2 Peter 3 Cross References - Haweis

¹ THIS second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I rouse up your sincere mind by awakening your recollection ² to remember the words, that have been spoken aforetime by the holy prophets, and the injunction of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: ³ knowing this principally, that in the last of the days there will come scoffers, walking after their own lewd passions, ⁴ and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue in the same state as from the beginning of the creation. ⁵ For this they chuse to keep out of sight, that by the word of God the heavens were created of old, and the earth rising out of the water and subsisting amidst the water; ⁶ whence the world then existing, being deluged by water, was destroyed; ⁷ but the present heavens and earth by the same word are treasured up, reserved for fire at the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. ⁸ But let not this particular be concealed from you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹ The Lord doth not delay the promise (as some count it delay); but is longsuffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should have space for repentance. ¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come as a thief by night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a rushing noise, and the first principles of matter in flames dissolve, and the earth and all the works upon it be burnt up. ¹¹ Seeing then that all these things must be dissolved, what manner of persons ought we to be in a course of holy conduct and acts of piety, 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? ¹³ But we expect according to his promise new heavens and a new earth in which dwelleth righteousness. ¹⁴ Wherefore, beloved, seeing ye are expecting these things, be diligent to be found of him in peace, spotless and blameless. ¹⁵ And account the long suffering of our Lord conducive to salvation; as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, hath written unto you; ¹⁶ as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, of which some are difficult to be understood, which the uninstructed and the unstable torture, as indeed they do the rest of the scriptures unto their own destruction. ¹⁷ Ye therefore, beloved, knowing this before, be on your guard, that ye be not carried away with the delusion of these lawless men, and fall from your own stedfastness. ¹⁸ But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory now and unto the day of eternity. Amen.

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

² I have told you before, and I repeat it, as when I was present the second time, and now absent, I write to those who have sinned already, and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare you:

²² Lay hands hastily on no man, nor share another's sins: keep thyself pure;

⁶ For which cause I remind thee that thou fan into a flame the divine gift, which is in thee by the imposition of my hands.

¹ PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners, dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 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.

²² Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit unto fraternal affection undissembled, love each other intensely out of a pure heart:

¹² Wherefore I will not be negligent continually to remind you of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth. ¹³ Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this frail tabernacle, to rouse up your attention by reminding you: ¹⁴ knowing that the deposition of this frail tabernacle of mine is hastily approaching, as our Lord Jesus Christ hath made evident to me. ¹⁵ I will endeavour then that even after my decease, ye may always have wherewith to preserve the remembrance of these things.

⁷⁰ as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been from the beginning:

²⁷ And beginning from Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them in all the scriptures, the things relating to himself.

⁴⁴ And said unto them, These are the sayings which I spake unto you, when I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning me.

¹⁸ But the things which God before announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Messiah should suffer, he hath thus fulfilled.

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.

²⁴ And all the prophets indeed from Samuel, and those who succeeded him, as many as have spoken, have also foretold those days. ²⁵ Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And "in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." ²⁶ Unto you in the first instance, hath God, after raising up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, to the end that every one of you should turn away from your iniquities.

⁴³ To him bear all the prophets witness, that through his name every one who believeth in him, shall receive remission of sins.

²³ Then having fixed a day with him, still more of them came to him at his lodging, to whom bearing his testimony, he set forth the kingdom of God, and persuaded them of the things relating to Jesus, both out of the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning until evening:

²⁰ built up on the foundation of apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

¹⁰ Concerning which salvation the prophets eagerly sought and diligently inquired, who prophesied of the grace which is come to you: ¹¹ investigating to what time and to what conjuncture the Spirit of Christ in them pointed, when predicting the sufferings coming upon Christ, and the glories subsequent thereto. 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.

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. ²⁰ Knowing this in the first place, that all scriptural prophecy is not from any man's own suggestions. ²¹ For prophecy in old time came not by the will of man: but the holy men of God spake under the impulse of the Holy Ghost.

²¹ For it had been better for them never to have been acquainted with the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to have turned aside from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

¹⁵ And account the long suffering of our Lord conducive to salvation; as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, hath written unto you;

⁶ We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of delusion.

