1 John 3 Cross References - Bishops

¹ Beholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs, that we shoulde be called the sonnes of god: For this cause the worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not hym ² Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, and yet it doth not appeare what we shalbe: But we knowe that when he shall appeare, we shalbe lyke hym, for we shall see hym as he is ³ And euery man that hath this hope in hym, purgeth hym selfe, euen as he also is pure ⁴ Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the lawe: for sinne is the transgression of the lawe ⁵ And ye know that he appeared to take away our sinnes, & in hym is no sinne ⁶ As many as byde in hym, sinne not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither knowen hym ⁷ Babes, let no man deceaue you: He that doeth righteousnes, is ryghteous, euen as he is righteous ⁸ He that committeth sinne, is of the deuyll: for the deuyll sinneth sence the beginning. For this purpose appeared the sonne of God, to loose the workes of the deuyll ⁹ Whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: for his seede remayneth in him, and he can not sinne, because he is borne of God ¹⁰ In this are ye children of God knowe, and the chyldren of the deuyll: Whosoeuer doth not ryghteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother ¹¹ For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng, that ye shoulde loue one another ¹² Not as Cain, which was of that wicked, and slewe his brother: And wherfore slewe he hym? Because his owne workes were euyll, and his brothers good ¹³ Maruayle not my brethren though the worlde hate you ¹⁴ We knowe, that we are translated from death vnto lyfe, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abideth in death ¹⁵ Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslear: And ye knowe that no manslear, hath eternall life abidyng in hym ¹⁶ Hereby perceaue we loue, because he layde downe his lyfe for vs, & we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren ¹⁷ But who so hath this worldes good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shutteth vp his compassion from hym: howe dwelleth the loue of God in hym ¹⁸ My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie ¹⁹ Hereby we knowe that we are of the trueth, and shall assure our heartes before hym ²⁰ For yf our heart condempne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all thynges ²¹ Dearely beloued, yf our heart condempne vs not, then haue we boldnesse towarde God ²² And whatsoeuer we aske, we receaue of hym, because we kepe his commaundementes, and do those thynges which are pleasyng in his syght ²³ And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement ²⁴ And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs, euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs

¹⁵ I wyll also put enmitie betweene thee & the woman, betweene thy seede and her seede: and it shall treade downe thy head, and thou shalt treade vpon his heele

⁴ Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheepe, & of the fatte thereof: and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his oblation ⁵ But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated ⁶ And the Lorde saide vnto Cain: why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenaunce abated ⁷ If thou do well, shalt thou not receaue? and yf thou doest not well, lyeth not thy sinne at the doores? Also vnto thee shall his desire be, and thou shalt haue dominion ouer hym ⁸ And Cain talked with Habel his brother: and it came to passe when they were in the fielde, Cain rose vp agaynst Habel his brother, & slewe him ⁹ And the Lorde said vnto Cain: where is Habel thy brother? Which sayde I wote not: Am I my brothers keper ¹⁰ And he sayde: What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde ¹¹ And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande ¹² If thou tyll the grounde, she shall not yeelde vnto thee her strength. A fugitiue and a vacabound shalt thou be in the earth ¹³ And Cain sayde vnto the Lord: My iniquitie is more then that it may be forgeuen ¹⁴ Beholde, thou hast cast me out this day from the vpper face of the earth, & from thy face shall I be hyd, fugitiue also and a vacabounde shall I be in the earth: and it shall come to passe, that euery one that fyndeth me shal slay me ¹⁵ And the Lorde said vnto him: Uerely whosoeuer slayeth Cain, he shalbe punished seuen folde. And the Lorde set a marke vpon Cain, lest any man fyndyng hym shoulde kyll hym

²⁵ Adam knewe his wyfe agayne, and she bare a sonne, and called his name Seth: For God [sayde she] hath appoynted me another seede in steade of Habel whom Cain slewe

⁴¹ And Esau hated Iacob, because of the blessyng that his father blessed hym withall. And Esau sayde in his heart: The dayes of sorowyng for my father are at hande, then wyll I slaye my brother Iacob

²¹ And the Lorde sayd: Beholde, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stande vpon a rocke

¹⁶ Thou shalt not go vp and downe with tales among thy people, neither shalt thou stande agaynst the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lorde ¹⁷ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thyne heart, but shalt in any wyse rebuke thy neighbour, & suffer not sinne vpon hym ¹⁸ Thou shalt not auenge nor wayte to do displeasure agaynst the chyldren of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour euen as thy selfe: I am the Lorde

³¹ Because he hath despised the worde of the Lorde, and hath broken his commaundement, that soule therefore shalbe vtterly cut of, and his sinne shalbe vppon hym

⁷ If one of thy brethren among you be poore within any of thy gates in thy lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee: thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut to thine hande from thy poore brother ⁸ But thou shalt open thine hande vnto hym, and lende hym sufficient for his neede which he hath ⁹ Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, that thou wouldest say, the seuenth yere, the yere of freedome is at hande: and therfore it greeueth thee to loke on thy poore brother, and geuest hym naught, and he then crye vnto the Lorde agaynst thee, and it be sinne vnto thee ¹⁰ Thou shalt geue hym, and let it not greeue thine heart to geue vnto hym: Because that for this thyng the Lorde thy God shall blesse thee in all thy workes, and in all that thou puttest thine hande to ¹¹ The lande shall neuer be without poore: and therfore I comaunde thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hande vnto thy brother that is needy & poore in thy lande

¹⁵ The Lorde thy God wyll stirre vp vnto thee a prophete among you, euen of thy brethren like vnto me, vnto hym ye shall hearken ¹⁶ Accordyng to all that thou desiredst of the Lorde thy God in Horeb in the day of the assemblie, when thou saydest: Let me heare the voyce of my Lorde God no more, nor see this great fire any more, that I dye not ¹⁷ And the Lorde sayde vnto me: They haue well spoken ¹⁸ I wyll raise them vp a prophete from among their brethren lyke vnto thee, and wyll put my wordes in his mouth, and he shall speake vnto them all that I shall commaunde hym ¹⁹ And whosoeuer wyll not hearken vnto my wordes, which he shall speake in my name, I wyll require it of hym

²⁴ And Saul sayde vnto Samuel, I haue sinned: For I haue gone farther then the saying of the Lorde and thy wordes, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voyce

¹⁴ And Dauid behaued him selfe wisely in all his wayes, and the Lorde was with him ¹⁵ Wherefore when Saul sawe that he was so exceeding wise, he was afrayde of him

⁴ And Ionathan spake good of Dauid vnto Saul his father, and sayde vnto him: Let not the king sinne against his seruaunt, against Dauid: for he hath not sinned against thee, and his workes haue ben to theewarde very good ⁵ For he dyd put his life in his hande, and slue the Philistine, and the Lorde brought to passe a great health for all Israel: Thou sawest it, and thou reioycedst: Wherfore then wilt thou sinne against innocent blood, and slay Dauid without a cause

¹⁴ Ahimelech aunswered the king, and sayde: Who is so faithfull among all thy seruauntes, as Dauid, and therto the kinges sonne in lawe: and goeth at thy bidding, and is had in honour in thyne house ¹⁵ Haue I this day begun first to aske councell of God for him? That be farre from me: Let not the king impute any thing vnto his seruaut, nor to all ye house of my father: For thy seruaunt knewe nothing of all this, either lesse or more ¹⁶ The king sayde, Thou shalt surely die Ahimelech, thou, & al thy fathers house

¹⁹ And this was yet a small thing in thy sight O Lorde God: but thou hast spoken also of thy seruauntes house for a great whyle: but doth this appertayne to man, O Lorde God

²² And Absalom sayde vnto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: Howbeit, Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Thamar ²³ And after the tyme of two yeres, Absalom had sheepe shearers in the playne of Hazor beside Ephraim, & bade all the kinges sonnes ²⁴ And came to the king, and saide: Beholde, thy seruaunt hath sheepe shearers, I pray thee that the king with his seruauntes come to thy seruaunt ²⁵ The king aunswered Absalom: Nay my sonne, I pray thee let vs not go all, lest we be chargeable vnto thee. And Absalom laye sore vpon him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him ²⁶ Then saide Absalom: but I pray thee shall not my brother Amnon go with vs? And the king aunswered him: what needeth it that he go with thee ²⁷ But Absalom made such instaunce, that he let Amnon & all the kinges children go with him ²⁸ Now had Absalom commaunded his young men, saying: Marke when Amnons heart is mery with wine, and when I bid you smyte Amnon: then kil him, and feare not: haue not I bidden you? be bolde therfore, & play the men

⁴⁷ Yet if they turne againe vnto their heartes in the lande of them that caryed them away captiues, & returne and pray vnto thee in the lande of their enemies, saying, we haue sinned, we haue done wickely, and haue committed vngodlynesse

¹³ So Saul dyed for his trespasse that he trespassed against the Lorde, in that he kept not the word of the Lorde, and in that he sought and asked counsaile of a woman that wrought with a spirite

²⁰ And the spirite of God came vpon Zacharia the sonne of Iehoiada the priest, which stoode by the people, and sayd vnto them, thus sayth God: Why transgresse ye the commaundementes of the Lorde, that ye can not prosper? For because ye haue forsaken the Lord, he also hath forsaken you

²⁶ And though after my skinne the [wormes] destroy this body, yet shall I see God in my fleshe

²⁸ But ye saide, why is he persecuted? and there was a deepe matter in me

²⁶ Then shalt thou haue thy delite in the almightie, and lift vp thy face vnto God

