1 Thessalonians 1 Cross References - Haweis

¹ PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ: grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. ² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; ³ without ceasing calling to mind your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father; ⁴ knowing, brethren, beloved of God, your election. ⁵ For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in great fulness of assurance; as ye know what manner of men we have been among you for your sakes. ⁶ And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, receiving the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost; ⁷ so that ye became models for all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. ⁸ For from you sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only into Macedonia and Achaia, but into every region also your fidelity towards God is gone out, so that we have no need to say any thing. ⁹ For they publish concerning you what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve the living and true God, ¹⁰ and to wait for his Son from the heavens, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

²⁷ We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, and they by word of mouth will tell you the same things.

³² Then Judas and Silas, being also themselves prophets, exhorted the brethren, in many a discourse, and established them. ³³ And having stayed their time, they were dismissed in peace from the brethren to the apostles.

⁴⁰ but Paul selecting Silas, departed, being commended by the brethren to the favour of God.

¹ THEN he came to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold! a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman, who believed; but his father was a Greek: ² who was highly spoken of by the brethren at Lystra and Iconium. ³ Him Paul resolved to take out with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places: for they all knew his father, that he was a Greek.

¹⁹ But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the forum before the chief rulers,

²⁵ But about midnight Paul and Silas, after joining in prayer, sang hymns to God: and the prisoners heard them.

²⁹ Thereupon calling for a light, he rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas;

¹ SO journeying through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of Jews: ² And Paul, according to his usual custom, went in to them, and for three sabbaths he reasoned with them from the scriptures, ³ opening them clearly, and laying it evidently down that the Messiah must suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this man is the Messiah, even Jesus, whom I preach unto you. ⁴ And some of them believed, and associated themselves with Paul and Silas; and of the religious Greeks a vast multitude, and of the wives of the first people not a few. ⁵ But the unbelieving Jews, roused to a fit of zeal, and taking some of the lowest vulgar men of vile characters, and raising a mob, set the city in an uproar, and besetting the house of Jason, sought them to bring them unto the people. ⁶ But not finding them there, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the city magistrates, roaring out, These are the men who are movers of sedition through the world, and are come in hither; ⁷ whom Jason has entertained in his house: and the practice of all these fellows is in direct opposition to all Caesar's ordinances, for they affirm that another is king, one Jesus. ⁸ And they greatly agitated the people and the city magistrates when they heard these things. ⁹ So after taking sufficient security from Jason and the rest, they dismissed them.

¹¹ Now these were more liberally minded men than those of Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, daily, examining the Scriptures if these things were really so.

¹³ But when the Jews of Thessalonica knew that at Berea also the word of God was preached by Paul, they came thither, and stirred up the populace. ¹⁴ Then immediately on this the brethren sent off Paul, to go as if by sea: but Silas and Timothy abode there still. ¹⁵ And those who conduced Paul brought him as far as Athens, and receiving an injunction for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as speedily as possible, they departed.

⁵ And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul felt a strong impulse on his spirit, and forcibly testified to the Jews, that Jesus was the Messiah.

²² Then he dispatched into Macedonia two of those who attended upon him, Timothy and Erastus; while he himself continued a while longer in Asia.

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

⁷ To all that are at Rome, beloved of God, called saints, grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

² to the church of God which is at Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, to the called saints, with all those who invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both their's and our's:

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

¹⁹ For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silvanus and Timotheus—was not yea and nay, but there was yea in him;

² and all the brethren with me, to the churches of Galatia:

²² and I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea, which are in Christ:

² grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy a brother,

¹ PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: ² to Timothy, my genuine son in faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

² to Timothy, my beloved son: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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

¹² By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I think, I have written to you a few words, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye are standing fast.

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

¹ JUDE a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are sanctified in God the Father, and preserved by Jesus Christ, the called:

⁸ First then I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is proclaimed through the whole world. ⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you,

¹⁷ But thanks be to God, that though ye were the servants of sin, ye have obeyed from the heart the model of doctrine into which ye were delivered.

