Matthew 11 Cross References - MSTC

¹ And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, that he departed thence, to teach and preach in their cities. ² When John, being in prison, heard the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said unto him, ³ "Art thou he that shall come? or, shall we look for another?" ⁴ Jesus answered and said unto them, "Go and show John what ye have heard and seen: ⁵ The blind see, the halt go, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are risen again, and the glad tidings is preached to the poor. ⁶ And blessed is he that is not offended by me." ⁷ And as they departed, Jesus began to speak unto the people, of John, "What for to see went ye out into the wilderness? Went ye to see a reed shaken in the wind? ⁸ Other, what went ye out for to see? Went ye to see a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. ⁹ But what went ye out for to see? Went ye out to see a prophet? Yea I say unto you, and more than a prophet. ¹⁰ For this is he, of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee.' ¹¹ Verily I say unto you, Among the children of women arose there not a greater than John the Baptist: Notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he. ¹² From the time of John Baptist, hitherto, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, ¹³ and they that go to it with violence pluck it unto them. For all the prophets and the law prophesied unto the time of John. ¹⁴ And also if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, which should come. ¹⁵ He that hath ears to hear withal, let him hear. ¹⁶ "But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children, which sit in the market, and call unto their fellows, ¹⁷ and say, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; We have mourned unto you, and ye have not sorrowed. ¹⁸ For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say, he hath the devil. ¹⁹ The son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton, and drinker of wine, and a friend unto publicans, and sinners. And neverthelater, wisdom is justified of her children." ²⁰ Then began he to upbraid the cities, in which most of his miracles were done, because they repented not: ²¹ "Woe be to thee, Chorazsin! Woe be to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles, which were showed in you, had been done in Tyre and in Sidon: they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. ²² Nevertheless I say to you, it shall be easier for Tyre and Sidon, at the day of judgment, than for you. ²³ And thou, Capernaum, which art lift up unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the miracles, which have been done in thee, had been showed in Sodom, they had remained to this day. ²⁴ Nevertheless, I say unto you, It shall be easier for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee." 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. ²⁸ Come unto me all ye that labor, and are laden, and I will ease you. ²⁹ Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek, and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

¹ The spirit of the LORD God is with me, for the LORD hath anointed me, and sent me to preach good tidings unto the poor: that I might bind up the wounded hearts, that I might preach deliverance to the captive, and open the prison to them that are bound; ² That I might declare the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of the vengeance of our God; that I might comfort all them that are in heaviness. ³ That I might give unto them that mourn in Zion, beauty in the stead of ashes, joyful ointment for sighing, pleasant raiment for a heavy mind; That they might be called excellent in righteousness, a planting of the LORD for him to rejoice in.

²³ And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healed all manner of sickness and all manner diseases among the people.

²⁸ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

³⁵ And Jesus went about all cities and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing all manner sickness and disease among the people.

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."

³⁸ And he said unto them, "Let us go in to the next towns, that I may preach there also: for truly I came out for that purpose. ³⁹ And he preached in their synagogues, throughout all Galilee, and cast the devils out.

¹⁵ And he taught in their synagogues, and was commended of all men. ¹⁶ And he came to Nazareth where he was nursed, and as his custom was, went into the synagogue on the Sabbath days, and stood up for to read. ¹⁷ And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place, where it was written, ¹⁸ "The spirit of the Lord upon me, because he hath anointed me; To preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent me; And to heal which are broken hearted: To preach deliverance to the captive; And sight to the blind; And freely to set at liberty them that are bruised; ¹⁹ And to preach the acceptable year of the Lord." ²⁰ And he closed the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all that were in the synagogue, were fastened on him. ²¹ And he began to say unto them, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears."

¹ And it fortuned after that, that he himself went throughout cities and towns, preaching, and showing the kingdom of God, and the twelve with him.

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.

¹⁴ Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

² until the day in the which he was taken up; after that he, through the holy ghost, had given commandments unto the apostles, which he had chosen:

³⁸ How God had anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy ghost, and with power; which Jesus went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devils, for God was with him.

⁴² And he commanded unto us to preach unto the people and testify, that it is he that is ordained of God, a judge of quick and dead.

² Ye remember what commandments we gave you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁶ We require you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution which ye received of us.

¹⁰ For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat.

¹⁴ that thou keep the commandment, and be without spot and unrebukable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

¹⁷ All the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; And from David unto the captivity of Babylon are fourteen generations; And from the captivity of Babylon unto Christ are also fourteen generations.

¹² When Jesus had heard that John was taken, he departed into Galilee;

¹⁴ Then came the disciples of John to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?"

³ For Herod had taken John and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

¹⁷ For Herod himself had sent forth, and had taken John, and bound him and cast him into prison for Herodias' sake, which was his brother Philip's wife. For he had married her.

¹⁹ Then Herod the Tetrarch; when he was rebuked of him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done;

¹⁸ And the disciples of John showed him of all these things. ¹⁹ And John called unto him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus saying, "Art thou he that shall come: or shall we look for another?" ²⁰ When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist sent us unto thee saying, "Art thou he that shall come: or shall we wait for another?" ²¹ And at the same time, he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits: and unto many that were blind, he gave sight. ²² And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Go your ways and show John, what things ye have heard and seen: how that the blind see, the halt go, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead arise: To the poor is the glad tidings preached, ²³ and happy is he that is not offended by me." ²⁴ When the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people of John, "What went ye out for to see into the wilderness? Went ye to see a reed shaken with the wind? ²⁵ But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. ²⁶ But what went ye forth to see? A prophet? Yea I say to you, and more than a prophet. ²⁷ This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, to prepare thy way before thee.' ²⁸ For I say unto you, A greater prophet than John, among women's children, is there none. Nevertheless, one that is less in the kingdom of God, is greater than he." ²⁹ And all the people that heard, and the publicans, justified God and were baptised with the baptism of John. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and scribes despised the counsel of God, against themselves, and were not baptised of him. ³¹ And the Lord said, "Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation: and what thing are they like? ³² They are like unto children sitting in the market place, and crying one to another, and saying, 'We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced: We have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.' ³³ For John Baptist came unto you neither eating bread, nor drinking wine, and ye say, 'He hath the devil.' ³⁴ The son of man is come, and eateth and drinketh, and ye say, 'Behold a man which is a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners.' ³⁵ Yet is wisdom justified of all her children."

²⁴ For John was not yet cast into prison. ²⁵ And there arose a question between John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. ²⁶ And they came unto John, and said unto him, "Rabbi, behold he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold the same baptiseth, and all men come to him." ²⁷ John answered, and said, "A man can receive nothing at all except it be given him from heaven. ²⁸ Ye yourselves are witnesses, how that I said, 'I am not Christ: but am sent before him.'

¹ As soon as the Lord had knowledge, how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John -

¹ It fortuned, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul passed through the upper coasts, and came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples ² and said unto them, "Have ye received the holy ghost since ye believed?" And they said unto him, "No. We have not heard whether there be any holy ghost or no." ³ And he said unto them, "Wherewith were ye then baptised?" And they said, "With John's baptism."

¹⁵ Moreover, I will put hatred between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed. And that seed shall tread thee on the head, and thou shalt tread it on the heel."

³ And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee. And in thee shall be blessed all the generations of the earth."

¹⁰ The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a ruler from between his legs, until Shiloh come, unto whom the people shall hearken.

¹⁷ I see him but not now, I behold him but not nigh. There shall come a star of Jacob and rise a scepter of Israel, which shall smite the coasts of Moab and undermine all the children of Seth.

¹⁵ The LORD thy God will stir up a Prophet among you: even of thy brethren, like unto me, and unto him ye shall hearken ¹⁶ according to all that thou desiredest of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day when the people were gathered, saying, 'Let me hear the voice of my LORD God no more, nor see this great fire any more, that I die not.' ¹⁷ And the LORD said unto me, 'They have well spoken; ¹⁸ I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren like unto thee and will put my words into his mouth and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

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. ⁸ Desire of me, and I shall give thee the Heathen for thine inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the world for thy possession. ⁹ Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel." ¹⁰ Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; be warned, ye that are judges of the earth. ¹¹ Serve the LORD in fear, and rejoice unto him in reverence. ¹² Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way. For his wrath shall be kindled shortly: blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

¹ {A Psalm of David} The LORD said unto my LORD, "Sit thou on my righthand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." ² The LORD shall send the rod of thy power out of Zion; be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine enemies. 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. ⁴ The LORD sware, and will not repent, "Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek." ⁵ The LORD upon thy righthand shall smite even kings in the day of his wrath.

²⁶ Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD; we wish you good luck, ye that be of the house of the LORD.

¹⁴ Neverthelater, yet the Lord, he will give you a sign. Behold: a virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

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.

⁵ "Behold, the time cometh, sayeth the LORD, that I will raise up the righteous Branch of David, which shall bear rule, and discuss matters with wisdom, and shall set up equity and righteousness again in the earth. ⁶ In his time shall Judah be saved and Israel shall dwell without fear. And this is the name that they shall call him: even, 'The LORD our righteous maker.'

²³ I will raise up to them one only shepherd: even my servant David. He shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. ²⁴ I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David shall be their prince: Even I the LORD have spoken it.

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 But afterward shall the children of Israel convert, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king: and in the latter days they shall worship the LORD, and his loving-kindness.

²⁸ After this, will I pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. ²⁹ Yea, in those days I will pour out my spirit upon servants and maidens. ³⁰ I will show wonders in heaven above, and tokens in the earth beneath: blood and fire, and the vapor of smoke. ³¹ The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the LORD come. ³² And the time shall come: that whosoever calleth upon the name of the LORD, shall be saved. For upon the mount Zion and at Jerusalem, there shall be a salvation, like as the LORD hath promised. Yea, and among the other remnant, whom the LORD shall call.

¹¹ "At that time will I build again the tabernacle of David, that is fallen down, and hedge up his gaps. And look: what is broken, I shall repair it. Yea, I shall build it again, as it was a fore time, ¹² that they may possess the remnant of Edom, yea and all such people as call upon my name with them," sayeth the LORD, which doth these things.

²¹ Thus they that escape upon the hill of Zion, shall go up to punish the mount of Esau, and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.

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.

¹⁴ Give thanks, O daughter Zion! Be joyful, O Israel! Rejoice and be glad from thy whole heart, O daughter Jerusalem! ¹⁵ For the LORD hath taken away thy punishment, and turned back thine enemies. The king of Israel, even the LORD himself is with thee: so that thou needest no more to fear any misfortune. ¹⁶ In that time it shall be said unto Jerusalem, "Fear not," and to Zion, "Let not thine hands be slack, ¹⁷ for the LORD thy God is with thee. It is he that hath power to save: he hath a special pleasure in thee, and a marvelous love toward thee: yea he rejoiceth over thee with gladness."

