1 Peter 5 Cross References - Riverside

¹ THE elders among you I beg — I who am a fellow elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ and a sharer in the glory soon to be revealed — ² I beg you to shepherd the flock of God that is among you, not because you must, but willingly, not for base gain, but eagerly, ³ not lording it over your charges, but becoming examples to the flock. ⁴ Then when the chief Shepherd appears you will be repaid with the never-fading crown of glory. ⁵ In the same way you younger men must be subject to your elders. You all must put on the apron of humble service for one another. For God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. ⁶ Humble yourselves, then, under the mighty hand of God so that he may lift you up at the right time. ⁷ Cast all your anxiety on him, for he cares for you. ⁸ Be sober, watch. Your enemy the Devil, like a roaring lion, goes about seeking some one to devour. ⁹ Resist him firm in the faith and knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being completed in your brotherhood throughout the world. ¹⁰ The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little will equip, establish and strengthen you. ¹¹ To him be power for the ages of the ages! Amen. ¹² By Silvanus, your faithful brother, as I esteem him, I am writing to you briefly, to encourage you and to testify that this is the true grace of God. Take your stand in it. ¹³ She who is in Babylon, chosen with you, sends her greeting to you, and so does Mark my son. ¹⁴ Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all in Christ.

¹ THEN Jesus was led by the Spirit up into the wild country to be tempted by the Devil.

¹¹ Then the Devil left him, and angels came and waited upon him.

²⁵ "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your physical life — what you are to eat or what you are to drink; nor about your body — what you are to wear. Is not the life more than the food and the body more than the clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air. They do not sow nor reap nor gather into barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

³³ But you must seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be supplied to you. ³⁴ Do not be anxious about to-morrow, for to-morrow will take care of itself. Enough for the day is its own trouble.

³⁹ The enemy that sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the world. The reapers are angels.

²⁵ But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them and their great ones wield power over them. ²⁶ It is not so among you. But whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant,

⁸ But do not you be called Rabbi. For one is your Teacher and all of you are brothers. ⁹ And do not call any one on earth Father, for one is your Father in heaven. ¹⁰ Neither be called guides, for your Guide is one alone — the Christ.

¹² Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

⁴² Watch, therefore, for you do not know what day your Master is coming.

⁴⁸ But if that wicked servant says in his heart, 'My master is delaying,' ⁴⁹ and begins to strike his fellow servants and to eat and drink with the drunken, ⁵⁰ the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not expecting and at an hour when he is unaware,

³¹ "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne ³² and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will divide them one from another as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. ³³ He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left. ³⁴ Then will the King say to those on his right hand, 'Come, you who have been blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world! ³⁵ For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; ³⁶ naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you cared for me. I was in prison and you came to me.' ³⁷ Then will the righteous answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? ³⁸ When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? ³⁹ When did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?' ⁴⁰ The King will answer, 'I tell you truly, inasmuch as you did it to one of these my brothers — even the least — you did it to me.' ⁴¹ Then he will say to those on his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the fire eternal prepared for the Devil and his angels.

⁴¹ Then he will say to those on his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the fire eternal prepared for the Devil and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not take me in; naked and you did not clothe me; sick and in prison and you did not care for me.' ⁴⁴ Then they too will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not serve you?' ⁴⁵ He will answer them, 'I tell you truly inasmuch as you did not do it to one of these least, you did not do it to me.' ⁴⁶ These will go away into punishment eternal, but the righteous into life eternal."

³⁸ But he was in the stern asleep on the cushion. They aroused him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are sinking?"

⁴² Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that those who are thought to rule the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³ It is not so among you. But whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, ⁴⁴ and whoever of you wishes to be first shall be the slave of all. ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many."

⁵² He casts down princes from their thrones and raises up the lowly.

