1 Corinthians 14 Cross References - BLB

¹ Earnestly pursue love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, and especially that you might prophesy. ² For the one speaking in a tongue speaks not to men, but to God. For no one hears, but in the Spirit he utters mysteries. ³ But the one prophesying speaks to men for edification and encouragement and consolation. ⁴ The one speaking in a tongue edifies himself, but the one prophesying edifies the church. ⁵ Now I desire you all to speak in tongues, but rather that you should prophesy. Now the one prophesying is greater than the one speaking in tongues, unless he should interpret, so that the church might receive edification. ⁶ But now brothers, if I should come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you, unless I should speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching? ⁷ Even lifeless things giving a sound, whether the flute or harp, unless they give distinction to the sounds, how will it be known what is being piped or being harped? ⁸ And indeed if the trumpet gives an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle? ⁹ So also you, unless you give intelligible speech with the tongue, how will it be known what is being spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. ¹⁰ There are, if it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none without meaning. ¹¹ Therefore unless I know the power of the sound, I will be a barbarian to the one speaking, and the one speaking, a barbarian to me. ¹² So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, search for the edification of the church, that you should cause it to abound. ¹³ Therefore he who speaks in a tongue, let him pray that he might interpret. ¹⁴ For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. ¹⁵ What then is it? I will pray with the spirit, but also I will pray with the mind. I will sing praise with the spirit, but also I will sing praise with the mind. ¹⁶ Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will the one filling the place of the uninstructed say the “Amen” at your thanksgiving, since he knows not what you say? ¹⁷ For truly you are giving thanks well, but the other is not edified. ¹⁸ I thank God, speaking in tongues more than all of you. ¹⁹ But in the church, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that also I might instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue. ²⁰ Brothers, do not be children in the minds. Yet in the evil, be little children; but in the thinking, be full grown. ²¹ In the Law it has been written: “By other tongues, and by other lips, I will speak to this people, and not even thus will they hear Me, says the Lord.” ²² So then, tongues are for a sign, not to those believing, but to the unbelieving; but prophecy is not to the unbelieving, but to the believing. ²³ Therefore if the whole church gathers together in one place and all should speak in tongues, but uninstructed ones or unbelievers come in, will not they say that you are mad? ²⁴ But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or uninstructed should come in, he is convicted by all, he is examined by all, ²⁵ and the secrets of his heart become manifest. And thus having fallen upon his face, he will worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you. ²⁶ What then is it, brothers? When you may come together, each has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. ²⁷ If anyone speaks with a tongue, let it be by two or the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. ²⁸ But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God. ²⁹ And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others discern. ³⁰ But if a revelation should be made to another sitting by, let the first be silent. ³¹ For you are all able to prophesy one by one, so that all may learn, and all may be exhorted. ³² And the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. ³³ For He is not the God of disorder, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, ³⁴ let the women be silent in the churches. For it is not allowed to them to speak, but to be in submission, as the Law also says. ³⁵ But if they desire to learn anything, let them ask the own husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church. ³⁶ Or has the word of God gone out from you? Or has it come to you only? ³⁷ If anyone considers himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things I write to you are the commands of the Lord. ³⁸ But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignored. ³⁹ So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues. ⁴⁰ But let all things be done properly and with order.

³⁰ What then will we say? That Gentiles, not pursuing righteousness, have attained righteousness, and righteousness that is by faith;

⁶ And we are having different gifts according to the grace having been given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of the faith;

¹⁹ So then, we should pursue the things of peace, and the things for edification among each other.

¹ Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

³¹ But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show to you now a more surpassing way.

¹³ But now these three things abide: faith, hope, love; but the greatest of these is love.

³ But the one prophesying speaks to men for edification and encouragement and consolation. ⁴ The one speaking in a tongue edifies himself, but the one prophesying edifies the church. ⁵ Now I desire you all to speak in tongues, but rather that you should prophesy. Now the one prophesying is greater than the one speaking in tongues, unless he should interpret, so that the church might receive edification.

²⁴ But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or uninstructed should come in, he is convicted by all, he is examined by all, ²⁵ and the secrets of his heart become manifest. And thus having fallen upon his face, he will worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you.

³⁷ If anyone considers himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things I write to you are the commands of the Lord.

³⁹ So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues.

¹⁴ Let all things of you be done in love.

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One having blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms,

²⁰ Do not despise prophecies,

¹⁴ Do not be negligent of the gift in you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elderhood.

¹⁰ being borne witness to in good works: if she has brought up children, if she has entertained strangers, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has imparted relief to those being oppressed, if she has followed after every good work.

¹¹ But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

²² Now flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those calling on the Lord out of pure a heart.