⁷ Yea, I will move all Heathen, and the comfort of all Heathen shall come, and so will I fill this house with honour, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

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.

¹ Behold, I send my messenger which shall prepare the way before me. And suddenly shall the Lord whom ye seek, come unto his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye desire. Behold, he cometh saith the LORD Sabaoth.

² But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of righteousness arise, and health shall be under his wings: ye shall go forth, and multiply as the fat calves.

² saying, "Where is he that is born King of the Jews? We have seen his star in the East and are come to worship him." ³ When Herod the king had heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ And he gathered all the chief Priests and Scribes of the people, and asked of them where Christ should be born. ⁵ And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem in Jewry; for thus it is written by the Prophet, ⁶ 'And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Jewry, art not the least concerning the Princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come the captain, that shall govern my people Israel.'"

⁵ "Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass used to the yoke."

⁹ Moreover, the people that went before, and they also that came after, cried, saying, "Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."

⁹ And they that went before and they that followed, cried, saying, "Hosanna: blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

³⁸ saying, "Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest."

²¹ Jesus said unto her, "Woman, believe me; The hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the father.

¹⁴ Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, "This is of a truth the same prophet that should come into the world."

³¹ Many of the people believed on him, and said, "When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than this man hath done?"

⁴¹ Others said, "This is Christ." Some said, "Shall Christ come out of Galilee? ⁴² Saith not the scripture that Christ shall come of the seed of David: and out of the town of Bethlehem where David was?"

²⁷ She said unto him, "Yea Lord: I believe that thou art Christ, the son of God, which should come into the world."

¹³ took branches of palm trees and went and met him, and cried, "Hosanna, blessed is he that in the name of the Lord cometh, King of Israel."

¹⁴ He shall glorify me, for he shall receive of mine, and shall show unto you.

³⁷ For yet a very little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry:

⁷ And when the king of Israel had read the letter, he rent his clothes and said, "Am I God, to slay and to make alive, that he should send to me, for to deliver a man from his leprosy? But consider, I pray you, and see how he picketh quarrels with me!"

¹⁴ Then he went down and washed seven times in Jordan, as the man of God bade, and his flesh changed, like unto the flesh of a little boy, and he was clean.

²⁶ The poor shall eat, and be satisfied: they that seek after the LORD shall praise him. Your heart shall live for ever.

¹² For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth, and the needy that hath no help. ¹³ He shall be favorable to the simple and poor; he shall preserve the souls of such as be in adversity.

⁸ the LORD giveth sight to the blind. The LORD helpeth them up that are fallen; the LORD loveth the righteous.

¹⁸ And in that day, shall deaf men hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see, even out of the cloud and out of darkness.

⁴ Say unto them that are of a fearful heart, "Be of good cheer, and fear not. Behold, your God cometh, to take vengeance, and to reward, God cometh his own self, and will deliver you." ⁵ Then shall the eyes of the blind be lightened, and the ears of the deaf opened. ⁶ Then shall the lame man leap as a hart and the dumb man's tongue shall give thanks. In the wilderness also, there shall wells spring, and floods of water in the desert.

⁶ "I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and led thee by the hand. Therefore will I also defend thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, and to be the light of the Gentiles. ⁷ That thou mayest open the eyes of the blind; let out the prisoners, and them that sit in darkness, out of the dungeon house.

⁸ Bring forth that people which is blind, yet hath eyes; which is deaf yet hath ears.

² As for these things, my hand hath made them all, and they are all created, sayeth the LORD. Which of them shall I then regard? Even him that is of a lowly troubled spirit, and standeth in awe of my works.

⁷ I myself fed the slaughter sheep, and poor flock verily; and took unto me two staffs: the one I called 'Loving Meekness,' the other I called 'Woe.' And so I kept the sheep.

³ "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹ When he was come down from the mountain, much people followed him. ² And, lo, there came a leper and worshipped him saying, "Master, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." ³ And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be thou clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. ⁴ And Jesus said unto him, "See thou tell no man; but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, to be offered in witness to them."

²⁴ he said unto them, "Get you hence, for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth." And they laughed him to scorn. ²⁵ As soon as the people were put forth adoors, he went in and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus charged them, saying, "See that no man know of it."

⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out the devils: Freely ye have received, freely give again.

³⁰ And much people came unto him, having with them halt, blind, dumb, maimed, and other many: and cast them down at Jesus' feet. And he healed them, ³¹ insomuch that the people wondered, to see the dumb speak, the maimed whole; and the halt to go, the blind to see. And they glorified the God of Israel.

¹⁴ And the blind and the halt came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

³⁷ And were beyond measure astonished, saying, "He hath done all things well, and hath made both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak."

²⁵ When Jesus saw that the people came running together unto him, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, "Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee come out of him, and enter no more into him."

¹⁸ "The spirit of the Lord upon me, because he hath anointed me; To preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent me; And to heal which are broken hearted: To preach deliverance to the captive; And sight to the blind; And freely to set at liberty them that are bruised;

¹⁴ And he went and touched the coffin, and they that bare him stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say unto thee, arise." ¹⁵ And the dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. ¹⁶ And there came a fear on them all. And they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet is risen among us, and God hath visited his people."

²¹ And at the same time, he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits: and unto many that were blind, he gave sight. ²² And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Go your ways and show John, what things ye have heard and seen: how that the blind see, the halt go, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead arise: To the poor is the glad tidings preached,

²³ When he was at Jerusalem, at Easter in the feast, many believed on his name, when they saw his miracles which he did:

² The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, "Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher which art come from God. For no man could do such miracles as thou doest, except God were with him."

³⁶ But I have greater witness than the witness of John. For the works which the father hath given me to finish: the same works that I do: bear witness of me, that the father sent me.

²⁵ Jesus answered them, "I told you and ye believe not: The works that I do in my father's name, they bear witness of me:

³⁸ But if I do: though ye believe not me, yet believe the works, that ye may know and believe that the father is in me, and I in him."

⁴³ And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus come forth." ⁴⁴ And he that was dead, came forth bound hand and foot, with grave bonds after the manner as they were wont to bind their dead withal. And his face was bound with a napkin. Jesus said unto them, "Loose him, and let him go."

¹¹ Believe me, that I am in the father, and the father in me. At the least believe me for the very works' sake. ¹² "Verily, verily I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do: the same shall he do; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto my father.

²² "Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you with miracles and wonders, and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know:

² And there was a certain man halt from his mother's womb, whom they brought and laid at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask his alms of them that entered into the temple. ³ Which same, when he saw Peter and John, that they would into the temple, desired to receive an alms; ⁴ And Peter fastened his eyes on him with John and said, "Look on us." ⁵ And he gave heed unto them, trusting to receive something of them. ⁶ Then said Peter, "Silver and gold have I none: such as I have, give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." ⁷ And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up. And immediately his feet and anklebones received strength, ⁸ and he sprang, stood, and also walked, and entered with them into the temple: walking, and leaping, and lauding God.

⁹ if we this day are examined of the good deed done to the sick man by what means he is made whole: ¹⁰ be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, and whom God raised from death again, even by him doth this man stand here present before you whole.

⁸ And there sat a certain man at Lystra weak in his feet, being cripple from his mother's womb, and never walked. ⁹ The same heard Paul preach: which beheld him, and perceived that he had faith to be whole, ¹⁰ and said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on thy feet." And he started up, and walked.

⁵ Hearken, my dear beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, which are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to them that love him?

¹ O Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful. ² But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in his law will he exercise himself, day and night.

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.

¹ {Aleph} Blessed are those that be undefiled in the way, and walk in the law of the LORD.

¹⁴ For he is the sanctifying, and stone to stumble at, the rock to fall upon, a snare and net to both the houses: to Israel, and the inhabiters of Jerusalem. ¹⁵ And many shall stumble, fall, and be broken upon him: yea they shall be snared and taken."

³ "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. ⁵ Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. ⁶ Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled. ⁷ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. ⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. ⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. ¹⁰ Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 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.

⁵⁵ Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren be called, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? ⁵⁶ And are not his sisters all here with us? Whence hath he all these things?" ⁵⁷ And they were offended by him. Then Jesus said unto them, "A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin."

¹² Then came his disciples, and said unto him, "Perceivest thou not, how that the Pharisees are offended in hearing this saying?" ¹³ He answered, and said, "All plants which my heavenly father hath not planted, shall be plucked up by the roots. ¹⁴ Let them alone, they be the blind leaders of the blind. If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."

⁷ Woe be unto the world because of evil offenses! Howbeit, it cannot be avoided but that offenses shall be given. Nevertheless, woe be to the man, by whom the offense cometh.

¹⁰ And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one the other.

³¹ Then said Jesus unto them, "All ye shall be offended by me this night. For it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.'

³⁴ And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, "Behold, this child shall be the fall, and resurrection, of many in Israel: And a sign which shall be spoken against.

²³ And he said unto them, "Ye may very well say unto me this proverb. 'Physician, heal thyself. Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do the same here likewise in thine own country.'" ²⁴ And he said, "Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. ²⁵ But I tell you of a truth, Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was shut three years and six months, when great famishment was throughout all the land; ²⁶ And unto none of them was Elijah sent, save into Zarephath besides Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. ²⁷ And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and yet none of them was healed, saving Naaman of Syria." ²⁸ And as many as were in the synagogue when they heard that, were filled with wrath ²⁹ and rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him even unto the edge of the hill, whereon their city was built, to cast him down headlong.

²⁷ And it fortuned, as he thus spake those things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, "Happy is the womb that bare thee and the paps, which gave thee suck. ²⁸ But he said, "Yea, happy are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."

⁶⁰ Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, "This is a hard saying; Who can abide the hearing of it?" ⁶¹ Jesus knew, in himself, that his disciples murmured at it, and said unto them, "Doth this offend you?

⁶⁶ From that time, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

³² And wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith: but as it were, by the works of the law. For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone. ³³ As it is written, "Behold I put in Zion a stumbling stone, and a rock which shall make men fall. And none that believe on him, shall be ashamed."

²² For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom. ²³ But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews, an occasion of falling; and unto the Greeks, foolishness.

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.

¹¹ Brethren, if I yet preach circumcision: why do I then yet suffer persecution? For then had the offense which the cross giveth, ceased.

⁸ and a stone to stumble at, and a rock to offend them which stumble at the word, and believe not that whereon they were set.

