3 John Cross References - ACV

¹ The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. ² Beloved, I pray for thee to prosper concerning all things, and to be healthy, just as thy soul prospers. ³ For I rejoiced exceedingly of brothers coming and testifying to the truth of thee, just as thou walk in truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than these things that I hear my children walking in truth. ⁵ Beloved, thou do a faithful thing, whatever thou work for the brothers and for strangers, ⁶ who testified about thy love in sight of the congregation, whom thou will do well having helped send on their way worthily of God. ⁷ For they went forth on behalf of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸ We therefore ought to welcome such men, so that we might become fellow workmen for the truth. ⁹ I wrote to the congregation, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first of them, did not accept us. ¹⁰ Because of this, if I come, I will remember his works that he does, prating against us with evil words. And not being satisfied in these, he himself does not even accept the brothers, and he forbids those who would, and expels them out of the congregation. ¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate the evil, but the good. The man doing right is of God. The man doing wrong has not seen God. ¹² Demetrius has been testified by all, and by the truth itself. But we also testify, and ye know that our testimony is true. ¹³ I had many things to write, but I did not want to write to thee by pen and ink. ¹⁴ But I hope to see thee straightaway, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.

²⁹ And the whole city was filled with the confusion. And they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, traveling companions of Paul.

⁴ And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater a Berean, and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius a Derbean, and Timothy, and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.

²³ Gaius my host, and of the whole congregation, salutes you. Erastus, the manager of the city, salutes you, and Quartus the brother.

¹⁴ I thank God that I immersed none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

¹⁸ My little children, we should not love in word, nor with the tongue, but in deed and in truth.

¹ The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who know the truth, ² because of the truth that abides in us, and will be with us into the age. ³ Grace, mercy, peace will be with us from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. ⁴ I rejoice exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, just as we received commandment from the Father. ⁵ And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but what we had from the beginning, that we would love each other. ⁶ And this is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it. ⁷ Because many deceivers have gone forth into the world, those not acknowledging Jesus Christ coming in flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. ⁸ Watch yourselves, so that we may not lose what we have wrought, but may receive a full reward. ⁹ Every man transgressing, and not abiding in the doctrine of the Christ, does not have God. The man abiding in the doctrine of the Christ, this man has both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If any man comes to you, and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into a house, and do not speak to him to rejoice. ¹¹ For he who speaks to him to rejoice, partakes of his evil works. ¹² Having many things, I did not want to write to you by paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak mouth to mouth, so that our joy may be filled. ¹³ The children of thy chosen sister salute thee. Truly.

¹ LORD answer thee in the day of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high, ² send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion, ³ remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt-sacrifice (Selah), ⁴ grant thee thy heart's desire, and fulfill all thy counsel. ⁵ We will triumph in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners. LORD fulfill all thy petitions.

⁴ Look ye out each man not to things of yourselves, but each man also to the things of others.

²⁷ For also he was sick, near death, but God was merciful to him, and not only him, but also me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

⁴ having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love toward all the sanctified, ⁵ because of the hope being reserved for you in the heavens, which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the good news ⁶ being present for you, just as also in all the world. And it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day that ye heard and recognized the grace of God in truth.

³ remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father. ⁴ Knowing, beloved brothers, your selection by God, ⁵ because the good news from us happened to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as ye know what kind of men we became among you, because of you. ⁶ And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, ⁷ in order for you to become examples to all those who believe, in Macedonia and in Achaia. ⁸ For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, 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 say anything. ⁹ For they report about us what kind of entrance we had with you, and how ye turned to God from the idols to serve a living and true God, ¹⁰ and to await his Son from the heavens whom he raised from the dead-Jesus-who rescues us from the coming wrath.

¹³ And because of this we thank God without ceasing, because, having received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe. ¹⁴ For ye, brothers, became imitators of the congregations of God, which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because ye also suffered the same things by your own countrymen, just as also they by the Jews.