¹⁴ Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord,

¹¹ Also let him turn away from evil, and let him do good. Let him seek peace and let him pursue it. ¹² Because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears toward their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those doing evil.” ¹³ And who is he who will harm you, if you should be zealous for that which is good?

⁷ and into godliness brotherly affection, and into brotherly affection love.

¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one doing good is of God; the one doing evil has not seen God.

¹¹ And answering He said to them, “Because it has been granted to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it has not been granted.

¹¹ And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, everything is done in parables,

¹⁷ And these signs will accompany those having believed: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit was giving to them to utter forth. ⁵ Now there were Jews dwelling in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. ⁶ Now of this sound having come about, the multitude came together and was confounded, because each one was hearing them speaking the own language. ⁷ And they were amazed and were marveling, saying, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? ⁸ And how do we each hear our own language in which we were born? ⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites; and those inhabiting Mesopotamia, also Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰ both Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around Cyrene; and those visiting from Rome, ¹¹ both Jews and converts; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God!”

⁴⁶ For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

⁶ And of Paul having laid the hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.

⁹ And those being with me indeed beheld the light, but they did not hear the voice of the One speaking to me.

²⁵ Now to Him being able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery having been kept secret in times of the ages,

⁷ But we speak in a mystery, the wisdom of God having been hidden, which God foreordained before the ages for our glory,

¹⁰ For God has revealed it to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.

² And if I should have prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

⁹ So also you, unless you give intelligible speech with the tongue, how will it be known what is being spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. ¹⁰ There are, if it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none without meaning. ¹¹ Therefore unless I know the power of the sound, I will be a barbarian to the one speaking, and the one speaking, a barbarian to me.

¹⁶ Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will the one filling the place of the uninstructed say the “Amen” at your thanksgiving, since he knows not what you say?

¹⁸ I thank God, speaking in tongues more than all of you. ¹⁹ But in the church, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that also I might instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue. ²⁰ Brothers, do not be children in the minds. Yet in the evil, be little children; but in the thinking, be full grown. ²¹ In the Law it has been written: “By other tongues, and by other lips, I will speak to this people, and not even thus will they hear Me, says the Lord.” ²² So then, tongues are for a sign, not to those believing, but to the unbelieving; but prophecy is not to the unbelieving, but to the believing. ²³ Therefore if the whole church gathers together in one place and all should speak in tongues, but uninstructed ones or unbelievers come in, will not they say that you are mad?

²⁷ If anyone speaks with a tongue, let it be by two or the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. ²⁸ But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God.

⁵¹ Behold, I tell to you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

³ that He made known to me the mystery by revelation, just as I have written before in brief, ⁴ which, by reading, you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, ⁵ which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as now it has been revealed in the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets, ⁶ that the Gentiles are joint-heirs, and a joint-body, and joint-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus, through the gospel, ⁷ of which I became servant according to the gift of God’s grace, having been given to me according to the working of His power. ⁸ To me, the very least of all saints, was given this grace: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ ⁹ and to enlighten all what is the administration of the mystery having been hidden from the ages in God, the One having created all things,

¹⁹ and also for me, that in the opening of my mouth, divine utterance may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

²⁶ the mystery having been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but now having been manifested to His saints, ²⁷ to whom God has willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

² that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, which is Christ,

⁹ holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

¹⁶ And confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness: Who was revealed in the flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

⁷ But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound the trumpet, then the mystery of God would be completed, as proclaimed to His servants, the prophets.”

¹⁸ Therefore indeed exhorting many other things, he was preaching the good news to the people.

³¹ Then indeed the churches throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified. And going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

¹⁵ And after the reading of the Law and of the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Men, brothers, if there is any word of exhortation among you toward the people, speak.”

²² strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith and that “through many tribulations it behooves us to enter into the kingdom of God.”

³² Both Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, exhorted and strengthened the brothers by much talk.

⁸ or exhorting, in the exhortation; giving, in generosity; leading, in diligence; showing mercy, in cheerfulness.

² Let each of us please the neighbor unto the good, for edification.

¹ Now concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know indeed we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

²³ “All things are lawful,” but not all things are profitable; “All things are lawful,” but not all edify.

¹² So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, search for the edification of the church, that you should cause it to abound.

¹⁷ For truly you are giving thanks well, but the other is not edified.

²⁶ What then is it, brothers? When you may come together, each has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

³¹ For you are all able to prophesy one by one, so that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.

⁴ the One comforting us in all our tribulation, for us to be able to comfort those in every tribulation through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God,

⁷ so that on the contrary, rather for you to forgive and to comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be overwhelmed by more abundant sorrow.

