2 Timothy Cross References - Anderson

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, according to the promise of life, which is in Christ Jesus, ² to Timothy my beloved son; grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord. ³ I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, after the custom of my forefathers, that, without ceasing, I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day, ⁴ greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy; ⁵ for I remember the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwells in you also. ⁶ Wherefore I exhort you to kindle up the gift of God that is in you by the laying on of my hands. ⁷ For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. ⁸ Be not, therefore, ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner: but jointly suffer evil in the gospel according to the power of God, ⁹ who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus be fore the times of the ages, ¹⁰ but is now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has deprived death of its power, and brought life and incorruptibility to light through the gospel; ¹¹ to which I have been appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles; ¹² for which cause I also suffer these things; yet I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have intrusted to him till that day. ¹³ Hold fast the form of sound words which you have heard from me, in faithfulness and in love which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ That good thing which was intrusted to you, keep by the Holy Spirit that dwells in us. ¹⁵ You know this, that all those who are in Asia have turned away from me; all those, I say, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. ¹⁶ May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: ¹⁷ but when he was in Rome, he sought for me very diligently, and found me. ¹⁸ The Lord grant to him, that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day. And in how many things he ministered to me in Ephesus, you know very well.

²¹ And she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus; for he will save his people from their sins.

⁷ Blessed are the merciful; for they shall receive mercy.

²² Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name done many mighty works?

⁴¹ He that receives a prophet be cause he is a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. ⁴² And whoever will give one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink, because he is a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

²⁵ At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes. ²⁶ Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

²¹ And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

³⁶ But of that day and hour no one knows, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

¹⁵ To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one; to each one, according to his own ability, and immediately left his country. ¹⁶ Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and made other five talents. ¹⁷ In like manner also, he that had received the two, gained other two. ¹⁸ But he that had received the one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. ¹⁹ After a long time, the lord of those servants came and settled with them. ²⁰ And he that had received the five talents came and brought other five talents, and said: Lord, you delivered to me five talents: see, I have gained other five talents in addition to them. ²¹ His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many. Enter into the joy of your lord. ²² And he also that had received the two talents came, and said: Lord, you delivered to me two talents; see, I have gained other two talents in addition to them. ²³ His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many. Enter into the joy of your lord. ²⁴ But he that had received the one talent came, and said: Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter. ²⁵ And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth; see, you have yours. ²⁶ His lord answered and said to him: Wicked and slothful servant; did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter? ²⁷ Therefore, you ought to have put my money with the bankers; and, when I came, I could have received my own with interest. ²⁸ Therefore, take from him the talent, and give it to him that has the ten talents. ²⁹ For to every one that has, it shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away. ³⁰ And cast the unprofitable servant into the darkness without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

³⁴ Then the King will say to those on his right hand: Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave- me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me to your houses; ³⁶ naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me. ³⁷ Then will the righteous answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and feed thee? or thirsty, and give thee drink? ³⁸ When did we see thee a stranger, and take thee to our home? or naked, and clothe thee? ³⁹ When did we see thee sick, or in prison, and come to thee? ⁴⁰ And the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.

³⁸ For whoever will be ashamed of me, and my words, in this sinful and adulterous generation, of him the Son of man also will be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.

⁷² in order to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,

⁷⁸ through the tender mercies of our God; by which the dawn from on high has visited us,

¹¹ For there is born for you this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

³¹ which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; ³² a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

³⁷ and she was a widow of about eighty-four years, and she departed not from the temple, but served, day and night, with fastings and prayers.

³ and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him from their means.

³⁵ And they came out to see what had been done; and they came to Jesus, and saw the man out of whom the demons had gone, clothed, and in his right mind, sitting at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

²⁶ For whoever will be ashamed of me and my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in his own glory; and that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

¹² I say to you, It shall be more tolerable, in that day, for Sodom, than for that city.

¹⁹ Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and authority over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

²¹ In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

³⁶ If, therefore, your whole body is light, having no part dark, the whole shall be light, as when a lamp, by its brightness, gives you light.

⁷ Then he said to his vine-dresser, Behold, for three years I have come and sought fruit on this fig-tree, and I have found none; cut it down; why does it occupy the ground unprofitably?

