Matthew 5 Cross References - Haweis

¹ THEN seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and seating himself, his disciples came to him: ² and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying, ³ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their's is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. ⁵ Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. ⁶ Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be fed to the full. ⁷ Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. ⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. ⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. ¹⁰ Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for their's is the kingdom in heaven. ¹¹ Blessed are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and lying, speak every thing evil against you for my sake. ¹² Rejoice and exult; for plenteous is your reward in the heavens: for just so they persecuted the prophets who went before you. ¹³ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt become insipid, with what can it be salted? it is of no farther use for any purpose, but to be cast out, and trodden under foot of men. ¹⁴ Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid that is situated on an eminence. ¹⁵ Neither do men burn a lamp, and set it under a bushel, but on its stand; and it sheds light on all that are in the house. ¹⁶ Just so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens. ¹⁷ Think not that I am come to destroy the law and the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. ¹⁸ For I tell you assuredly, that till heaven and earth pass away, not one iota, or the smallest stroke of a letter, shall pass from the law, until all things shall be accomplished. ¹⁹ Whosoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments, and teach men so, he shall be accounted the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall practise, and teach them, he shall be reckoned great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰ For I say unto you, That except your righteousness abounds more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. ²¹ Ye have heard that it was said to the men of antient times, "Thou shalt do no murder;" and whosoever shall commit murder, shall be liable to the judgment: ²² but I say unto you, That every man who is angry with his brother without cause, shall be liable to the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the sanhedrim: but whosever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to be cast into hell fire. ²³ If therefore thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; ²⁴ leave there thy gift before the altar, and go: first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. ²⁵ Be disposed to agree with thy prosecutor speedily, whilst thou art in the way with him [to the bar]; lest the prosecutor deliver thee up to the judge, and the judge commit thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. ²⁶ Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out from thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing. ²⁷ Ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not commit adultery:" ²⁸ but I say unto you, That every one who looketh upon a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ If then thine eye, the right, leads thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is highly for thy advantage, that one of thy members be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. ³⁰ And if thy right hand leads thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is highly thy interest that one of thy members should be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. ³¹ It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce: ³² But I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except on account of whoredom, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery. ³³ Again ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not perjure thyself, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths:" ³⁴ But I say to thee, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven; for it is the throne of God: ³⁵ nor by the earth; for it is the footstool of his feet: nor by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King: ³⁶ neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. ³⁷ But let your discourse be, Yea, yea; No, no: for all addition to these is from the wicked one. ³⁸ Ye have heard that it was said, "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth:" ³⁹ but I say unto you, Resist not an injurious act; but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him also the other. ⁴⁰ And if a man will prosecute thee, and take thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. ⁴¹ And whosoever shall press thee for one mile, go with him two. ⁴² Give to him that asketh thee; and from him who wants to borrow of thee, turn not away. ⁴³ Ye have heard that it hath been said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy." ⁴⁴ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who treat you insolently, and persecute you; ⁴⁵ that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for he causeth his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and tendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. ⁴⁶ For if ye love those who love you, what reward have you? do not even the publicans the same thing? ⁴⁷ And if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? do not even the publicans so? ⁴⁸ Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

¹⁸ And as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. ²⁰ Then immediately quitting their nets they followed him. ²¹ And going on from thence, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. ²² Then they instantly quitting the ship and their father, followed him.

²⁵ And great multitudes followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

² Now these are the names of the twelve apostles; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³ Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname is Thaddeus; ⁴ Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

² And vast multitudes were gathered together unto him, insomuch that he entered into a vessel to be seated; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

²⁹ And departing thence, Jesus went to the sea-side of Galilee; and ascending a mountain, he sat down there.

¹³ And he went up into a mountain, and called to him those whom he chose; and they came to him.

²⁰ And the multitude came together again, so that they were not able even to eat bread.

¹ AND again he began to teach by the sea side: and a vast multitude was assembled about him, so that he went into a vessel to sit down on the sea, and all the multitude was on the land close by the sea.

¹³ And when it was day, he called his disciples to him; and elected from them twelve, whom he named Apostles: ¹⁴ Simon, whom he also called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, ¹⁵ Matthew and Thomas, James son of Alpheus, and Simon called the Zealous, ¹⁶ Jude the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also was the traitor.

² And a vast multitude followed him, because they saw the miracles which he performed on those who were diseased. ³ Then Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat down with his disciple.

³⁵ that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will bring forth things hid from the foundation of the world.

²⁰ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. ²¹ Blessed are ye who hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh. ²² Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall revile you, and shall cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. ²³ Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for, lo! your reward is great in heaven: for after the same manner did your fathers to the prophets. ²⁴ But wo unto you who are rich! for ye have received your consolation. ²⁵ Wo unto you who are full! for ye shall hunger. Wo unto you who laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. ²⁶ Wo unto you, when men shall speak well of you! for just so did their fathers of the false prophets.

³⁵ Then Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from that scripture, preached to him Jesus.

³⁴ Then Peter opening his mouth, said, In truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons:

¹⁴ Then Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews,

¹⁹ and for me that there may be given unto me utterance to open my mouth with boldness, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

² and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh.

³ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their's is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. ⁵ Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. ⁶ Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be fed to the full. ⁷ Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. ⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. ⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. ¹⁰ Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for their's is the kingdom in heaven. ¹¹ Blessed are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and lying, speak every thing evil against you for my sake. ¹² Rejoice and exult; for plenteous is your reward in the heavens: for just so they persecuted the prophets who went before you.

¹¹ And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

⁶ And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended at me.

²⁵ At that time Jesus spake and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and the intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes:

¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes; for ye see: and your ears; for ye hear.

¹ AT that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is indeed the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? ² And Jesus calling a little boy, set him in the midst of them, ³ and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be changed and be as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

⁴⁶ Blessed is that servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find thus occupied.

³⁴ Then shall the King say to those on his right-hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

¹⁴ But when Jesus saw it, he felt indignation, and said to them, Permit little children to come to me, and hinder them not; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

¹⁸ "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the work whereunto he hath anointed me; he hath sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor; to heal the contrite in heart; to proclaim liberty to the captives; and restore sight to the blind; to send forth the bruised free from bonds;

²⁸ But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and observe it.

¹⁴ I say to you, Went this man down to his house justified, or the other? for every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

²⁹ Jesus saith to him, Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, hast thou believed: blessed are they who though they have not seen me, yet have believed.

⁶ As David also describeth the blessedness of that man, to whom God imputeth righteousness without works, ⁷ "Blessed are they whose unrighteousnesses are forgiven, and whose sins are covered up. ⁸ Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will in nowise impute sin." ⁹ This blessedness then, [is it] for the circumcision, or for the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was imputed to Abraham for righteousness.

¹⁰ but the rich, in his abasement: for as the flower of grass he shall pass away.

¹² Blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation: for when he is proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to those who love him.

⁵ Hear me, my beloved brethren. Hath not God elected the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to those who love him;

⁹ Be bitterly afflicted and lament, and let your tears run down; let your laughter be converted into mourning, and your joy into dejection. ¹⁰ Be humbled in the presence of God, so he will exalt you.

⁹ And he said to me, Write, Blessed are they that are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true sayings of God.

¹⁴ Blessed are they who keep his commandments, that they may have authority to approach unto the tree of life, and that they may enter in by the gates into the city.

²¹ Blessed are ye who hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

²⁵ Wo unto you who are full! for ye shall hunger. Wo unto you who laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

³⁸ and standing at his feet behind him, began to water his feet with her tears, and to wipe them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfumed balm.

⁵⁰ But he said unto the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

²⁵ But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou hast received thy good things during thy life, and Lazarus, in like manner, what was afflictive: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

²⁰ Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be very sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. ²¹ A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when the little son is born, she no more remembers the anguish, for joy that a man is brought into the world. ²² And ye therefore have indeed at present sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall be made glad, and your joy no man taketh from you.

⁴ who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we might be able to comfort those who are in all tribulation, by the consolation with which we ourselves are comforted of God. ⁵ Because as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so through Christ aboundeth also our consolation. ⁶ But whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectually wrought by patient endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer; or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. ⁷ And our hope of you is sure, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation.

⁹ Now I rejoice, not that ye have been made sorrowful, but that ye have sorrowed unto repentance; for ye have been made sorry in a godly manner, that ye might receive damage from us in nothing. ¹⁰ For sorrow of a godly sort worketh repentance unto salvation never to be repented of, but worldly sorrow worketh death.