¹² toward the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ, ¹³ until we all may attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a complete man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, ¹⁴ so that no longer we might be infants, being tossed by waves and being carried about by every wind of teaching in the cunning, in the craftiness of men with a view to the scheming of deceit. ¹⁵ But speaking the truth in love, we should grow up in all things into Him who is the head, Christ, ¹⁶ from whom the whole body, being joined together and being held together by every ligament of its supply, according to the working in the measure of each individual part, the increase of the body makes for itself, to the building up of itself in love.

²⁹ Do not let any unwholesome word go forth out of your mouth, but only good, for edification of the need, so that it may give grace to those hearing.

²² whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know the things concerning us, and he may encourage your hearts.

⁸ whom I sent to you for this very purpose, that you might know the things concerning us, and he may encourage your hearts,

³ For our exhortation was not of error, nor of impurity, nor in trickery;

¹¹ just as you know how each one of you, as a father his own children,

² and we sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker of God in the gospel of Christ, in order to strengthen and to encourage you concerning your faith,

¹ Finally then, brothers, we implore and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that just as you have received from us in what manner it behooves you to walk and to please God, just as even you walk now, so you should abound more.

¹⁸ Therefore encourage one another with these words.

¹¹ Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as also you are doing. ¹² But we implore you, brothers, to appreciate those toiling among you, and taking the lead over you in the Lord, and admonishing you, ¹³ and to esteem them exceedingly in love, because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. ¹⁴ And we exhort you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient toward all.

¹² Now we command and exhort to such by our Lord Jesus Christ so that, working with quietness, they may eat their own bread.

⁴ nor to give heed to myths and endless genealogies, which bring speculations rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.

¹³ Until I come, give heed to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

² Now those having believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brothers; but rather, let them serve them, because those being helped by the good service are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.

² Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; convict, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and instruction.

⁹ holding to the faithful word according to the teaching, that he may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to convict those contradicting it.

⁶ Likewise, exhort the younger men to be self-controlled.

⁹ Servants are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

¹⁵ Speak these things, and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

¹³ But encourage one another every day, while it is called today, so that not one of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

²⁵ not forsaking the assembling together of ourselves as is the custom with some, but encouraging one another, and so much more as you see the Day drawing near.

²² Now I exhort you, brothers, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have only written to you in few words.

¹² Through Silvanus, the faithful brother as I regard him, I have written to you through few words, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God, in which you stand.

²⁰ But you, beloved, building up yourselves in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

³ But the one prophesying speaks to men for edification and encouragement and consolation.

⁵ Now I desire you all to speak in tongues, but rather that you should prophesy. Now the one prophesying is greater than the one speaking in tongues, unless he should interpret, so that the church might receive edification.

¹⁷ For truly you are giving thanks well, but the other is not edified. ¹⁸ I thank God, speaking in tongues more than all of you. ¹⁹ But in the church, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that also I might instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

²² So then, tongues are for a sign, not to those believing, but to the unbelieving; but prophecy is not to the unbelieving, but to the believing.

¹⁰ and to another working of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another distinguishing of spirits, and to a different one various kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.

²⁸ And some indeed God has appointed in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, various kinds of tongues. ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? ³⁰ Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

¹ If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become a sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind, love is not envious, it is not boastful, it is not puffed up.

¹ Earnestly pursue love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, and especially that you might prophesy.

³ But the one prophesying speaks to men for edification and encouragement and consolation. ⁴ The one speaking in a tongue edifies himself, but the one prophesying edifies the church.

¹² So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, search for the edification of the church, that you should cause it to abound. ¹³ Therefore he who speaks in a tongue, let him pray that he might interpret.

¹⁸ I thank God, speaking in tongues more than all of you. ¹⁹ But in the church, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that also I might instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue. ²⁰ Brothers, do not be children in the minds. Yet in the evil, be little children; but in the thinking, be full grown. ²¹ In the Law it has been written: “By other tongues, and by other lips, I will speak to this people, and not even thus will they hear Me, says the Lord.” ²² So then, tongues are for a sign, not to those believing, but to the unbelieving; but prophecy is not to the unbelieving, but to the believing. ²³ Therefore if the whole church gathers together in one place and all should speak in tongues, but uninstructed ones or unbelievers come in, will not they say that you are mad? ²⁴ But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or uninstructed should come in, he is convicted by all, he is examined by all, ²⁵ and the secrets of his heart become manifest. And thus having fallen upon his face, he will worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you. ²⁶ What then is it, brothers? When you may come together, each has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. ²⁷ If anyone speaks with a tongue, let it be by two or the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. ²⁸ But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God. ²⁹ And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others discern. ³⁰ But if a revelation should be made to another sitting by, let the first be silent. ³¹ For you are all able to prophesy one by one, so that all may learn, and all may be exhorted. ³² And the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. ³³ For He is not the God of disorder, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, ³⁴ let the women be silent in the churches. For it is not allowed to them to speak, but to be in submission, as the Law also says. ³⁵ But if they desire to learn anything, let them ask the own husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church. ³⁶ Or has the word of God gone out from you? Or has it come to you only? ³⁷ If anyone considers himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things I write to you are the commands of the Lord. ³⁸ But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignored. ³⁹ So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues. ⁴⁰ But let all things be done properly and with order.