⁴ I give thanks to my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which hath been given you in Christ Jesus;

¹⁵ For this cause I also, since I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love ye have to all saints, ¹⁶ have not ceased offering up my praises for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

³ I give thanks to my God on every remembrance of you, ⁴ always in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy,

³ We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you, ⁴ I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,

²⁷ Labour not for the meat which is perishable, but for that meat which endureth unto life eternal, which the Son of man will give you: for him hath the Father sealed, even God. ²⁸ Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we may work the works of God? ²⁹ Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye should believe on him whom he hath sent.

¹⁵ If ye love me, keep my commandments.

²¹ He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he is the person who loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. ²² Then Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not unto the world? ²³ Jesus answered and said to him, If any man love me, he will observe my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.

¹⁰ If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and as I abide in his love.

¹⁵ When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yes, Lord! thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs. ¹⁶ He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yes, Lord! thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. ¹⁷ He saith to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee! Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep.

¹⁹ Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when refreshing seasons shall come from the presence of the Lord;

³¹ and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thy alms are remembered before God.

⁷ to those who, in the patient practice of good works, seek glory and honour and immortality—eternal life.

³ And not only so, but we glory also in tribulations: knowing that tribulation produceth patience; ⁴ and patience, proof; and proof, hope; ⁵ and hope doth not make us ashamed; because the love of God is poured out into our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given to us.

²⁴ For by hope we have been saved: now hope seen is not hope; for that which any man seeth how doth he yet hope for? ²⁵ But if we hope for what we see not, we with patience expect it.

¹² rejoicing in hope; patient in affliction; persevering in prayer:

⁴ For whatsoever things were written aforetime, were written for our instruction; that by patience and the consolation of the Scriptures we might have hope.

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

⁶ Salute Mary, who laboured in many things to serve us.

²⁶ but is now made manifest, and by the prophetical scriptures, according to the commandment of the eternal God, notified to all the Gentiles to bring them to the obedience of faith:

⁴ Love is long-suffering, is kind; love envieth not; love is no vain boaster, is not inflated [with pride], ⁵ doth not act unseemly, seeketh not her own advantage, is not passionate, thinketh no evil; ⁶ rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth in the truth; ⁷ beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

¹³ But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greater of these is love.

⁵⁸ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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

¹⁴ For the love of Christ constraineth us, because we judge thus, that if one died for all, then were all dead: ¹⁵ and he died for all, that they who live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him that died for them, and rose again.

⁷ So as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and elocution, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. ⁸ I speak not by commandment, but because of the forwardness of others, and to prove the genuineness of your love. ⁹ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sake he became poor though he was rich, that ye by his poverty should be made rich.

⁴ who gave himself for our sins, that he might pluck us out of this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father:

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith exerting its energy by love.

¹³ For ye have been called unto liberty, brethren; only use not that liberty as a pretext for carnality, but in love be subject one to another.

⁹ Let us not then be weary of well-doing; for in due time we shall reap, if we faint not.

¹³ For this cause do we also give thanks to God unceasingly, because when ye received the word reported by us from God, ye received it not as the word of man, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which worketh also effectually in you that believe. ¹⁴ For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus: for ye suffered the same things also yourselves from your own countrymen, as they too have of the Jews;

⁶ But now when Timothy returned to us from you, and brought us the glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye retain a kind remembrance of us always, earnestly desirous to see us, as we are also to see you:

³ We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is fit, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all towards each other aboundeth:

¹¹ Wherefore also we pray continually for you, that our God would count you worthy of the calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

³ For this is becoming, and acceptable before God our Saviour;

³ I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I keep up a constant remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; ⁴ earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I might be filled with joy; ⁵ recalling to my memory the unfeigned faith which was in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that [it is] in thee also.

⁵ hearing of thy love and faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and unto all the saints; ⁶ that there may be an operative communication of thy faith made known by every good thing, which is in you towards Jesus Christ. ⁷ For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.

¹¹ Let us then earnestly endeavour to enter into that rest, lest any person fall after the same example of unbelief.

¹⁰ For God is not unjust, to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have demonstrated in his name, having ministered assistance to the saints, and still ministering. ¹¹ But we earnestly desire that every one of you do manifest the same diligence, in order to obtain the full assurance of hope unto the end:

¹⁵ And so after long patient waiting he obtained the promise.