⁴ As unstable as water wast thou: thou shalt therefore not be the chiefest, for thou wentest up upon thy father's bed, and then defiledest thou my couch with going up.

¹ In those days John the Baptist came, and preached in the wilderness of Jewry, ² saying, "Repent: the kingdom of heaven is at hand." ³ This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Isaiah, which sayeth, "The voice of a crier in wilderness, 'Prepare the Lord's way and make his paths straight.'"

⁵ Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Jewry, and all the regions round about Jordan,

²⁵ The baptism of John: whence was it? From heaven, or of men?" Then they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say from heaven; he will say unto us, 'Why did ye not then believe him?'

³ "The voice of a crier in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." ⁴ John did baptise in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins. ⁵ And all the land of Jewry, and they of Jerusalem went out unto him, and were all baptised of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

³ And he came into all the coasts about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, ⁴ as it is written in the book of the sayings of Isaiah the prophet, which sayeth, "The voice of a crier in wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁵ Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low: And crooked things shall be made straight: and the rough ways shall be made smooth. ⁶ And all flesh shall see the saviour sent of God." ⁷ Then said he to the people that were come to be baptised of him, "O generation of vipers: who hath taught you to fly away from the wrath to come?

²⁴ When the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people of John, "What went ye out for to see into the wilderness? Went ye to see a reed shaken with the wind? ²⁵ But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. ²⁶ But what went ye forth to see? A prophet? Yea I say to you, and more than a prophet. ²⁷ This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, to prepare thy way before thee.' ²⁸ For I say unto you, A greater prophet than John, among women's children, is there none. Nevertheless, one that is less in the kingdom of God, is greater than he." ²⁹ And all the people that heard, and the publicans, justified God and were baptised with the baptism of John. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and scribes despised the counsel of God, against themselves, and were not baptised of him.

¹⁸ Take heed therefore how ye hear. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: And whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken, even that same which he supposeth that he hath."

³⁸ And Jesus turned about, and saw them follow, and said unto them, "What seek ye?" They said unto him, "Rabbi," which is to say, by interpretation, "Master: where dwellest thou?"

³⁵ He was a burning, and a shining light; and ye would for a season have rejoiced in his light.

¹⁷ When I thus wise was minded: Did I use lightness? Or think I carnally those things which I think, that with me should be "yea, yea," and "nay, nay?" ¹⁸ God is faithful: For our preaching unto you, was not "yea" and "nay."

¹⁴ That we henceforth be no more children, wavering and carried with every wind of doctrine, by the wiliness of men and craftiness, whereby they lay a wait for us to deceive us.

⁶ But let him ask in faith, and waver not. For he that doubteth is like the waves of the sea, tossed of the wind, and carried with violence.

⁸ And they said unto him, "It was a hairy man and girded with a girdle of a skin about his loins." And he said unto them, "It is Elijah the Tishbite."

² Then spake the LORD unto Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go, and loose off that sackcloth from thy loins, and put off thy shoes from thy feet." And so he did, going naked and barefoot.

⁴ And then shall those prophets be confounded, everyone of his vision when he prophesieth: neither shall they wear sackcloth anymore, to deceive men withal.

⁴ This John had his garment of camel's hair, and a girdle of a skin about his loins; his meat was locusts and wild honey.

¹¹ Even unto this day we hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted with fists, and have no certain dwelling place,

²⁷ in labour and travail, in watching often, in hunger, in thirst, in fastings often, in cold and in nakedness.

³ "And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth."

¹³ and they that go to it with violence pluck it unto them. For all the prophets and the law prophesied unto the time of John. ¹⁴ And also if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, which should come.

⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the people, because they counted him as a prophet.

¹² And I say unto you, that Elijah is come already: And they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they lusted. In likewise shall also the son of man suffer of them." ¹³ Then the disciples perceived that he spake unto them of John Baptist.

²⁴ Jesus answered, and said unto them, "I also will ask of you a certain question, which, if ye assoil me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁵ The baptism of John: whence was it? From heaven, or of men?" Then they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say from heaven; he will say unto us, 'Why did ye not then believe him?' ²⁶ But and if we shall say of men; then fear we the people. For all men held John as a prophet."

¹¹ And they asked him, saying, "Why then Say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?" ¹² He answered and said unto them, "Elijah verily shall first come and restore all things. Also the son of man, as it is written, shall suffer many things, and shall be set at nought. ¹³ Moreover, I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have done unto him whatsoever pleased them, as it is written of him."

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the holy ghost, even in his mother's womb: ¹⁶ and many of the children of Israel shall he turn to their Lord God. ¹⁷ And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the unbelievers to the wisdom of the just men: to make the people ready for the Lord."

⁷⁶ And thou child, shalt be called the prophet of the highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways:

³ A voice crieth in the wilderness, "Prepare the way for the LORD, make straight the path for our God in the desert.

⁵ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet: before the coming of the day of the great and fearful LORD.

³ This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Isaiah, which sayeth, "The voice of a crier in wilderness, 'Prepare the Lord's way and make his paths straight.'"

² As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee;"

²⁶ But what went ye forth to see? A prophet? Yea I say to you, and more than a prophet. ²⁷ This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, to prepare thy way before thee.'

²³ He said, "I am the voice of a crier in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah."

³⁰ Wherefore the LORD God of Israel sayeth, 'I said that thine house and the house of thy father should have walked before me forever. But now the LORD sayeth that be far from me: for them that honoureth me I will honour, and they that despise me, shall not be regarded.

¹ Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and is full of divers miseries.

⁴ Who can make it clean, that cometh from an unclean thing? Nobody.

¹⁴ What is man, that he should be clean? What hath he, which is born of a woman, whereby he might be known to be righteous?

⁴ But how may a man compared unto God be justified? Or, how can he be clean, that is born of a woman?

⁵ Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

²⁶ the moon shall shine as the sun, and the sunshine shall be seven fold, and have as much shine, as in seven days beside. In that day shall the LORD bind up the bruised sores of his people, and heal their wounds.

⁸ In that day shall the LORD defend the citizens of Jerusalem: so that the weakest then among them shall be as David: and the house of David shall be like as God's house, and as the Angel of the LORD before them.

¹¹ I baptise you in water in token of repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptise you with the holy ghost and with fire:

¹⁹ Whosoever breaketh one of these least commandments, and teacheth men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But whosoever observeth, and teacheth the same, shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the holy ghost, even in his mother's womb:

²⁸ For I say unto you, A greater prophet than John, among women's children, is there none. Nevertheless, one that is less in the kingdom of God, is greater than he."

⁴⁸ and said unto them, "Whosoever receiveth this child in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great."

¹⁵ John bare witness of him and cried, saying, "This was he of whom I spake, which though he came after me, went before me: for he was before me."

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

³⁰ He must increase: and I must decrease.

³⁹ This spake he of the spirit, which they that believed on him should receive. For the holy ghost was not yet there, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.

⁴¹ And many resorted unto him, and said, "John did no miracle: But all things that John spake of this man are true."

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:

⁴ If ye have judgments of worldly matters, take them which are despised in the congregation, and make them judges.

⁹ For I am the least of all the apostles, which am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the congregation of God:

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.

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

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,

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,

⁴⁰ God providing a better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

¹⁰ Of which salvation have the prophets enquired, and searched, which prophesied of the grace that should come unto you;

²³ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this power?" ²⁴ Jesus answered, and said unto them, "I also will ask of you a certain question, which, if ye assoil me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁵ The baptism of John: whence was it? From heaven, or of men?" Then they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say from heaven; he will say unto us, 'Why did ye not then believe him?' ²⁶ But and if we shall say of men; then fear we the people. For all men held John as a prophet." ²⁷ And they answered Jesus, and said, "We cannot tell." And he likewise said unto them, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. ²⁸ "What say ye to this? A certain man had two sons, and came to the elder and said, 'Son, go and work today in my vineyard.' ²⁹ He answered and said, 'I will not.' But afterward, repented and went. ³⁰ Then came he to the second, and said likewise, and he answered and said, 'I will sir.' Yet went he not. ³¹ Whether of these twain did the will of the father?" And they said unto him, "The first." Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots shall come into the kingdom of God before you. ³² For John came unto you, in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not. But the publicans and the harlots believed him. And yet ye, though ye saw it, were not yet moved with repentance; that ye might afterward have believed 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.

¹⁶ The law, and the prophets reigned until the time of John: and since that time, the kingdom of God is preached, and every man striveth to go in.

²⁷ Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat that endureth unto everlasting life, which meat the son of man shall give unto you. For him hath God the father sealed."

¹¹ Put on the armour of God, that ye may stand steadfast against the crafty assaults of the devil. 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. ¹³ For this cause, take unto you the armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand perfect in all things.

¹² Wherefore, my dearly beloved, as ye have always obeyed — not when I was present only, but now much more in mine absence — even so work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

⁶ He shall turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, that I come not and smite the earth with cursing."

¹⁷ "Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the Prophets: No, I am not come to destroy them but to fulfill them. ¹⁸ For truly I say unto you, till heaven and earth perish, one jot or one tittle of the law shall not escape till all be fulfilled.

²⁷ And he began at Moses, and at all the prophets, and interpreted unto them, in all scriptures which were written of him.

⁴⁴ And he said unto them, "These are the words, which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you: that all must be fulfilled which were written of me in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms."

⁴⁶ For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: For he wrote of me. ⁴⁷ But seeing ye believe not his writing, how shall ye believe my words?"

²² For Moses said unto the fathers, 'A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, even of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. ²³ For the time will come, that every soul which shall not hear that same prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.' ²⁴ Also all the prophets from Samuel, and thenceforth, as many as have spoken, have in likewise told of these days.

²⁷ The inhabiters of Jerusalem, and their rulers: because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day; they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

²¹ Now, verily, is the righteousness that cometh of God declared without the fulfilling of the law: having witness yet of the law, and of the prophets.

⁵ that whether they be obedient or no - for it is a froward household - they may know yet that there hath been a Prophet among them.

¹⁰ He said moreover unto me, "Thou son of man, take diligent heed with thine ears, to the words that I speak unto thee, fasten them in thine heart: ¹¹ and go to the prisoners of thy people. Speak unto them, and say on this manner, 'Thus the LORD God hath spoken: Whether ye hear, or hear not.'"

¹⁰ And his disciples asked of him, saying, "Why then say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?" ¹¹ Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Elijah shall first come, and restore all things.

¹⁷ And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the unbelievers to the wisdom of the just men: to make the people ready for the Lord."

²¹ And they asked him, "What then? Art thou Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." Art thou that prophet? And he answered, "No." ²² Then said they unto him, "What art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thy self?" ²³ He said, "I am the voice of a crier in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah."

