Mark 3 Cross References - Murdock

¹ And again Jesus entered into a synagogue. And there was a man there, whose hand was withered. ² And they watched him, that if he should heal on the sabbath, they might accuse him. ³ And he said to the man of the withered hand: Stand up in the midst. ⁴ And he said also to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to give life to a person, or to destroy? But they were silent ⁵ And he looked on them with indignation, being grieved with the hardness of their heart. And he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched forth, and his hand was restored. ⁶ And the Pharisees went out, that very hour, with the domestics of Herod, and held a consultation against him, how they might destroy him. ⁷ And Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea. And many people joined him from Galilee, and from Judaea, ⁸ and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan, and from Tyre, and from Sidon: great multitudes, when they heard all that he did, came to him. ⁹ And he told his disciples to bring him a ship, on account of the multitude, lest they should crowd upon him ¹⁰ For he had healed many, so that they rushed upon him, in order to touch him. ¹¹ And they who were afflicted with unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down and cried out, and said: Thou art the Son of God. ¹² And he charged them much, not to make him known. ¹³ And he ascended a mountain, and called whom he pleased; and they came to him. ¹⁴ And he chose twelve to be with him, whom he would send out to preach, ¹⁵ and who would have power to heal the sick, and to cast out demons. ¹⁶ And to Simon he gave the name of Cephas. ¹⁷ And to James the son of Zebedee and to John the brother of James, he gave the name of Boanerges, that is, Sons of thunder. ¹⁸ And he chose also Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite, ¹⁹ And Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. And they came to the house: ²⁰ and the multitude assembled again, so that they could not eat bread. ²¹ And his kinsmen heard, and went out to take him; for they said: He is out of his reason. ²² And those Scribes that had come down from Jerusalem, said: Beelzebub is in him; and by the prince of demons he expelleth demons. ²³ And Jesus called them, and said to them, by similitudes How can Satan cast out Satan? ²⁴ For if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ²⁵ And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. ²⁶ And if Satan rise up against himself and be divided, he cannot stand, but is at an end. ²⁷ No one can enter the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man; and then he may rob his house. ²⁸ Verily I say to you: All sins, and the blasphemies that men may utter, may be forgiven them: ²⁹ but whoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, to him for ever there is no forgiveness; but he is obnoxious to eternal judgment. ³⁰ Because they had said: An unclean spirit is in him. ³¹ And his mother and his brothers came, and, standing without, sent to call him to them. ³² And the multitude were sitting around him, and they said to him: Lo, thy mother and thy brothers, without, call for thee. ³³ He replied, and said to them: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? ³⁴ And he looked upon those who sat by him, and said: Behold my mother! and, behold my brothers! ³⁵ For whoever shall do the pleasure of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.

⁹ And Jesus went from there, and came to their synagogue. ¹⁰ And a man was there, whose hand was withered. And they questioned him and said, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might defame him. ¹¹ And he said to them, What man among you is there, who, if he have a sheep, and it fall into a pit on the day of the sabbath, doth not lay hold of it and lift it out? ¹² Now, how much better is a human being than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do what is good, on the sabbath. ¹³ Then said he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched out his hand; and it was restored, and like the other. ¹⁴ And the Pharisees went out and held a consultation against him, that they might destroy him.

²¹ And when they entered Capernaum, he immediately taught on the sabbath in their synagogues.

⁶ And on another sabbath, he entered a synagogue and taught. And a man was there, whose right hand was withered. ⁷ And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might be able to accuse him. ⁸ And as he knew their thoughts, he said to the man with a withered hand: Rise and come into the midst of the congregation. And when he came and stood there, ⁹ Jesus said to them: I ask you, What is it lawful to do on the sabbath? that which is good? or that which is evil? to save life or to destroy it? ¹⁰ And he looked upon them all; and then said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched out his hand, and it was restored like the other. ¹¹ And they were filled with envy; and they conferred one with another, what they should do to Jesus.

³ And in them were laid a great multitude of the sick, and the blind, and the lame, and the withered, waiting for the moving of the waters.

¹⁰ And a man was there, whose hand was withered. And they questioned him and said, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might defame him.

⁷ And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might be able to accuse him.

⁵³ And when he had said these things to them, the Scribes and Pharisees began to be offended, and became angry, and carped at his discourses, ⁵⁴ and practised many wiles upon him, seeking to catch some thing from his lips, that they might accuse him.

¹ And it occurred, that, as he entered the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on the sabbath day, they watched him.

²⁰ And they sent to him spies, who feigned themselves righteous men, that they might insnare him in discourse, and deliver him up to a court, and to the authority of the president.

¹⁶ And some of the Pharisees said: This man is not of God, for he doth not observe the sabbath. But others said: How can a man that is a sinner, work these signs? And there was a division among them.

⁸ And as he knew their thoughts, he said to the man with a withered hand: Rise and come into the midst of the congregation. And when he came and stood there,

⁴ I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night cometh, in which no one can work.

⁵⁸ Wherefore, my brethren and my beloved, be ye steadfast, and be not vacillating; but be ye at all times abundant in the work of the Lord; seeing ye know, that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

⁹ And while we do what is good, let it not be wearisome to us; for the time will come when we shall reap, and it will not be tedious to us.

¹⁴ And many of the brethren in our Lord have become confident, on account of my bonds, and are more bold to speak the word of God without fear.