¹⁷ But ye, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁰ And I fell down before his feet to worship him: and he said unto me, See thou dost not so: I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus.

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.

¹ NOW the Spirit speaketh expresly, that in the latter days some will apostatise from the faith, giving heed to spirits of delusion, and doctrines of devils; ² men who teach lies with hypocrisy; and have their own consciences cauterised;

¹ BUT this know, that in the last days distressing times will come.

²⁰ Knowing this in the first place, that all scriptural prophecy is not from any man's own suggestions.

¹⁰ especially such as walk after the flesh in the eager pursuit of defilement, and despise government. Daring, self-sufficient, they tremble not at dignities, railing against them.

¹⁸ My dear children, it is the last hour; and as ye have heard that antichrist is coming, even now there are many antichrists: by which we know it is the last hour.

¹⁶ These men are murmurers, complainers at their lot in life, walking after their own corrupt passions; and their mouth utters hyperbolically pompous expressions, pretending high personal admiration, in order to make their advantage.

¹⁸ how they told you that in the last time there will be scoffers, walking after their own ungodly passions.

²⁸ For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

⁴⁸ But if that wicked servant say in his heart, My master will be a long while ere he comes;

⁶ But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female;

¹⁹ For these days shall bring tribulation, such as the like hath never been from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, and never shall be more.

⁴⁵ But if that servant say in his heart, My master will be a long while ere he comes; and shall begin to beat the men and maid-servants, and to eat and to drink, and to get drunk;

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

¹⁴ And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the origin of the creation of God;

¹⁹ Now this is the condemnation, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil. ²⁰ For every one whose practices are foul hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his actions may not be brought to conviction.

²⁸ And since they thought not fit to hold the Deity in acknowledgment, God abandoned them to a reprobate mind, to practise deeds unbecoming;

¹⁷ and he is before all, and by him all things subsist.

¹⁰ and in every unrighteous delusion among those who perish: in consequence of which things they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And for this cause God shall send unto them the energy of delusion, that they should believe a lie: ¹² that they all might be damned who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.

³ By faith we understand that the worlds were exactly formed by the word of God, so that the visible objects were not made out of things which now appear.

³⁸ For as they were in the days preceding the deluge, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, ³⁹ and they knew it not till the deluge came, and swept them all away; such also shall the coming of the Son of man be.

²⁷ They did eat, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the deluge came, and destroyed them all.

⁵ and spared not the old world, but guarded safely Noah the eighth person, the preacher of righteousness, when he brought a deluge on the world of the ungodly:

¹⁵ Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

²² Wherefore I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

²⁴ Wherefore I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for thee.

³⁶ But I tell you, That every idle word which men speak, for it shall they give an account in the day of judgment.

³⁵ Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

⁴¹ Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

¹¹ And as many as shall not receive you, neither hearken to you, when ye go from thence, shake off the dust from beneath your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

⁵ But after thy obdurate and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath at the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

²⁸ and not dismayed on any occasion by your adversaries; which is indeed the proof of perdition to them, but of salvation to you, and that from God.

⁷ and to you who are troubled, rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven with his mighty angels, ⁸ in a flame of fire, taking vengeance of them that know not God, and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

³ Let no man deceive you in any way: because that cannot be till the apostasy come first, and the man of sin appear, the son of perdition,

⁹ For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of destruction and perdition.

⁹ the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, but to reserve the wicked unto the day of judgment to be punished:

¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come as a thief by night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a rushing noise, and the first principles of matter in flames dissolve, and the earth and all the works upon it be burnt up.

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?

¹⁷ By this is his love towards us perfected, that we might have confidence at the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world.

⁷ As Sodom and Gomorrha and the surrounding cities, in like manner with them abandoned to whoredom, and going after other flesh, are set forth an example, suffering the judicial punishment of eternal fire.

⁸ The beast which thou seest was, and is not; and shall come up out of the abyss [of hell], and shall go into perdition: and the dwellers upon earth will wonder, (whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world,) when they shall see the beast which was, and is not, though he is.

¹¹ And the beast which was, and is not, though he is himself the eighth, yet is of the seven, and shall go away into perdition.

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and one sat upon it, from whose presence fled the earth and the heaven, and no place was found for them.

