forty stripes, save one. ²⁵ Thrice was I beaten with rods. I was once stoned. I suffered thrice shipwreck. Night and day have I been in the deep of the sea. ²⁶ In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers; in jeopardies of mine own nation, in jeopardies among the heathen. I have been in perils in cities, in perils in wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; ²⁷ in labour and travail, in watching often, in hunger, in thirst, in fastings often, in cold and in nakedness.

¹ For this cause, I Paul the servant of Jesus Christ am in bonds for your sakes, which are heathen -

¹³ Wherefore, I desire that ye faint not because of my tribulations which I suffer for your sakes: which is your praise.

¹⁷ Yea, and though I be offered up upon the offering and sacrifice of your faith: I rejoice and rejoice with you all. ¹⁸ For the same cause also, rejoice ye, and rejoice ye with me.

¹⁰ in knowing him, and the virtue of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his passions, that I might be conformable unto his death,

¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, that is, to wit, of the congregation: he is the beginning and first begotten of the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

⁸ Be not ashamed to testify our Lord, neither be ashamed of me, which am bound for his sake: but suffer adversity with the gospel also through the power of God,

⁹ wherein I suffer trouble as an evil doer, even unto bonds. But the word of God was not bound. ¹⁰ Herefore I suffer all things, for the elects' sakes, that they might also obtain that salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

² My brethren, count it exceeding joy when ye fall into divers temptations,

¹⁵ Nevertheless, brethren, I have somewhat boldly written unto you, as one that putteth you in remembrance, through the grace that is given me of God ¹⁶ for this purpose: that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ among the gentiles, and should minister the glad tidings of God, that the gentiles might be an acceptable offering, sanctified by the holy ghost. ¹⁷ I have, therefore, whereof I may rejoice in Christ Jesus, in those things which pertain to God. ¹⁸ For I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the gentiles obedient, with word and deed, ¹⁹ in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the spirit of God: so that from Jerusalem and the coasts round about, unto Illyricum, I have filled all countries with glad tidings of Christ.

¹⁷ If I do it with a good will, I have a reward. But if I do it against my will, an office is committed unto me.

⁷ But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel over the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel over circumcision was unto Peter - ⁸ For he that was mighty in Peter in the apostleship over the circumcision, the same was mighty in me among the gentiles -

² Preach the word, be fervent; be it in season, or out of season. Improve, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. ³ For the time will come, when they will not suffer wholesome doctrine: but after their own lusts shall they whose ears itch get them a heap of teachers, ⁴ and shall turn their ears from the truth, and shall be given unto fables: ⁵ But watch thou in all things, and suffer adversity, and do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thine office unto the utmost.

¹⁴ The secret of the LORD is among them that fear him, and he showeth them his covenant.

¹¹ He answered, and said unto them, "It is given unto you to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

¹¹ And he said unto them, "To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: But unto them that are without, shall all things be done in similitudes:

¹⁰ And he said, "Unto you is it given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God: but to others in similitudes, that when they see, they should not see, and when they hear they should not understand.

²⁵ To him that is of power to establish you according to my gospel and preaching of Jesus Christ, in uttering of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began, ²⁶ but now is opened at this time and declared opened by the scriptures of prophecy, at the commandment of the everlasting God, to stir up obedience to the faith published among all nations:

⁷ but we speak the wisdom of God, which is in secret and lieth hid, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

³ For by revelation showed he this mystery unto me, as I wrote above in few words, ⁴ whereby, when ye read ye may know mine understanding in the mystery of Christ, ⁵ which mystery in times past was not opened unto the sons of men as it is now declared unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit: ⁶ That the gentiles should be inheritors also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise that is in Christ, by the means of the gospel, ⁷ whereof I am made a minister, by the gift of the grace of God given unto me, through the working of his power. ⁸ Unto me, the least of all saints, is this grace given; that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

¹⁰ but is now declared openly by the appearing of our saviour Jesus Christ, which hath put away death, and hath brought life and immortality unto light through the gospel,

⁹ Wherefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also shall rest in hope. ¹⁰ For why? Thou shalt not leave my soul in hell, neither shalt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption. ¹¹ Thou shalt show me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy, and at thy righthand there is pleasure for evermore.

²¹ Neither shall men say, 'Lo here, lo there.' For behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

⁵⁶ He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me: and I in him.

¹⁷ which is the spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive; because the world seeth him not, neither knoweth him. But ye know him. For he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

²⁰ That day shall ye know that I am in my father, and you in me, and I in you.

²³ Jesus answered, and said unto him, "If a man love me and will keep my sayings, my father also will love him, and we will come unto him, and will dwell with him.

² Every branch that beareth not fruit in me, he will take away. And every branch that beareth fruit will he purge, that it may bring more fruit. ³ Now are ye clean, through the words which I have spoken unto you. ⁴ Abide in me, and let me abide in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine: no more can ye, except ye abide in me. ⁵ I am the vine, and ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit. For without me can ye do nothing.

²² And that glory that thou gavest me, I have given them, that they may be one, as we are one. ²³ I am in them, and thou art in me: that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

²⁶ And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it, that the love wherewith thou hast loved me, be in them, and that I be in them."