²⁸ And in nothing be ye startled, by those who rise up against us; which is an indication of their destruction, and of life for you. ²⁹ And this is given to you by God, that ye not only really believe in the Messiah, but also that ye suffer on his account; ³⁰ and that ye endure conflict, as ye have seen in me, and now hear concerning me.

¹ If then the Messiah hath suffered for you in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind: for every one that is dead in his body, hath ceased from all sins,

¹⁰ And a man was there, whose hand was withered. And they questioned him and said, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might defame him. ¹¹ And he said to them, What man among you is there, who, if he have a sheep, and it fall into a pit on the day of the sabbath, doth not lay hold of it and lift it out? ¹² Now, how much better is a human being than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do what is good, on the sabbath.

²⁷ And he said to them: The sabbath was made on man's account, and not man for the sake of the sabbath. ²⁸ Therefore also the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

³⁴ And they were silent; for by the way they had contended with one another, which should be the great among them.

⁹ Jesus said to them: I ask you, What is it lawful to do on the sabbath? that which is good? or that which is evil? to save life or to destroy it?

¹³ And he put his hand upon her; and immediately she straightened her self up, and glorified God. ¹⁴ And the chief of the synagogue, being angry that Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered, and said to the multitude: There are six days, on which it is lawful to work; on them come ye, and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. ¹⁵ But Jesus replied, and said to him: Thou hypocrite! Doth not every one of you, on the sabbath, loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him to water? ¹⁶ And this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom the Calumniator hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? ¹⁷ And when he had said these things, all those that stood up against him were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced in all the miracles that were wrought by his hand.

¹ And it occurred, that, as he entered the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on the sabbath day, they watched him. ² And lo, a dropsical man was before him. ³ And Jews answered, and said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? ⁴ And they were silent. And he took him, and healed him, and dismissed him. ⁵ And he said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox fall into a pit on the sabbath day, doth not immediately lift and draw him out?

¹³ Then said he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched out his hand; and it was restored, and like the other.

¹⁴ And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said: By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and by seeing ye see, and shall not know: ¹⁵ For the heart of this people hath grown fat, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and should hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should turn; and I should heal them.

¹⁰ And he looked upon them all; and then said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched out his hand, and it was restored like the other.

¹⁵ But Jesus replied, and said to him: Thou hypocrite! Doth not every one of you, on the sabbath, loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him to water?

¹⁴ And when he had looked upon them, he said to them: Go, show yourselves to the priests. And as they were going, they were cleansed.

⁴⁰ He said to them: I tell you, that, if these should be silent, the stones would cry out. ⁴¹ And as he drew near, and beheld the city, he wept over it: ⁴² and said: O, hadst thou known the things that are of thy peace, at least in this thy day: but now they are hidden from thy eyes. ⁴³ For the days will come upon thee, when thy enemies will encompass thee, and besiege thee on every side. ⁴⁴ And they will destroy thee, and thy children within thee; and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

⁸ Jesus said to him: Arise, take up thy bed, and walk. ⁹ And immediately the man was healed; and he arose, took up his bed, and walked; and it was the sabbath day.

⁷ and said to him: Go, wash in the baptistery of Siloam. And he went, and washed, and came away seeing.

⁷ What then? Israel did not obtain that which it sought: but the election obtained it; and the rest of them were blinded in their heart, ⁸ - (as it is written: God gave them a stupid spirit, and eyes to see not, and ears to hear not,) unto this very day. ⁹ And again, David said: Let their table become a snare before them; and let their recompense be a stumbling block. ¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and let their back, at all times, be bowed down.

²⁵ And that ye, my brethren, may not be wise in your own apprehension, I wish you to know this mystery, that blindness of heart hath in some measure befallen Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles shall come in:

¹⁴ But they were blinded in their understanding; for until this day, when the old Testament is read, the same vail resteth upon them; nor is it manifest to them, that it is abolished by the Messiah.

¹⁸ and they are dark in their understandings, and are alienated from the life of God, because there is not in them knowledge, and because of the blindness of their heart.

²⁶ Be ye angry, and sin not: and let not the sun go down upon your wrath.

³⁰ And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed for the day of redemption.

¹⁰ Therefore I was disgusted with that generation, and said: This is a people, whose heart wandereth, and they have not known my ways:

¹⁷ And with whom was he disgusted forty years, but with those who sinned, and whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

⁹ And thus he was perfected and became the cause of eternal life to all them who obey him.

¹⁶ and they said to the mountains and to the clefts, Fall over us, and hide us from the face of him who sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

¹⁴ And the Pharisees went out and held a consultation against him, that they might destroy him.

¹⁶ And they sent to him their disciples, with domestics of Herod, and said to him: Teacher, we know that thou art veracious, and teachest the way of God with truth, regardless of man, for thou hast no respect of persons.

¹⁵ And he charged them, and said to them: Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

¹³ And they sent to him some of the Scribes and of the household of Herod, to ensnare him in discourse.

¹¹ And they were filled with envy; and they conferred one with another, what they should do to Jesus.

¹⁹ And the chief priests and Scribes sought to lay hands on him, at that time; but they were afraid of the people; for they knew, that he spoke this similitude against them. ²⁰ And they sent to him spies, who feigned themselves righteous men, that they might insnare him in discourse, and deliver him up to a court, and to the authority of the president.

