1 Corinthians Cross References - Lamsa

¹ PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother SosÆthe-nes, ² Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, the invited and holy ones who are sanctified by Jesus Christ, and to all of them in every place who invoke the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours: ³ Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and from our LORD Jesus Christ. ⁴ I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God that has been given to you by Jesus Christ; ⁵ For in everything you are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; ⁶ Because the testimony of Christ has been confirmed in you: ⁷ And you do not lack any of his gifts but wait for the manifestation of our LORD Jesus Christ: ⁸ Who will also strengthen you to the end so that you may be blameless in the day of our LORD Jesus Christ. ⁹ God, by whom you have been called to the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our LORD, is trustworthy. ¹⁰ Now I beseech you, my brethren, in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, to be of one accord, and let there be no divisions among you but be perfectly united in one mind and in one thought. ¹¹ For I have been informed about you, my brethren, by the household of ChloÆe that there are disputes among you. ¹² Now this I say, because there are some among you who say, I am a follower of Paul; and some who say, I am a follower of ApolÆlos; and some who say, I am a follower of CeÆphas; and some who say, I am a follower of Christ. ¹³ Why? Is Christ divided? or was Paul crucified for you? or were you baptized in the name of Paul? ¹⁴ I confess to my God that I have baptized none of you, except CrisÆpus and GaÆius; ¹⁵ So no man can say that I have baptized in my own name. ¹⁶ And I baptized also the household of StephÆa-nas. I do not know whether I have baptized any one else. ¹⁷ For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel: and not to rely on the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be in vain. ¹⁸ For the preaching of the cross * to those who have gone astray is foolishness; but to us who are saved it is the power of God. ¹⁹ For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will do away with the understanding of the prudent. ²⁰ Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the learned of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? ²¹ Because all the wisdom which God had given was not sufficient for the world to know God, it pleased God to save those who believe by the simple gospel. ²² For the Jews demand signs, and the Syrians seek after wisdom: ²³ But we preach Christ crucified, which is a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Syrians. * ²⁴ But for those who are called, both Jews and Syrians, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. ²⁵ Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. ²⁶ For consider also your own calling, my brethren, not many among you are wise in terms of worldly things, and not many among you are mighty, and not many among you belong to the nobility. ²⁷ But God has chosen the foolish ones of the world to put the wise to shame; and God has chosen the weak ones of the world to embarrass the mighty; ²⁸ And he has chosen those of humble families in the world, and the lowly, and those who are insignificant, in order to belittle those who consider themselves important, ²⁹ So that no man should boast in his presence. ³⁰ But you also belong to God through Jesus Christ who, from God, is wisdom and righteousness and sanctification, and salvation to all of us. ³¹ As it is written, He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.

²¹ She will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins.

¹⁸ And while he was walking by the shore of the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter and his brother Andrew, who were casting nets into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. ²⁰ So they immediately left their nets and went after him. ²¹ And when he left that place he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a ship with Zebedee their father, repairing their nets; and Jesus called them. ²² So they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

⁹ And as Jesus passed from that place, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, sitting in the custom house, and he said to him, Follow me; and he got up and went after him.

¹⁶ No man puts a new patch on an old garment, so as not to weaken that garment, and make the hole larger.

⁶ And blessed is he who does not stumble on account of me.

²⁵ At that time, Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the men of understanding, and you have revealed them to children.

²⁵ At that time, Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the men of understanding, and you have revealed them to children. ²⁶ O yes, my Father, for such was your will.

³⁸ Then some of the men of the scribes and Pharisees answered and said to him, Teacher, we would like to see a sign from you. ³⁹ But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation wants a sign; and no sign will be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

⁵⁷ And they were perplexed about him. But Jesus said to them, No prophet is insulted, except in his own city and in his own house.

¹ AND the Pharisees and Sadducees came up to him to tempt him; and they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. ² But he answered and said to them, When it is evening, you say, It is clear, for the sky is red. ³ And in the morning you say, It is a winter day, for the sky is red and cloudy. O hypocrites, you know how to judge the face of the sky, but the signs of the present time you are not able to distinguish. ⁴ A wicked and adulterous generation wants a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them and went away.

¹⁶ And they said to him, Do you hear what they are saying? Jesus said to them, Yes; have you never read, From the mouth of little children and of boys you made praise?

⁹ And call no one on earth, father, for one is your Father in heaven. ¹⁰ Nor be called leaders, for one is your leader, the Christ.

³⁵ Even heaven and earth will pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

¹ THEN the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to greet the bridegroom and the bride.

¹⁹ Go, therefore, and convert all nations; and baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit;

²¹ No man puts a new patch and sews it on a worn out garment, so that the new patch may not weaken the old, and the hole become larger.

¹¹ And the Pharisees came out and began to question him, and they asked him for a sign from heaven, so as to test him.

²⁰ And they went out, and preached in every place; and our Lord helped them, and he strengthened their words by the miracles which they performed. * Mk. 16:11 - All three women returned from the to

³ And since these were seen by me also because I was near and considered them all very carefully, I will therefore write to you everything in its order, most honorable Theophilus,

³⁴ And Simon blessed them, and he said to Mary, his mother, Behold, this one is appointed for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, and for a sign of dispute;

¹³ And at daybreak, he called his disciples; and he chose twelve from them, whom he called apostles;

³⁵ And yet wisdom is justified by all its works.

²¹ At that very hour, Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, I thank you, O my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you did hide these things from the wise and men of understanding, and did reveal them to children; yes, my Father, for so it was well pleasing in your presence.

¹⁶ And others, tempting him, asked him for a sign from heaven.

²⁰ But if I cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God is come near you.

⁴⁹ For this reason, the wisdom of God also said, Behold, I will send them prophets and apostles, some of them they will persecute and kill;

³⁶ And be like men who expect their master, when he will return from the wedding house; so that when he comes and knocks, they will immediately open the door for him.

²⁴ For just as the lightning flashes from the sky, and all under the sky is lightened, such will be the day of the Son of man.

³⁰ Such will it be in the day when the Son of man appears.

²⁴ And when Jesus saw that he felt sad, he said, How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a rope to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

³⁹ But some of the men of the Pharisees who were in the multitude said to him, Teacher, rebuke your disciples. ⁴⁰ He said to them, I say to you, that if these should keep silent, the stones would cry out.

¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your enemies will not be able to withstand.

⁴⁶ And he said to them, Thus it is written, and it was right that Christ should suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day; ⁴⁷ And that repentance should be preached in his name for the forgiveness of sins among all nations; and the beginning will be from Jerusalem.

¹⁸ No man has ever seen God; but the firstborn of God, who is in the bosom of his Father, he has declared him.

⁴² And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon the son of Jonah; you are called Kepa (a Stone).

¹⁸ The Jews answered and said to him, What sign do you show us, that you are doing these things?