²⁵ At that time, Jesus answering said, “I fully consent to You, Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, that You did hide these things from the wise and learned, and did reveal them to little children.

¹⁷ And Jesus answering, said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona! For flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father in the heavens.

²⁶ For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his soul? Or what will a man give as an exchange for his soul?

⁴² Now they were steadfastly continuing in the teaching of the apostles, and in the fellowship, in the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers.

¹⁷ But thanks be to God that you who were slaves of sin have now become obedient from the heart to the pattern of teaching to which you were committed.

¹⁴ And I myself also am persuaded concerning you my brothers, that you yourselves are also full of goodness, being filled with all knowledge, and being able to admonish one another.

¹⁷ Now I exhort you, brothers, to consider those causing divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you have learned, and turn away from them.

³³ as I also please all in all things, not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.

⁷ Now to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit, for the common profiting. ⁸ For truly, to one is given a word of wisdom by the Spirit, and to another a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

² And if I should have prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. ³ And if I may give away all my possessions, and I may deliver up my body that I may boast, but have not love, I am profited nothing.

⁸ Love never fails; but if there are prophesies, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will be ceased; if there is knowledge it will pass away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part;

²⁶ What then is it, brothers? When you may come together, each has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. ²⁷ If anyone speaks with a tongue, let it be by two or the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. ²⁸ But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God. ²⁹ And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others discern. ³⁰ But if a revelation should be made to another sitting by, let the first be silent.

⁶ But even if I am unpolished in speech, yet I am not in knowledge; but in every way, we have been made manifest to you in all things.

¹ It behooves me to boast; it is not profitable indeed, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

⁷ and the surpassingness of the revelations. Therefore, that I should not become conceited, a thorn in my flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, that he might buffet me, so that I should not become conceited.

¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

⁴ which, by reading, you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

¹⁵ Therefore as many as are mature should be of this mind. And if you are minded in anything differently, even this God will reveal to you.

¹⁴ Remind them these things, solemnly charging them before God not to quarrel about words, for nothing profitable but to the subversion of those hearing.

¹⁰ But you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,

¹⁶ Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

⁸ Trustworthy is the saying, and I want you to affirm strongly concerning these things, so that those believing God may take care to be devoted to good works. These things are excellent and profitable to men.

⁹ Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, in which those being devoted were not profited.

⁵ Now also for this very reason, having brought in all earnestness, supplement into your faith virtue, and into virtue knowledge,

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

⁹ Anyone going on ahead, and not abiding in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. The one abiding in the teaching, this one has both the Father and the Son.

¹⁷ saying: ‘We piped for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge and you did not wail.’

³² They are like to little children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: ‘We piped to you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

⁸ And indeed if the trumpet gives an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle?

¹¹ Put on the complete armor of God, for you to be able to stand against the schemes of the devil, ¹² because to us the wrestling is not against blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ¹³ Because of this, take up the complete armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all things, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and having shod the feet with the readiness of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶ besides all, having taken up the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, ¹⁸ through all prayer and supplication, praying in the Spirit in every season and unto this very thing, watching with all perseverance and supplication for all saints,

²⁶ Therefore I run thus, not as uncertainly; I fight thus, not as beating the air.

² And the natives were showing not just the ordinary kindness to us. For having kindled a fire, they received all of us, because of the rain coming on and because of the cold.

⁴ And when the natives saw the beast hanging from his hand, they began to say to one another, “By all means this man is a murderer whom, having been saved from the sea, Justice has not permitted to live.”

¹⁴ I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and the foolish.

²¹ In the Law it has been written: “By other tongues, and by other lips, I will speak to this people, and not even thus will they hear Me, says the Lord.”

¹¹ where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, slave, and free; but Christ is all and in all.

⁷ Now to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit, for the common profiting.

³¹ But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I show to you now a more surpassing way.

¹⁴ who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and might purify to Himself a people specially chosen, zealous of good works.

²⁴ Because of this I say to you, all things whatever praying, you also ask, believe that you receive, and it will be to you.