² And the chief priests and Scribes sought how they might kill him, for they were afraid of the people.

⁵³ And from that day, they plotted to kill him.

²⁵ And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee, and from the Ten Cities, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond the Jordan.

²³ And when they persecute you in one city, flee to another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed all the cities of the house of Israel, till the Son of man shall come.

¹⁵ But Jesus knew it; and he retired from there. And great multitudes followed him: and he cured them all.

³⁹ And he preached in all their synagogues, in all Galilee, and cast out demons.

¹² And in those days, Jesus retired to a mountain to pray; and he passed the night there, in prayer to God.

¹⁷ And Jesus descended with them, and stood in the plain; and a great company of his disciples, and a multitude of assembled people, from all Judaea, and from Jerusalem and from the seashore of Tyre and Sidon; who came to hear his discourse, and to be healed of their diseases;

⁵ And they vociferated, and said: He raiseth disturbance among our people, by teaching in all Judaea, commencing from Galilee, and quite to this place.

⁴¹ Others said: He is the Messiah. Others said: Doth Messiah come from Galilee?

⁵² They answered, and said to him: Art thou also from Galilee? Search, and see, that no prophet ariseth from Galilee.

³⁹ And again they sought to lay hold of him; but he escaped out of their hands; ⁴⁰ and retired to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John at first baptized, and tarried there. ⁴¹ And many persons came to him: and they said, John indeed wrought not even one sign; but every thing that John said of his man, was true.

⁵³ And from that day, they plotted to kill him. ⁵⁴ And Jesus did not walk openly among the Jews; but retired from them to a place near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim; and there he abode with his disciples.

⁵ And an assault was made on them, by the Gentiles, and by the Jews and their chiefs, to insult them, and to stone them with stones. ⁶ And when they knew it, they departed and fled to the cities of Lycaonia and Lystra and Derbe, and to the villages around them;

¹⁰ And the brethren immediately, on the same night, sent away Paul and Silas to the city of Berea. And when they came there, they entered into the synagogue of the Jews.

¹⁴ And the brethren sent away Paul, that he might go down to the sea. But Silas and Timothy abode in that city.

²¹ And he said: Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, doubtless, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.

²⁴ Thence Jesus arose, and went to the border of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house, and wished no man to know him; but he could not be concealed.

³¹ Again Jesus departed from the border of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, to the border of Decapolis.

³⁰ And Jesus at once knew in himself, that virtue had issued from him: and he turned to the throng, and said: Who touched my clothes?

¹⁵ And Jesus knew, that they were about to come and take him by force, and make him king: and he retired into a mountain alone.

²³ And Jesus traveled over all Galilee. and he taught in their synagogues and proclaimed the tidings of the kingdom; and he cured every disease and malady among the people.

²⁰ And behold, a woman whose blood had flowed fourteen years, came up behind him, and touched the extremity of his robe: ²¹ for she had said in her mind, If I but touch his garment I shall be cured.

¹⁴ And when Jesus disembarked, he saw great multitudes; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

³⁶ and they entreated of him, that they might touch at least the extremity of his garment. And they who touched, were healed.

²⁷ when she heard of Jesus, came behind him in the press of the crowd, and touched his garment ²⁸ For she said: If I but touch his garment, I shall live. ²⁹ And immediately the fountain of her blood dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague.

³⁴ And he said to her: My daughter, thy faith hath made thee live: go in peace; and be thou healed of thy plague.

⁵⁶ And wherever he entered into villages or cities, the sick were laid in he streets: and they besought him, that they might touch but the extremity of his raiment. And all they that touched him, were healed.

² And the servant of a centurion, who was dear to him, was very sick, and near to death.

¹⁵ So that they brought out into the streets the sick, laid on beds, that when Simon should pass, at least his shadow might cover them.

¹¹ And God wrought very great miracles by the hand of Paul: ¹² so that, from the clothes on his body, napkins and rags were carried and laid upon the sick, and the diseases left them, and demons also went out.

⁶ For, whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth; and he scourgeth those sons, for whom he hath kind regards.

³ And the Tempter came, and said to him: If thou art the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.

⁶ and said to him: If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, that he will give his angels charge of thee, and in their hands will they sustain thee, lest thou strike thy foot against a stone.

²⁹ And they cried out, and said: What have we to do with thee? Jesus, thou Son of God. Hast thou come hither before the time to torment us?

³¹ And the demons entreated of him, and said: If thou cast us out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine.

³³ And they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, and said: Truly thou art the Son of God!

¹ THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.

²³ And in their synagogue was a man, in whom was an unclean spirit; and he cried out, ²⁴ and said: What have we to do with thee? Jesus thou Nazarean. Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee, who thou art, the Holy One of God.

⁵ And continually, by night and by day, he was in the place of sepulchres, and cried and wounded himself with stones. ⁶ And when he saw Jesus at a distance, he ran and worshipped him;

⁴¹ And demons went out of many, crying out and saying: Thou art the Messiah, the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and suffered them not to say, that they knew him to be Messiah.

²⁸ And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and said, with a loud voice: What have we to do with thee? Jesus, thou Son of the exalted God. I entreat of thee, torment me not.

¹⁷ And she followed after Paul and us, and cried, saying: These men are the servants of the Most High God, and they announce to you the way of life.