³⁶ For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

⁷ By faith Noah, being divinely warned respecting things not yet seen, filled with reverential awe, prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. ⁸ By faith Abraham, called to go forth unto a place which he should in future obtain as an heritage, obeyed; and he went forth, not knowing whither he was going.

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when tried, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promise, presented in sacrifice his only begotten son,

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he became a grown man, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; ²⁵ choosing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God, than to have a temporary fruition of sin; ²⁶ esteeming the reproach of Christ riches greater than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked earnestly to the recompence of reward. ²⁷ By faith he forsook Egypt, not intimidated by the wrath of the king: for he boldly persisted, as seeing the invisible [Jehovah]. ²⁸ By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the first-born might not touch them. ²⁹ By faith they passed through the Red sea, as on dry ground; which the Egyptians attempting to do were swallowed up. ³⁰ By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after being circled round seven days. ³¹ By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with those who were infidels, having received the spies in peace. ³² And what more shall I say: for the time would fail me if I should make a narration concerning Gideon, and Barac, and Sampson, and Jephtha, and David, and Samuel, and the prophets: ³³ who by faith vanquished kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, ³⁴ extinguished the force of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, they were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in battle, routed the armies of aliens.

²¹ make you fit for every good work to do his will, producing in you that which is acceptable in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory unto the everlasting ages. Amen.

³ knowing that the proof of your faith produceth patience. ⁴ But let patience have its work perfected, that ye may be perfect and complete, deficient in nothing.

¹⁷ So also faith, if it hath not works, is dead itself. ¹⁸ Perhaps a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith by thy works, and I will shew thee by my works my faith. ¹⁹ Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe and tremble. ²⁰ But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? ²¹ Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar? ²² Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith consummated. ²³ And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness;" and he was called "the friend of God." ²⁴ Observe therefore that by works a man is justified, and not by faith merely. ²⁵ But was not Rahab the harlot in like manner justified by works, when she entertained the messengers, and sent them away by a different road? ²⁶ For as the body without breath is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

⁷ Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, in patient expectation for it, till it receives the former and the latter rain. ⁸ Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

⁴ but let it be the hidden man of the heart, with that incorruptible ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God highly valuable.

³ And every one who hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

¹⁸ My dear children, let us not love in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth;

²¹ Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence towards God.

³ For this is the love of God, that we should keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome.

² I know thy works, and thy travail, and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear the wicked; and hast tried those who give themselves out as apostles, yet are not, and hast found them liars; ³ and hast borne, and hast exercised patience, and for my name sake hast endured great toil, and hast not fainted. ⁴ Yet have I a charge against thee, that thou art gone back from thy first love.

¹⁹ I know thy deeds, and thy love, and thy charity to the poor, and thy faith, and thy patience, and thy works, and that the last are more abundant than the first.

¹⁰ Because thou hast keep the word of my patience, I also will preserve thee from the hour of temptation, which is coming upon the whole habitable globe to try the dwellers upon earth.

²⁸ But we know that to those who love God all things work together for good, even to those who are called according to his purpose. ²⁹ For whom he foreknew, he predestinated also to a conformity with the image of his Son, that he might be the first-begotten among many brethren. ³⁰ But whom he predestinated, those also he called: and whom he called, those also he justified: but whom he justified, those also he glorified.

²⁵ As also he saith in Hosea, "I will call her which was not my people, my people; and her which was not beloved, beloved.

⁵ So then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. ⁶ But if by grace, it is no more by works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if by works, it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. ⁷ What then is the result? Israel hath not obtained that which it seeketh; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded,

⁴ as he hath elected us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love:

⁴ But God, being rich in mercy, through the great love with which he hath loved us, ⁵ though we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved,)

⁶ being confident of this very thing, that he who hath wrought in you the good work will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ: ⁷ as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I bear you on my heart, both in my bonds and in my defence and the confirmation of the gospel, as being all of you sharers in my grace.

¹² Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering;

³ without ceasing calling to mind your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath elected you from the beginning unto salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit, and faith in the truth:

⁹ who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before time had a beginning; ¹⁰ but is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and brought to light life and immortality by the gospel:

⁴ But even then the kindness and love of God our Saviour to man shone forth, ⁵ not for works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and by renovation of the Holy Spirit;

² elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, that they might be brought to the obedience, and sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ: grace unto you and peace be multiplied.

