Philippians Cross References - ABU

¹ PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: ² Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ³ I thank my God on every remembrance of you,— ⁴ always, in every supplication of mine, making the supplication for you all with joy,— ⁵ for your fellowship in respect to the gospel from the first day until now; ⁶ being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. ⁷ As it is just for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; being all of you, both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, partakers of the grace with me. ⁸ For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all, with the tender affection of Jesus Christ. ⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more, in knowledge and all discernment; ¹⁰ in order that ye may approve the things that are most excellent, that ye may be pure and without offense unto the day of Christ; ¹¹ being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. ¹² But I desire that ye should know, brethren, that the things which befell me have resulted rather in the furtherance of the gospel; ¹³ so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in all the Praetorium, and to all the rest; ¹⁴ and that the greater part of the brethren, made confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. ¹⁵ Some indeed preach Christ also from envy and strife, but some also from good will; ¹⁶ the one, out of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel; ¹⁷ the other, out of contentiousness, proclaim Christ not with pure intent, supposing that they shall add affliction to my bonds. ¹⁸ What then? Notwithstanding, in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice. ¹⁹ For I know that this will turn out for my salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ; ²⁰ according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall in nothing be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death. ²¹ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. ²² But if it be to live in the flesh, this to me is fruit of labor; and which I shall choose I know not; ²³ but am constrained by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better; ²⁴ but to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sakes. ²⁵ And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall remain, and shall continue with you all for your furtherance and joy in the faith; ²⁶ that your glorying may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me, through my coming to you again. ²⁷ Only let your deportment be as becomes the gospel of Christ; that whether I come and see you, or remain absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; ²⁸ and in nothing terrified by the adversaries; which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God. ²⁹ Because to you it was granted in behalf of Christ,—not only to believe on him,—but in his behalf to suffer also; ³⁰ having the same conflict as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.

³⁴ As a man who is abroad, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, also commanded the porter that he should watch;

²⁶ If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be. If any one serve me, him will the Father honor.

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no one dwell therein. And: Let another take his office.

¹ AND in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. ² And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said: It is not proper that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. ³ Therefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of good repute, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business. ⁴ But we will give ourselves to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. ⁵ And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch, ⁶ whom they set before the apostles; and having prayed, they laid their hands on them. ⁷ And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

¹³ And Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man, how great evils he did to thy saints at Jerusalem.

¹ AND he came down to Derbe and Lystra. And, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman, but whose father was a Greek; ² who was well reported of by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium. ³ Him Paul wished to go forth with him, and took and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

¹² and from thence to Philippi, which is a chief city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we continued in that city certain days. ¹³ And on the sabbath, we went forth out of the gate by a river side, where was wont to be a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who came together. ¹⁴ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul. ¹⁵ And when she was immersed and her household, she besought us, saying: If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide. And she constrained us.

²⁸ Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.

¹ PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart unto the gospel of God,

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

¹ PAUL, a called apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother, ² to the church of God which is at Corinth, those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

¹⁰ Now if Timothy come, see that he may be with you without fear; for he works the work of the Lord, as I also do.

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and believers in Christ Jesus:

¹⁵ For this cause I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints,

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy the brother, ² to the saints in Colosse, and faithful brethren in Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

² But having before suffered, and been shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.

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

¹⁰ when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all who believed (because our testimony to you was believed), in that day.

² to Timothy, a true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹ FAITHFUL is the saying, if any one desires the office of overseer, he desires a good work. ² The overseer then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching;

⁸ Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of gain;

¹⁰ And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, being without reproach. ¹¹ [Their] wives in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. ¹² Let the deacons be husbands of one wife, presiding well over their children and their own houses. ¹³ For they that have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹ PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's chosen, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness;

⁷ For the overseer must be, without reproach, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of gain;

²³ Know that the brother, Timothy, has been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

¹ JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

²⁵ For ye were going astray like sheep; but have returned now unto the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

¹ SIMON PETER, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

¹ JUDE, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept by Jesus Christ:

¹ THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants what things must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John;

²⁰ the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest on my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and the seven lamp-stands are the seven churches.

⁸ And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived again.

¹² And to the angel of the church in Pergamus write: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged sword.

¹⁰ And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me: See thou do it not. I am a fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

⁹ And he says to me: See thou do it not. I am a fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the sayings of this book; worship God.

² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

² chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.

⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of in all the world. ⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

¹⁷ But thanks be to God, that ye were servants of sin, but obeyed from the heart that form of teaching which was delivered to you;

⁴ I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

¹⁵ For this cause I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints, ¹⁶ cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

³ We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ⁴ having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,

² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; ³ remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God and our Father;

⁹ For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

³ We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another abounds;

³ I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; ⁴ I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers, ⁵ hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and unto all the saints;

⁷ I say to you, that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who have no need of repentance.

¹⁰ So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.

⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

¹⁴ which is an earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory. ¹⁵ For this cause I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints, ¹⁶ cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; ¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the full knowledge of him; ¹⁸ the eyes of your heart being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹ and what the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, ²⁰ which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, ²¹ far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; ²² and subjected all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, ²³ which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more, in knowledge and all discernment; ¹⁰ in order that ye may approve the things that are most excellent, that ye may be pure and without offense unto the day of Christ; ¹¹ being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

² make my joy complete, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of the one mind;

¹⁸ For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ;

¹ THEREFORE, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

⁵ For though I am absent in the flesh, yet in the spirit I am with you, rejoicing and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith toward Christ.

² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not also ye, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? ²⁰ For ye are our glory and joy.

⁷ For I had much joy and consolation in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.

⁴ I rejoiced greatly, that I have found of thy children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

⁴² And they were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the distribution, and the breaking of bread, and prayers.