¹ AND I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

²⁵ For I would not that you should be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is come on Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

¹ BUT I would not that you should be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

¹ NOW concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

⁷ And shall not God execute vengeance for his own elect, who cry out to him day and night, though he bear long with them? ⁸ Yes, I tell you, that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, ah! shall he find faith on the earth?

⁴ Or despisest thou the riches of his kindness and patience and long-suffering, ignorant that this goodness of God is leading thee to repentance?

²² But what if God, willing to display his wrath, and to make known what is possible with him, hath borne with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for perdition:

¹⁶ But for this end obtained I mercy, that in me, the chief, Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern to those who should after believe in him unto eternal life.

⁴ who wills all men to be saved, and come to the acknowledgment of truth.

³⁷ For yet a little, very little while, and he that is coming will come, and will not delay.

²⁰ who in time of old were disobedient, when the long suffering of God in the days of Noe waited, while the ark was preparing, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were preserved through the water.

²¹ And I gave her a space that she should repent of her whoredom, and she hath not repented.

⁴² Watch therefore: for ye know not at what hour your Master cometh. ⁴³ And this observe, that if the master of the family had known in which watch of the night the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered him to break into his house.

³¹ Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall never pass away.

³⁹ Now this be assured of, that if the master of the family had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

²⁰ For the creation was made subject to vanity, not voluntarily, but by him who made it subject,

⁵ to deliver such a one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁴ As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your glory, as also ye are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

² for yourselves know precisely that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

¹¹ They will be destroyed, but thou remainest; and they all will grow old as a garment, ¹² and as a cloak thou wilt wrap them up, and they will undergo a change: but thou art the same, and thy years will never end."

⁷ but the present heavens and earth by the same word are treasured up, reserved for fire at the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

⁶ And the angels who preserved not their own primitive state, but deserted their proper abode, hath he reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day.

³ Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and observe, and repent. If then thou art not found watching, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou shalt in no wise know at what hour I will come upon thee.

¹⁵ Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who watcheth, and keepeth his garments, that he walk not about naked, and men see his shame.

²⁷ And the men marvelled, saying, What a wondrous man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

¹² For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and peculiarly towards you.

²⁷ Only conduct yourselves worthily as becometh the gospel of Christ; that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul wrestling together in the faith of the gospel;

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

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.

¹⁶ And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen of angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

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.

³ If any man teach another doctrine, and attend not to the sound words, which are those of Jesus Christ our Lord, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain.

¹¹ But thou, O man of God, flee from these things; but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

⁵ Let the tenor of your life be divested of the love of money; content with your present possessions: for he hath said, "I will in no wise leave thee, neither will I in any case forsake thee."

²⁴ for he beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what sort of person he was.

¹³ Who is a wise man and intelligent among you, let him shew in a becoming conduct his works with the meekness of wisdom.

¹⁵ but as he who hath called you is holy, be ye holy also in all your conduct:

¹² having your conduct ornamental among the Gentiles: that, whereas they malign you as wicked doers, they may, being eye-witnesses of your good works, glorify God in the day when he visits them.

³ as his divine power hath freely given us all things tending to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who hath called us to glory and fortitude:

⁶ and with intelligence moderation; and with moderation patience; and with patience piety; ⁷ so that ye have not been deficient in any gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ: ⁸ who shall confirm you to the end blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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:

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

²¹ preserve yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

¹³ and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as the fig-tree sheddeth her early ripe figs when shaken by a mighty wind: ¹⁴ and the heaven was removed away as a volume rolled up and every mountain and island were removed out of their places:

²⁷ And there shall no more enter into it any thing unclean, or that practises abomination and lying; but only those who are written in the book of life of the Lamb.

²⁶ Therefore if they say to you, He is in the wilderness; go not out: lo! he is in the secret closets; believe it not.

²⁹ Now dismiss thy servant, Lord, according to thy word, in peace;

⁴³ Blessed is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so employed.

⁸ who shall confirm you to the end blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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.

¹⁰ that ye may prove the things that are excellent, in order that ye may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ;

¹⁵ that ye may be blameless and harmless, the children of God, inoffensive, in the midst of an untoward and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as luminaries in the world;

¹³ to the end that your hearts may be established blameless in holiness before God and our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

²³ Now the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body be preserved faultless unto the coming of our Lord 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 Pure religion and undefiled with God even the Father is this, To pay diligent attention to the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to preserve himself spotless from the world.

