Romans 15 Cross References - MSTC

¹ We which are strong ought to bear the frailness of them which are weak, and not to stand in our own conceits. ² Let every man please his neighbor unto his wealth and edifying. ³ For Christ pleased not himself: but as it is written, "The rebukes of them which rebuked thee, fell on me." ⁴ Whatsoever things are written aforetime, are written for our learning: that we, through patience and comfort of the scripture, might have hope. ⁵ The God of patience and consolation give unto every one of you, that ye be like likeminded one towards another after the example of Jesus Christ: ⁶ that ye, all agreeing together, may with one mouth praise God the father of our Lord Jesus. ⁷ Wherefore receive ye one another as Christ received us, to the praise of God. ⁸ And I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers. ⁹ And let the gentiles praise God for his mercy. As it is written, "For this cause I will praise thee among the gentiles, and sing in thy name." ¹⁰ And again he saith, "Ye gentiles rejoice with his people." ¹¹ And again, "Praise the Lord all ye gentiles, and laud him all nations." ¹² And in another place Isaiah saith, "There shall be the root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the gentiles: in him shall the gentiles trust." ¹³ The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may be rich in hope through the power of the holy ghost. ¹⁴ I myself am full certified of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, and filled with all knowledge, and are able to exhort one another. ¹⁵ Nevertheless, brethren, I have somewhat boldly written unto you, as one that putteth you in remembrance, through the grace that is given me of God ¹⁶ for this purpose: that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ among the gentiles, and should minister the glad tidings of God, that the gentiles might be an acceptable offering, sanctified by the holy ghost. ¹⁷ I have, therefore, whereof I may rejoice in Christ Jesus, in those things which pertain to God. ¹⁸ For I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the gentiles obedient, with word and deed, ¹⁹ in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the spirit of God: so that from Jerusalem and the coasts round about, unto Illyricum, I have filled all countries with glad tidings of Christ. ²⁰ So have I enforced myself to preach the gospel: not where Christ was named, lest I should have built on another man's foundation, ²¹ but as it is written, "To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that heard not, shall understand." ²² For this cause I have been oft let to come unto you: ²³ but now seeing I have no more to do in these countries, and also have been desirous many years to come unto you, ²⁴ when I shall take my journey into Spain, I will come to you. I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you after that I have somewhat enjoyed you. ²⁵ Now go I unto Jerusalem, and minister unto the saints. ²⁶ For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia, to make a certain distribution upon the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. ²⁷ It hath pleased them verily, and their debtors are they. For if the gentiles be made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is to minister unto them in carnal things. ²⁸ When I have performed this, and have brought them this fruit sealed, I will come back again by you into Spain. ²⁹ And I am sure when I come, that I shall come with abundance of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. ³⁰ I beseech you brethren for our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the spirit, that ye help me in my business, with your prayers to God for me, ³¹ that I may be delivered from them which believe not in Jewry; and that this my service, which I have to Jerusalem, may be accepted of the saints, ³² that I may come unto you with joy, by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. ³³ The God of peace be with all you Amen.

²⁰ He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief: But was made strong in the faith, and gave honour to God,

¹ Him that is weak in the faith, receive unto you not in disputing and troubling his conscience. ]

¹⁰ We are fools for Christ's sake, and ye are wise through Christ: we are weak, and ye are strong. Ye are honorable, and we are despised.

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.

²² Yea, rather a great deal those members of the body which seem to be most feeble, are most necessary. ²³ And upon those members of that body which we think least honest, put we most honesty on. And our ungoodly parts have most beauty on. ²⁴ For our honest members need it not: but God hath so disposed the body, and hath given most honour to that part which lacked,

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.

¹ Brethren, if any man be fallen by chance into any fault, ye which are spiritual, help to amend him, in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. ² Bear ye one another's burden; and so fulfill the law of Christ.

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

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

¹ Thou, therefore, my son be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ I write unto you fathers, how that ye have known him that was from the beginning. I write unto you young men, how that ye be strong; and the word of God dwelleth in you, that ye have overcome the wicked.

¹⁹ Let us follow those things which make for peace: and things wherewith one may edify another.

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.

²⁴ Let no man seek his own profit: but let every man seek another's wealth.

³³ Even as I please all men in all things not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they might be saved.

⁵ dealeth not dishonestly, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh not evil,

⁴ and that no man consider his own, but what is mete for others. ⁵ Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus:

⁹ The servants exhort to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please in all things, not answering again, ¹⁰ neither be pickers, but that they show all good faithfulness, that they may do worship to the doctrine of God our saviour in all things.

⁶ Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldest not, but mine ears hast thou opened. Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou not required. ⁷ Then said I, "Lo, I come. In the beginning of the book it is written of me, ⁸ that I should fulfill thy will, O my God. I am content to do it; yea, thy law is within my heart."

⁹ For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me; and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee is fallen upon me.

²⁰ Thy rebuke breaketh my heart, and maketh me heavy. I look for some to have pity upon me, but there is no man; and for some to comfort me, but I find none.

⁵⁰ Remember, LORD, the rebuke that the multitude of the people do unto thy servants, and how I have borne it in my bosom; ⁵¹ wherewith thine have blasphemed thee, and slandered the footsteps of thine anointed.

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?

³⁹ And he went away a little apart, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if it possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."

⁴² He went away once more, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if this cup cannot pass away from me, but that I drink of it, thy will be fulfilled."

³⁴ Jesus said unto them, "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me. And to finish his work.

³⁰ I can of mine own self do nothing at all. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not mine own will: But the will of the father which hath sent me.

³⁸ For I came down from heaven: not to do mine own will, but his will which hath sent me.

²⁹ And he that sent me is with me. The father hath not left me alone; For I do always those things that please him."

²⁷ "Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say, 'Father deliver me from this hour?' But therefore came I unto this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify thy name." Then came there a voice from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."

³⁰ Hereafter will I not talk many words unto you. For the chief ruler of this world cometh, and hath nought in me. ³¹ But that the world may know that I love the father; Therefore as the father gave me commandment, even so do I. Rise, let us go hence."

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.

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

⁹ Ye know the liberality of our Lord Jesus Christ, which though he were rich, yet for your sakes became poor: that ye through his poverty might be made rich.

⁸ He humbled himself and became obedient unto the death, even the death of the cross.

⁸¹ {Khaf} My soul longeth for thy salvation, for my good hope is in thy word. ⁸² Mine eyes long sore for thy word, saying, "O when wilt thou comfort me?" ⁸³ For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do not I forget thy statutes.

²³ It is not written for him only, that it was reckoned to him for righteousness: ²⁴ but also for us, to whom it shall be counted for righteousness so we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from death.

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

²⁴ For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen is no hope. For how can a man hope for that which he seeth? ²⁵ But and if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience abide for it.

¹² Rejoice in hope. Be patient in tribulation, continue in prayer.

⁹ For it is written in the law of Moses, "Thou shall not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn." Doth God take thought for oxen? ¹⁰ Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he which eareth should ear in hope: and that he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope.

¹¹ All these things happened upon them for examples, and were written to put us in remembrance, whom the ends of the world are come upon.

¹⁶ For all scripture given by inspiration of God, is profitable to teach, to improve, to amend, and to instruct in righteousness, ¹⁷ that the man of God may be perfect, and prepared unto all good works.