²⁸ You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but only a messenger to go before him. ²⁹ He who has a bride is the bridegroom; and the best man of the bridegroom is he who stands up and listens to him, and rejoices greatly because of the bridegroomÆs voice; this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

² Though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples;

²⁸ The woman then left her water jar, and went to the city and said to the men,

⁴⁶ Then Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was at Capernaum a servant of a king, whose son was sick. ⁴⁷ This man heard that Jesus had come from Judaea to Galilee; so he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son; for he was near death. ⁴⁸ Jesus said to him, Unless you see miracles and wonders, you will not believe. ⁴⁹ The kingÆs servant said to him, My Lord, come down before the boy is dead. ⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, Go, your son is healed. And the man believed the word that Jesus said to him and went away. ⁵¹ And as he was going down, his servants met him and brought him good news, saying, Your son is healed. ⁵² And he asked them, At what time was he healed? They said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him. ⁵³ And his father knew that it was at that very hour when Jesus told him, Your son is healed; so he himself believed and his whole household.

⁵³ Jesus said to them. Truly, truly I say to you, Unless you eat the body of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves, ⁵⁴ He who eats of my body, and drinks of my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him at the last day. ⁵⁵ For my body truly is the food, and my blood truly is the drink. ⁵⁶ He who eats my body and drinks my blood, will abide with me, and I with him. ⁵⁷ Just as the living Father sent me, and I am living because of the Father, so whoever eats me, will also live because of me. ⁵⁸ This is the bread which came down from heaven; it is not like that manna which your forefathers ate and died; he who eats of this bread shall live forever. ⁵⁹ These things he said in the synagogue, while he was teaching at Capernaum. ⁶⁰ Many of his disciples who heard it said, This is a hard saying; who can listen to it? ⁶¹ Jesus knew in himself that his disciples were murmuring about this; so he said to them, Does this cause you to stumble? ⁶² What then if you should see the Son of man ascending to the place where he was before? ⁶³ It is the spirit that gives life; the body is of no account; the words which I have spoken to you are spirit and life. ⁶⁴ But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew for a long while who were those who did not believe, and who was to betray him. ⁶⁵ And he said to them, For this reason I have told you that no man can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father. ⁶⁶ Just because of this saying, a great many of his disciples turned away, and did not walk with him.

¹⁸ He who speaks of his own accord seeks glory for himself; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him, he is true, and there is no deception in his heart.

⁴³ So the people were divided because of him.

⁴⁷ The Pharisees said to them, Why, have you also been deceived? ⁴⁸ Why, have any of the leaders or of the Pharisees believed in him, ⁴⁹ Except this cursed people, who do not know the law?

¹² Again Jesus spoke to them and said, I am the light of the world; he who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but he shall find for himself the light of life.

¹⁶ Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he does not observe the sabbath; others said, How can a man who is a sinner do these miracles? And there was a division among them.

¹⁹ There was again a division among the Jews because of these sayings.

³⁰ I and my Father are one in accord.

³⁴ A new commandment I give you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. ³⁵ By this every man shall know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

⁶ Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no man comes to my Father except by me.

¹⁴ If you ask me in my own name, I will do it.

¹⁶ And I will ask of my Father, and he will give you another Comforter, to be with you for ever;

²⁶ But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom my Father will send in my name, he will teach you everything, and remind you of everything which I tell you.

¹ I AM the true vine, and my Father is the worker. ² Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he cuts out; and the one which bears fruit, he prunes so that it may bring forth more fruit. ³ You have already been pruned because of the word which I have spoken to you. ⁴ Remain with me and I with you. Just as a branch cannot give fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine; even so you cannot, unless you remain with me.

⁴ Remain with me and I with you. Just as a branch cannot give fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine; even so you cannot, unless you remain with me. ⁵ I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains with me and I with him, will bear abundant fruit; for without me you can do nothing.

⁵ I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains with me and I with him, will bear abundant fruit; for without me you can do nothing. ⁶ Unless a man remains with me, he will be cast outside, like a branch which is withered; which they pick up and throw into the fire to be burned.

¹⁶ You did not choose me, but I chose you, and I have appointed you, that you also should go and produce fruit, and that your fruit might remain; so that whatever you ask my Father in my name, he will give it to you.

²⁶ But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from my Father, the Spirit of truth which proceeds from my Father, he will testify concerning me.

⁸ For the words which you gave me I gave them; and they accepted them, and have known truly that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

¹⁷ O Father, sanctify them in your truth, because your word is truth. ¹⁸ Just as you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. ¹⁹ And for their sakes, I am sanctifying myself, so that they also may be sanctified in the truth.

²¹ So that they all may be one; just as you, my Father, art with me, and I am with you, that they also may be one with us; so that the world may believe you sent me.

²¹ So that they all may be one; just as you, my Father, art with me, and I am with you, that they also may be one with us; so that the world may believe you sent me. ²² And the glory which you gave me, I gave to them; so that they may be one just as we are one. ²³ I with them and you with me, that they may become perfected in one; so that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them just as you loved me.

²³ I with them and you with me, that they may become perfected in one; so that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them just as you loved me.

²⁶ And I have made your name known to them, and I am still making it known; so that the love with which you loved me may be among them, and I be with them.

³⁸ After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because of fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate granted him permission. So he came and took away the body of Jesus. ³⁹ And there came also Nicodemus, who at first had come to Jesus by night; and he brought with him a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pints.

²¹ Then Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you; just as my Father has sent me, so I send you.

² Until the day when he ascended after he, through the Holy Spirit, had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen;

²⁵ That he may receive the lot to the ministry and apostleship, from which Judas has been relieved to go his own way. ²⁶ Then they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Mat-thiÆas; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in various languages, according to whatever the Spirit gave them to speak.

³⁸ Then Simon said to them, Repent and be baptized, every one of you in the name of the LORD Jesus for the remission of sins, so that you may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

⁴⁷ Praising God, and finding favor with all the people. And our LORD daily increased the congregation of the church.

¹¹ This is the stone which you builders have rejected, which is become the head of the corner. ¹² There is no salvation by any other man; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. ¹³ Now when they had heard the speech of Simon Peter and John, which they had spoken boldly, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they recognized them that they had been with Jesus. ¹⁴ And because they saw the lame man who was healed standing with them they could say nothing against them. ¹⁵ But when they had commanded them to be taken aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, ¹⁶ Saying, What shall we do to these men? for behold a miracle has openly been performed by them and it is known to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷ But, so that this news should not spread further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. ¹⁸ And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. ¹⁹ But Simon Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it be right before God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. ²⁰ For we cannot stop speaking about the things which we have seen and heard. ²¹ So when they had further threatened them, they let them go; for they found no cause to punish them because of the people: for all men praised God for that which was done.

³² Now the congregation of the believers were of one soul and of one mind; not one of them spoke of the property he possessed as his own; but everything they had was in common.

⁹ Then there arose certain men of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the LibÆer-tines, and Cy-reÆni-ans and Al-exanÆdri- ans and Ci-liÆci-ans and persons from Asia Minor, and they debated with Stephen. ¹⁰ But they were unable to stand up against the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.

³² Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob. And Moses trembled and dared not look at the sight. ³³ Then the LORD said to him, Take off your shoes from your feet, for the ground on which you stand is holy. ³⁴ Already I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, I have heard their groans, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you into Egypt. ³⁵ This Moses whom they had denied, saying, Who appointed you leader and judge over us?, this very one God sent to be a leader and deliverer to them by the hand of the angel which had appeared to him in the bush.

³⁵ This Moses whom they had denied, saying, Who appointed you leader and judge over us?, this very one God sent to be a leader and deliverer to them by the hand of the angel which had appeared to him in the bush.