¹² I have yet many things to say unto you, But ye cannot bear them away now.

² I gave you milk to drink and not meat. For ye then were not strong — no, neither yet are strong.

⁴ And I saw seats, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God: which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had taken his mark upon their foreheads, or on their hands: and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

⁹ Whosoever hath ears to hear, let him hear."

⁴³ Then shall the just men shine as bright as the sun in the kingdom of their father. Whosoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁹ And he said unto them, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

²³ If any man have ears to hear, let him hear."

¹⁵ There is nothing without a man that can defile him when it entereth into him, but those things which proceed out of him are those which defile the man.

⁸ And some fell on good ground, and sprang up and bare fruit, a hundred fold." And as he said these things, he cried, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

³⁵ It is neither good for the land, nor yet for the dunghill, but men cast it out at the doors. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

⁷ Let him that hath ears hear, what the spirit saith unto the congregations. To him that overcometh, will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.'

¹¹ Let him that hath ears hear, what the spirit saith to the congregations: He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.'

¹⁷ Let him that hath ears hear what the spirit sayth unto the congregations: To him that overcometh will I give to eat Manna that is hid, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth, saving he that receiveth it.'

²⁹ Let him that hath ears hear what the spirit says to the congregations.'

⁶ Let him that hath ears hear what the spirit saith unto the congregations.'

¹³ Let him that hath ears, hear what the spirit saith unto the congregations.'

²² Let him that hath ears, hear what the spirit saith unto the congregations.'"

¹³ {Mem} What shall I say of thee, O thou daughter Jerusalem? To whom shall I liken thee? To whom shall I compare thee, O thou daughter Zion, to comfort thee withal? Thy hurt is like a main sea: who may heal thee?

³⁴ O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

³⁶ Verily I say unto you, all these things shall light upon this generation.

³⁴ Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these be fulfilled.

³⁰ And he said, "Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

¹⁸ Then said he, "What is the kingdom of God like? Or whereto shall I compare it?

⁴⁰ And all the people came up after him piping with pipes and rejoicing greatly, so that the earth rang with the sound of them.

⁹ Whom then shall such one teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand the thing that he heareth? For they are as ignorant as young children, which are weeded from suck or taken from the breasts. ¹⁰ Command that may be commanded, bid that may be bidden, forbid that may be forbidden, keep back that may be kept back, here a little, there a little. ¹¹ And therefore the LORD also shall speak with lisping lips and with a strange language unto this people, to whom he spake afore of this manner: ¹² "This shall bring rest, if one refresh the weary, yea this shall bring rest." But they had no will to hear. ¹³ And therefore the LORD shall answer their stubbornness, lesson upon lesson, commandment upon commandment, rule upon rule, instruction upon instruction, here a little, there a little. That they may go forth, fall backward, be bruised, snared, and taken.

²⁹ But ye shall sing, as the use is in the night of the holy solemnity. Ye shall rejoice from your heart, as they that come with the pipe, when they go up to the mount of the LORD, unto the rock of Israel.

¹⁷ Moreover, thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, "Look that ye call for mourning wives, and send for wise women: that they come shortly, ¹⁸ and sing a mourning song of you: that the tears may fall out of our eyes, and that our eyelids may gush out of water. ¹⁹ For there is a lamentable noise heard of Zion: 'O how are we so sore destroyed? O how are we so piteously confounded? We must forsake our own natural country, and we are shot out of our own lodgings.'" ²⁰ Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ears regard the words of his mouth: that ye may learn your daughters to mourn, and that every one may teach her neighbouress to make lamentation.

⁴ I will repair thee again, O thou daughter of Israel, that thou mayest be fast and sure. Thou shalt take thy tabrets again, and go forth, with them that lead the dance.

¹⁵ And Jesus said unto them, "Can the wedding children mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The time will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

²³ And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people raging,

²⁵ The elder brother was in the field, and when he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard minstrelsy, and dancing,

¹⁹ For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all men, that I might win the more. ²⁰ And unto the Jews, I became as a Jew, to win the Jews. To them that were under the law, was I made as though I had been under the law, to win them that were under the law. ²¹ To them that were without law, became I as though I had been without law — when I was not without law as pertaining to God, but under a law as concerning Christ — to win them that were without law. ²² To the weak became I as weak, to win the weak. In all thing I fashioned myself to all men, to save, at the leastway, some. ²³ And this I do for the Gospel's sake, that I might have my part thereof.

¹¹ And when Jehu was come out to the servants of his lord, they said to him, "Is all peace? Wherefore came this mad fellow unto thee?" And he said to them, "Ye know the person and his communication."

¹⁷ I dwell not among the council of scorners, neither is my delight therein: but I dwell only in the fear of thy hand, for thou hast filled me with bitterness.

⁸ Thou shalt not go into their feast house to sit down, much less to eat or drink with them. ⁹ For thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I shall take away out of this place, the voice of mirth and gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride: yea and that in your days, that ye may see it.

²⁶ 'The LORD hath ordained thee to be priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, that thou shouldest be the chief in the house of the LORD above all prophets, and preachers, and that thou mightest put them in prison, or in the stocks.

⁷ Be ye sure, O Israel: the time of visitation is come, the days of recompensing are at hand. As for the prophet, ye hold him for a fool; and him that is rich in the spirit, for a mad man: so great is your wickedness and malice.

²⁵ It is enough for the disciple to be as his Master is, and that the servant be as his Lord is. If they have called the Lord of the house Beelzebub: how much more shall they call them of his household so?

²⁰ The people answered and said, "Thou hast the devil. Who goeth about to kill thee?"

⁴⁸ Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, "Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast the devil?"

²⁰ and many of them said, "He hath the devil, and is mad: why hear ye him?"

²⁴ As he thus answered for himself: Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, thou art besides thyself. Much learning hath made thee mad."

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.

⁵ O LORD, how glorious are thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep. ⁶ An unwise man will not know this, and a fool will not understand it —

²⁴ Wisdom shineth in the face of him that hath understanding; but the eyes of fools wander throughout all lands.

¹⁰ And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down also with Jesus, and his disciples. ¹¹ When the Pharisees saw that, they said unto his disciples, "Why eateth your master with publicans and sinners?"

²⁹ And that same Levi made him a great feast at home in his own house. And there was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat at meat with him. ³⁰ And the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why eat ye and drink ye, with publicans and sinners?"

²⁹ And all the people that heard, and the publicans, justified God and were baptised with the baptism of John.

³⁴ The son of man is come, and eateth and drinketh, and ye say, 'Behold a man which is a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners.' ³⁵ Yet is wisdom justified of all her children." ³⁶ And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.

¹ And it chanced that he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on a Sabbath day: and they watched him.

¹ Then resorted unto him all the publicans and sinners, for to hear him. ² And the Pharisees, and scribes murmured, saying, "He received to his company sinners, and eateth with them."

⁷ And when they saw that, they all grudged saying, "He is gone in to tarry with a man that is a sinner."

² And Jesus was called also, and his disciples, unto the marriage.

² There they made him a supper, and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. ³ Then took Mary a pound of ointment called nard, perfect and precious, and anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped his feet with her hair, and all the house was filled of the savour of the ointment. ⁴ Then said one of his disciples named Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which afterward betrayed him, ⁵ "Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?" ⁶ This said he, not that he cared for the poor: but because he was a thief, and kept the bag, and bare that which was given. ⁷ Then said Jesus, "Let her alone, against the day of my burying she kept it. ⁸ The poor always shall ye have with you, but me shall ye not always have."

² Let every man please his neighbor unto his wealth and edifying.

²⁴ But unto them which are called, both of Jews and Greeks, we preach Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. ²⁵ For the foolishness of God is wiser than men: And the weakness of God is stronger than are men. ²⁶ Brethren, look on your calling how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many of high degree are called: ²⁷ But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise. And God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound things which are mighty. ²⁸ And vile things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things of no reputation, for to bring to nought things of reputation, ²⁹ that no flesh should rejoice in his presence.

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

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." ¹⁴ And the four beasts said, "Amen." And the twenty four elders fell upon their faces, and worshipped him that liveth for evermore.

¹² saying, amen, "Blessing and glory, wisdom and thanks, and honour, and power and might, be unto our God, for evermore, amen."

¹¹ But my people would not hear my voice; and Israel would not obey me. ¹² So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust, and let them follow their own imaginations. ¹³ O that my people would obey me! For if Israel would walk in my ways,

² Hear O heaven, and hearken O earth, for the LORD hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they are fallen away from me. ³ The ox knoweth his owner, and the Ass his master's crib; but Israel knoweth nothing. My people hath no understanding. ⁴ Alas for this sinful nation, which are expert in blasphemies; a seed of ungracious people, corrupt in their ways. They have forsaken the LORD; they have provoked the holy one of Israel unto anger, and are gone backward. ⁵ Wherefore should ye be plagued any more? For ye are ever falling away. The whole head is sick, and the heart is very heavy.

⁶ For I have looked, and considered: but there is no man that speaketh a good word. There is no man that taketh repentance for his sin, that will so much as say, 'Wherefore have I done this?' But every man, as soon as he is turned back, runneth forth still, like a wild horse in a battle.

¹ Hearken now what the LORD sayeth: Up, reprove the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. ² O hear the punishment of the LORD, ye mountains, and ye mighty foundations of the earth: for the LORD will reprove his people, and reason with Israel. ³ O my people, what have I done unto thee? Or wherein have I hurt thee? Give me answer! ⁴ Because I brought thee from the land of Egypt, and delivered thee out of the house of bondage? Because I made Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead thee? ⁵ Remember, O my people, what Balak the king of Moab had imagined against thee, and what answer that Balaam the son of Beor gave him, from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the loving-kindness of the LORD.

⁴¹ The men of Nineveh shall rise at the day of judgment with this nation, and condemn them: for they amended at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

¹⁹ He answered him and said, "O generation without faith, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto me."

¹⁴ After that he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat: and cast in their teeth their unbelief, and hardness of heart: because they believed not them which had seen him after his resurrection.

¹³ "Woe be to thee Chorazsin: woe be to thee Bethsaida. For if the miracles had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while agone repented, sitting in hair and ashes. ¹⁴ Nevertheless it shall be easier for Tyre and Sidon, at the judgment, than for you. ¹⁵ And thou Capernaum which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell;

²⁰ For thou bringest strange tidings to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean."

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 - ²⁶ that they may come to themselves again out of the snare of the devil, which are now taken of him at his will.

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.

²¹ And I gave her space to repent of her fornication and she repented not.