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, which love showed in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister. ¹¹ Yea, and we desire that every one of you show the same diligence, to the establishing of hope, even unto the end: ¹² that ye faint not, but follow them which through faith and patience inherit the promises. ¹³ For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater thing to swear by, he sware by himself, ¹⁴ saying, "Surely I will bless thee, and multiply thee indeed." ¹⁵ And so after that he had tarried a long time, he enjoyed the promises. ¹⁶ Men verily swear by him that is greater than themselves; And an oath to confirm the thing, is among them an end of all strife. ¹⁷ So God, willing very abundantly to show, unto the heirs of promise, the stableness of his counsel; he added an oath, ¹⁸ that by two immutable things — in which it was impossible that God should lie — we might have perfect consolation, which have fled, for to hold fast the hope that is set before us: ¹⁹ which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast. Which hope also entereth in, into those things which are within the veil,

³⁵ Cast not away, therefore, your confidence; which hath great reward to recompense. ³⁶ For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

⁷ Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience there upon, until he receive the early and the latter rain. ⁸ Be ye also patient therefore, and settle your hearts, for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. ⁹ Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be damned. Behold, the judge standeth before the door. ¹⁰ Take, my brethren, the prophets: for an example of suffering adversity, and of long patience, which spake in the name of the Lord. ¹¹ Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have known what end the Lord made. For the Lord is very pitiful, and merciful.

¹³ Wherefore, gird up the loins of your minds, be sober, and trust perfectly on the grace that is brought unto you by the declaring of Jesus Christ;

²⁰ So that ye first know this: That no prophecy in the scripture hath any private interpretation. ²¹ For the scripture came never by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy ghost.

⁶ And when the LORD walked before him, he cried, "LORD, LORD God full of compassion and mercy, which art not lightly angry but abundant in mercy and truth,

¹² And thereto the hand of God was in Judah, to make them of one accord to do the commandment of the king and the captains, which was according to the word of the LORD.

⁵ For thou, LORD, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

³⁹ And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all the days of their life, that they and their children after them may prosper.

¹⁹ And I will give you one heart, and will plant a new spirit within your bowels. That stony heart will I take out of your body, and give you a fleshly heart:

³² And the multitude of them that believed, were of one heart; And of one soul. Also, none of them said that any of the things which he possessed was his own: But had all things common.

¹⁶ Be of like affection one towards another. Be not high minded, but make yourselves equal to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your own opinions.

³ For Christ pleased not himself: but as it is written, "The rebukes of them which rebuked thee, fell on me."

¹³ The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may be rich in hope through the power of the holy ghost.

¹⁰ I beseech you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all speak one thing and that there be no dissension among you: but be ye perfect in one mind, and one meaning.

³ Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus the Christ, father of mercy, and the God of all comfort, 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.

⁶ Nevertheless God, that comforteth the abject, comforted us at the coming of Titus.

¹¹ Finally, brethren, fare ye well: be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace, shall be with you.

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

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

² fulfil my joy, that ye draw one way, having one love, being of one accord, and of one mind,

¹⁶ Nevertheless in that whereunto we are come, let us proceed by one rule, that we may be of one accord.

² I pray Euodia, and beseech Syntyche that they be of one accord in the Lord.

⁸ In conclusion, be ye all of one mind, one suffer with another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous,

²⁰ which were in time past disobedient, when the long suffering of God abode exceeding patiently in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few — that is to say eight souls — were saved by water,

⁹ The Lord is not slack to fulfill his promise as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.

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

⁹ And then will I cleanse the lips of the people, that they may every each one call upon the name of the LORD, and serve him with one shoulder.

⁹ And the same third part will I bring through the fire, and will cleanse them, as the silver is cleansed: Yea and try them, like as gold is tried. Then shall they call upon my name, and I will hear them: I will say, 'It is my people.' And they shall say, 'LORD, my God.'"

²⁹ My father which gave them me, is greater than all men; and no man is able to take them out of my father's hand. ³⁰ And I and my father are one."

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

²⁴ And when they heard that, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord and said, "Lord, thou art God which hast made heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is,

⁹ And let the gentiles praise God for his mercy. As it is written, "For this cause I will praise thee among the gentiles, and sing in thy name." ¹⁰ And again he saith, "Ye gentiles rejoice with his people." ¹¹ And again, "Praise the Lord all ye gentiles, and laud him all nations."

³ Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus the Christ, father of mercy, and the God of all comfort,

³¹ The God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

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

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

⁶ and made us kings and priests unto God his father, be glory, and dominion for evermore amen.

⁴⁰ He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

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."

³⁷ "Whosoever receive any such a child in my name, receiveth me:

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."

² And the Pharisees, and scribes murmured, saying, "He received to his company sinners, and eateth with them."

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

³⁴ A new commandment give I unto you: that ye love together: as I have loved you, that even so ye love one another.

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

¹ Him that is weak in the faith, receive unto you not in disputing and troubling his conscience. ] ² One believeth that he may eat all things. Another, which is weak, eateth herbs. ³ Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not. And let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth. For God hath received him.

⁹ And let the gentiles praise God for his mercy. As it is written, "For this cause I will praise thee among the gentiles, and sing in thy name."

⁶ to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made us accepted in the beloved. ⁷ By whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace, ⁸ which grace he shed on us abundantly in all wisdom, and prudence.

¹² that we should be unto the praise of his glory, which before believed in Christ.

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

¹⁰ when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be made marvelous in all them that believe: because our testimony that we had unto you, was believed even the same day that we preached it. ¹¹ Wherefore, we pray always for you that our God make you worthy of the calling, and fulfill all delectation of goodness, and the work of faith, with power: ¹² that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, through the grace of our God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

² The LORD hath declared his salvation, and his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen. ³ He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel: so that all the ends of the world see the salvation of our God.

¹⁵ and praise the name of the LORD God of Israel in the valleys and Islands. ¹⁶ We heard songs sung to the praise of the righteous, from all the ends of the world. And I said, "O mine unfruitfulness! O my poverty! Woe is me! The transgressors have offended; the transgressors have grievously offended!"

²⁰ Thou shalt keep thy trust with Jacob, and thy mercy for Abraham, like as thou hast sworn unto our fathers long ago.

²⁴ He answered, and said, "I am not sent, but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

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

⁵⁴ He remembereth mercy: and helpeth his servant Israel. ⁵⁵ Even as he promised to our fathers, Abraham and to his seed forever." ⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about a three months; And returned again to her own house.

⁷⁰ Even as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophets which were since the world began. ⁷¹ That we should be saved from our enemies: And from the hands of all that hate us: ⁷² To fulfill the mercy promised to our fathers; And to remember his holy covenant; ⁷³ And to perform the oath, which he sware to our father Abraham, for to give us.

¹¹ He came among his own, and his own received him not.

¹⁶ and other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. Them also must I bring, that they may hear my voice. And that there may be one flock, and one shepherd.

²⁵ Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant, which God hath made unto our fathers, saying to Abraham, 'Even in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.' ²⁶ First unto you hath God raised up his son Jesus, and him he hath sent to bless you, that every one of you should turn from your wickedness."

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.

³ What, then, though some of them did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the promise of God without effect?

²⁶ which God did suffer to show at this time: the righteousness that is allowed of him, that he might be counted just, and a justifier of him which believeth on Jesus.

¹⁶ Therefore by faith is the inheritance given, that it might come of favour: and that the promise might be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the law: but also to them which are of the faith of Abraham, which is the father of us all.

⁴ Which are the Israelites, to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants and the law that was given and the service of God, and the promises, ⁵ whose also are the fathers, and they of whom; as concerning the flesh; Christ came: which is God over all things, blessed forever. Amen.