¹⁴ And I said to him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are persons who are come out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. ¹⁵ Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. ¹⁶ They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun scorch them, nor any burning heat. ¹⁷ Because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will feed them, as a shepherd, and lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

⁴ And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more; nor shall mourning, nor crying, nor toil be any more: because the former things are passed away.

²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest to your souls.

⁵ "Tell the daughter of Sion, Lo! thy King cometh to thee, meek, and sitting on an ass, even on a foal the ass's colt."

¹³ For not by the law [came] the promise to Abraham and his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by the righteousness of faith.

²³ meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.

² with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love;

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

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

²⁵ with meekness correcting those who are opposers, if at last God may give unto them repentance so as to submit to the conviction of the truth;

² to slander no man, to be inoffensive, gentle, shewing all meekness to all men.

²¹ Wherefore laying aside all vicious pollution, and the abundance of iniquity, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which hath power to save your souls.

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

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.

¹⁵ but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be always ready with your reply to every man who demands a reason respecting the hope which is in you with meekness and fear:

⁵³ He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

¹⁴ but whosoever shall drink of the water which I shall give him, he shall no more thirst to eternity; but the water which I will give him, shall be in him a fountain of water springing up to life eternal.

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.

⁴⁸ I am the bread of life. ⁴⁹ Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and they are dead. ⁵⁰ This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that any person may eat of it, and never die. ⁵¹ I am the bread that giveth life, which came down from heaven: if any person eat of this bread, he shall live to eternity; and the bread indeed which I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. ⁵² Then the Jews contended with each other, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? ⁵³ Jesus therefore said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves. ⁵⁴ He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath life eternal: and I will raise him up at the last day. ⁵⁵ For my flesh truly is meat, and my blood truly is drink. ⁵⁶ He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him. ⁵⁷ As the life-giving Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father; so he that eateth me, the same shall live by me. ⁵⁸ This is the bread which came down from heaven, not as the manna your fathers did eat, and died: he that eateth this bread shall live to eternity.

³⁷ Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood up and spake aloud, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.

¹⁶ They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun scorch them, nor any burning heat.

¹⁴ For if ye forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: ¹⁵ but if ye forgive not to men their offences, neither will your Father forgive your offences.

³³ and oughtest thou not to have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee? ³⁴ And his lord, incensed, delivered him up to the torturers, till he should pay all that he owed him. ³⁵ Even so also will my heavenly Father do to you, except ye forgive every one of you his brother, from your hearts, their trespasses.

²⁵ And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have a matter against any man: that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

³⁵ But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing in return: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Most High; for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the wicked.

³⁰ For as ye also in times past did not believe in God, but now have obtained mercy through their unbelief:

²⁵ Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I offer my opinion, as having obtained mercy from the Lord to be faithful.

¹ THEREFORE having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we faint not;

³² but be ye kind one to another, full of sensibility, forgiving mutually, even as God in Christ hath forgiven you.

¹³ who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and insolently violent, But I was admitted to mercy, for I did it ignorantly in unbelief;

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.

¹⁶ The Lord grant mercy unto the household of Onesiphorus because he frequently was a refreshment to my soul, and was not ashamed of my chain: ¹⁷ but, when he was at Rome, he sought me out diligently, and found me. ¹⁸ The Lord grant that he may find mercy with the Lord in the great day; and how liberally he ministered to me at Ephesus, thou knowest better than any other person.

¹⁶ Let us therefore approach with boldness the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace for seasonable help.

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.

¹³ For judgment without mercy shall be on him who shewed no mercy, and mercy glorieth against judgment.

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.

¹⁰ who in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God; who had not obtained mercy, but are now the objects of mercy.

²⁵ Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup, and of the dish, but within they are full of rapacity and intemperance. ²⁶ Thou blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that their outside may become clean also. ²⁷ Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye resemble tombs whitewashed, which outwardly indeed appear specious, but within are full of dead men's bones, and all manner of impurity. ²⁸ And just so, ye without indeed appear to men righteous, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

⁹ and made no difference betwixt either us or them, purifying their hearts by faith.

¹² For now we see by reflected light, indistinctly; but then face to face: now I know partially; but then shall I know even as I am known.

¹ HAVING therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

¹⁵ All things indeed are clean to the clean: but to the defiled and to the unbelievers there is nothing clean; but their very mind and conscience are defiled.

¹⁴ how much more shall the blood of Christ, who, by the eternal Spirit, offered up himself in sacrifice without blemish to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, that we may perform divine service to the living God?

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:

¹⁴ Earnestly seek peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

⁸ Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Make clean your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.

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:

² Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet evident what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is. ³ And every one who hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

⁴ And they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.

⁴⁵ that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for he causeth his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and tendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

⁴⁸ Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

³⁶ neither can they die any more: for they are like the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

²⁶ And the following day he shewed himself to them as they were fighting, and urged them to peace, saying, My friends, ye are brethren; wherefore do ye ill treat one another?

¹⁴ For as many as are guided by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

¹⁸ If possible, as far as you can, be at peace with all men.

¹ HIM that is weak in faith take by the hand, and enter not into niceties of disputes. ² One man indeed thinketh he may eat all meats; another, who is weak, eateth vegetables. ³ Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not, and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth; for God hath accepted him. ⁴ Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? To his own master he standeth or falleth; but he shall be established: for God is able to establish him. ⁵ One man judgeth one day different from another day: another judgeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. ⁶ He that observeth a day, to the Lord he observeth it; and he that observeth not a day, to the Lord he doth not observe it. He that eateth, to the Lord he eateth, for he giveth thanks to God; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God. ⁷ For no one of us liveth to himself, and no one dieth to himself.

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. ¹⁸ For he who in these things is the servant of Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men. ¹⁹ Well then, let us earnestly pursue the things that conduce to peace, and the things which are for mutual edification.

⁶ But brother goes to law with brother, and this before the unbelievers.

²⁰ Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God exhorted you by us; we entreat you for Christ's sake, be ye reconciled to God.

¹¹ Finally, brethren, rejoice: be perfectly united together, be comforted, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

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

¹ I THEN, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation with which ye are called,

¹ BE ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; ² and walk in love as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an oblation and sacrifice to God, for an odour of a sweet smell.

¹ IF there be then any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any communion of spirit, if any bowels and compassions, ² fulfil ye my joy, that ye may be united in sentiment, having the same love, of one soul, of one mind. ³ Let nothing be done contentiously or vain-gloriously; but in humility reckoning others superior to yourselves.

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; ¹⁶ holding up the word of life, that I may glory in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.

² I beseech Euodias, and I beseech Syntiche to be of one mind in the Lord.

¹³ forbearing one another, and freely forgiving one another, if any man hath a complaint against another: even as Christ hath freely forgiven you, so also do ye.

²² But flee youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart. ²³ But foolish and uninstructive disputes avoid, knowing that they produce quarrels. ²⁴ And a servant of the Lord ought not to quarrel; but to be gentle to all men, apt to teach, forbearing,

¹⁹ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. ²⁰ For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

¹⁶ For where envy and contention dwell, there is tumult and every vile deed. 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. ¹⁸ But the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for those who are peacemakers.

¹⁴ as obedient children, not conformed to the former passions of the days of your ignorance: ¹⁵ but as he who hath called you is holy, be ye holy also in all your conduct: ¹⁶ because it is written, "Be ye holy; for I am holy."

³ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

²³ But when they shall persecute you in one city, flee unto another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not complete your circuit through the cities of Israel before the Son of man comes.

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.

²⁰ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

²² Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall revile you, and shall cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

¹² But before all these things, they will lay hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and to prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

²⁰ Remember the word which I spake unto you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you also; if they have observed my words, they will observe your's also.

⁴⁰ And to him they assented: and calling in the apostles, after scourging them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

¹ BUT Saul was delighted with his execution. Now on that very day commenced a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all, besides the apostles, were dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria.

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.

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.

⁸ We are afflicted on every side, yet not reduced to extremities; under difficulties, yet not in despair; ⁹ persecuted, yet not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed; ¹⁰ always bearing about in the body the death pangs of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body. ¹¹ For we who are yet alive are continually delivered up to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh. ¹² Wherefore death indeed is working in us, but life in you.

¹⁷ For our momentary light affliction worketh for us a transcendently far more exceeding eternal weight of glory;

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.

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: ⁵ which is a manifest proof of the righteous judgment of God, that ye should be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: ⁶ seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; ⁷ and to you who are troubled, rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven with his mighty angels,

¹² if we suffer with him, we shall also reign with him: if we renounce him, he also will renounce us:

¹¹ the persecutions, the sufferings, which beset me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, yet out of them all the Lord delivered me.

² My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials; 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. 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.