¹² and from thence to Philippi, which is a chief city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we continued in that city certain days. ¹³ And on the sabbath, we went forth out of the gate by a river side, where was wont to be a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who came together. ¹⁴ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul. ¹⁵ And when she was immersed and her household, she besought us, saying: If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide. And she constrained us. ¹⁶ And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain bondmaid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. ¹⁷ She, having followed Paul and us, cried, saying: These men are the servants of the most high God, who announce to us the way of salvation. ¹⁸ And this she did many days. But Paul, being indignant, turned and said to the spirit: I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out from her. And he came out the same hour. ¹⁹ And her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain departed, laid hold of Paul and Silas, and drew them into the market-place before the rulers. ²⁰ And having brought them to the magistrates, they said: These men, being Jews, greatly disturb our city; ²¹ and teach customs, which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans. ²² And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them with rods. ²³ And having laid many stripes on them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely; ²⁴ who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. ²⁵ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God; and the prisoners listened to them. ²⁶ And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and the chains of all were loosed. ²⁷ And the jailer, awaking out of sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled. ²⁸ But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying: Do thyself no harm; for we are all here. ²⁹ And calling for lights, he sprang in, and trembling fell down before Paul and Silas; ³⁰ and having brought them out, he said: Sirs, what must I do to be saved? ³¹ And they said: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. ³² And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. ³³ And taking them along, the same hour of the night, he washed their stripes; and was immersed, himself and all his, immediately. ³⁴ And having brought them up into his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced, with all his house, believing in God. ³⁵ And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying: Let those men go. ³⁶ And the keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore depart, and go in peace. ³⁷ But Paul said to them: They beat us openly, uncondemned, being Romans, and cast us into prison; and now do they send us forth secretly? Nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out. ³⁸ And the sergeants reported these words to the magistrates; and they were afraid, when they heard that they were Romans. ³⁹ And they came and besought them, and bringing them out, entreated them to depart out of the city. ⁴⁰ And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia; and seeing the brethren they exhorted them, and departed.

¹⁷ And if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, wert grafted in among them, and became a partaker with them of the root and the fatness of the olive-tree;

¹³ communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia thought it good, to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who were at Jerusalem.

⁹ God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹ AND we made known to you, brethren, the grace of God which has been bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

¹⁹ So then ye are no longer strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; ²⁰ having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner-stone; ²¹ in whom all the building, fitly framed together, grows unto a holy temple in the Lord; ²² in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

⁶ that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers with us of the promise, in Christ Jesus, through the gospel;

⁷ As it is just for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; being all of you, both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, partakers of the grace with me.

¹² Wherefore, my beloved, as ye always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

¹⁴ Notwithstanding, ye did well to share with me in my affliction. ¹⁵ And ye also know, Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I went forth from Macedonia, no church communicated with me in an account of giving and receiving, but ye only;

²¹ And you also, being in time past alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked works, yet now has he reconciled ²² in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and unaccused before him; ²³ if indeed ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye heard, which was preached in the whole creation which is under heaven; of which I Paul was made a minister.

¹⁷ If thou countest me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

¹⁴ For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end.

³ that which we have seen and have heard we report to you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

⁷ but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.

²⁹ Jesus answered and said to them: This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he sent.

¹⁸ When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying: So then, to the Gentiles also God gave repentance unto life.

¹⁴ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul.

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. ²⁹ Because whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren. ³⁰ And whom he predestined, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

⁸ who will also confirm you unto the end, unaccused in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ And in this confidence I was desirous to come to you before, that ye might have a second benefit;

³ And I wrote this very thing to you, that I might not, when I came, have sorrow from those of whom I ought to have joy; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

¹⁶ I rejoice, that in every thing I have confidence in you.

⁴ lest haply, if Macedonians come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in respect to this confidence.

¹⁰ I have confidence toward you in the Lord, that ye will be no otherwise minded; but he that troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he may be.

⁴ but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us, made us, ⁵ even when we were dead in sins, alive with Christ, (by grace ye are saved,) ⁶ and raised us with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus; ⁷ that he might show, in the ages to come, the exceeding richness of his grace, in his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For by grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; ⁹ not of works, lest any one should boast. ¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.

¹² for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ;

¹⁰ in order that ye may approve the things that are most excellent, that ye may be pure and without offense unto the day of Christ;

²⁹ Because to you it was granted in behalf of Christ,—not only to believe on him,—but in his behalf to suffer also;

¹³ for it is God who works in you both to will and to perform, of his good pleasure.

¹² being buried with him in the immersion, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

³ remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God and our Father;

²³ And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved whole without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ Faithful is he who calls you, who also will do it.

¹¹ To which end we also pray for you always, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and accomplish all the good pleasure of goodness and the work of faith, with power;

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth; ¹⁴ whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴ And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do, and will do, the things which we command you.

⁴ But when the kindness and the love toward man of our Savior God appeared, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the bathing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; ⁶ which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior;

²¹ Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

³⁵ Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward.

² looking away to the author and finisher of the faith, Jesus; who for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down on the right hand of the throne of God.

²⁰ Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep in virtue of the blood of an eternal covenant, ²¹ make you perfect in every good work to do his will, doing in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

¹⁶ Do not err, my beloved brethren. ¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom there is no variableness, or shadow of turning. ¹⁸ Of his own will he begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.

² chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you. ³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy begot us again unto a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a little while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.

¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements will be dissolved with burning heat, and the earth and the works therein will be burned up.

²³ And having laid many stripes on them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely; ²⁴ who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. ²⁵ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God; and the prisoners listened to them.

²³ save that the Holy Spirit witnesses to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.

³³ Then the chief captain came near, and took hold of him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done.

²³ And all things I do for the gospel's sake, that I may become a partaker thereof with others.

⁷ bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

² Ye are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

³ I say it not for condemnation; for I have before said, that ye are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith working by love.

¹ FOR this cause I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,—

¹ I, THE prisoner in the Lord, exhort you, therefore, to walk worthy of the calling with which ye were called,

²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

⁵ for your fellowship in respect to the gospel from the first day until now;

¹⁶ the one, out of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel; ¹⁷ the other, out of contentiousness, proclaim Christ not with pure intent, supposing that they shall add affliction to my bonds.