⁵⁴ When they heard these things, they were enraged, and gnashed their teeth at him.

⁵⁹ And they stoned Stephen as he prayed, saying, Our LORD Jesus, accept my spirit. ⁶⁰ And as he knelt down, he cried with a loud voice and said, Our LORD, do not hold this sin against them. When he had said this, he passed away.

¹⁶ For as yet it had not come upon them although they had been baptized in the name of our Lord Jesus.

¹⁴ And behold here also he has authority from the high priests to bind all who call on your name.

²¹ But all those who heard him were amazed and said: Is this not he who persecuted those who called on this name in Jerusalem and behold, he was sent here for that very purpose that he might bring them bound to the high priests?

³⁶ For God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace and tranquility by Jesus Christ: he is the LORD of all.

³⁹ And we are witnesses of all things which he did throughout the land of Judµa and in Jerusalem. This very one the Jews crucified on a cross and killed him: ⁴⁰ Him God raised on the third day, and showed him openly; ⁴¹ Not to all the people, but to us who have been chosen by God to be his witnesses, for we did eat and drink with him after his resurrection from the dead. ⁴² And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify, that it is he who was ordained by God to be the judge of the living and of the dead. ⁴³ To him, all the prophets testified that whosoever believes in his name shall receive remission of sins.

⁴⁸ And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ. And they urged him to remain with them a few days.

¹⁷ Now, therefore, if God has equally given the gifts to the Gentiles who believe in our LORD Jesus Christ, just as he gave to us, who am I that I should dispute God?

²¹ And the hand of the LORD was with them: and a great number believed, and turned to the LORD.

²³ When he came there and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he pleaded with them that they should follow our LORD with all their hearts.

⁷ Who was very close friend to a wise man, the proconsul whose name was SerÆgi-us PauÆlus, who called for Saul and BarÆna-bas, and desired to hear from them the word of God.

¹² And when the proconsul saw what had happened, he was amazed, and believed the teaching of the LORD.

⁴¹ Be careful, O you despisers, for you shall wonder and perish: for I will do a great work in your day which you will not believe even if a man tell it to you.

⁹ And he did not discriminate between us and them, because he purified their hearts by faith.

¹⁵ And she was baptized together with her household, and she begged us, saying, If you are sincerely convinced that I believe in our LORD, come and stay in my house; and she urged us strongly.

³³ And he took them at that hour of the night and washed their wounds; and then was baptized in that very hour, he and all his household.

¹⁸ Philosophers, also, who were of the teaching of EpÆi-cu-rus, and others, who were called StoÆics, argued with him. And some of them said, What does this babbler want? And others said, He preaches foreign gods: because he preached to them Jesus and his resurrection.

¹⁸ Philosophers, also, who were of the teaching of EpÆi-cu-rus, and others, who were called StoÆics, argued with him. And some of them said, What does this babbler want? And others said, He preaches foreign gods: because he preached to them Jesus and his resurrection. ¹⁹ So they arrested him and brought him to the court house which is called Ar-e-opÆagus, and said to him, May we know what is this new doctrine which you preach? ²⁰ For you proclaim strange words to our ears and we want to know what these things mean. ²¹ (For all the Athenians and the strangers who were there, were uninterested in anything except something new to tell or to hear.)

³² And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear you again on this matter.

³⁴ Some of them, however, followed him and were converted; one of them was Di-onysÆius, one of the judges of Ar-e-opÆa-gus, and a woman named DamÆa-ris, and others with them.

¹ THEN Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

⁵ And when Silas and Ti-moÆthe-us came from Mac-e-doÆni-a, Paul felt he was not free to speak, because the Jews opposed him and blasphemed as he testified that Jesus is the Christ.

⁸ And Crispus, the chief of the synagogue, believed in our LORD, together with all his household; and many of the Corinthians hearing him believed in God and were baptized.

⁸ And Crispus, the chief of the synagogue, believed in our LORD, together with all his household; and many of the Corinthians hearing him believed in God and were baptized. ⁹ Then the LORD spoke to Paul in a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and be not silent. ¹⁰ For I am with you, and no man can harm you: and I have many people in this city. ¹¹ For he had already been in Corinth a year and six months and had taught the word of God among them.

¹⁷ Then the pagans seized SosÆthe-nes, the priest of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And GalÆli-o disregarded these things.

²⁴ And a certain Jew named A-polÆlos, a native of Al-ex-anÆdri-a, an eloquent man and well versed in the scriptures, came to EphÆesus.

⁵ When they heard these things, they were baptized in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ.

²¹ Thus testifying both to the Jews and to the SyrÆi-ans, about repentance toward God and faith in our LORD Jesus Christ.

²⁴ But to me my life is nothing; I am not afraid. I desire only that I may finish my course with joy and finish the ministry, which I have received from our LORD Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

²⁰ And when they heard it, they glorified God, and said to Paul, Our brother, see how many thousands there are in Judµa who are believers; and they are all zealous of the law;

¹⁶ And now why do you delay? Arise, and be baptized and wash away your sins calling on the name of the LORD.

¹⁸ I saw a vision, saying to me, Make haste, and get quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive your testimony concerning me.

²¹ Then he said to me, Depart: for I will send you afar to preach to the Gentiles.

¹¹ During the night, our LORD appeared to Paul and said, Be strong, for as you have testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so also you are to testify at Rome.

²⁴ And after a few days, FeÆlix with his wife Dru-silÆla, who was a Jewess, sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith of Christ. ²⁵ And as he spoke with them concerning righteousness, holiness, and the judgment to come, FeÆlix was filled with fear, and said, You may go, and when I have opportunity I will send for you.

¹⁷ And I will deliver you from the Jewish people, and from the other people to whom I send you; ¹⁸ To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, and receive forgiveness of sins, and a portion with the saints who are of the faith in me.

¹⁸ To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, and receive forgiveness of sins, and a portion with the saints who are of the faith in me.

²³ So they appointed a day for him and many gathered together and came to him where he was staying; and he explained to them about the Kingdom of God, thus testifying and persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

¹ PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, and chosen to proclaim the gospel of God

⁴ And who came to be known as the Son of God with power and with the Holy Spirit, because he arose from the dead, and he is Jesus Christ our LORD, ⁵ And by him we have received grace and apostleship among all the Gentiles, so that they may hear the faith which is under his name,

⁷ To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called and sanctified: Grace and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ. ⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith has been heard of throughout the world.

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one who believes; whether they are Jews first, or Arameans (Syrians). * ¹⁷ For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The righteous shall live by faith.

²⁰ For, from the very creation of the world, the invisible things of God have been clearly seen and understood by his creations, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. ²¹ For they knew God and did not glorify him and give thanks to him as God, but became vain in their imaginations, and their hearts were darkened so that they could not understand. ²² And while they thought within themselves that they were wise, they became fools,

²² And while they thought within themselves that they were wise, they became fools,

²⁸ And as they did not consent in themselves to know God, God has given them over to a weak mind, to do the things which should not be done; as,

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the law says, it is said to those who are under the law: so that every mouth may be shut, and all the world may become guilty before God.