¹⁷ But when he came to himself, he said, How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger!

¹¹ If, therefore, you have not been faithful in the unrighteous riches, who will intrust you with the true?

¹³ And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Engage in trade till I come.

⁴⁶ And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

⁴⁹ And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you. But do you remain in the city of Jerusalem, till you be clothed with power from on high.

⁹ He was the true Light, which, coming into the world, gives light to every man.

⁴⁷ And Nathaniel said to him: Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come and see.

⁴² and they said to the woman: We no longer believe because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this is in truth the Savior of the world, the Christ.

²⁴ Verily, verily I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has eternal life, and comes not into condemnation, but has passed from death into life.

²⁴ Verily, verily I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has eternal life, and comes not into condemnation, but has passed from death into life. ²⁵ Verily, verily I say to you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear, shall live. ²⁶ For as the Father has life in himself, so has he given to the Son also to have life in himself; ²⁷ and he has given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. ²⁸ Be not astonished at this; for the hour is coming in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, ²⁹ and shall come forth; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

³⁹ You search the scriptures, because in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify concerning me: ⁴⁰ and yet you refuse to come to me, that you may have life.

⁴⁰ and yet you refuse to come to me, that you may have life.

³⁷ All that the Father gives me, will come to me; and him that comes to me, I will by no means cast out.

³⁹ And this is the will of him who sent me, that of all that he gives me, I shall lose nothing, but shall raise it up at the last day. ⁴⁰ For this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, may have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

⁴⁰ For this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, may have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

⁴⁴ no man can come to me, unless the Father, who sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

⁵⁴ He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood, has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day;

²⁸ and I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall take them out of my hand.

²⁸ and I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall take them out of my hand.

²⁸ and I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall take them out of my hand. ²⁹ My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to take them out of my Father's hand.

²⁹ My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to take them out of my Father's hand. ³⁰ I and my Father are one.

²⁵ Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believes on me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; ²⁶ and he that lives and believes on me, shall never die. Do you believe this?

⁶ Jesus said to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through me.

¹⁷ the Spirit of the truth, whom the world can not receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, because he dwells with you, and shall be in you.

²⁷ Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, and let it not be afraid.

²⁷ and you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.

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

²⁴ Till this time you have asked for nothing in my name; ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full.

³ And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent.

⁹ I pray for them; I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me; for they are thine.

¹¹ And I am no longer in the world; but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep in thy name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are one. ¹² While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name. Those whom thou gavest me, I have kept; and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture may be fulfilled.

¹⁵ I do not pray thee to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the Evil One.

²⁴ Father, I wish that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me; for thou didst love me before the foundation of the world.

³⁵ And he that saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true, and he knows that he speaks the truth, that you may believe;

³¹ but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life through his name.

⁸ But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses for me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the most distant part of the earth.

⁴⁷ praising God, and being in favor with all the people. And the Lord added the saved daily to the Church.

³¹ Him has God exalted to his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, in order to give to Israel repentance and remission of sins:

⁴¹ Then, they went from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were thought worthy to suffer shame for his name's sake.

⁸ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

⁵⁹ And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

¹⁷ Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ And when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is a vessel chosen by me to bear my name before nations and kings, and the sons of Israel. ¹⁶ For I will show him what great things he must suffer for my name.

²² But Saul increased the more in strength, and confuted the Jews that dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

³⁸ how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit, and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.

²³ From the posterity of this man, God, according to his promise, raised up for Israel a Savior, Jesus;

⁴⁶ But Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly, said: It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first: but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo! we turn to tho Gentiles.

⁵⁰ But the Jews in cited the devout and influential women, and the first men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.

⁵ But when there was a violent purpose on the part of the Gentiles and of the Jews, with their rulers, to outrage and to stone them, ⁶ being aware of it, they fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round about,

¹⁸ Known to God from eternity are all bis works.

¹ And he came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess, who was a believer; but his father was a Greek.

⁶ When they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia,

¹ And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, after passing through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples,

⁶ And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.