¹³ And whatever you might ask in My name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. ¹⁴ If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.

¹⁴ All these were steadfastly continuing with one accord in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

²⁹ And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to Your servants to speak Your word with all boldness, ³⁰ in that You stretch out Your hand for healing and signs and wonders to take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.” ³¹ And they having prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and were speaking the word of God with boldness.

¹⁵ who having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

³⁰ Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

² For the one speaking in a tongue speaks not to men, but to God. For no one hears, but in the Spirit he utters mysteries.

¹⁵ What then is it? I will pray with the spirit, but also I will pray with the mind. I will sing praise with the spirit, but also I will sing praise with the mind. ¹⁶ Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will the one filling the place of the uninstructed say the “Amen” at your thanksgiving, since he knows not what you say?

¹⁹ But in the church, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that also I might instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

²³ But an hour is coming and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father also seeks such who worship Him. ²⁴ God is Spirit, and it behooves those worshiping Him to worship in spirit and truth.”

⁹ For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of His Son, is my witness how unceasingly I make mention of you,

⁵ But if our unrighteousness shows God’s righteousness, what shall we say? God, inflicting the wrath, is unrighteous? I speak according to man.

³¹ What then will we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

¹ Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy to God, well-pleasing, which is your reasonable service. ² And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, for you to prove what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.

¹⁹ Then what do I mean? That what is sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?

¹⁷ Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what is the Lord’s will, ¹⁸ and not to be drunk with wine in which is debauchery. Instead be filled with the Spirit, ¹⁹ speaking to each other in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, ²⁰ giving thanks at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to the God and Father.

¹⁸ through all prayer and supplication, praying in the Spirit in every season and unto this very thing, watching with all perseverance and supplication for all saints,

¹⁸ What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing each other in all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with grace in your hearts to God.

¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’

²⁰ teaching them to observe all things, whatever I commanded you. And behold, I am with you all the days, until the completion of the age.”

²⁰ And having gone forth, they preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the accompanying signs.

¹⁵ Then the Jews were marveling, saying, “How does this one know such writings, not having studied?”

²⁵ Now there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if every one should be written, I suppose not even the world itself to have space for the books to be written.

¹³ Now seeing the boldness of Peter and of John, and having understood that they are unschooled and ordinary men, they were astonished. And they recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.

⁴ I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God having been given you in Christ Jesus, ⁵ that in everything you have been enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge, ⁶ as the testimony about Christ was confirmed in you, ⁷ so as for you not to be lacking in any gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁸ who also will sustain you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴ and having given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

¹⁴ For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

²³ Therefore if the whole church gathers together in one place and all should speak in tongues, but uninstructed ones or unbelievers come in, will not they say that you are mad? ²⁴ But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or uninstructed should come in, he is convicted by all, he is examined by all,

²⁴ My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.

¹⁴ And the four living creatures kept saying, “Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped.

¹² saying, “Amen! Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and strength, to our God, to the ages of the ages! Amen.”

²⁰ The One testifying these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

⁴ The one speaking in a tongue edifies himself, but the one prophesying edifies the church.

⁶ But now brothers, if I should come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you, unless I should speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching?

⁴ I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God having been given you in Christ Jesus, ⁵ that in everything you have been enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge, ⁶ as the testimony about Christ was confirmed in you,

⁷ For who makes you any different? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if also you did receive it, why do you boast as not having received it?

²¹ In the Law it has been written: “By other tongues, and by other lips, I will speak to this people, and not even thus will they hear Me, says the Lord.” ²² So then, tongues are for a sign, not to those believing, but to the unbelieving; but prophecy is not to the unbelieving, but to the believing.

³ and said, “Truly I say to you, if you are not converted and become as the little children, you shall never enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

⁴ And answering He said, “Have you not read that the One having created from the beginning ‘made them male and female,’

¹⁵ Truly I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child shall never enter into it.”

¹⁹ For your obedience has reached to all. Therefore I rejoice over you. But I wish you to be wise to good, and innocent to evil.

⁶ But we speak wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to naught.

¹ And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as fleshly—as to infants in Christ. ² I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for not yet were you able. In fact, now you are still not able,

¹¹ When I was a child, I was speaking like a child, I was thinking like a child, I was reasoning like a child; when I became a man, I did away with the things of the child.

¹⁴ so that no longer we might be infants, being tossed by waves and being carried about by every wind of teaching in the cunning, in the craftiness of men with a view to the scheming of deceit. ¹⁵ But speaking the truth in love, we should grow up in all things into Him who is the head, Christ,

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

¹² For even by the time you ought to be teachers, you have need of one to teach you again what is the beginning of the principles of the oracles of God; and you have become those having need of milk, and not of solid food. ¹³ For everyone partaking of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

¹ Therefore, having left the beginning teaching of the Christ, we should go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and faith in God, ² instruction about baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. ³ And this we will do, if God permits.