⁶ My righteous dealing kepe I fast, which I will not forsake: my heart shal not reproue me of my dayes

¹² Behold, in this hast thou not done right, I wil make aunswere vnto thee, that God is greater then man

¹² Kisse ye the sonne lest that he be angrye, and [so] ye perishe [from] the way, if his wrath be neuer so litle kindled: blessed are all they that put their trust in hym

³ O God my Lord, if I haue done any such thing: or if there be any wickednesse in my handes ⁴ If I haue done euyll vnto hym that had peace with me: and [if] I haue [not] deliuered hym that is without a cause myne aduersarie ⁵ [Then] let myne enemie persecute my soule and take me: yea, let hym put me to death, and lay myne honour in the dust. Selah

¹⁷ O God, thou hast hearde the desire of the afflicted: [and] thou wylt settle their heart

³ But all my delyght is [to do good] vnto the saintes that are in the earth: and vnto such as excell in vertue

¹¹ Thou wylt cause me to knowe the path of lyfe: in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioy, and at thy right hand there be pleasures for euermore

¹⁵ But as for me, I will beholde thy face in ryghteousnesse: I shalbe satisfied when I awake vp after thy lykenesse

¹⁹ Howe plentifull is thy goodnes which thou hast layde vp for them that feare thee? [and whiche] thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee before the sonnes of men

⁴ Carefully I sought God, & he hearde me: yea he deliuered me out of all my feare

¹⁵ The eyes of God [are] ouer the righteous: and his eares [are open] vnto their prayers ¹⁶ The countenaunce of God is against them that do euill: to roote out the remembraunce of them from of the earth ¹⁷ The righteous crye, and God heareth them: and deliuereth them out of all their troubles

⁷ How excellent is thy mercy O Lord: therefore the chyldren of men shall put their trust vnder the shadowe of thy winges ⁸ They shalbe satisfied with the plenteousnesse of thy house: and thou shalt geue them drinke out of the riuer of thy delicates ⁹ For with thee is the fountaine of lyfe: and in thy light shall we see light

¹² The vngodly busieth his head [all] against the iust: and gnasheth vpon him with his teeth

²⁰ They also that rewarde euyl for good are agaynst me: because I folowe the thyng that is good

²⁰ (44:19a) If we had forgotten the name of our Lorde, and holden vp our handes to any straunge god ²¹ (44:19b) woulde not God searche it out? for he knoweth the very secretes of the heart

⁷ Thou hast loued iustice and hated vngodlynesse: wherfore the Lorde euen thy Lorde hath annoynted thee with the oyle of gladnesse more then thy felowes

¹⁵ And call vpon me in the tyme of trouble: I wyll heare thee, and thou shalt glorifie me

¹⁸ (66:16a) If I had inclined vnto wickednes in my heart, the Lorde woulde not haue hearde me ¹⁹ (66:16b) but the Lorde hath hearde me, & considered the voyce of my prayer

¹ O God geue vnto the kyng thy iudgementes: and thy ryghteousnesse vnto the kynges sonne ² [Then] he wyll iudge thy people accordyng vnto iustice: and thy afflicted accordyng to equitie ³ The mountaynes also and hylles: shall bryng peace to the people by the meanes of ryghteousnesse ⁴ He wyll iudge the afflicted amongst the people: he wyll saue the children of the poore, and subdue the oppressour ⁵ They wyll feare thee as long as the sunne and moone shyneth: from one generation to another ⁶ He wyll come downe lyke the rayne into a fleece of wooll: euen as the droppes that water the earth ⁷ In his dayes the ryghteous wyll florishe: and there shalbe aboundaunce of peace so long as the moone endureth

¹ I wyll sing alwayes of the mercy of God: with my mouth I wyll make knowen thy trueth from one generation to another 2 For I sayde, mercy shall for euer endure: thou hast established thy trueth in the heauens

⁸ Thou hast set our misdeedes before thee: and our sinnes wherof we be not priuie, in the lyght of thy countenaunce

² I wyll endeuour my selfe to be fully instructed in the way of perfectnesse: when thou wylt come vnto me, I wil go vp and downe in the middest of my house in the perfectnesse of my heart

³ Blessed are they that kepe iudgement: and do iustice at all times

¹ O God thou hast searched me to the quicke: and thou hast knowen me ² Thou knowest my downe sitting & myne vprising: thou vnderstandest my thoughtes long before they be ³ Thou compassest about my path, and my iourney into all coastes: and thou vsest all my wayes ⁴ For there is not a word in my tongue: but beholde thou O Lorde knowest it altogether

¹⁸ God is nye vnto all them that call vpon hym: vnto all such as call vpon hym in trueth ¹⁹ He wyll fulfyll the desire of them that feare hym: he will also heare their crye, and he wyll saue them

¹⁰ A ryghteous man regardeth the lyfe of his cattell: but the vngodly haue cruell heartes

²⁹ The Lorde is farre from the vngodly: but he heareth the prayer of the ryghteous

¹⁷ He that hath pitie vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and looke what he layeth out, it shalbe payde hym agayne

¹⁶ The man that wandereth out of the way of wysdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead

²⁴ An enemie wyll dissemble with his lippes, and layeth vp deceipt in his heart ²⁵ But when he speaketh fayre, beleue hym not: for there are seuen abhominations in his heart ²⁶ Hatred maye be couered by deceipt: but the malice therof shalbe shewed before the whole congregation

⁹ He that turneth away his eare from hearing the lawe, his prayer shalbe abhominable

¹⁰ The bloodthirstie hate the righteous: but the iust seeke his soule

²⁷ The righteous abhorreth the vngodlye: and the wicked hateth hym that is in the ryght way

⁸ If thou seest the poore to be oppressed, and wrongfully dealt withall, so that equitie and right of the lawe is wrested in the lande, maruayle not thou at such a thyng: for he that is higher then the hyghest regardeth, and there be hygher then they

¹⁵ When you holde out your handes, I wyll turne myne eyes from you: and though ye make many prayers, yet I wyll heare nothyng at all, seyng your handes are full of blood

¹ In that day the Lord with his sore, great, and mightie sworde, shall visite Leuiathan the fugitiue serpent, euen Leuiathan that crooked serpent, and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea

¹⁷ And the worke of righteousnesse shalbe peace, and her fruite rest and quietnesse for euer

⁴ Howbeit, he only hath taken on him our infirmitie, and borne our paynes: Yet we dyd iudge hym as though he were plagued, and cast downe of God ⁵ Wheras he [notwithstandyng] was wounded for our offences, and smitten for our wickednesse: for the payne of our punishment was layde vpon hym, and with his stripes are we healed ⁶ As for vs we are all gone astray lyke sheepe, euery one hath turned his owne way: but the Lord hath throwen vpon hym all our sinnes ⁷ He suffered violence, and was euyll intreated, and dyd not open his mouth: He shalbe led as a sheepe to be slayne, yet shall he be as styll as a lambe before the shearer, and not open his mouth ⁸ From the prison and iudgement was he taken, and his generation who can declare? for he was cut of from the grounde of the lyuyng, which punishment dyd go vpon hym for the transgression of my people

⁸ From the prison and iudgement was he taken, and his generation who can declare? for he was cut of from the grounde of the lyuyng, which punishment dyd go vpon hym for the transgression of my people ⁹ His graue was geuen hym with the condempned, and with the riche man at his death, wheras he did neuer violence nor vnright, neither hath there ben any disceiptfulnesse in his mouth ¹⁰ Yet hath it pleased the Lord to smite hym with infirmitie, that when he had made his soule an offeryng for sinne, he might see long lastyng seede: and this deuice of the Lorde shall prosper in his hande ¹¹ Of the trauayle and labour of his soule, shall he see the fruite & be satisfied: My righteous seruaunt shall with his knowledge iustifie the multitude, for he shall beare their sinnes ¹² Therfore wyll I geue hym among the great ones his part, and he shall deuide the spoyle with the mightie, because he geueth ouer his soule to death, and is reckened among the transgressours: which neuerthelesse hath taken away the sinnes of the multitude, and made intercession for the misdoers

⁶ Seke the Lorde whyle he may be founde, and call vpon hym whyle he is nye ⁷ Let the vngodly man forsake his owne wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and turne agayne vnto the Lorde, so shall he be mercifull vnto hym: and to our God, for he is very redy to forgeue

⁵ Unto them wyll I geue in my householde and within my walles, a better heritage and name then yf they had ben called sonnes and daughters: I wyll geue them an euerlastyng name that shall not perishe

⁷ To deale thy bread to the hungrie, and to bring the poore wandering home into thy house? when thou seest the naked that thou couer hym, and hide not thy selfe from thy neighbour, and despise not thyne owne fleshe ⁸ Then shall thy light breake foorth as the morning, and thy health florishe right shortly: righteousnesse shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lorde shall embrace thee ⁹ Then if thou callest, the Lorde shall aunswere thee, if thou cryest, he shall say, here I am: yea if thou layest away from thee thy burthens, and holdest thy fingers, and ceassest from vngracious talking ¹⁰ If thou hast compassion vpon the hungrie, and refreshest the troubled soule: then shall thy light spring out in the darknesse, and thy darknesse shalbe as the noone day

¹⁹ I haue thought thus: howe shall I take thee to be my children, and geue a pleasaunt lande for thine heritage, yea and a goodly hoast of the heathen? And I sayd, Call me father, and shrincke not from me