¹³ And who will do you harm if ye be imitators of him that is good? ¹⁴ But if ye should even suffer for righteousness, blessed are ye: be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled,

¹² Beloved, be not amazed at the fiery trial among you which is to bring you to the test, as though something strange happened to you; ¹³ but as ye share in the sufferings of Christ rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory also ye may hail him with exultations. ¹⁴ If ye suffer reproach for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: by them indeed he is blasphemed, but by you he is glorified. ¹⁵ Let no one of you then suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or a meddler in other persons' business. ¹⁶ But if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him give glory to God on this very account.

¹² Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother: and wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.

¹⁰ Fear nothing from the things which thou shalt suffer: lo! the devil will cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have a ten day's tribulation: be thou faithful until death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

¹⁸ And ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the heathen.

²² And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, that man shall be saved.

²⁵ It is sufficient if the disciple be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the family Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?

³⁹ He that preserveth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall preserve it.

²⁹ And every one who hath left family, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit life eternal.

⁹ Then shall they deliver you up to affliction, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

³⁹ And they who were passing by reviled him, shaking their heads,

¹⁷ and have no root in themselves, but are temporary [professors]: afterwards, when tribulation cometh or persecution for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

³⁵ For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake and the Gospel, he shall preserve it.

⁹ But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to their sanhedrims, and to the synagogues; ye shall be beaten with rods, and be set before kings and governors for my name's sake, for a testimony unto them.

¹³ And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

³³ For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. ³⁴ The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and ye say, A gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

²⁴ For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall preserve it.

¹⁷ And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

²⁸ Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses.

²¹ But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

¹⁶ for I will shew him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.

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."

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 we who are yet alive are continually delivered up to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

²³ who, when reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he used no menaces; but referred himself to him who judgeth righteously:

¹⁴ If ye suffer reproach for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: by them indeed he is blasphemed, but by you he is glorified.

³ and hast borne, and hast exercised patience, and for my name sake hast endured great toil, and hast not fainted.

¹ TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. ² Therefore when thou givest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They receive their reward.

⁴ that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee openly. ⁵ And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets, to pray, that they may make a shew to men. Verily I say unto you, That they have their reward.

¹⁶ And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, affecting a gloomy look: for they disfigure their visages, that they may make a shew of fasting to men. Verily I say unto you, That they have their reward.

⁴¹ He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive the reward of a righteous man. ⁴² And whosoever shall give to one of these little ones, if but a cup of cold water to drink, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

²⁷ For the Son of man shall hereafter come in the glory of his Father, with his angels, and then shall he recompense every man according to his practice.

³⁴ But when the season for fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen to receive his fruits. ³⁵ And the husbandmen took his servants, one they beat, and another they killed, and a third they stoned. ³⁶ Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they treated them in the same manner. ³⁷ Then at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. ³⁸ But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come let us kill him, and let us seize on the inheritance.

³¹ Wherefore ye bear a testimony to yourselves, that ye are the children of those who killed the prophets. ³² Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. ³³ Ye serpents, ye broods of vipers! how can ye escape from the damnation of hell? ³⁴ Therefore, behold, I am sending to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye shall kill, and crucify; and some of them ye shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: ³⁵ that upon you may come all the righteous blood which hath been poured out upon the earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel, to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come on this generation. ³⁷ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those who were sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children to me, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not?

²³ Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for, lo! your reward is great in heaven: for after the same manner did your fathers to the prophets.

⁴⁷ Wo unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. ⁴⁸ Ye do indeed bear witness to, and with pleasure concur in your fathers' deeds; for they truly killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. ⁴⁹ Therefore also the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill, and shall persecute: ⁵⁰ that the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed since the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation: ⁵¹ from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple: verily I tell you, It shall be required of this generation.

³⁴ O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! thou that killest the prophets, and stonest those who are sent unto thee; how often would I have collected thy children unto me, just as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

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.

⁵¹ Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and in ears, ye do always oppose yourselves against the Holy Ghost: as your fathers, so are ye. ⁵² Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they killed those who before published the tidings of the coming of that Righteous Person; of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers:

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

³ And not only so, but we glory also in tribulations: knowing that tribulation produceth patience;

⁸ Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but every one shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

¹⁷ Yea, and should I become the victim, in the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh the measure of afflictions for Christ which remains to be endured for his body, which is the church,

²⁴ knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye are servants to the Lord Christ.

¹⁵ who both murdered the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us, and please not God, and are in opposition to all mankind;

⁶ But without faith it is impossible to be acceptable; for he must believe, who cometh unto God, that he exists, and is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.

²⁶ esteeming the reproach of Christ riches greater than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked earnestly to the recompence of reward.

² My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials;

¹³ but as ye share in the sufferings of Christ rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory also ye may hail him with exultations.

⁴⁹ For every one shall be salted with fire, and every victim shall be sprinkled with salt. ⁵⁰ Salt is good: but if the salt become insipid, with what will you season it? have salt in yourselves, and live in peace with each other.

³⁴ Salt is good: but if the salt become insipid, by what shall it be seasoned? ³⁵ It is neither fit for the land, nor for manure; but they cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁶ Let your discourse be always gracious, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to reply to every man.

⁴ For it is not possible to renew again unto repentance those who have been once illuminated, and have tasted the celestial gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Ghost, ⁵ and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, ⁶ and yet have fallen away: for they crucify again to themselves the Son of God, and expose him to public infamy.

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.

³⁵ He was a lamp glowing and luminous: and ye were pleased for a time to exult in his light.

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.

³⁶ While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Jesus, and going away, concealed himself from them.

¹⁹ and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness, ²⁰ an instructor of the uninformed, a teacher of babes, holding the form of knowledge and of truth in the law.

¹⁴ Be not unequally yoked with infidels; for what participation hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what fellowship [is there] between light and darkness?

⁸ For ye were formerly darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light; ⁹ (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) ¹⁰ proving what is acceptable to the Lord. ¹¹ And have no society with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather rebuke them. ¹² For it is scandalous but to mention the things done of them in secret. ¹³ But all things which are rebukeable are made manifest by the light; for it is the light, by which every thing is made manifest. ¹⁴ Wherefore he saith, "Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light."

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;

⁵ Ye are all the children of light, and the children of day: we are not the children of night, nor of darkness.

²⁰ the mystery of the seven stars which thou seest in my right hand, and the seven golden lamps. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamps which thou seest are the seven churches.

¹⁴ And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵ And he that talked with me held a golden cane to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. ¹⁶ And the city is a quadrangle, and the breadth of it is just as much as the length of it; and he measured the city with the cane, twelve thousand furlongs: the breadth, and the length, and the height of it, are exactly proportioned. ¹⁷ He measured also the wall of it a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, for such is that of an angel. ¹⁸ The structure of the wall of it was jasper, and the city pure gold, like clear glass. ¹⁹ And the foundations of the walls of the city were adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation a jasper; the second a sapphire; the third a chalcedony; the fourth an emerald; ²⁰ the fifth a sardonyx; the sixth a sardius; the seventh a chrysolite; the eighth a beryl; the ninth a topaz; the tenth a chrysoprasus; the eleventh a jacinth; the twelfth an amethyst. ²¹ And the twelve gates were twelve several pearls; every one of the gates was of one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass. ²² And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty is the temple thereof, even the Lamb. ²³ And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine upon it: for the glory of God illuminates it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof. ²⁴ And the nations of those that are saved shall walk about in the light thereof; and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and their honour into it; ²⁵ and her gates shall be never shut by day (for there is no night there); ²⁶ and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it. 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.

²¹ And he said unto them, Is a lamp brought out to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be placed on a stand?

¹⁶ No man lighting a lamp hides it with a cover, or putteth it under a bed, but on a stand, that they who are coming in, may see the light.

³³ But no man lighting a lamp putteth it in a concealed place, or under a bushel, but on a stand, that they who are coming in, may see the light.

¹ TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. ² Therefore when thou givest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They receive their reward. ³ But when thou givest alms, let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing:

⁹ Thus then pray ye: Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

⁸ But when the multitude saw it, they were astonished, and glorified God, who had given such power unto men.

⁵ And all their works they do to be seen of men: they make their phylacteries broad, and deepen the fringes of their garments,

⁹ And call no man your father upon earth; for one is your father, who is in heaven.

² And he said unto them, When ye pray say, Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name: thy kingdom come: thy will be done as in heaven so upon earth.

⁸ Herein is my Father glorified, that ye should bring forth much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

³⁶ But there was at Joppa a woman, a disciple, named Tabitha, (which by interpretation is called Dorcas:) this woman was full of good works and of alms which she did.

