James Cross References - WPNT

¹ James, a slave of God and of Sovereign Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes that are in the Dispersion: Greetings. ² Count it all joy, my brothers, whenever you fall into various trials, ³ knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance; ⁴ but let that endurance have a complete work, so that you may be perfect and complete, falling short in nothing. ⁵ But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from the giving God, who gives to all liberally and does not reproach, and it will be given to him. ⁶ However, let him ask in faith, with no doubting, because he who doubts is like a sea wave driven and tossed by the wind— ⁷ such a man should not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord, ⁸ being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. ⁹ Now the lowly brother should glory in his high position, ¹⁰ but the rich brother in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a flower of wild grass. ¹¹ For the sun rises with its burning heat and withers the grass, and its flower falls off and the beauty of its face perishes. Just so the rich man will be withered in his undertakings. ¹² A man who endures testing is blessed, because upon becoming approved he will receive the crown of the life that the Lord has promised to those loving Him. ¹³ Let no one, upon being tempted, say, “I am being tempted by God,” because God is untemptable by evil, so He Himself does not tempt anyone. ¹⁴ But each one is tempted by his own craving, being taken in tow and enticed. ¹⁵ Then the craving, upon conceiving, gives birth to sin, and the sin, upon completion, delivers death. ¹⁶ Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers: ¹⁷ every good giving and every perfect gift is from Above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. ¹⁸ Having willed it, He brought us forth by a word of truth, so that we might be a sort of first fruits of His products. ¹⁹ So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; ²⁰ because a man’s anger does not achieve God’s righteousness. ²¹ Therefore, laying aside all filthiness and overflow of evil, receive with meekness the implanted Word which is able to save your souls. ²² Further, become word doers and not just hearers, deceiving yourselves. ²³ Because if anyone is a law hearer and not a doer, the same is like a man observing his physical face in a mirror; ²⁴ for he observes himself, then goes away and promptly forgets what he’s like. ²⁵ But he who looks carefully into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, he—not being a forgetful hearer but a work doer—he will be blessed in what he does. ²⁶ If anyone among you thinks he is religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart, his religion is useless. ²⁷ Pure and undefiled religion before God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their adversity; to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

⁵ Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

¹⁰ Blessed are those who have been persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. ¹¹ “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and speak all kinds of evil against you, lying, because of Me. ¹² Rejoice and exult, because your reward in the heavens is great, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

²² But I say to you that whoever gets angry with his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Numbskull!’ will be liable to the council. But whoever says, ‘You absolute idiot!’ will be liable to hell fire.

²⁸ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

⁴⁸ Therefore, you be perfect just as your Father in the heavens is perfect.

²² “The lamp of the body is the eye. So if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

²⁴ “No one is able to serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

³⁰ Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which exists today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, you little-faiths?

⁷ “Keep asking, and it will be given to you; keep seeking, and you will find; keep knocking, and it will be opened to you. ⁸ For each one asking, receives; and the one seeking, finds; and to the one knocking it will be opened. ⁹ Or which man is among you who, if his son asks for bread will give him a stone? ¹⁰ Or if he asks for a fish will give him a snake? ¹¹ If you then, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him!

¹¹ If you then, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him!

²¹ “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’, will go into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father who is in the heavens. ²² Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and perform many mighty works in Your name?’ ²³ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me you practitioners of lawlessness!’ ²⁴ “Therefore whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will compare him to a prudent man who built his house on the bedrock; ²⁵ and the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and attacked that house; and it did not fall, because it was founded on the bedrock. ²⁶ But every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand; ²⁷ and the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall!”

²⁷ So the men marveled, saying, “What sort of being is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

³ Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew (the tax collector), James (the son of Alphaeus) and Lebbaeus (who was surnamed Thaddeus),

²² And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake; but the one enduring to the end, he will be delivered.

²⁰ Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.

²⁵ At that time Jesus reacted and said: “‘I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to babes. ²⁶ Yes, Father, because thus it was good to You.’

⁵⁰ For whoever does the will of my Father in the heavens, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

⁶ But when the sun came up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

¹¹ So in answer He said to them: “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been given. ¹² For whoever has, to him more will be given and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

⁵⁵ Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joses and Simon and Jude?

⁹ But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men’.”

¹⁸ But the things coming out of the mouth actually come from the heart; those are the things that defile the man.

²⁰ These are the things that defile the man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”

²⁰ The young man says to Him: “I have kept all these things since my youth. What do I still lack?”

²⁸ So Jesus said to them: “Assuredly I say to you that in the Regeneration, when the Son of the Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

²⁸ So Jesus said to them: “Assuredly I say to you that in the Regeneration, when the Son of the Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And, everyone who left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my name’s sake will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit life eternal.

²¹ So in answer Jesus said to them: “Assuredly I say to you, if you (pl.) have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you should say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and be thrown into the sea’, it will happen. ²² And anything whatever you may ask in the believing prayer, you will receive.”

²⁹ So in answer Jesus said to them: “You are self-deceived, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God!

³⁴ Then the King will say to those on His right: ‘Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you at the foundation of the world.