¹⁰ Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the heart, & trye the raynes, and rewarde euery man accordyng to his wayes, and accordyng to the fruite of his workes

²⁴ May any man hide him selfe so, that I shall not see hym saith the Lorde? do not I fulfill heauen and earth saith the Lorde

¹² Ye shall crye vnto me, ye shall go and call vpon me, and I wyll heare you ¹³ Ye shall seke me and fynde me, yea yf so be that you seke me with your whole heart

³ Crye vnto me, and I wyll aunswere, and shewe thee great and hye thinges whiche were vnknowen vnto thee

⁵ But if a man be iust, and do that which is lawfull and right ⁶ He hath not eaten vpon the hilles, he hath not lift his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbours wyfe, neither hath come neare a woman remoued ⁷ Neither hath oppressed any man, but hath restored to the detter his pledge: he that hath not spoyled any by violence, hath geuen his bread to the hungry, and hath clothed the naked ⁸ And hath not geuen foorth vpon vsurie, neither taken any encrease, he hath withdrawne his hande from iniquitie, and hath executed true iudgement betweene man and man ⁹ And hath walked in my statutes, and kept my iudgementes to deale truely: this is a righteous man, he shall surely liue, saith the Lorde God

³¹ They come vnto thee as the people vseth to come, and my people syt before thee, and heare thy wordes, but they do not therafter: for in their mouthes they make a iest of them, and their heart goeth after their couetousnes

¹¹ Yea all Israel haue transgressed and gone backe from thy lawe, so that they haue not hearkened vnto thy voyce: wherefore the curse and oth that is written in the lawe of Moyses the seruaunt of God, against whom we haue offended, is poured vpon vs

¹⁰ Yet the number of the chyldren of Israel shalbe as the sand of the sea, which can neither be measured nor tolde: and in the place where it was sayde vnto them, Ye are not my people: it shall be saide vnto them, Ye are the chyldren of the liuing God

² Take these wordes with you, whe ye turne to the Lorde, and say vnto him, O forgeue vs all our sinnes, receaue vs graciously, and then wyll we offer the Calues of our lippes vnto thee

² But who may abyde the day of his comming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is lyke a purging fire, and lyke fullers sope

²¹ She shall bryng foorth a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iesus: for he shall saue his people from their sinnes

⁸ Blessed (are) the pure in heart: for they shall see God

²⁰ For I say vnto you: except your righteousnes, excede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen ²¹ Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde to them of the olde tyme, thou shalt not kyll: who so euer kylleth, shalbe in daunger of iudgement ²² But I say vnto you, that who so euer is angry with his brother, vnaduisedly, shalbe in daunger of iudgement. And who so euer shall say vnto his brother, racha, shalbe in daunger of a councell: But, whosoeuer shall saye (thou) foole, shalbe in daunger of hell fire

²⁸ But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer loketh on a woman, to luste after her, hath committed adultry with her alredy, in his heart

⁴⁸ Ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father, which is in heauen, is perfecte

⁷ Aske, and it shalbe geuen you: seke, and ye shall fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you ⁸ For he that asketh, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym that knocketh, it shalbe opened

¹⁸ A good tree, can not bryng foorth bad fruite: neither can a bad tree, bryng foorth good fruite

²⁴ Therfore, whosoeuer heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth the same, I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man, which buylt his house vpon a rocke ²⁵ And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not, because it was grounded on a rocke

²² And ye shalbe hated of all men, for my names sake: but he that endureth to the ende, shalbe saued

¹⁹ When one heareth the worde of the kyngdome, and vnderstandeth it not, then commeth that euyll, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: this is he, which receaued seede by the way syde

³⁸ The fielde, is the worlde: & the good seede, they are the childre of ye kingdom: the tares, are the chyldren of ye wicked

⁵ Whyle he yet spake, beholde, a bryght cloude shadowed them: And beholde, [there came] a voyce out of the cloude, which sayde, this is my beloued sonne in whom I am well pleased, heare hym

²⁸ Euen as the sonne of man came, not to be ministred vnto, but to minister, and to geue his lyfe a raunsome for many

²² And all thynges, whatsoeuer ye aske in prayer, beleuyng, ye shall receaue them

³⁹ And the seconde is lyke vnto this. Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe

³⁵ That vpon you may come all the ryghteous blood, which hath ben shed vpon the earth, from the blood of ryghteous Abel, vnto the blood of Zacharias, sonne of Barachias, whom ye slewe betwene the temple & the aulter

⁹ Then shall they put you to trouble, and shall kyll you, and ye shalbe hated of all nations for my names sake

⁴⁰ And the kyng shall aunswere, and say vnto them: Ueryly I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethren, ye haue done [it] vnto me ⁴¹ Then shall he saye vnto them on the left hande: Depart from me ye cursed into euerlasting fire, which is prepared for the deuyll and his angels ⁴² For I was an hungred, and ye gaue me no meate: I was thirstie, and ye gaue me no drynke ⁴³ I was harbourlesse, and ye toke me not in: I was naked, and ye clothed me not: I was sicke, and in prison, and ye visited me not ⁴⁴ Then shall they also aunswere hym, saying: Lorde, when sawe we thee an hungred, or a thirste, or harbourlesse, or naked, or sicke, or in pryson, and did not minister vnto thee ⁴⁵ Then shall he aunswere them, saying: Ueryly I say vnto you, in as much as ye dyd it not to one of the least of these, ye dyd it not to me

²³ The deputie sayde: What euyll hath he done? But they cryed the more, saying: let hym be crucified

²⁴ Saying: Alas, what haue we [to do] with thee, thou Iesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy vs? I knowe thee what thou art, euen that holy one of God

¹⁹ Therefore Herodias layde wayte for hym, and woulde haue kylled hym: but she coulde not

⁷ And there was a cloude that shadowed them: and a voyce came out of the cloude, saying, This is my beloued sonne, heare hym

²⁴ Therfore I say vnto you, what thynges so euer ye desyre when ye pray, beleue that ye receaue [them,] & ye shall haue [them]

¹³ And ye shalbe hated of all men for my names sake: But who so endureth vnto the ende, the same shalbe safe

⁷⁵ All the dayes of our life, in [such] holynesse and righteousnes [as are accepted] before hym

¹¹ He aunswereth, and sayth vnto them: He that hath two coates, let him part with hym that hath none: and he that hath meate, let hym do lykewyse

²² Blessed shall ye be when men hate you, & seperate you [from their companie] and raile on you, & put out your names as an euyll thyng, for the sonne of mans sake

³⁵ But loue ye your enemies, & do good, and lende, lokyng for nothyng agayne: and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde, & to the euyll ³⁶ Be ye therfore mercifull, as your father also is mercifull

¹⁸ And he said vnto them: I sawe Satan as it had ben lyghtnyng, fallyng downe from heauen

⁹ And I say vnto you, aske, and it shalbe geuen you, seke, and ye shall fynde, knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you ¹⁰ For euery one that asketh, receaueth, and he that seketh, fyndeth, and vnto hym that knocketh, shall it be opened ¹¹ If the sonne shall aske breade, of any of you that is a father, wyll he geue him a stone? Or yf he aske fisshe, wyll he for fisshe geue hym a serpent ¹² Or yf he aske an egge, wyll he offer hym a scorpion ¹³ If ye then, being euyll, can geue good gyftes vnto your chyldren, howe muche more shall your father of heauen geue the holy spirite, to them that desire [it] of hym

⁵¹ From the blood of Abel, vnto ye blood of Zacharie, whiche perished betwene the aulter & the temple: Ueryly I saye vnto you, it shalbe required of this nation

²⁴ For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue agayne, he was lost, and is founde. And they began to be mery

³² It was meete that we shoulde make mery and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alyue agayne: and was lost, and is founde

¹⁷ And hated shal ye be of all men for my names sake

⁴¹ We are righteously [punished] for we receaue according to our deedes: But this man hath done nothing amisse

⁴⁷ When the Centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying: Ueryly this was a righteous man

¹² But as many as receaued hym, to them gaue he power to be the sonnes of God, euen them that beleued on his name ¹³ Which were borne, not of blood, nor of the wyll of the fleshe, nor yet of the wyll of man, but of God

²⁹ The next day, Iohn seeth Iesus comming vnto hym, and saith, beholde the lambe of God, which taketh away the sinne of the worlde

³¹ And I knewe hym not: but that he shoulde be declared to Israel, therfore am I come, baptizing with water

²⁴ But Iesus dyd not commit hym selfe vnto them, because he knewe all men ²⁵ And neded not, that any shoulde testifie of man: For he knewe what was in man

³ Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto hym: Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto thee, except a man be borne agayne, he can not see the kyngdome of God

⁷ Maruayle not thou that I sayde to thee, ye must be borne agayne

¹⁶ For God so loued the worlde, that he gaue his only begotten sonne, that whosoeuer beleueth in hym, shoulde not perishe, but haue euerlastyng lyfe

¹⁴ But whosoeuer drynketh of the water that I shall geue hym, shall neuer be more a thyrst: but the water that I shall geue him, shalbe in him a well of water, spryngyng vp into euerlastyng lyfe

²⁴ Ueryly veryly I say vnto you, he that heareth my worde, and beleueth on him that sent me, hath euerlastyng lyfe, and shall not come into dampnation, but is escaped from death vnto lyfe

²⁹ Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto them: This is the worke of God, that ye beleue on hym whom he hath sent