³ The Devil said to him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread." ⁴ Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone.' " ⁵ The Devil led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, ⁶ and said to him, "To you I will give all this power and glory, for it has been handed over to me and I give it to whomever I will. ⁷ If you do homage before me, all shall be yours." ⁸ Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God and him alone shalt thou worship.' " ⁹ The Devil took him to Jerusalem and placed him on the roof of the Temple, and said to him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, ¹⁰ for it is written, 'He will command his angels to guard you,' ¹¹ and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you shall not strike your foot against a stone.' " ¹² Jesus answered him, "It has been said, 'Thou shalt not try the Lord thy God.' "

¹¹ When they bring you in before synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not be anxious about how to defend yourselves or what to say. ¹² For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what you must say."

²² He said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, never worry about your life, what you are to eat, nor about your body, what you are to put on.

³⁰ For these things all the nations of the world are seeking after. ³¹ But strive for his kingdom and these things will be provided for you. ³² Never fear, little flock! For it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

³² Never fear, little flock! For it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

⁴⁵ But if that servant says in his heart, 'My master will be long in coming,' and begins to strike the men servants and the maids and to eat and drink and get drunk, ⁴⁶ the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not expecting and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.

¹¹ For every one who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

¹⁴ I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

³⁴ Take care that your hearts are not dull through overeating and drinking and the cares of life, so that that day may come on you unexpectedly like a trap.

³⁶ Be watchful at every season in prayer that you may be able to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."

²⁴ There was also a dispute among them as to which of them should be regarded as superior. ²⁵ He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those of them who exercise authority are called benefactors. ²⁶ But you are not to be so. The greatest among you is to be like the youngest and the leader like him who serves. ²⁷ For which is superior, he who reclines at table or he who serves? Is not he who reclines? But I am in the midst of you as the one who serves.

³¹ Simon, Simon, Satan has begged to be allowed to sift all of you like wheat. ³² But I have prayed for thee that thy faith may not fail. And when you come back to yourself, strengthen your brothers."

⁴⁸ You are witnesses of these things.

⁴⁴ You are of your father the Devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to practice. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not stand in the truth; for truth is not in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks out of his own; for he is a liar and the father of it.

¹¹ I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

¹³ because he is a hireling and does not care for the sheep.

²⁷ Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor fearful.

²⁶ "When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father — the Spirit of Truth who goes forth from the Father — he will witness concerning me. ²⁷ And you are witnesses because you have been with me from the beginning."

³³ I have spoken these things to you that in me you may have peace. In the world you have distress. But he courageous. I have conquered the world."

¹⁹ In the evening of that day, the first day of the week, when the doors had been closed where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst and said to them, "Peace be with you."

²⁶ After eight days the disciples were again within and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood in the midst and said, "Peace be with you."

¹⁵ When they had breakfasted, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." ¹⁶ He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Shepherd my sheep." ¹⁷ He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Master, you know all things. You know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.

²¹ Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "Master, what shall this man do?"

⁸ But you will receive power after the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and in all Judaea and in Samaria and to the ends of the earth."

²² from the baptism of John down to the day that he was taken up from us — that one of these should become a witness with us of his resurrection."

³² This Jesus, God raised up, and all of us are witnesses of it.

¹⁵ You killed the Author of life, but God raised him from the dead. Of this we are witnesses.

³⁰ The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you had killed by hanging him on a cross. ³¹ God has exalted him as Leader and Savior at his own right hand to give to Israel change of heart and forgiveness of sins. ³² We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit which God has given to those who obey him."

³⁹ We are witnesses of all that he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They hung him on a cross and so killed him. ⁴⁰ But God raised him up on the third day and granted that he should become visible, ⁴¹ not to all the people, but to witnesses previously chosen by God, namely, to us who ate and drank with him after his resurrection from the dead.

²³ When he arrived and saw the grace of God he was delighted, and he encouraged all to be firmly faithful to the Lord.

³⁰ This they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

¹² So understanding the situation, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John called Mark, where a number were assembled and were praying.

²⁵ Barnabas and Saul after fulfilling their mission returned from Jerusalem, bringing along with them John, surnamed Mark.

²² reassuring the minds of the disciples and encouraging them to be steadfast in the faith, saying, "Through many trials we must enter into the kingdom of God." ²³ They appointed elders for them in every church, and after prayer and fasting committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

⁴ On their arrival in Jerusalem they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they narrated all that God, working with them, had done.

⁶ The apostles and elders met to confer about this matter.

²² Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to select men from themselves and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, men esteemed among the brethren. ²³ They wrote and sent by their hands the following letter: "The Apostles and the Brethren who are elders, to the Brethren from the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: Greeting.

¹⁷ From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

²⁴ But I do not hold my life as of any account if only I may finish my race and the service which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of the grace of God.

²⁶ Therefore I testify to you to-day that I am clear of the blood of all. ²⁷ For I did not shrink from telling you the whole purpose of God. ²⁸ "Be watchful of yourselves and of all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers. Shepherd the church of God which he bought with his own blood.

²⁸ "Be watchful of yourselves and of all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers. Shepherd the church of God which he bought with his own blood.

³³ I have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel. ³⁴ You yourselves know that these hands provided for my needs and the needs of my companions.

¹³ Paul answered, "What are you accomplishing by weeping and breaking my heart? For I hold myself ready not only to be bound, but to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

¹⁸ On the next day, Paul went in with us for an interview with James, and all the elders came.

⁷ to all who are in Rome, beloved by God, called to be holy: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ so, for my part, I am eager to tell the good news also to you in Rome.

² Through him we obtained entrance into this grace in which we stand and exult in hope of the glory of God.

⁶ For while we were still without strength Christ, at the due time, died for the unrighteous.

²⁰ But law came in alongside that the fall might be greater; but where sin became greater grace became greater still, ²¹ in order that as sin reigned in death grace might reign through righteousness and issue in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹ THERE is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.

¹⁷ And if children, we are also heirs — heirs of God, joint heirs with Christ, since we suffer with him that we may also be glorified with him. ¹⁸ For I estimate that the sufferings of this present time amount to nothing in comparison with the glory that is to be revealed for us.

²⁸ We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. ²⁹ For those whom he foreknew he also predetermined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren. ³⁰ And those whom he predetermined he also called, and those whom he called he also pronounced righteous, and those whom he pronounced righteous he also glorified.

¹¹ though the same man was father of both children and they were not yet born and had done nothing good or bad, in order that the purpose of God according to his choice might stand, not according to their works, but according to his call,

²⁴ called us not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

³⁶ For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory through the ages! Amen.

¹⁰ Have brotherly love toward one another like family affection, in honor preferring one another,

¹¹ Live thus because you know this crisis, for it is already time for you to awake from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we became believers. ¹² The night is far spent, the day draws near. Let us put away the deeds of darkness, let us put on the weapons of light. ¹³ Let us live becomingly as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in sensuality and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy. ¹⁴ But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for gratifying physical passions.

⁵ May the God of patience and encouragement grant to you to have harmony with one another, in the manner of Christ Jesus,

¹³ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit!

¹⁶ Give my greetings to one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send their greetings to you.

²⁵ To him who is able to make you strong according to the good news which I bear, and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, and according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret through ages,

⁹ God is faithful, and it is by him that you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

³⁰ By God's act you are in Christ Jesus, who has become to us wisdom from God and righteousness and holiness and deliverance,

⁵ What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you were led to faith, as the Lord granted to each of us.

⁹ We are God's fellow workers: you are God's farm God's building.

⁷ Who ever serves as a soldier and supplies his own pay and rations? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Who keeps a flock and does not drink any of the milk of the flock?

¹⁶ For although I tell the good news I have nothing to boast of. For a necessity is laid upon me. Alas for me if I do not tell the good news! ¹⁷ If I do it voluntarily I have a reward, but if reluctantly, I have been charged with a responsibility.

²⁵ Every one who contends in the games practices self-restraint in all things. They do it to win a fading crown, but we for an unfading one.

¹³ No trial has taken you but what belongs to human nature. God is faithful and he will not let you be tried beyond your power, but will make, with the trial, a way of escape so that you can endure it.

²² Or are we arousing the jealousy of the Lord? Are we stronger than he?

¹¹ Yet neither is woman without man nor man without woman in the Lord.

¹ LET me recall to your minds, brethren, the good news which I announced to you and which you accepted, in which also you stand,

²⁰ All the brethren send greetings to you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

¹⁹ For the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was proclaimed among you by us — myself and Silvanus and Timothy — was not yes and no, but in him was yes.

