Matthew 22 Cross References - Worrell

¹ And Jesus, answering, again spake to them in parables, saying, ² "The Kingdom of Heaven was likened to a man—a king—who made a marriage feast for his son. ³ And he sent forth his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast, and they were not willing to come. ⁴ "Again he sent forth other servants, saying, 'Say to those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings have been slain, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.' ⁵ "But they, neglecting it, went away; one, indeed, to his own farm, another to his merchandise; ⁶ and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, maltreated and slew them. ⁷ "And the king was enraged; and, sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. ⁸ Then he says to his servants, 'The marriage feast, indeed is ready; but those who had been invited were not worthy; ⁹ go, therefore, to the outlets of the highways; and as many as ye find, invite to the marriage feast.' ¹⁰ And the servants, going out into the highways, gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good; and the bridal-hall was filled with guests. ¹¹ "And he saw there a man not having on a wedding-garment; ¹² and he says to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here, not having on a wedding-garment?' And He was speechless. ¹³ Then said the king to the attendants, 'Having bound his feet and hands, cast him forth into the outer darkness:' there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth! ¹⁴ For many are called, but few chosen.'" ¹⁵ Then the Pharisees, going, took counsel how they might ensnare Him in speech. ¹⁶ And they send to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one; for Thou dost not look into the face of men: ¹⁷ tell us, therefore, what thinkest Thou: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?" ¹⁸ But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, "Why are ye tempting Me, hypocrites? ¹⁹ Show me the tribute-coin." And they brought Him a denary. ²⁰ And He saith to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" ²¹ They say to Him, "Caesar's." Then saith He to them, "Render, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God." ²² And, hearing it, they wondered: and, leaving Him, they went away. ²³ On that day there came to Him Sadducees, those saying there is no resurrection, and questioned Him, ²⁴ saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If any one die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.' ²⁵ Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first, marrying, died; and, not having seed, he left his wife to his brother. ²⁶ Likewise also the second, and the third, unto the seventh. ²⁷ And after them all, the woman died. ²⁸ In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her." ²⁹ But Jesus, answering, said to them, "Ye deceive yourselves, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God; ³⁰ for in the resurrection, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in Heaven. ³¹ "But concerning the resurrection of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, ³² 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' He is not the God of the dead, but of the living." ³³ And the multitudes, hearing Him, were astonished at His teaching. ³⁴ But the Pharisees, hearing that He silenced the Sadducees, were collected together; ³⁵ and one of them, a lawyer, asked a question, tempting Him: ³⁶ "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" ³⁷ And He said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. ³⁸ This is the great and first commandment. ³⁹ A second like it is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ⁴⁰ On these two commandments hangs the whole law, and the prophets." ⁴¹ And the Pharisees, having been gathered together, Jesus questioned them, ⁴² saying, "What think ye concerning the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They say to Him, "David's." ⁴³ He saith to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying, ⁴⁴ The Lord said to my Lord, 'Sit on My right hand, till I put Thy foes beneath Thy feet.' ⁴⁵ If, then, David calls Him Lord, how is He his Son?" ⁴⁶ And no one was able to answer Him a word; nor did any one dare from that day to question Him any more.

¹⁵ Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn while the Bridegroom is with them! But there will come days, when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then will they fast." ¹⁶ "And no one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse rent is made." ¹⁷ "Neither do they put new wine into old wine-skins; otherwise, indeed, the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved together."

⁴³ "But, when the unclean spirit goes out from the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and finds it not. ⁴⁴ Then it says, 'I will return into my house whence I came out;' and, having come, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned. ⁴⁵ Then it goes and takes along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and, entering in, they dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation."

³ And He spake to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow. ⁴ And, in his sowing, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds, coming, devoured them. ⁵ And others fell on the rocky places, where they had not much earth; and straightway they sprang up, because they had not depth of earth. ⁶ And, the sun having risen, they were scorched; and, because they had no root, they withered away. ⁷ And others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. ⁸ And others fell on the good ground, and were yielding fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ He that has ears let him hear." ¹⁰ And the disciples, having come near, said to Him, "Wherefore dost Thou speak to them in parables?" ¹¹ And He, answering, said to them, "Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given.

¹ "For the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a man who was a householder, who went forth early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard; ² and, having agreed with the laborers for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard. ³ "And, going forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle; ⁴ and to them he said, 'Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you.' And they went away. ⁵ "Again, going forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did likewise. ⁶ And about the eleventh hour, going forth, he found others standing, and he says to them, 'Why stand ye here all the day idle?' ⁷ They say to him, 'Because no man hired us.' He says to them, 'Go ye also into the vineyard.' ⁸ "And, evening having come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, 'Call the laborers, and pay them the wages, beginning from the last to the first.' ⁹ "And those who were hired about the eleventh hour, coming, received, each, a denary. ¹⁰ And the first, coming, supposed that they would receive more; and they also received, each, a denary. ¹¹ And, having received it, they murmured against the householder, ¹² saying, 'These last wrought but one hour, and you made them equal with us, who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!' ¹³ "But he, answering, said to one of them, 'Friend, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denary? ¹⁴ Take up your own, and go. But I will to give to the last even as to you: ¹⁵ Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?' ¹⁶ So the last shall be first, and the first last.

²⁸ "But what think ye? A man had two children; and to the first, he said, 'Child, go, work today in the vineyard.' ²⁹ And he, answering, said, 'I go, sir,' and he went not. ³⁰ And, coming to the second, he spake in like manner; and he, answering, said, 'I am not willing;' but later, repenting, he went. ³¹ Which of the two did the will of the father?" They say, "The last." Jesus saith to them, "Verily I say to you that the tax-collectors and the harlots are going into the Kingdom of God before you. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the tax-collectors and the harlots believed him; but ye, having seen him, did not even repent afterward, that ye might believe him." ³³ "Hear another parable. There was a man—a householder—who planted a vineyard, and placed a fence around it, and dug a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. ³⁴ And, when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen to receive his fruits. ³⁵ And the husbandmen, taking his servants, one, indeed, they beat; and one they killed; and one they stoned. ³⁶ Again he sent other servants more than the first; and they treated them likewise. ³⁷ But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will reverence my son.' ³⁸ But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance!' ³⁹ And, taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. ⁴⁰ When, therefore, the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those husband-men?" ⁴¹ They say to Him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons." ⁴² Jesus saith to them, "Did ye never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made head of a corner; this was from the Lord, and it is marvellous in our eyes?' ⁴³ "Therefore, I say to you, the Kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruit thereof. ⁴⁴ And he who falls on this stone shall be broken in pieces; but on whomsoever it falls, it will scatter him as dust." ⁴⁵ And the high-priests and Pharisees, having heard His parables, knew that He was speaking concerning them. ⁴⁶ And, while seeking to lay hold on Him, they feared the multitudes, since they were holding Him as a prophet.

³³ And with many such parables He spake the word to them, as they were able to hear it. ³⁴ And without a parable He spake not to them; but privately to His disciples He explained all things.

¹⁰ And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables; that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand.

¹⁶ But He said to him, "A certain man was making a great supper, and invited many.