¹⁰ This continued for two years; so that all that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

²⁷ Now there is danger, not only that this our calling will come into disgrace, but that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised, and that the majesty of her whom all Asia and the world worships, will be destroyed.

³¹ Some of the Asiarchs also, who were friendly to him, sent to him, and besought him not to trust himself into the theater.

¹⁶ For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not spend time in Asia; for he hastened, that, if it were possible for him, he might be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

¹⁹ serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials, which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

²⁴ But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

³¹ Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, by day and by night, I ceased not to warn every one of you with tears.

³⁷ And they all wept much, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, ³⁸ grieving most of all for the word he had spoken, that they would see his face no more. And they conducted him to the ship.

¹³ But Paul answered: What do you effect by weeping, and breaking my heart? For I am ready, not only to be bound, but also to suffer death in Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.

²⁷ And when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, threw all the multitude into confusion, and laid their hands on him, ²⁸ crying out: Men of Israel, help! this is the man who teaches all men every where against this people, and the law, and this place: and besides, he has even brought Greeks into the temple, and defiled this holy place. ²⁹ For, before this time, they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, whom they supposed Paul had brought into the temple. ³⁰ And the whole city was moved; and the people ran together, and, seizing Paul, they dragged him out of the temple, and the gates were immediately closed. ³¹ And while they were seeking to kill him, report was brought to the officer of the band, that the whole of Jerusalem was in an uproar.

³ I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, yet educated in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, and instructed according to the strict discipline of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as you all are this day.

²¹ And he said to me, Depart, for I will send you far off to the Gentiles. ²² And they heard him to this word, and lifted up their voice, saying: Away with such a man from the earth! for it is not fit that he should live. ²³ And as they were crying out, and tossing off their clothes, and throwing dust into the air, ²⁴ the officer commanded him to be led into the fortress, and gave orders that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so cried out against him.

¹ And Paul, looking earnestly upon the Sanhedrin, said: Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience toward God to this day.

¹⁴ But this I confess to you, that after the way which they call sect, so do I worship the God of my fathers; believing all things that are written in the law and in the prophets;

¹⁶ And I do exercise myself in this, always to have a conscience void of offense toward God and man.

⁴ My course of life from my youth, which, from the beginning, was among my own nation in Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

¹¹ And I punished them often in every synagogue, and compelled them to speak impiously; and, being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

²⁵ But he replied: I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. ²⁶ For the king has knowledge of these things, before whom, also, I speak with boldness; for I am persuaded that none of these things have escaped his notice; for this was not done in a corner.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

²⁰ For this reason, I called for you, that I might see you and speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain.

³⁰ And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all that came to him, ³¹ preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all boldness and without hinderance.

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

⁷ to all that are in Rome, be loved of God, called saints: Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁸ First, I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, on account of you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. ⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that, without ceasing, I make mention of you,

¹¹ For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order that you may be established;

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the Gospel: for it is the power of God in order to salvation, to every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

⁷ to those who, by patient continuance in good works, seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life:

²⁰ an instructor of the simple, a teacher of the unlearned, because you have the form of true knowledge in the law;

² Much in every respect; but chiefly that the oracles of God were intrusted to them.

²⁰ Wherefore, by works of law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by law is the knowledge of sin.

²³ for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God, ²⁴ yet may be justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

³¹ Do we, then, make law void through the faith? It can not be. On the other hand, we establish law.

²¹ and being fully persuaded that what he had promised he was able also to perform.

⁴ and patience, an approved character, and an approved character, hope; ⁵ and this hope disappoints us not; because the love of God is poured abundantly into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that is given to us.

⁵ and this hope disappoints us not; because the love of God is poured abundantly into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that is given to us.

¹⁷ For if, by one man's offense, death has reigned through that one, much more shall those who receive the abundance of the grace, and of the gift of righteousness, reign in life through the one, who is Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ Therefore, as, by one offense, sentence came on all men to condemnation, so, also, by one act of righteousness, the gift has come on all men to justification of life.