²³ that he might declare the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared unto glory: ²⁴ that is to say, us which he called, not of the Jews only, but also of the gentiles.

²² Behold the kindness and rigorousness of God: on them which fell, rigorousness: but towards thee, kindness; if thou continue in his kindness. Or else thou shalt be hewn off,

³⁰ For look, as ye in time past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

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

¹² And this is it that I mean: how that commonly among you, one sayeth, "I hold of Paul"; Another, "I hold of Apollos"; the third, "I hold of Cephas"; and the fourth that, "I hold of Christ."

¹⁹ What say I then? That the image is anything? Or that it which is offered to images is anything?

²⁹ Conscience I say, not thine: but the conscience of that other. For why should my liberty be judged of another man's conscience?

⁵⁰ This say I brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Neither doth corruption inherit uncorruption.

²⁰ For all the promises of God, in him are "Yea": and are in him "Amen," unto the laud of God through us.

⁴ But when the time was full come, God sent his son — born of a woman, and made bond unto the law - ⁵ to redeem them which were under the law: that we through election might receive the inheritance that belongeth unto the natural sons.

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

⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light, ¹⁰ which in time past were not a people, yet are now the people of God, which were not under mercy: but now have obtained mercy.

⁵⁰ And therefore I will praise thee O LORD among the heathen, and will sing unto thy name.

⁴⁹ For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the gentiles, and sing praises unto thy name. {TYNDALE: And therefore I will praise thee O LORD among the heathen, and will sing unto thy name.}

⁸ And when the people saw it, they marveled and glorified God, which had given such power to men.

²⁹ Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also the God of the gentiles? Yes, even of the Gentiles also.

⁴³ "Rejoice, heathen with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will avenge him of his adversaries, and will be merciful unto the land of his people."

¹ {To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} O be joyful in God, all ye lands; ² sing praises unto the honor of his name. Make his praise to be glorious. ³ Say unto God, "O how wonderful are thy works? Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies be found liars unto thee. ⁴ For all the world shall worship thee, sing of thee, and praise thy name." Selah.

³ Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all people praise thee. ⁴ O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth.

³² Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing praises unto the LORD, Selah,

¹ The LORD is king. The earth may be glad thereof; yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof.

³ He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel: so that all the ends of the world see the salvation of our God. ⁴ Show yourselves joyful unto the LORD, all ye lands: sing, rejoice, and give thanks.

⁴ All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth. ⁵ Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD, that great is the glory of the LORD.

¹⁴ And those same that remain shall lift up their voice, and be glad, and shall magnify the glory of the LORD, even from the sea

¹⁰ Sing unto the LORD, a new song of thanksgiving; blow out his praise unto the end of the world. They that be upon the sea, and all that is therein, praise him; the Isles and they that dwell in them. ¹¹ Let the wilderness with her cities lift up her voice; the towns also that be in Cedar. Let them be glad that sit upon rocks of stone; and let them cry down from the high mountains ¹² ascribing almightiness unto the LORD, and magnifying him among the Gentiles.

¹ O Praise the LORD all ye Gentiles; laud him all ye people.

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

⁴ He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: the Lord shall have them in derision. ⁵ Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure, 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.

²⁷ All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the people shall worship before him. ²⁸ For the kingdom is the LORD's, and he is the governour among the people.

⁸ His dominion shall be from the one sea to the other, and from the flood unto the world's end. ⁹ They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. ¹⁰ The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall give presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring gifts.

¹⁷ His name shall endure forever; his name shall remain under the sun among the posterities, which shall be blessed in him. And all the heathen shall praise him.

¹ There shall come a rod out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall spring out of his root.

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.

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.

⁶ "Behold, I have made thee a light, that thou shouldest be salvation, even unto the end of the world. Kings shall see, and rulers shall stand up and shall worship, because of the LORD, which is faithful; and the holy of Israel hath chosen thee.

¹⁹ O LORD, my strength, my power, and refuge in time of trouble! The Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the world, and say, "Verily our fathers have cleaved unto lies, their Idols are but vain and unprofitable.

⁵ Thus sayeth the LORD, "Cursed be the man that putteth his trust in man, and that taketh flesh for his arm: and he, whose heart departeth from the LORD. ⁶ He shall be like the heath that groweth in the wilderness. As for the good thing that is for to come, he shall not see it: but dwell in a dry place of the wilderness, in a salt and unoccupied land." ⁷ O Blessed is the man that putteth his trust in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is himself.

⁴⁴ In the days of these kings, shall the God of heaven set up an everlasting kingdom, which shall not perish, and his kingdom shall not be given over to another people. Yea, the same shall break and destroy all these kingdoms, but it shall endure forever.

¹⁴ Then gave he him power and dignity regal, that all people, tribes and tongues should serve him. His power is an everlasting power, which shall never be put down: and his kingdom endureth uncorrupt.

¹ But in the latter days it will come to pass, that the hill of the LORD's house shall be set up higher than any mountains or hills: Yea, the people shall flow unto it, ² and the multitude of the Gentiles shall haste them thither, saying, "Come, let us go up to the hill of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob: that he may teach us his way, and that we may walk in his paths." For the law shall come out of Zion, and the word of God from Jerusalem; ³ And shall give sentence among the multitude of the Heathen and reform the people of far countries: so that of their swords they shall make plowshares, and scythes of their spears. One people shall not lift up a sword against another, yea they shall no more learn to fight.

⁴ He shall stand fast, and give food in the strength of the LORD, and in the victory of the name of the LORD his God: and when they be converted, he shall be magnified unto the farthest parts of the world.

²¹ And in his name shall the Gentiles trust."

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

¹² that we should be unto the praise of his glory, which before believed in Christ. ¹³ In whom also ye — after that ye heard the word of truth, I mean the gospel of your salvation wherein ye believed — were sealed with the holy spirit of promise,

¹² for the which cause I also suffer these things. Nevertheless, I am not ashamed. For I know whom I have believed, and am sure that he is able keep that which I have committed to his keeping against that day.

²¹ Which, by his means, have believed on God that raised him from death, and glorified him, that your faith and hope might be in God.

⁵ And one of the elders said unto me, "Weep not. Behold, a lion being of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, hath obtained to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."

¹⁶ "I, Jesus, sent mine angel, to testify unto you these things in the congregations. I am the root and the generation of David, and the bright morning star."

¹² And so shall ye go forth with joy, and be lead with peace. The mountains and hills shall sing with you for joy, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

⁸ For thou art the comfort and help of Israel in the time of trouble. Why wilt thou be as a stranger in the Land, and as one that goeth over the field, and cometh in only to remain for a night?

¹⁶ The LORD shall roar out of Zion, a cry out of Jerusalem; that the heavens and the earth shall quake withal. But the LORD shall be a defense to his own people, and a refuge for the children of Israel.

¹ And he said unto his disciples, "Let not your hearts be troubled: believe in God, and believe in me.

²⁷ Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. Not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your hearts be grieved, neither fear ye.

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

⁵ The God of patience and consolation give unto every one of you, that ye be like likeminded one towards another after the example of Jesus Christ:

⁴ And my words, and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom: but in showing of the spirit and of power,

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

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

² Grace be with you and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess: but be fulfilled with the spirit, ¹⁹ speaking unto yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts,

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

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

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

¹¹ Yea, and we desire that every one of you show the same diligence, to the establishing of hope, even unto the end:

⁸ whom ye have not seen and yet love him, in whom even now, though ye see him not, yet ye believe, and rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious:

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

¹ To speak of things dedicated unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth.