²⁰ And the remnant of the men which were not killed by these plagues repented not of the deeds of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and images, of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood, which neither can see, neither hear, neither go. ²¹ Also they repented not of their murder, and of their sorcery, neither of their fornication, neither of their theft.

⁹ And the men raged in great heat, and spake evil of the name of God which hath power over those plagues, and they repented not, to give him glory.

¹¹ and blasphemed the God of heaven for sorrow, and pain of their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

⁶ Wherefore I give mine own self the blame, and take repentance in the dust and ashes."

²⁷ thy adultery, thy deadly malice, thy beastliness, and thy shameful whoredom. For upon the fields and hills I have seen thy abominations. Woe be unto thee, O Jerusalem. When wilt thou ever be cleansed any more?"

⁶ Not to many nations which have divers speeches and hard languages, whose words thou understandest not. Nevertheless, if I sent thee to those people, they would follow thee: ⁷ But the house of Israel will not follow thee, for they will not follow me. Yea, all the house of Israel have stiff foreheads, and hard hearts.

²² Nevertheless I say to you, it shall be easier for Tyre and Sidon, at the day of judgment, than for you.

⁴¹ The men of Nineveh shall rise at the day of judgment with this nation, and condemn them: for they amended at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, a greater than Jonah is here. ⁴² The queen of the south shall rise at the day of judgment with this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the world, to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

²¹ And Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

¹³ Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven before men: ye yourselves go not in, neither suffer ye them that come to enter in. ¹⁴ Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, for ye devour widows' houses: and that, under a colour of praying long prayers, wherefore ye shall receive greater damnation. ¹⁵ Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which compass sea and land, to bring one into your belief: and when he is brought, ye make him twofold more the child of hell, than ye yourselves are. ¹⁶ Woe be unto you, blind guides, for ye which say, 'Whosoever swear by the temple, it is nothing: but whosoever swear by the gold of the temple, he offendeth.' ¹⁷ Ye fools and blind: whether is greater; the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? ¹⁸ And, 'Whosoever sweareth by the altar it is nothing: but whosoever sweareth by the offering that lieth on the altar offendeth.' ¹⁹ Ye fools and blind: whether is greater; the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering? ²⁰ Whosoever therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that thereon is. ²¹ And whosoever sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. ²² And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the seat of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. ²³ Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which tithe mint, anise, and cumin, and leave the weightier matters of the law undone: judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to have left the other undone. ²⁴ Ye blind guides, which strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel. ²⁵ Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which make clean the outer side of the cup, and of the platter: but within they are full of bribery and excess. ²⁶ Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first, that the inside of the cup and the platter, that the outside of them may also be clean. ²⁷ Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like unto painted tombs which appear beautiful outwards: but are within full of dead men's bones and of all filthiness. ²⁸ So are ye, for outward ye appear righteous unto men, when within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. ²⁹ Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous

²⁴ The son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe be to that man, by whom the son of man shall be betrayed. It had been good for that man, if he had never been born."

⁸ and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan: and they that dwelled about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude: which when they had heard what things he did, came unto him.

⁴⁵ And straightway, he caused his disciples to go into the ship, and to go over the water before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

²⁴ And from thence he rose and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and would that no man should have known of him: But he could not be hid.

³¹ And he departed again from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, and came unto the sea of Galilee through the midst of the coasts of the ten cities.

²² And he came to Bethsaida, and they brought a blind man unto him and desired him, to touch him.

²⁶ And unto none of them was Elijah sent, save into Zarephath besides Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

¹⁷ And he came down with them and stood in the plain field with the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all parts of Jewry and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon: which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases,

¹⁰ And the apostles returned, and told him what great things they had done. And he took them and went aside into a solitary place, nigh to a city called Bethsaida.

⁴² But woe be to you Pharisees: for ye tithe the mint, and rue, and all manner herbs; and pass over judgment, and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and yet not to have left the other undone. ⁴³ Woe be to you Pharisees: for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. ⁴⁴ Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are as graves which appear not; And the men that walk over them, are not aware of them." ⁴⁵ Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, "Master, thus saying, thou puttest us to rebuke also." ⁴⁶ Then he said, "Woe be to you also ye lawyers: for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be born, and ye yourselves touch not the packs with one of your fingers. ⁴⁷ Woe be to you that build the sepulchers of the prophets: for your fathers killed them: ⁴⁸ Truly ye bear witness, that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build their sepulchers. ⁴⁹ "Therefore said the wisdom of God: I will send them prophets and apostles, and of them they shall slay and persecute: ⁵⁰ That the blood of all prophets, which was shed from the beginning of the world, may be required of this generation, ⁵¹ from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple. Verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this nation. ⁵² Woe be to you lawyers: for ye have taken away the key of knowledge, ye entered not in yourselves, and them that came in ye forbade."

⁴⁴ Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

⁵ Jesus answered, "Verily, verily I say unto thee: Except that a man be born of water, and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. ⁶ That which is born of the flesh, is flesh. And that which is born of the spirit, is spirit. ⁷ Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be born anew. ⁸ The wind bloweth where he listeth, and thou hearest his sound: but canst not tell whence he cometh and whither he goeth. So is every man that is born of the spirit." ⁹ And Nicodemus answered and said unto him, "How can these things be?" ¹⁰ Jesus answered and said unto him, "Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things?

²¹ The same came to Philip, which was of Bethsaida a city in Galilee, and desired him saying, "Sir, we would fain see Jesus."

²⁰ Herod was displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon. And they came all at once, and made intercession unto Blastus the king's chamberlain, and desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king's land.

⁴⁴ And the next Sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. ⁴⁵ When the Jews saw the people, they were full of indignation and spake against those things which were spoken of Paul; speaking against it, and railing on it. ⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, "It was meet that the word of God should first have been preached to you. But seeing ye put it from you, and think yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the gentiles. ⁴⁷ For so hath the Lord commanded us, 'I have made thee a light to the gentiles, that thou be salvation unto the end of the world.'" ⁴⁸ The gentiles heard, and were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed even as many as were ordained unto eternal life.

³ And the next day came we to Sidon, and Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends, and to refresh himself.

²⁵ When they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, "Well spake the holy ghost by Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers, ²⁶ saying, 'Go unto this people and say: with your ears shall ye hear, and shall not understand: and with your eyes shall ye see and shall not perceive. ²⁷ For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears were thick of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted, and I should heal them.' ²⁸ Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent to the gentiles, and they shall hear it."

¹¹ Woe be unto them, for they have followed the way of Cain, and are utterly given to the error of Balaam for lucre's sake, and are cast away in the treason of Korah.

¹ The burden of Tyre. Mourn, ye ships of Tarshish, for there cometh such destruction that ye shall not have a house to enter into. Out of the land of Chittim they have knowledge of this plague. ² Be still ye that dwell in the Isle; the merchants of Sidon and such as pass over the sea have made thee plenteous. ³ For by sea were there fruits brought unto thee, and all manner of corn by water. Thou wast the common market of all people. ⁴ Be ashamed, thou Sidon, for the sea - even the strength of the sea - hath spoken, saying: "I have not traveled, nor brought forth children, nor nourished up young men, or brought up virgins." ⁵ As soon as Egypt perceiveth it, she will be as sorry as Tyre itself. ⁶ Get you to Tarshish; mourn ye that dwell in the Isles. ⁷ Is not that the glorious city, which hath been of long antiquity? Whose natives dwelling far off, commend her so greatly? ⁸ Who hath devised such things upon Tyre the crown of all cities, whose merchants and Captains were the highest and principal of the world? ⁹ Even the LORD of Hosts hath devised it, that he may put down all pomp, and minish all the Glory of the world. ¹⁰ Go through thy land, O thou daughter of the sea, as men go over the water; for thou hast no more strength. ¹¹ He that smote the kingdoms together holdeth out his hand over the sea: even the LORD himself hat given a commandment against that mighty Canaan, to root it out. ¹² And he said, "From hence forth shalt thou make no more mirth, O thou daughter of Sidon: for thou shalt be put down. Stand up therefore, and get thee over unto Chittim, where nevertheless thou shalt have no rest. ¹³ Behold, for thine example: The Chaldeans were such a people, that no man was like them, Assyria builded them: he set up his castles and palaces, and broke them down again. ¹⁴ Mourn, ye ships of Tarshish, for your power shall be thrown down. ¹⁵ After that, shall the seventy years of Tyre - even as long as their king's life was - be forgotten. And after seventy years, it shall happen to Tyre as with a harlot that playeth upon a lute. ¹⁶ "Take thy lute," say men to her, "and go about the city, thou unknown wench: make pastime with sweet melody, whereby thou mayest be had in remembrance." ¹⁷ Thus shall it happen after seventy years. The LORD shall visit the city of Tyre, and she shall convert unto her reward, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms that be in the world. ¹⁸ But all her occupying and wining shall be hallowed unto the LORD. For then shall they lay up nothing behind them nor upon heaps: but the merchandise of Tyre shall belong to the citizens of the LORD, to the feeding and sustaining of the hungry, and to the clothing of the aged.

²² all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the Isles that are beyond the sea;

³ and send them to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of Ammon, the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon: and that by the messengers, which shall come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah the king of Judah,