²¹ that as sin has reigned, ending in death, so might grace reign by justification, ending in life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁶ knowing this, that our former man has been crucified with him, in order that the sinful body may be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer serve sin:

¹⁷ But thanks be to God, that though you were the servants of sin, yet you have obeyed from the heart the form of teaching, in which you have been instructed;

²³ For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal "life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁹ But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now, if any one has not the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

¹¹ And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he that raised the Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwells in you.

¹³ for if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if, through the Spirit, you put to death the deeds of the body, you shall live.

¹⁵ For you have not again received the spirit of bondage, that you may fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father.

¹⁷ and, if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified together. ¹⁸ For I consider the sufferings of the present time not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed for us.

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 For those whom he foreknew, he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren: ³⁰ and those whom he predestinated he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. ³¹ What, then, shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? ³² He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not with him also freely give us all things? ³³ "Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies. ³⁴ Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died: rather, indeed, that has risen, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. ³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? Shall affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or the sword? ³⁶ As it is written: For thy sake, we are killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

³⁶ As it is written: For thy sake, we are killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. ³⁷ Yet, in all these things, we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us. ³⁸ For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

³⁸ For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, ³⁹ nor hight, nor depth, nor any other creature, will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. SECTION THIRD. God's Dealings with Israel as a People,

¹ I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me testimony in the Holy Spirit,

¹¹ (the children, indeed, having not yet been born, and having done neither good nor evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calls,)

¹⁵ For he says to Moses: I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy; and I will show compassion to whom I will show compassion. ¹⁶ Therefore, it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy. ¹⁷ For the scripture says to Pharaoh: For this very purpose have I raised you up, that I may show in you my power, and that my name may be published in all the earth. ¹⁸ Therefore, he has mercy on whom he wills to have mercy: and whom he wills to harden, he hardens. ¹⁹ You will then say to me, Why does he yet find fault? For who has resisted his will? ²⁰ No, but rather, O man, who are you that dispute with God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed, it, Why have you made me thus? ²¹ Has not the potter power over the clay, to make from the same mass one vessel for honor, and another for dishonor? ²² What, then, if God, intending to show his wrath, and to make his power known, yet, in much long-suffering bore with the vessels of wrath fitted for destruction: ²³ and, that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy which he before prepared for glory, showed mercy to us, ²⁴ whom he has called, not only from among the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?

³³ as it is written: Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense: and whoever believes on him, shall not be ashamed.

⁵ Thus, then, at the present time also, there is a remnant according to the election of grace. ⁶ And if the election is by grace, it is no longer by works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.

⁶ Since, then, we have gifts which differ according to the grace that is given to us, whether we have the gift of prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; ⁷ or, if we have a ministry, let us be active in our ministry; if any one teaches, let him attend to his teaching; ⁸ or, if any exhorts, let him attend to exhortation; if any one gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence: he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

¹⁹ Beloved, avenge not yourselves, but give place to the wrath of God; for it is written: Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.

⁵ One man thinks that one day is better than another; another thinks that every day is alike. Let each be fully assured in his own mind.

¹⁴ I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself; but if any one thinks that any thing is unclean, to him it is unclean.

¹² And again, Isaiah says: There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to rule the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust. ¹³ Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in the hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit. PAET IV. Conclusion. ¹⁴ And I myself am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that you yourselves are full of all goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, able also to instruct one another.

³⁰ Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me, in your prayers to God for me, ³¹ that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that this service of mine, which is for Jerusalem, may be acceptable to the saints; ³² that I may come to you with joy, by the will of God, and may be refreshed among you.

²⁵ Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel, even the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was concealed during the times of the ages, ²⁶ but is now made manifest, and through the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, made known among all nations for the obedience of faith,

¹ PAUL, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Sostlienes my brother,

⁶ even as the testimony concerning the Christ was con firmed among you,

¹⁸ For the preaching of the cross is to those who perish, foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God.

⁴ and my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

¹³ each man's work shall be made manifest; for the day shall make it manifest, for it is revealed with fire: and the fire shall try each man's work, what sort it is.

¹⁶ Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

²¹ Therefore, let no one glory in men; for all things are yours, ²² whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come, all are yours:

⁵ So, then, judge nothing be fore the time, till the Lord comes, who will bring to light the secret works of darkness, and will also make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall each have his praise from God.