⁵ And for this very purpose employing the greatest diligence, lead up in the train of your faith courage; and with courage intelligence; ⁶ and with intelligence moderation; and with moderation patience; and with patience piety; ⁷ and with piety fraternal affection; and with fraternal affection love. ⁸ For if these things are in your possession, and abounding, they will render you neither inactive nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ But he that hath no possession of these things, is blind, dim-sighted, sinking into oblivion of his purification from the sins of his former days. 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:

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

¹⁵ for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall be utterly unable to contradict or resist.

¹⁰ and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house.

²⁵ it hath seemed fit to us, assembled unanimously, to send unto you select men with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

¹³ Which things also we speak, not in discourses framed by human wisdom, but taught by the Spirit of God; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

¹⁰ According to the grace of God given unto me, as a skilful architect, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every one take heed how he buildeth upon it.

⁸ For to one man by the Spirit is given wise discourse; but to another speech [communicative] of knowledge by the same Spirit;

³ that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote unto you before briefly;

⁵ But if any man of you be deficient in wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not and it shall be given him.

¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, meek, easily persuadable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and void of dissimulation.

⁹ The Lord doth not delay the promise (as some count it delay); but is longsuffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should have space for repentance.

³ And he answering said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition?

⁶ then he shall not with it honour his father and mother: so have ye vacated the command of God by your tradition.

²⁹ Jesus then answering, said unto them, Ye are in an error, from not knowing the Scriptures, and the power of God.

¹ THERE is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. ² For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath liberated me from the law of sin and of death. ³ For that which was impossible by the law, inasmuch as it was impotent through the flesh, God having sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in that flesh: ⁴ that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled by us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. ⁵ For they who are after the flesh, mind the things of the flesh; but they who are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. ⁶ For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. ⁷ Because the propensity of the flesh is inimical against God: for it is not in subjection to the law of God, neither indeed can it be. ⁸ They then who are in the flesh, cannot please God. ⁹ But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is not his. ¹⁰ But if Christ be in you, the body indeed is dead on account of sin; but the Spirit is alive through righteousness. ¹¹ But if the Spirit of him who hath raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he who raised Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his indwelling Spirit in you. ¹² Truly then we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. ¹³ For if ye live after the flesh, ye are ready to die: but if by the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. ¹⁴ For as many as are guided by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. ¹⁵ For ye have not received a spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye have received a Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father. 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. ¹⁹ For the eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the children of God. ²⁰ For the creation was made subject to vanity, not voluntarily, but by him who made it subject, ²¹ in hope that the same creation shall be emancipated from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. ²² For we know that the whole creation groaneth together and travaileth in birth to this moment. 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. 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. ²⁶ In like manner also the Spirit affords assistance to our infirmities: for even this, what we should pray for as we ought, we know not: but the same Spirit more abundantly maketh intercession for us with groanings unutterable. ²⁷ Now he that trieth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, for he maketh intercession for the saints according to God's will. 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. ³¹ What then shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who [shall be] against us? ³² He who even spared not his own Son, but freely delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also, together with him, freely give us all things? ³³ Who shall put in an accusation against the elect of God? God? He is their justifier. 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. ³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? ³⁶ As it is written, "That for thy sake we have been put to death the whole day long; we have been reckoned indeed as sheep for slaughter." ³⁷ But in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. ³⁸ For I am assured that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor those to come, ³⁹ nor exaltation, nor deepest depression, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹ NOW I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I have preached unto you, and which ye have received, in which also ye have stood fast; ² by which also ye are saved; if ye cleave to that word I have preached to you, except haply ye have believed in vain. ³ For I delivered to you among the first things that which I also had received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures; 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. ²² For as in Adam all are dead, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. ²³ But every one in his own rank: Christ the first-fruit; afterwards those that are Christ's at his appearing. ²⁴ Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, and the Father; when he shall have destroyed every dominion and every authority and power. ²⁵ For he must reign, until he hath put all enemies under his feet. ²⁶ The last enemy shall be destroyed, death. ²⁷ For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, that all things are put under him, it is evident that there is an exception of him, who subjected all things to him. ²⁸ But when he shall have put all things under him, then also the Son himself shall be subjected to him who put all things under him, that God may be all in all. ²⁹ Else what will they do who are baptised? for the dead, if wholly dead they rise no more. Why are they then baptised for the dead? ³⁰ and why do we also expose ourselves to danger every hour? ³¹ I solemnly declare by all the joy over you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. ³² If after the manner of men I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, of what advantage would it be to me, if the dead did not rise again? shall we eat and drink; because to-morrow we die? ³³ Be not deceived: evil conversations corrupt good manners. ³⁴ Awake as the righteous, and sin not; for some have an ignorance of God: I speak this to your shame. ³⁵ But will any man say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? ³⁶ Thou fool! what thou sowest is not quickened except it die: ³⁷ and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body which shall be afterwards, but the bare grain, perhaps of wheat, or of some of the other seeds: ³⁸ but God giveth it a body as he pleaseth, and to each of the seeds its peculiar body. ³⁹ All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, and another flesh of cattle, and another of fishes, and another of birds. ⁴⁰ Also there are celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and that of the terrestrial another. ⁴¹ There is one glory of the sun; and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for star differeth from star in glory. ⁴² So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: ⁴³ it is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: ⁴⁴ it is sown an animal body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is an animal body, and there is a spiritual body. ⁴⁵ And so it is written, There was a first man Adam a living soul; a last Adam a quickening spirit. ⁴⁶ But that which is spiritual was not first, but that which is animal; and afterward that which is spiritual. ⁴⁷ The first man was of the earth, earthly; the second man was the Lord from heaven. ⁴⁸ As is the earthly, so are they also that are earthly: and as is the heavenly, such also are they that are heavenly. ⁴⁹ And as we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. ⁵⁰ But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God: neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. ⁵¹ Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not indeed all sleep, but we shall all be changed, ⁵² in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. ⁵³ For that which is corruptible must put on incorruption, and that which is mortal must put on immortality. ⁵⁴ So when that which is corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and that which is mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying which is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. ⁵⁵ O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? ⁵⁶ The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. ⁵⁷ But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 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.