²¹ But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, and the very law and prophets testify to it; ²² But the righteousness of God is by the faith of Jesus Christ to every one, also to every man who believes in him, for there is no discrimination:

²² But the righteousness of God is by the faith of Jesus Christ to every one, also to every man who believes in him, for there is no discrimination: ²³ For all have sinned and are short of the glory of God: ²⁴ For they are freely bestowed righteousness by the grace of God through the salvation which is in Jesus Christ, *

²⁷ Where is boasting then? It is worthless. By what law? of works? No: but by the law of faith.

² For if Abraham were justified by works, he had reason to be proud; but not before God.

⁶ Just as David also said about the blessedness of the man, whom God declared righteous without works,

¹⁷ As it is written, I have made you a father of many peoples, in the presence of the God in whom you have believed, who quickens the dead, and who invites those who are not yet in being, as though they were present.

²⁵ Who was delivered up for our offences and arose that he might justify us.

¹⁹ For as by one manÆs disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one man, shall many be made righteous.

²¹ Just as sin had reigned through death, so grace shall reign through righteousness unto eternal life by our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ But thank God that you, who were once the servants of sin, now obey from the heart that form of doctrine which has been delivered to you.

¹ THERE is therefore no condemnation to them who walk in the flesh after the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

⁹ But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit if the Spirit of God truly dwells within you. Now if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.

¹⁹ For the earnest expectation of all mankind waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.

²³ And not only they, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, that is, the redemption of our bodies.

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. ²⁹ He knew them in advance and he marked them with the likeness of the image of his Son that he might be the first-born among many brethren. ³⁰ Moreover, those he did mark in advance, he has called, and those he has called, he has declared righteous, and those he has declared righteous, he has glorified.

³⁰ Moreover, those he did mark in advance, he has called, and those he has called, he has declared righteous, and those he has declared righteous, he has glorified.

²⁴ Namely, ourselves, the called ones, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles.

³² Why? Because it was not sought by faith, but by the works of the law. So they stumbled at that stumbling-stone. ³³ As it is written, Behold, the prophet I give to Zion becomes a stumblingstone, and rock of offence: but whoever believes on him shall not be ashamed.

¹² And in this, it does not discriminate between the Jews and the Syrians: for the same LORD over all is rich unto all who call upon him.

¹² Now if their stumbling has resulted in riches to the world, and their condemnation in riches to the Gentiles; how much more is their restoration?

¹⁷ And if some of the branches were cut off, and you who are a branch of a wild olive tree have been grafted in their place, and you have become a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

³³ O the depth of the riches, the wisdom, and the knowledge of God! for no man has searched his judgment, and his ways are inscrutable.

³³ O the depth of the riches, the wisdom, and the knowledge of God! for no man has searched his judgment, and his ways are inscrutable. ³⁴ For who has known the mind of the LORD? or who has been his counsellor? ³⁵ Or who has first given to him and then received from him? ³⁶ For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to him be glory and blessing, for ever and ever. Amen.

³⁶ For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to him be glory and blessing, for ever and ever. Amen.

¹ I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, by means of reasonable service.

⁵ So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

¹⁶ Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not vain glory, but associate with those who are humble. Be not wise in your own conceits.

⁴ Who are you to judge another manÆs servant? for if he is a success, he is a success to his master; and if he is a failure, he is a failure to his master. As for his success, he will succeed for it is in the power of his master to make him succeed.

⁸ For whether we live, we live unto our LORD; and whether we die, we die unto our LORD: whether we live therefore, or die, we belong to our LORD. ⁹ For to this end even Christ both died and came back to life, and rose to be LORD both of the dead and living.

⁹ For to this end even Christ both died and came back to life, and rose to be LORD both of the dead and living.

⁴ For whatever things were written of old were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. ⁵ Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to regard one another to be equally worthy through the example of Jesus Christ; ⁶ That you may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ And I myself am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that you also are filled with the same goodness, and made perfect with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

¹⁷ I am proud therefore to glory in Jesus Christ before God.

¹⁹ Through mighty miracles and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem I went round about as far as Il-lyrÆi-cum, and I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

³⁰ Now, I beseech you, my brethren, by our LORD Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you should strive together with me in your prayer to God for me;

⁷ Salute An-dro-niÆcus and Junia, my kinsmen, who were prisoners with me, and wellknown among the apostles, and who were believers in Christ before me.

¹¹ Salute He-roÆdi-on my kinsman. Greet the members of the household of Nar-cisÆsus, who are in our LORD.

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, my brethren, beware of those who cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have been taught; keep away from them.

²³ GaÆius, my host and of the whole church, salutes you. E-rasÆtus, the chamberlain of the city, salutes you; and QuarÆtus, a brother. Romans 16 Revelation of the mystery.

²⁵ But now is made manifest by the scriptures of the prophets; and by the command of the eternal God, and is made known to all the peoples for the obedience of faith:

² Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, the invited and holy ones who are sanctified by Jesus Christ, and to all of them in every place who invoke the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours: ³ Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and from our LORD Jesus Christ. ⁴ I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God that has been given to you by Jesus Christ;

⁹ God, by whom you have been called to the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our LORD, is trustworthy.

¹⁵ So no man can say that I have baptized in my own name.

¹⁸ For the preaching of the cross * to those who have gone astray is foolishness; but to us who are saved it is the power of God. ¹⁹ For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will do away with the understanding of the prudent. ²⁰ Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the learned of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? ²¹ Because all the wisdom which God had given was not sufficient for the world to know God, it pleased God to save those who believe by the simple gospel.

²³ But we preach Christ crucified, which is a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Syrians. * ²⁴ But for those who are called, both Jews and Syrians, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

²⁴ But for those who are called, both Jews and Syrians, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. ²⁵ Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

²⁷ But God has chosen the foolish ones of the world to put the wise to shame; and God has chosen the weak ones of the world to embarrass the mighty; ²⁸ And he has chosen those of humble families in the world, and the lowly, and those who are insignificant, in order to belittle those who consider themselves important,

²⁸ And he has chosen those of humble families in the world, and the lowly, and those who are insignificant, in order to belittle those who consider themselves important, ²⁹ So that no man should boast in his presence. ³⁰ But you also belong to God through Jesus Christ who, from God, is wisdom and righteousness and sanctification, and salvation to all of us. ³¹ As it is written, He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.

¹ AND I, my brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellency of speech, nor did I preach to you with learning the mystery of God.

¹ AND I, my brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellency of speech, nor did I preach to you with learning the mystery of God. ² For I did not pretend to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and even him crucified.

² For I did not pretend to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ, and even him crucified. ³ And I was with you with much reverence for God and in trembling. ⁴ And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

⁴ And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, ⁵ So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

⁵ So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. ⁶ Howbeit we do discuss wisdom with those who have comprehension, yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world who pass away:

⁶ Howbeit we do discuss wisdom with those who have comprehension, yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world who pass away:

⁸ Which none of the rulers of the world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the LORD of glory.

¹³ For the things which we discuss are not dependent on the knowledge of words and manÆs wisdom, but on the teaching of the Spirit; thus explaining spiritual things to the spiritually minded. ¹⁴ For the material man rejects spiritual things, for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

³ Because you are still worldly: for as long as there is among you envying and strife and divisions, are you not worldly and still following after the material things? ⁴ For while one says, I am a follower of Paul; and another, I am a follower of Apollos; are you not worldly? ⁵ Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you were converted; each one is gifted according as the LORD gave to him. ⁶ I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

⁹ For we work together with God: you are GodÆs work and GodÆs building.