¹¹ And thus do, knowing the time; for the hour is come that we should awake from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. ¹² The night is far advanced, the day approaches: let us therefore put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. ¹³ Let us walk becomingly as in the face of day, not in revels and drunkenness, not in impurities and wantonness, not in strife and envy. ¹⁴ But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to gratify its passions.

²⁵ and thus the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, declaring that God verily is among you.

¹³ (while by the evidence of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberality towards them, and towards all men;)

²⁴ And they glorified God on my behalf.

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.

⁸ For ye were formerly darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

¹² that ye should walk worthy of God, as calling you into his kingdom and glory.

⁶ Let us not then sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober. ⁷ For they who sleep, sleep in the night, and they who are drunken, are drunken in the night; ⁸ but let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

¹⁰ when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired by all those who believe; because our testimony was believed among you in that day. 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: ¹² that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified by you, and you by him, according to the grace of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ but as becometh women professing godliness, with good works.

¹⁰ bringing attestation of her good works; that she hath well educated her children, that she hath been hospitable to strangers, that she hath washed the saints feet, that she hath assisted the afflicted, that she hath followed diligently every good work.

²⁵ In like manner also the good works [of some] are previously manifest; and it is not possible that what they have besides should be concealed.

¹⁸ to do good, to be rich in generous actions, to take pleasure in liberality, ready to distribute;

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

¹⁴ who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

⁴ But even then the kindness and love of God our Saviour to man shone forth,

⁷ that justified by his grace, we might become heirs in hope of eternal life. ⁸ Faithful is the saying, and of these things I wish thee firmly to testify, that they who have believed in God be careful to be pre-eminent in good works. These are becoming and advantageous to men.

¹⁴ And let those who belong to us learn also to be pre-eminent in good works for all necessary calls, that they be not without fruits.

²⁴ and let us attentively observe one another, to excite an ardour of love and of good works:

⁹ But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired by purchase; that ye should publish abroad the excellencies of him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

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.

¹ LIKEWISE, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if some obey not the word, by their wives' conduct without the word, they may be won over;

¹⁶ keeping a good conscience; that whereas they malign you, as evil doers, they may be confounded who take pleasure in ridiculing your good conduct in Christ.

¹¹ If any man speak, let it be agreeably to the oracles of God; if any man act as a deacon, let it be from the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory and might for ever and ever. Amen.

⁵ And this is the promise which we have heard from him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and that darkness in him there is none. ⁶ If we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and practise not the truth: ⁷ but if we walk in the light, as he is himself in the light, we have communion with each other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

¹⁵ But Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

¹² All things therefore whatsoever ye would be willing that men should do to you, just so do ye to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

¹⁷ But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fail.

⁵ Now Moses in the law commanded, that such women should be stoned: therefore what sayest thou?

¹³ and they set up false witnesses, saying, This man doth not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

¹³ saying, This is the fellow that earnestly persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

²⁸ crying out, Men of Israel, help! This is the man, who, by his preaching, sets all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place: yea and more still, hath brought Greeks into the temple, and defiled this holy place:

³¹ Do we then abolish the law through faith? God forbid: but on the contrary, we give the law stability.

⁴ that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled by us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

⁴ For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

¹⁷ Now this I say, the covenant confirmed of God to Christ, the law, which was given three hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, so as to vacate the promise. ¹⁸ For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more by promise; but to Abraham God gave it freely by promise. ¹⁹ To what end then was the law given? It was given on account of transgressions, until that seed should come to whom the promise was made, being delivered through the ministry of angels into the hand of a mediator. ²⁰ But the mediator of the one [seed] he is not, though God is one. ²¹ Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? God forbid. For if there had been a law given which was capable of procuring life, verily righteousness would have been by the law. ²² But the scripture hath shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. ²³ But before the faith came, we were in ward under the law, shut up together for the faith that should be revealed. ²⁴ Wherefore the law was our conductor, as of children, to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

⁴ but when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his Son born of a woman, born under the law, ⁵ that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

¹⁶ Let no man therefore judge you concerning what you eat, or what you drink, or the observance of a feast, or new moon, or the sabbaths; ¹⁷ which are [merely] shadows of things to come: but the body is Christ's.

³ But in these [sacrifices] there is a commemoration of sins every year. ⁴ For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sin. ⁵ Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith, "Sacrifice and oblation thou hast not chosen, but thou hast exactly fashioned a body for me: ⁶ thou hast had no delight in whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin: ⁷ then I said, Here am I; (in the volume of the book it is written of me) I come to do thy will, O God." ⁸ Having said before that sacrifice, and oblation, and whole burnt-offerings and sin-offerings thou hast not chosen, nor takest pleasure in, (which are offered according to the law,) ⁹ he then added, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He abolishes the first that he may establish the second. ¹⁰ By the which will we are sanctified through the oblation of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all. ¹¹ And every priest standeth indeed daily performing the divine service, and frequently offering the same sacrifices, which cannot possibly take away sins: ¹² but this person, having offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever hath seated himself at the right hand of God;

²⁶ Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out from thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing.

² Therefore when thou givest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They receive their reward.

¹⁰ And Jesus hearing him, marvelled, and said to those who were following, Verily I say unto you, not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

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.

⁴² And whosoever shall give to one of these little ones, if but a cup of cold water to drink, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

¹¹ Verily I say unto you, There hath not arisen, from those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

¹⁷ For verily I tell you, That many prophets and righteous men have greatly desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

²⁸ Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here, who shall in no wise taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

²⁰ Then said Jesus unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove from hence, thither, and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible for you.

³ and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be changed and be as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

¹⁸ Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever things ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever things ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

²³ Then Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That very difficultly shall a rich man enter into the kingdom of heaven.

²⁸ Then said Jesus unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

²¹ But Jesus addressing them, said, Verily I tell you, if ye have faith, and entertain no doubt, not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, but if ye should even say to this mountain, Be lifted up, and be cast into the sea, it be done.

³¹ Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say unto you, That tax-gatherers and harlots shall go before you into the kingdom of God.

³⁶ Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come on this generation.

² But Jesus said unto them, Do you not see all these things? I tell you of a certainty, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be utterly thrown down.

³⁴ Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away until all these things shall be done. ³⁵ Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

⁴⁷ Verily I say unto you, that he will place him over all his substance.

¹² But he answering said, Verily, I know you not.

⁴⁰ And the king answering shall say to them, Verily I tell you, for as much as ye have done it to one of these my brethren, the very least of them, ye have done it unto me.

⁴⁵ Then shall he reply to them, saying, For as much as ye have not done it to one of the least of these, neither have ye done it to me.

¹³ Verily I say unto you, Wherever this Gospel is preached through the whole world, what she hath done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her. ¹⁴ Then went one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests,

²⁸ Verily I say unto you, That all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and the blasphemies, whatsoever they may blaspheme:

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.

¹² And fetching a deep sigh from his very soul, he saith, Why seeketh this generation a sign? verily I tell you, no sign shall be given to this generation.

¹ AND he said unto them, I tell you of a certainty, that there are some standing here who shall not taste of death, until they see the kingdom of God come with power.

⁴¹ For whosoever shall give you even a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to the Messiah, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

¹⁵ Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in nowise enter into it.

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,

²³ For verily I say to you, That whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou lifted up, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall harbour no doubt in his heart, but believe that what he saith shall come to pass; whatsoever he may speak shall be done for him.

⁴³ And having called his disciples, he said unto them, I tell you truly, that this poor widow hath cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury:

³⁰ Verily I say unto you, That this generation shall not pass away, until all these things are fulfilled.

⁹ Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached through the whole world, there shall, what she hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

¹⁸ And as they sat at table, and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I tell you, That one of you, who is eating with me, shall betray me.

²⁵ Verily I say unto you, That I will henceforth no more drink of the produce of the vine, until that day when I shall drink it new in the kingdom of God.

³⁰ And Jesus saith to him, Verily I tell thee, That to-day, in the course of this very night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me.

²⁴ But he said, Verily, I say unto you, that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.

⁵¹ from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple: verily I tell you, It shall be required of this generation.

³⁷ Blessed are those servants, whom the Master, when he cometh, shall find watchful: verily I say unto you, that he will gird up himself, and make them sit down at table, and come and wait upon them.

³⁵ Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: verily I say unto you, That ye shall see me no more, till the day come when ye shall say, Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord.

¹⁷ Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

²⁹ And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that there is no man who hath left family, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

³² Verily I say unto you, That this generation shall in nowise pass away, until all these things come to pass. ³³ Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall never pass away.