¹⁰ Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make sure your calling and election: for by doing these things, ye shall never at any time stumble:

²⁰ But they going forth preached every where, the Lord working mightily with them, and confirming the word, by attendant miracles.

⁷ Yet I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I went not away, the Comforter would not come to you; but if I go, I will send him unto you. ⁸ And when he cometh, he will convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment: ⁹ of sin first, because they believe not in me; ¹⁰ then of righteousness, because I am going to the Father, so ye see me no more; ¹¹ and of judgment, because the ruler of this world hath sentence pronounced on him. ¹² I have many things to say to you, but ye cannot bear them just now. ¹³ But when he is come, the Spirit of truth, he will conduct you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever things he shall hear, he shall speak: and he will declare to you the things that shall come hereafter. ¹⁴ He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. ¹⁵ All things whatsoever the Father hath are mine: therefore I said, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

³³ He therefore being exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, hath poured out this, which ye now see and hear.

⁴⁴ While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all who heard the discourse. ⁴⁵ And they of the circumcision who were believers, as many as came with Peter, were amazed, because even on the Gentiles the gift of the holy Ghost was poured out. ⁴⁶ For they heard them speaking in different languages, and magnifying God. Then Peter addressed them,

¹⁵ So when I had begun to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, just as on us at the beginning. ¹⁶ Then I recollected the word of the Lord, how he had said, John indeed baptised with water; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost. ¹⁷ If God then gave an equal gift to them even as to us, on believing on the Lord Jesus Christ; I, indeed, who was I, that I should be able to restrain God? ¹⁸ So when they heard these things they were satisfied, and glorified God, saying, Well! then hath God even to the Gentiles given repentance unto life.

²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a vast multitude believing, turned to the Lord.

¹⁴ And a certain woman, Lydia by name, a seller of purple, from the city of Thyatira, a worshipper of God, hearkened: whose heart the Lord thoroughly opened, to attend to the words spoken by Paul.

¹⁸ And when they were come unto him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the very first day in which I entered into Asia, how I have been among you at every season, ¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humility, and with many tears and trials, which have befallen me through the lying in wait of the Jews:

³³ The silver, or gold, or apparel of no man have I coveted: ³⁴ but ye yourselves know that these hands have by labour furnished necessaries for my own wants, and for those who were with me. ³⁵ In all things I have set you the example, that so labouring hard ye ought to help the infirm, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God for salvation to every one who believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

¹⁶ in the day when God shall judge the hidden things of men, according to my gospel by Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ For I will not dare to say any thing of those things which Christ hath not wrought by my ministry, to engage the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, ¹⁹ by the power of signs and miracles, by the might of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and in a circle quite round unto Illyricum, I have fully spread the gospel of Christ.

²⁴ but to those who are called, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

² For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucified. ³ And in weakness, and in fear, and in much timidity, was I among you. ⁴ And my conversation and my preaching was not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but with demonstration of the Spirit, and of power: ⁵ that your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

⁶ I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

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

⁹ For I think that God hath exposed us his apostles the last as devoted unto death. For we have been made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men. ¹⁰ We are counted fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are mighty; ye are honourable persons, but we despised. ¹¹ For even to this present hour we undergo hunger and thirst and nakedness, and are buffeted about, and have no settled abode; ¹² and work hard, labouring with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; ¹³ being injuriously spoken of, we entreat; we are made as the ordures of the world, as the sweepings of all things unto this day.

²⁰ For the kingdom of God is not in talk, but in power.

¹⁹ For though I be free from all men, I have made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more. ²⁰ And I became to the Jews as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to those under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law; ²¹ to those who are without law, as without law (not as being without law to God, but under the law to Christ), that I might gain those who were without law. ²² I became to the weak as weak, that I might gain the weak; I became all things to all men, that by every means I might save some. ²³ And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be a partaker of it with you.

³³ even as I please all men, not seeking my own advantage, but that of the many, that they may be saved.