¹ It happened, that in the eleventh year, and the first day of the Month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, ² "Thou son of man, because that Tyre hath spoken upon Jerusalem, 'Aha, now I trow the ports of the people be broken, and she turned unto me, for I have destroyed my belly full.' ³ Yea therefore sayeth the LORD God: Behold O Tyre, I will upon thee, I will bring a great multitude of people against thee, like as when the sea ariseth with his waves: ⁴ These shall break the walls of Tyre, and cast down her towers. I will scrape the ground from her, and make her a bare stone. ⁵ Yea, as the drying place, where the fishers hang up their nets by the seaside. Even I have spoken it, sayeth the LORD God. The Gentiles shall spoil her: ⁶ her daughters upon the field shall perish with the sword, that they may know how that I am the LORD. ⁷ For thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, I will bring hither Nebuchadnezzar, which is the king of Babylon and a king of kings, from the North upon Tyre: with horses, chariots, horsemen, and with a great multitude of people. ⁸ Thy daughters that are in the land shall he slay with the sword: but against thee, he shall make bulwarks and grave up ditches about thee, and lift up his shield against thee. ⁹ His slings and battle-rams shall he prepare for thy walls, and with his weapons break down thy towers. ¹⁰ The dust of his horses shall cover thee, they shall be so many: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, chariots and wheels when he cometh to thy ports, as men do into an open city. ¹¹ With the hoofs of his horses' feet shall he tread down all thy streets. He shall slay thy people with the sword, and break down the pillars of thy strength. ¹² They shall waste away thy riches, and spoil thy merchandise. Thy walls shall they break down, and destroy thy houses of pleasure. Thy stones, thy timber and foundations shall they cast in the water. ¹³ Thus will I bring the melody of thy songs, and the voice of thy minstrelsy to an end, so that they shall no more be heard. ¹⁴ I will make a bare stone of thee; yea, a drying place for nets, and shall never be builded again: For even I the LORD have spoken it, sayeth the LORD God. ¹⁵ "Thus hath the LORD God spoken concerning Tyre: The isles shall be moved at the noise of thy fall, and at the cry of the slain that shall be murdered in thee. ¹⁶ All kings of the sea shall come down from their seats regal: they shall lay away their robes, and put off their costly clothing. Yea, with trembling shall they be clothed, they shall sit upon the ground: they shall be afraid at thy sudden fall, and be abashed at thee. ¹⁷ They shall mourn for thee, and say unto thee, 'O thou noble city, that hast been so greatly occupied of old, thou that hast been the strongest upon the sea with thine inhabiters of whom all men stood in fear: How art thou now so utterly destroyed?' ¹⁸ Now at the time of thy fall the inhabiters of the Isles, Yea, and the Isles themselves, shall stand in fear at thine end. ¹⁹ For thus sayeth the LORD God: when I make thee a desolate city, as other cities be, that no man dwell in, and when I bring the deep upon thee, that great waters may cover thee: ²⁰ Then will I cast thee down unto them, that descend into the pit, unto a people that hath been long dead, and set thee in a land that is beneath, like the old wilderness, with them which go down to their graves, so that no man shall dwell more in thee. And I will make thee to be no more in honor, in the land of the living. ²¹ I will make an end of thee, and thou shalt be gone. Though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou not be found for evermore, sayeth the LORD God."

¹⁸ "O thou son of man, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon hath made his host, with great travail and labour to come before Tyre: that every head may be bald, and every shoulder bare. Yet hath Tyre given neither him nor his host any reward, for the great travail that he hath taken there.

⁹ Thus sayeth the LORD, 'For three and four wickednesses of the city of Tyre, I will not spare her: because they have increased the captivity of the Edomites, and have not remembered the brotherly covenant. ¹⁰ Therefore will I send a fire into the walls of Tyre, that shall consume her palaces.'

² The borders of Hamath shall be hard thereby, Tyre also and Sidon, for they are very wise. ³ Tyre shall make herself strong, and heap up silver as the sand, and gold as the clay of the streets.

¹⁵ Truly I say unto you, it shall be easier for the land of Sodom, and Gomorra, in the day of judgment, than for that city.

²⁴ Nevertheless, I say unto you, It shall be easier for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee."

³⁶ But I say unto you, that of every idle word, that men shall have spoken, they shall give accounts at the day of judgment.

¹⁴ Nevertheless it shall be easier for Tyre and Sidon, at the judgment, than for you.

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

³ how shall we escape if we despise so great salvation? Which at the first began to be preached of the Lord himself, and afterward was confirmed unto us ward, by them that heard it;

⁴ For it is not possible that they which were once lighted, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were become partakers of the holy ghost, ⁵ and have tasted of the good word of God, and of the power of the world to come; ⁶ if they fall away, should be renewed again unto repentance: Forasmuch as they have, as concerning themselves, crucified the son of God afresh, making a mock of him. ⁷ For that earth which drinketh in the rain which cometh often upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them that dress it, receiveth blessing of God: ⁸ but that ground, which beareth thorns and briars, is reproved, and is nigh unto cursing: whose end is to be burned.

²⁶ For if we sin willingly after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins: ²⁷ but a fearful looking for judgment, and violent fire, which shall devour the adversaries. ²⁸ He that despiseth Moses' law, dieth without mercy under two or three witnesses. ²⁹ Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be counted worthy, which treadeth underfoot the son of God: and counteth the blood of the testament as an unholy thing, wherewith he was sanctified, and doth dishonour to the spirit of grace. ³⁰ For we know him that hath said, "Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord." And again, "the Lord shall judge his people." ³¹ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

⁹ The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and how to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment for to be punished:

⁷ But the heavens verily and earth which are now, are kept by the same word in store, and reserved unto fire, against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

¹⁷ Herein is the love perfect with us, that we should have confidence in the day of judgment; For as he is, even so are we in this world.

¹³ But the men of Sodom were wicked, and sinned exceedingly against the LORD.

²⁴ Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah, brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven, ²⁵ and overthrew those cities and all the region, and all that dwelled in the cities, and that that grew upon the earth.

¹³ For thou thoughtest in thine heart, "I will climb up into heaven, and make my seat above the stars of God; I will sit also upon the holy mount toward the North; ¹⁴ I will climb up above the clouds; and will be like the highest of all." ¹⁵ Yet dare I say, that thou shalt be brought down to the deep of hell.

¹ {Aleph} Alas, how hath the LORD darkened the daughter of Zion so sore in his wrath? As for the honour of Israel, he hath casten it down from heaven: How happeneth it, that he remembered not his own foot stool when he was angry?

⁴⁸ As truly as I live, sayeth the LORD God, Sodom thy sister with her daughters hath not done so evil as thou and thy daughters. ⁴⁹ Behold, the sins of thy sister Sodom, were these: Pride, fullness of meat, abundance and Idleness: these things had she and her daughters. Besides that, they reached not their hand to the poor and needy, ⁵⁰ but were proud - And did abominable things before me, wherefore I took them away when I had seen it.

¹² "Thou son of man, make a lamentable complaint over the king of Tyre, and tell him, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Thou art a seal of a likeness, full of wisdom and excellent beauty. ¹³ Thou hast been in the pleasure garden of God; thou art decked with all manner of precious stones: with Ruby, Topaz, Crystal, Jacinth, Onyx, Jasper, Sapphire, Smaragdus, Carbuncle, and gold. Thy beauty and the holes that be in thee were set forth in the day of thy creation. ¹⁴ Thou art a fair Cherub, stretched wide out for to cover. I have set thee upon the holy mount of God, there hast thou been, and walked among the fair glistering stones. ¹⁵ From the time of thy creation thou hast been right excellent, till wickedness was found in thee. ¹⁶ Because of thy great merchandise, thy heart is full of wickedness, and thou hast offended. Therefore will I cast thee from the mount of God, O thou covering Cherub, and destroy thee among the glistering stones. ¹⁷ Thy heart was proud in thy fair beauty, and through thy beauty thou hast destroyed thy wisdom. I will cast thee down to the ground, and that in the sight of kings. ¹⁸ Thou hast defiled thy Sanctuary, with the great wickedness of thy unrighteous occupying. I will bring a fire from the midst of thee, to consume thee: and will make thee to ashes, in the sight of all them that look upon thee. ¹⁹ All they that have been acquainted with thee among the Heathen, shall be abashed at thee: seeing thou art so clean brought to naught, and comest no more up.'"

¹⁶ I will make the Heathen shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell, with them that descend into the pit. All the trees of Eden, with all the chosen and best trees of Lebanon, yea, and all they that are planted upon the waters, shall mourn with him also in the lower habitations: ¹⁷ for they shall go down to hell with him, unto them that be slain with the sword, which dwelt afore under the shadow of his arm among the Heathen.

⁴ But though thou wentest up as high as the Eagle, and madest thy nest above among the stars: yet would I pluck thee down from thence.

¹³ and left Nazareth, and went and dwelt in Capernaum, which is a city upon the sea in the coasts of Zebulun and Naphtali:

⁵ When Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a certain Centurion, and besought him,

¹⁸ And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

²⁴ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that were wont to gather poll money, came to Peter and said, "Doth your Master pay tribute?"

²³ And he said unto them, "Ye may very well say unto me this proverb. 'Physician, heal thyself. Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do the same here likewise in thine own country.'"

¹¹ For whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted."

²³ And being in hell, in torments, he lift up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom;

⁴⁶ And Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he turned water into wine. And there was a certain ruler, whose son was sick at Capernaum. ⁴⁷ As soon as the same heard that Jesus was come out of Jewry, into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him, that he would descend, and heal his son: For he was even ready to die. ⁴⁸ Then said Jesus unto him, "Except ye see signs and wonders, ye cannot believe." ⁴⁹ The ruler said unto him, "Sir, come away or ever that my child die." ⁵⁰ Jesus said unto him, "Go thy way, thy son liveth." And the man believed the words that Jesus had spoken unto him, and went his way. ⁵¹ And anon as he went on his way, his servants met him, and told him, saying, "Thy child liveth." ⁵² Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, "Yesterday, the seventh hour, the fever left him." ⁵³ And the father knew that it was the same hour in which Jesus said unto him, "Thy son liveth." And he believed, and all his household. ⁵⁴ This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, after he was come out of Jewry into Galilee.

²⁷ because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt suffer thine holy to see corruption.

⁴ For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down into hell, and delivered them in chains of darkness, to be kept unto judgement; ⁵ neither spared the old world, but saved Noah, the eighth preacher of righteousness, and brought in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; ⁶ and turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, overthrew them, damned them, and made of them an example unto all that after should live ungodly; ⁷ And just Lot, vexed with the uncleanly conversation of the wicked, delivered he - ⁸ For he being righteous and dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds - ⁹ The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and how to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment for to be punished:

⁷ even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them — which in like manner defiled themselves, with fornication, and followed strange flesh — are set forth for an example, and suffer the vengeance of eternal fire.

⁸ And their bodies shall lie in the streets of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Eygpt, where our Lord was crucified.

⁶ {Vav} The sin of the daughter of my people is become greater than the wickedness of Sodom, that suddenly was destroyed, and not taken with hands.

¹¹ And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet, for a witness unto them. I say verily unto you, it shall be easier for Sodom and Gomorra, at the day of judgment, than for that city."

¹² Yea and I say unto you: that it shall be easier in that day, for Sodom than for that city.

¹⁹ "Blessed be Abram unto the most highest God, possessor of heaven and earth.

²² And Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I lift up my hand unto the LORD God most high, possessor of heaven and earth,

¹⁴ Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's, thy God, and the earth with all that therein is: ¹⁵ only the LORD had a lust unto thy fathers to love them, and therefore chose you their seed after them of all nations, as it is come to pass this day.

¹⁸ But the lad Samuel ministered before the LORD girded about with a linen ephod.