¹⁹ For what is our hope or joy or crown of boast? Or is it not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? ²⁰ For ye are our glory and joy.

⁶ But now of Timothy, having come to us from you, and having proclaimed good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye always have a good recollection of us, longing to see us, just as we also you, ⁷ because of this, brothers, we were encouraged toward you in all our affliction and necessity through your faith. ⁸ Because now we live, if ye stand firm in the Lord. ⁹ For what thanks can we repay God about you, for all the joy in which we rejoiced because of you before our God,

³ We are indebted to thank God always about you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith is increasing greatly, and the love of each one of you all toward each other abounds.

¹³ But we are indebted to express thanks to God always about you, brothers, beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth,

⁵ hearing of thy love and faith, which thou have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the sanctified, ⁶ so that the fellowship of thy faith may become potent (in the knowledge of every good thing in us) for Christ Jesus. ⁷ For we have much joy and encouragement in thy love, because the bowels of the sanctified have been refreshed by thee, brother.

¹² But above all things, my brothers, swear not. Neither by the heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and the no, no, so that ye may not fall into hypocrisy.

⁸ And above all having fervent love for yourselves, because love will cover a multitude of sins,

³ as all things of his divine power to us, things toward life and piety, which were granted through the knowledge of him who called us through glory and virtue. ⁴ Because of which, the precious and greatest promises have been given to us, so that through these ye might become companions of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in lust. ⁵ Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge, ⁶ and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, piety, ⁷ and in piety, brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection, love. ⁸ For these things existing in you and abounding, it leads to not being idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ For he in whom these things are not present is blind, being near-sighted, having deliberately forgotten the purification of his former sins.

¹⁸ But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him is the glory both now and into the day of the age. Truly.

³ For I rejoiced exceedingly of brothers coming and testifying to the truth of thee, just as thou walk in truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than these things that I hear my children walking in truth. ⁵ Beloved, thou do a faithful thing, whatever thou work for the brothers and for strangers, ⁶ who testified about thy love in sight of the congregation, whom thou will do well having helped send on their way worthily of God.

⁹ I know thy works and tribulation and poverty (but thou are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

¹¹ I have laid thy word up in my heart that I might not sin against thee.

⁸ First, I indeed express thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world. ⁹ For God is my witness whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

⁶ Nevertheless God, who encourages the lowly, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus. ⁷ And not only by his presence, but also by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you, reporting to us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.

¹⁵ Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love for all the sanctified, ¹⁶ I cease not expressing thanks for you, making remembrance of you in my prayers.

⁴ always in my every entreaty for all of you, making the entreaty with joy

⁷ Just as also ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow bondman, who is a faithful helper of the Christ for you, ⁸ the man who also made clear to us your love in spirit.

² because of the truth that abides in us, and will be with us into the age.

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

⁴ I have no greater joy than these things that I hear my children walking in truth.

⁴ That LORD may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee a man on the throne of Israel.

⁶ And Solomon said, Thou have shown to thy servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee. And thou have kept for him this great loving kindness, that thou have given him a son to sit on his throne as it is this day.

³ Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept greatly.

¹ Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in LORD without wavering. ² Examine me, O LORD, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind. ³ For thy loving kindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in thy truth.

²⁴ The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise son will have joy of him.

¹⁸ Behold, I and the children whom LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from LORD of hosts, who dwells in mount Zion.

³ and said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept greatly.

³⁵ Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. And he who walks in the darkness knows not where he is going. ³⁶ While ye have the light, believe in the light, so that ye may become sons of light. Jesus spoke these things, and after departing, he was hid from them.

¹⁴ I do not write these things shaming you, but I warn you as my beloved children. ¹⁵ For though ye have countless instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus I begot you through the good news.

¹⁴ But when I saw that they did not walk uprightly toward the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, If thou being a Jew, live as a Gentile and not as a Jew, why do thou compel the Gentiles to live as Jews?

¹⁹ My little children, of whom I suffer birth pains again until Christ is formed in you.