⁵⁴ Who so eateth my fleshe, and drinketh my blood, hath eternall lyfe, and I wyl rayse hym vp at the last day ⁵⁵ For my fleshe is meate in deede, and my blood is drynke in deede ⁵⁶ He that eateth my fleshe, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, & I in hym

⁷ The worlde can not hate you, but me it hateth, because I testifie of it, that the workes therof are euyll

⁹ And when they hearde this, beyng accused of their owne consciences, they went out one by one, begynnyng at the eldest, euen vnto the last: and Iesus was left alone, & the woman standyng in the myddes

²⁹ And he that sent me, is with me. The father hath not left me alone: For I do alwayes those thynges that please him

⁴⁴ Ye are of your father the deuyll, and the lustes of your father wyll ye do. He was a murtherer from the begynnyng, and abode not in the trueth: because there is no trueth in hym. When he speaketh a lye, he speaketh of his owne: For he is a lyer, and the father of the same thyng

⁴⁶ Which of you rebuketh me of sinne? Yf I say the trueth, why do not ye beleue me ⁴⁷ He that is of god, heareth gods wordes. Ye therfore heare the not, because ye are not of God

³¹ For we be sure, that God heareth not sinners: But yf any man be a worshipper of God, and obedient vnto his wyll, hym heareth he

¹⁵ As the father knoweth me, euen so, knowe I also the father: And I geue my lyfe for the sheepe

²⁹ My father which gaue them me, is greater then all: and no man is able to take them out of my fathers hande ³⁰ I and my father are one

³² Iesus aunswered them, Many good workes haue I shewed you from my father: for which of the do ye stone me

³¹ Nowe is the iudgement of this worlde: Nowe shall the prince of this worlde be cast out

³⁴ A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another

³⁴ A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another ³⁵ By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another

³⁵ By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples, yf ye haue loue one to another

¹ And he sayde vnto his disciples, Let not your hearte be troubled: Ye beleue in god, beleue also in me

¹³ And whatsoeuer ye aske in my name, that wyll I do, that the father may be glorified in the sonne

²¹ He that hath my commaundementes, and kepeth them, the same is he that loueth me: And he that loueth me, shalbe loued of my father, and I wyll loue him, and wyll shew myne owne selfe to hym ²² Iudas sayth vnto hym, not [Iudas] Iscariot: Lorde, what is done, that thou wylt shewe thy selfe vnto vs, and not vnto the worlde ²³ Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto hym: If a man loue me, he wyll kepe my sayinges: and my father wyll loue hym, and we wyll come vnto hym, and dwell with hym

³⁰ Hereafter wyll I not talke many wordes vnto you: For the prince of this worlde cometh, and hath nought in me

⁴ Byde in me, and I in you. As the braunche can not beare fruite of it selfe, except it byde in the vine: no more can ye, except ye abyde in me ⁵ I am the vine, ye are the braunches. He that abydeth in me, and I in hym, the same bryngeth foorth much fruite: For without me can ye do nothyng ⁶ Yf a man byde not in me, he is cast foorth as a braunch, and withereth, and men gather them, and cast them into the fyre, and they burne ⁷ Yf ye byde in me, and my wordes abyde in you, aske what ye wyll, and it shalbe done for you

⁷ Yf ye byde in me, and my wordes abyde in you, aske what ye wyll, and it shalbe done for you

⁷ Yf ye byde in me, and my wordes abyde in you, aske what ye wyll, and it shalbe done for you ⁸ Herein is my father glorified: that ye beare much fruite, and become my disciples ⁹ As the father hath loued me, euen so haue I loued you: Continue ye in my loue ¹⁰ Yf ye kepe my commaundementes, ye shall abyde in my loue, euen as I haue kept my fathers commaundementes, and abyde in his loue

¹⁰ Yf ye kepe my commaundementes, ye shall abyde in my loue, euen as I haue kept my fathers commaundementes, and abyde in his loue

¹² This is my commaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you

¹² This is my commaundement, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you ¹³ Greater loue hath no man, then this: yt a man bestowe his life for his frendes

¹⁷ This commaunde I you, that ye loue together ¹⁸ Yf the worlde hate you, ye knowe that it hated me before it hated you ¹⁹ If ye were of the worlde, the worlde would loue his owne: Howbeit, because ye are not of the worlde, but I haue chosen you out of the worlde: therfore the worlde hateth you

¹⁹ If ye were of the worlde, the worlde would loue his owne: Howbeit, because ye are not of the worlde, but I haue chosen you out of the worlde: therfore the worlde hateth you ²⁰ Remember the worde that I sayde vnto you: the seruaunt is not greater then the Lorde. If they haue persecuted me, they wyll also persecute you. If they haue kept my saying, they wyll kepe yours also ²¹ But all these thynges wyll they do vnto you for my names sake, because they haue not knowe hym that sent me ²² Yf I had not come and spoken vnto them, they shoulde haue had no sinne: but nowe haue they nothyng to cloke their sinne withall ²³ He that hateth me, hateth my father also ²⁴ Yf I had not done among them, the workes which none other man dyd, they shoulde haue had no sinne. But nowe haue they both seene, and hated not only me, but also my father ²⁵ But [this commeth to passe,] that the worde myght be fulfylled, that is written in their lawe: They hated me without a cause

² They shall excomunitate you: yea the time shall come, that who so euer kylleth you, wyll thynke that he doth God seruice ³ And such thynges wyll they do vnto you, because they haue not knowen the father, neither yet me

¹¹ Of iudgement, because the prince of this worlde is iudged [alredy.

²³ And in that day shall ye aske me no question. Ueryly veryly I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shal aske the father in my name, he wyll geue it you ²⁴ Hytherto haue ye asked nothyng in my name: Aske, & ye shall receaue, that your ioy may be full

³³ These wordes haue I spoken vnto you, that in me ye myght haue peace. For in the worlde shall ye haue tribulation: but be of good cheare, I haue ouercome the worlde

³ This is lyfe eternall, that they myght knowe thee, the only true God, & Iesus Christe whom thou hast sent

¹⁴ I haue geuen them thy worde, and the worlde hath hated them, because they are not of the worlde, euen as I also am not of the worlde

²¹ That they all may be one, as thou father art in me, and I in thee, and that they also may be one in vs: that ye world may beleue, that thou hast sent me

²⁴ Father, I wyll that they which thou hast geuen me, be with me where I am, that they may see my glorie which thou hast geuen me. For thou louedst me, before the foundation of the world ²⁵ O ryghteous father, the worlde [also] hath not knowen thee: But I haue knowen thee, and these haue knowen that thou hast sent me

³⁷ Pilate therfore sayde vnto hym: Art thou a kyng then? Iesus aunswered: Thou sayest that I am a king. For this cause am I borne, & for this cause came I into the worlde, that I should beare witnesse vnto the trueth: And all that are of the trueth, heare my voyce ³⁸ Pilate sayde vnto him: What [thyng] is trueth? And when he had sayde this, he went out agayne vnto the Iewes, & sayth vnto them, I fynde in hym no cause at all ³⁹ Ye haue a custome, that I shoulde deliuer you one loose at ye Passouer: Wyll ye that I loose vnto you the kyng of the Iewes ⁴⁰ Then cryed they all agayne, saying: Not hym, but Barabbas. This Barabbas was a robber

¹⁷ He sayde vnto hym the thirde tyme: Simon Ioanna, louest thou me? Peter was sory, because he sayde vnto hym the thirde tyme, louest thou me: And he sayde vnto hym, Lorde thou knowest all thynges, thou knowest that I loue thee. Iesus sayth vnto hym: feede my sheepe

¹² And when Peter sawe that, he aunswered vnto the people: Ye men of Israel, why maruayle ye at this, or why loke ye so on vs, as though by our owne power or godlynesse, we had made this man to go

²⁰ For we cannot but speake that, which we haue seene and hearde

³³ When they hearde that, they claue asunder, and sought meanes to slea the

⁵² Which of the prophetes haue not your fathers persecuted? And they haue slayne them which shewed before of the commyng of that iuste, of whom ye are nowe the betrayers and murtherers

³⁵ But in euery nation, he that feareth hym, and worketh ryghteousnes, is accepted with hym

¹⁰ And sayde: O full of all subtiltie and all mischiefe, thou chylde of the deuyll, thou enemie of all righteousnesse, wylt thou not cease to peruert the wayes of the Lorde

⁹ And put no difference betwene vs and them, purifiyng their heartes by fayth

³¹ And they sayde: beleue on the Lorde Iesus Christe, and thou shalt be saued, and thy householde

³⁰ And the tyme of this ignoraunce God wyncked at: but nowe byddeth all men euery where to repent

²¹ Witnessyng both to the Iewes & also to the Grekes, the repentaunce that is towarde God, and the fayth whiche is towarde our Lorde Iesus

²⁸ Take heede therfore vnto your selues, and to all the flocke, ouer the which the holy ghost hath made you ouerseers, to rule the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his owne blood

¹² And when it was day, certayne of the Iewes gathered them selues together, and made a vowe, saying that they woulde neither eate nor drynke, tyl they had kylled Paul

¹⁴ And they came to the chiefe priestes and elders, and sayde: We haue bounde our selues with a vowe, that we wyll eate nothyng vntyll we haue slayne Paul

⁶ Which wyl rewarde euery man accordyng to his deedes ⁷ To them, whiche by continuyng in well doyng seke for glorie, and honour, and immortalitie, eternall lyfe ⁸ But vnto them that are contentious, & that do not obey the trueth, but obey vnrighteousnes [shall come] indignation, and wrath