²⁴ Not that we are lords over your faith, but fellow workers sharing your joy, for you are standing firm in the faith.

⁵ For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

¹⁷ For our momentary and light distress is working out for us a far surpassing and eternal weight of glory

¹ FOR we know that if this tent, our earthly home, is thrown down, we have a building of God, a home not made by hands, eternal in the heavens.

⁸ I say we are of good courage and wish rather to live in the land foreign to the body and be at home with the Lord.

¹⁷ So if any one is in Christ he is a new creature. The old things have passed away, they have become new.

¹⁴ Now this third time I am ready to come to you, and I shall not be a burden to you. For I am not seeking yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up money for the parents, but the parents for the children. ¹⁵ And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you too much, am I loved the less?

¹¹ Now, brethren, farewell. Be fully equipped; take courage; be of one mind; live in peace; then the God of love and peace will be with you. ¹² Greet one another with a holy kiss.

⁸ But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should bring you any good news different from what we did bring you, let him be accursed! ⁹ As I said before, I say now again, if any one brings you good news different from what you have received, let him be accursed!

³ that by revelation the mystery has been disclosed to me, as I wrote before briefly,

²⁷ neither give place for the Devil.

²¹ Be subject to one another in reverence for Christ,

¹¹ Put on the complete armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the cunning arts of the Devil.

¹¹ Put on the complete armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the cunning arts of the Devil. ¹² For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the arch-angels, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly heights. ¹³ Therefore take the complete armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and, after going through everything, to stand.

¹⁶ In every event take up the shield of faith by which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the Evil One,

²¹ That you also may know my situation, what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord,

²³ Peace to the brethren and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

¹⁹ For I know that this will make for my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

²¹ For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain. ²² If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful work for me. I know not which to choose. ²³ I am under pressure both ways, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for it is far better,

³ doing nothing in a partisan or vainglorious way, but each modestly regarding the others as of more account than himself.

¹⁷ Unite in imitating me, brethren, and watch those who are living according to our example.

⁶ Do not worry, but in everything by prayer and entreaty with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

⁹ What you learned and accepted and heard and saw in me — practice that. And the God of peace will be with you.

¹³ I can do all things through him who gives me strength.

⁷ So you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ in your behalf,

²² by his body of flesh through death, to present you holy and spotless and blameless before him, ²³ if you remain in the faith, firm and steadfast, never moving from the hope of the good news which you have heard and which has been proclaimed in all the creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a servant.

⁵ For even though I am absent in the flesh, yet in the spirit I am with you, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

⁷ rooted and built up in him, growing strong in the faith as you have been taught, and overflowing with thanksgiving.

³ For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, our life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

¹² Put on, then, as the chosen of God, holy and beloved, sympathies, compassions, kindness, humility, gentleness, slowness to anger,

⁷ Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful worker and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you everything about me.

⁹ And with him I am sending Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you all about affairs here.

¹ PAUL and Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

⁵ and that our good news came to you not in word only but in power and in the Holy Spirit and in great assurance, just as you know we acted among you for your benefit. ⁶ You became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the message in great affliction with joy which the Holy Spirit gave,

¹² to live lives worthy of the God who is calling you into his own kingdom and glory.

¹⁵ who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out and do not please God and are enemies to all men, ¹⁶ trying to prevent us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. All this goes always to fill up the measure of their sins. But God's fiercest wrath has overtaken them.

³ that no one might be disturbed in these trials. For you yourselves know that we are destined to this.

⁶ Then let us not be sleeping like the rest of men, but let us watch and be sober. ⁷ For those who sleep sleep in the night and those who drink drink in the night. ⁸ But let us who are of the day be sober. Let us put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

²⁶ Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

¹ PAUL and Silvanus and Timothy to the Church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

⁷ and to repay to you, who are being troubled, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels. ⁸ With flaming fire he will inflict vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the good news of our Lord Jesus. ⁹ They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction and be sent away from the face of the Lord and from his glorious power, ¹⁰ when he comes to be glorified among his holy ones and to be wondered at on that day among all believers — for our testimony to you was believed.