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

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

¹⁰ I beseech thee for my child Onesimus, whom I begot in my bonds.

⁴⁵ Who then is the faithful and wise bondman, whom his lord appointed over his service, to give them the provision on time?

⁴² And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise manager whom his lord will appoint over his service to give the provision on time?

¹⁰ The man faithful in the least is faithful also in much, and the man unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much. ¹¹ If therefore ye did not become faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you what is true? ¹² And if ye did not become faithful in the alien, who will give thine to you?

¹ Because of this (having this ministry), in as much as we received mercy, we do not become discouraged. ² But we have renounced the covert things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor misrepresenting the word of God, but by the disclosure of the truth, commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God. ³ But even if our good news is concealed, it is concealed in those who are perishing,

¹⁰ So then as we have time, let us work what is good toward all men, and especially toward those belonging to a household of the faith.

¹⁷ And all things, anything whatever ye may do in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, expressing thanks to the God and Father through him.

¹⁰ As each has received a gift, serving it for yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. ¹¹ If any man speaks, as oracles of God. If any man serves, as of ability as God supplies. So that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the dominion into the ages of the ages. Truly.

⁷ If thou do well, shall thou not be accepted? And if thou do not well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire shall be for thee, and thou shall rule over it.

⁴ And LORD said, Do thou well to be angry?

²¹ And his lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²² And also having come, the man who received the two talents said, Lord, thou delivered two talents to me, lo, I have gained two other talents besides them. ²³ His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

³ Indeed therefore, having been helped for the trip by the congregation, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing the conversion of the Gentiles. And they caused great joy to all the brothers.

²⁹ to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication, keeping yourselves from which, ye will do well. Be strong.

⁵ And when it came to pass for us to finish the days, having gone forth, we were departing, all accompanying us, with women and children, as far as outside the city. And having knelt on the beach we prayed.

²⁴ whenever I go to Spain I will come to you. For I hope to see you while passing through, and there to be helped on the way by you, if first I may be partly satisfied from you.

¹⁶ and to pass through you into Macedonia, and to come again from Macedonia to you, and by you to be helped on the way toward Judea.

¹⁴ Nevertheless ye did well having shared with my affliction.

¹⁰ For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,

¹² and solemnly declaring for you to walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

¹³ Help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way diligently, so that nothing may be lacking for them.

²⁰ For what kind of credit is it, if, sinning and being beaten, ye will endure? But if, doing good and suffering, ye will endure, this is graciousness with God.

¹² Demetrius has been testified by all, and by the truth itself. But we also testify, and ye know that our testimony is true.

¹⁵ And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him. And he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, take a present from thy servant. ¹⁶ But he said, As LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it, but he refused.

²⁰ But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As LORD lives, I will run after him, and take something from him. ²¹ So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he alighted from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well? ²² And he said, All is well. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, even now there come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. Give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment. ²³ And Naaman said, Be pleased to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his servants, and they bore them before him. ²⁴ And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house, and he let the men go, and they departed. ²⁵ But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, From where did thou come, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went nowhere. ²⁶ And he said to him, Did not my heart go with thee when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants? ²⁷ The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cling to thee, and to thy seed forever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

⁴¹ Indeed therefore they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were considered worthy to be treated shamefully for the name of Jesus.

⁴ Indeed therefore those who were scattered abroad passed through proclaiming the good news, the word.

¹⁶ For I will give him a glimpse of how many things it is necessary for him to suffer for my name.

¹² If others are partakers of the right from you, are not we more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we cover all things, so that we may not give any hindrance to the good news of the Christ. ¹³ Know ye not that those being employed at the sacred things eat from the temple, and those who serve at the altar are partakers at the altar? ¹⁴ And so the Lord commanded those who proclaim the good news to live from the good news. ¹⁵ But I have used none of these things, and I did not write these things so that it should be done to me this way. For it is good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my boasting empty.