⁴³ And Jesus said to him. Verily I say unto thee, To-day thou shalt be with me in paradise.

⁵¹ And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I tell you, From henceforth ye shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

³ Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

⁵ Jesus replied, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

¹¹ Verily, verity, I tell thee, That what we know we speak, and what we have seen we affirm; and ye receive not our testimony.

¹⁹ Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing by himself, except what he hath seen the Father do: for whatsoever things he doeth, the same and in the same manner doth the Son.

²⁴ Verily, verily, I say unto you, That he that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment; but is passed from death into life. ²⁵ Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, yea, it is now, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

²⁶ Jesus replied to them and said, Ye seek me, not because ye have seen the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

³² Then said Jesus unto them, Verily, verily, I tell you, It was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the real bread from heaven.

⁴⁷ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

⁵³ Jesus therefore said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves.

³⁴ Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, That every one who committeth sin is the slave of sin.

⁵¹ Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any man observe my saying, he shall never see death to all eternity.

⁵⁸ Jesus said unto them, Before Abraham had a being, I Am.

¹ VERILY, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but getteth in some other way, that person is a thief and a robber.

⁷ Therefore Jesus said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that I am the door of the sheep.

²⁴ Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat falling on the earth undergo a deathlike change, it abideth single: but if it [thus] die, it beareth abundant produce.

¹⁶ Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his master; nor the messenger greater than him that sent him.

²⁰ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I shall send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. ²¹ As Jesus was speaking these words, he was greatly agitated in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

³⁸ Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I tell thee, the cock will not crow, before thou shalt deny me thrice.

¹² Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works which I do shall he do also; yea, and greater than these shall he do; because I go to the Father.

²⁰ Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be very sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

²³ And in that hour ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, That whatsoever things ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you.

¹⁸ Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast a younger man, thou didst gird up thyself, and go about whithersoever thy choice led thee: but when thou shalt grow old, another person extending thy hands, shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

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."

²⁵ but the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

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.

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.

³ And he answering said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition? ⁴ For God commanded, saying "Honour thy father and thy mother:" and, He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die. ⁵ But ye say, If any man declare to his father or mother, This is a [devoted] gift, which else might have been employed by me for thy advantage; ⁶ then he shall not with it honour his father and mother: so have ye vacated the command of God by your tradition.

²⁶ But thus shall it not be with you. But whosoever will be a great man among you, let him be your servant;

¹⁶ Wo unto you ye blind guides! who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, it is binding. ¹⁷ Ye fools and blind! for which is the greater, the gold, or the temple which consecrates the gold? ¹⁸ And again, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, it is binding. ¹⁹ Ye fools and blind! which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which consecrates the gift? ²⁰ Whosoever therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things that are upon it. ²¹ And whosoever sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him also who dwelleth in it. ²² So he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who is seated upon it. ²³ Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithes of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier precepts of the law, judgment, and mercy, and fidelity: these thing ought ye to have done, and not to leave the others undone.

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.

¹⁵ for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord; and he shall never drink wine, nor any intoxicating liquor; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

⁴⁸ and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me: for he who is the least among you all, he shall be great.

⁴² But wo to you, Pharisees, because ye tithe mint, and rue, and every herb, and pass by judgment and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to have omitted the other.

²⁴ Now it came to pass, that there was also a contention among them, even which of them should be accounted to be the greatest. ²⁵ And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and they who exercise authority over them are called benefactors. ²⁶ But ye shall not act thus: but the superior among you, let him be as the junior; and he that presideth, as he that serveth.

¹ THE former treatise, Theophilus, I composed, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,

⁸ And why not admit, (as we are falsely reported of; and as some affirm we say,) That we should do evil things, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

¹ THAT then shall we say? Shall we abide in sin, that grace may abound?

¹⁵ What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

⁸ Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. ⁹ For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word, even in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ¹⁰ Love doeth no ill to a neighbour; the fulfilment therefore of the law is love.

¹⁰ For as many as are of the works of the law, are under a curse: for it is written, "Cursed is every one who continueth not in all the things written in the book of the law to do them." ¹¹ But that by the law no man is justified before God is evident: because "The just by faith shall live." ¹² Now the law is not by faith: but "The man that doeth these things shall live by them." 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:"

¹⁴ For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ¹⁵ But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed by one another. ¹⁶ But I say, Walk in the Spirit, and ye will not fulfil the lust of the flesh. ¹⁷ For the flesh hath appetites contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these act in opposition the one to the other: so that ye do not the things which ye would. ¹⁸ But if ye are under the conduct of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. ¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are these: adultery, whoredom, impurity, lasciviousness, ²⁰ idolatry, magical charms, enmities, strifes, jealousies, animosities, quarrels, divisions, heresies, ²¹ envyings, murders, drunkenness, revels, and the like of these, concerning which I tell you now, as I have told you already, that they who live in such practices shall not inherit the kingdom of God. ²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, ²³ meekness, temperance; against such there is no law. ²⁴ But they who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and irregular appetites.

¹⁷ Be ye imitators, brethren, of me, and eye attentively those who walk so as ye have us for an example. ¹⁸ For many walk, whom I have often mentioned to you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

⁸ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are serious, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are amiable, whatsoever things are laudable, if there be any virtue, or any thing praise-worthy, pay attention to these things. 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.

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, ¹² that ye should walk worthy of God, as calling you into his kingdom and glory.

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; ⁶ that no man transgress against, or act dishonestly to his brother in this matter because the Lord is the avenger of all such things, as we have told you before, and testified. ⁷ For God hath not called us unto impurity, but unto holiness.

¹¹ Announce and teach these things. 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; ⁴ he is conceited, knowing nothing, but delirious with disputes and quarrels about words, from whence come wrath, contentions, evil speakings, wrong suspicions,

⁸ sound discourse, incapable of confutation; that he who is in opposition may be confounded, having nothing faulty to say of you. ⁹ Let servants be subject to their own masters, in all things to be agreeable to them; not contradicting; ¹⁰ not embezzling their property, but demonstrating all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

⁸ Faithful is the saying, and of these things I wish thee firmly to testify, that they who have believed in God be careful to be pre-eminent in good works. These are becoming and advantageous to men.

¹⁰ For whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offendeth in a single particular, he is chargeable with the breach of all. ¹¹ For he that said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not commit murder. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, yet dost commit murder, thou art a transgressor of the law.

⁴ And when the arch Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that will never fade away.

¹⁴ Yet I have a few things against thee, that thou hast there some who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to lay a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat of idol sacrifices, and to commit whoredom. ¹⁵ Thou hast also some who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which I abhor.

²⁰ Yet I have a few things against thee, because thou hast suffered that woman Jezabel, calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead my servants into error, to commit whoredom, and eat the idol sacrifices.

¹⁰ And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which produceth not good fruit, is hewing down, and casting into the fire.

²¹ Not every one who saith to me, Lord, Lord! shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

⁵ And whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.

² saying, The scribes and Pharisees are seated on the chair of Moses; ³ all things therefore which they prescribe for you to observe, observe and practise; but do not according to their works, for they say, yet do not practise. ⁴ For they bind burdens grievous, and difficultly borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they will not move them with a finger of their own. ⁵ And all their works they do to be seen of men: they make their phylacteries broad, and deepen the fringes of their garments,

²³ Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithes of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier precepts of the law, judgment, and mercy, and fidelity: these thing ought ye to have done, and not to leave the others undone. ²⁴ Ye blind guides! who strain out a gnat, but gulp down a camel.

²⁵ It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

³⁹ Then said the Lord unto him, Now ye Pharisees make the outside of the cup and of the dish clean, but your inward parts are full of extortion and wickedness. ⁴⁰ Ye senseless men! did not he who made that which is without, make also that which is within?

⁴⁴ Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves concealed, which men, while walking over them, see not.

¹ MEANTIME myriads of people collecting, so that they trod on one another, he began to speak to his disciples, Take heed principally of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

¹⁴ Then the Pharisees also, who were dear lovers of money, heard all these things, and they sneered at him. ¹⁵ And he said unto them, Ye are they who affect to be righteous persons before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is an abomination in the sight of God.

¹⁰ Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a tax-farmer. ¹¹ The Pharisee, standing by himself, made this prayer: God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of mankind, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this tax-gatherer. ¹² I keep a fast twice a week, I pay the tenth of all things I possess. ¹³ And the tax-gatherer standing at a distance, would not even so much as lift his eyes heaven-ward, but smote on his breast, saying, May God accept the atonement for me a sinner! ¹⁴ I say to you, Went this man down to his house justified, or the other? for every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

²⁴ Then Jesus, observing that he was very sorrowful, said, How difficultly shall they who have riches, enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

⁴⁶ Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk about in trailing robes, and love salutations in the public places, and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the most honourable couch at suppers; ⁴⁷ who devour the houses of widows, and for a pretext make long prayers: these shall receive a more abundant punishment.

³ Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. ⁴ Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born? ⁵ Jesus replied, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

³⁰ What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who pursued not after righteousness, have attained unto righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith. ³¹ But Israel, pursuing after the law of righteousness, hath not come up to the law of righteousness. ³² And why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as by the works of the law. For they stumbled against that stone of stumbling;

² For I am a witness for them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. ³ For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and seeking to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

¹⁷ Wherefore if any person be in Christ, he is a new creation: the old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

⁹ and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is by the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

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.

²⁷ Ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not commit adultery:"

³³ Again ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not perjure thyself, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths:"

³⁸ Ye have heard that it was said, "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth:"

⁴³ Ye have heard that it hath been said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy."

¹⁷ and lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my Son, the beloved, in whom is my delight.

²³ If therefore thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; ²⁴ leave there thy gift before the altar, and go: first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

²⁸ but I say unto you, That every one who looketh upon a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ If then thine eye, the right, leads thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is highly for thy advantage, that one of thy members be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. ³⁰ And if thy right hand leads thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is highly thy interest that one of thy members should be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

³⁴ But I say to thee, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven; for it is the throne of God:

⁴⁴ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who treat you insolently, and persecute you;

¹⁷ But be on your guard against men: for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrim, and scourge you in their synagogues.

²⁸ And be not afraid of those who kill the body, and cannot kill the soul: but fear him rather who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil: ¹⁹ the Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, what a man! a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners: though wisdom hath been justified by her children.

²⁴ But the Pharisees hearing them, said, This fellow casteth not out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.

⁵ And while he was yet speaking, behold, a luminous cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom is my delight; hear him!

⁸ If then thy hand, or thy foot, lead thee to offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee: for it were better for thee to enter into life, halting or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the fire, which is eternal. ⁹ And if thine eye lead thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee, for it were better for thee to enter into life with one eye only, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire.

²¹ Then Peter coming to him, said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

³⁵ Even so also will my heavenly Father do to you, except ye forgive every one of you his brother, from your hearts, their trespasses.

¹⁵ Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is gained, ye make him doubly more the child of hell than yourselves.

³³ Ye serpents, ye broods of vipers! how can ye escape from the damnation of hell?

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:

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and elders and the whole sanhedrim, sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

⁴³ And if thy hand cause thee to offend, cut it off: it were better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having both hands to go into hell, into the fire that never will be quenched: ⁴⁴ where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. ⁴⁵ And if thy foot cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life halting, than having both feet to be cast into hell, into the fire which never can be quenched: ⁴⁶ where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. ⁴⁷ And if thine eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into the fire of hell: ⁴⁸ where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

⁵⁵ Then the chief priests, and the whole sanhedrim, sought for witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; yet found none.

¹ AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

⁵ But I will point out to you, whom ye should fear: Fear him, who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him!

²³ and in hell, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham at a vast distance, and Lazarus in his bosom. ²⁴ And crying out, he said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented with this flame.

²⁰ The multitude answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who is seeking to kill thee?

⁴⁸ Then answered the Jews, and said to him, Do we not rightly affirm, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

⁴⁷ The chief priests and Pharisees therefore called the sanhedrim together, and said, What are we about? for this man is doing many miracles.

²⁵ But it is in order that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law, "They hated me without a cause."

²⁰ and he will send Jesus Christ, who was before preached unto you: 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. ²² For Moses truly said unto the fathers, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like myself; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall speak to you. ²³ But it shall come to pass, that every soul which will not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly exterminated from amidst the people."

²⁷ But when they had conducted them, they placed them in the sanhedrim: and the high-priest interrogated them,

³⁷ This is the Moses who said unto the children of Israel, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren, as myself; him shall ye hear."

¹⁸ Then certain of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him: and some said, What will this chattering fellow say? but others, He seemeth to be a preacher of foreign deities, because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.

¹⁰ In brotherly affection be tenderly attached to each other; in honour preferring one another:

¹⁰ nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

²⁶ Are ye provoked; and do you not sin? let not the sun go down upon your wrath: ²⁷ nor give place to the devil.

³¹ Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and scandal, be removed from you, with all malice: ³² but be ye kind one to another, full of sensibility, forgiving mutually, even as God in Christ hath forgiven you.

⁶ that no man transgress against, or act dishonestly to his brother in this matter because the Lord is the avenger of all such things, as we have told you before, and testified.

⁹ and complete himself, he became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey him;

²⁵ Beware that ye reject not him that speaketh: for if they escaped not, who rejected him, that upon earth spake by divine influence, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him who speaks from heaven:

²⁰ But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

⁶ And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: in such manner is the tongue placed among our members, that it defileth all the body, and setteth on fire the circle of nature; and is set on fire of hell.

⁹ not returning evil for evil, or railing for railing; but, contrariwise, wishing men every blessing; knowing that hereunto ye have been called, that ye should inherit the [divine] benediction.

⁹ He who saith, that he is in the light, yet hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

¹⁰ By this the children of God are manifestly seen, and the children of the devil. Every one that doth not practise righteousness, is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.

¹⁴ We know that we are passed out of [a state of] death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death. ¹⁵ Every one who hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath life eternal abiding in him.

²⁰ If any person say, I love God, yet hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he who loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love the God whom he hath not seen? ²¹ So this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.

¹⁶ If any person see his brother committing a sin not unto death, he shall request, and God will grant him life for those that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I say not that he should request for that.

⁹ Though Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil, he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not to produce a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

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

²⁴ leave there thy gift before the altar, and go: first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

⁴ And Jesus said to him, See thou tell no man; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.

¹⁹ Ye fools and blind! which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which consecrates the gift?

⁸ Then Zaccheus standing up, said unto the Lord, Behold, the half of my goods, Lord, I give unto the poor; and if I have got any thing from any man, by laying false informations, I am ready to restore fourfold.

¹⁵ Now if thy brother sin against thee, go and reprove him between thyself and him alone; if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. ¹⁶ But if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be confirmed. ¹⁷ But if he disregard them, inform the church: and if he disregard the church, let him be to thee as a heathen, or a publican.

²³ Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithes of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier precepts of the law, judgment, and mercy, and fidelity: these thing ought ye to have done, and not to leave the others undone.

⁵⁰ Salt is good: but if the salt become insipid, with what will you season it? have salt in yourselves, and live in peace with each other.

¹⁷ Render to no man evil for evil. Be provident of things laudable in the sight of all men. ¹⁸ If possible, as far as you can, be at peace with all men.

⁷ Now verily therefore there is altogether a fault among you, because ye have law-suits one with another. Why do ye not rather submit to the wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? ⁸ But ye do wrong and defraud, and that the brethren.

²⁸ But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

⁸ I will then that men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without wrath or doubting:

¹³ Who is a wise man and intelligent among you, let him shew in a becoming conduct his works with the meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴ But if ye have bitter envy and contention in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth. ¹⁵ This is not the wisdom which cometh from above, but is earthly, sensual, diabolical.

¹⁶ Confess your offences one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The energetic prayer of a righteous man is mightily prevalent.

⁷ Ye husbands, in like manner dwell with them discreetly, putting respect on the dear woman as being the weaker vessel, and as co-heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers may meet no interruption. ⁸ Finally, be all like-minded, sympathizing, loving fraternally, compassionate, friendly hearted,

⁵⁸ For as thou art going with thy prosecutor to the magistrate, on the way endeavour to make up the matter with him; lest he drag thee before the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. ⁵⁹ I tell thee, thou mayest in no wise come out from thence, until thou hast paid the very last mite.

²⁴ Exert all your powers to enter through the strait gate: for many, I tell you, will seek to enter, but will not be able. ²⁵ When the master of the family shall have arisen, and shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Master, master, open it for us! and he answering will tell you, I know you not whence ye are:

³¹ Or what king, going forth to encounter another king in battle, doth not sit down first, and consult if he is able with ten thousand men to meet him who is coming against him with twenty thousand? ³² and if he be not, whilst he is still at a distance, he sendeth an embassy, and desires terms of peace.

² for he saith, "In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I succoured thee." Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

⁷ Wherefore, as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

¹³ but exhort one another daily, whilst to-day remains, that no one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

¹⁷ For ye know, that when afterwards he wished to inherit the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place for a change of [his father's] mind, though he sought it earnestly with tears.