³⁴ Then the King will say to those on His right: ‘Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you at 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 I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me.’ ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer Him saying: ‘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 Or when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ ⁴⁰ And in answer the King will say to them, ‘Assuredly I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ ⁴¹ “Then He will also say to those on His left: ‘Go away from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry and you did not give me food; I was thirsty and you did not give me drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not take me in; I was naked and you did not clothe me; I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ ⁴⁴ Then they also will answer saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to you?’ ⁴⁵ Then He will answer them saying, ‘Assuredly I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, neither did you do it to me’. ⁴⁶ And they will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

⁴⁸ (Now His betrayer had given them a sign saying, “Whomever I kiss, it is He; take Him!”) ⁴⁹ And he went right up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. ⁵⁰ So Jesus said to him, “Friend, what brings you here?” Then approaching they laid hands on Jesus and took Him. ⁵¹ And then, one of those with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high priest he cut off his ear! ⁵² But Jesus says to him: “Put your sword back into its place, for all who take the sword will die by the sword. ⁵³ Do you actually suppose that I cannot call upon my Father right now and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴ But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it has to happen this way?” ⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the crowd: “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a bandit, to arrest me? I used to sit daily with you in the temple, teaching, and you did not seize me. ⁵⁶ But all this has happened so that the Scriptures of the prophets should be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and ran away. ⁵⁷ So those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. ⁵⁸ Now Peter was following Him at a distance, up to the high priest’s courtyard. And going inside he sat down with the attendants, to see the end. ⁵⁹ The chief priests and the elders, in fact the whole Council, kept looking for false witnesses against Jesus so that they could put Him to death,

²⁰ teaching them to obey everything that I commanded you; and take note, I am with you every day, until the end of the age!” Amen.

² Without delay so many were gathered together that there was no more room, not even around the door, and He was speaking the Word to them.

¹⁸ Andrew, Phillip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite;

⁶ But upon the sun’s rising it was scorched, and because it had no root it was withered up.

⁷ But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

²¹ Because from within, out of men’s hearts, the evil designs proceed—adulteries, fornications, murders, ²² thefts, covetings, malignancies; deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, arrogance, foolishness—

²¹ Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him: “One thing you lack; go, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, take up the cross, and follow me.”

²² So in answer Jesus said to them: “Have faith in God. ²³ Because I tell you assuredly, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be picked up and be thrown into the sea’, and does not doubt in his heart but believes that the things he says will happen, he will have whatever he says. ²⁴ That is why I say to you, whatever things you ask for in prayer, believe that you receive, and you will have them.

²⁴ Then in answer Jesus said to them: “You do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God —is this not the reason that you err?

²⁷ He is not the God of dead people, but the God of living ones. You are therefore badly mistaken.”

³⁷ Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so how can He be his son?” The large crowd listened to Him with pleasure.

¹⁴ Later He appeared to the eleven as they were reclining at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

⁶ They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

⁵² He has dethroned rulers and exalted the lowly.

⁶⁶ All who heard kept them in their hearts saying, “What then will this child be?” And the hand of the Lord was with him.)

⁷ so the scribes and the Pharisees started watching, to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against Him.

¹⁵ Matthew and Thomas, James (the son of Alphaeus) and Simon (the one called ‘Zealot’),

²² Blessed are you whenever men hate you, and whenever they exclude you and heap insults on you and trash your name as ‘malignant’, for the Son of Man’s sake. ²³ Rejoice in that day and skip about! Because your reward really is great in Heaven; for that is how their fathers treated the prophets.

⁴⁶ “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord’, and not do what I say? ⁴⁷ Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them—I will show you who he is like:

⁴⁷ Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them—I will show you who he is like:

⁴⁷ Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them—I will show you who he is like: ⁴⁸ he is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on the bedrock. When a flood occurred, the torrent burst upon that house but could not shake it, because it was founded on the bedrock.

⁴⁸ he is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on the bedrock. When a flood occurred, the torrent burst upon that house but could not shake it, because it was founded on the bedrock. ⁴⁹ But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built his house on the ground without a foundation, against which the torrent burst, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”

³⁹ Now as the Pharisee who had invited Him observed this, he was saying to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him, including what sort of woman she is—because she is a sinner!”

¹⁵ But that on the good ground: these are the ones who having heard the word with a noble and good heart, hold on to it and produce fruit with perseverance.”

¹⁸ So be careful how you hear: Because whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

⁴⁸ and said to them: “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives Him who sent me. Further, he who is least among all of you, he will be great.”

²⁰ However, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”

⁹ “So I say to you: ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ¹⁰ Because everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. ¹¹ And which father among you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if a fish, will he give him a snake instead of a fish? ¹² Or if he asks for an egg, will he give him a scorpion? ¹³ If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

¹³ If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

²⁸ But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”

¹⁶ Then He told them a parable, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man produced well. ¹⁷ And he reasoned within himself saying, ‘What shall I do, because I have no place to store my crops?’ ¹⁸ Then he said: ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my produce and my goods. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and enjoy yourself!’ ²⁰ But God said to him: ‘Stupid! This very night your life is being taken back from you; then who will get the things you have prepared?’ ²¹ Just like that is he who accumulates treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

⁴⁷ “That servant who knew his master’s will, but neither got ready nor did according to that will, will be beaten with many blows. ⁴⁸ But he who did not know, yet did things worthy of blows, will be beaten with few. Everyone to whom much has been given, from him much will be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him much more will be asked.

¹ Then all the tax collectors and ‘sinners’ were getting close to Him to hear Him.

²⁰ “So he got up and went to his own father. But while he was still a good ways off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion—he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him! ²¹ Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son’. ²² But the father said to his slaves: ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

¹⁹ “Now there was a certain rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. ²⁰ And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores, who had been placed at his gate, ²¹ just wanting to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table—why even the dogs would come and lick his sores! ²² In due time the beggar died and was carried away to Abraham’s bosom by the angels. “The rich man also died and was buried. ²³ And in Hades he looked up and saw Abraham at a distance, and Lazarus very close to him. And being in torment, ²⁴ he called out, saying, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; because I am tormented by this flame!’ ²⁵ But Abraham said: ‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus had bad things; but now he is being comforted, and you tormented.