²⁴ Another parable He set before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven was likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field;

³¹ Another parable He set before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man, having taken, sowed in his field: ³² which, indeed, is less than all the seeds; but, when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and roost in its branches." ³³ Another parable He spake to them: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like leaven, which a woman, taking, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened."

⁴⁴ "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and in his joy he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. ⁴⁵ "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls; ⁴⁶ and, having found one pearl of great price, departing, he has sold all that he had, and bought it. ⁴⁷ "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net, cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind;

² "The Kingdom of Heaven was likened to a man—a king—who made a marriage feast for his son. ³ And he sent forth his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast, and they were not willing to come. ⁴ "Again he sent forth other servants, saying, 'Say to those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings have been slain, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.' ⁵ "But they, neglecting it, went away; one, indeed, to his own farm, another to his merchandise; ⁶ and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, maltreated and slew them. ⁷ "And the king was enraged; and, sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. ⁸ Then he says to his servants, 'The marriage feast, indeed is ready; but those who had been invited were not worthy; ⁹ go, therefore, to the outlets of the highways; and as many as ye find, invite to the marriage feast.' ¹⁰ And the servants, going out into the highways, gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good; and the bridal-hall was filled with guests. ¹¹ "And he saw there a man not having on a wedding-garment; ¹² and he says to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here, not having on a wedding-garment?' And He was speechless. ¹³ Then said the king to the attendants, 'Having bound his feet and hands, cast him forth into the outer darkness:' there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth! ¹⁴ For many are called, but few chosen.'"

¹ "Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be likened to ten virgins, who, taking their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom. ² And five of them were foolish, and five wise; ³ for the foolish, taking their lamps, did not take oil with them; ⁴ but the wise took oil in the vessels with their lamps. ⁵ Now, the bridegroom tarrying, they all became drowsy, and were sleeping; ⁶ but at midnight a cry has been made, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him!' ⁷ "Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. ⁸ And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out.' ⁹ But the wise answered, saying, 'Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you; go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.' ¹⁰ And, while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ready ones went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut. ¹¹ "And afterward come also the remaining virgins, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' ¹² But he, answering, said, 'Verily I say to you, I know you not.' ¹³ Watch, therefore, because ye know not the day, nor the hour! ¹⁴ "For it is as when a man, going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods:

¹⁶ But He said to him, "A certain man was making a great supper, and invited many. ¹⁷ And he sent forth his servant, at the hour of the supper, to say to those invited, 'Come; because all things are now ready.' ¹⁸ "And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, 'I bought a field, and I must go out to see it; I pray you, have me excused.' ¹⁹ And another said, 'I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to prove them; I pray you, have me excused.' ²⁰ And another said, 'I married a wife; and, therefore, I cannot come.' ²¹ "And, coming near, the servant reported these things to his lord. Then the householder, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city; and bring in here the poor, and maimed, and blind, and lame.' ²² And the servant said, 'Sir, what you ordered has been done, and still there is room.' ²³ And the lord said to the servant, 'Go forth into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled; ²⁴ for I say to you, that no one of those men who have been invited shall taste of my supper."

²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bride-groom who stands and hears him greatly rejoices because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy, therefore, has been made full. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.

² For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a pure virgin to Christ;

²⁴ But, as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also let the women be to their husbands in everything. ²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the assembly, and delivered Himself up for it, ²⁶ that He might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of the water in the word, ²⁷ that He might present to Himself the assembly, glorious, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it may be holy and without blemish. ²⁸ So ought husbands also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; ²⁹ for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as also Christ the assembly; ³⁰ because we are members of His body. ³¹ For this cause, will a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh. ³² This mystery is great; but I am speaking of Christ and of the assembly.

⁷ Let us rejoice, and exult, and give the glory to Him; because the marriage of the Lamb came, and His wife made herself ready." ⁸ And it was given to her that she should clothe herself in fine linen, bright, pure; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. ⁹ And he says to me, "Write, Happy are those who have been called to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he says to me, "These are true words of God."

² saying, "Repent ye for the Kingdom of Heaven has drawn near;

⁶ but go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ⁷ And, while going, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven has come nigh.'

³⁴ And, when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.

³⁷ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her! how often did I wish to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

⁷ And He calleth to Him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two, and was giving them authority over the unclean spirits; ⁸ and He charged them that they should take nothing for the way, except a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their girdle; ⁹ but to go shod with sandals; and He said, put not on two coats. ¹⁰ And He said to them, "Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide, till ye depart thence. ¹¹ And whatsoever place does not receive you, and they hear you not, going forth thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them."

¹ And, having called together the twelve, He gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to heal diseases; ² and He sent them forth to preach the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick; ³ and He said to them, "Take nothing for the journey—neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; and not to have two coats. ⁴ "And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart. ⁵ And as many as do not receive you, going out from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them." ⁶ And, going forth, they were passing through the several villages, proclaiming the good news, and healing everywhere.

³⁴ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her; how often I wished to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is abandoned to you!

¹⁵ And one of those reclining with Him, hearing these things, said to Him, "happy is he who shall eat bread in the Kingdom of God!" ¹⁶ But He said to him, "A certain man was making a great supper, and invited many. ¹⁷ And he sent forth his servant, at the hour of the supper, to say to those invited, 'Come; because all things are now ready.'

²⁸ But he was angry, and was not willing to go in; but his father, coming out, kept entreating him.

²⁷ But, these my enemies, who did not wish me to be king over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.'"

⁴⁰ and ye are not willing to come to Me, that ye may have life.

⁴⁵ But the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things spoken by Paul, blaspheming.

²¹ But in respect to Israel He saith, "All the day long did I spread out My hand to a disobedient and gain-saying people."

²⁵ See that ye refuse not Him Who speaketh; for, if those escaped not, when refusing him who warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape, who turn away from Him Who warneth us from Heaven;

¹⁷ "And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come'; and let him that hears say, 'Come'; and let him that thirsts say, 'Come'; he that will let him take the water of life freely.

³⁶ Again he sent other servants more than the first; and they treated them likewise.

⁸ Then he says to his servants, 'The marriage feast, indeed is ready; but those who had been invited were not worthy;

¹ Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others; and sent them away, two and two, before His face, into every city and place, whither He Himself was about to come. ² And He said to them, "The harvest, indeed, is great, but the laborers few. Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that He urge forth laborers into His harvest. ³ Go your ways; behold, I am sending you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves. ⁴ Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals; and salute no one by the way. ⁵ And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house.' ⁶ And, if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but, if not, it will return to you. ⁷ And in the same house abide, eating and drinking the things supplied by them; for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. ⁸ And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you; ⁹ and heal the sick therein, and say to them, 'The Kingdom of God has come near to you.' ¹⁰ But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, going forth into the streets thereof, say, ¹¹ 'Even the dust from your city, that cleaves to our feet, we wipe off against you; nevertheless, know this, that the Kingdom of God has come nigh.' ¹² I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. ¹³ "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you Bethsaida! because, if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴ But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you. ¹⁵ And you, Capernaum, shall you be exalted to Heaven? You shall be thrust down to Hades! ¹⁶ "He who hears you hears Me; and he who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects Him Who sent Me."