¹³ (For in the sight of God, they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe: but the doers of the lawe shalbe iustified ¹⁴ For when the Gentiles, which haue not the lawe, do of nature the thynges conteyned in the lawe: they hauing not the lawe, are a lawe vnto them selues ¹⁵ Which shewe the workes of the lawe written in their heartes, their conscience bearing them witnesse, & their thoughtes, accusyng one another, or excusyng,

²⁰ Because that by the deedes of the lawe, there shall no flesshe be iustified in his syght. For by the lawe, commeth the knowledge of sinne

²⁴ Iustified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christe Iesu ²⁵ Whom God hath set foorth to be a propitiatio, through fayth in his blood, to declare his ryghteousnes, in that he forgeueth the sinnes that are past ²⁶ Which God dyd suffer, to shew at this tyme his righteousnes, that he might be iuste, & the iustifier of hym which beleueth on Iesus

¹⁵ Because the lawe causeth wrath. For where no lawe is, there is no transgression

²¹ And beyng full certified, that what he had promised, he was able also to perfourme

⁴ Pacience profe, profe hope ⁵ And hope maketh not ashamed, because the loue of God is shedde abrode in our heartes by the holy ghost, which is geuen vnto vs

⁸ But God setteth out his loue towarde vs, seyng that whyle we were yet sinners, Christe dyed for vs

² Howe shall we that are dead to sinne, lyue any longer therin

¹⁶ Knowe ye not, how that to whom soeuer ye commit your selues as seruauntes to obey, his seruauntes ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of sinne vnto death, or of obedience vnto ryghteousnesse ¹⁷ But God be thanked, that ye were the seruautes of sinne: but ye haue obeyed with heart the fourme of doctrine, into the which ye were brought vnto ¹⁸ Being then made free fro sinne, ye are become ye seruauntes of ryghteousnesse

⁷ What shall we say then? Is the lawe sinne? God forbyd. Neuerthelesse, I knewe not sinne, but by the lawe: For I had not knowen lust, except the lawe had sayde, thou shalt not lust ⁸ But sinne, takyng occasion by the commaundement, wrought in me all maner of concupiscence. For without the lawe, sinne [was] dead ⁹ I once lyued without lawe: But when the commaundement came, sinne reuyued ¹⁰ And I was dead. And the very same commaundemet, which was ordeyned vnto lyfe, was founde to be vnto me an occasion of death ¹¹ For sinne, takyng occasion by the commaundement, hath deceaued me, and by the same slewe [me. ¹² Wherfore the lawe is holy, and the commaundement holy, & iust and good ¹³ Was that then which was good, made death vnto me? God forbyd. But sinne, that sinne myght appeare, by that which was good to worke death in me: that sinne by ye commaundement, myght be out of measure sinfull

⁷ Because that the fleshly mynde is enmitie agaynst God: For it is not obedient to the lawe of God, neither can be

⁹ But ye are not in the fleshe, but in the spirite, yf so be that the spirite of God dwell in you. If any man haue not the spirite of Christe, the same is none of his ¹⁰ And yf Christe be in you, the body is dead because of sinne: but the spirite is lyfe for ryghteousnesse sake ¹¹ But, yf ye spirite of hym that raysed vp Iesus from the dead, dwell in you: euen he that raised vp Christe from the dead, shall also quicken your mortall bodyes, because that his spirite dwelleth in you ¹² Therfore brethren, we are detters, not to the fleshe, to lyue after the fleshe ¹³ For if ye liue after ye fleshe, ye shall dye: But if ye through the spirite, do mortifie the deedes of the body, ye shall lyue ¹⁴ For as many as are led by the spirite of God, they are the sonnes of God

¹⁴ For as many as are led by the spirite of God, they are the sonnes of God ¹⁵ For ye haue not receaued the spirite of bondage agayne to feare: but ye haue receaued the spirite of adoption, wherby we cry, Abba, father

¹⁵ For ye haue not receaued the spirite of bondage agayne to feare: but ye haue receaued the spirite of adoption, wherby we cry, Abba, father ¹⁶ The same spirite, beareth witnesse to our spirite, that we are ye sonnes of God ¹⁷ If we be sonnes, then are we also heyres, the heyres of God, and ioyntheyres with Christe: So that we suffer together, that we may be also glorified together ¹⁸ For I am certaynely perswaded that the afflictions of this tyme, are not worthy of the glory which shalbe shewed vpon vs

²¹ For the same creature shalbe made free from the bondage of corruptio, into the glorious libertie of ye sonnes of God

²⁹ For those which he knewe before, he also dyd predestinate, that they shoulde be lyke fashioned vnto the shape of his sonne, that he myght be ye first begotten among many brethren

³² Which spared not his owne sonne, but gaue hym for vs all: Howe shall he not with hym also geue vs all thynges

³⁸ For I am sure, that neither death, neither lyfe, neither angels, nor rule, neither power, neither thynges present, neither thynges to come

²⁵ As he sayth also in Osee: I wyll call them my people, which were not my people: and her beloued, which was not beloued ²⁶ And it shall come to passe, that in the place where it was sayde vnto them: Ye are not my people, there shall they be called ye chyldren of the lyuyng God

⁹ Loue without dissimulation, hatyng euyll, cleauyng to good

¹² And againe Esaias saith: There shalbe the roote of Iesse, and he that shall rise to raigne ouer the gentiles, in hym shall the gentiles trust

⁴ (Which haue for my lyfe layde downe their owne neckes: Unto whom, not onlye I geue thankes, but also all the Churches of the gentiles

²⁰ The God of peace shall treade Satan vnder your feete shortly. The grace of our Lorde Iesus Christe be with you

⁹ But as it is written: The eye hath not seen, & the eare hath not heard, neither haue entred into the heart of man, the thynges which God hath prepared for them that loue hym

¹⁶ Knowe ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirite of God dwelleth in you

⁴ For I knowe nothing by my selfe, yet am I not thereby iustified: but he that iudgeth me is the Lorde

⁹ Knowe ye not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceaued: neither fornicatours, nor idolatours, nor adulterers, nor weaklinges, nor abusers of them selues with mankinde

¹⁹ Knowe ye not that your body is the temple of the holy ghost [whiche is] in you, whom ye haue of God, and ye are not your owne

⁴ Loue suffreth long, and is curteous: Loue enuieth not, loue doth not frowardely, swelleth not ⁵ Dealeth not dishonestlie, seeketh not her owne, is not prouoked to anger, thynketh none euyll ⁶ Reioyceth not in iniquitie: bur reioyceth in the trueth ⁷ Suffreth all thynges, beleueth all thynges, hopeth all thynges, endureth all thynges

¹² Nowe we see in a glasse, euen in a darke speakyng: but then [shall we see] face to face. Nowe I knowe vnperfectly: but then shall I knowe euen as I am knowen

²⁴ But yf all prophesie, and there come in one ye beleueth not, or one vnlearned: he is rebuked of all men, and is iudged of euery man ²⁵ And so are the secretes of his heart made manifest, and so falleth he downe on his face, and worshippeth God, and sayth that God is in you of a trueth

⁴⁹ And as we haue borne the image of the earthy, so shall we beare the image of the heauenly

¹² For our reioycyng is this, the testimonie of our conscience, that in simplicitie & godly purenesse, and not in fleshely wisdome, but by the grace of God, we haue had our conuersatio in the worlde, and most of all to you wardes

¹⁸ But we all behold [as] in a mirrour, the glorie of the Lorde, with his face open, and are chaunged vnto the same similitude, from glorie to glorie, euen as of the spirite of the Lorde

⁶ For it is God that commaundeth the lyght to shine out of darknesse, whiche hath shined in our heartes, for to geue the lyght of the knowledge of the glorie of God, in the face of Iesus Christe

¹⁷ For our exceedyng tribulation which is momentanie & lyght, prepareth an exceedyng and an eternall wayght of glorie vnto vs

¹ For we knowe, that yf our earthly house of [this] tabernacle were destroyed, we haue a building of God, an habitation not made with handes, but eternall in heauen

⁶ Therfore we are alway of good cheare, and knowe, that as long as we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lorde ⁷ (For we walke by fayth, not after outwarde appearaunce. ⁸ Neuerthelesse, we are of good comfort, and had rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lorde

²¹ For he hath made him to be sinne for vs, whiche knewe no sinne, that we shoulde be made the ryghteousnesse of God in hym

¹⁶ Or howe agreeth the temple of God with images? For ye are the temple of the lyuing God, as saide God, I wyll dwell in them, & walke in [them] & wyll be their God, & they shalbe my people

¹⁸ And wyll be a father vnto you, and ye shalbe my sonnes and daughters, saith the Lorde almightie

¹ Seyng that we haue these promises (dearely beloued) let vs clense our selues from all fylthynesse of the flesshe & spirite, and growe vp to full holynesse in the feare of God

⁹ For ye knowe the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poore, that ye through his pouertie might be made rich

¹⁴ But that there be equalnesse nowe at this tyme, and that your aboundaunce may succour their lacke, and that their aboundaunce maye supplie your lacke, that there may be equalitie ¹⁵ As it written: He that had much, had not the more aboundaunce, and he that had litle, had not the lesse