¹⁴ Notwithstanding, ye did well to share with me in my affliction.

³ at the same time praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for the sake of which I am also in bonds,

¹⁸ The salutation by the hand of me, Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.

² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; ³ remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God and our Father; ⁴ knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election; ⁵ because our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men were we among you, for your sake.

⁵ For all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness.

⁸ Be not then ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship with me for the gospel, according to the power of God;

⁹ in which I endure hardship, even unto bonds, as an evil-doer; but the word of God is not bound.

¹ WHEREFORE, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Jesus,

⁹ But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. ¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered and still do minister to the saints.

³³ partly, whilst ye were made a spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became partakers with those who were so used. ³⁴ For ye sympathized with those in bonds, and ye took joyfully the plundering of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better and an enduring substance.

¹³ but, in so far as ye share in Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that also, at the revelation of his glory, ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.

¹ THE elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed;

¹³ But I think it right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

¹⁴ We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not his brother abides in death.

⁷⁸ through the tender mercies of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high visited us,

¹ I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,

¹² Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

¹⁵ And his tender affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

⁹ For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are powerful; this also we pray for, even your perfection.

²⁰ Now as to the things which I write to you, behold before God, I lie not.

¹⁹ My little children, of whom I travail again in birth, until Christ be formed in you!

¹ IF then there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort from love, if any communion of the Spirit, if any tender affection and compassion,

²⁶ For he was longing after you all, and was much distressed, because ye heard that he was sick.

¹ FOR I would have you know how great a conflict I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

¹² Put on therefore, as God's chosen, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering,

⁵ For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness;

⁸ so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, because ye were dear to us.

⁴ longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

¹² whom I sent back to thee. But do thou receive him, that is, my own flesh;

²⁰ Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

¹⁷ But whoever has the world's sustenance, and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his pity from him, how abides the love of God in him?

³¹ Another parable he put forth to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field. ³² Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches. ³³ Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

²⁰ Brethren, be not children in your understandings; but in malice be as children, but in your understandings be men.

⁷ But, as in everything ye abound, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and all diligence, and your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

¹⁷ Therefore be not foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.

¹⁵ Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be of this mind; and if in any thing ye are otherwise minded, this also God will reveal to you. ¹⁶ Nevertheless, whereto we have attained, in the same let us walk.

⁹ For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

¹⁰ and have put on the new man, who is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him who created him;

¹² And the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, as we also do toward you;

¹ FURTHERMORE then, brethren, we beseech you, and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, as also ye are walking, ye would abound yet more.

⁹ But concerning brotherly love ye need not that I write to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. ¹⁰ For indeed ye do it, toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we beseech you, brethren, to abound yet more;

⁶ that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us, unto Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, who by use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

²² Having purified your souls in obeying the truth unto unfeigned brotherly love, love one another from the heart fervently;

⁵ yea for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith fortitude; and to fortitude, knowledge; ⁶ and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, patience; and to patience, godliness;

¹⁸ But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, both now and forever. Amen.

²³ But he turned and said to Peter: Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offense to me; for thou thinkest not the things of God, but those of men.

⁶ But whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to offend, it were better for him that an upper millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were plunged in the depth of the sea. ⁷ Woe to the world, for causes of offense! For it must needs be that causes of offense come; but woe to that man, through whom the cause of offense comes!

³³ Peter answering said to him: Though all shall be offended because of thee, I will never be offended.

⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

²⁰ For every one that does evil hates the light, and comes not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

¹⁶ Therefore do I also myself strive to have always a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

¹⁸ and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

¹⁶ But if what I desire not, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.

²² For I delight in the law of God after the inward man.

⁷ Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it does not submit itself to the law of God, neither indeed can it;

² And be not conformed to this world; but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may discern what is the will of God, the good, and well pleasing, and perfect.

⁹ Let love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. In brotherly love,

²⁰ For the sake of food destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense. ²¹ It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy brother stumbles, or is made to offend, or is weak.

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the teaching which ye learned, and avoid them.

¹³ Wherefore, if food cause my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh for ever more, that I may not cause my brother to offend.

³² Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews or Greeks, or to the church of God;

¹² For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, did we deport ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

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

³ giving no cause of offense in anything, that the ministry be not blamed;

⁸ I say it not by way of command, but through the forwardness of others proving also the sincerity of your love.

¹³ For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ And no wonder; for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. ¹⁵ It is no great thing then, if also his ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

¹¹ But as for me, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then has the offense of the cross ceased.

¹⁵ but holding the truth, may in love grow up into him in all things, who is the head, Christ;

¹⁰ proving what is acceptable to the Lord;

²⁷ that he might himself present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it may be holy and blameless.

²⁴ Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.

⁶ being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ the one, out of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel;

¹³ to the end he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God and our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

²¹ but prove all things, hold fast that which is good.

²³ And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved whole without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹² For though ye ought, on account of the time, to be teachers, ye again have need that some one teach you the first principles of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. ¹³ For every one who partakes of milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness; for he is a child. ¹⁴ But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, who by use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

¹ BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.

² I know thy works, and thy labor and patience, and how thou canst not bear evil men; and thou didst try those who say they are apostles, and are not, and didst find them liars;

¹⁶ Thus let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

⁶ He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. ⁷ And he said to the vine-dresser: Behold, three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none. Cut it down; why does it also encumber the ground? ⁸ And he answering says to him: Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and cast in manure. ⁹ And if it bear fruit —; and if not, hereafter thou shalt cut it down.

² Every branch in me that bears not fruit, he takes it away; and every one that bears fruit, he cleanses it, that it may bear more fruit.

⁴ Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch can not bear fruit of itself, if it abide not in the vine, so neither can ye, if ye abide not in me. ⁵ I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, the same bears much fruit; because without me ye can do nothing.

⁸ Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and ye shall become my disciples.