⁷ Now to every one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for usefulness. ⁸ For to one man by the Spirit is given wise discourse; but to another speech [communicative] of knowledge by the same Spirit; ⁹ to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing [diseases] by the same Spirit; ¹⁰ to another miraculous powers; to another prophecy; to another discernments of spirits; to another different kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: ¹¹ but all these things worketh that one and the same Spirit, distributing peculiar gifts to every one even as he wills.

⁶ Who hath made us also able ministers of the new testament, not of the letter but of the spirit; for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

¹ THEREFORE having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we faint not; ² but have renounced all shameful secret practices, not conducting ourselves with artifice, nor deceitfully disguising the word of God, but by clear manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience as in the presence of God. ³ And if now our gospel be hid, it is hid from those who are lost:

³ Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: ⁴ but in every thing approving ourselves as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits, ⁵ in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, ⁶ in purity, in knowledge, in long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, ⁷ by the word of truth, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left, ⁸ through honour and dishonour, through evil report and good report: as deceivers, yet true men; ⁹ as unknown, though well known; as dying, and lo! we live; as chastened, yet not given over to death; ¹⁰ as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

⁴ for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the casting down the strong holds [of corruption]; ⁵ laying low proud reasonings, and every high thing which exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and making every thought captive to the obedience of Christ:

⁸ But though even we, or an angel from heaven, preach unto you another gospel, different from that which we have preached to you, let him be an anathema. ⁹ As we have before spoken, and I now repeat it again, If any man preach a gospel different from that ye have received, let him be anathema. ¹⁰ For do I now use persuasions from men, or from God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. ¹¹ But I give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not a merely human ministry. ¹² For I neither received it from man, nor was taught, but by immediate revelation from Jesus Christ.

² And I went up then by revelation, and laid before them that gospel which I preach among the Heathen, but in private conference with those who were of the first importance, that haply I might not run, nor had run in vain.

² This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or from hearing of the faith? ³ Are ye so senseless? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect in the flesh? ⁴ have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. ⁵ He therefore who ministereth to you a supply of the Spirit, and powerfully worketh miracles among you, doth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of the faith?

⁵ For we in spirit by faith expect the hope of righteousness.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, ²³ meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.

¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation by the knowledge of him; ¹⁸ the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he hath called you, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance for the saints, ¹⁹ and what the transcendent greatness of his power in us, who believe, according to the energy of his mighty strength ²⁰ which he displayed in Christ when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly regions,

¹⁰ for we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, for which God hath before prepared us, that we should walk therein.

²⁰ Now to him that is able to do above all things, exceeding abundantly, beyond what we ask or think, according to the power which effectually worketh in us;

¹³ For it is God who worketh effectually in you both to will and to perform of his good pleasure.

⁹ Whatsoever things also ye have learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these practise, and the God of peace shall be with you.

² that their hearts may be comforted, firmly united together in love, and unto all riches of full assurance of understanding, in the knowledge of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

¹ FOR ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in to you, that it was not in vain. ² But though we had suffered before, and were infamously treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to preach unto you the gospel of God amidst a great conflict. ³ And our exhortation originated not from delusion, or impurity, or from guile; ⁴ but as we have been approved of God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts. ⁵ For neither at any time used we insinuating language, as ye know, nor a pretext for covetousness; God is witness: ⁶ not seeking glory from men, neither from you, nor from others, though we might have been burdensome, as apostles of Christ. ⁷ But we were gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse cherisheth her own infants. ⁸ So, tenderly affected towards you, we could with pleasure have imparted to you not the gospel of God only, but our own lives also, because ye were beloved by us. ⁹ For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: for night and day working hard, that we might be no burden to any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. ¹⁰ Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and faultlessly we conducted ourselves among you that believe: ¹¹ as ye know how [we treated] every one of you, as a father doth his children, exhorting you, and admonishing, and conjuring you,

¹³ For this cause do we also give thanks to God unceasingly, because when ye received the word reported by us from God, ye received it not as the word of man, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which worketh also effectually in you that believe. ¹⁴ whereunto also he called you by our gospel, in order to your acquisition of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷ For ye yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us; for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you, ⁸ neither did we eat bread with any man unpaid for, but with labour and toil worked night and day, that we might be burdensome to none of you: ⁹ not that we have not such power, but that we might be ourselves an example for you to imitate.