²² Well upon hearing these things Jesus said to him, “You still lack one thing: sell all you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

⁴⁸ but could not figure out how to do it, because all the people were hanging on His words.

¹⁹ —you must secure your souls by your endurance.)

²⁸ However, you are those who have continued with me in my trials. ²⁹ And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as my Father bestowed one on me, ³⁰ so that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom; also you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel!”

³⁰ so that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom; also you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel!”

⁹ the true Light which illumines everyone who comes into the world.

¹³ who were begotten, not by blood, nor by the desire of the flesh, nor by the will of a man, but by God .

³ Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly I say to you, unless someone is begotten from above he is not able to see the kingdom of God.” ⁴ Nicodemus says to Him, “How can a man be begotten, being old? He can’t enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born, can he?” ⁵ Jesus answered: “Most assuredly I say to you, unless someone is begotten by water and Spirit he is not able to enter the kingdom of God.

²⁷ John answered and said: “A person can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from Heaven.

¹⁰ Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who is the One saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water.”

⁶³ The Spirit is the One who makes alive; the flesh does not benefit anything. The words that I speak to you are spirit, are life.

⁶⁸ So Simon Peter answered Him: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

³⁵ So the Jews said among themselves: “Where does this fellow intend to go that we won’t find him? He doesn’t intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, does he?

¹² Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk around in the darkness, but will have the light of the life.”

³¹ So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed Him: “If you abide in my word, you really are my disciples; ³² and you will know the Truth, and the Truth will make you free.”

³⁶ Therefore, if the Son should make you free, you really will be free.

²⁶ If anyone would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, my servant will be too. Further, if anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

¹⁷ If you understand these things, you are blessed if you do them.

¹³ Further, whatever you (pl) may ask in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

⁷ If you abide in me and my sayings abide in you, you will ask whatever you desire and it will happen for you.

⁹ “Just as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you; abide in my love. ¹⁰ If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

²³ In that day you will not question me about anything.” Most assuredly I say to you that whatever you ask the Father in my name He will give you. ²⁴ Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

¹⁴ “I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ¹⁵ I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.

²³ I in them and You in me, so that they may be perfected into one; also so that the world may know that You sent me and have loved them just as You have loved me.

¹³ When they had entered [the city] they went up into the upper room where they were staying; namely Peter and James, John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas of James.

⁵ Now there were devout men, Jews, from every nation under heaven, dwelling in Jerusalem.

⁴² And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles’ teaching and in the fellowship, both in the breaking of the bread and in the prayers.

¹ Now a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession ² and kept back part of the price for himself, his wife also being party to it; bringing a certain part he placed it at the Apostles’ feet. ³ So Peter said: “Ananias, on what basis has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the price of the land?

³¹ Him God has exalted to His right hand as Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

⁴¹ So they went out rejoicing from the presence of the council, in that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of the Christ.

¹ At that time a major persecution arose against the church that was in Jerusalem, so all, except the Apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

³³ So I sent to you at once, and you did well to come. Now then, we are all present before God to hear all the things commanded you by God.”

¹⁸ Upon hearing these things they acquiesced and started glorifying God, saying, “So then, God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance into life!”

¹⁷ Motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. Then he said, “Tell these things to James and the brothers”. And going out he went off to a different place.

²⁶ “Men, brothers, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God: to you the word of this salvation has been sent.

⁴² Now as the Jews were going out of the synagogue, the Gentiles implored repeatedly that these words might be spoken to them the next Sabbath. ⁴³ When the synagogue service was dismissed, many of the Jews and the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who started addressing them urging them to continue in the grace of God.

⁴³ When the synagogue service was dismissed, many of the Jews and the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who started addressing them urging them to continue in the grace of God. ⁴⁴ Well the next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered to hear the word of God.

⁴⁸ Now upon hearing this, the Gentiles rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal live believed.

¹³ Now when they finished, James reacted saying: “Men, brothers, listen to me.

²¹ For from ancient generations Moses has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

²³ They wrote by their hand the following: “The apostles and the elders and the brothers, to the Gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings.

¹¹ Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all good-will, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things might be so.

¹⁸ The next day Paul, with us, went to see James, and all the elders were present.

²⁶ “Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

⁷ to which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. It is because of this hope that I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa.

²² So then, having experienced the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying to both small and great, saying nothing beyond what both the prophets and Moses said would happen

¹ Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been set apart to the Gospel of God,

¹⁶ I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God for the salvation of each one who believes (for the Jew first, then the Greek);

⁷ to those who seek for glory, honor and incorruption, by persevering in doing good—eternal life;

⁷ to those who seek for glory, honor and incorruption, by persevering in doing good—eternal life;

⁷ to those who seek for glory, honor and incorruption, by persevering in doing good—eternal life; ⁸ but to those who, due to self-seeking, are disobeying the truth (while obeying the unrighteousness)—fury and wrath,

⁸ but to those who, due to self-seeking, are disobeying the truth (while obeying the unrighteousness)—fury and wrath, ⁹ tribulation and anguish, upon every human soul who works at the evil, whether Jew (first) or Greek; ¹⁰ but glory, honor and peace to everyone who works the good, whether Jew (first) or Greek.

¹³ For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

¹⁷ just as it is written: “I have made you a father of many ethnic nations” —in the presence of Him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead and calls the non-existent things as though they did exist.