¹⁸ Let no man deceive himself. Whoever among you thinks he is wise in this world, let him consider himself a fool so that he may become wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, He catches the wise in their own craftiness.

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, He catches the wise in their own craftiness. ²⁰ And again, The LORD knows that the thoughts of the wise are vain. ²¹ Therefore, let no man boast about men. For all things are yours; ²² Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all things are yours; ²³ And you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.

⁵ Therefore do not judge before the time, until the LORD comes, and brings to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveals the thoughts of the hearts; then shall every man have praise from God. ⁶ These things, my brethren, concerning myself and Apollos I have pictured for your sakes; that in our example you may learn not to think beyond that which is written, and let no one exalt himself over his fellow man, on account of any man. ⁷ For who has inquired into you? And what do you have which was not given to you? and if you did receive it, then why do you boast, as if you had not received it?

⁷ For who has inquired into you? And what do you have which was not given to you? and if you did receive it, then why do you boast, as if you had not received it? ⁸ For a long time you have been full and enriched, and you have waxed strong without our counsel. And I would to God you were as kings, so that we also might share with you. ⁹ For I think God has placed us, the apostles, last as if we were condemned to death: for we have become a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men. ¹⁰ We are fools for ChristÆs sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are praised, but we are despised.

¹⁶ I beseech you therefore, to follow me.

⁵ So that you shall deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of his body, in order that the spirit may be saved in the day of our LORD Jesus Christ. ⁶ Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven will leaven the whole lump?

¹ WOULD any of you, having a lawsuit against his brother, dare to go to trial before the wicked rather than before the saints? ² Do you not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is to be judged by you, are you not worthy to judge small affairs? ³ Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more then should we judge those who belong to this world? ⁴ You have worldly affairs to be settled, and yet you have put men of bad reputation in the church on the judgment seat. ⁵ I say this to you to make you feel ashamed. Is it so, that there is not a single wise man among you, who could settle a dispute between a brother and his brother? ⁶ But brother goes to court against brother, and at that before unbelievers. ⁷ Now therefore you are already at fault because you go to court one with another. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather let yourselves be defrauded?

⁹ Do you not know that the wicked shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not misled: neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the corrupt, nor men who lie down with males, ¹⁰ Nor extortioners, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor grafters, shall inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And some of these evils were to be found in some of you, but you have been cleansed, and have been sanctified, and made righteous in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, and through the Spirit of our God.

¹¹ And some of these evils were to be found in some of you, but you have been cleansed, and have been sanctified, and made righteous in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, and through the Spirit of our God.

¹⁶ Or do you not know that he who joins his body to a harlot is one body with her? For it is said, The two shall become one body. ¹⁷ But he who unites himself with our LORD becomes one with him in spirit.

¹⁹ Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit that dwells within you, which you have of God, and you are not your own? ²⁰ For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, because they belong to God.

²⁹ But this I do say, my brethren, the time is short; let those who have wives be as though they had none;

⁶ To us there is one God, the Father, from whom comes every thing and by whom we live; and one LORD Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

¹¹ So the one who is weak and for whom Christ died will be lost through your indifference.

¹ AM I not a free man? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus Christ our LORD? are you not my work in my LORD? ² If I am not an apostle to others, yet to you I am: for you are the seal of my apostleship.

⁵ And have we not the right to travel with a Christian wife, just as the rest of the apostles, and as the brothers of our LORD, and as Cephas?

² And all were baptized by Moses, both in the cloud and in the sea;

¹³ No other temptation has overtaken you but that which is common to man: but God is faithful; he will not suffer you to be tempted beyond that you are able; but will make your temptation to have a way of escape, so that you may be able to bear it.

¹⁶ The cup of thanksgiving which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

¹⁸ First of all, when you gather in the church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit.

¹⁰ To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the means to distinguish the true Spirit; to another divers languages; to another the interpretation of languages.

¹⁸ But now God has set every member in the body, as it has pleased him.

²⁵ That there may be no discord in the body, but that they may care one for another, all members should be equal.

²⁷ Now you are the body of Christ, and members in your respective places.

² And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love in my heart, I am nothing.

⁸ Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

⁵ I would that you all spoke various tongues, but I would rather that you prophesied: for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks various tongues, unless he interpret; however, if he interpret it, he edifies the church. ⁶ Now, my brethren, if I should come to you and speak in diverse tongues, what would I profit you, except I speak to you either by means of revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying or by teaching?

¹⁸ I thank God, that I speak with tongues more than you all:

²⁶ Therefore I say to you, my brethren, when you gather together, whoever among you has a psalm to sing, has a doctrine, has a revelation, has the gift of tongues, or the gift of interpretation, let everything be done for edification.

² By which also you are saved if you keep in remembrance that very word which I have preached to you, and if your conversion has not been in vain.

⁵ And that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve:

⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, and I am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

⁵⁰ Now this I say, my brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption.

⁵⁴ So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. ⁵⁵ O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory? ⁵⁶ The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. ⁵⁷ But thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹² My brethren, as for Apollos, I have often begged him to visit you with the brethren: probably it was not intended that he should come to you; but he will come to you when he has an opportunity.

¹⁵ I beseech you, my brethren, concerning the household of Stephanas, for you know that they were the first converts from AchaÆia and that they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints,

¹⁷ I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part, they have supplied.

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Ti-moÆthe-us our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all A-chaÆia: ² Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ Just as you have understood in part that we are your pride and joy, even as you also are ours in the day of our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ But as God is true, our word to you was not yes and no.

²¹ Now it is God who has confirmed us with you in Christ, and who has anointed us;

¹⁴ Now thanks be to God, who has made us in the pattern of Christ, and makes manifest the savour of his knowledge through us in every place. ¹⁵ For we are a sweet savour to God through Christ, in those who are saved and in those who perish: ¹⁶ To the one the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is worthy of these things?

² But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, and we do not practice cunning, nor do we handle the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth we commend ourselves to every manÆs conscience before God. ³ If our gospel is hidden, it is hidden to those who are lost:

⁵ For we do not preach about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus our LORD; and as to ourselves, we are your servants for JesusÆ sake. ⁶ For God, who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, so that we may be enlightened with the knowledge of the glory of God in the person of Christ. ⁷ But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of power may be from God, and not of us.

¹⁴ For the love of Christ compels us to reason thus, that if one died for all, then were all dead: ¹⁵ And that he died for all, that those who live may not henceforth live for themselves, but for him who died and rose for them.

¹⁷ Whoever from now on is a follower of Christ, is a new creation: old things have passed away; ¹⁸ And all things have become new through God who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation; ¹⁹ For God was in Christ, who has reconciled the world with his majesty, not counting their sins against them; and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. ²⁰ Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we beseech you for Christ; be reconciled to God.

²⁰ Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we beseech you for Christ; be reconciled to God. ²¹ For he who did not know sin, for your sakes he made him sin, that we may through him be made the righteousness of God.

¹ SO we beseech you, as helpers, that the grace of God which you have received may not be in vain among you.