¹² Let no man despise thy youth; but be a pattern of the faithful, in discourse; in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. ¹³ Till I come, apply to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. ¹⁴ Neglect not the gift which is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the presbytery. ¹⁵ Let these things be thy care; be wholly devoted to them; that thy progress may be evident to all men. ¹⁶ Take heed unto thyself, and to thy doctrine; abide in them: for so doing thou shalt both save thyself, and those who hear thee.

⁸ Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead, according to my gospel:

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

⁵ not for works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and by renovation of the Holy Spirit; ⁶ which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

³ how shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation, which, commencing at the beginning to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed unto us by those who had heard him; ⁴ God superadding his testimony with them, by signs, and wonders, and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

¹¹ But we earnestly desire that every one of you do manifest the same diligence, in order to obtain the full assurance of hope unto the end:

¹⁸ that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us; ¹⁹ which, as an anchor for our soul, we hold both sure and stedfast, and entering into the sanctuary within the vail,

²² let us come to him with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and the body washed with pure water:

¹⁶ Be not deceived, my beloved brethren. ¹⁷ Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, descending from the father of illuminations, with whom there is no variableness, nor shadow of change. ¹⁸ Of his own choice he produced us by the word of truth, that we might be a sort of first fruit of his creatures.—

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto an animating hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

¹² To whom it was revealed, that not for themselves, but for us were their ministrations employed in the things which are now declared unto you by those who have preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; on which things the angels bending forwards eagerly desire to gaze.

³ not as domineering over your allotted congregations, but as being examples of the flock.

¹⁹ And we hold the prophetic word more confirmed, to which ye do well to attend, as to a lamp shining in a dark passage, until the day dawn, and the morning-star arise upon your hearts.

²⁴ Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

²⁹ Then Jesus in reply said, Verily I say unto you, there is no man who hath left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the Gospel's, ³⁰ who shall not receive an hundred-fold more now, at this very time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecution, and in the world to come life everlasting.

¹² Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

¹³ Ye call me Master, and Lord: and ye speak truly; for such I am. ¹⁴ If therefore I have washed your feet, though the Lord and the Master; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that just as I have done to you, ye should do also.

¹⁶ And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; ¹⁷ the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; because he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. ¹⁸ I will not leave you orphans: I am coming to you.

⁴¹ Then they went rejoicing from the presence of the sanhedrim, that for his name's sake, they had been counted worthy to suffer this injurious treatment.

³¹ Then had the churches peace through all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, being edified; and walking in the fear of God, and in the consolation of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

⁵² And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

⁵ But the unbelieving Jews, roused to a fit of zeal, and taking some of the lowest vulgar men of vile characters, and raising a mob, set the city in an uproar, and besetting the house of Jason, sought them to bring them unto the people. ⁶ But not finding them there, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the city magistrates, roaring out, These are the men who are movers of sedition through the world, and are come in hither; ⁷ whom Jason has entertained in his house: and the practice of all these fellows is in direct opposition to all Caesar's ordinances, for they affirm that another is king, one Jesus. ⁸ And they greatly agitated the people and the city magistrates when they heard these things. ⁹ So after taking sufficient security from Jason and the rest, they dismissed them. ¹⁰ Then the disciples immediately by night sent off both Paul and Silas to Berea; who were no sooner arrived, than they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

¹⁶ The same spirit beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. ¹⁷ But if children, then heirs; heirs indeed of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be we suffer with him, that we may also together with him be glorified. ¹⁸ For I reckon that the sufferings of the present moment are not worthy to be placed against the future glory that shall be revealed to us.

¹⁶ Now I conjure you, be followers of me.

¹ BE ye imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

¹ NOW we inform you, brethren, of the grace of God which hath been bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; ² that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, hath more abounded to the riches of their liberality.

⁵ And not [merely] as we hoped, but gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us according to the will of God.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,

¹ BE ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

¹⁷ Be ye imitators, brethren, of me, and eye attentively those who walk so as ye have us for an example.