⁹ For I think that God has appointed us the apostles, to the lowest place, as under sentence of 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 you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honored, but we are despised. ¹¹ Even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are poorly clothed, and are maltreated, and wander about without a home, ¹² and labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; ¹³ when defamed, we entreat; we have become like the outcasts of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.

¹⁹ Know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?

¹⁷ For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, an apostolic stewardship has been intrusted to me.

²⁶ The last enemy, Death, shall be destroyed.

⁵³ For this corruptible body must put on incorruptibility; and this mortal body must put on immortality. ⁵⁴ And when this corruptible body shall have put on incorruptibility, and this mortal body shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory. ⁵⁵ Death, where is thy sting? Hades, where is thy victory?

⁸ But I will continue in Ephesus till Pentecost:

¹⁸ for they have refreshed my spirit, and yours. There fore, acknowledge such. ¹⁹ The churches of Asia salute you: Aquila and Priscilla, with the church that is in their house, send you many salutations in the Lord.

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

¹² For the ground of our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience that we have lived in the world more abundantly, indeed, for you in sincerity and godly purity, not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God.

²⁰ For whatever promises of God there are, are in him yes, and in him amen, to the glory of God by us.

⁴ For we who are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened, not because we wish to be unclothed, but clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

¹³ For if we be beside our selves, it is for God; or, if we be of sound mind, it is for you. ¹⁴ For the love of Christ constrains us, because we have this judgment that if one died for all, then have all died:

¹⁶ So, then, we henceforth know no man according to the flesh; if, indeed, we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we no longer thus know him.

¹⁹ that is, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to him self, not charging their offenses to them, and he has committed to us the word of reconciliation. ²⁰ Therefore, we act as ambassadors for Christ, as though God entreated through us; we beseech in Christ's stead, be reconciled to God:

⁶ by purity, by knowledge, by long forbearance, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by love unfeigned, ⁷ by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

¹ For of the relief which is for the saints, it is needless for me to write to you.

¹² because the administration of this service not only supplies the wants of the saints, but also abounds in many thanksgivings to God; ¹³ (since through the proof which this service gives, they glorify God for your acknowledged subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution for them, and for all;) ¹⁴ and in their prayer for you, since they have strong affection for you on account of the eminent grace of God that is in you.

²³ Are they ministers of Christ? (I say it foolishly,) I am above them. In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often. ²⁴ From the Jews, five times I received forty stripes, save one; ²⁵ three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three- times I have been shipwrecked; a night and a day I spent in the deep. ²⁶ In journeying s often, in perils from rivers, in perils from robbers, in perils from my own race, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the desert, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; ²⁷ in weariness and in toil, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness:

⁹ and he said to me: My grace is sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may abide upon me. ¹⁰ For this reason, I take pleasure in infirmities, in outrages, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

¹⁴ and I surpassed in Judaism many of my own age and nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the tradition of my fathers.

⁷ but; on the other hand, seeing that I was intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision,

⁴ You that are justified by law, have withdrawn from Christ: you have fallen from grace.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness,

³ Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly things in Christ, ⁴ according as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love,

⁹ by making known to us the mystery of his will according to his good purpose which he had before established in himself,

¹¹ in him in whom we have obtained our portion, having been predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, ¹² that we should be for the praise of his glory; even we, who before had hope in the Christ: ¹³ in whom you also hoped after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom, after you also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

¹⁶ do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

¹⁸ that, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the glorious riches of his inheritance in the saints,

⁴ but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us, ⁵ made alive with Christ even us, being dead to our offenses, (by grace you are saved,)

⁸ For by grace you have been saved through the faith; and this matter is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: ⁹ not by works, lest any one should boast.

²² in whom you also are builded together, for a dwelling-place of God by his Spirit.