⁷ Therefore, as you abound in every thing, in faith, in the word of God, in knowledge, in all perseverance, and by our love toward you, you should likewise excel in this gracious favor also.

⁶ But remember this, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows generously shall reap also generously.

¹¹ That you may be enriched in everything, in all liberality, for such generosity enables us to perfect thanksgiving to God.

¹ NOW I, Paul, beseech you by the gentleness and meekness of Christ, even though I am humble when present among you, I have the assurance when I am far away,

³ For though we do live an earthly life, yet we do not serve worldly things. ⁴ For the weapons which we use are not earthly weapons, but of the might of God by which we conquer rebellious strongholds;

⁴ For the weapons which we use are not earthly weapons, but of the might of God by which we conquer rebellious strongholds;

⁴ For the weapons which we use are not earthly weapons, but of the might of God by which we conquer rebellious strongholds; ⁵ Casting down imaginations, and every false thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and to capture every thought to the obedience of Christ;

¹⁰ For there are men who say that his epistles are weighty and powerful; but his bodily appearance is weak, and his speech foolish.

¹⁷ But he who boasts, let him glory in the LORD.

² For I am zealous for you with the zealousness of God, for I have espoused you to a husband, that I may present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

⁴ For if he who has come to you preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if you have received another spirit, which you had not received, or another gospel which you had not accepted, you might well listen to him. ⁵ For I think that I am not in the least inferior to the most distinguished apostles. ⁶ But though I am a poor speaker, I am not poor in knowledge; but we have been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things.

² I knew a man in Christ more than fourteen years ago, but whether I knew him in the body or without the body, I do not know: God knows; this very one was caught up to the third heaven.

¹¹ Behold, I am foolish to boast but you have forced me: for you ought to have testified concerning me: for in no way am I less than those apostles who are highly honored, though I am nothing. ¹² The miracles which the apostles have wrought I have wrought among you also in all patience, in signs, in wonders, and mighty deeds. ¹³ For what do you lack that other churches have, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this ôfaultö!

²⁰ For I fear, lest when I come to you, I shall not find you such as I wish to find you, and that you also will not find me as you wish to find me: lest there be controversies, envyings, angers, stubbornness, accusations, slanderings, boastings and disorders.

⁴ For though Jesus was crucified through weakness, yet he lives by the power of God. As we are weak with him, so we are alive with him by the power of God who is among you.

¹¹ Henceforth, my brethren, rejoice, be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

¹ PAUL, an Apostle, not sent by men, nor appointed by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead; ² And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

⁴ Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God our Father:

⁷ A gospel which does not exist; howbeit, there are men who have stirred you up, and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.

¹⁵ But when it pleased God, who had chosen me from my birth, and called me by his grace,

¹⁵ But when it pleased God, who had chosen me from my birth, and called me by his grace, ¹⁶ To reveal his Son to me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately disclose it to any human being:

⁷ But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was entrusted to me, as the gospel of the circumcision was entrusted to Peter, ⁸ (For he who made Cephas vigorous in the apostleship of the circumcision, has also made me mighty in the apostleship of the Gentiles:) ⁹ And when they knew that the grace had been given to me, then James, Cephas, and John, who were considered to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship; that we might labor among the Gentiles, and they, among the people of circumcision.

²⁰ I am crucified with Christ: henceforth it is not I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life which now I live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

¹ O FOOLISH Galatians, who has be witched you from your faith after Jesus Christ, crucified, has been pictured before your eyes?

⁵ He therefore who gives you the Spirit, and works miracles among you, does he do these things by the works of the law, or by obedience to faith?

¹³ Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, by becoming accursed for our sakes: for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a cross:

¹⁷ And this I say, that the covenant which was previously confirmed of God in Christ cannot be repudiated and the promise nullified by the law which came four hundred and thirty years later.

¹² My brethren, I beseech you, put yourself in my place; just as once I put myself in your place: You have not offended me at all.

¹¹ And I, my brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why should I be persecuted? Why? Has the cross ceased to be a stumblingblock?

¹⁵ But if you harm and plunder one another, take heed lest you be consumed one by another.

²⁰ Idolatry, witchcraft, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, stubbornness, seditions, heresies,

²² But the fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³ Meekness, self-control: there is no law against these. ²⁴ And those who belong to Christ have controlled their weaknesses and passions.

²⁶ Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

¹² Those who desire to boast in the things of the flesh, are the ones who compel you to be circumcised only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. ¹³ For not even they who are circumcised obey the law; but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast over your flesh. ¹⁴ But as for me, I have nothing on which to boast, except the cross of our LORD Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me and I am crucified unto the world.

¹⁴ But as for me, I have nothing on which to boast, except the cross of our LORD Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me and I am crucified unto the world.

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to those who are in EphÆe-sus, saints and believers in Jesus Christ: ² Peace be with you and grace from God our Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ: ³ Blessed be the God, and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heaven through Christ: ⁴ Just as from the beginning he has chosen us through him, before the foundation of the world, that we may become holy and without blemish before him.

⁷ In him we have salvation, and in his blood, forgiveness of sins, according to the richness of his grace;

¹⁰ As a dispensation of the fulness of times, that all things might be made new in heaven and on earth through Christ:

¹⁴ Which is the pledge of our inheritance, for the salvation of those who are saved, and for the glory of his honour.

¹⁷ So that the God of our LORD Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

¹⁷ So that the God of our LORD Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: ¹⁸ And so that the eyes of your understanding may be enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the glorious riches of his inheritance in the saints;

⁷ In the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Jesus Christ.

⁹ Not of works, lest any man should boast. ¹⁰ For we are his creation, created through Jesus Christ ultimately for good works, which God has before ordained that we should live in them.

²⁰ And you are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone of the building: ²¹ And through him the whole building is fashioned and grows into a holy temple through the help of the LORD: ²² You also are builded by him for a habitation of God through the Spirit.

⁶ That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and partakers of his body and of the promise which is given through him by the gospel,

⁸ Even to me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ: ⁹ And that I may enlighten all men that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery, which for ages had been hidden from the world by God who created all things: ¹⁰ To the intent that through the church the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the angels and powers which are in heaven,

¹⁰ To the intent that through the church the manifold wisdom of God may be made known to the angels and powers which are in heaven,

¹ I THEREFORE, a prisoner of our LORD, beseech you to live as is worthy of the rank to which you are called, ² With all humility and gentleness and with patience, forbearing one another in love, ³ Endeavoring to preserve the harmony of the Spirit in the bond of peace, ⁴ That you may become one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling; ⁵ There is one LORD, one faith, and one baptism;

⁵ There is one LORD, one faith, and one baptism; ⁶ One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all of us. ⁷ But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

¹¹ And he has assigned some, apostles, and some, prophets, and some, evangelists, and some, pastors, and some, teachers;

³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of salvation. ³¹ Let all bitterness and wrath, and anger, and clamouring and blasphemy be put away from you, together with all malice: ³² And be kind one to another and tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God has forgiven us through Christ.

²⁰ Giving thanks always for all men to God the Father in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ.