⁴ And the LORD called Samuel; and he said, "Here am I." ⁵ And he ran unto Eli and said, "Here am I for thou calledest me." And he said, "I called thee not: go again and sleep." And he went and laid him down to sleep. ⁶ And the LORD called once again, "Samuel." And Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, "I am here, thou didst call me." And he answered, "I called thee not my son. Go again and take thy rest." ⁷ But it was before Samuel knew the LORD; and before the word of the LORD was opened unto him. ⁸ And the LORD went and called Samuel the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, "I am here, for thou hast called me." Then Eli perceived that the LORD had called the lad. ⁹ And said unto him, "Go and lie down: and if he call thee again then say, 'Speak on LORD, for thy servant heareth.'" And Samuel went and laid him down in his place. ¹⁰ And the LORD came and stood and called as before, "Samuel, Samuel." And Samuel said, "Speak on, for thy servant heareth thee." ¹¹ And the LORD said to Samuel, "Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, that the ears of as many as heareth it, shall tingle. ¹² In that day I will perform to Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house: I will begin it and end it. ¹³ For I have told him that I will judge his house forever. For the wickedness which he knoweth, how his sons are ungracious, and he was not wroth therewith. ¹⁴ And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the wickedness of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering, while the world standeth." ¹⁵ And Samuel lay till morning and then opened the doors of the house of the LORD. But Samuel feared to show Eli the vision. ¹⁶ Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he answered, "Here I am." ¹⁷ And he said, "What is that he said unto thee? See ye hide it not from me. The LORD do so and so to thee, if thou hide anything from me, of all that he said unto thee." ¹⁸ And Samuel told him every whit and hid it not from him. And he answered, "It is the LORD, let him do what seemeth him best." ¹⁹ And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and left none of his words unperformed. ²⁰ And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba wist that Samuel was truly made the LORD's prophet. ²¹ And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD opened himself to Samuel in Shiloh, through the word of the LORD.

¹⁵ And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, "LORD God of Israel which dwellest between the Cherubs, thou art God alone over all the kingdoms of the earth, and thou hast made both heaven and earth.

¹³ And now our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. For what am I? And what is my people, that would obtain strength to be so willing?

² Out of the mouth of the very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

²¹ Woe be unto them that are wise in their own sight, and think themselves to have understanding.

¹⁰ For the LORD shall give you a hard-sleeping spirit, and close your eyes. Your Prophets also, and heads which should see; them shall he cover. ¹¹ And all visions shall be unto you, as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, "Read thou, in it." And he sayeth, "I cannot read it, for it is shut." ¹² But if it be given to one that is not learned, saying, "Read thou, in it." Then sayeth he, "I cannot read." ¹³ Therefore thus sayeth the LORD, "Forsomuch as this people, when they be in trouble, do honor me with their mouth, and with their lips, whereas their heart nevertheless is far from me; and the fear which they owe unto me, that turn they to men's laws and doctrines; ¹⁴ therefore will I also show unto this people a marvelous, terrible, and great thing - Namely this: I will destroy the wisdom of their wise, and the understanding of their learned men shall perish."

¹⁸ And in that day, shall deaf men hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see, even out of the cloud and out of darkness. ¹⁹ The meek-spirited shall hold a merry feast in the LORD, and the poor among them that be lowly shall rejoice in the holy one of Israel.

¹ Thus sayeth the LORD: Heaven is my seat, and the earth is my footstool. Where shall now the house stand, that ye build unto me? And where shall be the place, that I will dwell in?

⁵ "Before I fashioned thee in thy mother's womb, I did know thee: And before thou wast born, I sanctified thee and ordained thee, to be a Prophet unto the people." ⁶ Then said I, "Oh LORD God, I cannot speak, for I am yet but young." ⁷ And the LORD answered me thus, "Say not so, 'I am too young': For thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee unto, and whatsoever I command thee, that shalt thou speak. ⁸ Be not afraid of their faces, for I will be with thee, to deliver thee, sayeth the LORD."

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."

³⁵ in comparison of whom, all they that dwell upon the earth are to be reputed as nothing. He handleth according to his will, among the powers of heaven and among the inhabiters of the earth - and there is none that may resist his hand, or say, 'What doest thou?'

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. ¹² For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and he shall have abundance. But whosoever hath not: from him shall be taken away even that same that he hath. ¹³ Therefore speak I to them in similitudes: For though they see, they see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither understand. ¹⁴ And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which prophecy saith, 'With the ears ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and with the eyes ye shall see, and shall not perceive." ¹⁵ For this people's hearts are waxed gross. And their ears were dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their hearts, and should turn, that I might heal them. ¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.

¹⁷ And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven.

³ and said, "Verily, I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as children, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

¹⁶ and said unto him, "Hearest thou what these say?" Jesus said unto them, "Yea, have ye never read, 'Of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast ordained praise?'"

¹⁰ And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked him of the similitude. 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: ¹² that when they see, they shall see, and not discern: and when they hear they shall hear, and not understand: lest at any time they should turn, and their sins should be forgiven them."

¹⁴ When Jesus saw that, he was displeased, and said to them, "Suffer the children to come unto me and forbid them not. For of such is the kingdom of God. ¹⁵ Verily I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, he shall not enter therein." ¹⁶ And he took them up in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

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. ²² All things are given me of my father. And no man knoweth who the son is, but the father: neither who the father is, save the son, and he to whom the son will show him." ²³ And he turned to his disciples, and said, secretly, "Happy are the eyes, which see that ye see. ²⁴ For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them: And to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them."

⁴² saying, "Father if thou wilt, withdraw this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will; But thine be fulfilled."

⁴⁸ Doth any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees, believe on him? ⁴⁹ But the common people which know not the law are accursed."

³⁹ Jesus said, "I am come unto judgment, into this world: that they which see not, might see, and they which see might be made blind." ⁴⁰ And some of the Pharisees which were with him, heard these words and said unto him, "Are we then blind?" ⁴¹ Jesus said unto them, "If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, 'We see.' Therefore your sin remaineth."

⁴¹ Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lift up his eyes and said, "father I thank thee, because that thou hast heard me;

³⁸ that the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, that he spake, "Lord who shall believe our saying? And to whom is the arm of the Lord opened?" ³⁹ Therefore could they not believe, because that Isaiah saith again, ⁴⁰ "He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts: that they should not see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted and I should heal them."

²⁴ God, that made the world, and all that are in it, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, he dwelleth not in temples made with hands,

⁸ according as it is written, "God hath given them the spirit of unquietness: eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, even unto this day." ⁹ And David saith, "Let their table be made a snare to take them withal, and an occasion to fall, and a reward unto them. ¹⁰ Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and ever bow down their backs."

¹⁸ For the preaching of the cross is, to them that perish, foolishness: but unto us which are saved, it is the power of God. ¹⁹ For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and will cast away the understanding of the prudent." ²⁰ Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the searcher of this world? Hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness? ²¹ For when the world, through wisdom, knew not God in the wisdom of God: it pleased God through foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. ²² For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom. ²³ But we preach Christ crucified: unto the Jews, an occasion of falling; and unto the Greeks, foolishness.

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 - ⁷ but we speak the wisdom of God, which is in secret and lieth hid, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: ⁸ which wisdom none of the rulers of the world knew. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

¹⁸ Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He compasseth the wise in their craftiness." ²⁰ And again, "God knoweth the thoughts of the wise that they be vain."

¹⁴ But their minds were blinded. For until this day remaineth the same covering, untaken away, in the old testament when they read it — which in Christ is put away:

³ If our Gospel be yet hid, it is hid among them that are lost, 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. ⁵ For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus to be the Lord, and preach ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. 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.

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: ¹⁴ whereunto he called you by our gospel, to obtain the glory that cometh of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹³ Why dost thou then strive against him? Because he giveth thee no accounts of all his doings?

¹⁰ In the beginning of a thing, I show the end thereof: and I tell before, things that are not yet come to pass. With one word is my device accomplished, and fulfilleth all my pleasure.

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.

¹⁸ So hath he mercy on whom he will. And whom he will, he maketh hard hearted.

³³ O the deepness of the abundant wisdom and knowledge of God: how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out. ³⁴ For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who was his counselor? ³⁵ Other who hath given unto him first, that he might be recompensed again? ³⁶ For of him, and through him, and for him are all things. To him be glory forever Amen.

⁹ And hath opened unto us the mystery of his will according to his pleasure, and purposed

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:

¹¹ according to that eternal purpose, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,

⁹ which saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our deeds, but according to his own purpose and grace, which grace was given us through Christ Jesus before the world was,

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

²² All things are given me of my father. And no man knoweth who the son is, but the father: neither who the father is, save the son, and he to whom the son will show him."

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

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

²¹ For likewise, as the father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them, even so the son quickeneth whom he will. ²² Neither judgeth the father any man: but hath committed all judgment unto the son, ²³ because that all men should honour the son, even as they honour the father. He that honoureth not the son, the same honoureth not the father which hath sent him. 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. ²⁵ Verily, verily I say unto you, the time shall come, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God. And they that hear, shall live. ²⁶ For as the father hath life in himself, so likewise hath he given to the son to have life in himself. ²⁷ And hath given him power also to judge in that he is the son of man. ²⁸ Marvel not at this: that the hour shall come, in which all that are in the graves, shall hear his voice, ²⁹ and shall come forth: They that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; And they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

⁴⁶ not that any man hath seen the father, save he which is of God. The same hath seen the father.

²⁹ I know him: For I am of him, and he hath sent me."

¹⁵ As my father knoweth me: even so know I my father. And I give my life for the sheep,

³ Jesus, knowing that the father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

⁶ Jesus said unto him, "I am the way, the truth and the life. And no man cometh unto the father, but by me. ⁷ If ye had known me, ye had known my father also. And now ye know him. And ye have seen him." ⁸ Philip said unto him, "Lord, show us the father and it sufficeth us." 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?

² As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. ³ This is life eternal: that they might know thee, that only very God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.

⁶ "I have declared thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world. Thine they were, and thou gavest them me, and they have kept thy sayings.

²⁵ O righteous father, the very world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent 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."

²⁵ For he must reign till he have put all his enemies under his feet. ²⁶ The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. ²⁷ "For he hath put all things under his feet." But when he saith, "All things are put under him," it is manifest, that he is excepted, which did put all things under 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. 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.

¹⁰ That in the name of Jesus should every knee bow, both of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under earth; ¹¹ and that all tongues should confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord unto the praise of God the father.

⁸ Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet." In that he put all things under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. ⁹ Nevertheless, we yet see not all things subdued unto him. But him that was made less than the angels, we see that it was Iesus: which is crowned with glory and honour for the suffering of death; that he, by the grace of God, should taste of death for all men. 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.

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

²³ Whosoever denieth the son, the same hath not the father.

¹⁹ We know that we be of God, and that the world is altogether set on mischief. 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.

⁹ Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that endureth in the doctrine of Christ, hath both the father, and the son.