² like newborn babies, crave pure reasonable milk, so that by it you may grow up in respect to salvation,

³⁴ Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I said you are gods’?

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those under the Law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be under judgment to God.

⁶ Now of this sound having come about, the multitude came together and was confounded, because each one was hearing them speaking the own language. ⁷ And they were amazed and were marveling, saying, “Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans? ⁸ And how do we each hear our own language in which we were born? ⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites; and those inhabiting Mesopotamia, also Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰ both Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya around Cyrene; and those visiting from Rome, ¹¹ both Jews and converts; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God!” ¹² And all were amazed, and were perplexed, saying to one another, “What wishes this to be?”

³² This Jesus God has raised up, to which we all are witnesses. ³³ Therefore having been exalted at the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He has poured out this which you are both seeing and hearing. ³⁴ For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, ³⁵ until I place Your enemies as a footstool of Your feet.”’ ³⁶ Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made Him both Lord and Christ—this Jesus whom you crucified.”

⁹ knowing this, that law is not enacted for a righteous one, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for slayers of man,

²⁰ And many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?”

¹³ But others mocking were saying, “They are full of new wine.”

²⁴ Now of him saying these things in his defense, Festus said in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! The great learning turns you to insanity!”

¹⁸ For first indeed, of you coming together in an assembly, I hear there to be divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

⁴⁷ Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and He says concerning him, “Behold, truly an Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.” ⁴⁸ Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip calling you, you being under the fig tree, I saw you.” ⁴⁹ Nathanael answered Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are King of Israel.”

²⁹ “Come, see a man who told me all things I ever did. Can it be that this is the Christ?”

³⁷ And having heard, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Men, brothers, what shall we do?”

¹⁵ But he who is spiritual judges all things, but he himself is judged by no one.

¹² For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even as far as the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrows, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. ¹³ And there is no creature hidden before Him, but all things are uncovered and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom is our reckoning.

⁸ And having seen, Simon Peter fell at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, Lord. For I am a sinful man.”

²⁸ And having seen Jesus, having cried out, he fell down before Him and said in a loud voice, “What to me and to You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore of You that You might not torment me!”

¹⁶ and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.

⁸ And when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls being full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints.

⁴ And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, the One sitting on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”

⁷ Now to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit, for the common profiting. ⁸ For truly, to one is given a word of wisdom by the Spirit, and to another a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit, ⁹ and to a different one faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, ¹⁰ and to another working of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another distinguishing of spirits, and to a different one various kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.

⁴ The one speaking in a tongue edifies himself, but the one prophesying edifies the church. ⁵ Now I desire you all to speak in tongues, but rather that you should prophesy. Now the one prophesying is greater than the one speaking in tongues, unless he should interpret, so that the church might receive edification. ⁶ But now brothers, if I should come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you, unless I should speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching?

²⁷ If anyone speaks with a tongue, let it be by two or the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.

⁴⁰ But let all things be done properly and with order.

¹⁹ Have you been thinking all along that we have been making a defense to you? We speak in Christ before God, but all things, beloved, for your edification.

¹⁰ Therefore I write these things being absent, so that being present I should not treat you with severity according to the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

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

¹⁶ from whom the whole body, being joined together and being held together by every ligament of its supply, according to the working in the measure of each individual part, the increase of the body makes for itself, to the building up of itself in love.

¹⁹ speaking to each other in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

¹¹ Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as also you are doing.

¹⁹ Do not quench the Spirit. ²⁰ Do not despise prophecies, ²¹ but test all things. Hold fast to the good.

¹ Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. ² By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ having come in the flesh is of God, ³ and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not of God, and this is that of the antichrist, which you heard that is coming, and now is already in the world.

¹⁹ Do not quench the Spirit. ²⁰ Do not despise prophecies,

¹² and, that is, to be encouraged together among you through the faith among one another, both of you and of me.

³⁵ But if they desire to learn anything, let them ask the own husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church.

⁶ But God, the One comforting the downcast, encouraged us by the coming of Titus, ⁷ and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted as to you, relating to us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so as for me to rejoice the more.

¹¹ And He gave some indeed to be apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers, ¹² toward the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ,

¹⁴ And we exhort you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient toward all.

¹⁹ But Peter and John answering, said to them, “Whether it is right before God to listen to you, rather than God, you must judge. ²⁰ For we are not able to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

¹ Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased!”

¹³ But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man, how many evils he did to Your saints in Jerusalem.

³³ Now the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.