¹ For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of the Christ Jesus on account of you Gentiles,

¹ For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of the Christ Jesus on account of you Gentiles, ² if, indeed, you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God, which was given to me for your benefit, ³ that by revelation was made known to me the mystery, (as I briefly wrote above, ⁴ so that, when you read, you can see my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,) ⁵ which, in other generations, was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; ⁶ that the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in the Christ, through the gospel,

⁶ that the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in the Christ, through the gospel, ⁷ of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me, in proportion to the energy of his power: ⁸ to me, who am by far the least of all the saints, has this grace been given, that I might preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Christ,

¹¹ according to the arrangement of the ages, which he established by Christ Jesus our Lord,

¹³ For which cause I beseech you not to grow faint on account of my afflictions for you, which are your glory.

¹ I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called;

¹⁷ This I say, therefore, and appeal to you solemnly in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the other Gentiles walk, in the error of their minds,

¹⁸ And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit;

²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in chains, that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

⁷ as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; both in my bonds and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, I say I have you all in my heart as being joint par takers of my grace. ⁸ For God is my witness how ardently I love you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

²⁰ according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall I be ashamed, but with all boldness, as at all times, so even now, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

²⁷ Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of the Christ, that, whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

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

²⁶ because he longed after you all, and was much distressed, because you had heard that he was sick.

⁸ Yes, verily, I also count all things to be loss, for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them to be refuse, that I may gain Christ,

¹⁰ that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, by conforming myself to his death,

²¹ who will transform our humbled body, and make it like his glorious body, according to that power by which he is able to subdue all things to himself.

¹ So, then, my brethren, beloved and ardently desired, my joy and my crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.

⁹ Do those things which you have learned and received, and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.

¹³ I am able to do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

⁴ since we heard of your faithfulness in Christ Jesus, and your love for all the saints,

⁸ and who also made known to us your love in spirit.

¹¹ strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, in order to all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness,

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what remains of my sufferings for Christ in my flesh for the sake of his body, which is the church,

²⁶ the mystery which was concealed from the ages and the generations, but is now made manifest to his saints, ²⁷ to whom God would make known what is the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

¹¹ Jesus also, who is called Justus, salutes you: these are of the circumcision: and these only are my fellow-workers for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.

² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, ³ remembering unceasingly your work, which is the result of faith, your labor, the cause of which is love, and your patience, which springs from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of our God and Father:

¹⁶ forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, in order that they may fill up their sins at all times: but the wrath is coming upon them to the full. ¹⁷ But we, brethren, having been taken from you for a short time, in person, not in heart, did, with great desire, endeavor the more earnestly to see your face.

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? -You indeed are our glory and

⁴ for even when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were about to be afflicted, as it also came to pass, and as you know.

¹⁰ night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

⁷ for God has not called us for uncleanness, but for holiness.

⁴ But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

¹⁹ Quench not the Spirit.

²¹ Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

⁸ and then shall that lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy by the spirit of his mouth, and will utterly over throw by the brightness of his coming:

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God did, from the beginning, choose you to salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth, ¹⁴ "to which he called you by our gospel, in order that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the appointment of God our Savior, and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope, ² to Timothy, my true son in the faith; grace, mercy, peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord. ³ As, on going into Macedonia, I besought you to remain in Ephesus, that you might charge some that they teach no other thing,

⁵ (Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and out of a good conscience, and out of faith unfeigned:

⁷ desiring to be teachers of law, though under standing neither what they say nor of what they boldly affirm.

¹⁰ for lewd persons, for sodomites, for men-stealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and for whatever other thing is opposed to sound teaching, ¹¹ according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which has been intrusted to me.

¹⁴ and the grace of our Lord was very abundant with faith, and love which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁹ holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust from them, as it respects faith have made shipwreck; of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander,

⁶ who gave himself a ransom for all, of which the testimony has been given in its proper times, ⁷ to give which testimony I have been appointed a preacher and an apostle; (I speak the truth, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faithfulness and in truth.

⁶ By recommending these things to the attention of the brethren, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, being nourished with the words of the faith, and of good teaching, which you have fully known.

¹⁴ Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you according to prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.

³ If any one teaches other things, and does not assent to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching which is according to godliness,

¹⁹ treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. ²⁰ Timothy, keep that which is committed to your charge, avoiding those profane and empty babblings, and disputations about knowledge falsely so called;

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, according to the promise of life, which is in Christ Jesus,

⁵ for I remember the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwells in you also.