⁵ Therfore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren, to come beforehand vnto you, and to prepare your good blessyng promised afore, that it myght be redy, so that it be as a blessyng, and not a defraudyng ⁶ This yet [I say] he which soweth litle, shall reape litle: and he that soweth in geuyng largely and freely, shall reape plenteouslie ⁷ Let euery man do, accordyng as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgyngly, or of necessitie: For God loueth a chearefull geuer ⁸ God is able to make you riche in all grace, that ye in all thynges hauyng sufficient vnto the vtmost, may be riche vnto all maner of good workes ⁹ As it is written: He hath sparsed abrode, and hath geuen to the poore, his ryghteousnesse remayneth for euer

²¹ And that when I come agayne, my God bryng me lowe among you, and I shall bewayle many of the which haue sinned alredy, and haue not repented of the vncleannesse, and fornication, and wantonnes, which they haue comitted

²⁶ For ye are all the chyldren of God by fayth in Christe Iesu

²⁹ If [ye be] Christes, then are ye Abrahams seede, and heyres accordyng to the promise

⁵ To redeeme them that were vnder the lawe, that we myght receaue the adoption of chyldren ⁶ Because ye are sonnes, God hath sent the spirite of his sonne into your heartes, crying, Abba, father

⁶ Because ye are sonnes, God hath sent the spirite of his sonne into your heartes, crying, Abba, father

¹³ For brethren, ye haue ben called into libertie: Only let not libertie be an occasio to the flesshe, but by loue serue one another

¹⁷ For the flesshe lusteth contrary to the spirite, and the spirite contrary to the flesshe. These are contrary one to the other, so that ye can not do what ye woulde

²⁰ Worshippyng of images, witchcrafte, hatred, variaunce, zeale, wrath, strife, seditions, sectes ²¹ Enuyinges, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonies, and such lyke: of the whiche I tell you before, as I haue tolde you in tyme past, that they which do suche thinges, shall not inherite the kingdome of God ²² But the fruite of the spirite is, loue, ioye, peace, long sufferyng, gentlenesse, goodnesse, fayth

¹ Brethren, yf a man be taken in any fault, ye which are spiritual restore such a one in the spirite of mekenes, consideryng thy selfe, lest thou also be tempted ² Beare ye one anothers burthen, and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe

² Beare ye one anothers burthen, and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe

⁷ Be not deceaued, God is not mocked: For whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall he also reape ⁸ For he that soweth into his flesshe, shal of the flesshe reape corruption: But he that soweth into the spirite, shall of the spirite reape lyfe euerlastyng

¹⁵ Wherfore I also after that I hearde of the fayth which ye haue in the Lorde Iesus, and loue vnto all the saintes

¹ And you that were dead in trespasses and sinnes ² In the which in time passed ye walked, according to the course of this worlde, after the gouernour that ruleth in the ayre, the spirite that nowe worketh in the chyldren of disobedience

⁴ But God which is ryche in mercie, for his great loue wherwith he loued vs ⁵ Euen when we were dead by sinnes, hath quickned vs together with Christ, by grace are ye saued

⁵ Euen when we were dead by sinnes, hath quickned vs together with Christ, by grace are ye saued

¹⁸ Myght be able to comprehende with al saintes, what is the breadth, & length, and deapth, and heygth ¹⁹ And to knowe the loue of Christe, whiche excelleth knowledge, that ye might be fylled with all fulnesse of God

¹ I therfore, a prisoner in the Lorde, exhorte you, that ye walke worthy of the vocatio wherewith ye are called ² With all lowlynesse & mekenesse, with long sufferyng, forbearyng one another in loue ³ Endeuoryng to kepe the vnitie of the spirite in the bonde of peace

¹⁵ But folowyng trueth in loue, let vs growe vp into him in all thynges whiche is the head, Christ

¹ Be ye therefore folowers of God, as deare chyldren ² And walke ye in loue, euen as Christe hath loued vs, and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to God

⁶ Let no man deceaue you with vayne wordes: For, because of such thynges commeth the wrath of God vppon the chyldren of disobedience

⁹ For the fruite of the spirite (is) in all goodnesse, and righteousnesse, & trueth

²⁵ Ye husbandes loue your wyues, euen as Christe also loued the Churche, and gaue hym selfe for it

²⁵ Ye husbandes loue your wyues, euen as Christe also loued the Churche, and gaue hym selfe for it ²⁶ To sanctifie it, clensyng [it] in the fountayne of water in the worde ²⁷ To make it vnto hym selfe a glorious Churche, not hauyng spot or wrinckle, or any such thyng: but that it should be holy, and without blame

¹¹ Beyng fylled with the fruites of righteousnesse, which [are] by Iesus Christ, vnto the glorie and prayse of God

¹⁷ Yea, and though I be offered vp vpo the offeryng and seruice of your fayth, I reioyce, and reioyce with you all

³⁰ Because, for the worke of Christe, he was nye vnto death, not regardyng his lyfe, to fulfyll your lacke of seruice towarde me

²¹ Who shall chaunge our vyle body, that it may be fashioned lyke vnto his glorious body, according to the working wherby he is able to subdue all thynges vnto hym selfe

¹⁸ But I haue receaued al, & haue plentie. I was euen fylled after that I had receaued of Epaphroditus the thynges [which were sent] from you, an odoure of a sweete smel, a sacrifice acceptable, plesaunt to God

⁴ Sence we hearde of your fayth in Christe Iesus, and of the loue which [is] to all saintes ⁵ For the hopes sake which is layde vp for you in heauen, of which [hope] ye hearde before, in the worde of trueth of the Gospell

¹⁰ That ye myght walke worthie of the Lorde in all pleasyng, beyng fruitefull in all good workes, and encreasyng in the knowledge of God

¹⁵ Spoylyng all principalities & powers, hath made a shewe of them openly, triumphyng ouer them in it

³ For ye are dead, and your lyfe is hyd with Christe in God ⁴ When soeuer Christe which is our life, shall appeare, then shall ye also appeare with hym in glorie

³ Without ceassyng, callyng to remembraunce the worke of your fayth, and labour of loue, and patient abidyng in the hope of our Lorde Iesus Christe, in the syght of God and our father

¹⁴ For ye brethren became folowers of the Churches of God, which in Iurie are in Christe Iesus: for ye haue suffred lyke thynges of your countreymen, as they haue of the Iewes

⁹ But as touchyng brotherly loue, ye nede not that I write vnto you: For ye are taught of God to loue one another

¹⁶ Our Lorde Iesus Christe, and God and our father, whiche hath loued vs, and hath geuen vs euerlastyng consolation, and good hope in grace

⁵ But the ende of the commaundement, is loue out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, & of fayth vnfaigned

¹⁵ This is a faythfull saying, and by all meanes worthy to be receaued, that Christe Iesus came into the worlde to saue synners, of whom I am chiefe

⁸ I wyll therefore, that the men praye euerywhere, lyftyng vp holy handes, without wrath and reasonyng

¹⁶ And without doubt, great is that misterie of godlynesse: God was shewed in the flesshe, was iustified in the spirite, was seene among the angels, was preached vnto the gentiles, was beleued on in the worlde, and was receaued vp in glorie

¹⁷ Charge them which are riche in this world, that they be not hie minded, nor trust in vncertayne riches: but in ye lyuyng God, which geueth vs aboundauntly all thinges to enioy ¹⁸ That they do good, that they be riche in good workes, that they be redye to geue, glad to distribute

¹² For the which cause I also suffer these thynges. Neuerthelesse, I am not ashamed: For I knowe whom I haue beleued, and I am perswaded that he is able to kepe that which I haue committed to hym, agaynst that day

¹⁴ That good thyng which was committed to thy keping, holde fast through the holy ghost which dwelleth in vs

¹² Yea, and all that wyll lyue godly in Christe Iesus, shall suffer persecution

² In the hope of eternall lyfe, which God that can not lye, promised before the worlde began

¹³ Lokyng for that blessed hope and appearyng of the glorie of the great God, and our sauiour Iesus Christe ¹⁴ Which gaue hym selfe for vs, that he myght redeeme vs from all vnryghteousnesse, and pourge vs a peculier people vnto hym selfe, zelous of good workes

⁷ That we iustified by his grace, should be made heyres accordyng to the hope of eternall lyfe

¹¹ Knowyng, that he that is such, is subuerted and sinneth, beyng dampned of hym selfe

³ Who beyng the bryghtnesse of the glorie, and the very image of his substaunce, vpholdyng all thynges with the worde of his power, hauing by him selfe pourged our sinnes, hath syt on the ryght hande of the maiestie on hye

⁸ But vnto the sonne [he sayth] Thy seate O God, [shalbe] for euer and euer: The scepter of thy kyngdome [is] a scepter of ryghteousnesse

¹⁴ Forasmuch then as the chyldren are partakers of flesshe and blood, he also hym selfe lykewyse toke part with the, that through death he myght expell hym that had lordship ouer death, that is the deuyll

¹³ Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the syght of hym: But all thinges are naked and open vnto the eyes of hym of whom we speake

¹⁵ For we haue not an hye priest whiche can not be touched with the feelyng of our infirmities: but was in all poyntes tempted lyke as we are, and [yet] without sinne ¹⁶ Let vs therfore come boldly vnto the throne of grace, that we may obteyne mercie, and fynde grace to helpe in time of neede

¹⁰ For God is not vnryghteous, to forget your worke & labour of loue, whiche ye haue shewed towarde his name, hauyng ministred to the saintes, and [do] minister ¹¹ Yea and we desire that euery one of you do shewe the same diligence, to the full assuraunce of hope, vnto the ende