¹⁷ On account of this I sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind of you my ways that are in Christ Jesus, as I teach everywhere in every church.

¹⁵ But if the unbeliever separates himself, let him separate himself. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called you into peace.

¹⁷ Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each, as God has called to each, so let him walk. And thus I prescribe in all the churches.

¹⁶ Now if anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

¹⁶ Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace through all, in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

²⁰ Now may the God of peace, having brought out from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, by the blood of the eternal covenant,

¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and of good fruits, impartial, sincere. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those making peace.

³ But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and the head of Christ is God.

⁵ And every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered dishonors her head; for it is one and the same with having been shaven.

⁷ For truly a man ought not to cover the head, being the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. ⁸ For man is not of woman, but woman of man. ⁹ For truly man was not created on account of the woman, but woman on account of the man. ¹⁰ Because of this, the woman ought to have authority on the head, on account of the angels.

²² wives, to the own husbands as to the Lord; ²³ for the husband is head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church, He Himself Savior of the body. ²⁴ But even as the church is subjected to Christ, so also wives to the own husbands in everything.

³³ However, you also, every individual, let each so love his wife as himself; and the wife, that she may respect the husband.

¹⁸ Wives, submit yourselves to the husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

¹¹ Let a woman learn in quietness, in all submissiveness. ¹² But I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to use authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

⁵ self-controlled, pure, keepers at home, kind, being subject to the own husbands, so that the word of God should not be maligned.

¹ Likewise wives, be subject to the own husbands so that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without word by the conduct of the wives, ² having witnessed your respectful, pure conduct, ³ whose adorning let not be the external, of braiding of hair and putting around of gold, or putting on of garments, ⁴ but the hidden man of the heart, in the imperishable of the gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth before God. ⁵ For in this way formerly, the holy women also hoping in God used to adorn themselves, being subject to the own husbands, ⁶ as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, of whom you have become children, doing good and not fearing any consternation.

⁶ For if a woman does not cover her head, also let her be shorn. And if it is disgraceful to a woman to be shorn or to be shaven, let her cover her head.

¹⁴ Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him,

³⁴ let the women be silent in the churches. For it is not allowed to them to speak, but to be in submission, as the Law also says.

¹² For it is shameful even to mention the things being done by them in secret.

²⁵ Husbands, love the wives just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, ²⁶ so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water by the word, ²⁷ so that He might present to Himself the church in glory, not having spot or wrinkle or any of the such things, but that it would be holy and blameless.

⁷ Husbands do likewise, dwelling with them according to knowledge, as with a weaker vessel, with the female, rendering honor as joint-heirs also of the grace of life, so as for your prayers not to be hindered.

¹ Now there were prophets and teachers in Antioch in the church being there, both Barnabas and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ² Now as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart then to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” ³ Then having fasted and having prayed and having laid the hands on them, they sent them off.

³⁵ But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming the good news, the word of the Lord, with many others also. ³⁶ Now after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, “Indeed, having turned back, let us look after the brothers, how they are, in every city in which we have announced the word of the Lord.”

⁹ And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: A certain man of Macedonia was standing and beseeching him and saying, “Having passed over into Macedonia, help us.” ¹⁰ Now when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go forth to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

¹ And having passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

¹⁰ And the brothers sent away both Paul and Silas immediately by night to Berea, who having arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews. ¹¹ Now these, who were more noble than those in Thessalonica, received the word with all readiness, on every day examining the Scriptures, whether these things were so.

¹⁵ Now those escorting Paul brought him unto Athens, and having received a command unto Silas and Timothy that as quickly as possible they should come to him, they departed.

¹ And after these things, having departed from Athens, he came to Corinth. ² And having found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, and Priscilla his wife, recently having come from Italy because of Claudius having commanded all the Jews to depart out of Rome, he came to them, ³ and because of being of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked. For they were tentmakers by the trade. ⁴ And he was reasoning in the synagogue on every Sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks. ⁵ Now when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, earnestly testifying to the Jews Jesus to be the Christ. ⁶ But of them opposing and reviling him, having shaken out the garments, he said to them, “Your blood be upon your head; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” ⁷ And having departed from there, he came to the house of a certain one named Titius Justus, worshiping God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue. ⁸ And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, with his all household. And many of the Corinthians hearing believed and were baptized. ⁹ Now the Lord said to Paul through a vision in the night, “Do not fear, but continue speaking, and do not be silent, ¹⁰ because I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to harm you, because there are many people to me in this city.” ¹¹ And he remained a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. ¹² But Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and led him to the judgment seat, ¹³ saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the Law.” ¹⁴ Now Paul being about to open the mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it was some unrighteousness or wicked crime, O Jews, according to reason I would have endured with you. ¹⁵ But if it is a question about a word, and names, and in reference to your law, you will see to it yourselves. I resolve not to be a judge of these things.” ¹⁶ And he drove them from the judgment seat. ¹⁷ Then all of them, having seized Sosthenes the ruler of the synagogue, began to beat him before the judgment seat. And it mattered nothing to Gallio about these things.