¹⁴ To this he called you through the good news that we brought, so that you may share the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ encourage your hearts and make you strong in every good word and work.

³ But the Lord is faithful and he will strengthen you and guard you from evil.

⁹ Not that we have not the authority, but in order to give you ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

⁶ who gave himself as a ransom for all, a fact to be witnessed to at the fitting time.

⁹ Also that the women adorn themselves in becoming dress modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothes,

¹⁵ But they will be saved through child-bearing, if they continue in faith and love and holiness with self-control.

² A bishop, then, should be above reproach, true to one woman, temperate, self-controlled, dignified, hospitable, with a gift for teaching, ³ not given to wine or to blows, but fair-minded, averse to strife, not a lover of money,

⁸ Deacons, in the same way, must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not eager for base gain,

¹¹ Women, in the same way, must be dignified, not slanderers, temperate, trustworthy in everything.

¹² Let no one look down on you because you are young, but be an example to believers in speech, in the life you lead, in love, in faith, in purity.

¹ Do not rebuke an older man, but entreat him as a father, the younger men as brothers,

¹⁹ Against an elder do not receive an accusation unless on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

¹² Play the grand hard game of the faith. Lay hold on life eternal, to which you have been called and have made the noble confession before many witnesses.

⁹ It is he who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our deeds but according to his own purpose and grace, given to us in Christ Jesus ages ago

¹⁰ For this reason I am enduring all for the sake of the chosen, that they may gain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

¹² And all who are determined to live religiously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

⁷ I have played the grand hard game, I have finished my race, I have kept the faith. ⁸ Now the crown of righteousness is awaiting me. The Lord the righteous judge will give it to me on that day, and not only to me but to all those who have loved his appearing.

¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me so that through me the proclamation might be fully published and all the Gentiles might hear it, and I was saved from the mouth of the lion.

³ but in due time made known as his message through the proclamation with which I was entrusted by the commission of God our Savior,

⁵ For this reason I left you in Crete: to arrange the things that are lacking and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,

⁷ For a bishop, as God's steward, must be above reproach, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not given to blows, not eager for base gain, ⁸ but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, just, holy, temperate,

¹¹ who ought to be silenced, for they are upsetting whole house-holds, teaching what they should not, merely for the sake of base gain.

² Tell the older men to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

⁴ that they may train the young women to be loving wives and loving mothers,

⁶ Urge the younger men, in the same way, to practice self-control in everything. ⁷ Make yourself an example of good works, sincerity in teaching, dignified behavior

¹² teaching us to renounce all irreligion and worldly passions and to live soberly, justly and piously in this present world,

¹⁴ who gave himself for us to redeem us from all sin and purify us as his own people earnest in honorable work.

¹ REMIND them to be submissive to ruling authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

⁹ I beg you rather for love's sake, as Paul the old man and now the prisoner of Christ Jesus —

¹⁴ but without your consent I am unwilling to do anything, so that your goodness may not be of necessity but of free will.

¹⁵ For this reason he is the mediator of a better covenant that, a death having taken place for redemption from sins under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the eternal inheritance promised to them.

³³ who through faith struggled against kingdoms and subdued them, did deeds of righteousness, obtained promised blessings, shut the mouths of lions,

¹⁵ Be on your guard that no one shall fail of the grace of God, that no bitter root shall sprout up and trouble you and through it many be stained,

⁵ Let your lives be free from the love of money. Be content with what you have. For he has said, "I will not fail you nor will I forsake you." ⁶ So we may say with courage, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"

¹⁷ Obey your leaders and yield to their authority; for they watch over your souls as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with sighing. That would be unprofitable for you.

²⁰ May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of an eternal covenant,

²⁰ May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of an eternal covenant, ²¹ equip you with every good thing for doing his will, doing in you what is well-pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for the ages of the ages. Amen. ²² I beg you, brethren, to bear with my words of exhortation; for I have written to you briefly.

⁹ Let the lowly brother glory in his high station, ¹⁰ and let the rich brother glory in his lowly station, for he will pass away like a flower of the grass.

¹² Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has been tested he will gain the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.