⁷ But every man hath not knowledge. For some suppose that there is an idol, until this hour, and eat as of a thing offered unto the idol, and so their consciences being yet weak are defiled.

¹⁰ For if some man see thee, which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idol's temple shall not the conscience of him which is weak be boldened to eat those things which are offered unto the idol?

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

² And though I could prophesy, and understood all secrets, and all knowledge: yea, if I had all faith so that I could move mountains out of their places, and yet had no love, I were nothing.

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

⁷ as it becometh me so to judge of you all, because I have you in my heart, and have you also every one companions of grace with me, even in my bonds as I defend, and establish the gospel.

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

⁸ which also declared unto us your love, which ye have in the spirit. ⁹ For this cause we also, since the day we heard of it have not ceased praying for you, and desiring that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, ¹⁰ that ye might walk worthy of the Lord in all things that please, being fruitful in all good works and increasing in the knowledge of God

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

¹¹ Wherefore, comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as ye do.

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

³ And the elder women likewise that they be in such raiment as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much drinking, but teachers of honest things, ⁴ to make the young women soberminded, to love their husbands, to love their children,

²¹ Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do more than I say for.

¹² For when as concerning the time, ye ought to be teachers, yet have ye need again that we teach you the first principles of the word of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat:

⁹ Nevertheless dear friends, we trust to see better of you, and things which accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

²⁴ and let us consider one another to provoke unto love, and to good works: ²⁵ and let us not forsake the fellowship that we have among ourselves, as the manner of some is: but let us exhort one another, and that so much the more, because ye see that the day draweth nigh.

⁵ And hereunto, give all diligence: In your faith, minister virtue; and in virtue, knowledge; ⁶ and in knowledge, temperance; and in temperance, patience; in patience, godliness; ⁷ in godliness, brotherly kindness; in brotherly kindness, love. ⁸ For if these things be among you, and are plenteous, they will make you that ye neither shall be idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹² Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of such things, though that ye know them yourselves and be also established in the present truth.

²¹ I wrote not unto you, as though ye knew not the truth: but as unto them them that know it, and know also how that no lie cometh of truth.

²⁰ But ye, dearly beloved, edify yourselves in your most holy faith, praying in the holy ghost, ²¹ and keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto eternal life. ²² And have compassion on some, separating them: ²³ and others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, and hate the filthy vesture of the flesh.

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

³ For I say, through the grace that unto me is given, to every man among you: that no man esteem of himself more than it becometh him to esteem — But that he discreetly judge of himself according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

⁶ Seeing that we have divers gifts according to the grace that is given unto us: if any man have the gift of prophecy, let him have it that it be agreeing unto the faith;

¹⁰ According to the grace of God given unto me, as a wise builder have I laid the foundation; and another hath built thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth upon.

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

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

⁹ and therefore when James, Cephas, and John, which seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the righthands, and agreed with us that we should preach among the heathen, and they among the Jews:

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

¹¹ according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which gospel is committed unto me. ¹² And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord which hath made me strong: for he counted me true, and put me in office, ¹³ when before I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a tyrant. But I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly, through unbelief: ¹⁴ Neverthelater, the grace of our Lord was more abundant, with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus.

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

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

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

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

²² I beseech you, brethren, suffer the words of exhortation: For we have written unto you in few words.

¹⁰ As every man hath received the gift, minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manifold grace of God. ¹¹ If any man speak, let him talk as though he spake the words of God. If any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God ministereth unto him. That God, in all things, may be glorified through Jesus Christ: to whom be praise and dominion forever and while the world standeth. Amen.

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

¹² Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of such things, though that ye know them yourselves and be also established in the present truth. ¹³ Notwithstanding, I think it mete, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; ¹⁴ forasmuch as I am sure how that the time is at hand that I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath showed me. ¹⁵ I will enforce, therefore, that on every side ye might have wherewith to stir up the remembrance of these things after my departing.

¹ This is the second epistle that I now write unto you, my dearly beloved, wherewith I stir up and warn your pure minds, ² to call to remembrance the words which were told before of the holy prophets, and also the commandment of us; the apostles of the Lord and Saviour.

¹² Babes, I write unto you how that your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. ¹³ I write unto you fathers, how that ye have known him that was from the beginning. I write unto you young men, how that ye have overcome the wicked. I write unto you young children, how that ye know the father. ¹⁴ I write unto you fathers, how that ye have known him that was from the beginning. I write unto you young men, how that ye be strong; and the word of God dwelleth in you, that ye have overcome the wicked.

¹³ These things have I written unto you that believe in the name of the son of God, that ye may know how that ye have everlasting life, and that ye may believe in the name of the son of God.

³ Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, to exhort you, that ye should continually labour in the faith, which was once given unto the saints. ⁴ For there are certain craftily crept in, of which it was written aforetime unto such judgement. They are ungodly, and turn the grace of our Lord God unto wantonness; And deny God the only Lord, and our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁵ My mind is therefore to put you in remembrance, forasmuch as ye once know this, how that the Lord — after that he had delivered the people out of Egypt — destroyed them which afterward believed not:

¹⁹ Unto them shall I give a token, and send certain of them that be delivered among the Gentiles: into Tarshish, Put and Lud, where men can handle bows; into Tubal also and Javan. The isles far off, that have not heard speak of me, and have not seen my glory, shall preach my praise among the Gentiles ²⁰ and shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD: out of all people, upon horses, chariots and horse litters, upon Mules and carts to Jerusalem my holy hill, sayeth the LORD, like as the children of Israel bring the offering in clean vessels to the house of the LORD.

¹⁵ The Lord said unto him, "Go thy ways: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the gentiles, and kings and the children of Israel:

² As they ministered to the Lord and fasted; The holy ghost said, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work whereunto I have called them."

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

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

²¹ And he said unto me, 'Depart for I will send thee afar hence unto the gentiles.'"

¹⁷ delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, unto thee which now I send thee, ¹⁸ to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me.'

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

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

²⁶ Likewise, the spirit also helpeth our infirmities. For we know not, what to desire as we ought: but the spirit maketh intercession mightily for us with groanings which cannot be expressed with tongue. ²⁷ And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the meaning of the spirit: for he maketh intercession for the saints according to the pleasure of God.

¹³ I speak to you gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the gentiles I will magnify mine office

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercifulness of God, that ye make your bodies a living sacrifice: holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable serving of God. ² And fashion not yourselves like unto this world: But be changed through the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what thing that good, that acceptable, and perfect will of God is.

¹⁸ For I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the gentiles obedient, with word and deed,

²⁹ And I am sure when I come, that I shall come with abundance of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

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

¹ Let men this wise esteem us, even as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God.

¹⁹ Either, know ye not how that your bodies are the temple of the holy ghost, which is in you, whom he have of God, and how that ye are not your own?

²⁰ Now then are we messengers in the room of Christ: even as though God did beseech you through us. So pray we you, in Christ's stead, that ye be at one with God:

⁵ And this they did, not as we looked for; but gave their own selves first to the Lord, and after unto us by the will of God:

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

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

⁵ Which ministered to you the spirit, and worketh miracles among you: doth he it through the deeds of the law? Or by preaching of the faith?

¹⁸ For through him we both have an open way in, in one spirit unto the father.

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

¹⁷ Yea, and though I be offered up upon the offering and sacrifice of your faith: I rejoice and rejoice with you all.

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

² but even after that we had suffered before and were shamefully entreated at Philippi — as ye well know — then were we bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God, with much striving.

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

²³ The very God of peace sanctify you throughout. And I pray God that your whole spirit, soul, and body, be kept faultless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹¹ according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which gospel is committed unto me.

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

¹¹ whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles:

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

¹² Unto which prophets it was declared, that not unto themselves, but unto us, they should minister the things which are now showed unto you, of them which, by the holy ghost sent down from heaven, have preached unto you the things which the angels desire to behold.

⁵ and ye, as living stones, are made a spiritual house, and a holy priesthood, for to offer up spiritual sacrifice, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

² If Abraham were justified by deeds, then hath he wherein to rejoice: but not with God.

¹⁴ Thanks be unto God which always giveth us the victory in Christ, and openeth the savor of his knowledge by us in every place. ¹⁵ For we are unto God the sweet savor of Christ, both among them that are saved, and also among them which perish: ¹⁶ to the one part are we the savor of death unto death; and unto the other part are we the savor of life unto life. And who is mete unto these things?

⁴ Such trust have we through Christ to Godward: ⁵ not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as it were of ourselves; but our ableness cometh of God; ⁶ which hath made us able to minister the new testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit. For the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

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

¹⁶ I say again, lest any man think that I am foolish: or else even now take me as a fool, that I may boast myself a little. ¹⁷ That I speak, I speak it not after the ways of the Lord: but as it were foolishly, while we are now come to boasting. ¹⁸ Seeing that many rejoice after the flesh, I will rejoice also. ¹⁹ For ye suffer fools gladly because that ye yourselves are wise. ²⁰ For ye suffer even if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour, if a man take, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. ²¹ I speak as concerning rebuke, as though we had been weak. Howbeit, whereinsoever any man dare be bold — I speak foolishly — I dare be bold also. ²² They are Hebrews, so am I. They are Israelites, even so am I. They are the seed of Abraham, even so am I. ²³ They are the ministers of Christ — I speak as a fool — I am more: In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prison more plenteously, ²⁴ in death often. Of the Jews, five times received I, every time, forty stripes, save one. ²⁵ Thrice was I beaten with rods. I was once stoned. I suffered thrice shipwreck. Night and day have I been in the deep of the sea. ²⁶ In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers; in jeopardies of mine own nation, in jeopardies among the heathen. I have been in perils in cities, in perils in wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; ²⁷ in labour and travail, in watching often, in hunger, in thirst, in fastings often, in cold and in nakedness. ²⁸ And beside the things which outwardly happen unto me, I am cumbered daily and do care for all congregations. ²⁹ Who is sick: and I am not sick? Who is hurt in the faith: and my heart burneth not? ³⁰ If I must needs rejoice, I will rejoice of mine infirmities.

¹ It is not expedient for me, no doubt, to rejoice; Nevertheless I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

¹¹ I am made a fool in boasting myself. Ye have compelled me: I ought to have been commended of you. For in nothing was I inferior unto the chief apostles, though I be nothing: ¹² Yet the tokens of an apostle were wrought among you with all patience; with signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. ¹³ For what is it wherein ye were inferiors unto other congregations? Except it be therein that I was not grievous unto you. Forgive me this wrong done unto you. ¹⁴ Behold now, the third time, I am ready to come unto you, and yet will I not be grievous unto you. For I seek not yours, but you. Also the children ought not to lay up for the fathers and mothers: but the fathers and mothers for the children. ¹⁵ I will very gladly bestow, and will be bestowed for your souls: though the more I love you, the less I am loved again. ¹⁶ But be it that I grieved you not: nevertheless I was crafty and took you with guile. ¹⁷ Did I defraud you by any of them which I sent unto you? ¹⁸ I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother: Did Titus defraud you of any thing? Walked we not in one spirit? Walked we not in like steps? ¹⁹ Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves? We speak in Christ in the sight of God. But we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying. ²⁰ For I fear, lest it come to pass, that when I come I shall not find you such as I would: and I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear lest there be found among you debate, envying, wrath, strife, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, and discord. ²¹ I fear lest when I come again, God bring me low among you, and I be constrained to bewail many of them which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness, and fornication, and wantonness which they have committed.

³ For we are circumcision which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh:

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

¹ For every high priest that is taken from among men is ordained for men, in things pertaining to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins:

¹⁴ Whoso maketh great boasts and giveth nothing, is like clouds and wind without rain.

¹⁸ And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto me in heaven, and in earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost; 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."

²⁰ And they went forth, and preached everywhere. And the Lord wrought with them; And confirmed the word with miracles that followed.

²⁷ When they were come and had gathered the congregation together, they rehearsed all that God had done by them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

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

¹² Then all the multitude was peaced and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul which told what signs and wonders God had showed among the gentiles by them.

¹⁹ And when he had saluted them, he told, by order, all things that God had wrought among the gentiles by his ministration.

²⁰ but showed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Jewry, and to the gentiles, that they should repent, and turn to God, and do the right works of repentance.

¹⁷ God be thanked, that though ye were once the servants of sin, ye have yet obeyed with your heart unto the form of doctrine where unto ye were delivered.

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:

⁶ I have planted. Apollos watered. But God gave increase. ⁷ So then, neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth: but God which gave the increase. ⁸ He that planteth, and he that watereth, are neither better than the other. Every man yet shall receive his reward according to his labour. ⁹ We are God's laborers: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

¹ We begin to praise ourselves again. Need we, as some others, of epistles of recommendation unto you? Or letters of recommendation from you? ² Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is understood and read of all men; ³ in that ye are known, how that ye are the epistle of Christ, ministered by us and written not with ink, but with the spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart.

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

⁴ For the weapons of our war are not carnal things, but things mighty in God to cast down strongholds; 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,

¹³ But we will not rejoice above measure: but according to the quantity of the measure which God hath distributed unto us, a measure that reacheth even unto you. ¹⁴ For we stretch not out ourselves beyond measure as though we had not reached unto you. For even unto you have we come with the gospel of Christ, ¹⁵ and we boast not ourselves out of measure in other men's labors. Yea, and we hope, when your faith is increased among you, to be magnified according to our measure more largely; ¹⁶ and to preach the gospel in those regions which are beyond you, and not to rejoice of that which is by another man's measure prepared already. ¹⁷ Let him that rejoiceth, rejoice in the Lord. ¹⁸ For he that praiseth himself, is not allowed: but he whom the Lord praiseth.

⁶ and yet though I would rejoice I should not be a fool, for I would say the truth. Nevertheless I spare, lest any man should think of me above that he seeth me to be, or heareth of me.

⁸ For he that was mighty in Peter in the apostleship over the circumcision, the same was mighty in me among the gentiles -

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

¹⁷ comfort your hearts, and establish you in all doctrine and good doing.

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

⁸ By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out into a place which he should afterward receive to inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whither he should go.

²² And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves with sophistry.

¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, nor with the tongue: but with the deed, and of a truth:

⁹ Yet Michael the archangel, when he strove against the devil, and disputed the body of Moses, durst not give railing sentence, but said, "The Lord rebuke thee."

²⁸ But if I cast out the devils by the spirit of God, then is the kingdom of God come on you?

⁴⁸ Then said Jesus unto him, "Except ye see signs and wonders, ye cannot believe."

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

²⁸ And he had his conversation with them at Jerusalem, ²⁹ and quit himself boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. And he spake and disputed with the Greeks; and they went about to slay him.

⁴ And they, after they were sent of the holy ghost, came unto Seleucia, and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. ⁵ And when they were come to Salamis, they showed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to their minister.

¹⁴ But they wandered through the countries, from Perga to Antioch a city of the country of Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

⁵¹ And they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

⁶ they were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about,

¹⁰ and said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on thy feet." And he started up, and walked.

²⁰ Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he arose up and came into the city. And the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

²⁵ and when they had preached the word of God in Perga, they descended into Attalia,

⁶ When they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the holy ghost to preach the word in Asia, ⁷ they came to Mysia, and sought to go into Bithynia, but the spirit suffered them not. ⁸ Then they went over Mysia, and came down to Troas, ⁹ and a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man of Macedonia and prayed him saying, "Come into Macedonia and help us." ¹⁰ After he had seen the vision, immediately we prepared to go into Macedonia: certified that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. ¹¹ Then loosed we forth from Troas, and with a straight course came we to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis, ¹² and from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefest city in the parts of Macedonia: and a free city. We were in that city abiding a certain days.

¹⁸ And this did she many days. But Paul, not content, turned about and said to the spirit, "I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ that thou come out of her." And he came out the same hour.

¹⁰ And the brethren immediately sent away Paul, and Silas by night unto Berea. Which, when they were come thither, they entered into the Synagogue of the Jews.

¹⁵ And they that guided Paul brought him unto Athens, and received a commandment unto Silas and Timothy for to come to him at once. And came their way.

¹ After that, Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth,

¹⁹ And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the Synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

¹ It fortuned, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul passed through the upper coasts, and came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples

¹¹ And God wrought not small miracles by the hands of Paul. ¹² So that from his body were brought unto the sick, napkins or partlets, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

¹ After the rage was ceased, Paul called the disciples unto him, and took his leave of them, and departed for to go into Macedonia. ² And when he had gone over those parts, and given them large exhortations, he came into Greece:

⁶ And we sailed away from Philippi after the holy days, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days.

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

¹⁷ And it fortuned, when I was come again to Jerusalem and prayed in the temple, that I was in a trance; ¹⁸ And saw him saying unto me, 'Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy witness that thou bearest of me.' ¹⁹ And I said, 'Lord they know that I prisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee. ²⁰ And when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also stood by, and consented unto his death and kept the raiment of them that slew him.' ²¹ And he said unto me, 'Depart for I will send thee afar hence unto the gentiles.'"

¹⁴ For I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to them which are no Greeks, unto the learned and also unto the unlearned. ¹⁵ Likewise, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the Gospel to you of Rome also. ¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God unto salvation to all that believe; namely to the Jew, and also to the gentile.

²⁴ when I shall take my journey into Spain, I will come to you. I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you after that I have somewhat enjoyed you.

⁴ There are diversities of gifts verily, yet but one spirit. ⁵ And there are differences of administrations, and yet but one Lord. ⁶ And there are divers manners of operations, and yet but one God, which worketh all things that are wrought in all creatures. ⁷ The gifts of the spirit are given to every man to profit the congregation. ⁸ To one is given, through the spirit, the utterance of wisdom; to another is given the utterance of knowledge by the same spirit; ⁹ to another is given faith, by the same spirit; to another the gifts of healing, by the same spirit; ¹⁰ to another, power to do miracles; to another prophecy; to another, judgment of spirits; to another divers tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: ¹¹ and these all worketh even the self same spirit, dividing to every man several gifts even as he will. ¹² Yet the tokens of an apostle were wrought among you with all patience; with signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

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

¹⁷ notwithstanding the Lord assisted me, and strengthed me, that by me the preaching should be fulfilled to the utmost and that all the gentiles should hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

⁴ God bearing witness thereto, both with signs and wonders also, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the holy ghost, according to his own will.

⁹ We are God's laborers: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. ¹⁰ According to the grace of God given unto me, as a wise builder have I laid the foundation; and another hath built thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth upon. ¹¹ For other foundation can no man lay, than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. ¹² If any man build on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, timber, hay, or stubble: ¹³ every man's work shall appear. For the day shall declare it, and it shall be showed in fire, and the fire shall try every man's work what it is. ¹⁴ If any man's work, that he hath built upon, abide; he shall receive a reward. ¹⁵ If any man's work burn; he shall suffer loss. But he shall be safe himself, nevertheless yet as it were through fire.

¹³ But we will not rejoice above measure: but according to the quantity of the measure which God hath distributed unto us, a measure that reacheth even unto you. ¹⁴ For we stretch not out ourselves beyond measure as though we had not reached unto you. For even unto you have we come with the gospel of Christ, ¹⁵ and we boast not ourselves out of measure in other men's labors. Yea, and we hope, when your faith is increased among you, to be magnified according to our measure more largely; ¹⁶ and to preach the gospel in those regions which are beyond you, and not to rejoice of that which is by another man's measure prepared already.

²⁰ and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets — Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone - ²¹ in whom every building coupled together, groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord, ²² in whom ye also are built together, and made a habitation for God in the spirit.

¹⁵ Even so shall the multitude of the Gentiles look unto him, and the kings shall shut their mouths before him. For they that have not been told of him, shall see him, and they that heard nothing of him, shall behold him.

¹ They shall seek me, that hitherto have not asked for me, they shall find me, that hitherto have not sought me. Then shall I say immediately to the people that never called upon my name, "I am here, I am here."

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

¹⁷ Forasmuch, brethren, as we are kept from you for a season, as concerning the bodily presence — but not in the heart — we enforced the more to see you personally with great desire, ¹⁸ and therefore we would have come unto you, I Paul once and again: but Satan withstood us.

²¹ After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, to pass over Macedonia and Achaia, and to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there I must also see Rome."

¹⁰ beseeching that at one time or another, a prosperous journey, by the will of God, might fortune me to come unto you. ¹¹ For I long to see you, that I might bestow among you some spiritual gift, to strengthen you withal. ¹² That is: that I might have consolation together with you, through the common faith, which both ye and I have.

³² that I may come unto you with joy, by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

¹⁰ while we night and day pray exceedingly, that we might see you presently, and might fulfill that which is lacking in your faith.

⁴ desiring to see thee, mindful of thy tears: so that I am filled with joy,

³ And after they were brought on their way by the congregation, they passed over Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought great joy unto all the brethren.

⁵ And when the days were ended we departed, and went our ways, and they all brought us on our way, with their wives and children, till we were come out of the city. And we kneeled down in the shore and prayed.

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

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

⁵ I will come unto you after I have gone over Macedonia. For I will go throughout Macedonia. ⁶ With you peradventure I will abide a while: or else winter, that ye may bring me on my way whithersoever I go. ⁷ I will not see you now in my passage: but I trust to abide a while with you, if God shall suffer me.

¹⁶ and to have passed by you into Macedonia, and to have come again out of Macedonia unto you, and to have been led forth to Jewry ward of you.

⁶ which bare witness of thy love before all the congregation. Which brethren, when thou bringest forwards on their journey — as it beseemeth God — thou shalt do well:

²¹ but bade them fare well saying, "I must needs, at this feast that cometh, be in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you if God will."

¹⁶ For Paul had determined to leave Ephesus as they sailed, because he would not spend the time in Asia. For he hasted to be, if he could possibly, at Jerusalem at the day of Pentecost.

²² And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, and know not what shall come on me there,

¹⁷ "But after many years, I came and brought alms to my people and offerings,

²⁶ For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia, to make a certain distribution upon the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. ²⁷ It hath pleased them verily, and their debtors are they. For if the gentiles be made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is to minister unto them in carnal things. ²⁸ When I have performed this, and have brought them this fruit sealed, I will come back again by you into Spain. ²⁹ And I am sure when I come, that I shall come with abundance of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. ³⁰ I beseech you brethren for our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the spirit, that ye help me in my business, with your prayers to God for me, ³¹ that I may be delivered from them which believe not in Jewry; and that this my service, which I have to Jerusalem, may be accepted of the saints,

¹ Of the gathering for the saints, as I have ordained in the congregations of Galatia, even so do ye. ² Upon some Sunday, let every one of you put aside at home, and lay up whatsoever he thinketh meet, that there be no gatherings when I come. ³ When I am come, whosoever ye shall allow by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

¹⁰ warning only that we should remember the poor, which thing also I was diligent to do.

²¹ Who so despiseth his neighbour, doth amiss; but blessed is he that hath pity of the poor.

³¹ He that doth a poor man wrong, blasphemeth his maker; but whoso hath pity of the poor, doth honour unto God.

⁵ Whoso laugheth the poor to scorn, blasphemeth his maker; and he that is glad of another man's hurt, shall not be unpunished.

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.

¹¹ And so it was broken in that day. Then the poor simple sheep that had a respect unto me, knew thereby that it was the word of the LORD.

⁴⁰ And the King shall answer and say unto them, 'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.'

¹¹ For ye shall have poor folk always with you: but me shall ye not have always.

²⁰ And he lifted up his eyes upon the disciples, and said, "Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

¹³ But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind,

²⁷ In those days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. ²⁸ And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit, that there should be great dearth throughout all the world, which came to pass in the Emperor Claudius' days. ²⁹ Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, purposed to send succour unto the brethren which dwelt in Jewry, ³⁰ which thing they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

⁹ and a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man of Macedonia and prayed him saying, "Come into Macedonia and help us."

¹² When Gallio was ruler of the country of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

¹⁵ Brethren, ye know the house of Stephanas, how that they are the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have appointed themselves to minister unto the saints:

¹ I do you to wit, brethren, of the grace of God, which is given in the congregations of Macedonia: ² how that the abundance of their rejoicing is, that they are tried with much tribulation. And thereto, though they were exceeding poor, yet have they given exceeding richly, and that in singleness. ³ For to their powers — I bear them record — yea and beyond their power, they were willing of their own accord, ⁴ and prayed us with great instance, that we would receive their benefit, and suffer them to be partakers with others in ministering to the saints. ⁵ And this they did, not as we looked for; but gave their own selves first to the Lord, and after unto us by the will of God: ⁶ so that we could not but desire Titus to accomplish the same benevolence among you also, even as he had begun. ⁷ Now therefore, as ye are rich in all parts, in faith, in word, in knowledge, in all ferventness, and in love, which ye have to us: even so see that ye be plenteous in this benevolence. ⁸ This say I not as commanding: but because others are so fervent, therefore prove I your love, whether it be perfect or no. ⁹ Ye know the liberality of our Lord Jesus Christ, which though he were rich, yet for your sakes became poor: that ye through his poverty might be made rich.

² for I know your readiness of mind, whereof I boast myself unto them of Macedonia, and say that Achaia was prepared a year ago, and your ferventness hath provoked many.

¹² For the office of this ministration, not only supplieth the need of the saints: but also is abundant herein, that for this laudable ministering, thanks might be given to God of many,

⁶ Let him that is taught in the word, minister unto him that teacheth him in all good things. ⁷ Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap. ⁸ He that soweth in his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth in the spirit shall, of the spirit, reap life everlasting. ⁹ Let us not be weary of well doing. For when the time is come we shall reap without weariness. ¹⁰ While we have, therefore, time; let us do good unto all men, and specially, unto them which are of the household of faith.

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

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? ⁶ But ye have despised the poor. Are not the rich they which oppress you: and they which draw you before judges?

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

¹¹ If we sow unto you spiritual things: is it a great thing if we reap your carnal things?

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

¹⁹ I, Paul, have written it with mine own hand. I will recompense it. So that I do not say to thee how that thou owest unto me even thine own self.

²¹ There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD shall stand.

³⁷ {Mem} What is he then that sayeth, "There should something be done without the LORD's commandment:

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

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

¹³ Go to now, ye that say, "Today and tomorrow let us go into such a city and continue there a year and buy, and sell, and win," ¹⁴ and yet cannot tell what shall happen tomorrow. For what thing is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. ¹⁵ For that, ye ought to say, "If the Lord will, and if we live, let us do this or that."

¹¹ Thou shalt show me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy, and at thy righthand there is pleasure for evermore.

²⁶ Good fortune and prosperity will I give them, and unto all that be round about my hill. A prosperous shower and rain will I send them in due season,

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

¹⁹ and to know what is the love of Christ, which love passeth knowledge: that ye might be fulfilled with all manner of fullness which cometh of God.

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

²⁴ and tarried behind; himself alone. And there wrestled a man with him unto the breaking of the day. ²⁵ And when he saw that he could not prevail against him, he smote him under the thigh, and the sinew of Jacob's thigh shrank as he wrestled with him. ²⁶ And he said, "Let me go, for the day breaketh." And he said, "I will not let thee go, except thou bless me." ²⁷ And he said unto him, "What is thy name?" He answered, "Jacob." ²⁸ And he said, "Thou shalt be called Jacob no more, but Israel. For thou hast wrestled with God and with men and hast prevailed." ²⁹ And Jacob asked him, saying, "Tell me thy name." And he said, "Wherefore dost thou ask after my name?" And he blessed him there.

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

¹¹ by the help of your prayer for us: That by the means of many occasions, thanks may be given of many on our behalf, for the grace given unto us.

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

¹¹ For we which live, are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might appear in our mortal flesh.

¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to utter the secrets of the gospel,

¹ If there be among you any consolation in Christ, if there be any comfortable love, if there be any fellowship of the spirit, if there be any compassion of mercy:

⁸ which also declared unto us your love, which ye have in the spirit.

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

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

²⁵ Brethren, pray for us.

¹ Furthermore, brethren, pray for us, that the word of God may have free passage, and be glorified, as it is with you:

¹³ I give thee charge in the sight of God, which quickeneth all things, and before Jesus Christ, which under Pontius Pilate witnessed a good witnessing, ¹⁴ that thou keep the commandment, and be without spot and unrebukable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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

¹⁷ And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. ¹⁸ And on the morrow, Paul went in with us unto James. And all the elders came together. ¹⁹ And when he had saluted them, he told, by order, all things that God had wrought among the gentiles by his ministration. ²⁰ And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, "Thou seest brother, how many thousand Jews there are which believe, and they are all zealous over the law. ²¹ And they are informed of thee that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the gentiles to forsake Moses, and sayest that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to live after the customs. ²² What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together. For they shall hear that thou art come. ²³ Do therefore this that we say to thee. We have four men, which have a vow on them. ²⁴ Them take and purify thyself with them, and do cost on them, that they may shave their heads and all shall know that those things which they have heard concerning thee are nothing: but that thou thyself also walkest and keepest the law. ²⁵ For as touching the gentiles which believe: we have written, and concluded, that they observe no such things — but that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from strangled, and from fornication." ²⁶ Then the next day, Paul took the men and purified himself with them, and entered into the temple, declaring that he observed the days of the purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. ²⁷ And as the seven days should have been ended, the Jews which were of Asia when they saw him in the temple, they moved all the people and laid hands on him crying, ²⁸ "Men of Israel, help. This is the man that teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover also he hath brought Greeks into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place." ²⁹ For they saw one Trophimus, an Ephesian, with him in the city: Him they supposed Paul had brought into the temple. ³⁰ And all the city was moved, and the people swarmed together. And they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple, and forthwith the doors were shut to. ³¹ As they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the high captain of the soldiers, that all Jerusalem was moved.

²⁴ the captain bade him to be brought into the castle: and commanded him to be scourged, and to be examined, that he might know wherefore they cried on him.

¹² When day was come, certain of the Jews gathered themselves together, and made a vow saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. ¹³ They were about forty which had made this conspiration. ¹⁴ And they came to the chief priest and elders, and said, "We have bound ourselves with a vow, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. ¹⁵ Now therefore give ye knowledge to the upper captain, and to the council that he bring him forth unto us tomorrow, as though we would know some thing more perfectly of him. But we, or ever he come near, are ready in the mean season to kill him." ¹⁶ When Paul's sister's son heard of their laying await, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. ¹⁷ And Paul called one of the under captains unto him, and said, "Bring this young man unto the high captain: for he hath a certain thing to show him." ¹⁸ And he took him, and led him to the high captain, and said, "Paul the prisoner called me unto him and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, which hath a certain matter to show thee." ¹⁹ The high captain took him by the hand, and went apart with him out of the way, and asked him, "What hast thou to say unto me?" ²⁰ And he said, "The Jews are determined to desire thee that thou wouldest bring forth Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly. ²¹ But follow not their minds: for there lie in wait for him of them, more than forty men, which have bound themselves with a vow, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now are they ready, and look for thy promise." ²² The upper captain let the young man depart and charged him, "See thou tell it out to no man that thou hast showed these things to me." ²³ And he called unto him two under captains, saying, "Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten. And spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night. ²⁴ And deliver them beasts that they may put Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the high deputy;

¹ After five days, Ananias the high priest descended, with elders and with a certain orator named Tertullus, and informed the ruler of Paul. ² When Paul was called forth; Tertullus began to accuse him saying, "Seeing that we live in great quietness by the means of thee and that many good things are done unto this nation through thy providence: ³ that allow we ever and in all places, most mighty Felix with all thanks. ⁴ Notwithstanding, that I be not tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy courtesy a few words. ⁵ We have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of debate unto all the Jews throughout the world; And a maintainer of sedition, of the sect of the Nazarenes; ⁶ and also hath enforced to pollute the temple: Whom we took, and would have judged according to our law, ⁷ but the high captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, ⁸ commanding his accusers to come unto thee: of whom thou mayest, if thou wilt enquire, know the certain of all these things where of we accuse him." ⁹ The Jews likewise affirmed, saying that it was even so.

² Then informed him the high priests, and the chief of the Jews, of Paul. And they besought him,

²⁴ and Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us: Ye see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews have been with me, both at Jerusalem and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

²⁵ Now go I unto Jerusalem, and minister unto the saints.

⁴ and prayed us with great instance, that we would receive their benefit, and suffer them to be partakers with others in ministering to the saints.

¹ Of the ministering to the saints, it is but superfluous for me to write unto you:

¹⁵ which as they killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, even so have they persecuted us, and God they please not, and are contrary to all men:

² and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men. For all men have not faith:

¹¹ persecutions, and afflictions which happened unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra: which persecutions I suffered patiently; And from them all the Lord delivered me.

¹³ Like as the winter cool in the harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, and refresheth his master's mind.

¹ When it was concluded that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, an under-captain of Caesar's soldiers.

⁴¹ But they chanced on a place, which had the sea on both the sides, and thrust in the ship. And the fore part stuck fast, and moved not, but the hinder part brake with the violence of the waves. ⁴² The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners: lest any of them, when he had swum out, should flee away. ⁴³ But the under-captain, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they that could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and escape to land.

¹⁵ And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came against us to Appius, and to the three taverns, and met us. When Paul saw them he thanked God, and waxed bold. ¹⁶ And when he came to Rome, the under-captain delivered the prisoners to the chief captain of the host: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with one Soldier that kept him.

³⁰ And Paul dwelt full two years in his lodging. And received all that came to him, ³¹ preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concerned the Lord Jesus with all confidence, unforbidden.

¹⁰ beseeching that at one time or another, a prosperous journey, by the will of God, might fortune me to come unto you. ¹¹ For I long to see you, that I might bestow among you some spiritual gift, to strengthen you withal. ¹² That is: that I might have consolation together with you, through the common faith, which both ye and I have. ¹³ I would that ye should know, brethren, how that I have oftentimes purposed to come unto you, but have been let hitherto, to have some fruit among you, as I have among other of the gentiles.

²³ but now seeing I have no more to do in these countries, and also have been desirous many years to come unto you, ²⁴ when I shall take my journey into Spain, I will come to you. I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you after that I have somewhat enjoyed you.

¹⁹ but I will come to you shortly, if God will, and will know not the words of them which swell, but the power.

¹⁸ They have comforted my spirit and yours. Look therefore that ye know them that are such.

¹³ Therefore we are comforted, because ye are comforted: yea and exceedingly the more joyed we, for the joy that Titus had: because his spirit was refreshed of you all.

¹² I would ye understood, brethren, that my business is happened unto the greater furthering of the gospel. ¹³ So that my bonds in Christ are manifest throughout all the judgment hall: and in all other places; ¹⁴ Insomuch that many of the brethren in the Lord are boldened through my bonds, and dare more largely speak the word without fear.

⁶ But now lately when Timothy came from you unto us and declared to us your faith, and your love, and how that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us, as we desire to see you. ⁷ Therefore, brethren, had we consolation in you, in all our adversity, and necessity through your faith. ⁸ For now are we alive if ye stand steadfast in the Lord. ⁹ For what thanks can we recompense to God again for you, over all the joy that we joy for your sakes before our God, ¹⁰ while we night and day pray exceedingly, that we might see you presently, and might fulfill that which is lacking in your faith.

¹⁶ The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

⁷ And we have great joy and consolation over thy love: For by thee, brother, the saints' hearts are comforted.

²⁰ Even so, brother, let me enjoy thee in the Lord. Comfort my heart in the Lord.

¹⁵ For that, ye ought to say, "If the Lord will, and if we live, let us do this or that."

⁴ And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said unto the harvest men, "The LORD be with you." And they answered him, "The LORD bless thee."

²³ "Behold, a maiden shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is by interpretation, God with us."

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."

²⁰ The God of peace tread Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

²³ Gaius mine host and the host of all the congregations, saluteth you. Erastus, the chamberlain of the city, saluteth you. And Quartus, a brother, saluteth you.

³³ For God is not causer of strife: but of peace, as he is in all other congregations of the saints.

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

¹⁴ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the holy ghost, be with you all. Amen. {The end of the Second Epistle unto the Corinthians, Sent from Philippi, a city in Macedonia, by Titus and Luke}

⁹ which ye have both learned and received, heard and also seen in me: those things do, and the God of peace shall be with you.

¹⁶ The very Lord of peace, give you peace always, by all means. The Lord be with you all.

²² The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. {The end of the Second Epistle unto Timothy, Written from Rome, when Paul was presented the second time up before the Emperor Nero}

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