¹³ And moreover certain Jews, who went: about exorcising demons, were disposed to exorcise in the name of our Lord Jesus over those who had unclean spirits, by saying: We adjure you, in the name of that Jesus whom Paul announceth. ¹⁴ And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, who did this. ¹⁵ And the evil demon answered and said to them: Jesus I well know, and Paul I know, but as for you, who are ye? ¹⁶ And the man in whom was the evil demon leaped upon them, and overpowered them, and threw them down: and they fled out of the house denuded and bruised. ¹⁷ And this became known to all the Jews and Gentiles, who resided at Ephesus. And fear fell on them all, and the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah was exalted.

¹⁹ Thou believest that there is one God; thou dost well; the demons also believe, and tremble.

⁴ And Jesus said to him, See, thou tell no man: but go, show thyself to the priests, and present an oblation as Moses enjoined, for a testimony to them.

¹⁶ And he charged them not to make him known:

²⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, and said: Shut thy mouth, and come out of him.

³⁴ And he healed many who labored under divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.

¹⁸ And this she did many days. And Paul was indignant; and he said to that spirit, I command thee, in the name of Jesus Messiah, that thou come out of her. And it came out the same hour.

¹ And when Jesus saw the multitudes, he ascended a hill; and when he was seated, his disciples drew near him:

¹ And he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them authority over unclean spirits to cast them out, and to heal every pain and disease. ² And the names of those twelve Legates are these: The first of them, Simon who is called Cephas, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³ and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Thomas, and Matthew the publican; and James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was called Thaddeus; ⁴ and Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed him.

⁷ And he called his twelve, and began to send them forth, two and two; and he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out.

¹² And in those days, Jesus retired to a mountain to pray; and he passed the night there, in prayer to God. ¹³ And when the day dawned, he called his disciples, and selected from them twelve, whom he named Legates : ¹⁴ Simon whom he named Cephas, and Andrew his brother, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, ¹⁵ and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who was called Zelotes, ¹⁶ and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

¹ And Jesus called his twelve, and gave them power and authority over all demons and diseases, to heal them.

¹ And Jesus called his twelve, and gave them power and authority over all demons and diseases, to heal them. ² And he sent them forth, to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. ³ And he said to them: Take nothing for the journey, neither a staff, nor a wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two tunics. ⁴ And into whatever house ye enter, there stay, and thence depart. ⁵ And against them that receive you not, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet against them, for a testimony. ⁶ And the Legates went forth, and travelled about the villages and cities, and preached and healed everywhere.

¹ And after these things, Jesus separated from among his disciples seventy other persons, and sent them, two and two, before his face, to every place and city whither he was to go. ² And he said to them: The harvest is great, and the laborers few: pray ye, therefore, the lord of the harvest that he would send laborers into his harvest. ³ Go ye: lo, I send you forth, as sheep among wolves. ⁴ Take to you no purses, nor wallets, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way. ⁵ And into whatever house ye enter, first say: Peace be to this house. ⁶ And if the son of peace is there, your salutation will rest upon it; but if not, your salutation will return to you. ⁷ And remain in that house, eating and drinking of what it affords; for the laborer is worthy of his hire. And pass not from house to house. ⁸ And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you; eat that which set before you. ⁹ And heal them that are sick in it; and say to them: The kingdom of God hath come near you. ¹⁰ And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you not; go out into the street, and say: ¹¹ Even the dust of your city which adhereth to our feet, we shake off against you: but this know ye, that the kingdom of God hath come near to you.

⁴⁷ and that, in his name, repentance for the remission of sins should be preached among all nations, and that the commencement be at Jerusalem.

¹⁶ It is not ye that chose me, but I that have chosen you; and I have appointed you, that ye also should go and yield fruits, and that your fruits should continue; so that whatever ye may ask of my Father in my name, he may give it you.

⁸ But when the Holy Spirit shall come upon you, ye will receive energy, and will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and also among the Samaritans, and unto the ends of the earth.

²⁴ And when they had prayed, they said: Thou, Lord, knowest what is in the hearts of all, manifest which thou hast chosen of these two, ²⁵ that he should take part in this ministry and legateship, from which Judas broke away, that he might go to his own place.

¹ PAUL, a legate, not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus the Messiah, and God his Father, who raised him from the dead;

¹⁵ But when it pleased him, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, ¹⁶ to reveal his Son by me, that I should proclaim him among the Gentiles; forthwith, I did not open it to flesh and blood; ¹⁷ nor did I go to Jerusalem, to them who were legates before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus: ¹⁸ and after three years, I went to Jerusalem to see Cephas; and I remained with him fifteen days. ¹⁹ But others of the legates I saw not, except James, our Lord's brother. ²⁰ In the things which I am writing to you, behold, before God! I lie not.

¹⁶ Simon Cephas answered and said: Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God. ¹⁷ Jesus answered, and said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon son of Jonas; for flesh and blood have not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸ Also I say to thee, that thou art Cephas: and upon this rock, I will build my church: and the gates of death shall not triumph over it.

¹⁶ And as he walked near the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

⁴² And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked upon him, and said Thou art Simon the son of Jona; thou shalt be called Cephas.

¹³ And when they had entered, they went to an upper chamber; where were Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, and Philip, and Thomas, and Matthew, and Bartholomew, and James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the son of James.