²⁶ That he might sanctify and cleanse it, by the washing of water and by the word, ²⁷ In order to build for himself a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

¹⁹ And for me also, that words may be given to me as soon as I open my mouth, so that I may boldly preach the mystery of the gospel,

⁶ Being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun the good work among you, the same will continue it until the day of our LORD Jesus Christ:

⁹ And for this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all spiritual understanding: ¹⁰ So that you may choose the things that are excellent; and that you may be pure and without offence in the day of Christ;

²⁷ Only conduct yourselves as becomes the gospel of Christ: so that whether I come and see you, or whether I am far away, I may hear of your good conduct, that you are standing firm in one spirit, and in one soul, and triumphing together through the faith of the gospel;

¹ IF, therefore, you have found consola tion in Christ, or whole hearted love or fellowship of the Spirit or compassion and mercies, ² Complete my joy by being in one accord and one love and one soul and one mind. ³ Do nothing through strife or vain glory; but in humility let each regard his neighbor better than himself. ⁴ Let no one be mindful only of his own things, but let every one be mindful of the things of his neighbor also.

⁹ Wherefore God also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name; ¹⁰ That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, of those on earth, and those under the earth, ¹¹ And every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is the LORD, to the glory of God his Father.

¹⁴ Do all things without disputing, and doubting: ¹⁵ That you may be sincere and blameless, like the innocent children of God, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world: ¹⁶ For you are to them the light of life; for my pride and glory in the day of Christ, for I have not run in vain nor labored in vain.

³ For we are the true people of circumcision, who worship God in Spirit, and glory in Jesus Christ, and yet do not rely on things of the flesh.

⁹ And be found in him, since I have no righteousness of my own gained from the law, but the righteousness which comes through the faith of Christ; that is, the righteousness which comes from God:

¹⁶ Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same path and with one accord.

²⁰ But our labours are in heavenly things, from whence we look for our Saviour, our LORD Jesus Christ,

²² All the saints salute you, especially those who are of CµsarÆs household.

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Ti-moÆthe-us our brother,

⁹ For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you might be filled with the knowledge of the will of God in all wisdom and in all spiritual understanding; ¹⁰ That you might live a righteous life, please God with all good works, and bring forth good fruits, and grow in the knowledge of God;

¹⁴ By whom we have obtained salvation and forgiveness of sins.

²² Through the sacrifice of his body and his death, so that he may raise you before him, holy, and without reproach and blameless:

²⁴ And now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and make up that which is lacking of the sufferings of Christ in my flesh for his bodyÆs sake, which is the church:

² That their hearts may be comforted, and that they may be brought near by love to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, the Father, and of Christ, ³ In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

³ In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

⁴ When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also appear with him in glory.

¹⁰ And put on the new life which is renewed in knowledge after the pattern in which it was originally created:

¹⁵ And let the peace of Christ govern your hearts; for that end, you are called in one body; and be thankful to Christ; ¹⁶ And let his word dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God. ¹⁷ And whatever you do in word or deed, do it in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

³ And pray for us also, that God may open unto us a door for preaching, to speak the mystery of Christ for whose sake I am a prisoner: ⁴ So that I may make it manifest and speak about it as I should.

¹ PAUL, and Sil-vaÆnus, and Ti-moÆtheus, unto the church of the Thes-saloÆni- ans which is in God the Father and in our LORD Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father, and the LORD Jesus Christ.

⁵ For our preaching to you was not in words only, but also in power, and with the Holy Spirit, and with sincere assurance; and you know also how we lived among you for your sakes.

¹⁰ To wait for his Son from heaven, even Jesus, whom he raised from the dead, for it is he who will deliver us from the wrath to come.

¹² And we bore the testimony to you, so that you may live a life worthy of God, who has called you to his kingdom and glory.

¹³ And may he strengthen your hearts to be without blemish in holiness before God our Father, at the coming of our LORD Jesus Christ with all his saints.

¹ FROM this time then, my brethren, we beseech you and entreat you earnestly by our LORD Jesus, that as you have been taught by us how you ought to live and to please God, so you will increase more and more. ² For you know what commandments we gave you by our LORD Jesus.

⁷ For God has not called you unto uncleanness but unto holiness.

¹³ That you esteem them very highly in love, and be at peace with them for their workÆs sake.

¹⁸ In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Jesus Christ concerning you.

²³ May the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved without blemish to the coming of our LORD Jesus Christ. ²⁴ Faithful is he who has called you and he will keep his word.

¹ PAUL, and Sil-vaÆnus, and Ti-moÆtheus, unto the Church of the Thes-saloÆni- ans in God our Father and our LORD Jesus Christ:

⁷ And to you who are oppressed, he shall grant to be at peace with us, when our LORD Jesus Christ shall be revealed from heaven with the host of his angels,

¹⁰ When he comes to be glorified by his saints and to perform his wonders among his faithful ones, so that our testimony, concerning you, may be believed in that day.

¹ NOW we beseech you, my brethren, concerning the coming of our LORD Jesus Christ, and concerning our gathering together with him,

¹⁰ And with all deceitfulness of unrighteousness in those who perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved thereby.

¹⁴ And it is to these things that God called you by our preaching, to be the glory of our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ Now our LORD Jesus Christ himself, and God even our Father, who has loved us, and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through his grace, ¹⁷ Comfort your hearts, and strengthen you in every good word and work.

³ But the LORD is faithful; he will guide you and deliver you from evil.

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus, our hope;

¹² And I thank our LORD Jesus Christ who has given me strength, and has counted me trustworthy, and has appointed me to his ministry;

¹⁴ Now the grace of our LORD has become abundant in me, as well as my faith and love in Jesus Christ.

⁶ Who gave himself a ransom for all, a testimony which came in due time. ⁷ For that testimony I was appointed a preacher and an apostle; I tell the truth and I lie not; and I became the teacher of the Gentiles in a true faith.

¹⁵ So that if I am delayed, you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

²¹ I adjure you before God and our LORD Jesus Christ, and his elect angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

⁴ He is proud, knowing nothing, and dotes on an argument and quarrels on the use of a word and this is the cause of envy and controversy and blasphemy and evil premeditation,

¹⁴ That you obey this charge without spot and without stain, until the appearing of our LORD Jesus Christ: ¹⁵ Who is to be revealed in his due time, blessed and all mighty God, the King of kings, and Lord of lords,

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God and by the promise of life which is in Jesus Christ,

⁸ Be not, therefore, ashamed of the testimony of our LORD, nor of me his prisoner; but bear the hardships that go along with the preaching of the gospel through the power of God; ⁹ Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own will and his grace, which was given us in Jesus Christ before the world began,

²² Keep away from all the lusts of youth: and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on our LORD with a pure heart. ²³ Keep away from foolish disputes which do not educate, you know they cause strife. ²⁴ A servant of our LORD must not quarrel; but be gentle to all men, apt at teaching and patient, ²⁵ So that he may discipline gently those who argue against him; and perhaps God will grant them repentance and they will know the truth:

¹⁵ And knowing that you have learned from your childhood the holy scriptures which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. ¹⁶ All scripture, written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction and for instruction in righteousness: ¹⁷ So that GodÆs people may become perfect, thoroughly perfected for every good work.

¹ I SOLEMNLY charge you before God, and our LORD Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead when his kingdom is come;

⁸ Henceforth there is preserved for me a crown of righteousness, which my LORD, the righteous judge, will give me at that day: and not to me only but also to all those who eagerly await his appearance.