¹³ For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by hym selfe

¹⁸ That by two immutable thynges, in whiche it was vnpossible for God to lye, we myght haue a strong consolation, which haue fledde to holde fast the hope layde before vs

² To whom also Abraham gaue tythe of all thynges, first being called by interpretatio king of righteousnes, & after yt also, kyng of Salem, which is, kyng of peace

²⁶ For such an hye priest became vs, whiche [is] holy, harmelesse, vndefyled, seperate from sinners, and made hygher then heauens

²⁶ (For then must he haue often suffred sence the foundation of the worlde) But nowe once in the ende of the world hath he appeared, to put away sinne, by the sacrifice of hym selfe

²⁸ Euen so, Christe once offered to take away the sinnes of many, the seconde time shalbe seene without sinne, of them which wayte for hym vnto saluation

²² Let vs drawe nye with a true hearte, in assuraunce of fayth, sprinkeled in our heartes from an euyll conscience, and wasshed in body with pure water

⁴ By fayth Abel offered vnto God a more excellent sacrifice then Cain: by whiche he was witnessed to be ryghteous, God testifiyng of his gyftes: by which also he beyng dead, yet speaketh

¹³ These all dyed according to fayth, not hauing receaued the promises, but seing them a farre of, and beleuyng, and salutyng, and confessyng that they were straungers and pilgrimes on the earth

¹⁴ Folowe peace with all men, and holynesse, without the which, no man shall see the Lorde

²⁴ And to Iesus the mediatour of the newe couenaunt, and to the blood of sprinklyng, that speaketh better then that of Abel

¹ Let brotherly loue continue

¹⁶ To do good & to distribute forget not, for with such sacrifices God is pleased

²¹ Make you perfect in all good workes to do his wyll, workyng in you that which is pleasaunt in his sight, through Iesus Christe, to whom be prayse for euer and euer. Amen

⁵ If any of you lacke wisdome, let him aske of God, that geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen hym

¹⁵ Then, when lust hath conceaued, it bryngeth foorth sinne: and sinne when it is finished, bryngeth foorth death

²² And be ye doers of the worde, and not hearers only, deceauyng your owne selues

⁹ But yf ye regarde one person more then another, ye commit sinne, and are rebuked of the lawe, as transgressours ¹⁰ Whosoeuer shal kepe the whole lawe, and yet fayle in one poynt, he is gyltie of all ¹¹ For he that sayde, thou shalt not commit adulterie: sayde also, thou shalt not kyll. Though thou do none adulterie, yet yf thou kyll, thou art become a transgressour of the lawe

¹⁵ If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of dayly foode

¹⁵ If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of dayly foode ¹⁶ And one of you say vnto them, depart in peace, be you warmed and fylled: notwithstandyng, ye geue them not those thinges which are nedefull to, the body, what shall it profite

¹⁹ Beleuest thou that there is one God? Thou doest well. The deuyls also beleue, and tremble

¹ From whence cometh warre and fightyng among you? come they not here hence, euen of your lustes that fight in your members ² Ye lust, and haue not: Ye enuie, and haue indignation, and can not obtayne: Ye fyght and warre, ye haue not, because ye aske not

⁴ Ye adulterers & adultresses, knowe you not howe that the frendship of the world is enmitie with God? Whosoeuer therfore wylbe a friende of the worlde, is made the enemie of God

¹ Go to nowe ye riche men, weepe and howle on your wretchednesse that shall come vpon you ² Your riches is corrupt, your garmentes are motheaten ³ Your golde and siluer is cankred, and the rust of them shalbe a witnesse agaynst you, and shall eate your fleshe as it were fyre. Ye haue heaped treasure together in your last dayes

¹⁵ And the prayer of fayth shall saue the sicke, and the Lorde shall raise him vp: and yf he haue committed sinnes, they shalbe forgeuen hym ¹⁶ Knowledge your faultes one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed: For ye feruent prayer of a ryghteous man auayleth much

¹⁵ But as he which called you is holy, euen so be ye holy also in all maner of conuersation ¹⁶ Because it is written, be ye holy, for I am holy

¹⁸ Forasmuch as ye knowe, howe that ye were not redeemed with corruptible thynges, as siluer and golde, from your vayne conuersation which ye receaued by the tradition of the fathers

²⁰ Which was ordeyned beforehande, euen before the worlde was made, but was declared in the last tymes for your sakes

²² Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth, with brotherly loue vnfayned, see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye ²³ For ye are borne a newe, not of mortal seede: but of immortal, by the worde of God, which lyueth and lasteth for euer

²² Which did no sinne, neyther was there guyle founde in his mouth

²⁴ Which his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree, that we beyng deliuered from sinne, shoulde liue vnto ryghteousnes: By whose strypes ye were healed

⁸ In conclusion, be ye all of one minde, of one heart, loue as brethren, be pitiful, be curteous

¹⁸ Forasmuch as Christe hath once suffered for sinnes, the iust for the vniust to bryng vs to God, and was kylled as parteynyng to the fleshe, but was quickened in the spirite

⁴ And it seemeth to them an inconuenient thyng, that ye runne not also with them vnto the same excesse of riote, and therefore speake they euyll of you

⁸ But aboue all thynges, haue feruent loue among your selues: For loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes

⁴ By the which are geuen vnto vs excellent and most great promises, that by the meanes thereof, ye might be partakers of the godly nature, yf ye flee the corruption of worldly lust

⁷ In godlynesse brotherly kyndnesse, in brotherly kyndnesse loue

⁴ For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them downe into hell, and delyuered them into chaynes of darknesse, to be kept vnto iudgement

¹⁴ Wherfore dearely beloued, seyng that ye loke for such thynges, be diligent that ye may be founde of hym in peace, without spot, and vndefyled

² (And the lyfe appeared, and we haue seene, and beare witnesse, and shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was with the father, and appeared vnto vs.

⁵ And this is the tydynges whiche we haue hearde of hym & declare vnto you, that God is lyght, & in hym is no darkenesse at all

⁷ But and yf we walke in light, euen as he is in lyght, then haue we felowship one with another, and the blood of Iesus Christ his sonne clenseth vs from all sinne ⁸ If we say that we haue no sinne, we deceaue our selues, and the trueth is not in vs

¹ My litle chyldren, these thynges write I vnto you, that ye sinne not. And yf any man sinne, we haue an aduocate with the father, Iesus Christe the ryghteous

³ And hereby we are sure that we knowe hym, yf we kepe his comaundementes ⁴ He that sayth I knowe hym, and kepeth not his commaundementes, is a lyer, and the veritie is not in hym

⁶ He that sayth he bydeth in him, ought to walke euen as he walked ⁷ Brethren, I write no newe comaundement vnto you, but that olde comaundement which ye haue had from the begynnyng. The olde commaundement is the worde which ye haue hearde fro the begynnyng ⁸ Agayne, a newe commaundement I write vnto you, that is true in hym, and [the same is true] also in you: For the darkenesse is past, and the true lyght nowe shyneth

⁸ Agayne, a newe commaundement I write vnto you, that is true in hym, and [the same is true] also in you: For the darkenesse is past, and the true lyght nowe shyneth ⁹ He that sayth howe that he is in the lyght, and yet hateth his brother, is in darkenesse, euen vntyll this tyme

⁹ He that sayth howe that he is in the lyght, and yet hateth his brother, is in darkenesse, euen vntyll this tyme ¹⁰ He that loueth his brother, abydeth in the lyght, and there is none occasion of euyll in hym

¹⁰ He that loueth his brother, abydeth in the lyght, and there is none occasion of euyll in hym ¹¹ He that hateth his brother, is in darknesse, and walketh in darkenesse, & can not tell whyther he goeth, because that darkenesse hath blynded his eyes

¹³ I write vnto you fathers, because ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng. I write vnto you young men, because you haue ouercome the wicked ¹⁴ I write to you little chyldren, because ye haue knowe the father. I haue written to you fathers, because ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng. I haue written vnto you young men, because, ye are stronge, and the worde of God abydeth in you, and ye haue ouercome the wicked

²⁶ These thynges haue I written vnto you, concerning them that deceaue you

²⁸ And nowe babes abide in him, that when he shal appeare, we may be bolde and not be made ashamed of hym at his commyng ²⁹ If ye knowe that he is ryghteous, knowe also that euery one whiche doth righteousnes, is borne of hym

¹ Beholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs, that we shoulde be called the sonnes of god: For this cause the worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not hym ² Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, and yet it doth not appeare what we shalbe: But we knowe that when he shall appeare, we shalbe lyke hym, for we shall see hym as he is ³ And euery man that hath this hope in hym, purgeth hym selfe, euen as he also is pure

⁵ And ye know that he appeared to take away our sinnes, & in hym is no sinne

⁷ Babes, let no man deceaue you: He that doeth righteousnes, is ryghteous, euen as he is righteous ⁸ He that committeth sinne, is of the deuyll: for the deuyll sinneth sence the beginning. For this purpose appeared the sonne of God, to loose the workes of the deuyll

⁸ He that committeth sinne, is of the deuyll: for the deuyll sinneth sence the beginning. For this purpose appeared the sonne of God, to loose the workes of the deuyll

⁸ He that committeth sinne, is of the deuyll: for the deuyll sinneth sence the beginning. For this purpose appeared the sonne of God, to loose the workes of the deuyll ⁹ Whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: for his seede remayneth in him, and he can not sinne, because he is borne of God