¹² And this I state: That one of you saith, I am of Paul; and another saith, I am of Apollos; and another saith, I am of Cephas; and another saith, I am of Messiah.

²² whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all things are yours:

⁵ Or have we not authority to carry about with us a sister as a wife; just as the other legates, and the brothers of our Lord, and as Cephas?

⁷ But, otherwise; for they saw, that the gospel of the uncircumcision was intrusted to me, as to Cephas was intrusted that of the circumcision. ⁸ For he that was operative with Cephas in the legateship of the circumcision, was also operative with me in the legateship of the Gentiles. ⁹ And James, Cephas, and John, who were accounted pillars, when they perceived the grace that was given to me, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship; that we should labor among the Gentiles, and they among the circumcision.

¹ SIMON PETER, a servant and legate of Jesus the Messiah, to those who have obtained equally precious faith with us, through the righteousness of Our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus the Messiah;

¹⁹ And as he passed on a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in a ship, and mending their nets. ²⁰ And he called them: and immediately they left Zebedee their father in the ship, with the hired servants, and went after him.

³⁷ And he suffered no one to go with him, except Simon Cephas, and James, and John the brother of James.

² And after six days, Jesus took Cephas and James and John, and led them to a high mountain, apart; and was transformed before them.

³⁵ And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, and said to him: Teacher, we desire that thou wouldst do for us all that we ask.

³³ And he took with him Cephas and James and John, and began to be gloomy and distressed.

² There were together, Simon Cephas, and Thomas called the Twin, and Nathaniel who was of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of the disciples.

²⁰ And Simon turned himself, and saw coming after him, that disciple whom Jesus loved, who fell on the breast of Jesus at the supper, and said, My Lord, who is it will betray thee? ²¹ Him Cephas saw, and said to Jesus: My Lord, as for this man, what? ²² Jesus said to him: If I will, that he abide here until I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me. ²³ And this saying went forth among the brethren, that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say, that he would not die; but, If I will that he abide here until I come, what is that to thee. ²⁴ This is the disciple who hath testified of all these things, and hath written them: and we know, that his testimony is true. ²⁵ And there are also many other things, which Jesus did; which, if written out with particularity, the world itself, as I suppose, would not suffice for the books that would be written. Completion of the Holy Gospel, the announcement of John the Evangelist; which he uttered, in Greek, at Ephesus.

¹ And at that time Herod the king, who was surnamed Agrippa, laid hands on some of the church, to maltreat them.

¹² For the word of God is living, and all-efficient, and sharper than a two-edged sword, and entereth even to the severance of the soul and the spirit, and of the joints and the marrow and the bones, and judgeth the thoughts and reasonings of the heart:

¹¹ And be said to me, Thou must again prophesy upon many nations, and peoples, and princes, and kings.

⁹ And as Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man sitting at the custom-house, whose name was Matthew. And he said to him, Follow me: and he arose and followed him.

⁵⁵ Is not this man the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joses and Simon and Judas?

¹⁴ And as he passed along he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting among the publicans. And he said to him: Come after me. And he arose and went after him.

³ Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and of Joses and of Judas and of Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were stumbled in him.

²⁷ And after these things, Jesus went out and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting among the publicans; and he said to him: Come after me. ²⁸ And he left every thing, and arose, and went after him. ²⁹ And Levi made a great entertainment for him at his house; and there was a numerous company of publicans and others who reclined with them.

⁴⁰ And one of those who heard John and went after Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Simon.

⁴³ The next day, Jesus was disposed to depart for Galilee: and he found Philip and said to him, Come after me. ⁴⁴ And Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Simon. ⁴⁵ And Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him, of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.

⁵ And Jesus raised his eyes, and saw a great multitude coming towards him; and he said to Philip: Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? ⁶ And this he said, to try him; for he knew what he was about to do. ⁷ Philip said to him: Two hundred denarii in bread would not suffice them, that each might take but a little. ⁸ One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Cephas, said to him:

¹⁶ Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow-disciples: Let us also go and die with him.

²¹ These came, and approached Philip, who was of Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him: My lord, we are desirous to see Jesus. ²² Philip came and told Andrew; and Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

⁸ Philip said to him: Our Lord, show us the Father, and it will suffice for us. ⁹ Jesus said to him: Have I been all this time with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? He that seeth me, seeth the Father: and how sayest thou, Show us the Father?

²² Judas, not Iscariot, said to him: My Lord, how is it that thou art to manifest thyself to us, and not to the world?

²⁴ But Thomas, who was called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not there with them, when Jesus came. ²⁵ And the disciples said to him: We have seen our Lord. But he said to them: Unless I see in his hands the places of the nails, and put my fingers into them, and extend my hand to his side, I will not believe. ²⁶ And after eight days, the disciples were again within, and Thomas with them: and Jesus came, while the doors were closed, stood in the midst, and said to them: Peace be with you. ²⁷ And he said to Thomas: Reach hither thy finger, and look at my hands; and reach out thy hand and extend it to my side: and be not incredulous, but believing. ²⁸ And Thomas answered, and said to him: My Lord, and my God! ²⁹ Jesus said to him: Now, when thou hast seen me, thou believest: blessed are they, who have not seen me, yet believe.

¹³ And after they ceased, James arose and said: Men, brethren, hearken to me.

¹⁸ And the next day, with Paul, we went unto James, when all the Elders were with him.

⁷ And subsequently to this, he was seen by James; and after him, by all the legates.