¹⁸ What then is my reward? That, while preaching the good news, I may make the good news of the Christ without charge, in order not to make full use of my right in the good news.

⁵ For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves are your bondmen through Jesus.

⁷ Or did I commit a sin lowering myself so that ye might be lifted up, because I preached to you the good news of God freely? ⁸ I robbed other congregations, having taken a wage in order for your service. ⁹ And being present with you, and when needy, I was a burden to no man. For the brothers who came from Macedonia, they supplied my need. And in everything I kept and I will keep myself non-burdensome to you.

¹³ For what is there which ye were inferior to the other congregations? Except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong.

²⁴ I now rejoice in sufferings for you, and make complete in my flesh things lacking of the afflictions of the Christ for his body, which is the church.

³ And thou have perseverance. And thou endured because of my name, and did not become weary.

¹⁴ And whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, while departing that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

⁴⁰ He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

⁷ and that man from inside, having answered, would say, Do not cause toils for me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I am not able, after getting up, to give thee?

⁵ Who therefore is Paul and who is Apollos? But rather helpers through whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to each man. ⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused growth. ⁷ So then neither is he who plants anything, nor he who waters, but God who causes growth. ⁸ Now he who plants and he who waters are one, but each man will receive his own payment according to his own labor. ⁹ For we are co-workmen of God. Ye are a tillage of God, an edifice of God.

¹⁰ But if Timothy comes, see that he becomes without fear with you, for he works the work of the Lord, as I also. ¹¹ Let not any man therefore disparage him, but send him forth in peace, so that he may come to me, for I expect him with the brothers.

¹ And working jointly, we urge you also not to receive the grace of God in vain

² Make room for us. We wronged no man, we corrupted no man, we exploited no man. ³ I speak not for condemnation, for I have said before that ye are in our hearts to die together and to live together.

²³ whether on behalf of Titus my partner and co-workman for you, or our brothers, apostles of congregations, a glory of Christ.

³ Yes, I ask thee also, genuine yokefellow, help them-the women who labored with me in the good news-with Clement also, and the rest of my co-workmen whose names are in the book of life.

¹¹ and Jesus who is called Justus, these being the only fellow workmen from the circumcision for the kingdom of God, men who became a comfort to me.

² And we sent Timothy, our brother, and a helper of God, and our fellow workman in the good news of the Christ, in order to establish you and to encourage you about your faith,

² and to the beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the congregation at thy house:

²⁴ and Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my co-workmen.

¹⁰ Because of this, if I come, I will remember his works that he does, prating against us with evil words. And not being satisfied in these, he himself does not even accept the brothers, and he forbids those who would, and expels them out of the congregation.

⁴⁰ He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. ⁴¹ He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward. ⁴² And whoever may give to drink one of these little ones merely a cold cup in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you he will, no, not lose his reward.

²⁰ Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, worshiping, and asking something from him. ²¹ And he said to her, What do thou want? She says to him, Speak that these my two sons may sit, one at thy right hand and one at thy left hand in thy kingdom. ²² But having answered, Jesus said, Ye know not what ye are asking. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am going to drink, or to be immersed the immersion that I am immersed? They say to him, We are able. ²³ And he says to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup, and ye will be immersed the immersion that I am immersed. But to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but to whom it has been prepared by my Father. ²⁴ And when the ten heard it, they were indignant about the two brothers. ²⁵ But having summoned them, Jesus said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord over them, and their eminent men have power over them. ²⁶ But it shall not be so among you. Rather whoever wants to become great among you, he shall be your helper, ²⁷ and whoever wants be first among you shall be your bondman. ²⁸ Just as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

⁴ For they bind heavy burdens and difficult to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they do not want to move them with their finger. ⁵ But all their works they do in order to be seen by men. And they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the hems of their garments. ⁶ And they love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, ⁷ and the greetings in the marketplaces, and to be designated by men, Rabbi, Rabbi. ⁸ But be ye not designated Rabbi, for one is your leader, the Christ, and ye are all brothers.