⁹ Whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: for his seede remayneth in him, and he can not sinne, because he is borne of God ¹⁰ In this are ye children of God knowe, and the chyldren of the deuyll: Whosoeuer doth not ryghteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother ¹¹ For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng, that ye shoulde loue one another

¹⁴ We knowe, that we are translated from death vnto lyfe, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abideth in death

¹⁴ We knowe, that we are translated from death vnto lyfe, because we loue the brethren. He that loueth not his brother, abideth in death ¹⁵ Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslear: And ye knowe that no manslear, hath eternall life abidyng in hym

²¹ Dearely beloued, yf our heart condempne vs not, then haue we boldnesse towarde God ²² And whatsoeuer we aske, we receaue of hym, because we kepe his commaundementes, and do those thynges which are pleasyng in his syght ²³ And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement

²³ And this is his comaundement, that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe, and loue one another, as he gaue commaundement ²⁴ And he that kepeth his commaundementes, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs, euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs

³ And euery spirite which confesseth not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe, is not of God. And this is that spirite of antichriste, of whom ye haue hearde howe that he shoulde come: and euen nowe alredy is he in the worlde ⁴ Litle chyldren, ye are of God, & haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the worlde

⁴ Litle chyldren, ye are of God, & haue ouercome them: for greater is he that is in you, then he that is in the worlde

⁶ We are of God. He that knoweth God, heareth vs: he that is not of God, heareth vs not. Hereby knowe we the spirite of veritie, and the spirite of errour ⁷ Dearely beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God: And euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God

⁷ Dearely beloued, let vs loue one another, for loue commeth of God: And euery one that loueth, is borne of God, and knoweth God ⁸ He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue

⁸ He that loueth not, knoweth not God: for God is loue ⁹ In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym

⁹ In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym

⁹ In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym ¹⁰ Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes

¹⁰ Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes

¹⁰ Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes ¹¹ Dearely beloued, yf God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another

¹¹ Dearely beloued, yf God so loued vs, we ought also to loue one another ¹² No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs

¹² No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs

¹² No man hath seene God at any time. If we loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfect in vs ¹³ Hereby knowe we that we dwell in hym, & he in vs: because he hath geuen vs of his spirite

¹³ Hereby knowe we that we dwell in hym, & he in vs: because he hath geuen vs of his spirite ¹⁴ And we haue seene, and do testifie that the father sent the sonne to be the sauiour of the worlde ¹⁵ Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God ¹⁶ And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and he that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in hym ¹⁷ Herein is the loue perfect in vs, that we shoulde haue boldnesse in the day of iudgement: For as he is, euen so are we in this worlde

²⁰ If a man say, I loue God, & yet hate his brother, he is a lyer: For how can he yt loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God who he hath not seene

²⁰ If a man say, I loue God, & yet hate his brother, he is a lyer: For how can he yt loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God who he hath not seene ²¹ And this commaundement haue we of hym: that he which loueth God, shoulde loue his brother also

²¹ And this commaundement haue we of hym: that he which loueth God, shoulde loue his brother also

¹ Whosoeuer beleueth that Iesus is Christe, is borne of God: And euerie one that loueth him which begat, loueth hym also which is begotten of hym ² By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God, when we loue God, and kepe his commaundementes

⁴ For all that is borne of God, ouercommeth the worlde. And this is the victorie that ouercommeth ye worlde, [euen] our fayth

¹³ These thynges haue I written vnto you that beleue on ye name of the sonne of God, that ye may knowe howe that ye haue eternall lyfe, and that ye may beleue on the name of the sonne of God ¹⁴ And this is the trust that we haue in hym: that yf we aske any thyng accordyng to his wyll, he heareth vs

¹⁷ All vnrighteousnes is sinne: and there is sinne vnto death ¹⁸ We knowe that whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: but he that is begotten of God, kepeth hym selfe, and that wicked toucheth hym not ¹⁹ We knowe that we are of God, & the whole worlde lieth in wickednesse

¹⁹ We knowe that we are of God, & the whole worlde lieth in wickednesse ²⁰ We knowe that the sonne of God is come, & hath geuen vs a minde to know hym which is true: and we are in hym that is true, through his sonne Iesus Christe. This same is very God, and eternall lyfe

¹ The elder to the elect Lady & her chyldren, whom I loue in the trueth: and not I only, but also all that haue knowen ye trueth ² For the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs, and shalbe in vs for euer ³ Grace be with you, mercie, and peace from God the father, & from the Lorde Iesus Christe the sonne of the father, in trueth and loue ⁴ I reioyced greatly, that I founde of thy chyldren walkyng in trueth, as we haue receaued a commaundement of the father ⁵ And nowe beseche I thee Lady, not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto thee: but that same which we haue had from the begynnyng, that we shoulde loue one another

⁵ And nowe beseche I thee Lady, not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto thee: but that same which we haue had from the begynnyng, that we shoulde loue one another ⁶ And this is the loue, that we shoulde walke after his comaundement. This commaundement is, that as ye haue hearde from the begynnyng, ye shoulde walke in it ⁷ For many deceauers are entred into the worlde, which confesse not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe. This is a deceauer and an antichriste ⁸ Loke on your selues, that we loose not that we haue wrought: but that we may haue a full rewarde ⁹ Whosoeuer transgresseth, and bideth not in the doctrine of Christe, hath not God: He that endureth in the doctrine of Christe, hath both the father and the sonne ¹⁰ If there come any vnto you, and bring not this learnyng, hym receaue not to house: neither byd hym God speede ¹¹ For he that byddeth hym God speede, is partaker of his euyll deedes ¹² I had many thynges to write vnto you: neuerthelesse, I woulde not write with paper & inke, but I trust to come vnto you, and speake with you mouth to mouth, that our ioy may be full ¹³ The sonnes of thy elect sister greete thee. Amen

¹ The elder vnto ye beloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth ² Beloued, I wishe in all thynges that thou prosperedst and faredst well, euen as thy soule prospereth ³ For I reioyced greatly, when the brethren came & testified of the trueth that is in thee, how thou walkest in ye trueth ⁴ I haue no greater ioy, the for to heare how that my sonnes walke in veritie ⁵ Beloued, thou doest faythfully whatsoeuer thou doest to the brethren, and to straungers ⁶ Which beare witnesse of thy loue before the Churche. Which brethren, yf thou bryng forwardes of their iourney after a godly sorte, thou shalt do well ⁷ Because that for his names sake they went foorth, and toke nothyng of the gentiles ⁸ We therfore ought to receaue such, that we myght be helpers to the trueth ⁹ I wrote vnto the Churche: but Diotrephes which loueth to haue the preeminence among the, receaueth vs not ¹⁰ Wherfore yf I come, I wyll declare his deedes which he doth, iestyng on vs with malicious wordes, neither is therwith content: not only he hym selfe receaueth not the brethren: but also he forbiddeth the that woulde, and thrusteth them out of the Churche ¹¹ Beloued, folow not that which is euyl, but that which is good. He that doth well, is of God: but he that doth euyll, seeth not God

¹¹ Beloued, folow not that which is euyl, but that which is good. He that doth well, is of God: but he that doth euyll, seeth not God ¹² Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the trueth it selfe: Yea, and we our selues also beare recorde, and ye knowe that our recorde is true ¹³ I haue many thynges to write: but I wyll not with inke and penne write vnto thee ¹⁴ { I trust I shal shortly see thee, and we shall speake mouth to mouth. Peace be vnto thee. The louers salute thee. Greete the louers by name}

⁶ The Angels also which kept not their first estate, but left their owne habitation, he hath reserued in euerlastyng chaynes vnder darkenesse, vnto the iudgement of the great day

¹¹ Wo be vnto the, for they haue folowed the way of Cain, and are vtterly geuen to the errour of Balaam for lucres sake, and perishe in the gaynsaying of Core

⁵ And from Iesus Christe, which is a faythfull witnesse, and first begotten of the dead, and Lorde ouer the kynges of the earth: Unto hym that loued vs, and wasshed vs from our sinnes in his owne blood

²³ And I wyll kyll her chyldren with death, & all the Churches shall knowe, that I am he which searcheth the raynes and heartes: And I wyll geue vnto euery one of you, accordyng vnto his workes

⁹ And they song a newe song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the booke and to open the seales therof: for thou wast kylled, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood, out of al kinrede, and tongue, and people, and nation

⁶ And I sawe ye woman dronken with the blood of the martirs of Iesus: And when I sawe her, I wondred with great maruayle ⁷ And the angell sayde vnto me: wherfore maruaylest thou? I wyll shewe thee the misterie of the woman, and of the beast that beareth her, which hath seuen heades, and ten hornes

² And he toke the dragon, that olde serpent, which is the deuyll and Satanas, and he bounde hym a thousand yeres ³ And cast hym into the bottomlesse pit, and he shut hym vp, and set a seale on hym, that he shoulde deceaue the people no more, tyll the thousande yeres were fulfylled: and after that, he must be loosed for a litle season

¹⁰ And the deuyll that deceaued them, was cast into a lake of fire & brymstone, where the beast and the false prophete shalbe tormented day & nyght for euermore

¹⁵ And whosoeuer was not founde written in the booke of lyfe, was cast into the lake of fire

⁷ He that ouercommeth, shall inherite all thynges, and I wyl be his God, and he shalbe my sonne ⁸ But the fearefull and vnbeleuing, and the abhominable, and murtherers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, & all lyers, shall haue their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brymstone: which is the seconde death

⁴ And they shall see his face, & his name shalbe in their foreheades