¹⁹ But others of the legates I saw not, except James, our Lord's brother.

⁹ And James, Cephas, and John, who were accounted pillars, when they perceived the grace that was given to me, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship; that we should labor among the Gentiles, and they among the circumcision.

¹ JAMES, a servant of God, and of our Lord Jesus the Messiah; to the twelve tribes dispersed among the Gentiles; greeting peace.

¹ JUDE, a servant of Jesus the Messiah, and the brother of James, to the called people, the beloved of God the Father, the preserved by Jesus the Messiah :

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, ¹⁵ and said to them: What will ye give me, if I will deliver him to you? And they promised him thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶ And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

⁴⁷ And while he was yet speaking, lo, Judas the betrayer, one of the twelve, arrived; and a great multitude with him, with swords and clubs, from the presence of the chief priests and elders of the people.

³ Then Judas the betrayer, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, repented. And he went and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders; ⁴ and said: I have sinned, by betraying innocent blood. And they said: What is that to us? See to it thyself. ⁵ And he cast down the silver in the temple, and retiring, went and strangled himself

⁶⁴ But there are some of you, that believe not. For Jesus knew, from the beginning, who they were that believed not, and who it was that would betray him.

⁷¹ This he spoke of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon; for he was afterwards to betray him, being one of the twelve.

⁴ Then said Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples, he that was about to betray him: ⁵ Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor? ⁶ And this he said, not be cause he cared for the poor, but because he was thief, and held the purse, and carried what was put in it.

² And when the supper was passed, it had been injected by Satan into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him.

²⁶ Jesus answered and said: He it is, to whom I give the bread when I have dipped it. And Jesus dipped the bread, and gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. ²⁷ And after the bread, then Satan entered into him. And Jesus said to him: What thou doest, do quickly. ²⁸ And no one of those reclining, knew, wherefore he said this to him. ²⁹ For some of them supposed, because the purse was in the hands of Judas, that Jesus expressly charged him to buy something needful for the feast, or that he should give something to the poor. ³⁰ And Judas took the bread at once, and went out of the house. And it was night when he went out.

¹⁶ Men, brethren, it was right that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus. ¹⁷ For he was numbered with us, and had a part in this ministry. ¹⁸ He purchased a field with the wages of sin; and he fell upon his face on the ground, and burst in the middle, and all his entrails were poured out. ¹⁹ And this was known to all that dwelt at Jerusalem; so that the field was called, in the language of the country, Aceldama, which is interpreted Field of Blood. ²⁰ For it is written, in the book of Psalms: Let his habitation be desolate, and let no resident be in it; and let another take his service. ²¹ It should therefore be, that one of these persons, who have been with us all the time that our Lord Jesus went in and out with us, ²² commencing from the baptism of John, unto the day he was taken up from us, should be, with us, a witness of his resurrection. ²³ And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabas, whose surname was Justus, and Matthias.

⁷ And Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea. And many people joined him from Galilee, and from Judaea,

⁹ And he told his disciples to bring him a ship, on account of the multitude, lest they should crowd upon him

³¹ And he said to them: Come, let us go into a desert by ourselves, and rest a little. For there were many going and coming, and they had not opportunity even to eat bread.

¹⁷ And when Jesus had entered the house, apart from the multitude, his disciples asked him about this similitude.

²⁸ And when Jesus entered the house, his disciples asked him privately: Why could not we cast him out?

³¹ In the mean time, his disciples entreated him, and said to him: Our Rabbi, eat. ³² But he said to them: I have food to eat, of which ye are ignorant. ³³ The disciples said among themselves: Hath any one brought him something to eat? ³⁴ Jesus said to them: My food is to do the pleasure of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

³¹ And his mother and his brothers came, and, standing without, sent to call him to them.

³ And the brothers of Jesus said to him: Leave here, and go into Judaea; that thy disciples may see the works thou doest. ⁴ For there is no one who doeth any thing in secret, while he wisheth to become public. If thou doest these things, show thyself to the world. ⁵ For even his brothers did not believe in Jesus. ⁶ Jesus said to them: My time hath not yet come: but your time is always ready. ⁷ The world cannot hate you, but me it hateth; because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil. ⁸ Go ye up to the feast; I do not go up to this feast now, because my time is not yet completed. ⁹ These things he said, and remained still in Galilee. ¹⁰ But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not openly, but as it were secretly.

²⁰ And many of them said: He hath a demon, and is wholly beside himself; why hear ye him?

²⁴ And when Paul had extended his defence thus far, Festus cried, with a loud voice: Paul, thou art deranged: much study hath deranged thee.

¹³ For if we are extravagant, it is for God: and if we are discreet, it is for you.

³⁴ But the Pharisees said: It is by the Prince of demons, he casteth out demons.

²⁵ It is sufficient for the disciple, that he be as his rabbi; and the servant, as his lord. If they call the lord of the house Beelzebub, how much more the children of his family?

¹⁸ For John came, not eating and not drinking; and they said, He hath a demon.

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard it, they said: This man doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the prince of demons.

¹ Then came to Jesus Pharisees and Scribes that were from Jerusalem, and said:

¹ And there gathered about him Pharisees and Scribes, who had come from Jerusalem.