² and sent Timothy our brother, and a minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, that he might stablish you, and comfort you concerning your faith: ³ that no man might be shaken by these tribulations; for ye yourselves know that thereunto we are appointed. ⁴ For when we were with you, we told you before that we were about to suffer tribulation; as also it came to pass, and ye know.

⁴ so that we ourselves make our boast of you among the churches of God, for your patience and fidelity under all your persecutions and afflictions which ye endure:

⁹ not that we have not such power, but that we might be ourselves an example for you to imitate.

³⁴ For ye have been fellow-sufferers with my bonds, and received with joy the plundering of your properties, knowing in yourselves that you have in the heavens a better substance, and permanent.

⁶ Wherein ye exult, though yet for a little space, (if it must be so,) ye are in sorrow through various trials:

⁸ whom though ye have not seen, ye love; on whom, though ye have not as yet gazed, yet believing, ye exult with joy unutterable and glorious:

¹³ And who will do you harm if ye be imitators of him that is good?

¹¹ Beloved, be not an imitator of what is evil, but of that which is good. He that doeth good is of God, but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

¹³ And when they had arrived, they went up to an upper room, where abode Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James son of Alpheus, and Simon the zealous, and Jude brother to James.

¹² and from thence to Philippi, which is the first city in that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we abode in that city some days.

¹ AND after these transactions, Paul departing from Athens, came to Corinth;

² For I know your readiness of mind, for which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia had made preparation a year ago; and your zeal hath stirred up very many.

⁹ And when I was with you, and in want, I was burdensome to no man; for my want the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied; and on every occasion I have kept myself from being burdensome, and will keep myself. ¹⁰ I protest, by the truth of Christ in me, that from this boasting no man shall seal up my lips in the regions of Achaia.

⁸ For from you sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only into Macedonia and Achaia, but into every region also your fidelity towards God is gone out, so that we have no need to say any thing.

¹⁰ And indeed ye practise it towards all the brethren that are throughout Macedonia: but we conjure you, brethren, to abound more and more;

¹² Let no man despise thy youth; but be a pattern of the faithful, in discourse; in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

⁷ In all things approving thyself as a pattern of good works: in thy teaching, shewing integrity, gravity, incorruptibility,

⁸ First then I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is proclaimed through the whole world.

¹⁴ How then shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? but how shall they hear without a preacher? ¹⁵ and how shall they preach unless they are sent? as it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, of those who preach the glad tidings of good things!" ¹⁶ But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah saith, "Lord, who hath believed our report?" ¹⁷ Faith then cometh by report, but the report by the word of God. ¹⁸ But I say, Have they not heard? Yea verily, "the sound of their voice is gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world."

¹⁹ For your obedience is gone forth in report to all men. I rejoice therefore on your account: but I wish you to be wise indeed unto good, but harmless respecting evil.

³⁶ Went the word of God from you? or came it unto you only?

⁴ And such confidence have we through Christ towards God:

¹ FINALLY, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run, and be glorified, even as among you;

¹² Demetrius hath a good testimony from all men, and from the truth itself: and we also bear our testimony, and ye know that our testimony is true.

⁶ And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach the glad tidings to the inhabitants of the earth, to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people,

¹⁷ And the spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him who is athirst come: and whosoever is desirous, let him take of the water of life freely.

¹⁵ and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We too are mortals subject to the same infirmities with you; preaching to you the gospel, that ye should turn from these vain things unto the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things which are therein:

¹⁷ delivering thee both from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send thee, ¹⁸ to open their eyes, to convert them from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is in me.

²⁶ And it shall be in the place where it was said unto them, ye are not my people; there shall they be called the sons of the living God."

² Ye know that ye were Gentiles, drawn away after the idols that are dumb, even as ye have been led.

¹⁶ or what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, "I will inhabit in them, and walk about in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be for me a people." ¹⁷ "Wherefore go forth from the midst of them, and be ye separated, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you,

⁸ But at that time when ye knew not God, ye served those who by nature are not gods. ⁹ But now after having known God, or rather being known of God, how turn ye back again to those weak and beggarly elements, to which again a second time ye desire to be in bondage?