¹⁶ Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you that ye may go and bear fruit, and that your fruit may remain; that whatever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

²² But now, being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end everlasting life.

²⁸ When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go by you into Spain.

³¹ Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

¹⁰ and he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, ²³ meekness, temperance; against such things there is no law.

¹² that we should be to the praise of his glory who before have hoped in the Christ;

¹⁴ which is an earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.

⁹ for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,—

¹⁷ Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that abounds to your account.

⁶ which is come to you, as also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit and increasing also in you, since the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth;

¹⁰ that ye may walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, bringing forth fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

¹² that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹¹ Now all chastening for the present indeed seems not joyous, but grievous; but afterward, it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness, to those who have been exercised thereby.

¹⁵ Through him, therefore, let us offer up the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips giving thanks to his name. ¹⁶ But to do good and to communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, forbearing, easily persuaded, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, by those who work peace.

⁵ ye yourselves also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession; that ye should show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;

¹² having your deportment honorable among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may from your good works, beholding them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

¹⁰ according as each received a gift, ministering the same to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God; ¹¹ if any one speaks, as [uttering] God's oracles; if any one ministers, as of the ability which God bestows; that God in all things may be glorified, through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the dominion, forever and ever. Amen.

¹⁴ If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; because the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you; [on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.]

⁴ They, therefore, that were scattered, went abroad, preaching the word.

¹⁹ Now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose on account of Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews. ²⁰ But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, having come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, publishing the good news of the Lord Jesus. ²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.

²⁸ crying out: Men of Israel, help. This is the man who teaches all, everywhere, against the people, and the law, and this place; and further also, he brought Greeks into the temple, and has polluted this holy place. ²⁹ For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul brought into the temple. ³⁰ And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and laying hold of Paul, they dragged him out of the temple; and forthwith the doors were shut. ³¹ And while they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar; ³² who immediately took with him soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them; and they, seeing the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul. ³³ Then the chief captain came near, and took hold of him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done. ³⁴ And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude; and not being able to know the certainty on account of the tumult, he commanded him to be led into the castle. ³⁵ And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne by the soldiers on account of the violence of the people. ³⁶ For the multitude of the people followed after, crying: Away with him.

¹ BRETHREN, and fathers, hear my defense, which I now make to you. ² And hearing that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence. ³ And he says: I am a Jew, born indeed in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, taught at the feet of Gamaliel, according to the strictness of the law of the fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day. ⁴ And I persecuted this Way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. ⁵ As also the high priest bears me witness, and all the eldership; from whom, moreover, I received letters to the brethren, and was journeying to Damascus, to bring also those who were there bound to Jerusalem, that they might be punished. ⁶ And it came to pass, that as I journeyed, and came near to Damascus, about midday, there suddenly flashed around me a great light out of heaven. ⁷ And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? ⁸ And I answered: Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecutest. ⁹ And they who were with me beheld indeed the light, and were afraid; but the voice of him who spoke to me they heard not. ¹⁰ And I said: What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me: Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee concerning all things which it is appointed thee to do. ¹¹ And as I could not see, for the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who were with me, I came into Damascus. ¹² And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report from all the Jews who dwelt there, ¹³ came to me, and standing by me said to me: Brother Saul, receive sight. And I, in that very hour, looked up upon him. ¹⁴ And he said: The God of our fathers appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth. ¹⁵ For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men, of what thou hast seen, and didst hear. ¹⁶ And now why tarriest thou? Arise, be immersed and wash away thy sins, calling on his name. ¹⁷ And it came to pass, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance, ¹⁸ and saw him saying to me: Make haste, and go forth quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. ¹⁹ And I said: Lord, they well know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believe on thee; ²⁰ and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, then I myself was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of those who slew him. ²¹ And he said to me: Depart; for I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles. ²² And they heard him unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said: Away with such a one from the earth; for it was not fit that he should live. ²³ And as they were crying out, and throwing up their garments, and casting dust into the air, ²⁴ the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know for what charge they were thus crying out against him. ²⁵ And as they stretched him forth with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? ²⁶ The centurion, hearing it, he went and told the chief captain, saying: What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman. ²⁷ And the chief captain came, and said to him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said: Yes. ²⁸ And the chief captain answered: For a great sum I obtained this freedom. And Paul said: But I was born free. ²⁹ Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who were about to examine him; and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. ³⁰ On the morrow, wishing to know the certainty, wherefore he was accused by the Jews, he released him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together; and he brought Paul down, and set him before them.

¹ AND having escaped, they then learned that the island is called Melita. ² And the barbarians showed us no little kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. ³ And Paul having gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came out a viper from the heat, and fastened on his hand. ⁴ And when the barbarians saw the animal hanging from his hand, they said among themselves: No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though escaped from the sea, justice suffered not to live. ⁵ He, however, shaking off the animal into the fire, suffered no harm. ⁶ But they were expecting that he would become inflamed, or suddenly fall down dead; but after looking a great while, and seeing no harm befall him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. ⁷ In the region around that place, there were lands of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius, who received and entertained us kindly three days. ⁸ Now it happened, that the father of Publius was lying sick with a fever and a bloody flux; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed, laid his hands on him and healed him. ⁹ And this having been done, the others also, who had diseases in the island, came and were healed; ¹⁰ who also honored us with many honors; and when we put to sea, they loaded us with such things as were necessary. ¹¹ And after three months, we put to sea in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. ¹² And landing at Syracuse, we remained three days. ¹³ And from thence, making a circuit, we came to Rhegium. And after one day, a south wind arose, and we came on the second day to Puteoli; ¹⁴ where we found brethren, and were entreated to remain with them seven days; and so we went toward Rome. ¹⁵ And from thence, the brethren, having heard of us, came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he gave thanks to God, and took courage. ¹⁶ And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the commander of the camp; but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with the soldier who guarded him. ¹⁷ And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called together those who were the chief men of the Jews; and when they were come together, he said to them: Men, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans; ¹⁸ who, when they had examined me, wished to release me, because there was no cause of death in me. ¹⁹ But as the Jews spoke against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar; not that I have anything to charge against 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 compassed with this chain. ²¹ And they said to him: We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any one of the brethren that came, report or speak any evil concerning thee. ²² But we desire to hear from thee what thou thinkest; for concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against. ²³ And having appointed a day for him, they came to him in greater numbers to his lodging; to whom he expounded, testifying fully the kingdom of God, and persuading them of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening. ²⁴ And some believed the things spoken, and some believed not. ²⁵ And disagreeing among themselves, they departed, after Paul had spoken one word: Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers, ²⁶ saying: Go to this people, and say; With the hearing ye will hear, and will not understand, And seeing ye will see, and will not perceive. ²⁷ For the heart of this people is become gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And turn, and I shall heal them. ²⁸ Be it known to you, therefore, that to the Gentiles the salvation of God was sent; they, moreover, will hear. ²⁹ [V. 29 is wanting in the oldest and best copies.] ³⁰ And Paul remained two whole years in his own hired house, and gladly received all that came in to him; ³¹ preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no one hindering him.

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

³⁷ Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

²³ save that the Holy Spirit witnesses to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. ²⁴ But none of these things move me, neither do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the good news of the grace of God.

¹¹ And coming to us, he took off Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said: Thus says the Holy Spirit: So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man, whose this girdle is, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. ¹² And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. ¹³ Then answered Paul: What mean ye, to weep and to break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.

²⁹ And Paul said: I could pray God, that with little or much, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, may become such as I am, except these bonds.

³¹ And having withdrawn, they talked together, saying: This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called together those who were the chief men of the Jews; and when they were come together, he said to them: Men, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans;

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 compassed with this chain.

³⁰ And Paul remained two whole years in his own hired house, and gladly received all that came in to him;

²² All the saints salute you, but especially they that are of Caesar's household.

³ at the same time praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for the sake of which I am also in bonds, ⁴ that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. ⁵ Walk in wisdom toward those without, redeeming the time. ⁶ Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. ⁷ All my affairs will Tychicus make known to you, the beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord; ⁸ whom I sent to you for this very purpose, that he may know your condition, and may comfort your hearts; ⁹ together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all the things here. ¹⁰ Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom ye received commands (if he come to you, receive him), ¹¹ and Jesus, who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow-workers, for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me. ¹² Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God. ¹³ For I bear him witness, that he has much concern for you, and those in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis. ¹⁴ Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, salute you. ¹⁵ Salute the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church in his house. ¹⁶ And when the letter has been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that ye also read that from Laodicea. ¹⁷ And say to Archippus: Take heed to the ministry which thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou fulfill it. ¹⁸ The salutation by the hand of me, Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.

⁸ For from you has sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth; so that we have no need to speak anything. ⁹ For they themselves report concerning us, what manner of entrance we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God,

¹² Beloved, be not astonished at the fiery test taking place among you to prove you, as though a strange thing were befalling you; ¹³ but, in so far as ye share in Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that also, at the revelation of his glory, ye may rejoice with exceeding joy. ¹⁴ If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; because the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you; [on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.] ¹⁵ For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busy-body in other men's matters; ¹⁶ but if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.

⁷⁴ to grant to us, that without fear, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, we should serve him,

⁵ But I will warn you whom ye shall fear; fear him, who after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, fear him. ⁶ Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? And not one of them is forgotten before God. ⁷ But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; ye are of more value than many sparrows.

²³ And being dismissed, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders said to them. ²⁴ And they, hearing it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said: Lord, thou art he who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things in them; ²⁵ who by the mouth of thy servant David said: Why did the heathen rage, And the peoples imagine vain things? ²⁶ The kings of the earth stood near, And the rulers assembled together, Against the Lord, and against his Christ. ²⁷ For in truth there assembled in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the peoples of Israel, ²⁸ to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel before determined to be done. ²⁹ And now, Lord, behold their threatenings; and grant to thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, ³⁰ by stretching forth thy hand for healing, and that signs and wonders may be wrought through the name of thy holy servant Jesus. ³¹ And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

³ Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation; ⁴ who consoles us in all our affliction, that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are consoled by God. ⁵ Because, as the sufferings of Christ abound toward us, so through Christ abounds also our consolation. ⁶ But whether we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective in the endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer; or whether we are consoled, it is for your consolation and salvation. ⁷ And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so are ye also of the consolation.

¹³ Wherefore I entreat that ye faint not at my afflictions for you, which is your glory.

¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given to me, in the opening of my mouth with boldness, to make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

⁴ that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

⁷ All my affairs will Tychicus make known to you, the beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord;

⁵ But all their works they do to be seen by men; they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes;

⁴² And every day, in the temple, and from house to house, they ceased not to teach, and to publish the glad tidings of Jesus the Christ.

⁵ And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached to them the Christ.

³⁵ And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, made known to him the good news of Jesus.

²⁰ And straightway he preached Jesus, in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

³⁶ The word which he sent to the sons of Israel, publishing glad tidings of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),

²⁰ But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, having come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, publishing the good news of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the teaching which ye learned, and avoid them. ¹⁸ For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

²³ but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling-block, and to Gentiles foolishness,

³ For ye are yet carnal; for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men? ⁴ For when one says, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

³ And though I bestow all my goods in food, and though I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.

¹⁹ For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not made yea and nay, but has been made yea in him.

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

¹³ For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

²⁰ For I fear, lest haply, when I come, I shall find you not such as I would, and I too shall be found by you such as ye would not; lest there be wranglings, envyings, wraths, rivalries, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

⁴ and that because of the false brethren stealthily brought in, who crept in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;

¹⁶ the one, out of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel; ¹⁷ the other, out of contentiousness, proclaim Christ not with pure intent, supposing that they shall add affliction to my bonds. ¹⁸ What then? Notwithstanding, in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.

³ doing nothing through contentiousness or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each esteeming others better than himself;

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

⁵ Do ye think that the Scripture says in vain, the spirit he made to dwell in us has jealous longings? ⁶ But he gives the more grace. Wherefore he says: God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.

² tend the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but with good will; ³ neither as being lords over the heritage, but being examples to the flock. ⁴ And when the chief Shepherd is manifested, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

¹ THEREFORE, having this ministry, as we received mercy, we faint not. ² But we renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor falsifying the word of God; but, by the manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

¹² But I desire that ye should know, brethren, that the things which befell me have resulted rather in the furtherance of the gospel;

¹⁴ Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer.

¹ BRETHREN, and fathers, hear my defense, which I now make to you.

¹ AND Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:

²⁴ And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art mad; much learning makes thee mad.

¹³ Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that often-times I purposed to come to you (but was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit among you also, as among the rest of the Gentiles. ¹⁴ I am debtor both to Greeks and Barbarians; both to wise and unwise. ¹⁵ So, as far as lies in me, I am ready to preach the good news to you also who are at Rome. ¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. ¹⁷ For therein is revealed a righteousness of God, from faith to faith; as it is written: The just shall live by faith.

¹⁶ For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel! ¹⁷ For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.

⁷ But, on the contrary, seeing that I have been entrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision; ⁸ (for he who wrought for Peter in behalf of the apostleship of the circumcision, wrought also for me in behalf of the Gentiles;)

⁷ whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle (I speak truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

¹¹ for which I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. ¹² For which cause I suffer also these things. But I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him, unto that day.

⁶ For I am now about to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. ⁷ I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith;

¹⁶ At my first answer no one came forward with me, but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their charge!

¹³ But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye go not in, nor suffer those who are entering to go in:

³⁸ And John answered him, saying: Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, who follows not us; and we forbade him, because he follows not us. ³⁹ But Jesus said: Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, and can lightly speak evil of me. ⁴⁰ For he that is not against us is for us.

⁴⁰ who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.

⁴⁵ But they understood not this saying, and it was hidden from them, that they perceived it not; and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.

⁵⁰ And Jesus said to him: Forbid him not; for he that is not against us is for us.

⁹ What then? Are we better? No, in no wise; for we before charged, that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin.

¹⁵ What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law but under grace? Far be it!

¹⁹ What then do I say? That an idol is anything, or that what is offered to idols is anything?

¹⁵ What then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

¹¹ Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

¹⁴ and that the greater part of the brethren, made confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. ¹⁵ Some indeed preach Christ also from envy and strife, but some also from good will;

⁹ Every one who transgresses, and abides not in the teaching of Christ, has not God. He that abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If any one comes to you, and brings not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and do not bid him good speed; ¹¹ for he that bids him good speed shares in his evil deeds.

⁷ they came to Mysia, and attempted to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.

⁹ But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. And if any man has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

¹⁷ For this cause I sent to you Timothy, who is my child, beloved and faithful in the Lord, who will bring to your remembrance my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church.

¹¹ ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication, that for the mercy bestowed on us through many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

⁶ And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

¹⁸ praying at every fitting season in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints; ¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given to me, in the opening of my mouth with boldness, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

⁷ that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perishes, but is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; ⁸ whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory; ⁹ receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

¹¹ searching as to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them signified, when it testified beforehand the sufferings destined for Christ, and the glories that should follow;

²⁷ Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour! But for this cause came I unto this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify thy name. Then there came a voice out of heaven: I both have glorified it, and will glorify it again.

¹⁹ And this he spoke, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And having spoken this, he says to him: Follow me.

²⁴ But none of these things move me, neither do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the good news of the grace of God.

¹³ Then answered Paul: What mean ye, to weep and to break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁵ and hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God has been poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Spirit which was given to us.

¹³ nor yield your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but yield yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness.

¹⁹ I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as ye yielded your members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity unto iniquity; so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto sanctification.

¹⁹ For the earnest longing of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.

³³ as it is written: Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame.

¹ I BESEECH you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is your rational service.

⁷ For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself. ⁸ For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord; whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. ⁹ For to this end Christ died, and lived, that he might be Lord of both the dead and living.

²⁰ For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.

³⁴ There is a difference also between the wife and the virgin. The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she that is married cares for the things of the world, how she shall please her husband.

³¹ I protest by my glorying in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

¹⁴ But thanks be to God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest by us in every place the savor of the knowledge of him. ¹⁵ Because we are to God a sweet savor of Christ, in those who are saved, and in those who perish; ¹⁶ to the one a savor of death unto death, to the other a savor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

¹⁰ always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that also the life of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

¹⁵ And he died for all, that they who live should live no longer to themselves, but to him who for them died and rose again.

¹⁴ For if in any thing I have boasted to him of you, I was not made ashamed; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, so also our boasting before Titus was found to be truth.

⁸ For even if I should boast somewhat more abundantly of our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification, and not for your destruction, I shall not be put to shame;

¹⁴ and that the greater part of the brethren, made confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

²³ but am constrained by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better; ²⁴ but to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sakes.

¹⁷ But even if I am poured out on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice with you all.

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the church;

¹⁶ but if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.

¹² Wherefore, I will not neglect to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth that is with you. ¹³ But I think it right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; ¹⁴ knowing that I must soon put off my tabernacle, as also our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. ¹⁵ Moreover I will endeavor that at all times ye may be able after my departure to call these things to mind.

²⁸ And now, little children, abide in him; that, if he should be manifested, we may have confidence, and not turn away from him with shame at his coming.

³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ³⁶ As it is written: For, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; We were accounted as sheep for slaughter. ³⁷ Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am persuaded, that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present nor things to come, ³⁹ neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

³⁰ But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who from God was made wisdom to us, both righteousness and sanctification, and redemption;

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

¹ FOR we know that, if our earthly house of the tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

⁶ Being therefore always confident, and knowing that while at home in the body we are absent from the Lord,

⁸ we are confident, and are well pleased rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ; and no longer do I live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

¹⁴ But far be it from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

²⁰ according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall in nothing be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

²³ but am constrained by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better;

²¹ For all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

⁴ When Christ, our life, shall be manifested, then will ye also with him be manifested in glory.

¹³ But we desire that you should not be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are sleeping, that ye sorrow not, as others who have no hope. ¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also those who fell asleep through Jesus will God bring with him. ¹⁵ For this we say to you, in the word of the Lord, that we the living, who remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who fell asleep.

¹³ And I heard a voice out of heaven saying: Write, Happy are the dead who die in the Lord, henceforth; yea, says the Spirit, that they shall rest from their labors, for their works follow with them.

¹⁷ And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as also your rulers.

² God did not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the Scripture says in the story of Elijah; how he pleads with God against Israel, saying:

³ For though walking in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh;

²⁴ but to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sakes.

² that ye no longer may live the remaining time in the flesh by the lusts of men, but by the will of God.

²⁹ Now, Lord, thou lettest thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; ³⁰ because my eyes saw thy salvation,

³⁸ And the man, out of whom the demons had gone, besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying:

⁵⁰ But I have an immersion to undergo; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

⁴³ And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to thee, to-day thou shalt be with me in paradise.

¹ AND before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour has come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end.

³ And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am ye may be also.

²⁴ Father, those whom thou hast given me, I will that where I am they also be with me; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me; because thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

⁵⁹ and stoned Stephen, calling and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

¹ FOR yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it has not become vain.

¹³ For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when ye received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you that believe.

¹⁷ Then we the living, who remain, will be caught up together with them in clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

⁶ For I am now about to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

¹⁴ And I said to him: Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me: These are they who come out of the great affliction, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. ¹⁵ Therefore are they before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them. ¹⁶ They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun fall upon them, nor any heat; ¹⁷ because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to the fountains of the waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

⁷ But I tell you the truth, it is expedient for you that I depart; for if I depart not, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

²⁹ For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. ³⁰ And from among yourselves will men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. ³¹ Therefore watch, remembering that for the space of three years, night and day, I ceased not to warn every one with tears.

²² But if it be to live in the flesh, this to me is fruit of labor; and which I shall choose I know not;

²⁵ And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall remain, and shall continue with you all for your furtherance and joy in the faith; ²⁶ that your glorying may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me, through my coming to you again.

³² But I prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and thou, when thou hast turned, strengthen thy brethren.

¹⁵ When therefore they had broken their fast, Jesus says to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him: Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him: Feed my lambs. ¹⁶ He says to him again a second time: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? He says to him: Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him: Tend my sheep. ¹⁷ He says to him the third time: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus says to him: Feed my sheep.

²³ Who having come, and seen the grace of God, rejoiced; and he exhorted all, that with purpose of heart they should cleave to the Lord.

²² confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much affliction enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁵ And now, behold, I know that all ye, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

¹¹ For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; ¹² that is, to be comforted together among you, by each other's faith, both yours and mine.

² through whom also we obtained the access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

¹³ And the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁸ For I will not dare to speak of any of the things which Christ wrought not through me, to bring the Gentiles to obedience, by word and deed,

²⁹ And I know that, when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

²⁴ Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for in faith ye stand fast.

¹¹ And he gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers; ¹² for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; ¹³ till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

²⁴ but I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.

⁸ whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory;

²² And so ye now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you.

²⁴ Hitherto ye asked nothing in my name. Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.

¹⁴ as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are your glorying, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

¹² For we are not again commending ourselves to you, but giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer those who glory in appearance and not in heart.

⁶ But God, who consoles those who are cast down, consoled us by the coming of Titus;

¹⁶ holding forth the word of life; for a ground of glorying to me at the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, or labor in vain. ¹⁷ But even if I am poured out on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice with you all. ¹⁸ For the same cause, do ye also rejoice, and rejoice with me.

¹ FINALLY, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me is not burdensome, and for you it is safe.

³ For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

¹⁰ But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye revived again in your care for my welfare; for which ye were also careful, but lacked opportunity.

²⁵ And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and any city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

²⁰ And I pray not for these only, but also for those who believe on me through their word; ²¹ that all may be one; as thou, Father, in me and I in thee, that they also may be in us; that the world may believe that thou didst send me.

⁴⁶ And daily attending with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of food with gladness and singleness of heart,

³² And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and of one soul; and not one said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things common.

²⁴ And after certain days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

⁵ through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

⁸ But what says it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart; that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

⁴ For as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office; ⁵ so we, the many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.

¹⁶ that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest in the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles may be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

¹⁰ But I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be made complete in the same mind, and in the same judgment.

¹² For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. ¹³ For by one Spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit. ¹⁴ For the body is not one member, but many. ¹⁵ If the foot say: Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. ¹⁶ And if the ear say: Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. ¹⁷ If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? ¹⁸ But now, God set the members each one of them in the body, as it pleased him. ¹⁹ And if they were all one member, where were the body? ²⁰ But now there are many members, but one body. ²¹ And the eye can not say to the hand, I have no need of thee; nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. ²² Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary; ²³ and those which we think to be less honorable parts of the body, on these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. ²⁴ And our comely parts have no need; but God attempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that which lacked; ²⁵ that there may be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another. ²⁶ And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. ²⁷ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members each one. ²⁸ And God set some in the church, apostles first, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governings, diversities of tongues. ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? ³⁰ Have all gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? ³¹ But desire earnestly the greater gifts; and moreover, I show to you a more excellent way.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

¹³ Watch, stand fast in the faith, acquit you like men, be strong. ¹⁴ Let all your acts be done in love.

⁴ in whom the god of this world blinded the understandings of the unbelieving, that they should not discern the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

¹³ while by the proof of this ministration they glorify God for the obedience to your profession of the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of the contribution to them, and to all;

¹¹ Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of the same mind, be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

⁷ which is not another, except that there are some who trouble you, and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ.

¹³ in whom ye also, after having heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, in whom [I say] having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise;

³ endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body, and one Spirit, as also ye were called in one hope of your calling; ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one immersion, ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

¹ IF then there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort from love, if any communion of the Spirit, if any tender affection and compassion, ² make my joy complete, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of the one mind;

¹⁸ For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ;

⁴ having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,

¹¹ as ye know how we exhorted, and encouraged, and charged every one of you, as a father his children, ¹² that ye should walk worthy of God, who is calling you into his kingdom and glory.

⁶ But now, when Timothy came to us from you, and brought us good tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you;

¹¹ according to the glorious gospel of the blissful God, with which I was entrusted.

¹⁹ having faith, and a good conscience, which some thrusting away made shipwreck concerning the faith.

⁷ I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith;

¹⁰ not purloining, but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the teaching of our Savior God in all things,

⁵ hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and unto all the saints;

¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, by those who work peace.

⁴ through which he has given us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world through lust; ⁵ yea for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith fortitude; and to fortitude, knowledge; ⁶ and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, patience; and to patience, godliness; ⁷ and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. ⁸ For if these things are in you, and abound, they cause that ye shall not be inactive nor unfruitful in attaining to the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ But he that lacks these things is blind, not seeing afar off, having forgotten the cleansing away of his old sins.

¹¹ Seeing then that all these things are dissolving, what manner of men ought ye to be, in all holy deportment and godliness;

¹⁴ Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, be diligent that ye may be found without spot and blameless in his sight, in peace.

³ For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bore witness to thy truth, as thou walkest in the truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

³ Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you concerning the common salvation, I found it needful for me to write to you exhorting to contend earnestly for the faith, delivered once for all to the saints.

¹⁰ Happy they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ¹¹ Happy are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and shall say all evil against you falsely, for my sake. ¹² Rejoice, and exult; because great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

²⁸ And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁴ And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

¹² And before all these, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up into synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. ¹³ And it shall turn out to you for a testimony. ¹⁴ Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer. ¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay or withstand. ¹⁶ And ye will be delivered up both by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends; and some of you they will cause to be put to death. ¹⁷ And ye will be hated by all for my name's sake. ¹⁸ And there shall not a hair of your head perish. ¹⁹ In your patience possess your souls.

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. ²⁰ For we can not but speak the things which we saw and heard. ²¹ And they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for that which was done; ²² for the man was above forty years old, on whom this sign of the healing had been wrought.

⁴⁰ And to him they assented; and having called the apostles, they scourged them, and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. ⁴¹ They therefore went rejoicing from the presence of the council, because for that name they were counted worthy to suffer shame. ⁴² And every day, in the temple, and from house to house, they ceased not to teach, and to publish the glad tidings of Jesus the Christ.

²⁸ Be it known to you, therefore, that to the Gentiles the salvation of God was sent; they, moreover, will hear.

¹⁷ and if children, also heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

⁵ a token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer; ⁶ since it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to those who afflict you, ⁷ For God did not give us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of chastisement. ⁸ Be not then ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship with me for the gospel, according to the power of God;

¹¹ Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him; ¹² if we endure, we shall also reign with him; if we shall deny him, he also will deny us;

⁶ So that we boldly say: The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear; What shall man do to me?

¹² Beloved, be not astonished at the fiery test taking place among you to prove you, as though a strange thing were befalling you; ¹³ but, in so far as ye share in Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that also, at the revelation of his glory, ye may rejoice with exceeding joy. ¹⁴ If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; because the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you; [on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.]

¹⁰ Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have affliction ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

¹⁷ And Jesus answering said to him: Happy art thou, Simon Bar-jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

¹² But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe on his name; ¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

⁴⁴ No one can come to me, except the Father who sent me draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day. ⁴⁵ It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that has heard from the Father, and has learned, comes to me.

⁴¹ They therefore went rejoicing from the presence of the council, because for that name they were counted worthy to suffer shame.

³⁹ and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of Moses.

²⁷ And having come, and gathered the church together, they reported how great things God wrought with them, and that he opened to the Gentiles a door of faith.

³ And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; knowing that affliction works patience;

⁸ For by grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

² Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations;

³³ These things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ³⁶ As it is written: For, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; We were accounted as sheep for slaughter. ³⁷ Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

⁹ For I think that God set forth us the apostles last, as condemned to death; for we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. ¹⁰ We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are despised. ¹¹ Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; ¹² and labor, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; ¹³ being defamed, we entreat; we have become as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things unto this day. ¹⁴ I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I admonish you.

³⁰ Why also are we in peril every hour? ³¹ I protest by my glorying in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. ³² If after the manner of men I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what is the profit to me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink; For to-morrow we die.

¹¹ Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil. ¹² For to us, the contest is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places. ¹³ Therefore take on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having fully done all, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand therefore, having girded your loins about with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness; ¹⁵ and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶ in addition to all, having taken on the shield of faith, in which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. ¹⁷ And receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; ¹⁸ praying at every fitting season in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;

²⁹ to which end I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me with power.

¹⁴ For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also suffered the same things of your own countrymen, as they have of the Jews; ¹⁵ who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us forth, and please not God, and are contrary to all men;

² and sent Timothy, our brother, and a fellow-worker with God in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to exhort you concerning your faith; ³ that no one should be shaken by these afflictions, for yourselves know that unto this we are appointed. ⁴ For even when we were with you, we told you before that we are to suffer affliction; as also it came to pass, and ye know.

¹² Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, unto which thou wast called, and didst make the good profession before many witnesses.

¹⁰ For this cause, I endure all things for the sake of the chosen, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

³² But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great contest of sufferings; ³³ partly, whilst ye were made a spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became partakers with those who were so used.

⁴ Not yet did ye resist unto blood, contending against sin;

¹⁰ Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have affliction ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life. ¹¹ He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He that overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.

¹¹ And they overcame him, because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life, unto the death.