³⁴ And his lord, incensed, delivered him up to the torturers, till he should pay all that he owed him.

⁴⁶ And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

⁵⁹ I tell thee, thou mayest in no wise come out from thence, until thou hast paid the very last mite.

²⁶ And besides all these considerations, between us and you there is a vast chasm fixed: so that they who might be willing to pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass through to us, from thence.

⁹ who shall receive punishment, even eternal perdition, from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power:

²¹ Ye have heard that it was said to the men of antient times, "Thou shalt do no murder;" and whosoever shall commit murder, shall be liable to the judgment: ²² but I say unto you, That every man who is angry with his brother without cause, shall be liable to the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the sanhedrim: but whosever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to be cast into hell fire.

³⁹ but I say unto you, Resist not an injurious act; but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him also the other.

²⁸ And it was so, that when Jesus had concluded all these sayings, the multitudes were exceedingly struck with his teaching: ²⁹ for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

⁷ What then shall we say? Is the law sin? God forbid. Yea, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not even known concupiscence, unless the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. ⁸ But sin, seizing the opportunity by the law, wrought in me all concupiscence. For without the law sin is dead.

¹⁴ For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am fleshly, sold under sin.

¹⁴ but every person is tempted, when by his own peculiar passion he is born away, and ensnared. ¹⁵ Then passion impregnated, bringeth forth sin, and sin reaching its consummation, bringeth forth death.

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:

¹⁶ For every thing which is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pomp of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

²⁶ For what would a man be advantaged, though he could gain the whole world, if he should suffer the loss of his soul? or what will a man give as the ransom for his soul?

¹² For there are eunuchs, who were so from their mothers' womb; and there are eunuchs, who have been made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He that is capable of receiving, let him receive it.

³⁶ For what would it profit a man, though he should gain the whole world, if he be punished with the loss of his own soul?

²⁴ For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall preserve it. ²⁵ For what advantage hath a man in gaining all the would, if he destroy himself, or be punished with the loss of life?

⁶ knowing this, that our old man hath been crucified with him, that the body of sin might be abolished, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.

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.

²⁷ but I beat down my body, and bring it into subjection, that I may not by any means, after having preached to others, myself become reprobate.

²⁴ But they who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and irregular appetites.

⁵ Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, the vile passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is idolatry:

¹ CHRIST then having suffered for us in the flesh, be ye also in mind armed for the same conflict: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sinning; ² that he might not spend the remaining space of life in the flesh after human passions, but the divine will. ³ For the time past of life is enough for us to have wrought the will of the heathen, when we walked in all impurities, lewd appetites, excess of wine, revels, drinking-bouts, and abominable idolatries;

²⁹ If then thine eye, the right, leads thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is highly for thy advantage, that one of thy members be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

²¹ hath not really root in himself, but is merely temporary: and when tribulation or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately he is stumbled.

²³ Then turning from him, he said unto Peter, Get thee behind me Satan! thou art an offence to me: for thou dost not relish the things of God, but those of men.

⁶ And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones, who believe in me, to stumble, it were better for him that a millstone was hung at his neck, and that he was sunk in the depth of the sea. ⁷ Wo to the world because of offences! for there is a necessity that offences come: nevertheless, wo to that man by whom the offence cometh!

¹³ Then said the king to the servants, Bind his feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him into the darkness, which is without; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

²⁰ And he who had received the five talents, coming to him, brought five other talents, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents: I have gained to them five other talents.

³¹ Then saith Jesus unto them, Ye all will be offended at me this night: for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad."

⁴³ And if thy hand cause thee to offend, cut it off: it were better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having both hands to go into hell, into the fire that never will be quenched:

² It would be advantageous for him, if a milstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea, rather than offend one of these little ones.

³³ as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence: and every one that believeth in him shall not be confounded."

²⁰ For the sake of meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are clean; but it is an evil thing for a man to eat, giving offence. ²¹ It is laudable not to eat flesh, or to drink wine, nor to do any thing whereby thy brother is stumbled, or scandalized, or weakened.

¹³ Wherefore if meat give occasion of offence to my brother, I will in no wise eat meat for ever, that I give no cause of offence to my brother.

¹¹ But I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then indeed the offence of the cross is at an end.

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

³ And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

⁷ They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give her a bill of divorce, and to put her away?

² And the Pharisees coming to him, put a question to him, Is it lawful for a husband to put away his wife? tempting him. ³ He answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? ⁴ They said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away. ⁵ Then Jesus answering said unto them, For the hardness of your hearts he wrote you that ordinance. ⁶ But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female; ⁷ and said, For this cause shall a man forsake father and mother, and shall adhere to his wife; ⁸ and they two shall be one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh. ⁹ What therefore God hath yoked together, let no man separate.

²⁸ but I say unto you, That every one who looketh upon a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

⁸ He saith unto them, It was on account of the hardness of your hearts that Moses gave you permission to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not thus. ⁹ And I tell you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for whoredom, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth the divorced woman, committeth adultery.

⁵ Then Jesus answering said unto them, For the hardness of your hearts he wrote you that ordinance. ⁶ But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female; ⁷ and said, For this cause shall a man forsake father and mother, and shall adhere to his wife; ⁸ and they two shall be one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh. ⁹ What therefore God hath yoked together, let no man separate. ¹⁰ And in the house the disciples again asked him of this matter. ¹¹ And he said unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her: ¹² and if a wife put away her husband, and marrieth another, she committeth adultery.

³⁰ And, lo! two men conversed with him, who were Moses and Elias:

³⁵ And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

¹⁸ Every one who putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and every one who marrieth a woman divorced from her husband, committeth adultery.

³ She shall therefore certainly be counted an adulteress, if, her husband being alive, she be for another man: but if her husband is dead, she is free from the law; so that she shall be no adulteress, though married to another husband. ⁴ The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: in like manner also the husband has not power over his own body, but the wife.

¹⁰ But to the married not I command, but the Lord, That the wife be not separated from the husband: ¹¹ and even if she should be separated, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

¹⁶ Wo unto you ye blind guides! who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, it is binding. ¹⁷ Ye fools and blind! for which is the greater, the gold, or the temple which consecrates the gold? ¹⁸ And again, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, it is binding. ¹⁹ Ye fools and blind! which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which consecrates the gift? ²⁰ Whosoever therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things that are upon it. ²¹ And whosoever sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him also who dwelleth in it. ²² So he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who is seated upon it.

¹² But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your no, no; that ye fall not under condemnation.

² And I John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

¹⁰ And he bore me away in spirit unto a great and exceeding high mountain, and shewed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

²⁷ But which of you, by his cares, can add one cubit to his stature?

¹⁶ Wo unto you ye blind guides! who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, it is binding. ¹⁷ Ye fools and blind! for which is the greater, the gold, or the temple which consecrates the gold? ¹⁸ And again, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, it is binding. ¹⁹ Ye fools and blind! which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which consecrates the gift? ²⁰ Whosoever therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things that are upon it. ²¹ And whosoever sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him also who dwelleth in it.

²⁵ Which of you, with all his anxiety, can add one moment to his life?

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!

¹⁹ When any person heareth the word of the kingdom, and doth not understand it, the wicked one cometh, and snatcheth away what was sown on his heart: such is he who is the sown by the road-side.

³⁸ the field is the world: and the good seed are those who are the children of the kingdom; but the zizane are the children of the wicked one;

¹⁹ for out of the heart proceed wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:

⁴⁴ Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will practise. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not fast in the truth, because truth was not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh what is peculiarly his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

¹⁵ I entreat not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest preserve them from the wicked one.

¹⁷ Such then being my intention, did I indeed change it with levity? or the things which I purpose, do I purpose after the flesh, that with me there should be yea, yea, and nay, nay? ¹⁸ But as sure as God is true, our word to you was not yea and nay. 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; ²⁰ for all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, to the glory of God by us.

²⁵ Wherefore putting away lying, speak truth, every one with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

⁹ Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his practices;

³ But the Lord is faithful, who will stablish you, and keep you from the wicked one.

¹³ I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

¹⁸ We know that every one who is born of God sinneth not; but he that is born of God preserveth himself, and the wicked one toucheth him not.

²⁹ To him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who would take from thee thy cloak, withhold not thy coat also. ³⁰ And give to every one that asketh thee; and from him who would take thy goods, demand them not again.

⁶⁴ and blindfolding him, smote him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is he that struck thee?