² In the hope of eternal life, which the true God promised ages ago;

¹³ Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; ¹⁴ Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might purify us to be his own, a new people, zealous of good works.

⁴ I thank my God, and always make mention of you in my prayers,

⁹ And for loveÆs sake I earnestly beseech you; even I, Paul, an old man as you know, and now also a prisoner for the sake of Jesus Christ. ¹⁰ I beseech you on behalf of my son OnesÆi- mus, whom I converted during my imprisonment:

³ How shall we escape, if we neglect the very things which are our salvation and which were first spoken by our LORD, and were proved to us by those who had heard him, ⁴ And to which God testified with signs and wonders and with divers miracles, and with the gift of the Holy Spirit, given according to his will.

¹¹ For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one origin: for this reason he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

¹⁷ Therefore it was meet and proper that in every thing he should resemble his brethren, that he might be a merciful, and faithful high priest in the things of God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

¹ FROM henceforth, O my holy brethren, called by a call from heaven, look to this Apostle and High Priest of our faith, Jesus Christ:

¹⁴ For we are made partakers of Christ, if from the beginning to the very end we hold steadfast to this true covenant,

¹² For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the point of division between soul and spirit, and between the joints and marrow and bones, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

¹⁸ Thus, by the promise and by the oath which are unchangeable, and in neither of which could God lie, we find courage to hold fast to the hope that has been promised by him in whom we have taken refuge.

¹² And he did not enter with the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered in once into the holy place, and obtained for us everlasting redemption.

²⁸ So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; so that at his second coming, he shall appear without our sins for the salvation of those who look for him.

¹⁰ By this very will, we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

²³ Let us remain firm in the profession of our faith without wavering: for he who has promised us is faithful.

³⁶ For you have need of patience in order that you may do the will of God and receive the promise. ³⁷ For the time is all too short, and he who is to come will come, and will not delay.

¹¹ Through faith also Sarah who was barren, received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she was sure that he who had promised her was faithful.

¹² Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify his people with his own blood, suffered outside the city.

⁵ If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally and with grace; and it shall be given him.

⁹ Let the brother of low estate rejoice because he is exalted. ¹⁰ Let the rich man rejoice in his humbleness: because as the flower of the grass, so shall he pass away. ¹¹ For as the sun rises with its burning heat and causes the grass to wither, and the flower to fall and its beauty to perish: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

⁵ Hear this, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of the world who are rich in faith, to be heirs of the kingdom which God has promised to those who love him?

¹³ Who is wise among you and has training? let him prove his words by his good deeds, in the humbleness of wisdom.

¹³ Who is wise among you and has training? let him prove his words by his good deeds, in the humbleness of wisdom.

¹³ Who is wise among you and has training? let him prove his words by his good deeds, in the humbleness of wisdom. ¹⁴ But if you have bitter envying among you, or strife in your hearts, do not boast and do not lie against the truth.

¹⁴ But if you have bitter envying among you, or strife in your hearts, do not boast and do not lie against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom does not come from above, but it is earthly, sensual, devilish.

¹⁵ This wisdom does not come from above, but it is earthly, sensual, devilish. ¹⁶ For wherever envy and strife are, there is confusion and every sort of evil.

¹⁶ For wherever envy and strife are, there is confusion and every sort of evil. ¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure then full of peace, and gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure then full of peace, and gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by the peacemakers.

¹ FROM whence come conflicts and quarrels among you? Is it not from the lusts that war in your members? ² You covet, and do not obtain; you kill and envy, but you cannot possess; you strive and fight, yet you have nothing, because you do not ask.

⁷ But you, my brethren, be patient, until the coming of the LORD, just as the husbandman waits for the precious crops of his field, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and the latter rain. ⁸ You be patient also: strengthen your hearts: for the coming of our LORD is at hand.

² Who have been chosen by the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, to be obedient and to sprinkle the blood of our LORD Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace, be multiplied.

¹³ Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be wide awake, and hope for the joy that is coming to you at the revelation of our LORD Jesus Christ;

¹⁵ But be you holy in all your conduct, as he who has called you is holy; ¹⁶ Because it is written, Be you holy, even as I am holy.

¹⁸ Knowing that you have not been redeemed from your empty works which you have received from your fathers by corruptible silver and gold; ¹⁹ But with the precious blood of the Lamb without blemish and without spot which is Christ:

⁸ And they stumble over it because they are disobedient to the word for which they were appointed.

¹¹ Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from carnal desires, which war against the soul;

⁸ Finally, live in harmony, share the suffering of those who suffer, be affectionate one to another, and be kind and gentle: ⁹ Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but instead of these, render blessing; for to this end you have been called, that you may inherit a blessing.

¹³ But rejoice, for you are partakers of ChristÆs sufferings; and when his glory shall be revealed you may be glad also with exceeding joy.

⁴ And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, you shall receive a crown of glory that will not fade away.

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, whom God has given to us; will strengthen us to endure these little afflictions that we may be made steadfast and remain in him for ever.

¹ SIMON Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ have been made equal with us in the precious faith;

¹⁶ For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our LORD Jesus Christ, for we were eye-witnesses of his majesty.

¹⁰ But the day of the LORD will come as a thief in the night, when the heavens shall suddenly pass away, and the universe shall separate as it burns, and the earth also and the works that are in it, shall pass away.

¹² Looking for and longing for the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being tested with fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

¹⁴ Therefore, my beloved, while you look for these things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

¹⁸ But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ, and of God the Father. To him be glory both now and forever, and through all eternity. Amen.

³ It is that which we have seen and heard that we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

⁷ But if we live in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

² My beloved, now we are the sons of God, and as yet it has not been revealed what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be in his likeness; for we shall see him as he is.

¹³ Hereby we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

⁶ This is he who came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit testifies that that very Spirit is the truth.

¹¹ And this is the testimony, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. ¹² He who believes on the Son has life; he who does not believe on the Son of God does not have life. ¹³ These things I have written to you who believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life.

¹ THE minister, to the mother church, and her children, those whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all those who have known the truth,

¹ THE elder, to the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. ² Our beloved, I pray above all things, that you may prosper and be in good health, even as your soul prospers. ³ For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified concerning the truth that is in you, even as you live a true life. ⁴ I have no greater joy than to hear that my children follow the truth.

¹ JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the Gentiles who have been called, and are beloved by God the Father, and are protected by Jesus Christ,

²¹ Keep ourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our LORD Jesus Christ and for the life which is ours forever.

²⁴ Now unto him who is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, ²⁵ To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our LORD, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and for ever, Amen.

² Who bore record of the word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ and of all things that he saw.

⁹ I, John, your brother, and companion in suffering, and in the hope of Jesus Christ, was in the island which is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

⁹ And they sang new praise saying. You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;

⁹ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the sake of the word of God and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had:

¹¹ And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they did not spare themselves even unto death.

¹⁷ And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and he went to make war with the remnant of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus.

⁴ These are those who were not defiled with women for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wheresoever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus, from among men, to be the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

¹⁷ And every shipmaster, and all the travelers in ships, and sailors, and all those who labor at sea stood afar off,

¹⁰ And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, Do not do that: I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. ¹¹ And I saw heaven opened, and behold, I saw a white horse; and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

¹⁶ And he had a name written on his vesture and on his thigh, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.