¹⁷ And he sent forth his servant, at the hour of the supper, to say to those invited, 'Come; because all things are now ready.'

⁴⁶ and He said to them, "Thus it has been written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷ and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

⁵⁰ This is the Bread That cometh down out of Heaven, that one may eat thereof, and not die. ⁵¹ I am the Living Bread That came down out of Heaven: if any one eat of This Bread, he shall live forever; yea, and the Bread That I will give him is My flesh, for the life of the world." ⁵² The Jews, therefore, were wrangling with one another, saying, "How can This Man give us His flesh to eat?" ⁵³ Jesus, therefore, said to them, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in yourselves. ⁵⁴ He that eats My flesh, and drinks My blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day; ⁵⁵ for My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. ⁵⁶ He that eats My flesh, and drinks My blood, abides in Me, and I in him. ⁵⁷ As the Living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father; so he, also, who eats Me, shall live because of Me.

⁸ but ye shall receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and Samaria, and to the utmost limit of the earth."

¹⁹ Those, therefore, who were dispersed by reason of the tribulation that arose about Stephen, traveled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews only. ²⁰ And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene; who, indeed, having come to Antioch, were speaking to the Greeks also, publishing the glad tidings of the Lord Jesus.

⁴⁶ Speaking boldly, both Paul and Barnabas said, "It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Inasmuch as ye thrust it away from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the gentiles;

¹⁷ And it came to pass, after three days, that he called together those who were chief men of the Jews; and, when they came together, he said to them, "Brethren, having done nothing contrary to the people, or to our ancestral customs, I was delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans; ¹⁸ who, indeed, having examined me, were disposed to release me, because there was in me no cause of death. ¹⁹ But, when the Jews spake against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar; not that I have anything of which to accuse my nation. ²⁰ For this cause, therefore, I called for you, to see and to speak with you: for, on account of the hope of Israel, I am encompassed with this chain." ²¹ But they said to him, "We neither received letters from Judaea concerning you, nor did any one of the brethren, coming, report or speak any evil concerning you. ²² But we deem it proper to hear from you what you think: for, indeed, concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against." ²³ And, having arranged for him a day, there came to him to his lodging a greater number, to whom he was expounding, fully testifying as to the Kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening. ²⁴ And some were believing the things spoken, and some were disbelieving. ²⁵ And, disagreeing among themselves, they were departing, when Paul uttered one declaration, "Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah, the prophet, to your fathers, ²⁶ saying, 'Go your way to this people, and say, With hearing ye shall hear, but in no wise understand; and, looking, ye shall look, and in no wise see; ²⁷ for the heart of this people was made gross; and with their ears they heard heavily; and their eyes they closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn, and I should heal them.' ²⁸ Be it known, therefore, to you, that to the gentiles was this salvation of God sent: they also will hear." ²⁹ OMITTED TEXT. ³⁰ And he remained two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and was wont to welcome all who came to him; ³¹ preaching the Kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom of speech, without hindrance.

³² He Who spared not His Own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

⁷ Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover was sacrificed, even, Christ; ⁸ therefore, let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

²² And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that hears the word; and the anxiety of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

³⁸ For, as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark, ³⁹ and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

¹⁸ "And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, 'I bought a field, and I must go out to see it; I pray you, have me excused.' ¹⁹ And another said, 'I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to prove them; I pray you, have me excused.' ²⁰ And another said, 'I married a wife; and, therefore, I cannot come.'

²⁶ "And, as it happened in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man: ²⁷ they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. ²⁸ Likewise, also, as it happened in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; ²⁹ but on the day on which Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all: ³⁰ after the same manner shall it be in the day the Son of Man is revealed. ³¹ "In that day let him who shall be on the housetop and his goods in the house not come down to take them away: and let him who is in the field likewise not return back. ³² Remember Lot's wife.

¹³ And others, mocking, said, "They have been filled with new wine!"

²⁵ And, as he was reasoning about righteousness, continence, and the judgment to come, Felix, becoming terrified, answered, "Go your way for the present; and, when I obtain a suitable opportunity, I will call for you;"

⁴ Or, do you despise the riches of His kindness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God is leading you to repentance?

⁶ For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

⁹ But those, purposing to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires, which, indeed, sink men into destruction and perdition. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all the evils; which some reaching after wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

⁴ traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

³ how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation; which, indeed, having at first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;

¹⁵ Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him; ¹⁶ because all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the vain-glory of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.

¹⁰ "Happy are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake; because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. ¹¹ "Happy are ye, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. ¹² Rejoice, and exult; because great is your reward in Heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

¹² And, as ye are coming into the house, salute it: ¹³ and, if, indeed, the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but, if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. ¹⁴ And, whosoever does not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye are going forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust, of your feet. ¹⁵ Verily I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. ¹⁶ "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; become ye, therefore, as wise as the serpents and as innocent as doves. ¹⁷ But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to high-councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you; ¹⁸ and before the governors and the kings shall ye be brought for My sake, for a testimony to them and to the gentiles.

²² And ye will be hated by all, for My name's sake; but he who endures to the end, the same shall be saved. ²³ "And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next; for verily I say to you, ye will in no wise finish the cities of Israel, till the Son of Man come! ²⁴ "A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord. ²⁵ It is enough for the disciple, that he become as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they called the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his house-hold?

³⁵ And the husbandmen, taking his servants, one, indeed, they beat; and one they killed; and one they stoned. ³⁶ Again he sent other servants more than the first; and they treated them likewise. ³⁷ But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will reverence my son.' ³⁸ But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance!' ³⁹ And, taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.

³⁴ Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city; ³⁵ that upon you may come all the righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel, the righteous, unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. ³⁷ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her! how often did I wish to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

¹⁹ If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, on this account the world hates you. ²⁰ Remember the word which I spake to you, 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

² They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, an hour is coming, that every one who kills you will think that he is offering service to God. ³ And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor Me.

¹ But, as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, ² being greatly troubled because of their teaching the people, and declaring in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. ³ And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody till the next day; for it was now evening.

⁴⁰ And to him they assented; and calling the apostles to them, beating them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go, ⁴¹ They, therefore, were going from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they were accounted worthy to suffer dishonor in behalf of The Name.

⁵¹ Ye stiffnecked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears! ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do ye. ⁵² Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who declared beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One—of Whom just now ye became the betrayers and murderers; ⁵³ who, indeed, received the law as the ministrations of angels, and did not keep it." ⁵⁴ Now, while hearing these things, they were being cut to their hearts, and were gnashing their teeth over him. ⁵⁵ But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking intently into Heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God; ⁵⁶ and he said, "Behold I see Heaven opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God!" ⁵⁷ But, crying out with a loud voice, they closed their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

¹ And Saul was approving of his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the countries of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

¹⁴ For ye, brethren, became imitators of the assemblies of God, that are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because ye suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they also did from the Jews; ¹⁵ who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and pleased not God, and are contrary to all men;

⁴⁰ When, therefore, the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those husband-men?" ⁴¹ They say to Him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons."