¹⁷ And it occurred, on one of the days when Jesus was teaching, that Pharisees and Doctors of the law were sitting by, who had come from all the villages of Galilee and of Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

¹⁵ But some of them said: It is by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that he casteth out demons.

²⁰ Why do ye seek to kill me? The multitude answered and said: Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?

⁴⁸ The Jews answered, and said to him: Did we not well say, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?

⁵² The Jews say to him: Now we know, that thou hast a demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; yet thou sayest: He that keepeth my word, will never taste death.

²² And the feast of the dedication was held at Jerusalem, and it was winter.

¹⁰ Then Jesus said to him: Begone, Satan; for it is written, that thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God; and him only shalt thou serve.

²⁵ And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: Every kingdom that is divided against itself, will become desolate; and every house or city which is divided against itself, will not stand. ²⁶ Now if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then doth his kingdom stand? ²⁷ And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Wherefore they will be your judges. ²⁸ But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, the kingdom of God hath come near to you. ²⁹ Or how can one enter the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? and then he may plunder his house. ³⁰ He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me actually scattereth.

³⁴ All these things Jesus discoursed to the multitude in similitudes; and without similitudes he did not discourse with them.

² And he taught them much by similitudes. And in his teaching, he said:

¹⁷ But Jesus, as he knew their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom that is divided against itself, will become a desolation: and a house that is divided against itself, will fall. ¹⁸ And if Satan be divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? since ye say, that I by Beelzebub cast out demons. ¹⁹ And if I, by Beelzebub, cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore will they be to you judges. ²⁰ But if I, by the finger of God, cast out demons, the kingdom of God hath come near to you. ²¹ When a strong man armed keepeth his doorway, his property rests securely. ²² But if a stronger than he come and overpower him, he taketh away all his arms on which he relied, and divideth the spoil of him. ²³ He that is not for me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, actually scattereth.

²¹ that they all may be one; as thou, my Father, art in me, and I in thee; that they also may be one in us; so that the world may believe, that thou didst send me.

¹⁰ And I beseech you, my Brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah, that to you all there may be one language; and that there may be no divisions among you: but that ye may become perfectly of one mind, and of one way of thinking. ¹¹ For concerning you, my Brethren, it hath been reported to me by the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. ¹² And this I state: That one of you saith, I am of Paul; and another saith, I am of Apollos; and another saith, I am of Cephas; and another saith, I am of Messiah. ¹³ Now was Messiah divided? Or was Paul crucified for you? Or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

³ And be ye solicitous to keep the unity of the Spirit, in a bond of peace; ⁴ so that ye may become one body, and one Spirit; even as ye are called unto one hope of your calling. ⁵ For, the Lord is one, and the faith one, and the baptism one; ⁶ and one God is the Father of all, and over all, and by all, and in us all.

¹⁵ But if ye bite and devour one another, beware, lest ye be consumed one by another.

¹⁶ For where envy and contention are, there also is confusion, and every thing wrong.

²⁹ Or how can one enter the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? and then he may plunder his house.

¹⁷ And the seventy whom he sent forth, returned with great joy, and say to him: Our Lord, even the demons were subject to us, in thy name. ¹⁸ And he said to them: I saw Satan fall, like the lightning from heaven. ¹⁹ Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents, and scorpions, and on all the power of the adversary: and nothing shall harm you. ²⁰ Yet rejoice not in this, that the demons are subject to you; but rejoice, that your names are written in heaven.

³¹ Now is the judgment of this world: now the ruler of this world is cast out.

²⁰ And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Messiah, be with you.

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in our Lord, and; in the energy of his power: ¹¹ And put ye on; the whole armor of God, so that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Accuser. ¹² For our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with principalities, and with those in authority, and with the possessors of this dark world, and with the evil spirits that are beneath heaven. ¹³ Therefore put ye on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to meet the evil one; and, being in all respects prepared, may stand firm.

¹⁵ And, by yielding up his body, he showed contempt for principalities and authorities; and put them to shame, openly, in his own person.

¹⁴ For because the children participated in flesh and blood, he also, in like manner, took part in the same; that, by his death, he might bring to naught him who held the dominion of death, namely Satan;

⁸ And he that committeth sin, is of Satan; because Satan was a sinner from the beginning: and for this cause, the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of Satan.

⁴ But ye children, are of God; and ye have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you, than he who is in the world.

⁷ And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought, ⁸ and prevailed not; nor was their place found any more in heaven. ⁹ And the great dragon was cast out, the old serpent, who is called the Deceiver, and Satan, who seduceth all the inhabited world: he was cast upon the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

¹ And I saw an angel that descended from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand. ² And he seized the dragon, the old serpent, who is the Deceiver and Satan, who seduced the whole habitable world: and he bound him a thousand years. ³ And he cast him into the abyss, and closed and sealed upon him; so that he might deceive the nations no more, until these thousand years shall be completed: but after that, he will be loosed for a little time.

³¹ Therefore I say to you, that all sins and contumelies shall be forgiven to men; but the contumely which is against the Spirit, shall not be forgiven to men. ³² And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him: but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him;not in this world, and not in the world to come.

²⁸ Verily I say to you: All sins, and the blasphemies that men may utter, may be forgiven them: ²⁹ but whoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, to him for ever there is no forgiveness; but he is obnoxious to eternal judgment. ³⁰ Because they had said: An unclean spirit is in him.

¹⁰ And every one that shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall reproach the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him.