¹⁹ whose end is perdition, whose God is their belly, and their glory in their shame, whose minds are occupied with earthly things.

¹ FINALLY, brethren, we beseech you therefore, and conjure you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk, and please God, so ye would abound more and more. ² For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. ³ For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from whoredom; ⁴ that every one of you may know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour, ⁵ not in the vile passion of lewdness, as the Gentiles which know not God;

⁵ holding the form of godliness, but denying the power of it: from these men turn with aversion. ⁶ For such are they who insinuate themselves into houses, and captivate weak women laden with accumulated sins, and actuated by a variety of passions, ⁷ always learning, yet never able to attain unto the knowledge of truth.

¹¹ Concerning whom we have much to discourse, and of difficult interpretation to explain, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

⁸ A double-minded man is unsteady in all his ways.

¹ PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners, dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

⁸ and a stone of stumbling, and rock of offence," to those who stumble at the word, disobedient; whereunto also they were appointed.

¹ BUT there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers also among you, who wickedly introduce damnable heresies, and deny the sovereign Lord who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

¹⁴ having eyes full of adultery, and insatiable of sin; ensnaring souls of no stability; having a heart practised in all the wiles of covetousness; children for a curse:

⁴ For certain men have craftily introduced themselves, who were from of old proscribed for this condemnation, ungodly men, changing the grace of God into impurity, and denying our only sovereign God and Lord, Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ Take heed then of false prophets, who come to you in the garb of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

⁶ Then Jesus said to them, Beware and abstain from the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

¹¹ How is it that ye do not understand, that I spake not to you of bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

²⁴ for false Messiahs and false prophets shall arise, and give out great signs and wonders; so as to deceive, if it were possible, even the elect. ²⁵ Behold, I have forewarned you.

²² For many false Messiahs and false prophets shall arise, and shall propose signs and wonders to deceive, if it were possible, even the elect. ²³ But be ye on your guard: lo! I have told you all things:

⁴ But these things have I spoken to you, that when the hour is come, ye may remember the same for I had told you. But these things I told you not at the beginning, because I was with you.