⁴² saying, "If you knew, in this your day—even you—the things pertaining to peace! but just now were they hid from your eyes! ⁴³ Because the days will come upon you, when your enemies will cast a rampart about you, and compass you round, and hem you in on all sides; ⁴⁴ and they will dash you to the ground, and your children within you; and shall not leave in you a stone upon a stone; because you knew not the season of your visitation."

²¹ Then let those in Judaea flee into the mountains; and let those in the midst of it depart; and let not those in the country enter therein;

²⁴ And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by gentiles, until the times of the gentiles are fulfilled.

¹⁶ forbidding us to speak to the gentiles, that they might be saved, for the filling up of their sins always; and the wrath came upon them to the uttermost.

¹⁷ Because it is the time for judgment to begin at the house of God; and, if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of those who obey not the Gospel of God? ¹⁸ And, if the righteous, with difficulty, is saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?

¹¹ "And into whatsoever city or village ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go forth. ¹² And, as ye are coming into the house, salute it: ¹³ and, if, indeed, the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but, if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

³⁷ "He that loves father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me; and he that loves son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me. ³⁸ And whosoever does not take up his cross, and follow Me, is not worthy of Me.

³⁵ but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;

³⁶ But watch ye at every season, praying that ye may have full strength to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."

⁵ a proof of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that ye may be accounted worthy of the Kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer;

⁴ But you have a few names in Sardis, who did not defile their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, because they are worthy.

¹⁴ Happy are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.

¹⁵ And He said to them, "Going into all the world, preach the Gospel to the whole creation. ¹⁶ He that believes and is immersed shall be saved; but he that disbelieves shall be condemned.

⁴⁷ and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

⁴⁷ for so hath the Lord commanded us, 'I have set Thee for a Light of the gentiles, that Thou mayest be for salvation to the uttermost part of the earth.'"

⁸ To me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to proclaim, to the gentiles, the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of Christ;

³⁸ The field is the world: and the good seed, these are the sons of the Kingdom; but the tares are the sons of the evil one;

⁴⁷ "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net, cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind; ⁴⁸ which, when it was filled having drawn it up again upon the beach, and sitting down, they gathered the good into vessels, but cast away the bad.

¹¹ "And he saw there a man not having on a wedding-garment; ¹² and he says to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here, not having on a wedding-garment?' And He was speechless.

¹ "Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be likened to ten virgins, who, taking their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom. ² And five of them were foolish, and five wise;

¹⁰ And, while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ready ones went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut.

⁹ Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the Kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

²¹ lest, when I come again, my God should humble me before you, and I should mourn for many of those who have heretofore sinned, and repented not of the uncleanness, and fornication and lasciviousness which they practiced.

¹⁹ They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out, that they might be made manifest, that they are not all of us.

¹⁴ But I have a few things against you, because you have there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit fornication. ¹⁵ So you have also those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans, in like manner.

²⁰ But I have it against you, that you suffer the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess; and she teaches and seduces My servants to commit fornication, and to eat idol-sacrifices. ²¹ And I gave her time, that she might repent; and she is not willing to repent of her fornication. ²² Behold, I cast her into a bed, and those committing adultery with her, into great tribulation, if they repent not of their works. ²³ And her children I will slay with death; and all the assemblies shall know that I am He Who searcheth the reins and hearts; and I will give to you, each one, according to your works.

⁹ And they sing a new song, saying, "Worthy art Thou to take the book, and to open its seals; because Thou wast slain, and didst redeem to God, by Thy blood, some of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;

⁹ After these things I saw, and, behold, a great multitude, which no one could number, out of every nation, and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

⁶ And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, "Hallelujah! because the Lord our God, the Almighty, became King!

¹² Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing-floor, and will gather His wheat into the granary, but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire."

³⁰ Suffer both to grow together until the harvest. And, in the season of harvest, I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them into bundles, with the view of burning them; but gather the wheat into my barn.'"

³¹ "And, when the Son of man cometh in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then will He sit on the throne of His glory; ³² and there will be gathered before Him all the nations; and He will separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

²² even a righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all who believe; for there is no distinction;

¹⁴ but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill its desires.

⁵ Wherefore, judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, Who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then will each one have his praise from God.

³ if, indeed, being also clothed, we will not be found naked.

²⁷ for as many of you as were immersed into Christ, did put on Christ.

²⁴ and put on the new man, who after God was created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

¹⁰ and having put on the new man who is being renewed unto full knowledge, according to the image of Him Who created him; ¹¹ where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

¹² For the word of God is living, and effectual, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to a dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. ¹³ And there is no creature that is not manifest in His presence; but all things are naked and laid bare to the eyes of Him with Whom is our account.

²³ And her children I will slay with death; and all the assemblies shall know that I am He Who searcheth the reins and hearts; and I will give to you, each one, according to your works.

⁴ But you have a few names in Sardis, who did not defile their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, because they are worthy. ⁵ He that overcomes shall thus be clothed in white garments; and I will in nowise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

¹⁸ I counsel you to buy of Me gold refined by fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see!

¹⁵ "Behold, I come as a thief! Happy is he that is watching, and keeping his garments; that he walk not naked, and they see his shame."

⁸ And it was given to her that she should clothe herself in fine linen, bright, pure; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

²⁰ For I say to you that, unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

¹³ "But he, answering, said to one of them, 'Friend, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denary?

⁵⁰ But Jesus said to him, "Comrade, do that for which you are present!" Then, coming near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took Him.

² and kept back part of the price, his wife also knowing it; and, bringing a certain part, he laid it at the apostles' feet. ³ But Peter said, "Ananias, why did Satan fill your heart, that you should lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land? ⁴ While remaining, did it not remain your own? and, when sold, did it not continue in your own authority? Why did you conceive in your heart this thing? You did not lie to men, but to God." ⁵ And Ananias, hearing these words, falling down, expired; and great fear came upon all who heard it; ⁶ but the young men, rising up, wrapped him round; and, bearing him out, buried him. ⁷ Now it came to pass about three hours after, that his wife also, not knowing what had happened, came in; ⁸ and Peter made answer to her, "Tell me, if ye sold the place for so much?" And she said, "Yes, for so much." ⁹ But Peter said to her, "Why is it that it was agreed by you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out." ¹⁰ And she immediately fell at his feet, and expired; and, coming in, the young men found her dead; and, carrying her forth, they buried her by her husband. ¹¹ And great fear came upon the whole assembly, and upon all who heard these things.

²⁰ But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought to acquire the gift of God with money! ²¹ You have no part nor lot in this matter; for your heart is not right before God. ²² Repent, therefore, of this your wickedness, and entreat the Lord, if, perhaps, the thought of your heart may be forgiven you; ²³ for I see that you are in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity."

¹⁹ Now we know that whatsoever the law says, it speaks to those under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and that the whole world may be under the sentence of God;

¹¹ knowing that such a one has been turned aside, and is sinning, being self-condemned.

¹² but the sons of the Kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth."

²⁹ Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

⁴² and they will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!

⁵⁰ and will cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth.

⁵¹ and will cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!"

³⁰ and cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!

²⁸ There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust forth without.

¹⁸ Verily, verily, I say to you, when you were young, you were wont to gird yourself, and to walk wheresoever you wished; but, when you become old, you will stretch forth your hands, and another will gird you, and carry you whither you wish not."

⁵⁴ Now, while hearing these things, they were being cut to their hearts, and were gnashing their teeth over him.

¹¹ And, coming to us, and taking Paul's girdle, binding his own feet and hands, he said, "Thus saith the Holy Spirit, so shall the Jews in Jerusalem bind the man who owns this girdle, and shall deliver him up into the hands of the gentiles.

⁹ who, indeed, shall pay a penalty, eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might,

⁴ For, if God spared not angels that sinned, but, hurling them down to Hell, delivered them up to pits of darkness, kept for judgment;

¹⁷ These are fountains without water, and mists driven by a storm, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved.

⁶ And angels who kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, He hath kept in everlasting bonds, under darkness, for the judgment of the great day.

¹³ wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own ignominies; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of the darkness has been reserved forever.

²⁷ And there shall in nowise enter into it any thing unclean, or he that works abomination and a lie; but only those written in the Lamb's book of life.

¹³ "Enter ye in through the narrow gate; because wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it; ¹⁴ because narrow is the gate, and straitened the way that leads to life, and few there are who find it!

¹⁶ So the last shall be first, and the first last.

²² And, unless those days should be shortened, no flesh could be saved: but, for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

²³ And a certain one said, "Are there few who are saved?" ²⁴ And He said to them, "Strive to enter in through the narrow door; because many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

¹⁰ Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure; for, if ye do these things, ye shall in nowise ever stumble;

¹⁴ These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them; because He is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful."

¹³ And they send to Him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they may entrap Him in speech. ¹⁴ And, coming, they say to Him, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and carest not for any one; for Thou lookest not into the face of men, but in truth teachest the way of God. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? ¹⁵ Shall we give, or shall we not give?" But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why are ye tempting Me? Bring Me a denary, that I may see it." ¹⁶ And they brought it. And He saith to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's." ¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God." And they wondered exceedingly at Him.

⁵³ And, when He went forth thence, the scribes and Pharisees began vehemently to press upon Him, and to urge Him to speak concerning many things; ⁵⁴ lying in wait for Him, to catch something out of His mouth.

²⁰ And, watching Him, they sent forth spies, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of His speech, so as to deliver Him up to the rule and the authority of the governor. ²¹ And they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, we know that Thou sayest and teachest rightly, and regardest no person, but teachest the way of God in truth. ²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?" ²³ But, perceiving their craftiness, He said to them, ²⁴ "Show Me a denary. Whose image and inscription has it?" And, answering; they said, "Caesar's." ²⁵ And He said to them, "Then, render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." ²⁶ And they were not able to lay hold of any saying of His before the people; and, marvelling at His answer, they were silent.

³ For consider Him Who hath endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye become weary, fainting in your souls.

¹¹ How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? but beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees? ¹² Then they understood that He did not bid them beware of the leaven of the bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

²⁴ saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If any one die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.'

²⁶ Likewise also the second, and the third, unto the seventh.

¹⁸ And He said, "Go away into the city to such a one, and say to him, 'The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; with you I observe the passover together with My disciples.'"

⁴⁹ And immediately coming to Jesus, he said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed Him.

⁶ And the Pharisees, having gone out, were straightway taking counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.

¹⁵ And He was charging them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod."

¹⁷ And, as He was going forth into the way, one, running to Him, and kneeling, was asking Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal life?"

¹⁴ And, coming, they say to Him, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and carest not for any one; for Thou lookest not into the face of men, but in truth teachest the way of God. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

⁴⁰ And Jesus, answering, said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he says, "Teacher, say it."

²¹ And they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, we know that Thou sayest and teachest rightly, and regardest no person, but teachest the way of God in truth.

¹⁸ He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He Who seeketh the glory of Him Who sent Him the Same is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

⁶ Jesus saith to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through Me.

³⁷ Pilate, therefore, said to Him, "Art Thou, then, a King?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a King. To this end have I been born, and to this end have I come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears My voice."

¹⁷ For we are not as the many, making merchandise of the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

² but we renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, not handling the word of God deceitfully; but, by the manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

¹⁶ Wherefore, we henceforth know no one according to the flesh; even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now no longer do we know Him thus.

¹⁰ For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please men? If still I were pleasing men, I should not be Christ's servant.

⁶ But from those reputed to be something (whatever they were, it matters not to me: God does not accept man's person): to me, in fact, those of repute added nothing;

⁴ but even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, Who proveth our hearts.

¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, mild, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

²⁰ And we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know the True One: and we are in the True One—in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the True God, and eternal life.

²⁵ He says, "Yes." And Jesus anticipated him as he came into the house, saying, "What do you think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive tax or tribute? from their sons, or from the aliens?"

¹ Now it came to pass, in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabited earth should be enrolled.

¹ Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

¹² In consequence of this, Pilate was seeking to release Him; but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this Man, you are not Caesar's friend; every one who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar." ¹³ Pilate, therefore, having heard these words, led Jesus without, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called the "Pavement," but, in Hebrew, "Gabbatha." ¹⁴ And it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he says to the Jews, "Behold, your King!" ¹⁵ They, therefore, cried out, "Away with Him! away with Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate says to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The high priests answered, We have no king but Caesar!"

³⁷ After this arose Judas, the Galilean, in the days of the enrollment, and drew away people after him; he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

⁷ whom Jason has received; and these all are acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that "There is Another King—Jesus!"

⁸ Paul saying in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, did I commit any sin."

²² But we deem it proper to hear from you what you think: for, indeed, concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against."

⁶ For, on this account, ye pay tribute also; for they are God's ministers, attending continually to this very thing. ⁷ Render to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

¹ And the Pharisees and Sadducees, coming near, tempting Him, asked Him to show them a sign from the heaven; ² and He, answering, said to them, "When it is evening, ye say, 'It will be fair, for the heaven is red;' ³ and in the morning, 'Today, a tempest; for red is the overcast heaven.' The face of the heaven, indeed, ye know how to discern, but the signs of the times ye can not discern. ⁴ An evil and adulterous generation is seeking after a sign; and no sign will be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet." And, leaving them, He departed.

³ And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause"

⁸ And straightway Jesus, perceiving in His spirit that they so reason within themselves, saith to them, "Why do ye reason these things in your hearts?

⁵ And he sent another; and him they killed; and many others, beating some, and killing some.

²² But Jesus, perceiving their reasonings, answering, said to them, "Concerning what are ye reasoning in your hearts?

⁴⁷ Now Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their heart, taking a child, placed it by Himself,

²⁵ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, tempting Him, saying, "Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?"

²³ But, perceiving their craftiness, He said to them,

²⁵ and had no need that any one should testify concerning man; for He Himself knew what was in man,

⁶ This they said, trying Him, that they might have whereof to accuse Him. But Jesus, having stooped down, was writing with His finger on the ground.

⁹ But Peter said to her, "Why is it that it was agreed by you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."

²⁸ But, going forth, that servant found one of his fellow-servants, who was owing him a hundred denaries; and, having laid hold of him, he was choking him, saying, 'Pay, if you are owing anything!'

² and, having agreed with the laborers for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

⁶ And I heard as if a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, "A measure of wheat for a denary, and three measures of barley for a denary; and the oil and the wine do not hurt."

²⁴ "Show Me a denary. Whose image and inscription has it?" And, answering; they said, "Caesar's."

¹⁰ Then Jesus saith to him, "Depart, Satan; for it has been written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'"

²⁵ He says, "Yes." And Jesus anticipated him as he came into the house, saying, "What do you think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive tax or tribute? from their sons, or from the aliens?" ²⁶ And, when he said, "From the aliens," Jesus said to him, "Consequently the sons are free; ²⁷ but, that we may not cause them to stumble; having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the fish first coming up; and, opening its mouth, you will find a shekel; taking that, give it to them for Me and you."

³⁷ And He said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

² And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found This Man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ a King!"

¹⁹ But Peter and John, answering, said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you, rather than to God, judge ye;

²⁹ But Peter and the apostles, answering, said, "It is proper to obey God rather than men.

⁷ Render to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

¹³ Submit yourself to every human ordinance, for the Lord's sake; whether to a king as supreme; ¹⁴ or to governors, as sent through him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for praise to those who do well; ¹⁵ for so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men; ¹⁶ as free, and not holding your freedom as a cloak for wickedness, but as servants of God. ¹⁷ Honor all men; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king.

¹⁶ "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; become ye, therefore, as wise as the serpents and as innocent as doves.

³³ And the multitudes, hearing Him, were astonished at His teaching.

⁴⁶ And no one was able to answer Him a word; nor did any one dare from that day to question Him any more.

¹² And they were seeking to lay hold of Him; and they feared the multitude; for they knew that He spake the parable against them; and, leaving Him, they went away.

¹⁵ for I will give you a mouth, and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or gainsay.

¹⁰ And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking.

⁶ Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

⁷ But, seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, "Broods of vipers! who warned you to flee from the coming wrath!

⁶ And Jesus said to them, "Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

¹⁸ And there come to Him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they were asking Him, saying, ¹⁹ "Teacher, Moses wrote to us, 'If any man's brother die, and leave a wife behind, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.' ²⁰ There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife; and, dying, left no seed. ²¹ And the second took her, and died, leaving no seed; and the third likewise. ²² And the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died. ²³ In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her as a wife." ²⁴ Jesus said to them, "Is it not on this account that ye err, because ye know not the Scriptures, nor the power of God? ²⁵ For, when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels in Heaven. ²⁶ But, concerning the dead, that they are raised, did ye not read in the book of Moses, at the 'Bush,' how God spake to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' ²⁷ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err."

²⁷ And some of the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, coming near, asked Him, ²⁸ saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us, 'If any one's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, that his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed to his brother.' ²⁹ There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first, taking a wife, died childless. ³⁰ And the second, and the third, took her; ³¹ and, in like manner also, the seven left no children, and died. ³² At last the woman also died. ³³ In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of them does the woman become? for the seven had her as wife." ³⁴ And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage; ³⁵ but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage; ³⁶ for neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. ³⁷ But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the 'Bush,' when he calls the Lord 'The God of Abraham the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' ³⁸ Now He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him." ³⁹ And some of the scribes, answering, said, "Teacher, Thou spakest well;" ⁴⁰ for no longer were they daring to question Him.

¹ But, as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

¹⁷ And the high priest, rising up, and all those with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy,

⁶ And Paul, perceiving that the one part was of the Sadducees, and the other of the Pharisees, was crying out in the Sanhedrin, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; concerning the hope and resurrection from the dead, I am being judged." ⁷ And, when he said this, there arose a dissension of the Pharisees and Sadducees; and the multitude was divided. ⁸ For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge both.

¹² Now if Christ is preached, that He hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead. ¹³ But, if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised; ¹⁴ and, if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, and vain is your faith;

¹⁸ who erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and are overthrowing the faith of some.

²¹ "Not every one who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he that does the will of My Father in Heaven.

¹⁶ And they send to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one; for Thou dost not look into the face of men:

³⁶ "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"

¹⁹ "Teacher, Moses wrote to us, 'If any man's brother die, and leave a wife behind, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.'

⁴⁶ "But why do ye call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not the things that I say?

²⁸ saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us, 'If any one's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, that his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed to his brother.'

¹⁹ "Teacher, Moses wrote to us, 'If any man's brother die, and leave a wife behind, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.' ²⁰ There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife; and, dying, left no seed. ²¹ And the second took her, and died, leaving no seed; and the third likewise. ²² And the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died. ²³ In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her as a wife."

²⁹ There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first, taking a wife, died childless. ³⁰ And the second, and the third, took her; ³¹ and, in like manner also, the seven left no children, and died. ³² At last the woman also died. ³³ In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of them does the woman become? for the seven had her as wife."

²⁷ And inasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this comes judgment;

³⁷ because no word from God shall be without power."

⁴⁴ And He said to them, "These are My words which I spake to you, while being yet with you: that all things must be fulfilled, that have been written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the Psalms, concerning Me." ⁴⁵ Then He opened their mind, that they might understand the Scriptures;

⁹ for as yet they knew not the Scripture, that He must rise from the dead.

⁸ Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?

⁴ For whatsoever things were written in former times were written for our instruction, that we through patience and through consolation of the Scriptures may have hope.

²¹ Who will transform the body of our humiliation into conformity to the body of His glory, according to the working whereby He is able also to subject all things to Himself.

⁴³ Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He that has ears let him hear.

¹⁰ "See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in Heaven do always behold the face of My Father Who is in Heaven.

³⁸ For, as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark,

²⁴ Jesus said to them, "Is it not on this account that ye err, because ye know not the Scriptures, nor the power of God? ²⁵ For, when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels in Heaven.

²⁷ they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

³⁴ And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage; ³⁵ but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage; ³⁶ for neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

²⁸ Marvel not at this; because there is an hour coming, in which all who are in their tombs shall hear His voice, ²⁹ and come forth; those who did good, to the resurrection of life; but those who practiced evil, to the resurrection of judgment.

²⁹ But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened; that henceforth both those who have wives may be as though they had none; ³⁰ and those who weep, as though they wept not; and those who rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those who buy, as though they possessed not; ³¹ and those who use the world, as not using it to the full; for the fashion of this world is passing away.

¹ Behold what manner of love the Father hath given to us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knows us not, because it knew Him not. ² Beloved, now are we children of God, and never yet was it manifested what we shall be. We know that, if He shall be manifested, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

⁹ And they sing a new song, saying, "Worthy art Thou to take the book, and to open its seals; because Thou wast slain, and didst redeem to God, by Thy blood, some of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; ¹⁰ and didst make them, to our God, a Kingdom and priests, and they reign on the earth." ¹¹ And I saw, and heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and of the living creatures, and of the elders, (and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands);

¹⁰ And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he says to me, "See that you do it not: I am a fellow-servant of you and of your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

¹³ But, going, learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice;' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

³ But He said to them, "Did ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those with him?

⁷ And, if ye had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' ye would not have condemned the guiltless;

¹⁶ and said to Him, "Dost Thou hear what these are saying?" And Jesus saith to them, "Yes; did ye never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst perfect praise!'"

⁴² Jesus saith to them, "Did ye never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made head of a corner; this was from the Lord, and it is marvellous in our eyes?'

³⁷ But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the 'Bush,' when he calls the Lord 'The God of Abraham the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' ³⁸ Now He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him."

³² 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' And Moses, becoming terrified, was not daring to examine it.

¹⁶ But now they long for a better country, that is, a heavenly one; wherefore, God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for He prepared for them a city.

²⁸ And it came to pass that, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at His teaching; ²⁹ for He was teaching them as One having authority, and not as the scribes.

²² And, hearing it, they wondered: and, leaving Him, they went away.

² And, when the sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many, hearing Him, were astonished, saying, "Whence hath this Man these things?" And, "What is the wisdom which is given to This Man?" And, "Such mighty works are wrought by His hands!"

¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God." And they wondered exceedingly at Him.

⁴⁷ And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.

²² And all were bearing witness to Him, and were wondering at the words of grace which proceeded out of His mouth; and they said, "Is not this Joseph's Son?"

⁴⁶ The officers answered, "Never did man speak thus!"

¹⁴ But the Pharisees, having gone out, held a consultation against Him, that they might destroy Him.

³ for the foolish, taking their lamps, did not take oil with them; ⁴ but the wise took oil in the vessels with their lamps. ⁵ Now, the bridegroom tarrying, they all became drowsy, and were sleeping;

²⁸ And one of the scribes, coming near, hearing them discussing together, knowing that He answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is first of all?" ²⁹ Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, O Israel; the Lord is our God, the Lord is One; ³⁰ and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your mind and with all your strength.' ³¹ A second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

⁴⁷ The high priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? because This Man is doing many signs. ⁴⁸ If we let Him thus alone, all will believe on Him; and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and our nation. ⁴⁹ But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said, "Ye know nothing at all; ⁵⁰ nor do ye consider that it is expedient for you, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not."

²⁴ Now, when both the captain of the temple and the high priests heard these words, they were thoroughly perplexed concerning them, what this might become. ²⁵ But a certain one, coming near, told them, "Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people!" ²⁶ Then the captain, having gone away with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned; ²⁷ and, having brought them, they set them before the Sanhedrin. And the high priest asked them, ²⁸ saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in This Name; and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching! and intend to bring upon us the blood of This Man!"

²³ And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way. ²⁴ For a certain one, Demetrius by name, a silver-smith, making silver shrines of Diana, was bringing to the artisans no small business; ²⁵ gathering whom together, and the workmen of like occupation, be said, "Men, ye know that out of this business we have our wealth. ²⁶ And ye perceive and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, turned away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods that are made with hands. ²⁷ And not only is there danger to us that this branch of our business will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be reckoned of no account, and also her magnificence will be destroyed, whom all Asia and the inhabited earth worship." ²⁸ And, hearing this, and becoming full of wrath, they were crying aloud, saying, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"

²⁸ crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place! and, further, he brought Greeks also into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!" ²⁹ (For they had previously seen with him in the city Trophimus, the Ephesian, whom they were supposing that Paul brought into the temple). ³⁰ And all the city was moved, and there was a running together of the people; and, laying hold of Paul, they were dragging him out of the temple; and straightway the doors were shut.

¹⁸ But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, "Why are ye tempting Me, hypocrites?

² And the Pharisees, corning to Him, were asking Him, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife!" tempting Him.

³⁰ But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God as to themselves, not having been immersed by him.

²⁵ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, tempting Him, saying, "Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?" ²⁶ And He said to him, "What has been written in the law? How do you read?" ²⁷ And he, answering, said, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." ²⁸ And He said to him, "You answered right; do this, and you shall live." ²⁹ But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" ³⁰ And Jesus, answering, said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers; who, both stripping him and inflicting blows, went away, leaving him half dead. ³¹ And by chance, a certain priest was going down that way; and, seeing him, he passed by on the opposite side. ³² And, in like manner, a Levite also, coming to the place, and seeing him, passed by on the opposite side. ³³ But a certain Samaritan, going on his way, came down to him; and, seeing him, he was moved with compassion; ³⁴ and, coming to him, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and, setting him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵ And, on the morrow, taking out two denaries, he gave them to the host, and said, 'Take care of him; and whatsoever you expend additional, I, when I return, will repay you.' ³⁶ Which, therefore, of these three seems to you to have become neighbor of him who fell among the robbers?" ³⁷ And he said, "He that dealt kindly with him." And Jesus said to him, "Go, and do likewise."

⁴⁵ And one of the lawyers, answering, says to Him, "Teacher, in saying these things, Thou insultest us also!" ⁴⁶ And He said, "Woe to you lawyers, also! because ye burden men with burdens hard to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers!

⁵² "Woe to you lawyers; because ye took away the Key of Knowledge; ye yourselves entered not in, and those who were entering ye hindered."

³ And, answering, Jesus spake to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to heal or not?"

¹³ Diligently send forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, that nothing may be lacking to them.

¹⁹ Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. ²⁰ For I say to you that, unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

⁶ shall in no wise honor his father; and ye made void the word of God because of your tradition.

²³ "Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin; and have omitted the weightier things of the law—the judgment, and the mercy, and the faith; but these it was proper to have done, and those not to have omitted. ²⁴ Blind guides! straining out the gnat, and swallowing the camel!

²⁸ And one of the scribes, coming near, hearing them discussing together, knowing that He answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is first of all?" ²⁹ Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, O Israel; the Lord is our God, the Lord is One; ³⁰ and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your mind and with all your strength.' ³¹ A second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these." ³² The scribe said to Him, "Well, Teacher, Thou didst say truly that He is One, and there is not another beside Him; ³³ and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as himself, is much more than all the whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices."

⁴² "But woe to you Pharisees! because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb; but ye pass by judgment and the love of God. Now these things it was needful to do, and not to leave those undone.

²⁹ Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, O Israel; the Lord is our God, the Lord is One; ³⁰ and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your mind and with all your strength.'

³³ and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as himself, is much more than all the whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices."

²⁷ And he, answering, said, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."

⁷ because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither, indeed, can it be;

¹⁶ "This is the covenant that I will covenant with them after those days," saith the Lord, "Putting my laws on their hearts, I will also write them upon their mind; ¹⁷ and their sins and their iniquities I will in nowise remember any more."

² In this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do His commandments. ³ For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome; ⁴ because all that has been begotten of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. ⁵ And who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

¹⁹ honor your father and your mother; and, you shall love your neighbor as yourself."

³¹ A second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

⁹ For this, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not kill," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet;" and, if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." ¹⁰ Love works no ill to one's neighbor: therefore, love is a fulfillment of the law.

² Let each one of us please his neighbor in that which is good for his edification;

¹⁴ for the whole law has been fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

¹⁰ So, then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, but especially to those of the household of the faith.

⁸ If, however, ye fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," ye do well;

¹² "All things, therefore, whatsoever ye wish that men should do to you, so do ye also to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

¹⁷ because the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁹ Now we know that whatsoever the law says, it speaks to those under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and that the whole world may be under the sentence of God; ²⁰ because, by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the law is the knowledge of sin. ²¹ But now, apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

⁹ For this, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not kill," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet;" and, if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

⁵ But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and of faith unfeigned;

⁷ Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God. ⁸ He that loves not never knew God; because God is love. ⁹ In this was manifested the love of God in us, that God hath sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we may live through Him. ¹⁰ Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son, to be a propitiation for our sins. ¹¹ Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

¹⁹ We love, because He first loved us. ²⁰ If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God Whom he has not seen. ²¹ And this commandment we have from Him, that he who loves God loves his brother also.

¹⁵ Then the Pharisees, going, took counsel how they might ensnare Him in speech.

³⁴ But the Pharisees, hearing that He silenced the Sadducees, were collected together;

³⁵ And Jesus, answering, said, while teaching in the temple, "How do the scribes say that the Christ is David's Son? ³⁶ David himself said in the Holy Spirit, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on My right hand, until I put Thy enemies underneath Thy feet.' ³⁷ David himself calls Him Lord; and whence is He his Son?" And the great multitude heard Him gladly.

⁴¹ And He said to them, "How say they that the Christ is David's Son? ⁴² For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, ⁴³ until I make Thy enemies a footstool of Thy feet.' ⁴⁴ David, therefore, calls Him Lord; and how is He his Son?"

¹ A book of the lineage of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.

⁴ and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born," ⁵ And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet: ⁶ "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel."

²⁷ And, as Jesus was passing on thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out, and saying, "Have mercy on us, O Son of David!"

³³ And these in the boat worshiped Him, saying, "Truly Thou art God's Son."

¹³ And Jesus, having come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, was asking His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?" ¹⁴ And they said, "Some say John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others Jeremiah, or one of the prophets." ¹⁵ And He saith to them, "But who do ye say that I am?" ¹⁶ And Simon Peter, answering, said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." ¹⁷ And Jesus, answering, said to him, "Happy are you, Simon Bar-Jonah; because flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father Who is in Heaven.

⁹ And the multitudes, who were going before Him, and those who were following, were crying, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He Who cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

⁶⁹ and raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David His servant; ⁷⁰ (as He spake through the mouth of His holy prophets from of old),

⁴⁹ Nathaniel answered Him, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel."

⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast words of eternal life. ⁶⁹ And we have believed and know, that Thou art the Holy One of God."

⁴¹ others said, "This is the Christ;" but some said, "What? doth the Christ come out of Nazareth?" ⁴² Did not the Scriptures say, that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"

²⁸ Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"

²² and, having removed him, He raised up for them David to be their king; to whom bearing testimony, He said, 'I found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.' ²³ From the seed of this one, God, according to promise, brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus;

⁹ Wherefore also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed upon Him the name which is above every name; ¹⁰ that, in the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of beings in Heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, ¹¹ and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

⁷ But what things were gain to me, these I accounted loss for Christ. ⁸ Nay, more, I even account all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I suffered the loss of all things, and account them refuse, that I may gain Christ. ⁹ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness which is of God by faith: ¹⁰ that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; ¹¹ where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

⁴ to Whom coming, a Living Stone, rejected, indeed, by men, but with God Elect, Precious, ⁵ ye yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶ Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a Chief Corner-Stone, Elect, Precious; and he who believes on Him shall in nowise be put to shame." ⁷ To you, therefore, who believe is the preciousness; but to those who disbelieve, a stone which the builders rejected, this was made into a head of a corner,"

¹² saying with a great voice, "Worthy is the Lamb Who hath been slain, to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honor, and glory, and blessing!" ¹³ And every created thing which is in Heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying, "To Him Who sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the might, forever and ever!" ¹⁴ And the four living creatures said, "Amen." And the elders fell down and worshiped.

³⁶ David himself said in the Holy Spirit, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on My right hand, until I put Thy enemies underneath Thy feet.'

²⁶ And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death, before he should see the Christ of the Lord. ²⁷ And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and, when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, that they might do concerning Him according to the custom of the law,

¹⁶ "Brethren, it was necessary that the Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake beforehand, through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who arrested Jesus;

³⁰ being, therefore, a prophet, and knowing that with an oath God swore to him, that out of the fruit of his loins One should sit on his throne; ³¹ he, foreseeing it, spake concerning the resurrection of Christ, that neither was He left behind unto Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.

⁷ Wherefore, as the Holy Spirit saith, "To-day, if ye hear His voice,

²¹ for prophecy was never brought by the will of man, but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

¹⁰ I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day; and I heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet,

² Straightway I was in the Spirit, and, behold, there was a throne set in Heaven, and One sitting upon the throne;

³⁴ For David did not ascend into Heaven; but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand, ³⁵ till I make Thy foes a footstool for Thy feet.'

² to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called saints, with all, in every place, who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:

²⁵ for He must reign, till He hath put all the enemies under His feet.

⁸ Nay, more, I even account all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I suffered the loss of all things, and account them refuse, that I may gain Christ.

³ Who, being an effulgence of His glory and an exact expression of His substance, and upholding all things by the word of His power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

¹³ But to whom of the angels hath He ever said, "Sit on My right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?"

¹² but This Man, having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God; ¹³ from henceforth awaiting until His foes shall be placed as a footstool for His feet.

² looking away to the Author and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus; Who, in consideration of the joy lying before Him, endured the cross, despising shame, and hath taken a seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

¹⁹ And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war with Him Who was sitting on the horse, and with His army.

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and Him Who was sitting thereon, from Whose face the earth and the 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; and the dead were judged out of the things that were written in the books, according to their works. ¹³ And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them; and they were judged, every one, according to their works. ¹⁴ And Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire. ¹⁵ And, if anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, "Verily, verily, I say to you, before Abraham existed, I am."

³ concerning His Son, Who was born of the seed of David, according to His flesh, ⁴ Who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead—even Jesus Christ our Lord,

⁵ whose are the fathers; and of whom, according to flesh, is the Christ, Who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

⁶ Who, existing originally in the form of God, accounted it not a prize to he equal with God. ⁷ but emptied Himself, taking a slave's form, coming to be in the likeness of men; ⁸ and, being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

¹⁶ And, confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness; God was manifested in flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, preached among the gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

¹⁴ Since, therefore, the children have partaken of blood and flesh, He Himself also in like manner took part of the same; that, through death, He might bring to nought him who had the power of death, that is, the Devil;

¹⁶ "I, Jesus, sent My angel to testify to you these things to the assemblies. I am the root and offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.

²⁷ And, answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."

³⁴ And Jesus, seeing that he answered discreetly, said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." And no one any more dared to question Him.

¹⁷ And, when He said these things, all those opposing Him were being put to shame, and all the multitude were rejoicing because of all the glorious things which were being done by Him.

⁶ And they were not able to return an answer to these things.

⁴⁰ for no longer were they daring to question Him.

⁷ And, as they continued asking Him, He, having raised Himself up, said to them, "Let the sinless one among you first cast a stone at her." ⁸ And, again stooping down, He was writing with His finger on the ground. ⁹ And they, having heard it, were going out, one by one, from the eldest to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst.

¹⁴ and, seeing the man who had been healed, standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.