⁸ Be not, therefore, ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner: but jointly suffer evil in the gospel according to the power of God,

¹² for which cause I also suffer these things; yet I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have intrusted to him till that day.

¹⁴ That good thing which was intrusted to you, keep by the Holy Spirit that dwells in us.

¹⁶ May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

¹⁸ The Lord grant to him, that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day. And in how many things he ministered to me in Ephesus, you know very well.

¹ Do you, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus; ² and the things which you have heard from me through many witnesses, these do you commit to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. ³ Do you, there fore, suffer evil, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

⁹ in which I suffer evil, as an evil-doer, even to bonds: but the word of God is not bound.

¹¹ Assuredly true is the saying: If indeed we have died with him, we shall also live with him; ¹² if we are patient, we shall also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us;

¹⁴ Put them in mind of these things, charging them before the Lord that they dispute not about words to no profit, which disputes end in the overthrow of the hearers.

¹⁰ But you have fully known my teaching, my course of life, my purpose, my faithfulness, my long-suffering, my love, my patience, ¹¹ my persecutions, my sufferings which came upon me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; you well know what persecutions I endured: and yet out of them all, the Lord delivered me. ¹² And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.

¹⁴ But do you continue in the things which you have learned and well understood, knowing from whom you learned them, ¹⁵ and that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise in order to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus.

² preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching.

⁵ But do you be watchful in all things, endure evil, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.?

⁸ henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me at that day; and not to me only, but to all those who love his appearing. ⁹ Endeavor to come to me shortly; ¹⁰ for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age; and he has gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. ¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for the ministry. ¹² I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

¹⁶ At my first defense no one stood by me, but all forsook me; may it not be laid to their charge:

¹⁶ At my first defense no one stood by me, but all forsook me; may it not be laid to their charge: ¹⁷ but the Lord stood by me, and gave me strength, that through me that which is preached might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

¹⁷ but the Lord stood by me, and gave me strength, that through me that which is preached might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

¹⁹ Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

²¹ Endeavor to come to me before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren salute you.

² in hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised be fore the times of the ages, ³ but he has in his own times manifested his word by preaching, which was committed to me ac cording to the commandment of God our Savior; ⁴ to Titus, my true son, according to the common faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

⁹ holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.

¹ But do you speak the things that become sound teaching;

⁸ sound speech that can not be condemned; that he that is opposed may be ashamed, seeing he has no evil thing to say of us.

¹¹ For the grace of God, which brings salvation to all men, has appeared,

¹³ looking for the blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

⁴ But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Savior appeared, he saved us,

⁴ But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

⁷ For we have great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

²⁰ Yes, brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: refresh my heart in the Lord.

¹⁴ Since, then, the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also, in like manner, partook of the same, that, through his death, he might deprive of power him that has the power of death, that is, the devil; ¹⁵ and might set free those who, through fear of death, were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

¹⁵ and might set free those who, through fear of death, were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

¹⁸ For, inasmuch as he himself has suffered in being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

¹ Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,

⁶ but Christ, as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we hold the confidence and the joy of our hope firm to the end.

¹⁴ Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

² of the teaching with respect to immersions, and of the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal condemnation.

⁹ But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, and of things that tend to salvation, though we thus speak. ¹⁰ For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work, and the love which you have shown for his name by having ministered to the saints, and by continuing to minister.

²⁵ Wherefore, he is able also to save through all time those who come to God by him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

¹⁵ And for this reason, he is the mediator of the new covenant: that, since his death has taken place for the redemption of transgressions that were under the former covenant, those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

²³ let us hold fast the unwavering confession of our hope, for he is faithful who has promised;

³² But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great conflict of sufferings;

³⁴ For you sympathized with me in my bonds, and endured joyfully the seizure of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and abiding substance in the heavens.

¹³ All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off. and having embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners in the land.

² looking to Jesus the author and finisher of the faith, who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and to-day, and forever.