³⁴ But they were silent, for on the way they discussed among each other, who is greater.

³⁷ Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, receives me, and whoever may receive me, does not receive me, but him who sent me.

³⁵ And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying, Teacher, we wish that thou would do for us whatever we ask. ³⁶ And he said to them, What do ye want me to do for you? ³⁷ And they said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one at thy right hand, and one at thy left hand, in thy glory. ³⁸ But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye are asking. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? And to be immersed the immersion that I am immersed? ³⁹ And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, Ye will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and the immersion that I am immersed ye will be immersed. ⁴⁰ But to sit at my right hand or at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared. ⁴¹ And when the ten heard it they began to indignant about James and John. ⁴² And having summoned them, Jesus says to them, Ye know that those who presume to rule over the Gentiles, lord over them, and their great men have power over them. ⁴³ But it is not so among you. Instead, whoever may want to become great among you, will be your helper, ⁴⁴ and whoever of you may want to become first, will be a bondman of all. ⁴⁵ For the Son of man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

⁴⁸ and he said to them, Whoever may receive this child in my name receives me, and whoever may receive me receives him who sent me, for he who exists smaller among you all, this man will be great.

²⁴ And also a dispute develop among them, which of them is considered to be greater. ²⁵ And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles have dominion over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called Benefactors. ²⁶ But ye are not this way. Rather, the greater among you, shall become as the newer, and he who leads, as he who serves. ²⁷ For who ranks higher, he who sits dining, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits dining? But I am in the midst of you as he who serves.

¹⁰ with brotherly love toward each other, affectionate, leading each other in recognition,

³ in nothing according to selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility considering each other surpassing yourselves. ⁴ Look ye out each man not to things of yourselves, but each man also to the things of others. ⁵ Indeed have this way to think in you, that also was in Christ Jesus,

⁷ For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, ⁸ but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, self-controlled, ⁹ holding firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict. ¹⁰ For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision, ¹¹ who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit. ¹² A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies. ¹³ This testimony is true, because of which reason, reprove them harshly, so that they may be sound in the faith, ¹⁴ not giving heed to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. ¹⁵ Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled. ¹⁶ They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.

⁸ We therefore ought to welcome such men, so that we might become fellow workmen for the truth.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

¹⁰ He who winks with the eye causes sorrow. And a prating fool shall fall.

⁵ Hear the word of LORD, ye who tremble at his word: Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name's sake, have said, Let LORD be glorified, that we may see your joy. But it is those who shall be put to shame.

²² Blessed are ye, when men will hate you, and when they will exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, because of the Son of man.

²² His parents spoke these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man confessed him as Christ, he should become excommunicated from the synagogue.

³⁴ They answered and said to him, Thou were born entirely in sins, and thou teach us? And they cast him outside. ³⁵ Jesus heard that they cast him outside. And having found him, he said to him, Do thou believe in the Son of God?

¹ Fornication is actually heard among you, and such fornication that is not even named among the Gentiles, for some man to have his father's wife. ² And ye are puffed up and did not rather mourn, so that he who committed this deed might be taken away from the midst of you. ³ For I truly, as being absent in the body but present in the spirit, I have already, as though present, judged the man who committed this thing this way. ⁴ In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁵ to deliver such a man to Satan for destruction of the flesh, so that the spirit might be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

¹ Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who indeed am lowly in presence among you, but am bold toward you when absent. ² But I pray not to be bold when present with the confidence by which I consider to be valiant toward some who consider us as walking according to flesh. ³ For though walking in flesh, we do not war according to flesh. ⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for the demolition of strongholds, ⁵ casting down imaginations, and every high thing exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought captive into the obedience of the Christ, ⁶ and having in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience is fulfilled. ⁷ Do ye look at things according to appearance. If any man has convinced himself to be of Christ, let him consider this again of himself, that, as he is of Christ, so also are we of Christ. ⁸ For even if I also should boast somewhat more abundantly about our authority (which the Lord gave us for building up and not for tearing you down), I will not be shamed, ⁹ so that I would not seem as if to terrify you by the letters. ¹⁰ Because, The letters, he says, are indeed weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is disdained. ¹¹ Let such a man think this, that such kind we are in word by letters when absent, we are also such kind when present in the work.