¹⁷ And unto Adam he said, "Forasmuch as thou hast obeyed the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying 'See thou eat not thereof' cursed be the earth for thy sake. In sorrow shalt thou eat thereof all days of thy life: ¹⁸ and it shall bear thorns and thistles unto thee. And thou shalt eat the herbs of the field: ¹⁹ In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return unto the earth whence thou wast taken: for earth thou art, and unto earth shalt thou return."

⁷ but it is man, that is born unto misery, like as the sparks fly up out of the hot coals.

⁴ For thy hand is heavy upon me both day and night, and my moisture is like the drought in Summer. Selah.

⁴ For my wickednesses are gone over my head, and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear.

⁷ For we consume away in thy displeasure, and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation. ⁸ Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee, and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. ⁹ For when thou art angry, all our days are gone; we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told. ¹⁰ The days of our age are threescore years and ten: and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years, yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and we are gone.

¹³ that thou mayest give him patience in time of adversity, until the pit be digged up for the ungodly.

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

⁸ All things are so hard, that no man can express them. The eye is not satisfied with sight; the ear is not filled with hearing.

¹⁴ Thus I have considered all the things that come to pass under the Sun, and lo, they are all but vanity and vexation of mind.

²² For what getteth a man of all the labor and travail of his mind, that he taketh under the Sun, ²³ but heaviness, sorrow and disquietness all the days of his life? Insomuch that his heart cannot rest in the night. Is not this also a vain thing?

⁸ There is one man, no more but himself alone, having neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of his careful travail, his eyes cannot be satisfied with riches. Yet, doth he not remember himself, and say, "For whom do I take such travail? For whose pleasure do I thus consume away my life?" This is also a vain and miserable thing.

⁴ Alas for this sinful nation, which are expert in blasphemies; a seed of ungracious people, corrupt in their ways. They have forsaken the LORD; they have provoked the holy one of Israel unto anger, and are gone backward.

¹⁰ Then shall the Gentiles enquire after the root of Jesse, which shall be set up for a token unto the Gentiles; for his dwelling shall be glorious.

¹² "This shall bring rest, if one refresh the weary, yea this shall bring rest." But they had no will to hear.

²² And therefore turn you unto me, all ye ends of the earth; so shall ye be saved, for I am God, and there is else none. ²³ I swear by myself: out of my mouth cometh the word of righteousness, and that may no man turn: but all knees shall bow unto me, and all tongues shall swear by me, 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." ²⁵ And the whole seed of Israel shall be justified, and make their boast in the LORD.

¹⁷ And thus sayeth the LORD God thine avenger, the holy one of Israel: I am the LORD thy God, which teach thee profitable things, and lead thee the way, that thou shouldest go. ¹⁸ If thou wilt now regard my commandment, thy wealthiness shall be as the water stream: and thy righteousness as the waves flowing in the sea.

² He came up as a spray before him, and as a root out of a dry land. There was neither fashion or beauty on him. And when we looked on him, there was no godliness that we should lust after him. ³ He was despised and cast out of men's company; and one that had suffered sorrow, and had experience of infirmity. And we were as one that had hid his face from him.

¹ Come to the waters, all ye that be thirsty, and ye that have no money. Come buy, that ye may have to eat. Come buy wine and milk, without any money, or money worth. ² Wherefore do ye lay out your money, for the thing that feedeth not, and spend your labour about the thing that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather unto me, and ye shall eat of the best, and your soul shall have her pleasure in plenteousness. ³ Incline your ears, and come unto me, take heed, and your soul shall live. For I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

³ That I might give unto them that mourn in Zion, beauty in the stead of ashes, joyful ointment for sighing, pleasant raiment for a heavy mind; That they might be called excellent in righteousness, a planting of the LORD for him to rejoice in.

¹⁶ Thus sayeth the LORD, "Go into the streets, consider and make inquisition for the old way: and if it be the good and right way, then go therein, that ye may find rest for your souls. But they say, 'We will not walk therein.'

⁶ "What acceptable thing shall I offer unto the LORD? Shall I bow my knee to the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, and with calves of a year old? ⁷ Hath the LORD a pleasure in many thousand rams, or innumerable streams of oil? Or shall I give my firstborn for mine offenses, and the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?" ⁸ I will show thee, O man, what is good, and what the LORD requireth of thee: Namely, to do right, to have pleasure in loving-kindness, to be lowly, and to walk with thy God.

²⁹ Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek, and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

⁴ Yea, and they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders: but they themselves will not heave at them with one of their fingers.

³⁷ All that the father giveth me, shall come to me: and him that cometh to me, cast I not away.

³⁷ In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.

¹⁰ Now therefore, why tempt ye God, that ye would put a yoke on the disciples necks which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

²² I delight in the law of God, as concerning the inner man. ²³ But I see another law in my members rebelling against the law of my mind, and subduing me unto the law of sin, which is in my members. ²⁴ O wretched man that I am: who shall deliver me from this body of death? ²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord: So then I myself in my mind serve the law of God, and in my flesh the law of sin.

¹ Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and wrap not yourselves again in the yoke of bondage.

⁷ and to you which are troubled, rest with us; when the Lord Jesus shall show himself from heaven, with his mighty angels,

¹ Let us fear, therefore, lest any of us forsaking the promise of entering into his rest, should seem to come behind.

¹⁷ And the spirit and the bride said, "Come." And let him that heareth, say also "Come." And let him that is athirst come. And let whosoever will, take of the water of life free.

³ But Moses was a very meek man, above all the men of the earth.

¹ {A song of the stairs} LORD, I am not high-minded; I have no proud looks. I do not exercise myself in great matters which are too high for me.

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. ² He shall not be an out-crier, nor a high-minded person. His voice shall not be heard in the streets. ³ A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: but faithfully and truly shall he give judgment. ⁴ He shall neither be overseen nor hasty, that he may restore righteousness unto the earth: and the Gentiles also shall keep his laws.

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:

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. ²⁸ Come unto me all ye that labor, and are laden, and I will ease you.

¹⁹ He shall not strive, he shall not cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. ²⁰ A bruised reed shall he not break, and flax that beginneth to burn he shall not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

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."

⁴⁶ Why call ye me 'Master, Master': and do not as I bid you? ⁴⁷ Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doth the same, I will show you to whom he is like. 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.

³⁵ And they came out to see what was done. And came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus clothed, and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

⁵¹ And it followed, when the time was come that he should be received up, then he set his face to go to Jerusalem: ⁵² and sent messengers before him. And they went, and entered into a city of the Samaritans to make ready for him. ⁵³ But they would not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ When his disciples, James, and John, saw that, they said, "Lord, wilt thou that we command that fire come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?" ⁵⁵ Jesus turned about, and rebuked them saying, "Ye know not what manner spirit ye are of. ⁵⁶ The son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." And they went to another town.

³⁹ And this woman had a sister called Mary, which sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his preaching: ⁴⁰ And Martha was cumbered about much serving, and stood and said, "Master, dost thou not care, that my sister hath left me to minister alone? Bid her therefore, that she help me." ⁴¹ And Jesus answered, and said unto her, "Martha, Martha, thou carest, and are troubled, about many things: ⁴² verily one is needful. Mary hath chosen her that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.

¹⁷ If ye understand these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

²¹ He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, the same is he that loveth me: and he shall be loved of my father, and I will love him, and will show mine own self unto him." ²² Judas said unto him — not Judas Iscariot - "Lord what is the cause that thou wilt show thyself unto us, and not unto the world?" 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. ²⁴ He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings. And the words which ye hear are not mine, but the father's, which sent me.

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. ¹¹ These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. ¹² This is my commandment: that ye love together as I have loved you. ¹³ Greater love than this hath no man, than that a man bestow his life for his friends. ¹⁴ Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

²² For Moses said unto the fathers, 'A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, even of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. ²³ For the time will come, that every soul which shall not hear that same prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.'

³⁷ This is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel, 'A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me: him shall ye hear.'

²¹ To them that were without law, became I as though I had been without law — when I was not without law as pertaining to God, but under a law as concerning Christ — to win them that were without law.

¹ I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and softness of Christ, which when I am present among you, am of no reputation, but am bold toward you being absent.

⁵ wherewith we overthrow imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bring into captivity all understanding to the obedience of Christ,

²⁰ But ye have not so learned Christ; ²¹ If so be ye have heard of him, and are taught in him, even as the truth is in Jesus:

⁵ Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus:

⁷ Nevertheless, he made himself of no reputation, and took on him the shape of a servant, and became like unto men, and was found in his apparel as a man. ⁸ He humbled himself and became obedient unto the death, even the death of the cross.

⁸ in flaming fire, rendering vengeance unto them that know not God, and to them that obey not unto the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,

³ But we which have believed, do enter into his rest, as contrariwise he said to the other, "As I have sworn in my wrath, 'They shall not enter into my rest.'" And that spake he verily long after that the works were made, and the foundation of the world laid. ⁴ For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day, on this wise, "And God did rest the seventh day from all his works." ⁵ And in this place again, "They shall not come into my rest." ⁶ Seeing therefore it followeth that some must enter thereinto, and they to whom it was first preached, entered not therein for unbelief's sake. ⁷ Again he appointeth in David a certain present day after so long a time, saying as it is rehearsed, "This day if ye hear his voice, be not hard hearted." ⁸ For if Joshua had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. ⁹ There remaineth therefore yet a rest to the people of God. ¹⁰ For he that is entered into his rest doth cease from his own works, as God did from his. ¹¹ Let us study therefore to enter into that rest; lest any man fall, after the same example, into unbelief:

⁹ and was made perfect, and the cause of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him:

²¹ For hereunto verily were ye called, for Christ also suffered for us: leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps, ²² which did no sin, neither was there guile found in his mouth: ²³ which when he was reviled, reviled not again: when he suffered, he threatened not: but committed the cause to him that judgeth righteously,

⁶ He that saith he bideth in him, ought to walk even as he walked.

¹⁷ Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peaceable.

⁸ I will show thee, O man, what is good, and what the LORD requireth of thee: Namely, to do right, to have pleasure in loving-kindness, to be lowly, and to walk with thy God.

³³ These words have I spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace. For in the world shall ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

²⁸ For it seemed good to the holy ghost and to us, to put no grievous thing to you more than these necessary things,

⁴ which comforteth us in all our tribulation, insomuch that we are able to comfort them which are troubled, in whatsoever tribulation it be, with the same comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. ⁵ For as the afflictions of Christ are plenteous in us: even so is our consolation plenteous by Christ.

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

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.

¹⁸ But and if ye be led of the spirit, then are ye not under the law.

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

³ This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous.