Philippians 2 Cross References - Mace

¹ If then there be any christian consolation, any charitable relief, any communion of the spirit, if any tenderness of compassion, ² compleat my joy, by pursuing the same view, living in mutual love, by being unanimous, and cultivating that harmony. ³ Do nothing out of a spirit of contention, or for vain-glory, but modestly look upon others as if they were better than yourselves. ⁴ let no man consult only his private interest, but let every man consult likewise the interest of others. ⁵ for the same temper of mind ought to be in you as was in Christ Jesus: ⁶ who tho' he was the image of God, did not affect to appear with divine majesty, but divested himself thereof, ⁷ by assuming the form of a servant: being made in the likeness of men, ⁸ and his whole exterior showing nothing more than a meer man, he abased himself, and carried his submission so far as to die, even the death of the cross. ⁹ wherefore God has highly exalted and given him a name, which is above every name; ¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus both angels and men, the living and the dead, should pay their adorations, ¹¹ and that every nation should confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord, to the glory of God the father. ¹² Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obey'd the gospel, not only when I was with you, but much more now while I am absent, continue the work of your own salvation, whatever persecutions you apprehend: ¹³ for it is God that influences your desires and endeavours, out of his benevolence to you. ¹⁴ do every thing without murmuring and disputes: ¹⁵ that you may be without reproach, the inoffensive spotless children of God in the midst of a depraved and perverse generation (among whom you should shine as stars in the world, ¹⁶ you, who display the doctrine of eternal life) that in the day of Christ I may have the satisfaction of not having pursued my laborious course in vain. ¹⁷ and if my blood should serve as a libation to ratify your faith, I should rejoice and congratulate with you all thereupon; ¹⁸ and you too should be glad and congratulate me upon that account. ¹⁹ However, I hope by the favour of the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you very soon, that I may have some encouragement by knowing the state of your affairs: ²⁰ for there is no one that is so dear to me as he, and no one will more sincerely interest himself in your concerns. ²¹ the most consult their private advantage, and neglect the dispensation of Jesus Christ. ²² you know he has stood the test, and has serv'd with me in the gospel, as a son serves with his father. ²³ I hope therefore to send him to you as soon as I find what turn my affairs shall take: ²⁴ nay, I trust in the Lord, that I myself too shall visit you very soon. ²⁵ however I thought it necessary to send you Epaphroditus my brother, my collegue in the ministry, and my fellow-soldier, whom you had sent to supply my wants: ²⁶ for he long'd to see you all, and was greatly concern'd, that you should hear he was sick. and indeed he was sick almost unto death: ²⁷ but God had pity on him, and not on him only, but on me likewise, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. ²⁸ I sent him therefore with the greater dispatch, that I might have the less disquietude, by the satisfaction you will find in seeing him again. ²⁹ receive him then in the Lord with all alacrity, and let such be the objects of your esteem: ³⁰ for he was upon the brink of death for the service of Christ, having expos'd his life to the greatest dangers, to perform those kind offices, which you could not do yourselves.

¹⁰ but the angel said to them, be not afraid, I am only come to bring you great news, which will be matter of joy to you and to the whole world. ¹¹ for the Lord Messiah your saviour is this day born, in the city of David:

²⁵ At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.

¹⁸ I will not leave you orphans; I will come again to you.

²⁷ I bid you farewell! I give you my last farewell; but I do not give it out of common formality: don't be concern'd for me, or apprehensive for your selves.

¹⁰ your love to me will be in keeping my commandments: even as I love my father by keeping his commandments. ¹¹ These things have I spoken to you, that you might have some present comfort, and that hereafter your joy might be compleat. ¹² this is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.

²² so you are afflicted at present: but I will see you again, and then shall your hearts be affected with joy, and your joy shall no one wrest from you. ²³ tho' then you cannot ask any thing of me in person, whatever ye shall ask the father in my name, I assure you he will grant it. ²⁴ hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be compleat.

¹³ now that I am coming to thee, while I am here, I make these requests for them, that their joy in me may be compleat.

⁴⁶ and continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they did eat their meals with gladness, and simplicity of heart,

³² Now the whole body of believers were but one heart, and one soul: no one look'd upon what he possessed, as his own, but every thing was held in common.

¹ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, ² who has given us access by faith to that degree of favour, we are in, by which we triumph in the hopes of divine glory.

⁵ now hope will not deceive us, because the love of God is diffused thro' our hearts, by the holy spirit which is given to us;

⁹ you are not in such a state, but in a spiritual one, provided the divine spirit dwell in you. now if any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his. ¹⁰ and if Christ be in you, tho' the body is mortal in consequence of sin; the spirit gives life by justification. ¹¹ for if the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised up Christ from the dead, shall likewise restore your mortal bodies to life, by his spirit that dwelleth in you. ¹² You are, therefore, brethren oblig'd to oppose your sensual passions; ¹³ for if you lead a sensual life, you will be miserable: but if through the spirit you mortify the affections of corrupted nature, you will be happy. ¹⁴ as many as are actuated by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God. ¹⁵ for the spirit you have received is not servile to keep you still in fear; but it is the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, that is, father. ¹⁶ the same spirit testifies to our spirit, that we are the children of God.

²⁶ The spirit likewise softens our afflictions: for being at a loss to apply for the most proper relief; the spirit it self affects us with those pious ejaculations, which we can't well express.

¹² besides Esaias saith, "there shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope." ¹³ Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope through the power of the holy spirit.

¹⁶ Don't you know, that you are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwells in you?

¹⁹ what! know ye not that your bodies are the temple of the holy spirit, which is in you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? ²⁰ for you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

¹³ for by one spirit we have all been baptized, to be form'd into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free; and have been all made to drink of one spirit.

³¹ I am daily receiving new mortifications, witness your cruel boastings against me, which I bear for the sake of Christ Jesus our Lord;

⁵ for as I have greatly suffered for Christ, so I have been greatly comforted thro' Christ. ⁶ but whether I am afflicted, it is for your consolation and relief, which is effected by your perseverance, patiently enduring the same sufferings which I also undergo: or whether I am comforted, it is for your consolation and relief.

¹⁴ but thanks be to God, who maketh me triumph, thro' Christ, and spreads his healing doctrine by me, in eevery place:

¹⁴ the favour of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communication of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. amen.

⁶ and because ye are sons, God has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts, crying Abba, that is, father;

²² but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, sweetness of disposition, beneficence, faithfulness, meekness, temperance:

¹³ by whom you also have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: and having believed in him, ye were mark'd with the seal of the holy spirit, which was promised: ¹⁴ and this is the pledge of our inheritance, being given for the deliverance of his peculiar people, to the display of his glory.

¹⁸ for thro' him both of us have access by the same spirit to the father. ¹⁹ Therefore now, you are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and domesticks of God's family, ²⁰ being built upon the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, whereof Jesus Christ himself is the main stone of the angle: ²¹ on which the whole structure rises with symmetry into a temple, consecrated by the Lord: ²² who by his spirit has likewise made you a part of this divine mansion.

⁴ Being one body, acted by one spirit, since you all have but one expectation in view;

³⁰ grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom you are sealed against the day of deliverance: ³¹ banish all resentment and indignation, anger, vehemence, detraction, and every thing like malice. ³² be mutually kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

⁸ for God is my witness, that I love you with a christian tenderness.

³ for we are the genuine sons of Abraham, who worship God in the spiritual manner, and value no other dependance than that on Jesus Christ, without confiding in any external advantages:

² that their hearts might be comforted, and that being firmly united in love, they might possess the highest and fullest persuasion of the truth of this doctrine, by entring into this mystery, even of God the father, and of Christ,

¹² be you therefore adorn'd with a compassionate temper, with benevolence, humility, meekness, patience as becometh saints and chosen favourites of God:

¹⁶ Now may our Lord Jesus Christ, and God our father, who has loved us, and by his favour given us the advantageous hopes of eternal joys, consolate your souls, ¹⁷ and establish you in all sound doctrine and virtue.

¹⁸ that by two immutable things in which it was impossible for God to deceive us, we, who have no other refuge to fly to, but to maintain our present hopes,

² to sanctify them by his spirit, that by their obedience they might be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. may the divine savour make you continually prosper.

⁶ This it is that fills you with joy, notwithstanding the various tryals, which still necessarily afflict you, ⁷ that your faith being put to a more advantageous proof, than that of gold, which loses by the essay, may redound to your praise and highest honour at the appearance of Jesus Christ: ⁸ whom though you have not seen, you love: and though he is not now the object of your view, yet you believe in him, and triumph with such a laudable transport, as cannot be express'd:

²² You that have purified your souls by the holy spirit, in obeying the gospel, which obliges you to an undisguised benevolence, let your hearts be mutually affected with the most disinterested ardour; ²³ since your regeneration is not owing to any corruptible principles, but to the unchangeable word of the immortal God.

²⁴ he that observes his commandments, dwelleth in God, and God in him: and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the spirit which he hath given us.

⁷ Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God. ⁸ he that has not social affection, does not know God; for God is love.

¹² no man hath ever seen God. if we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and our love for him is then sincere.

¹⁶ and we have known, and are convinced that God hath loved us. God is love; and he that cultivates social affection, dwelleth in God, and God in him.

²⁹ the bridegroom is he that hath a right to the bride: as for the friend of the bridegroom, who is nigh his person and heareth him, he greatly rejoyces at the voice of the bridegroom: upon this account my joy is compleat.

¹⁴ and unanimously persevere in prayer with the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brethren being present.

¹ When the day of pentecost was come, they all met together with one accord.

¹² Thus were many signs and wonders wrought among the people, by the apostles, who us'd to meet in Solomon's porch with great unanimity:

¹⁶ have the same respect for one another. let not your behaviour be haughty, but soften'd to the condition of those below you. be not wise in your own conceits.

⁵ May the God of patience and consolation, make you equally concern'd for one another, according to the example of Christ Jesus, ⁶ that ye may unanimously with one voice glorify God, even the father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to maintain all the same doctrine, to suffer no divisions among you; but to be perfectly united in the same mind, and in the same judgment.

³ and I wrote to you upon that disagreeable subject, that when I came, I might not receive uneasiness from those from whom I ought to receive comfort, being persuaded that you will all think yourselves interested to promote my satisfaction.

⁷ but by the consolation I received from you by him, when he acquainted me with your earnest desire to see me, with your concern, and your zeal for me; which greatly increas'd my joy.

¹¹ Finally, brethren, be cheerful: redress yourselves, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

⁴ and I never pray without praying for you all with joy, for your liberality to the gospel,

²⁶ that by my being present with you again, I may be the occasion of heightning your christian joy. ²⁷ only conduct yourselves in a manner becoming the gospel of Christ, that whether I come to see you, or else am absent, I may have this account of you, that you are stedfastly of the same resolution, and unanimously contend for the faith of the gospel,

¹⁶ you, who display the doctrine of eternal life) that in the day of Christ I may have the satisfaction of not having pursued my laborious course in vain.

²⁰ for there is no one that is so dear to me as he, and no one will more sincerely interest himself in your concerns.

¹⁵ Let us therefore, who have been instructed, have this in view: and if you are sollicitous about any thing else, God will reveal even that unto you. ¹⁶ in the mean while, as we are already advanc'd so far, pursue your course, and keep it still in view:

² I conjure Euodias, and I conjure Syntyche to be perfectly united in the Lord.

⁵ for tho' I am absent in person, yet I am present with you in my mind, and am glad to perceive the regularily of your affairs, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

¹⁹ for what can be our hope, or joy, what can crown our pretensions, unless it be you, when we shall appear before the Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? ²⁰ for ye are our glory and our joy.

⁶ but Timothy, upon his arrival here from you, brings us the agreeable news of the perseverance of your faith and charity, that you always make honourable mention of us, and that you desire to see us as ardently as we do to see you. ⁷ Thus, my brethren, your conduct has given us great consolation, under all our persecutions and distress. ⁸ for now I am reviv'd, since you continue stedfast in the christian profession. ⁹ how can I be sufficiently thankful to God upon your account, for all the joy, which by your means we have been affected with, ¹⁰ whilst night and day we make our ardent requests to him, that we may once more be present with you, that nothing may be wanting to the perfection of your faith?

¹³ As for you, my brethren, the favourites of the Lord, we are oblig'd to render perpetual thanks to God, for having chosen you from the beginning, in purifying you by his spirit, upon your believing the gospel.

⁴ when I call to mind your affliction, it makes me ardently desire the exceeding pleasure I shall have in seeing you:

²⁰ for the Lord's sake, brother, let me have this satisfaction: refresh my heart for his sake.

⁸ In a word, live all of you in perfect agreement and sympathy, be full of fraternal love, compassion, and affability. ⁹ don't return evil for evil, nor calumny for calumny; on the contrary, bestow your benedictions, considering that your vocation obliges you thereto, as a means to obtain the divine blessing.

³ what we have seen and heard, we declare unto you, that ye also may be of the same society with us: and truly associated with the father, and with his son Jesus Christ. ⁴ and these things write we unto you, that our joy may be perfect.

⁴ It was a great satisfaction to me, to see the conduct of your children, was so agreeable to the directions, we received from the father.

⁴ greater joy I cannot have, than to hear that my children are attach'd to the truth.

⁷ Afterwards observing how eager the guests were for the first places, he gave them this instruction: ⁸ when any one invites you to a wedding, don't put yourself in the highest seat: for fear some person of greater distinction should be a guest, ⁹ and he that invited you both, should come and bid you give place to him; and you should have the disgrace of taking the lowest seat. ¹⁰ but when you are invited, go place your self last; that he, who invited you, when he comes, may say to you, friend, go up higher: and that will do you honour before all the company at table. ¹¹ for he that exalteth himself, shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.

¹⁴ I tell you this man went home approv'd as just, and not the other. for whoever exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

¹⁰ in brotherly kindness be passionately affected to one another; in honour prefer one another:

¹³ let us behave with decency as in open view; not with rioting and drunkenness, not with lewdness and brutality, not with strife and envy.

³ for you are still subject to your passions. since envy, and strife, and divisions are among you, are you not actuated by the vices of the animal part?

⁹ for I am the meanest of the apostles, not worthy the name of an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

²⁰ yet I fear when I do come I shall not find you such as I would, and that you will find me such as you least desire: I am afraid there are among you debates, envyings, animosities, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, arrogance, tumults:

¹⁵ but if you bite and tear one another, take heed that you be not consumed by one another.

²⁰ brutality, idolatry, poisoning, enmities, quarrels, emulations, animosities, strife, seditions, factions, envyings, ²¹ drunkenness, revellings, and such like, concerning which I forewarn you now, as heretofore I have done, that they who practise such vices, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

²⁶ let us not be vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

² with all humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another in love;

²¹ Be mutually obsequious with christian respect.

¹⁵ it is true, there are some who preach Christ out of a spirit of envy and contention; but others do it out of pure affection. ¹⁶ those preach the gospel of Christ, not in sincerity, but from a principle of contention, with a view to inflame the persecution against me: ¹⁷ the others act from affection, as knowing that I suffer for having defended the gospel.

¹⁴ do every thing without murmuring and disputes:

⁸ but now renounce them all, as well as anger, animosity, malice: let calumny and obscene discourse be banish'd from your lips.

⁴ he is full of pride and ignorance, touch'd with a spirit of chicanery and wrangling, productive of envy, contention, calumny,

¹⁴ but if envy and contention imbitter your minds, don't think your false pretences can stand against the truth: ¹⁵ such wisdom is not derived from heaven; but is terrestrial, sensual, demoniacal. ¹⁶ where false zeal, and a spirit of contention reign, there confusion and every vice prevail.

⁵ or do you imagine that passage of scripture to be insignificant, "does the spirit that dwells in you, incite you to vice?" ⁶ on the contrary, he heaps his favours upon you. wherefore 'tis said, "God defeats the proud, but is gracious to the humble."

¹ Renouncing therefore every kind of malice, and knavery, hypocrisy, envy, and detraction, as new-born infants desire that mystical milk, ² which is without any mixture, and will make you thrive. Since you have tasted how good the Lord is,

⁵ As for you that are young, be you submissive to those of a more advanc'd age: and do you all of you pay a becoming deference to one another: be cloak'd with humility, for " God opposes the proud, and shows favour to the humble."

⁶ But whoever shall occasion such an humble believer to fall off from the faith, it were better for him that a mill-stone were hang'd about his neck, and that he were plung'd to the bottom of the sea.

¹⁵ bless them, but curse not. rejoice with those that do rejoice, and weep with those that weep.

¹⁹ Let us therefore pursue those things which tend to peace, and mutual edification. ²⁰ do not for such a thing as meat, pull down what God has been raising. all things indeed are pure; but they become evil to him who by eating giveth offence. ²¹ it is better to abstain from flesh, and wine, and every thing whereby your brother is in danger of falling off. ²² keep the persuasion you have, to your own conscience. blessed is he that approves himself to God, without making any difference about meats:

¹ I add, we that are better inform'd ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not study our own pleasure.

⁹ but take care that this liberty of yours does not prove a scandal to the weak. ¹⁰ for if any man see you who have a just notion of idols, sitting at table in their temple, will not the person who is wrong in his notions be incouraged to eat what is offered to idols, tho' contrary to his own opinion? ¹¹ so that your notions may endanger the life of thy weak brother, for whom Christ died. ¹² but when you thus offend against the brethren, by wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. ¹³ wherefore if my eating makes my brother offend, I will never eat flesh rather than make my brother offend.

²⁴ Let no man consult barely his own interest: but every man that of others.

³² give no offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God. ³³ thus I endeavour to be acceptable to all men in all things, not seeking my own advantage, but that of others, so as they may be saved.

²² nay, those parts of the body, which seem to be of the least account, are much more necessary. ²³ what we think to be less honourable, is loaded with additional ornaments, and the less graceful have adventitious finery, ²⁴ of which the graceful have no need: but God has contrived the symmetry of the body, by bestowing an additional advantage where it seem'd to want it. ²⁵ that there might be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same mutual concern for one another. ²⁶ so that if one member suffer, they all suffer with it: or if one be honoured, they partake of it.

⁴ Social affection is patient, is kind; is a stranger to envy; is not insolently vain, nor arrogant: does not behave indecently, ⁵ is not self-interested, is not easily provoked, nor suspects any ill;

³ as for us, we give no occasion of offence, that our ministry may not be blamed:

²⁹ who is afflicted, and I not suffer? who is offended, and I not inflam'd?

⁸ If, agreeably to the scriptures, you observe that royal law, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self," you do well.

²⁹ take my yoke upon you, and learn to be meek like me, and of an humble temper: and ye shall enjoy tranquillity of mind.

²⁶ but it must not be so among you: on the contrary, whoever would rise among you, let him be your minister. ²⁷ and whoever would be chief among you, let him be your servant. ²⁸ as the son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for all.

²⁷ for who is greatest, he that sits at table, or he that waits? is it not the person at table? yet I am among you as one that serves.

¹⁴ if I then, tho' lord and master, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ for I have given you example, that you might behave to one another, as I have to you.

³⁸ how Jesus of Nazareth divinely inspired by the holy spirit, and with miraculous power, went about doing good, and healing all that were under the oppression of the devil: because God was with him.

³⁵ my constant example has shown you that the disabled should be assisted by your labours, remembring the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, "it is a greater happiness to give than to receive."

¹⁵ now if your brother be endanger'd by your eating, you violate the obligations of love: for such a matter as eating, will you risk his life, for whom Christ died?

³ for even Christ did not consult his own satisfaction; but as it is written, "the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."

⁵ May the God of patience and consolation, make you equally concern'd for one another, according to the example of Christ Jesus,

³³ thus I endeavour to be acceptable to all men in all things, not seeking my own advantage, but that of others, so as they may be saved.

² for Christ loved us, and for us gave himself an offering and a sacrifice acceptable to God.

²¹ this will conciliate the divine favour. and this is the condition of your vocation, since Christ himself has suffer'd for us,

¹ Since then Christ has with respect to his mortal nature died for us, arm yourselves with this reflection, that he, who is dead with respect to sensuality, has renounced sin;

⁶ he that says he is attach'd to Christ, ought to regulate his conduct by his example.

²³ a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel," that is to say, God our Saviour.

¹ In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God. ² the same was in the beginning with God.

¹⁸ no man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten son, who is intimate with the father, hath made him known.

¹⁸ therefore the Jews were the more eager to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but likewise, because he had said that God was his proper father, making himself equal with God.

²³ that all men should honour the son, even as they honour the father. he that honoureth not the son, honoureth not the father who hath sent him.

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was I AM. ⁵⁹ then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus was conceal'd by the crowd which he pass'd thro', and so got out of the temple.

³⁰ I and my father are one.

³³ the Jews answered him, saying, it is not for any good work that we stone thee; but for blasphemy, inasmuch as you, being a man, pretend to be a God.

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

⁹ Jesus said to him, have I been with you so long, and don't you know me yet? Philip, he that hath seen me, hath seen the father; why then do you say, shew us the father?

²⁸ ye have heard me say, "I am going away, and shall come again unto you." if ye loved me, ye would rejoice at my going to the father: for the father is greater than I.

⁵ and now, O father, glorify me in heaven, with the glory which I had before the creation of the world.

²⁸ Thomas answered, and said to him, my Lord and my God!

⁵ who are the offspring of the patriarchs, and of whom as to the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

⁴ to those unbelievers, whose minds the God of this world has so blinded, that the glorious lustre of the gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, does not enlighten them.

¹⁵ he is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of the whole creation. ¹⁶ for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are on earth, both visible and invisible, the thrones, and the sovereigntys, the principalitys, and the powers: all were created by him, and for him: he is before all things, ¹⁷ to the king of the world, the immortal, invisible, and the only God be honour and glory to endless ages. amen.

¹⁶ the mystery of piety is the pillar and basts of truth; and certainly most extraordinary. God has appear'd in the flesh, been justified by the spirit, seen by angels, proclaim'd to the Gentiles, believ'd by the world, and assum'd into glory.

¹³ in expectation of that desirable happiness, the glorious appearance of the supreme God, and of our saviour Jesus Christ,

³ who being the radiation of his glory, and the imprest image of his substance, and governing all things by his powerful command, after having himself made expiation for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the divine majesty in the highest heavens.

⁶ and when he re-introduces the first-begotten into the world, he saith, " and let all the angels of God worship him."

⁸ but to the son he saith, "God is thy throne for ever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of equity.

⁸ Jesus Christ is always the same, yesterday, to-day, and for ever. be not then misled by artful, novel doctrines:

¹⁷ as soon as I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead: but he laid his right hand upon me, and said, "Fear not; I am the first and the last: ¹⁸ I am he that liveth; I was dead; but now you see I am alive for all eternity, amen; and I have the keys of the grave, and of death."

⁶ and he said to me, "it is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end: to him that is a-thirst I will freely give of the fountain of living water.

¹⁸ "behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew justice to the nations.

²⁸ as the son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for all.

¹² it is true, said he, that Elias must come beforehand to establish every thing, and that it was predicted of him, as well as of the son of man, that he should suffer very much, and be treated with contempt.

⁴⁴ and whoever would be the chief, he must be the slave of all the rest. ⁴⁵ for the son of man himself is not come to receive the services of men, but to do them service, and to lay down his life a ransom for many.

¹⁴ The Logos became incarnate, and had his tabernacle among us, being full of grace and truth; and we contemplated his glory, such glory as the Monogenes derived from the father.

³ though he knew that the father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and was going to God, ⁴ rose from supper, laid aside his garment, and took a towel to wrap about him. ⁵ after that, he poured water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. ⁶ then coming to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, Lord, what! would you wash my feet? ⁷ Jesus answered him, you don't at present comprehend what I am about: but hereafter you shall. ⁸ Peter said to him, you shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered, if I do not cleanse thee, you cannot partake with me. ⁹ Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, he that comes out from bathing has occasion only to wash his feet, the rest of his body being clean: so you are clean, but not every one of you. ¹¹ for he knew who would betray him; therefore, said he, you are not every one of you clean. ¹² after he had washed their feet, he took his garment, and setting down again, he said to them, do you comprehend what I have been doing? ¹³ you call me master, and lord: and you are in the right; for so I am. ¹⁴ if I then, tho' lord and master, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.

³ with relation to his son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was of the lineage of David as to his body,

³ God having sent his own son invested with a body like that of sinful men, as a sacrifice for sin, thereby destroyed its power; which the law could not effect, human nature being in such a corrupted state.

⁸ for I tell you, that Jesus Christ was a minister to the Jews, to manifest the veracity of God in fulfilling the promises made to the fathers:

⁹ for you are sensible of the beneficence of our Lord Jesus Christ; powerful as he was, for your sake he became poor, that you through his poverty might be made rich.

⁴ God sent forth his own son born of a woman, and subject to the law, to redeem those,

⁶ who tho' he was the image of God, did not affect to appear with divine majesty, but divested himself thereof,

⁹ but Jesus, who was for a while inferior to the angels by his sufferings and death, we see was crown'd with glory and honour; when by the divine goodness, he had pass'd thro' death for every man. ¹⁰ For it was agreeable to his wisdom, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to consecrate the author of their salvation by his sufferings. ¹¹ for both he that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified, are all deriv'd from one: for which cause he is not asham'd to call them brethren, saying, ¹² "I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee." ¹³ and again, "I will put my trust in him." and again, "behold, I, and the children which God hath given me. ¹⁴ Since then the children were made subject to a state of mortality, so he himself likewise was subject to the same condition: that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; ¹⁵ and deliver them who thro' fear of death were all their life-time in a state of slavery. ¹⁶ for he is not the deliverer of angels; but the deliverer of Abraham's posterity. ¹⁷ whence it was necessary he should be in all things like his brethren; that he might be a merciful high priest, and faithfully discharge the divine office of expiating the sins of the people. ¹⁸ for having himself stood the test of sufferings, he is capable of being moved to relieve those who undergo such tryals.

¹⁵ not an high priest who is incapable of compassionating our miseries; since he was exposed to the same trials as we are, sin only excepted. let

² having Jesus in our view, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down on the right hand of the throne of God.

³ remember those that are in chains, as if you were confin'd with them; and those who suffer adversity, as being your selves of the same body.

² and was transfigured before them; his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

³⁹ Then advancing a little further, he fell prostrate in prayer, and said, "O my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not mine, but thy will be done."

⁴² again, he went away the second time, and prayed thus, "O my father, if I cannot avoid drinking this cup, thy will be done."

² Six days after Jesus took Peter, James and John, and accompanied them up a high mountain in private; and was transfigured in their presence. ³ his raiment was of an exceeding bright whiteness, like that of snow, and such as no fuller upon earth could imitate.

²⁹ as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was quite chang'd, and his raiment was of a splendid white:

³⁴ Jesus said to them, my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

¹⁸ no man can take it from me, but I voluntarily lay it down: I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. this is the order I have received from my father.

²⁸ father, glorify thy name." then there came this voice from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again." ²⁹ the people therefore present who heard the noise, said it was thunder: others said, an angel spake to him. ³⁰ Jesus said, this voice came not for my sake, but for yours. ³¹ now is this world condemn'd: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. ³² as for me, when I shall be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me.

³¹ not that he has any thing against me, but that the world may know that I love the father, by my executing the commands which my father gave me: arise, let us go hence.

¹⁰ your love to me will be in keeping my commandments: even as I love my father by keeping his commandments.

³³ in his humiliation he was judged, he was taken off: and who shall describe the men of his time? for the land has taken away his life."

¹⁹ for as by one man's disobedience many receiv'd the punishment of sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many receive the reward of the righteous.

¹³ Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. (for it is written, " cursed is every one, that hangeth upon a tree.")

¹⁴ who gave himself for us, to redeem us from all iniquity, and qualify us to be his peculiar people, passionately affected to virtue.

⁵ Wherefore Christ himself did not assume the character of an high priest; but it was confirm'd by him that said, "thou art my son, to-day have I begotten thee." ⁶ as he saith too in another place, "thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec." ⁷ this was Jesus, who while he was in a mortal body, having offered up prayers and supplications, with strong cries, and with tears, to him that was able to save him from that death, was heard so as to be delivered from his fear; ⁸ for tho' he was the son of God, yet he found by his own sufferings what it was to obey, ⁹ and by a perfect obedience he procured eternal salvation for all that obey him;

⁷ then said I, lo I come, as in the volume of the book it is written of me, to do thy will, O God." ⁸ after having said, "victims, oblations, holocausts, and sacrifice for sin, thou wouldst not, neither hadst pleasure therein," tho' they are all prescrib'd by the law; ⁹ he immediately adds, "lo, I come to do thy WILL, O God." he abolishes the first to establish the second:

²⁴ he himself cancel'd our sins by the crucifixion of his body, that we being set free from sin, might live in the service of virtue. it is by his bruises that you were healed:

¹⁸ for Jesus Christ himself has already suffer'd for our sins, the innocent for the guilty, to bring us to God: who, tho' he died with respect to his body, was rais'd to life by that spirit,

²⁷ my father has instructed me in every thing: and no one knoweth the son, except the father: nor does any one know the father, except the son, and he to whom the son is pleased to reveal him."

¹⁸ and Jesus came, and said to them, all power has been given me in heaven and in earth.

²² the management of every thing is committed to me by my father: no one knows what character the son is invested with, except the father; nor who the father is, except the son, and he to whom the son shall please to reveal it.

³⁵ the father loveth the son, and hath given all things into his hand. ³⁶ he that believeth on the son, hath a right to everlasting life: and he that disobeys the son, shall not enjoy life; but be expos'd to divine wrath.

²² besides, the father judgeth no man; but hath committed the full power of judging unto the son: ²³ that all men should honour the son, even as they honour the father. he that honoureth not the son, honoureth not the father who hath sent him. ²⁴ I declare unto you, he that heareth my doctrine, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come under condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. ²⁵ I declare unto you, the time is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God: and they that hear shall live. ²⁶ for as the father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the son, to have life in himself; ²⁷ and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the son of man.

³ though he knew that the father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and was going to God,

¹ Jesus having said this, lift up his eyes to heaven, and said, "father, the hour is come; glorify thy son, that thy son also may glorify thee. ² for thou hast given him power over all men, that he might give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. ³ and this is life eternal, to acknowledge thee to be the only true God, and Jesus to be the Messiah whom thou hast sent.

³² 'tis this Jesus whom God hath raised up, of which we all are witnesses. ³³ therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the father the promise of the holy spirit, he has diffused that spirit, the effects of which ye now see and hear. ³⁴ for David is not ascended to heaven: yet he saith himself, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, ³⁵ until I make thy foes thy footstool." ³⁶ therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

³¹ him hath God rais'd by his power to be the author of salvation, by giving repentance to Israel, and the remission of their sins.

⁹ for to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. ¹⁰ why then dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou think contemptibly of thy brother? since we shall all of us be brought before the judgment-seat of Christ. ¹¹ for it is written, "as I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God."

²⁴ and then will be the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God even the father; after having abolished all rule, and all authority, and power. ²⁵ for he must reign, "till God has cast all his enemies under his feet." ²⁶ the last enemy that shall be destroyed, is death. ²⁷ for he hath subjected all things to him. but when it is said all things are subjected, it is plain that he is to be excepted, who did subject all things to him.

²⁰ which he exerted in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at the head of his heavenly kingdom, ²¹ far above all the principalities, all the powers, all the potentates, all the dominations, and whatever order can be named, not only in this age, but also in the age to come: ²² for he has subjected all things to him, and constituted him supreme head of the church, ²³ which is his body, a work compleatly finished in all its parts.

¹⁸ he himself is the head of the church, which is his body. he is the prince, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be chief.

⁴ He is so much superiour to the angels, as the authority he possesses is more excellent than theirs.

⁹ but Jesus, who was for a while inferior to the angels by his sufferings and death, we see was crown'd with glory and honour; when by the divine goodness, he had pass'd thro' death for every man.

²² who being ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of God, where angels, dominations, and potentates have been subjected to him.

¹⁷ for he received this honourable and glorious testimony from his father, when the voice broke out from the magnificent splendor, in these words, "this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased."

⁵ and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth: unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins by his own blood,

²¹ to him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my father in his throne.

¹² saying with a loud voice, "worthy is the lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing."

¹⁵ The seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in heaven, crying, "the kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever."

¹⁶ on the mantle about his thigh was this inscription, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

⁴⁰ for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly: so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

²⁹ then pleating a crown of thorns, they set it on his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, in mockery, saying, hail king of the Jews.

²⁸ let not this surprize you: for the time is coming, when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and they that have done good, ²⁹ shall rise to the possession of life; and they that have done evil, shall rise to their condemnation.

⁴ but what said the oracle to him? "I have reserved to my self seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal."

¹⁰ when the full time of the dispensation was come, to reduce all things both in heaven and on earth, under one head in Christ.

¹⁴ for this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁹ now his having ascended, what does it mean, but that he had descended into the lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰ four and twenty elders fell down before him that sat on the throne, and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

¹³ and every creature which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I, saying, "blessing, and honour, and glory, and power be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the lamb for ever and ever." ¹⁴ and the four animals said, amen. and the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

¹³ the sea gave up the dead which were in it; death and the grave delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every one according to their works.

³² Whosoever therefore shall own me before men, him will I own likewise before my father who is in heaven.

¹¹ for the Lord Messiah your saviour is this day born, in the city of David:

²² his parents said this, because they were afraid of the Jews: for the Jews had agreed in this, that if any man did own him for the Messias, he should be excommunicated.

⁴² nevertheless there were many even among the chief rulers, who believed on him; but they did not own it publickly for fear the Pharisees should excommunicate them.

¹³ you call me master, and lord: and you are in the right; for so I am.

³¹ When he was gone, Jesus said, now is the son of man glorified, and God is glorified by him. ³² as God is glorified by him, so God will glorify him in himself, and will immediately glorify him.

¹³ and if in my name ye shall ask any thing of the father, whereby he may be glorified by the son, I will effect it.

²³ Jesus answered him, he that loves me, will observe my precepts: and my father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

¹⁴ he shall glorify me: for he will commuincate to you, the information, which I shall give him. ¹⁵ all that the father has is mine: that is the reason of my saying, "he shall communicate to you the information that I shall give him."

¹ Jesus having said this, lift up his eyes to heaven, and said, "father, the hour is come; glorify thy son, that thy son also may glorify thee.

³⁶ therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

³⁶ this was what he communicated to the children of Israel, proclaiming salvation by Jesus Christ, who is the Lord of all mankind.

⁹ for if you openly confess, that Jesus is the Lord, and sincerely believe, that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. ¹⁰ for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ¹¹ for the scripture saith, "whosoever believeth on him, shall not be ashamed." ¹² In reality there is no difference between the Jew and the Gentile: they have all the same Lord, who is bountiful to all that call upon him.

⁹ for to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

¹¹ for it is written, "as I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God."

⁹ and you Gentiles ought to glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, "for this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name ."

⁶ yet to us there is but one God, the father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

³ wherefore I give you to understand, that no man who has the spirit of God, can pronounce Jesus anathema: and that no man can acknowledge Jesus to be the Lord, but by the holy spirit.

⁴⁷ the first man was formed from the dust of the earth: the second man was from heaven.

²¹ it is by him that you believe in God, who has raised him from the dead, and invested him with glory, that your faith and your hope might be in God.

² by this you may distinguish the spirit of God: "every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is from God.

¹⁵ whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

⁷ For there are many impostors started up in the world, who will not own that Jesus Christ was incarnate. such a one is an impostor and an anti-christ.

⁵ he that overcometh, the same shall be cloathed in white raiment; I will not efface his name out of the book of life, but I will own him before my father, and before his angels.

¹² Messiah is greater than he.) for ever since the appearance of John the Baptist the gospel kingdom is as it were invaded, and people of the most violent passions enter into it with zeal.

²³ and somebody ask'd him, Lord, will there be but few people saved? to which he answered, ²⁴ strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for I declare unto you, that many shall try to get in, and shall not be able.

²⁷ work not for the food which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life, and which the son of man shall give unto you, for to him it is that the father, that is God, has given his credentials. ²⁸ then said they to him, what shall we do, that our works may he agreeable to God? ²⁹ Jesus answered them, the work which God requires is to believe on him whom he hath sent.

⁶ but rise, and go into the city, and you shall be told what you must do.

²⁹ then having called for a light, he ran in, and with trembling fell down before Paul and Silas;

⁷ who by patient continuance in well doing, seek for glory, honour, and immortality;

¹¹ Consider likewise the present season, that now it is high time to rouse out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed. ¹² the night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore throw off the habits of darkness, and be invested with the ornaments of light. ¹³ let us behave with decency as in open view; not with rioting and drunkenness, not with lewdness and brutality, not with strife and envy. ¹⁴ but imitate the Lord Jesus Christ, and by no means indulge any sensual desires.

³ I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in great agony:

¹⁴ This I don't write to give you any confusion, but by way of remonstrance, to you who are my dear children.

²⁰ to the Jews, I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law; ²¹ to those who are without the law, as without that law, (not as being under no law to God, but as under the law to Christ) that I might gain those who are without the law. ²² to the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak: I became all things to all men, that I might save all sorts of men. ²³ and I do all for the gospel's sake, that I may share in the benefits thereof. ²⁴ You know, that in a race, tho' all run, but one receives the prize: so run, that you may obtain. ²⁵ every one that strives for the mastery, is extremely temperate: now, they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible one. ²⁶ I therefore so run, not as one that is distanc'd: I fight, but not with the air. ²⁷ but I mortify my body, and bring it into subjection: lest after having been a herald to others, I my self should be thrown out.

⁵⁸ therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye inflexibly steady, and continually surpass others in the work of the Lord, knowing that he will not leave your christian labour unrewarded.

¹⁵ and his affection to you is abundantly increased, whilst he remembers your obedience, and that fear and reverence with which you all received him.

⁷ be not deceived, God will not be mocked: for what a man soweth, that shall he also reap: ⁸ he that soweth to his vices, shall reap the deadly fruit of his vices; but he that sows to the spirit, shall of the spirit reap everlasting life. ⁹ let us then not be weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we be not tired.

⁵ Servants, be obedient to your legal masters, with awful reverence and sincerity of heart, as unto Christ:

⁵ from the first day to the present time. being persuaded that

²⁷ only conduct yourselves in a manner becoming the gospel of Christ, that whether I come to see you, or else am absent, I may have this account of you, that you are stedfastly of the same resolution, and unanimously contend for the faith of the gospel,

²⁹ for it is a favour bestowed upon you, that you not only believe on Christ, but suffer also for his sake,

¹⁹ However, I hope by the favour of the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you very soon, that I may have some encouragement by knowing the state of your affairs:

¹³ I don't imagine, my brethren, that I am arriv'd at the goal; but this I do, unmindful of what is pass'd, I stretch towards that which is in view, ¹⁴ I press towards the mark for the prize to which God has called me from above by Jesus Christ.

¹ Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, my joy and my crown, whom I long to see, continue firm in your christian profession, my beloved.

¹⁵ and you yourselves know, O Philippians, that when I first preach'd the gospel, at my departure from Macedonia, I receiv'd no manner of assistance from any other church but yours;

³ never forgetting the effects of your faith, your charitable offices, and the constancy of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ; of which God is our witness.

¹⁰ I therefore bear with every thing for the sake of the converts, that they may obtain that salvation, which Jesus Christ has procur'd us, even eternal glory.

¹ Let us therefore fear, lest any of us by rejecting the promise of entring into his rest, should be excluded from it.

¹¹ Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any of us by imitating their incredulity, should fall short thereof like them.

⁹ and by a perfect obedience he procured eternal salvation for all that obey him;

¹⁰ for God is too just to his promise not to regard your piety, and the love which you have shewn to the christian religion by the assistance ye have given to the saints, and still continue to give. ¹¹ but we desire that every one of you may shew the same concern, continuing to discharge the condition upon which your hopes are founded: that ye be not unactive,

¹ Wherefore, since we are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every incumbrance, and the sin which does so easily embarrass us, and let us pursue with constancy the course that is proposed to us:

²⁸ since then we are entring into a kingdom which cannot be changed, let us maintain the divine favour, whereby we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and fear. ²⁹ for "our God is a consuming fire."

¹¹ but at present have obtain'd it. I exhort you, my dear brethren, as strangers and travellers to avoid all sensual passions, as destructive to your

⁵ Do you on your part employ all your care in adding to your faith, fortitude: to fortitude, knowledge: ⁶ to knowledge, temperance: to temperance, patience: to patience, piety: ⁷ to piety, fraternal affection: and to fraternal affection, universal benevolence. ⁸ for if you are possess'd of these virtues and improve therein, they will prevent the knowledge you have of our Lord Jesus Christ from being useless to others, and unprofitable to yourselves. ⁹ but he that is destitute of them is blind or short-sighted, having forgot he was purified from his past sins. ¹⁰ Wherefore be the more diligent, my brethren, to secure your vocation and election by your virtuous actions, for by so doing, you will never relapse:

¹⁸ on the contrary, may you increase in the favour, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! to him be glory both now and for ever. AMEN.

³² fear not, ye little flock, for it is your father's good pleasure to grant you the kingdom.

²⁷ but John made them this answer, a man can have no authority, but what he derives from heaven.

⁴⁵ it is written in the prophets, "they shall be all taught of God." every man therefore that hath heard the father, and been instructed by him, cometh unto me.

⁶⁵ and he said, therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my father.

²¹ and as the divine assistance accompany'd them, a great number of persons believed and became converts.

¹¹ for before they were born, and had done neither good or evil, that the distinction which God had purposed to make might appear to be, not in consideration of their actions, but of his own free call,

¹⁶ so that this is a matter not dependent on him that wills or runs, but on God, who shews mercy.

⁶ and there are different operations, but it is the same God who performs them all in every one.

¹⁰ it is by the divine favour that I am what I am: and his favour to me was not in vain; no, I laboured more than they all: yet it was not I, it was the divine favour which assisted me.

⁵ not that I am sufficient of myself to effect any thing by the strength of my own reason: but my sufficiency is from God.

⁵ having predetermin'd to adopt us by Jesus Christ to be his children, according to the good pleasure of his own will,

⁹ for he has discover'd to us the secret of his will, that out of his meer good pleasure, he had purposed in himself,

¹¹ It is by him, that we have a share in the inheritance, which was before allotted to us, in consequence of his design, who executes the whole plan, as he himself had contriv'd it:

⁴ then it was that God, who is rich in mercy, thro' his great love, wherewith he loved us, ⁵ did raise us all, who were in that deadly state of sin, to life by Christ, for by grace ye are saved:

⁸ for by grace are ye saved, thro' faith (and that not from us:

¹¹ Wherefore we continually pray, that our God would by his power effect all the gracious designs of his goodness, and accomplish the work of faith in you;

¹³ As for you, my brethren, the favourites of the Lord, we are oblig'd to render perpetual thanks to God, for having chosen you from the beginning, in purifying you by his spirit, upon your believing the gospel. ¹⁴ to this he has called you, to a life of glory with our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹ who has saved us, and by the gospel hath called us to holiness, not in consideration of our works, but in pursuance of his own resolution, and the favour, which having been promised us by Jesus Christ several ages ago,

⁴ but when the kindness and love of God our saviour display'd itself to mankind, ⁵ he saved us not in consideration of any virtuous actions which we had done, but out of his meer mercy, by the baptism of regeneration, he form'd us anew, by the plentiful effusion of the holy spirit,

²¹ the sheep) make you perfect in every virtue, to the accomplishment of his will: effecting that in you by Jesus Christ, which is agreeable to him: to whom be glory thro' all ages.

¹⁶ Don't be deluded, my brethren; ¹⁷ every thing that is valuable, every gift that leads to perfection is deriv'd from heaven, it descends from that original light, which knows no change, no shadow, or decline: ¹⁸ 'tis he that has voluntarily renew'd us by the oracles of truth, that we might be the first converts of the new creation.

³ Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has regenerated us, and given us by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the expectation of immortal life,

¹¹ who upon the receipt of it fell a murmuring against the master, and cry'd,

³³ At length, he arrived at Capernaum, where being in his own house, he asked his disciples, what were you disputing about by the way? ³⁴ at which they were silent, for upon the road they had disputed about precedency.

⁵ for we could have sold it for above two hundred denarys, and given them to the poor: and they inveighed against her.

¹ At that time, as the number of the disciples was multiplied, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the distribution that was made daily.

² upon which Paul and Barnabas having warmly contested the point with them, it was resolved, that Paul and Barnabas and some others should go to Jerusalem to consult the apostles upon this question.

⁷ and after the question had been much canvass'd, Peter rose up, and said, my brethren, you know that a considerable time since God chose me from among you to preach the gospel to the Gentiles, and bring them to the faith.

³⁹ and the contention was so sharp between them, that they separated: so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.

¹⁸ do all you can to live peaceably, if it be possible, with all mankind.

¹ A weak convert receive as a friend without regard to any difference of opinion.

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brethren, mark those who cause divisions and revolts against the doctrine which you have learned; and avoid them.

¹⁰ Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to maintain all the same doctrine, to suffer no divisions among you; but to be perfectly united in the same mind, and in the same judgment. ¹¹ for I have been inform'd, my brethren, by some of Chloe's family, that there are contentions among you. ¹² I mean that one or other of you cries out "I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas,

³ for you are still subject to your passions. since envy, and strife, and divisions are among you, are you not actuated by the vices of the animal part? ⁴ while one cries I am Paul's disciple, and another, I am Apollo's, are ye not vicious? ⁵ who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye have received faith according to the divine gifts imparted to each of them?

¹⁰ neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and were slain by the destroying angel.

³ Do nothing out of a spirit of contention, or for vain-glory, but modestly look upon others as if they were better than yourselves.

¹³ maintain an intire affection for them, upon account of their office, and don't form any brigues against them.

¹⁵ Don't allow any one to return evil for evil, but strive to do all the good you can to one another, and to all the world.

³ If any one deviate from this doctrine, not adhering to the wholesome instructions of our Lord Jesus Christ, the true doctrine of piety, ⁴ he is full of pride and ignorance, touch'd with a spirit of chicanery and wrangling, productive of envy, contention, calumny, ⁵ mischievous opinions, and a familiarity with pernicious ignorant impostors, who consider religion only as it makes for their gain.

¹⁴ seek peace with all men, and sanctity of life, without which no man shall see the Lord:

²⁰ for he that is not dispassionate is a stranger to the practice of true virtue.

¹⁴ but if envy and contention imbitter your minds, don't think your false pretences can stand against the truth:

⁹ don't repine, my brethren, against one another, for fear you should be condemn'd. behold, the judge is at the gate.

¹¹ he must avoid vice, practise virtue, seek peace, and persevere in the enquiry.

⁹ be mutually hospitable, without repining.

¹⁶ These are murmurers, complainers, who pursue their own passions: their language swells with flattery, which they offer to the personages of men from a prospect of gain.

¹⁴ ye are the light of the world. a city that is situated on an hill, cannot be hid; ¹⁵ and when men light a lamp, they do not put it under a bushel: but on the stand, to give light to all the family. ¹⁶ even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father who is in heaven.

⁴⁵ that ye may be the children of your father who is in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

⁴⁸ be ye therefore perfect, even as your father who is in heaven is perfect.

¹⁶ By your mission you will be expos'd like sheep in the midst of wolves: be then as circumspect as serpents, and as inoffensive as doves:

¹⁷ upon which Jesus answered, incredulous and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?

⁶ they were both of them sincerely pious; observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord; with unspotted reputation.

³⁵ but as for you, love your enemies, do good, and lend without expecting any advantage from it: so shall your reward be great, in acting like the children of the most high: for he is kind to the most ungrateful wretches.

³⁵ he was a burning and a shining light: and you were willing to be entertain'd for a while with his light.

⁴⁰ and with many other discourses did he conjure and exhort them, to save themselves from that depraved generation.

³⁰ nay, among your own body some will start up to vent their intricate conceits, and draw a number of followers.

¹⁹ your christianity is very well known in the world. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you as expert in that which is good, as unpractis'd in what is evil.

⁸ and God will confirm you to the end, that ye may be unaccused in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ wherefore come out from among them, be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

¹ Be ye therefore imitators of God, as his dear children; live together in love, ² for Christ loved us, and for us gave himself an offering and a sacrifice acceptable to God.

⁷ don't you therefore be concern'd with them. ⁸ you were heretofore altogether in the dark, but now being enlightned by the Lord, behave as children of light:

²⁷ that he himself might make her appear illustrious to his own eye, a church without spot, or any thing like a defect; so as to be holy and irreprehensible.

¹⁰ that being capable to distinguish what is best, you may remain stedfastly sincere until the day of Christ,

²³ Now may the God of peace make you intirely holy: may every part of you, your spirit, soul, and body be preserved irreprovable at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

² a bishop therefore ought to be of an unspotted character, to have but one wife, to be sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, and qualified for teaching:

¹⁰ let them be first examin'd, and if they are without reproach, let them enter upon their office.

⁷ these things recommend to them, that they may be without reproach.

¹⁴ I enjoin therefore the young women to marry, to detest abortion, to govern their families, and give our enemies no handle for reproach.

²⁰ Those that transgress reprove in publick, to strike a terror in the rest.

⁶ to chuse such as are without reproach, married to but one wife, whose children are obedient, not accused of debauchery, nor unruly.

¹⁰ entirely obsequious without grumbling. not to pilfer, but to show the strictest fidelity; that they may do honour to the doctrine of God our saviour in all things.

¹⁵ these things remonstrate: recommend and enforce with all your authority: guard yourself against all contempt.

²⁶ and indeed we wanted an high priest of such a character, one that is holy, innocent, undefiled, one that is separated from sinful men, and exalted above the heavens; one who was under no necessity,

¹⁴ as obedient children be no longer influenc'd by those passions, which were the effects of your former ignorance. ¹⁵ but as he, who has called you, is holy: let your whole conduct be an imitation of his holiness. ¹⁶ for it is written, "be ye holy, because I am holy." ¹⁷ and since you invoke him as your father, who without respect of persons judges every one according to his actions; while you are passing thro' this world, be fearful of offending him:

⁹ and this they were destin'd to. but you are the chosen race, you are kings and priests, the holy nation, the peculiar people, that you might display his glory, who called you out

¹² souls. Let your behaviour among the Gentiles be virtuous, that instead of inveighing against you as vicious, they may observe your honest behaviour,

¹⁴ since then, my dear brethren, your expectations are such, take care to appear before him, without any defect or blemish, in order to be happy; and be persuaded,

¹ Consider what proof the father has given us of his love, in allowing us to be called the sons of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it knew him not. ² beloved, we are now the sons of God, tho' it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know, that when this change shall be, his immediate presence will give us a divine resemblance. ³ he that hath such an expectation should purify himself, even as he is pure.

⁹ you shall see I will make those of the synagogue of satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lye: you shall see I will make them come, and throw themselves at your feet, and they shall know that you are the objects of my love.

²⁷ what I tell you in private, declare it in publick: and what is whisper'd in the ear, proclaim from the battlements of the house.

⁸ moreover I declare unto you, whoever shall acknowledge me before men, him shall the son of man also own before the angels of God.

⁶³ it is the action of the mind that vivifies, that of the body profits nothing: the words that I have delivered to you, spiritually understood, give life.

⁶⁸ but Simon Peter answered, Lord, to whom shall we go? you have the words of eternal life.

²⁶ It is to you, my brethren, who are the children of Abraham, and to all who fear God among you, that this salutary news is sent.

⁸ what does it say "more? the word is nigh thee, let it be in thy mouth and in thy heart:" that is the word of faith which we preach. ⁹ for if you openly confess, that Jesus is the Lord, and sincerely believe, that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. ¹⁰ for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ¹¹ for the scripture saith, "whosoever believeth on him, shall not be ashamed." ¹² In reality there is no difference between the Jew and the Gentile: they have all the same Lord, who is bountiful to all that call upon him. ¹³ "whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved." ¹⁴ But how, say you, shall they call on him on whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? ¹⁵ and how shall they hear without a preacher? and how shall they preach except they be sent? as it is written, "how beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" ¹⁶ 'tis true, faith comes by preaching, and preaching is by the divine appointment.

²⁶ I therefore so run, not as one that is distanc'd: I fight, but not with the air.

¹⁴ as some of you have already own'd, that I am matter of joy to you, as you will be to me in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ:

² and I went up according to revelation, and communicated to them that gospel, which I preach among the Gentiles; but privately to those who were of note, lest the pains, that I have already taken, or may hereafter take in the gospel, should be in vain.

¹¹ you make me apprehensive, that the labour I have bestowed upon you will be all in vain.

¹⁹ for what can be our hope, or joy, what can crown our pretensions, unless it be you, when we shall appear before the Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

⁵ not being able therefore to wait any longer, I sent Timothy to know the state of your faith, for fear the tempter should have seduc'd you, and all our labour have prov'd abortive.

¹⁵ endeavour to approve yourself to God, as an artist that is not afraid of reproach, by rightly explaining the word of truth. ¹⁶ discountenance such as hold vain irreligious discourse; for they will grow bold in impiety, ¹⁷ and their doctrine will spread like the gangrene. Hymeneus and Philetus are such:

¹² for the word of God is active and efficacious, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even to the division of soul and spirit, to the smallest and most inward parts, distinguishing the thoughts, and intentions of the heart.

²³ since your regeneration is not owing to any corruptible principles, but to the unchangeable word of the immortal God.

¹ Concerning the Logos, the author of Life, we declare what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have consider'd, and what has been the object of our touch.

¹⁷ the spirit and the bride say, come. let him that heareth, say, come. let him that is a-thirst, come: and whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

²⁴ things that little affect me, nor is life so much my concern, as to finish my course, and the charge I receiv'd from the Lord Jesus, to attest the declaration of the divine favour.

¹³ but Paul replied, what do you mean by afflicting me thus with your tears? I am not only ready to meet my chains, but even to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God to you, that you present your bodies a living victim, holy, acceptable unto God, as the service of a rational being.

¹⁶ to be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, officiating the gospel of God, that the Gentiles might be made an acceptable offering, being sanctified by the holy spirit.

⁴ I use indeed great freedom of speech toward you, yet I greatly glory upon your account: I am filled with comfort, and my joy is still superiour to all my affliction.

¹⁵ I shall be glad to sacrifice myself and all I have for your service, even tho' it should happen that the more I love you, the less I should be beloved.

²⁰ agreeably to that expectation and persuasion I have, that I shall not labour in vain; but as I always have, so I shall still glorify Christ in my body, whether it be by life or by death: for if I live, I live to Christ;

³⁰ for he was upon the brink of death for the service of Christ, having expos'd his life to the greatest dangers, to perform those kind offices, which you could not do yourselves.

¹⁸ I have now receiv'd the whole, and have more than sufficient: I am loaded with the presents you sent by Epaphroditus, which I have receiv'd as grateful incense, as a sacrifice which God accepts and approves.

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and am filling up the measure of those remaining afflictions, which in my turn I am to suffer in this life, in the cause of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church:

⁸ Our affection therefore to you being so great, we were as ready to give our lives for you, as we were to communicate the divine gospel to you, so much did you engage our love.

⁷ Thus, my brethren, your conduct has given us great consolation, under all our persecutions and distress. ⁸ for now I am reviv'd, since you continue stedfast in the christian profession. ⁹ how can I be sufficiently thankful to God upon your account, for all the joy, which by your means we have been affected with,

⁶ as for me, my blood will soon be pour'd out, and the time of my departure draws nigh:

¹⁵ Let our sacrifice then, which we are to offer to God by Jesus Christ, be that of incessant praises, the offering of our lips, which celebrate his name: ¹⁶ but don't forget to be beneficent to the community; for such sacrifice is acceptable to God.

⁵ you your selves are as so many living stones, you are the edifice, the spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, agreeable to God by Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ this is the proof of the divine love, Christ expos'd his life for us: and we ought to expose our lives for the brethren.

¹³ Wherefore I desire that you be not dejected at the tribulations I am under for your sake, which are matter of glory to you.

¹ Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. it is not uneasy to me to write what I have already said, and it is an advantage to you.

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord alway: I say it again, rejoice.

² Consider the various tryals that surround you, my brethren, as matter of great joy; knowing this, ³ that the bringing your faith to the test, produces constancy. ⁴ but constancy should be brought to its perfection, that you may be entirely accomplished, without any defect.

²¹ and in his name shall the Gentiles trust."

¹² besides Esaias saith, "there shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope."

²¹ Timotheus my collegue, Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.

¹⁷ 'tis for this end I have sent you Timothy, who is my dear disciple, and a faithful christian, who will inform you how I behave my self in every church where I teach the gospel of Christ.

¹³ by whom you also have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: and having believed in him, ye were mark'd with the seal of the holy spirit, which was promised:

²¹ As to the state of my affairs, and health, Tychicus our dear brother, and faithful minister in the Lord, will very particularly acquaint you with them. ²² I have sent him to you on purpose to acquaint you with our concerns, and to comfort your hearts.

¹ the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the christians that are at Philippi, to the bishops, and to the deacons.

²³ I hope therefore to send him to you as soon as I find what turn my affairs shall take: ²⁴ nay, I trust in the Lord, that I myself too shall visit you very soon. ²⁵ however I thought it necessary to send you Epaphroditus my brother, my collegue in the ministry, and my fellow-soldier, whom you had sent to supply my wants:

²⁸ I sent him therefore with the greater dispatch, that I might have the less disquietude, by the satisfaction you will find in seeing him again.

⁸ I sent him on purpose to acquaint you with my circumstances, and give you matter of comfort. ⁹ I have sent him with Onesimus a faithful and beloved brother, who is of your city: they will inform you of what passes here.

² a minister of God, and our collegue in preaching the gospel of Christ, that by establishing you in the faith, and by his exhortations,

⁶ but Timothy, upon his arrival here from you, brings us the agreeable news of the perseverance of your faith and charity, that you always make honourable mention of us, and that you desire to see us as ardently as we do to see you. ⁷ Thus, my brethren, your conduct has given us great consolation, under all our persecutions and distress. ⁸ for now I am reviv'd, since you continue stedfast in the christian profession.

³ We are oblig'd, my brethren, to render thanks to God continually upon your account, as it is but just; since your faith still improves, and your mutual love is always increasing.

¹² yet I am not ashamed, for I know in whom I have confided, and I am persuaded he is able to keep what I have committed to him against that day.

⁵ and thank my God for the account I have of your faith in the Lord Jesus and the love you bear to all the saints; ⁶ so that the christian faith, which you have in common with us, displays itself to the observation of all good men about you. ⁷ for your liberality, my brother, affected us with great joy and comfort, by your having refresh'd the bowels of the saints.

¹⁵ your language ought to be this, "if the Lord pleases to give us life, we shall do this, or that."

³ For I was greatly pleased when the brethren came and assured me of your fidelity and religious conduct. ⁴ greater joy I cannot have, than to hear that my children are attach'd to the truth.

¹³ the hireling flies, because he is an hireling, and is under no concern for the sheep.

⁶ this he said, not out of any concern for the poor; but because being purse-bearer he used to pilfer what was in bank.

¹⁰ Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to maintain all the same doctrine, to suffer no divisions among you; but to be perfectly united in the same mind, and in the same judgment. ¹¹ for I have been inform'd, my brethren, by some of Chloe's family, that there are contentions among you.

¹⁰ If Timothy visit you, take care he may be perfectly safe: for he labours in the cause of christianity, as well as I.

² compleat my joy, by pursuing the same view, living in mutual love, by being unanimous, and cultivating that harmony.

²² you know he has stood the test, and has serv'd with me in the gospel, as a son serves with his father.

¹¹ Jesus, who is called Justus, salutes you: these are the only Jews who by assisting me in preaching the gospel,

² to Timothy my sincere convert, favour, mercy and peace from God our father, and Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁵ especially when I reflect upon the sincerity of your faith, and the attachment your grand-mother Lois first show'd, and then your mother Eunice, examples which I am persuaded you will follow.

²⁴ Then addressing himself to his disciples, if any man, said he, would follow me, let him renounce himself, take up his cross, and so follow me.

⁵⁷ At another time, as they were walking in the road, a man said to him, I will be your follower, wherever you go. ⁵⁸ Jesus answered him, foxes have their kennels, and birds of the air their nests, but the son of man hath not where to lay his head. ⁵⁹ Then he said to another, follow me: but he replied, Lord, let me stay first, till I bury my father. ⁶⁰ Jesus said to him, let the dead bury their dead; but do you go and preach the kingdom of God. ⁶¹ another likewise said, I will be your follower; but let me first go home, and settle the affairs of my family. ⁶² Jesus answered him, whoever puts his hand to the plough, and looks back, is not fit to be employ'd in the kingdom of God.

²⁶ and said, he that can't abandon his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, nay, even his own life, cannot be my disciple.

¹³ after which Paul and his company set out from Paphos to Perga in Pamphilia, where John quitted them in order to return to Jerusalem.

³⁸ but Paul did not think it proper to take one that had quitted them at Pamphylia, refusing to accompany them in their ministry.

³³ thus I endeavour to be acceptable to all men in all things, not seeking my own advantage, but that of others, so as they may be saved.

⁵ is not self-interested, is not easily provoked, nor suspects any ill;

⁵ for as I have greatly suffered for Christ, so I have been greatly comforted thro' Christ.

¹⁴ to this I am urg'd by the love I bear to Christ, persuaded as I am, that if one died for all, then were all in a dying state: and that he died for all, ¹⁵ that they who are in a state of life should not live at their own discretion, but to the service of him who died for them, and rose again.

²⁰ agreeably to that expectation and persuasion I have, that I shall not labour in vain; but as I always have, so I shall still glorify Christ in my body, whether it be by life or by death: for if I live, I live to Christ; ²¹ and if I die, I gain.

⁴ let no man consult only his private interest, but let every man consult likewise the interest of others.

¹⁵ You know that I have been abandon'd by all the Asiatics, by Phygellus and Hermogenes among the rest.

² for men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful,

¹⁰ for Damas, out of love to this world has abandon'd me, and is gone to Thessalonica: Crescens, to Galatia: and Titus, to Dalmatia.

¹⁶ At my first defence, I had no assistance, for every body deserted me. I wish it may never be laid to their charge.

³ so he took him and had him circumcised, out of regard to the Jews of that country, who all knew his father was a Greek. ⁴ as they pass'd through the cities, they recommended it to the faithful to observe the decisions, made by the apostles and presbyters at Jerusalem. ⁵ thus were the churches established in the faith, and daily grew more numerous. ⁶ but after they had travers'd Phrygia and Galatia, they were order'd by the holy spirit not to preach the gospel in Asia: ⁷ being therefore arrived in Mysia, they essayed to go into Bithynia, but the spirit of Jesus would not allow it: so they pass'd by Mysia, ⁸ and came to Troas. ⁹ there Paul had a vision in the night. a Macedonian appear'd to him, and thus address'd him, "pass on to Macedonia, and come to our relief." ¹⁰ immediately after he had had this vision, we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, concluding from thence, that the Lord had called us to publish the gospel there. we embark'd therefore at Troas, ¹¹ and sail'd directly to Samothracia, and the next day landed at Neapolis. ¹² from thence we marched to Philippi, the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony. having stopp'd there some days,

⁹ for this was one view I had in writing, to have this trial of you, whether you are intirely obedient.

⁸ I don't mean to prescribe to you, but that the zeal of others may show you are as sincerely well-affected.

²² I have sent likewise another of our brethren, whose diligence I have experienc'd in several affairs.

²⁴ wherefore show how much you love them, and how well you deserve the character I gave you, before all the churches.

¹⁸ This charge, my son Timothy, I recommend to you, agreeably to the prophetic gifts heretofore conferr'd on you, by virtue of which you might carry on a successful warfare,

² to Timothy, my dear son, grace, mercy and peace from God the father, and from Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁰ As for me, you are perfectly acquainted with my doctrine, my conduct, my designs, my temper, my benevolence, my constancy,

⁴ TO Titus my own convert to the common faith: grace and peace from God the father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our saviour.

²⁸ when I have dispatch'd this affair, and have secur'd to them this collection, I will come to you in my way to Spain. ²⁹ and I know that when I do come, I shall come charged with the blessings of Christ.

²⁵ which consideration persuades me that I shall abide, and even continue some time with you all, to improve your advancement in the faith, and to promote your joy: ²⁶ that by my being present with you again, I may be the occasion of heightning your christian joy.

²² pray at the same time prepare me a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be restored to you.

¹² I had many things to write to you, but I don't think it proper to commit them to paper and ink, because I hope to make you a visit, and deliver them by word of mouth; that so our joy may be compleat.

¹⁴ hoping I shall shortly see you, and then communicate them in person.

¹⁸ as thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

⁹ For we are fellow labourers employed by God: you are his field, and his mansion.

¹³ I was so uneasy in my mind for not finding Titus my brother, that taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.

²² I have sent likewise another of our brethren, whose diligence I have experienc'd in several affairs. ²³ now as to Titus, he is my collegue, and assists me in your affairs: as to our brethren, they are the deputies of the churches, and the glory of the christian profession.

⁷ If I have degraded myself for your advantage by preaching the holy gospel to you gratis, is that such a trespass? ⁸ by taking wages of other churches, I may have injured them, to do you service. ⁹ when I was present among you, and in want, I was chargeable to no man: for the brethren which came from Macedonia, supplied my necessities: and as I have, so I always shall keep myself from being burdensome to you.

³ yea, I intreat thee too, my faithful collegue, to assist them both, for they assisted me in the gospel, as well as Clement, and my other collegues, whose names are in the book of life.

⁷ which you heard was offer'd to you, by the instructions of Epaphras, our dear fellow-servant, who is to you a faithful minister of Christ:

³ bravely endure hardships, like a soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴ he that enters into the service, disengages himself from civil affairs, that he may be acceptable to his officer.

¹ Paul a prisoner for Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow-labourer, ² to our beloved Appia, to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in your house, favour and peace be with you,

²⁴ Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-labourers, salute you.

¹ Wherefore, christian brethren, you who are called to an heavenly inheritance, consider the apostle and high priest of the faith we profess, even Christ Jesus;

²⁸ Believe in me, all ye that labour under oppression, and I will give you relief.

³⁷ but he took with him Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be in a very great agony of grief.

³⁵ then Jesus wept. ³⁶ upon which the Jews said, see how he loved him.

¹¹ for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order to establish you:

² that I have great heaviness, and continual sorrow in my heart.

²⁶ so that if one member suffer, they all suffer with it: or if one be honoured, they partake of it.

¹⁴ and you will have the advantage of their earnest prayers, for the exceeding favour God has bestowed upon them by you:

² bear with one another's infirmities, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

³ I thank God, for your remembrance of me,

⁶ This it is that fills you with joy, notwithstanding the various tryals, which still necessarily afflict you,

³ his two sisters therefore sent this message to Jesus; he, Lord, whom you love, is sick. ⁴ when Jesus heard that, he said, the disease is not to be mortal, but is design'd for the glory of God, that the son of God might be glorified thereby.

³⁷ she happen'd to fall sick at that time, and died: after they had bath'd her body, they laid her out in an upper chamber.

³⁹ Peter immediately went with them, and when he was come, they conducted him to the upper chamber: and all the widows advanc'd to him weeping, and shew'd the robes and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them. ⁴⁰ but Peter turn'd them all out, and kneeled down and prayed, then turning towards the body, Tabitha, said he, arise immediately. she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. ⁴¹ Peter lent her his hand, and lift her up; and having called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

¹³ you have met with no trials yet, but such as are common to men: and God who is faithful, will not suffer you to be tempted above your strength; but will with the temptation make a way to escape, by enabling you to bear it.

⁷ so that now you ought rather to forgive, and comfort him, for fear he should be overwhelm'd by an excess of sorrow.

²² so you are afflicted at present: but I will see you again, and then shall your hearts be affected with joy, and your joy shall no one wrest from you.

³⁸ being more particularly afflicted at his having said, "they should see his face no more." and then they conducted him to the ship.

²⁶ for he long'd to see you all, and was greatly concern'd, that you should hear he was sick. and indeed he was sick almost unto death: ²⁷ but God had pity on him, and not on him only, but on me likewise, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

⁴⁰ He that receives you, receives me; and he that receives me, receives him that sent me. ⁴¹ he that receives a prophet in quality of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a just man, as such, shall receive the reward of the just.

⁵ if any refuse to entertain you, when you leave that city, shake off the dust from your feet, as a sign of their being abandon'd.

²⁰ I declare unto you, he that receiveth him that I send, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

⁸ which caused great joy in that city.

¹⁰ showing their respect by many presents, and furnishing us with provisions upon our departure.

¹⁵ and how shall they hear without a preacher? and how shall they preach except they be sent? as it is written, "how beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!"

² as becometh christians, and assist her in every thing her business requires: for she hath assisted many besides my self.

¹⁸ for they have quieted my mind as well as yours: therefore to such have a regard.

² Receive me as one who has wronged no man, who has corrupted no man, who has defrauded no man.

¹⁸ for not he that commendeth himself, but he whom the Lord commendeth, is the approved.

⁹ now his having ascended, what does it mean, but that he had descended into the lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰ he that descended, is the same too that ascended far above all heavens, to perfect all things. ¹¹ It is he then that made some, apostles: some, prophets: some, evangelists: and others, pastors, and teachers: ¹² thus fitly qualifying his servants for their respective offices, in order to build up the body of Christ:

¹⁰ Aristarchus my companion in bonds salutes you. and so does Mark, nephew to Barnabas, for whom you have receiv'd recommendations. if he come to you, give him a kind reception.

¹² We entreat you, brethren, to respect those, who labour in the ministry, who by divine appointment preside over you, and instruct you.

¹⁷ Let the presbyters that govern well receive a double salary, especially those who are employ'd in preaching and instructing.

¹⁷ Confide in your guides, and be respectful: that they who are vigilant, as being accountable for your souls, may discharge themselves with cheerfulness, and not with anxiety, which would be to your prejudice.

¹⁰ for which reason, when I come, I shall animadvert upon his conduct, and the malicious aspersions he casts upon us: not contented with this, he will neither receive the brethren himself, nor suffer those who are better inclin'd, to do it; but drives them out of the church.

³⁶ naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye took care of me: I was in prison, and ye visited me. ³⁷ then will the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee in hunger, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? ³⁸ when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? ³⁹ or when did we see thee sick, or in prison, and visited thee? ⁴⁰ and the king will reply, I declare unto you, your having done this for one of the least of these my brethren, is the same thing as doing it for me.

⁴ who have for my life readily exposed their own: to whom not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles too give thanks.

⁵³ for this corruptible body must be invested with incorruptibility, this mortal be invested with immortality.

¹⁷ I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus are come: for what was wanting on your side, they have supplied.

¹⁹ for I know that this shall turn to my deliverance, thro' your prayers, by the spirit, which Jesus Christ will supply me with, ²⁰ agreeably to that expectation and persuasion I have, that I shall not labour in vain; but as I always have, so I shall still glorify Christ in my body, whether it be by life or by death: for if I live, I live to Christ;

¹⁷ and if my blood should serve as a libation to ratify your faith, I should rejoice and congratulate with you all thereupon;

²⁷ but God had pity on him, and not on him only, but on me likewise, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

¹⁰ Now I joyfully thank the Lord, that your concern for me has at length reviv'd. not that you wanted the disposition, but only the opportunity.

¹³ I would have kept him with me, to assist me in your stead during my confinement for the gospel.

¹¹ they overcame him by the blood of the lamb, and by the word to which they gave testimony; for their lives they expos'd to the last.