² I have told you before, and I say in advance, as present the second time, and now absent, I write to those who have previously sinned, and to all the others, that if I come to it again, I will not spare,

⁵ Beloved, thou do a faithful thing, whatever thou work for the brothers and for strangers,

² Thou shall not follow a multitude to do evil, neither shall thou speak in a case to turn aside after a multitude to distort justice,

¹⁴ Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

²⁷ Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore.

¹¹ He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who pursues vanities is void of understanding.

¹⁶ Wash you, make you clean, put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil. ¹⁷ Learn to do good. Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

²⁰ For every man who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.

²⁷ My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

²⁶ If any man serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there my helper will also be. And if any man serves me, the Father will honor him.

¹⁶ I beseech you therefore, become followers of me.

¹ Become ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

¹ Become ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

¹⁷ Brothers, become fellow-imitators of me, and watch those who so walk, just as ye have us for an example.

⁶ And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

¹⁴ For ye, brothers, became imitators of the congregations of God, which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because ye also suffered the same things by your own countrymen, just as also they by the Jews.

¹⁰ But thou have closely followed my doctrine, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,

¹² so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.

¹¹ Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

¹³ And who is he who will harm you, if ye become imitators of the good?

²⁹ If ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every man doing righteousness has been begotten of him.

⁶ Every man abiding in him does not sin. Every man who is sinning has not seen him, nor has known him. ⁷ Little children, let no man lead you astray. He who is doing righteousness is righteous, just as that man is righteous. ⁸ He who is doing sin is of the devil, because the devil sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was made known for this, so that he might destroy the works of the devil. ⁹ Every man who has been begotten of God is not doing sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.

³⁵ And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. And that man knows that he speaks true, so that ye may believe.

²⁴ This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and who wrote these things. And we know that his testimony is true.

²² And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and being well testified by the whole nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy agent to summon thee to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.

¹² And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report by all the Jews who dwell there,

¹² so that ye may walk properly toward those outside, and may have nothing lacking.

⁷ And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

¹² Having many things, I did not want to write to you by paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak mouth to mouth, so that our joy may be filled.

²³ And he said, Peace be to you, fear not. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money. And he brought Simeon out to them.

¹ Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.

¹ Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe who is a helper of the congregation at Cenchreae, ² so that ye may welcome her in the Lord worthily of the sanctified, and that ye provide for her in whatever matter she may have need of you, for she also became a helper of many, and of me myself. ³ Salute Prisca and Aquila my co-workmen in Christ Jesus ⁴ (who laid down their own neck for my life, to whom not only I thank, but also all the congregations of the Gentiles), and the congregation associated with their house. ⁵ Salute Epaenetus my beloved who is the first fruit of Achaia for Christ. ⁶ Salute Mary who labored many things for us. ⁷ Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners who are notable men among the apostles, who also became in Christ before me. ⁸ Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord. ⁹ Salute Urbanus our co-workman in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. ¹⁰ Salute Apelles, a man reliable in Christ. Salute the men from those of Aristobulus. ¹¹ Salute Herodion my kinsman. Salute the men from those of Narcissus who are in the Lord. ¹² Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, the women who labor in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis who labored many things in the Lord. ¹³ Salute Rufus the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. ¹⁴ Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them. ¹⁵ Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the sanctified with them. ¹⁶ Salute each other by a holy kiss. The congregations of Christ salute you.

¹⁶ But I say, walk in Spirit and ye will, no, not fulfill a lust of flesh.

²³ Peace to the brothers, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ Salute each other by a kiss of love. Peace to you, to all those in Christ Jesus. Truly.

³ The gatekeeper opens to this man. And the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.