¹⁷ Render to no man evil for evil. Be provident of things laudable in the sight of all men. ¹⁸ If possible, as far as you can, be at peace with all men. ¹⁹ Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto wrath: for it is written, "Vengeance belongeth to me; I will recompence, saith the Lord."

⁷ Now verily therefore there is altogether a fault among you, because ye have law-suits one with another. Why do ye not rather submit to the wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

¹⁵ See that no man return evil for evil to any man; but always pursue that which is good, both towards one another, and towards all men.

⁴ As yet ye have not resisted unto blood, struggling against sin.

⁶ Ye have falsely condemned, ye have murdered the just man; nor doth he resist you.

²⁰ For what glory would there be, if committing faults, and being buffeted, ye suffered patiently? but if, when ye behave well, yet suffer, ye bear it patiently, this is graciously accepted of 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; ²² who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: ²³ who, when reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he used no menaces; but referred himself to him who judgeth righteously:

²⁹ To him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who would take from thee thy cloak, withhold not thy coat also.

³² And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to carry his cross.

²¹ And they compel one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming out of the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

²⁶ And as they led him out, laying hold on one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, they laid on him the cross, to carry after Jesus.

³⁵ for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and ye received me hospitably: ³⁶ naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye took care of me: I was in prison, and ye came to me. ³⁷ Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? ³⁸ When indeed saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? ³⁹ When indeed saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? ⁴⁰ And the king answering shall say to them, Verily I tell you, for as much as ye have done it to one of these my brethren, the very least of them, ye have done it unto me.

³⁰ And give to every one that asketh thee; and from him who would take thy goods, demand them not again. ³¹ And as ye would that men should do unto you, do ye also to them in like manner. ³² And if ye love them that love you, what thanks are due to you? for even sinners love those who love them. ³³ And if ye do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have ye? do not even sinners the same thing? ³⁴ And if ye lend to those, from whom ye hope to receive back again, what thanks are due to you? for sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive an equivalent. ³⁵ But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing in return: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Most High; for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the wicked. ³⁶ Be ye therefore compassionate, as also your Father is compassionate.

⁴¹ But give what is within them for alms; and, lo! all will be pure unto you.

¹² Then said he also to the person who had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy relations, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also invite thee again, and a recompence be made to thee. ¹³ But when thou makest an entertainment, invite the poor, the maimed, the halt, the blind: ¹⁴ and thou shalt be blessed; because they cannot recompense thee: for a recompence shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just.

²⁰ If therefore thine enemy hunger, give him food; if he thirst, give him drink: for so doing, thou shalt heap up coals of fire on his head.

⁶ But this I add, He that soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly, and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully. ⁷ Let every man, as he hath purposed in heart, give, not with reluctance or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. ⁸ And God is able to make all grace abound towards you; that in every case having always all sufficiency, ye may abound unto every good work: ⁹ as it is written, "He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor, his righteousness abideth for ever." ¹⁰ Now he that supplieth seed to the sower, shall also supply bread for food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness, ¹¹ being in every thing enriched unto all liberality, which [causeth] by us thanksgiving to God. ¹² For the ministration of this [charitable] service not only abundantly supplies the deficiencies of the saints, but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God; ¹³ (while by the evidence of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberality towards them, and towards all men;) ¹⁴ and with their prayers for you, greatly longing after you, on account of the transcendent grace of God in you. ¹⁵ Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift.

¹⁷ Charge the rich in this world not to be lifted up with pride, nor to trust on the stability of wealth, but on the living God, who giveth us richly all things for our enjoyment; ¹⁸ to do good, to be rich in generous actions, to take pleasure in liberality, ready to distribute; ¹⁹ laying up treasure for themselves a noble foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

¹⁶ But of beneficence, and liberal distribution, be not unmindful: for such sacrifices God accepts with delight.

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.

¹⁵ Now if a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, ¹⁶ and should one of you say to them, Go in peace, be warm, be replenished with food: yet if ye give them not the necessaries for their body; what doth it avail?

¹⁶ By this we have known the love [of Christ], because for us he laid down his own life: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. ¹⁷ But whosoever hath worldly abundance, and seeth his brother under necessity, and shutteth his bowels of compassion against him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? ¹⁸ My dear children, let us not love in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth;

¹⁹ Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

³⁹ And the second is like to it, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." ⁴⁰ On these two commandments, the whole law and the prophets depend.

³¹ And the second, like it, is this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: there is no greater commandment than these. ³² And the scribe said unto him, Admirably, Master! thou hast spoken the very truth: for there is one God; and there is no other besides him: ³³ and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength; and to love his neighbour as himself, is better than all burnt offerings, and sacrifices. ³⁴ And Jesus perceiving that he had answered as a man of intelligence, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man thenceforth presumed to question him.

²⁷ And he answering said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself." ²⁸ And he said unto him, Thou hast answered rightly: this do, and thou shalt live. ²⁹ Then he, desirous to make himself appear a righteous person, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

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. ¹⁴ For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

⁸ If indeed ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

²⁷ But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you; ²⁸ bless those who curse you, and pray for those who wantonly insult you.

³⁴ And if ye lend to those, from whom ye hope to receive back again, what thanks are due to you? for sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive an equivalent. ³⁵ But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing in return: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Most High; for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the wicked.

³⁴ And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Then dividing his garments, they cast the lot.

⁶⁰ Then falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, impute not to them this sin! And thus speaking, fell asleep.

¹⁴ Bless them who persecute you; bless, and curse not.

²⁰ If therefore thine enemy hunger, give him food; if he thirst, give him drink: for so doing, thou shalt heap up coals of fire on his head. ²¹ Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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. ⁸ Love never faileth: but if there be prophetic gifts, they shall be no more; if tongues, they shall cease; if science, it shall vanish away.

⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

³⁵ By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

¹⁷ Although indeed he left not himself untestified of, doing us good, giving us from heaven showers, and fruitful seasons, replenishing our hearts with food and gladness.

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

⁹ Every one who is born of God, doth not practise sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

¹ TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

¹⁰ And it came to pass, as he sat in his house, many tax-gatherers and sinners came, and sat down at table with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹ And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners?

¹⁹ the Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, what a man! a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners: though wisdom hath been justified by her children.

¹⁷ But if he disregard them, inform the church: and if he disregard the church, let him be to thee as a heathen, or a publican.

³¹ Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say unto you, That tax-gatherers and harlots shall go before you into the kingdom of God. ³² For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the tax-gatherers and harlots believed on him. But ye, when ye saw it, repented not afterwards, that ye should believe on him.

³² And if ye love them that love you, what thanks are due to you? for even sinners love those who love them. ³³ And if ye do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have ye? do not even sinners the same thing?

¹ THEN drew nigh unto him all the tax-farmers and the sinners to hear him.

¹³ And the tax-gatherer standing at a distance, would not even so much as lift his eyes heaven-ward, but smote on his breast, saying, May God accept the atonement for me a sinner!

² And there was a person whose name was Zaccheus, and he was a principal farmer of the taxes, and the man was rich.

⁷ And when they all saw it, they murmured, saying, That he is gone to lodge with a man, a notorious sinner.

²⁰ For I say unto you, That except your righteousness abounds more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

¹² And when ye come into a family, salute it:

³² And if ye love them that love you, what thanks are due to you? for even sinners love those who love them.

⁴ Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor sandals: and stay to salute no man on the road. ⁵ And into whatever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

²⁰ For what glory would there be, if committing faults, and being buffeted, ye suffered patiently? but if, when ye behave well, yet suffer, ye bear it patiently, this is graciously accepted of God.

¹⁶ Just so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

³⁶ Be ye therefore compassionate, as also your Father is compassionate.

⁴⁰ The disciple is not above his teacher; but every one who is completely taught shall be as his master.

⁹ For we rejoice when we are weak, but ye are strong: and this also we pray for, even your perfect establishment.

¹ FOR this cause [am] I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

¹² Not that I have already attained, or am now perfect: but I pursue, that I may overtake that for which also by his apprehension of me I am destined by Christ Jesus. ¹³ Brethren, I count not myself to have overtaken it; but this one object I pursue, forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching out to those which are before, ¹⁴ I press towards the mark for the prize of the divine calling from on high in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Let as many of us therefore as are perfect, be thus minded: and if ye entertain any other sentiment, God also will unveil this unto you.

²⁸ whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

¹² Epaphras, one of you, saluteth you, a servant of Christ, always wrestling for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

⁴ But let patience have its work perfected, that ye may be perfect and complete, deficient in nothing.

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