⁵ For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in great fulness of assurance; as ye know what manner of men we have been among you for your sakes. ⁶ And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, receiving the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;

¹ FOR ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in to you, that it was not in vain.

¹⁰ For therefore do we labour and are exposed to abuse, because we have hoped in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.

²² but ye are come unto mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,

² with whom the kings of the earth have committed whoredom, and all the inhabitants of the world have intoxicated themselves with the wine of her whoredom.

²¹ And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.

⁷ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, O ye broods of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

²⁵ And, behold, there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

⁷ He said, therefore, to the multitudes who came out to be baptised by him, Ye broods of vipers, who hath warned you to fly from the approaching wrath?

¹¹ who also said to them, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, in the same manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

²⁴ whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: forasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held thereby.

¹⁵ but ye slew the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead: of which we are witnesses.

²¹ whom the heaven indeed must receive, until the times of restoration of all things, which God hath spoken of by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the beginning of the world.

¹⁰ be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarean, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him doth this man stand here sound in your presence.

³⁰ The God of our fathers hath raised up Jesus, whom ye had killed, suspending him on a tree. ³¹ Him hath God exalted at his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sins.

⁴⁰ him God raised up the third day, and ordained that he should be visibly manifested; ⁴¹ not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he was arisen from the dead.

³¹ because he hath fixed the day in which he will judge the whole world in righteousness by the man whom he hath appointed; affording evidence of this to all, by raising him from the dead.

⁴ definitively marked out as the Son of God by miracle, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead:

²⁵ who was delivered up for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

⁹ Therefore much more, being justified already by his blood, shall we be saved by him from wrath. ¹⁰ For if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God by the death of his son, much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

²³ And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan in ourselves, expecting the adoption, the redemption of our body.

³⁴ Who is he that condemneth? Christ? He died, yea, rather, also is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

⁷ so that ye have not been deficient in any gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

⁴ and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: ⁵ and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: ⁶ afterwards he appeared before five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater number remain alive unto this hour, but some also are gone to rest. ⁷ Afterwards he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. ⁸ And last of all he was seen also by me, who am but as an abortion. ⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, who am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. ¹¹ Therefore whether I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. ¹² But if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³ But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither is Christ risen: ¹⁴ and if Christ be not risen, vain indeed is our preaching, and vain also your faith. ¹⁵ Yea, and we also are found false witnesses for God; because we have testified on the behalf of God, that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if indeed the dead are not raised. ¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, neither is Christ risen: ¹⁷ and if Christ be not risen, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. ¹⁸ Then also they who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. ¹⁹ If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are more miserable than all other men. ²⁰ But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep. ²¹ For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

¹³ Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, "Cursed is every one who is hanged on a tree:"

²⁰ But our conversation is in heaven as its citizens, from whence also we are expecting the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, that he might be in all things pre-eminent.

⁷ so that ye became models for all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

⁷ But we were gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse cherisheth her own infants.

¹⁶ forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles, that they might be saved, to fill up the measure of their iniquities always: but wrath is coming upon them to the extremity.

¹⁶ For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first: ¹⁷ then we who are alive, who remain, shall be caught up together with them into the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we be ever with the Lord.

⁹ For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹ I ADJURE thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

¹³ expecting the blessed hope, and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

²⁸ so Christ having been once offered in sacrifice to bear the sins of men, will appear the second time without sin, to those who expect him, for their salvation.

²⁷ but a certain terrible expectation of judgment, and a burning indignation, ready to devour these enemies.

²¹ who by him believe in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

²¹ For hereunto have ye been called, because Christ also hath suffered for you, leaving you a pattern, that ye should follow his steps;

¹⁸ For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, put to death indeed in the flesh, but raised to life by the Spirit:

¹² expecting and hastening towards the coming of God's day, at which the heavens on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements in flames be melted as wax?

¹⁴ Wherefore, beloved, seeing ye are expecting these things, be diligent to be found of him in peace, spotless and blameless.

⁷ Behold! he is coming with clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they also who pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall lament bitterly, smiting their bosoms, because of him: even so! Amen.

¹⁸ and I am the living one, though I was dead and lo! I am alive for evermore, Amen; and I hold the keys of hell and of death.