⁵ who are kept secure by the power of God through faith, to a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time:

¹⁰ Concerning which salvation the prophets that prophesied of the grace that should be for you, did inquire, and search diligently,

¹⁵ but as he who has called you is holy, so be you holy in all your behavior: ¹⁶ because it is written, Be you holy, for I am holy.

²⁰ who was indeed foreordained before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for you,

²⁰ who was indeed foreordained before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for you, ²¹ who through him do believe in God who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God. ²² Having purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit, to unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another with a pure heart fervently,

⁹ But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

²⁰ For what praise is due, if, when you are punished for your faults, you endure it patiently? But if, when you do well, and suffer for it, you endure it patiently, this is praiseworthy in the- sight of God. ²¹ To this, indeed, you have been called; because even Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his footsteps.

¹⁰ As each has received a gift, minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. ¹¹ If any man speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God: if any man acts as a deacon, let him do this as from the strength which God supplies; that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and strength from age to age. Amen.

¹³ But, inasmuch as you are partakers of the sufferings of the Christ,, rejoice, that, at the revelation of his glory, you may also be exceedingly joyful. ¹⁴ If you are reproached on account of Christ, happy are you: for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. On their part he is reviled, but on your part he is glorified: ¹⁵ for no one of you should suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. ¹⁶ But if any one suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this account.

¹⁹ Wherefore, let those also who suffer according to the will of God, by doing good, commit their souls to him as to a faithful Creator.

¹ SIMON PETER, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained faith, equally as precious as our own, in the plan of justification revealed by our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

³ As his divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who has called us by his glorious power,

³ As his divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who has called us by his glorious power, ⁴ through which things very great and precious favors that were promised have been given us, that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through desire:

¹¹ For thus will an entrance be given you abundantly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ¹² Wherefore, I will not neglect to remind you always of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.

²⁰ For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in these, and overcome by them, the last state of such is worse than the first.

¹ This second letter I now write to you, beloved; in both of these I arouse your pure mind to remembrance, ² that you may be mindful of the words formerly spoken by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Savior:

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

² (the life also was manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)

⁴ And these things we write to you, that your joy may be full.

²⁵ And this is the promise which he has promised us, even eternal life.

¹⁴ And we have seen, and we do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the. world.

¹⁸ There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment: he that fears is not made perfect in love.

¹¹ And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.

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

¹² He that has the Son, has life: he that has not the Son of God, has not life. ¹³ I have written these things to you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God.

³ Beloved, using all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, I thought it necessary to write to you, and exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.

⁵ But I wish to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people from the land of Egypt, then destroyed those who believed not.

²⁴ Now to him that is able to keep you free from stumbling, and to present you blameless in the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only God our Savior, be glory and majesty, strength and authority, both now and throughout all the ages. Amen.

² who bore testimony to the word of God, and recorded the testimony of Jesus Christ, what ever things he saw.

⁹ I John, your brother and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

¹ To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, that walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

⁷ He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches: To him that overcomes, I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

²⁵ but what you have, hold fast till I come.

³ Remember, therefore, how you have received and heard, and be watchful and repent. If, therefore, you do not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you shall not know at what hour I will come upon you.

¹¹ I come quickly: hold fast that which you have, that no one take your crown.

¹⁷ For the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to living fountains of water: and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

¹¹ And they over came him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives even to death.

⁸ And all that dwell upon the earth will worship him, those whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world.

⁸ The beast that you saw, was, and is not, and will come out of the abyss, and go to perdition; and those who dwell on the earth, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder, when they see the beast that was, and is not, though he is yet present.

¹ And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lighted with his glory.

¹⁰ And I fell at his feet to worship him; and he said to me: See that you do it not; I am your fellow-servant, and of your brethren that have the testimony of Jesus; worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

¹⁴ And death and hades were cast into the lake of fire: this is the second death.

⁴ And he will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death; neither shall there be any more sorrow, nor crying, nor pain; for the former things have passed away.

¹ And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb. ² In the midst of the street of the city, and on each side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruit, and yielded its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

¹⁴ Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and that they may go through the gates into the city.

¹⁷ And the Spirit and the bride say, Come; and let him that hears, say, Come; and let him that is thirsty, come; -and let him that is willing, take the water of life freely.