⁴² And they persevered stedfastly in the doctrine of the apostles, and in communion, and in breaking bread, and in prayers.

¹⁸ For such are not servants to our Lord Jesus Christ, but to their own belly; and by smooth speeches and flattering commendations deceive the hearts of the guileless.

¹² Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall.

³ But I fear lest as the serpent beguiled Eve by his craftiness, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity which belongs to Christ.

¹³ For such are fake apostles, deceitful labourers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ And no marvel! For Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. ¹⁵ It is no wonder therefore if his ministers also be transformed as ministers of righteousness; whose end will be according to their works.

¹⁴ that we should be no longer infants, floating on the waves, and carried about with every wind of novel doctrine, by the juggling of men, by their craftiness after the delusive wiles of error;

² Beware of dogs, beware of the malicious labourers, beware of the concision.

⁵ For though I am absent from you in person, yet I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing and beholding your regular order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

⁸ Beware that no man make a prey of you by means of philosophy and vain delusion, after the tradition of men, after the principles of the world, and not after Christ:

¹⁵ against whom be thou also on thy guard, for he hath greatly resisted our words.

¹⁴ For we are partakers with Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end;

⁹ against whom stand fast, firm in the faith, knowing that the very same sufferings are fully endured by the brotherhood which is in the world.

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: ¹¹ but an entrance will thus be richly afforded you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. ¹² Wherefore I will not be negligent continually to remind you of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth.

¹⁸ Uttering pompous discourses of inanity, ensnaring by the lusts of the flesh, by lascivious impurities, those who had truly escaped from such as live in a course of delusion. ¹⁹ Preaching liberty to them, while they themselves are the slaves of corruption: for by whatever a man is overcome, by that also he is enslaved. ²⁰ For if having escaped from the defilements of the world by the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again enveloped by them and overcome, their last deeds are worse than the first. ²¹ For it had been better for them never to have been acquainted with the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to have turned aside from the holy commandment delivered unto them. ²² But the true proverb is verified in them, The dog hath returned to his own vomit; and the sow which was washed to its wallowing in the mire.

⁵ Remember then from whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and practise thy first works; but if not, I am coming to thee quickly, and I will remove thy lamp out of its place, except thou repent.

¹³ And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen!

²⁰ teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo! I am with you at all times even to the end of the world. Amen.

²³ in order that all may honour the Son, just as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.

³ and this is eternal life, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou hast sent, Jesus, the Messiah.

³⁶ Because by him, and through him, and for him, are all things, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

⁶ For the God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, he hath shined into our hearts, to give illumination of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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;

¹⁵ but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, even Christ:

⁸ Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the transcendently excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as offals of ordure, that I may gain Christ,

¹⁰ that ye may walk worthy of the Lord, well pleasing him in all things, in every good work fruitful, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

¹⁰ and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him.

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:

¹⁸ And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and preserve me for his celestial kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

² as new-born babes desire earnestly the unadulterated milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, when ye have suffered a little while, himself perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. ¹¹ To him be glory and might for ever and ever. Amen.

⁸ For if these things are in your possession, and abounding, they will render you neither inactive nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹¹ but an entrance will thus be richly afforded you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

²⁰ For if having escaped from the defilements of the world by the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again enveloped by them and overcome, their last deeds are worse than the first.

²⁵ to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, might and dominion, both now and unto all eternity. Amen.

⁶ and made us kings and priests to his God and Father; to him be glory and might for ever and ever. Amen.

⁹ And they sung a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereon; because thou hast been slaughtered, and hast redeemed us for God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; ¹⁰ and hast made us for our God kings and priests, and we shall reign upon the earth. ¹¹ And I looked, and heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and the living beings, and the presbyters, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, ¹² crying with a loud voice, Worthy is the slaughtered lamb to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and glory, and blessing. ¹³ And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and those who are on the sea, and all things which are therein, heard I, saying, To him who is seated on the throne, and to the lamb, be blessing, and honour, and glory, and might for ever and ever. ¹⁴ And the four living beings said, Amen. And the four and twenty presbyters prostrated themselves, and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.