² by whom we have a way in, through faith, unto this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the praise that shall be given of God.

¹⁰ If Christ be in you: the body is dead, because of sin; But the spirit is life for righteousness' sake.

¹⁸ For I suppose that the afflictions of this life are not worthy of the glory which shall be showed upon us. ¹⁹ Also, the fervent desire of the creatures abideth looking when the sons of God shall appear;

³³ O the deepness of the abundant wisdom and knowledge of God: how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out.

¹² And we have not received the spirit of the world: but the spirit which cometh of God, for to know the things that are given to us of God, ¹³ which things also we speak — not in the cunning words of man's wisdom, but with the cunning words of the holy ghost, making spiritual comparisons of spiritual things. ¹⁴ For the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of God, for they are but foolishness unto him: Neither can he perceive them, because he is spiritually examined.

¹⁶ Are ye not aware that ye are the temple of God, and how that the spirit of God dwelleth in you?

¹⁷ For our exceeding tribulation, which is momentary and light, prepareth an exceeding and eternal weight of glory unto us,

¹⁶ How agreeth the temple of God with images? And ye are the temple of the living God, as said God, "I will dwell among them, and walk among them, and will be their God: and they shall be my people."

¹⁵ But when it pleased God, which separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, ¹⁶ for to declare his son by me, that I should preach him among the heathen: Immediately I commended not of the matter with flesh and blood,

²⁰ I am crucified with Christ. I live verily, yet now not I, but Christ liveth in me. For the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the son of God, which loved me, and gave himself for me.

¹⁹ My little children — of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be fashioned in you -

¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the father of glory, might give unto you the spirit of wisdom, and open to you the knowledge of himself, ¹⁸ and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what thing that hope is, whereunto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints,

²² in whom ye also are built together, and made a habitation for God in the spirit.

¹⁶ that ye may be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man, ¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

¹⁹ My God fulfill all your needs through his glorious riches in Jesus Christ.

⁵ for the hope's sake which is laid up in store for you in heaven, of which hope ye have heard before by the true word of the gospel,

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope.

⁴ Little children, ye are of God, and have overcome them: for greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him and will sup with him, and he with me.

⁵ Behold, I have taught you ordinances and laws, such as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do even so in the land whither ye go to possess it.

⁵ Take heed unto knowledge, O ye ignorant; be wise in heart, O ye fools.

⁹ The same preacher was not wise alone, but taught the people knowledge also: he gave good heed, sought out the ground and set forth many parables.

¹⁵ and I will give you herdsmen after mine own mind, which shall feed you with learning and wisdom.

¹⁰ But unto whom shall I speak, whom shall I warn, that he may take heed? Their ears are so uncircumcised, that they may not hear. Behold, they take the word of God but for a scorn, and have no lust thereto.

¹⁷ "Thou son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore take good heed to the words, and give them warning at my commandment. ¹⁸ If I say unto thee, concerning the ungodly man, that without doubt he must die: and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest unto him, that he may turn from his evil way, and so to live - Then shall the same ungodly man die in his own unrighteousness, but his blood will I require of thine hand. ¹⁹ Nevertheless, if thou give warning unto the wicked: and he yet forsake not his ungodliness - Then shall he die in his own wickedness, but thou hast discharged thy soul. ²⁰ "Now if a righteous man go from his righteousness, and do the thing that is evil: I will lay a stumbling block before him, and he shall die, because thou hast not given him warning - Yea, die shall he in his own sin, so that the virtue which he did before shall not be thought upon, but his blood will I require of thine hand. ²¹ Nevertheless, if thou exhortest the righteous, that he sin not, and so the righteous do not sin - then shall he live, because he hath received thy warning, and thou hast discharged thy soul."

¹⁰ Behold: the day is here, the day is come, the hour is run out, the rod flourisheth, willfulness waxeth green,

⁴ If a man now hear the noise of the trumpet and will not be warned, and the sword come and take him away: his blood shall be upon his own head. ⁵ For he heard the sound of the trumpet, and would not take heed, therefore his blood be upon him. But if he will receive warning, he shall save his life. ⁶ Again, if the watchman see the sword come, and show it not with the trumpet, so that the people is not warned: if the sword come then, and take any man from among them: the same shall be taken away in his own sin, but his blood will I require of the watchman's hand.' ⁷ And now, O thou son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: that whereas thou hearest anything out of my mouth, thou mayest warn them on my behalf. ⁸ If I say unto the wicked: thou wicked, thou shalt surely die: and thou givest him not warning, that he may beware of his ungodly way: then shall the wicked die in his own sin, but his blood will I require of thy hand. ⁹ Nevertheless if thou warn the wicked of his way, to turn from it, whereas he yet will not be turned from it, then shall he die because of his sin, but thou hast delivered thy soul.'

⁷ When he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, "O generation of vipers, who hath taught you to flee from the vengeance to come?

⁴⁸ Ye shall therefore be perfect even as your father which is in heaven is perfect.

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."