² through whom also we have had the access, by the Faith, into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ³ Not only so, but we should also rejoice in the sufferings, knowing that the suffering produces perseverance;

³ Not only so, but we should also rejoice in the sufferings, knowing that the suffering produces perseverance; ⁴ and the perseverance, proven character; and the proven character, hope;

¹² Now then, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, just so death spread to all men, because all sinned ¹³ —sin was in the world before the law, to be sure, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. ¹⁴ Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam’s transgression (he is a type of the coming one). ¹⁵ Now the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one, how much more did God’s grace and the bounty by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many! ¹⁶ Again, the gift is not like what came from one man’s having sinned: because the judgment into condemnation followed one offense, while the gracious gift into justification followed many offenses. ¹⁷ Further, if by the offense of the one man death reigned through that man, much more will those who receive the abundance of the grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ So then, as through one offense there is condemnation for everyone, so also through one righteous act there is life-giving justification for everyone. ¹⁹ For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the many will be constituted righteous. ²⁰ However, law came on the scene so that the offense might abound; but where the sin abounded, the grace superabounded, ²¹ so that just as sin reigned in the death, so also the grace might reign through righteousness into eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁷ But thanks be to God that although you used to be the slaves of the sin you wholeheartedly obeyed that pattern of doctrine into which you were delivered.

²¹ So what ‘fruit’ did you have at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? The end of those things is death! ²² But now, having been emancipated from the sin, and having become enslaved to God, you have your ‘fruit’ into sanctification—and the end is eternal life! ²³ Because the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

²³ Because the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹¹ Because the sin, grasping an opportunity through the commandment, completely deceived me, and used it to ‘kill’ me. ¹² So then, the law itself is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. ¹³ So has what is good become death to me? Of course not! Rather the sin, that it might be exposed as sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment the sin might become extremely sinful.

²² I joyfully agree with God’s law according to the inner man, ²³ but I see a different ‘law’ in my body parts, warring against the law of my mind and taking me captive to the law of the sin that is in my body parts.

¹⁵ —you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fear all over again, but you did receive the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!”

¹⁷ —if children, also heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ (if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him).

¹⁷ —if children, also heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ (if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him). ¹⁸ I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is going to be revealed in us.

²⁵ But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly await it with endurance.

²⁸ Further, we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to purpose. ²⁹ Because whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. ³⁰ Further, whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. ³¹ What then shall we say to these things? Since God is for us, who is against us?

³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Will it be affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword? ³⁶ (As it is written: “For your sake we are being put to death all day long; we are accounted as sheep for slaughter.”) ³⁷ No, in all these things we prevail completely through Him who loved us.

¹⁵ For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.” ¹⁶ So then, it is not of him who wills nor of him who strives, but of God who shows mercy. ¹⁷ For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” ¹⁸ So then, He has mercy on whom He wishes, and He hardens whom He wishes. ¹⁹ You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who has ever resisted His will?” ²⁰ Really now, just who are you, O man, to talk back to God? What is formed will not say to the one who formed it, “Why did you make me like this,” will it?

¹⁷ Now if some of the branches were broken off, while you, being a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them, and with them have become a partaker of the root and the rich sap of the cultivated olive,

²² So consider the kindness and severity of God: upon those who fell, severity; but toward you, kindness, if you continue in that kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.

²⁹ Because God’s gracious gifts and calling are irrevocable. ³⁰ For just as you also were once disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy through their disobedience,

² Yes, stop conforming to the pattern of this world; rather, be transformed by the renewing of your mind so as to be able to experience the good and satisfying and perfect will of God.

⁶ Since we have different spiritual gifts according to the grace that was given us, let us use them : if prophecy, according to the analogy of the Faith; ⁷ if serving, in the serving; if teaching, in the teaching; ⁸ if exhorting, in the exhortation; the sharer, with simplicity; the leader, with diligence; the mercy-shower, with cheerfulness.

¹² The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us get rid of the works of the darkness, and let us put on the weapons of the light. ¹³ Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual orgies and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.

⁴ Whatever things were written before were so written for our instruction, so that through the fortitude and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

⁶ However, we do speak wisdom among the mature, albeit not the wisdom of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are being set aside;

⁹ However, as it is written: “Things no eye has seen and no ear has heard, and no heart of man has imagined, such things has God prepared for those who love Him.”

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become ‘foolish’ so that he may become wise.

⁷ Now who is distinguishing you? Or what do you have that you did not receive? So if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

¹⁵ Because even if you were to have thousands of tutors in Christ, you would not have many fathers, because I am the one who begot you in Christ Jesus, through the Gospel.

⁹ Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor sodomites,

³¹ and those who use this world as though not abusing it; because this world’s mode is passing away.

³ But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.

²⁵ All athletic competitors exercise general self-control—they do it in order to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

⁴ Now there are allotments of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁵ And there are allotments of ministries, and the same Lord. ⁶ And there are allotments of activities, but the same God is He who works them all, in all. ⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the common good. ⁸ So to one a word of wisdom is given, by the Spirit; to another a word of knowledge, by the same Spirit; ⁹ to a different one faith, by the same Spirit; to another presents of healings, by the same Spirit; ¹⁰ to another workings of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discernings of spirits; to a different one kinds of languages, to another interpretation of languages. ¹¹ However, the one and the same Spirit produces all of these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. ¹² Now just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of that one body, though being many, are one body, so also is the Christ.

² through which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word that I proclaimed to you—unless you believed in vain.

¹⁵ Further, we are even discovered to be false witnesses of God, because we have testified about God that He raised the Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.

³³ Stop kidding yourselves: evil associations corrupt good habits.

⁵⁸ So then, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

¹⁶ to these a smell of death into death, while to those a fragrance of life into life—and who is adequate for such things?

¹⁷ Now the Spirit is the Lord, and where the Lord’s Spirit is there is freedom. ¹⁸ So we all, contemplating as in a mirror the glory of the Lord with unveiled face, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, precisely from Lord Spirit.

⁶ because the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness is He who shined in our hearts to give the light that comes from the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ because our light, momentary affliction is working out for us an eternal and limitless measure of glory,

¹⁰ as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing everything!)

¹ Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

⁹ But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more cheerfully about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may take up residence upon me. ¹⁰ So then, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

⁵ Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you yourselves really not know that Jesus Christ is in you? —unless indeed you are disqualified.

⁴ who gave Himself for our sins, so that He might deliver us out of this present malignant age, according to the will of our God and Father,

¹⁹ (I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

⁴ This came up because of the false brothers who were smuggled in (who stole in to spy out our freedom, that we have in Christ Jesus, so as to reduce us to slavery),

⁶ Now from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows favoritism to no man)—those with influence contributed nothing to me,

⁹ and upon perceiving the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, while they to the Jews.

¹² Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came he began to draw back and separate himself, fearing those of the circumcision party.

⁴ Have you suffered so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing?

¹ Stand firm therefore in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and do not be burdened again with a yoke of slavery.

⁶ Because in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, fits of anger, selfish ambition, dissentions, factions, ²¹ envyings, murders, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like; about which I am warning you beforehand, as, in fact, I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

³ For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

⁷ Do not be deceived, God does not allow Himself to be treated with contempt; because whatever a man sows, that he will also reap

⁹ Let us not lose heart while doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up.

⁹ Let us not lose heart while doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up. ¹⁰ So then, as we have opportunity, let us do what is good toward everyone, but especially toward those who are of the household of faith.

¹⁴ But as for me, may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

¹² so that we should be to the praise of His glory, we who first trusted in the Christ; ¹³ about whom, to be sure, we had heard the true Word —the Gospel of your salvation; by whom, since you also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

¹⁸ the eyes of your heart having been enlightened, that you may know \up6 1)\up0 what is the hope of His\up6 [F]\up0 calling, and \up6 2)\up0 what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

³ among whom all of us also used to conduct ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and of the senses, and were by nature children of wrath, just like the rest. ⁴ But God—being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead in our transgressions—made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)

⁸ For by grace you have been saved, through the faith —and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God—

⁸ That is why He says, “When He ascended into the heights He captured the concentration camp, and distributed gifts to men.” ⁹ (What does ‘He ascended’ imply if not that He also first descended into the interior regions of the earth? ¹⁰ He who descended is the very one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) ¹¹ Yes, He Himself gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

¹⁴ so that we no longer be ‘infants’, tossed about as by waves and carried off by every doctrinal fad, through the underhanded dealings of the people who collect the fee for the error;

²² that you put away, concerning your former way of life, the old man (that keeps on being corrupted by the deceitful desires),

²⁶ ‘Be angry but don’t sin’; do not let the sun set on your angry mood,

²⁹ Let no evil word proceed from your mouth, but only what is good for edification, as needed, that it may impart grace to those who hear.

³¹ Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and slander be removed from you, with all malice.

⁴ nor any obscenity, nor foolish talk or coarse joking (that do not belong), but rather thanksgiving.

¹ Paul and Timothy, slaves of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

²⁹ For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe into Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

¹² So then, my dear ones, just as you have always obeyed (not only in my presence but now much more in my absence), keep working out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

¹⁷ Yes, even if I am a libation being poured on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

³ For it is we who are the circumcision, the ones who worship by God’s Spirit and glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in flesh

⁸ Yes indeed, in fact I actually consider everything to be a loss for the sake of the excelling thing, the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord —for His sake I have already lost everything (and consider it as trash), so that I may gain Christ

¹² —not that I have already obtained it or have already been perfected; but I press on to actually claim that for which Christ Jesus claimed me. ¹³ Brothers, I do not consider that I have already claimed it, but this: forgetting the things behind and straining toward those ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal for the prize, the upward call from God because of Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ I press on toward the goal for the prize, the upward call from God because of Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ So then, those of us who are mature should have this mentality, but if on some point you think differently, God will reveal that to you as well.

¹ So then, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, do stand fast in the Lord in this way, dear ones.

⁸ Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are commendable—whatever is of excellent character and whatever is praiseworthy—ponder these things.

¹¹ being enabled with all capability according to the strength that resides in His glory, for all endurance and steadfastness.

²⁰ and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross —through Him, whether things on the earth or things on the heavens. ²¹ So now He has reconciled you as well (you who once were alienated and hostile in your mind because of your wicked works),

²³ if, that is, you continue in the faith established and firm, not drifting away from the hope of the Gospel, that you heard and that was proclaimed in all the creation under the heaven, of which I, Paul, became a servant. ²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf and supplement in my flesh the things lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the Church,

⁴ Now I say this so that no one may deceive you with specious arguments.

⁸ Be careful that no one captures you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the basic principles of the world and not according to Christ.

¹ Furthermore, since you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, sitting at God’s right; ² set your mind on the things above, not on those upon the earth, ³ because you died and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.

⁵ Therefore put to death your members that are on the earth: fornication, filthiness, passion, evil desire, and the greediness that is idolatry. ⁶ Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, ⁷ in which things you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. ⁸ But now you must also rid yourselves of all these—anger, rage, malice, slander, obscene speech—out of your mouth.

⁸ But now you must also rid yourselves of all these—anger, rage, malice, slander, obscene speech—out of your mouth.

¹⁵ Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, into which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

¹⁷ Whatever you may do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

⁶ Let your word always be with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer each one.

¹² Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ, greets you; he is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

⁵ You see, our Gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with complete certainty (of course you know what sort of men we proved to be among you for your sake).

¹³ Another reason we give thanks to God continually is that when you received from us the spoken word of God, you welcomed it not as the word of men but, as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed operative in you who believe.

⁴ so that we ourselves boast about you among God’s congregations, referring to your steadfastness and faith in the midst of all your persecutions, and the tribulations that you are enduring

¹³ Now we are obligated to always give thanks to God about you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you into salvation, through sanctification of spirit and belief in truth, ¹⁴ to which He called you through our gospel, so as to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵ Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the perseverance of Christ.

⁵ Now the goal of that command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith;

⁸ So I desire that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.

¹⁵ However, she will be saved through the Childbirth —if they continue in faith, love and holiness, with self-control.

¹⁶ Take pains with yourself and the doctrine; persevere in those things, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

⁴ But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to demonstrate piety in their own household by repaying their parents, for this is pleasing to God.

¹⁷ Command those who are rich in this present world not to be haughty, nor to rely upon the uncertainty of riches but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

¹⁸ who have wandered away from the Truth, saying that the resurrection has already occurred; and they overturn the faith of some.

²⁴ Now a slave of the Lord should not quarrel but be gentle towards all, skillful at teaching, forbearing, ²⁵ correcting courteously those who oppose him, in hopes that God may grant them repentance leading to a real knowledge of Truth

¹³ while malignant men and imposters will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

¹⁵ and that from infancy you have known the Sacred Scriptures which are able to make you wise into salvation through the faith that is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed and is valuable for teaching, for reproving, for correcting, for training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the man of God may be fully competent, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

¹⁷ so that the man of God may be fully competent, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

⁸ Now the crown of the righteousness is reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that Day; and not only to me, but also to all those who have longed for His appearing.

²¹ Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers.

¹ Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God’s elect and a real knowledge of the truth that accords with godliness,

¹¹ For the saving grace of God has appeared for all men,

³ Because we ourselves were also foolish at one time, disobedient, being deceived, being enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, detestable, hating one another.

³ Because we ourselves were also foolish at one time, disobedient, being deceived, being enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, detestable, hating one another. ⁴ But when the kindness of our Savior God and His love toward mankind manifested itself, ⁵ He saved us—not because of righteous deeds that we ourselves had done but according to His mercy, by means of the bath of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

¹¹ they will perish but You continue on—they will all grow old like a garment; ¹² You will roll them up like a cloak and they will be changed, while You stay the same and Your years will never end.”

³ how shall we escape if we are careless about that tremendous salvation?—it received its beginning through the Lord’s declaration and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him\up6 [S]\up0,

¹³ rather, exhort yourselves every day, while it is called ‘today’, so that none of you be hardened through sin’s deceitfulness.

² Really, because we are continually hearing good news just like they did, but the word that they heard did not profit them, since they were not intimately united with the faith of those who obeyed.

¹⁵ And so, after he had been patient, he obtained the promise.

²³ Let us hold fast the confession of the Hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

³² However, remember those earlier days in which, having been enlightened, you endured a great struggle of sufferings:

³⁴ Indeed, you also shared in the suffering of my chains; you even accepted the plundering of your possessions with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and enduring possession in the heavens.

³⁶ You need perseverance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

⁶ Now without faith it is impossible to please Him, because the one approaching God must believe that He exists and that He becomes a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him.

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, upon being tested, offered up Isaac; yes, he who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his only begotten,

³⁶ Still others were tried by mockings and scourgings, and even by chains and imprisonment. ³⁷ They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were tempted, they were murdered by sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, mistreated ³⁸ —of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.

¹ So then, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we too must run with endurance the race that is set before us, laying aside every impediment and the sin that so easily ensnares,

⁵ And you have forgotten the exhortation that instructs you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the LORD’s discipline, nor lose heart when you are reproved by Him;

¹⁵ taking care that no one come short of the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springing up cause trouble and thereby many be defiled,

²³ to an assembly of firstborn ones who have been enrolled in heaven; to God, Judge of all; to the spirits of the perfected righteous;

¹ Let brotherly love continue.

⁸ Jesus Christ is Himself, yesterday and today and into the ages. ⁹ Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, because it is good that the heart be established by grace, not foods, by which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

²¹ equip you for every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

² Count it all joy, my brothers, whenever you fall into various trials,

² Count it all joy, my brothers, whenever you fall into various trials, ³ knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance; ⁴ but let that endurance have a complete work, so that you may be perfect and complete, falling short in nothing. ⁵ But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from the giving God, who gives to all liberally and does not reproach, and it will be given to him.

¹² A man who endures testing is blessed, because upon becoming approved he will receive the crown of the life that the Lord has promised to those loving Him.

¹⁷ every good giving and every perfect gift is from Above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

¹⁹ So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

²¹ Therefore, laying aside all filthiness and overflow of evil, receive with meekness the implanted Word which is able to save your souls. ²² Further, become word doers and not just hearers, deceiving yourselves. ²³ Because if anyone is a law hearer and not a doer, the same is like a man observing his physical face in a mirror; ²⁴ for he observes himself, then goes away and promptly forgets what he’s like.

²⁶ If anyone among you thinks he is religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart, his religion is useless.

⁵ Listen, my beloved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those loving Him?

⁵ Listen, my beloved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those loving Him? ⁶ But you dishonored the poor one. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into courts?

¹² Speak and act as being those who are about to be judged by a law of liberty

¹⁴ What is the advantage, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? That faith can’t save him, can it?

¹⁴ What is the advantage, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? That faith can’t save him, can it? ¹⁵ If a brother or sister is actually naked, and is destitute of the daily food,

¹⁵ If a brother or sister is actually naked, and is destitute of the daily food, ¹⁶ and someone among you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you (pl) do not give them the things needed for the body, what is the benefit?

¹⁶ and someone among you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you (pl) do not give them the things needed for the body, what is the benefit? ¹⁷ Thus also that faith, if it does not have works, is dead, being by itself.

¹⁷ Thus also that faith, if it does not have works, is dead, being by itself. ¹⁸ (But someone will say: “You have faith and I have works. Show me your faith by your works and I, by my works will show you my faith [what he believes].”

¹⁸ (But someone will say: “You have faith and I have works. Show me your faith by your works and I, by my works will show you my faith [what he believes].” ¹⁹ You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder!)

¹⁹ You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder!) ²⁰ But you need to know, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is dead!

²⁰ But you need to know, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is dead!

²⁰ But you need to know, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is dead! ²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? ²² You can see that faith was acting together with his works, and the faith was made complete by the works. ²³ And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “So Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called ‘friend of God’. ²⁴ You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. ²⁵ Similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by a different way? ²⁶ For just as the body without spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

¹ My brothers, not many of you should become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. ² Because we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, being able to bridle the whole body as well.

² Because we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, being able to bridle the whole body as well.

² Because we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, being able to bridle the whole body as well. ³ Consider, we put bits in horses’ mouths for them to obey us, and we guide their whole body. ⁴ Consider also the ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the pilot may desire. ⁵ So also the tongue is a small member and boasts great things. Just look at how great a forest a little fire can kindle! ⁶ And the tongue is a fire! The organization of wickedness, that is how the tongue is placed among our members, defiling the whole body and setting on fire the course of life, itself being set on fire by hell.

¹⁵ such ‘wisdom’ is not coming down from Above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.

¹⁷ In contrast, the wisdom from Above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

¹⁷ In contrast, the wisdom from Above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ Now the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace by those making peace.

¹ Where do the wars and disputes among you come from? Is it not precisely from your pleasures, the ones at war in your members? ² You crave and do not have; you murder and covet and are not able to obtain; you fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask. ³ You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so that you may lavish it on your pleasures. ⁴ Adulterers and adulteresses! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? So whoever may want to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

⁸ Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Sinners, cleanse your hands! Double-minded, purify your hearts!

¹⁴ whereas you don’t know anything about the morrow. For what is our life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time but then vanishes away.

¹⁷ Therefore, to the one knowing to do good and not doing it, to him it is sin.

¹ Come now, you rich, howl as you weep over your distresses that are coming upon you! ² Your wealth has decayed and your clothes have become moth-eaten. ³ Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire—you stored it up for the last days. ⁴ Look, the wages of the workers who cut your fields, that were unjustly held back by you, cry out, and the loud cries of the reapers have entered the ears of the Lord of Hosts. ⁵ You have lived on the earth in self-indulgence and luxury, you fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter. ⁶ You condemned, you murdered the righteous—he offers you no resistance. ⁷ Therefore, brothers, be patient until the coming of the Lord. Consider, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it until it receives the early and late rain.

⁷ Therefore, brothers, be patient until the coming of the Lord. Consider, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it until it receives the early and late rain. ⁸ You also be patient. Keep your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord has approached. ⁹ Do not groan against one another, brothers, lest you be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at your doors! ¹⁰ Brothers, take as an example the patient bearing of hardship and the steadfastness of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. ¹¹ Indeed we count as blessed those who endure—you have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the final outcome given by the Lord, that He is very compassionate and merciful.

¹¹ Indeed we count as blessed those who endure—you have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the final outcome given by the Lord, that He is very compassionate and merciful.

¹⁶ Confess your transgressions to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous one, being operative, is very powerful.

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has given us another birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead, ⁴ into an imperishable and undefiled and unfading inheritance, already reserved in the heavens for you,

⁶ You should be overjoyed about this, even if just now, briefly, of necessity, you have been distressed by a variety of trials, ⁷ so that the demonstrated genuineness of your faith (much more precious than gold that perishes, albeit tested through fire) may translate into praise, glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ

⁷ so that the demonstrated genuineness of your faith (much more precious than gold that perishes, albeit tested through fire) may translate into praise, glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ ⁸ —whom not having understood you love, into whom believing (not yet seeing) you exult with joy inexpressible, already glorified, ⁹ obtaining for yourselves the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

²³ having been begotten again, not from a corruptible seed but an incorruptible, through the living Word of God that remains valid forever. ²⁴ For: “All flesh is as grass, and all man’s glory as flower of grass. The grass withers and its flower falls off, but the Lord’s word endures forever.”

¹ So then, laying aside all malignity —even all deceit and play-actings and envies, yes all malicious speaking—

⁹ But you are a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a private-property people, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

¹¹ Dear ones, I urge you to abstain from the lusts of the flesh, that war against the soul,

¹⁶ as free (not using the freedom as a cover for evil) yet as slaves of God.

¹⁰ For: “The one who wants to love life and to see good days must refrain his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;

¹⁴ But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”

¹³ but to the extent that you share in Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, so that at the revelation of His glory you also may rejoice a great deal more.

¹³ but to the extent that you share in Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, so that at the revelation of His glory you also may rejoice a great deal more. ¹⁴ If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of the glory and of God has come to rest upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified. ¹⁵ Now don’t any of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler in others’ affairs; ¹⁶ but if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter.

⁴ And when the Chief Shepherd is revealed you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

¹⁰ Now may the God of all grace, who called you into His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, Himself perfect, establish, strengthen and ground you—after you have suffered a while.

¹ Simon Peter, slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained with us the same kind of faith in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

⁶ and to the knowledge self-control, and to the self-control perseverance, and to the perseverance godliness,

⁹ For he who lacks these things is blind, being so myopic, having forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.

⁹ —then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,

¹³ receiving the wages of unrighteousness. Counting it a pleasure to carouse in the daytime, they are stains and blemishes, reveling in their own deceptions while they feast with you, ¹⁴ having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls; having a heart trained in greediness they are children of a curse;

¹⁷ These are waterless springs, clouds driven by a storm, for whom the blackest of the darkness has been reserved forever.

¹¹ Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,

¹⁶ as also in all his epistles (speaking in them of these things, about which there are some things hard to understand), which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

⁵ Now this is the message that we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and there is no darkness at all in Him.

⁸ If we claim that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the Truth is not in us.

³ Now by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

¹⁵ Do not love the world, neither the things in the world; if anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. ¹⁶ Because everything in the world—the craving of the flesh and the craving of the eyes and the pretension of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. ¹⁷ The world, with its craving, is passing away, but he who does God’s will remains forever.

¹⁷ The world, with its craving, is passing away, but he who does God’s will remains forever.

²¹ I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the Truth.

²⁴ So you, let what you have heard from the beginning abide in you; if what you have heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Father and in the Son.

¹ Consider how great a love the Father has bestowed on us that we should be called children of God! The world does not acknowledge us for this reason: it did not acknowledge Him. ² Dear ones, right now we are children of God and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is ³ —everyone who has this hope upon him purifies himself, even as He is pure.

⁷ Dear children, let no one mislead you; he who keeps doing righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

⁹ Whoever has been begotten by God does not commit sin, because His seed remains in him; actually, he is not able to sin, because he has been begotten by God.

¹⁷ Now whoever has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart toward him—how does the love of God abide in him? ¹⁸ My dear children, let us not love in word or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth ¹⁹ —yes, by this we know that we are of the Truth and may put our hearts at ease in His presence,

²² and whatever we may ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

¹⁰ In this is the love, not that we loved God but that He loved us—He even sent His Son as the propitiation for our sins.

¹⁷ The love is perfected with us for this: that we may have confidence in the Day of judgment, since just as He is so are we in this world. ¹⁸ There is no fear in love; rather perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment; so he who fears has not been perfected in love. ¹⁹ We love Him because He first loved us.

⁴ in that whatever has been begotten by God overcomes the world; this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. ⁵ Who is he who overcomes the world if not he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

¹¹ And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. ¹² He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

¹⁴ Now this is the confidence that we have toward Him: if we should ask anything according to His will, He hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that He hears us, whatever we may ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of Him.

¹⁸ We know that whoever has been begotten by God does not sin; rather the one who was begotten by God preserves himself, and the evil one does not touch him.

¹¹ Dear one, do not imitate what is bad, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.

¹ Jude, slave of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, those who have been sanctified by God the Father and preserved through Jesus Christ:

¹² These men are hidden reefs at your love feasts, joining the feast without fear, caring only for themselves; they are clouds without rain, carried along by winds; they are late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead (having been uprooted); ¹³ they are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shameful acts; they are wandering stars, for whom the black of the darkness has been reserved forever.

⁹ ‘I know your works and affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the slander of those who claim to be Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. ¹⁰ Do not fear any of the things that you are about to suffer: Take note, the devil is really about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have an affliction of ten days. Stay faithful until death and I will give you the crown of life.

¹⁹ As many as I love I rebuke and discipline; so be zealous and repent!

²¹ To the one who overcomes I will grant to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on His throne.

⁹ And they sing a new song saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals; because You were slaughtered, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and language and people and ethnic nation; ¹⁰ and You have made them kings and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.”

⁴ And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel:

⁹ After these things I looked, and wow, a great multitude that no one could number, from all ethnic nations and tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the Throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes and palm branches in their hands. ¹⁰ And they shouted with a loud voice saying, “Saved by our God who sits on the throne, and by the Lamb!”

⁹ So the great dragon was expelled, that ancient serpent, who is called Slanderer and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited world; he was thrown into the earth, and his angels were expelled with him.

⁴ These are the ones not defiled with women, for they are virgins; these are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He may go. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, firstfruits for God and for the Lamb;

¹³ I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on’ (“Yes” says the Spirit) ‘so that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow along with them’.”

¹⁴ And Death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death, the Lake of Fire. ¹⁵ And if anyone was not found written in the Book of Life he was thrown into the Lake of Fire.

²³ And the city has no need of the sun or the moon, that they should shine on her, because the very glory of God illumines her, and the Lamb is her light.

⁵ Night will not exist there and they will need neither lamp nor sunlight, because the Lord God illuminates them. And they will reign forever and ever.

⁷ Take note, I am coming swiftly! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

¹⁴ (Blessed are those who do His commands, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, even to enter through the gates into the city.