¹³ But we will not boast into the things beyond measure, but according to the measure of the area that God has assigned to us, a measure to reach also as far as you. ¹⁴ For we are not overextending ourselves, as not reaching to you. For we came also as far as you in the gospel of Christ, ¹⁵ not boasting to the things beyond measure in others’ labors, but having hope of your faith increasing, to be enlarged to abundance among you according to our area, ¹⁶ so as to preach the gospel beyond you, not to boast in things already in another’s area.

⁸ For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and in Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God has gone abroad, so as for us to have no need to say anything.

¹⁶ The one hearing you hears Me; and the one rejecting you rejects Me; and the one rejecting Me rejects the One having sent Me.”

³ For through the grace having been given to me, I say to everyone being among you, not to be high-minded above what it behooves you to think, but to think so as to be sober-minded, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

²⁵ Now concerning virgins, I do not have a commandment of the Lord, but I give judgment as having received mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

⁴⁰ But she is more blessed if she should remain in the same manner, according to my judgment; and I think myself also to have the Spirit of God.

² If anyone thinks to have known anything, not yet does he know as it is necessary to know.

¹ If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become a sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

⁷ You are looking at things according to appearance. If anyone is persuaded in himself to be of Christ, let him reckon this within himself again, that as he is of Christ, so also are we.

¹² For we dare not to classify or to compare ourselves with some commending themselves. But these, measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves with themselves, do not understand.

⁴ For if indeed the one coming proclaims another Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or you receive a different spirit whom you did not receive, or a different gospel which you did not accept, you are bearing with it well.

¹² But what I do, I will continue doing, so that I might cut off the opportunity of those desiring an opportunity that they might be found as also we in what they are boasting. ¹³ For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. ¹⁵ Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.

⁸ For the one sowing to his own flesh, from the flesh will reap decay. But the one sowing to the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

¹ Finally then, brothers, we implore and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that just as you have received from us in what manner it behooves you to walk and to please God, just as even you walk now, so you should abound more. ² For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. ³ For this is the will of God, your sanctification: You are to abstain from sexual immorality; ⁴ each of you to know how to win mastery over his own vessel in holiness and honor, ⁵ not in the passion of lust, as also the Gentiles, not knowing God; ⁶ not to go beyond and to overreach his brother in the matter, because the Lord is avenging concerning all these things, just as also we told you before and thoroughly warned. ⁷ For God has not called us to impurity, but into holiness. ⁸ So then, the one rejecting this does not disregard man but God, the One also giving His Holy Spirit to you.

² to be mindful of the words having been spoken beforehand by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,

⁶ We are of God. The one knowing God listens to us. He who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

¹⁷ But you, beloved, remember the words having been spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁶ Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the pigs, lest they shall trample upon them with their feet, and having turned, tear you to pieces.

¹⁴ Leave them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

³ If anyone teaches another doctrine and does not draw near, being sound in the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching according to godliness, ⁴ he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but unhealthy about controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, slander, evil suspicions, ⁵ and constant frictions among men corrupted in mind and destitute of the truth, holding godliness to be a means of gain.

³ For there will be a time when they will not endure sound teaching, but according to the own desires, having an itching ear, they will gather around them teachers to suit themselves, ⁴ and indeed they will turn away from hearing the truth, and will be turned aside unto myths.

¹¹ The one being unrighteous, let him be unrighteous still; and he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he who is righteous, let him practice righteousness still; and he who is holy, let him be holy still.” ¹² “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to each as is his work.

¹³ We should walk properly, as in daytime; not in reveling and drinking, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in dissension and jealousy.

³⁴ If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you might not come together for judgment; and I will set in order the other things as soon as I might come.

²⁶ What then is it, brothers? When you may come together, each has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. ²⁷ If anyone speaks with a tongue, let it be by two or the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. ²⁸ But if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God. ²⁹ And let two or three prophets speak, and let the others discern. ³⁰ But if a revelation should be made to another sitting by, let the first be silent. ³¹ For you are all able to prophesy one by one, so that all may learn, and all may be exhorted. ³² And the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. ³³ For He is not the God of disorder, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

⁵ Truly indeed, if I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

⁵ On account of this I left you in Crete, that you might set in order the things lacking and might appoint elders in every town, as I directed you,