⁴ But they who have once descended to baptism, and have tasted the gift from heaven, and have received the Holy Spirit, ⁵ and have tasted the good word of God, and the power of the world to come, ⁶ cannot again sin, and a second time be renewed to repentance; or a second time crucify and insult the Son of God. ⁷ For the earth that drinketh the rain which cometh often upon it, and produceth the herb that is of use to those for whom it is cultivated, receiveth a blessing from God. ⁸ But if it should put forth thorns and briers, it would have reprobation, and be not far from a curse, and its end would be a burning.

²⁶ For if a man sin, voluntarily, after he hath received a knowledge of the truth, there is no longer a sacrifice which may be offered for sins: ²⁷ but the fearful judgment impendeth, and the zeal of fire that consumeth the adversaries. ²⁸ For if he, who transgressed the law of Moses, died without mercies, at the mouth of two or three witnesses; ²⁹ how much more, think ye, will he receive capital punishment, who hath trodden upon the Son of God, and hath accounted the blood of his covenant, by which he is sanctified, as the blood of all men, and hath treated the Spirit of grace with contumely? ³⁰ For we know him who hath said, Retribution is mine; and I will repay: and again, The Lord will judge his people. ³¹ It is very terrible, to fall into the hands of the living God.

¹⁶ If any one shall see his brother sin a sin which doth not deserve death, he shall ask, and life will be given him, to them I say who sin not as unto death. For there is a sin of death; and I do not say of this, that a man should pray for it.

⁴⁶ And these will go into everlasting torment, and the righteous into everlasting life.

⁴⁰ They devour the houses of widows, under pretence that they prolong their prayers. These shall receive a greater condemnation.

⁹ For these will be recompensed with the judgment of eternal destruction, from the presence of our Lord, and from the glory of his power;

⁷ As Sodom and Gomorrah, and the surrounding cities, which in like manner followed whoredom and went after strange flesh, are placed beneath everlasting fire, being, doomed to judgment.

¹³ raging waves of the sea, which, by their foam, manifest their confusion; shootingstars, for which is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

²² And those Scribes that had come down from Jerusalem, said: Beelzebub is in him; and by the prince of demons he expelleth demons.

⁴⁶ And while he was discoursing to the multitudes, his mother and his brothers came and stood with out, and sought to speak with him. ⁴⁷ And a person said to him: Lo, thy mother and thy brothers stand without, and seek to speak with thee. ⁴⁸ But he replied, and said to him that informed him: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? ⁴⁹ And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said: Behold my mother, and behold my brothers! ⁵⁰ For every one that doeth the good pleasure of my Father who is in heaven, that person is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.

¹⁹ And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they could not speak with him, because of the multitude. ²⁰ And they say to him: Thy mother and thy brothers stand without, and wish to see thee. ²¹ And he answered and said: My mother and my brothers, are they who hear the word of God, and do it.

²¹ And his kinsmen heard, and went out to take him; for they said: He is out of his reason.

⁴⁹ He said to them: Why did ye seek me? Do ye not know, that it behooveth me to be in my Father's house?

⁴ Jesus said to her: What is in common to me and thee? Not yet hath my hour come.

³ And the brothers of Jesus said to him: Leave here, and go into Judaea; that thy disciples may see the works thou doest. ⁴ For there is no one who doeth any thing in secret, while he wisheth to become public. If thou doest these things, show thyself to the world. ⁵ For even his brothers did not believe in Jesus.

¹⁶ And therefore, we know no person after the flesh: and if we have known the Messiah after the flesh, yet henceforth we know him no more.

⁴⁰ And the king will answer, and say to them: Verily I Say to you, That inasmuch as ye did so to one of these my little brothers, ye did so to me. ⁴¹ Then will he say also to them on his left hand: Go from me, ye accursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the Calumniator and his angels, ⁴² For I was hungry, and ye gave me no food; and I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; ⁴³ and I was a stranger, and ye took me not home; and I was naked, and ye clothed me not; and I was sick and in prison, and ye did not visit me. ⁴⁴ Then will they also answer and say: Our Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee? ⁴⁵ Then will he answer, and say to them: Verily I say to you, That in as much as ye did not so to one of these little ones, ye did not so to me.

¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them: Be not afraid; but go, tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there they will see me.

²⁷ And while he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifted up her voice, and said to him: Blessed is the womb that carried thee, and the breasts that nursed thee. ²⁸ He said to her: Blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.

¹⁷ Jesus said to her: Touch me not; for not yet have I ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren, and say to them: I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.

²⁹ And he knew them, previously; and he sealed them with the likeness of the image of his Son; that He might be the first-born of many brothers.

¹¹ For he that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified, are all of one nature. Therefore he is not ashamed to call them brethren; ¹² as he saith, I will announce thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the assembly, I will praise thee.

²¹ Not whoever may say to me, My Lord, my Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

¹⁷ He that wisheth to do his pleasure, will understand my doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from my own pleasure.

²⁵ But every one that looketh upon the perfect law of liberty and abideth in it, is not a hearer of something to be forgotten, but a doer of the things; and he will be blessed in his work.

¹⁷ And the world is passing away, both it and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the pleasure of God, abideth for ever.

²² And whatever we ask, we receive from him; because we keep his commandments, and do acceptable things before him. ²³ And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus the Messiah, and that we love one another as he hath commanded us.