³⁴ And Jesus went out and saw much people, and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep which had no shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, where against all your adversaries shall not be able to speak nor resist.

²⁰ and when God shall send him, which before was preached unto you,

⁴² And daily in the temple, and in every house they ceased not, teaching and preaching Jesus Christ.

⁵ Then came Philip into a city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

³⁵ And Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

²⁰ And straightway he preached Christ in the Synagogues how that he was the son of God.

²⁰ Some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which when they were come into Antioch, spake unto the Greeks, and preached the Lord Jesus.

³⁸ Be it known unto you therefore, ye men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins;

³ opening and alleging that Christ must needs have suffered and risen again from death. And that this Jesus was Christ, whom, said he, "I preach to you."

¹⁸ Certain Philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, disputed with him. And some there were which said, "What will this babbler say?" Others said, "He seemeth to be a tidings-bringer of new devils," because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

²⁷ For I have kept nothing back: but have showed you all the counsel of God. ²⁸ Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, whereof the holy ghost hath made you overseers: to rule the congregation of God, which he hath purchased with his blood.

³¹ Therefore awake and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one of you, both night and day with tears.

²⁵ To him that is of power to establish you according to my gospel and preaching of Jesus Christ, in uttering of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began,

²³ But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews, an occasion of falling; and unto the Greeks, foolishness.

³⁰ And unto him pertain ye, in Christ Jesus, which of God is made unto us wisdom, and also righteousness, and sanctifying, and redemption.

⁶ That we speak of is wisdom among them that are perfect — not the wisdom of this world, neither of the rulers of this world, which goeth to nought -

¹⁵ But he that is spiritual discusseth all things: yet he himself is judged of no man.

¹⁴ I write not these things to shame you: but as my beloved sons, I warn you.

⁸ To one is given, through the spirit, the utterance of wisdom; to another is given the utterance of knowledge by the same spirit;

¹² If Christ be preached, how that he rose from the dead: how say some that are among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead?

⁵ For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus to be the Lord, and preach ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

⁸ Unto me, the least of all saints, is this grace given; that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

¹¹ And the very same, made some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some Shepherds, some Teachers: ¹² that the saints might have all things necessary to work and minister withal, to the edifying of the body of Christ, ¹³ till we, everyone — in the unity of faith, and knowledge of the son of God — grow up unto a perfect man, after the measure of age which is of the fullness of Christ:

¹⁵ Some there are which preach Christ of envy and strife, and some of goodwill. ¹⁶ The one part preacheth Christ of strife, and not purely, supposing to add more adversity to my bonds. ¹⁷ The other part of love, because they see that I am set to defend the gospel. ¹⁸ What then? So that Christ be preached all manner ways, whether it be by occasion, or of true meaning, I therein joy: Yea and will joy.

²² in the body of his flesh through death, to make you holy, unblameable, and without fault in his own sight,

⁶ that no man go too far and defraud his brother in bargaining, because the Lord is avenger of all such things: as we told you before time, and testified unto you.

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. ¹⁴ We desire you brethren warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble minded, forbear the weak, have continual patience toward all men.

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

¹⁶ And without nay, great is that mystery of godliness. God was showed in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen of angels, was preached unto the gentiles, was believed on in earth and received up in glory.

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 -

¹⁴ For with one offering hath he made perfect forever them that are sanctified.

¹⁵ And suppose that the long suffering of the Lord is salvation, even as our dearly beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given unto him, wrote to you,

²⁰ So have I enforced myself to preach the gospel: not where Christ was named, lest I should have built on another man's foundation,

²⁵ Every man that proveth masteries abstaineth from all things. And they do it to obtain a corruptible crown: but we to obtain an uncorruptible crown. ²⁶ I therefore so run, not as at an uncertain thing. So fight I, not as one that beateth the air: ²⁷ but I tame my body and bring it into subjection, lest after that I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

⁶ And there are divers manners of operations, and yet but one God, which worketh all things that are wrought in all creatures.

¹¹ and these all worketh even the self same spirit, dividing to every man several gifts even as he will.

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.

⁹ Wherefore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeavor our selves to please him.

⁵ in stripes, in prisonment, in strife, in labour, in watching, in fasting,

³ seeing that ye seek experience of Christ which speaketh in me, which among you is not weak, but is mighty in you.

¹⁹ and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us ward, which believe according to the working of that his mighty power,

⁷ whereof I am made a minister, by the gift of the grace of God given unto me, through the working of his power.

²⁰ Unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly, above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

³⁰ and have even the same fight which ye saw me have and now hear of me.

¹³ For it is God which worketh in you both the will and also the deed, even of good will.

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.

¹ I would ye knew what fighting I have for your sakes, and for them of Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my person in the flesh,

⁹ Ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail. For we laboured day and night, because we would not be grievous unto any of you, and preached unto you the gospel of God.

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:

¹⁰ Herefore I suffer all things, for the elects' sakes, that they might also obtain that salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

⁴ For ye have not yet resisted unto blood shedding, striving against sin.

³ And didst wash thyself, and hast patience: and for my name's sake hast laboured and hast not fainted.