⁶ But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." ⁷ Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the Devil and he will flee from you.

¹⁰ Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

¹⁰ Take, brethren, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord as an example of patience in suffering evil.

² chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and made holy by the Spirit to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace be to you and peace be multiplied. ³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead — ⁴ a birth into an inheritance immortal, unstained and unfading, kept in heaven for you

⁴ a birth into an inheritance immortal, unstained and unfading, kept in heaven for you ⁵ who are guarded by the power of God through faith for the salvation which is ready to be revealed on the last day. ⁶ In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you are sorrowful in trials of many kinds,

⁶ In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you are sorrowful in trials of many kinds, ⁷ so that your tested faith, much more precious than gold that perishes though tested by fire, may be found to your praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed,

⁷ so that your tested faith, much more precious than gold that perishes though tested by fire, may be found to your praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed,

¹² It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who have told you the good news by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven — things which angels earnestly long to look into. ¹³ Therefore brace up your minds, be calm and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

¹⁵ but, like the Holy One who has called you, become yourselves holy in all your way of life,

⁹ But you are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may proclaim the virtues of him who called you from darkness into his wonderful light.

²¹ For to this you were called, because Christ too suffered for you, leaving you an example that you might follow in his foot-steps.

²⁵ For you were going astray like sheep, but have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

³ Your adornment must not be of the external kind — braiding the hair and putting on gold and wearing fine dresses; ⁴ but the hidden personality of the heart must wear the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in God's sight most precious.

¹⁴ But if you should suffer for being righteous, you are blessed. Have no fear of them and do not be disturbed;

¹ SINCE, then, Christ suffered in the flesh, you also must arm yourselves with the same mind. For he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

⁵ But they will have to give account to him who holds himself ready to judge the living and the dead.

⁷ The end of all things is near. Therefore be serious and sober and give yourselves to prayer.

¹¹ If any one speaks, let it be as uttering the oracles of God. If any one serves, let it be from the strength that God supplies. Thus in all things let God be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him be glory and strength for the ages of the ages! Amen.

¹³ But rejoice since to this extent you are sharing the sufferings of Christ, that when his glory is revealed you may rejoice and exult.

² I beg you to shepherd the flock of God that is among you, not because you must, but willingly, not for base gain, but eagerly,

⁴ Then when the chief Shepherd appears you will be repaid with the never-fading crown of glory.

³ Since his divine power has given us all things helpful to life and piety through the knowledge of him who has called us by his own glory and virtue,

¹² For this reason I shall always keep reminding you of these things, although you know them and are steadfast in the truth that you have.

³ In covetousness they will make gain out of you by their cunning words. But their condemnation from of old has not been inactive, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

¹⁵ Leaving the straight path they have wandered away following the path of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.

²⁵ And this is the promise that he has promised us — the life eternal.

² Beloved, we are now children of God and it is not yet plain what we shall be. But we know that if he appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

⁸ He who is committing sin is of the Devil, for the Devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this the Son of God appeared — to undo the works of the Devil. ⁹ No one who has been born of God commits sin, for God's life-giving germ remains in him and he cannot continue sinning, because he has been born of God. ¹⁰ By this the children of God are plain to see, also the children of the Devil. Every one who is not doing righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

⁹ If we accept the testimony of men the testimony of God is greater; for this is God's testimony, that he has testified regarding his Son. ¹⁰ He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony within himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar; because he has not believed the testimony which God has borne regarding his Son.

¹ THE Elder to the chosen Lady and her children, whom I love in truth (and not I alone, but also all who have come to know the truth) ² for the sake of the truth which remains in us and will be with us forever: ³ Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. ⁴ I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children living in truth, as we received command from the Father. ⁵ And now I pray you, Lady, not as if writing a new command for you, but one that we have had from the beginning, let us love one another. ⁶ This is love: to live by his commands. This is the command, as you heard from the beginning that you must live by it. ⁷ For many deceivers have come out into the world and they do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the Antichrist. ⁸ Guard yourselves so as not to lose what we have worked for, but so that you may gain a full reward. ⁹ Every one who goes forward and does not remain in the teaching of Christ is without God. He who remains in the teaching, he has the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If any one comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house and do not bid him welcome. ¹¹ He who bids him welcome becomes a sharer in his wicked works. ¹² I have much to write to you, but I will not do it with paper and ink. I hope to be with you soon and to speak face to face so that our joy may be complete. ¹³ The children of your chosen sister send greetings to you.

¹³ The children of your chosen sister send greetings to you.

¹ THE Elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth: ² Beloved, I pray that in everything you may prosper and be in health, just as your soul now prospers. ³ For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified to your truth — that you are living in the truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living in the truth. ⁵ Beloved, you do faithfully whatever work you do for the brethren, even when they are strangers, ⁶ and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to help them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God. ⁷ For it was for the Name that they came out, taking nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸ We ought to help such men so as to be fellow workers with the truth. ⁹ I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who desires to be first among them, does not receive us.

⁹ I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who desires to be first among them, does not receive us. ¹⁰ Therefore, if I come I will bring to mind the works that he is doing, accusing us with wicked words, and not satisfied with that, neither does he receive the brethren, and he hinders those who wish to do so and expels them from the church.

¹⁰ Therefore, if I come I will bring to mind the works that he is doing, accusing us with wicked words, and not satisfied with that, neither does he receive the brethren, and he hinders those who wish to do so and expels them from the church. ¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate evil, but good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil has not seen God. ¹² Testimony has been borne to Demetrius by all and by the truth itself. We too bear testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.

¹² Testimony has been borne to Demetrius by all and by the truth itself. We too bear testimony, and you know that our testimony is true. ¹³ I had much to write to you, but I will not write to you with ink and pen. ¹⁴ But I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to you. The friends send greetings to you. Greet the friends by name.

³ Beloved, although I have been making every effort to write to you regarding our common salvation, I now find it necessary to write and urge you to contend vigorously for the faith that was once for all delivered to the holy.

²⁴ To him who is able to guard you from falling and to make you stand faultless before his glory in great joy,

⁶ and made us a kingdom, priests to God his Father, to him be glory and power for the ages of the ages! Amen. ⁷ He is coming with clouds and every eye will see him, even of those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will beat their breasts because of him. Yes, Amen.

⁹ I, John, your brother and fellow sharer in the distresses and the kingdom and the endurance in Jesus, came to the island called Patmos, for the sake of the message of God and the testimony of Jesus.

¹⁰ Do not fear what you are soon to suffer. The Devil will soon cast some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will have distress ten days. Be faithful to death and I will give you the crown of life.

¹¹ I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may take your crown.

¹³ And every creature that is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all creatures in them, I heard saying, "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and power for the ages of the ages."

¹¹ To each of them a white robe was given, and it was said to them that they must wait quietly yet a little while until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren was complete, who were yet to be killed as they had been.

¹⁴ I said to him, "My Lord, you know." He said to me, "These have come out of the great distress and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

⁹ Then was hurled down the great Dragon, the ancient serpent who is called the Devil and Satan, who misleads the whole world — he was hurled to the earth and his angels were hurled with him.

¹² Therefore, rejoice, O heavens, and you who tent in them! Alas for the land and the sea! For the Devil has gone down to you in great wrath, knowing that he has but a little time."

⁵ On her forehead was written a mysterious name: "Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth."

² He shouted with a powerful voice, saying, "Babylon the Great has fallen, has fallen, and has become a habitation of demons and a stronghold of every impure spirit and a stronghold of every unclean and detested bird.

¹² cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, all kinds of citrus wood and their many kinds of articles of ivory and their many kinds of articles of costliest wood and brass and iron and marble, ¹³ and cinnamon and spice and incense and ointment and frankincense and wine, and olive oil and fine flour and wheat, and cattle and sheep and horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.

² He laid hold of the Dragon, the ancient Serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and chained him for a thousand years

¹⁰ and the Devil who was misleading them was flung into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the Beast and the False Prophet, and they will be tormented day and night for the ages of the ages. ¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne and him who was sitting on it, from whose face earth and heaven fled away and no place was found for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. And another book was opened which is the Book of Life. The dead were judged out of what was written in the books according to their deeds.