2 Corinthians 1 Cross References - Lamsa

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. ³ Blessed be God, even the Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort; ⁴ Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we also may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, by the very comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. ⁵ For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds in Christ. ⁶ Even though we are oppressed, it is for the sake of your consolation and for the sake of your salvation that we are oppressed; and if we are comforted, it is so that you might be comforted also; to be strength in you that you may be able to bear these sufferings, the same which we also suffer. ⁷ And our hope concerning you is steadfast, for we know that if you are partakers of the sufferings, you are also partakers of the consolation. ⁸ For we would wish you to know, my brethren, about the trouble we had in Asia Minor, for we were greatly oppressed beyond our strength; insomuch that we despaired of our lives: ⁹ And we decided to die, not trusting in ourselves but in God who raises the dead: ¹⁰ Who delivered us from horrible deaths, and who will, we hope, again deliver us; ¹¹ You also helping by your supplications for us, that for his gift bestowed upon us, by means of many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf. ¹² For our joy is this, the testimony of our conscience, in sincerity and in purity with the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in this world, and not through the wisdom of the flesh; and above all, we have so dealt with you. ¹³ For we write nothing to you except those things which you know and understand, and I trust you will understand them to the end; 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. ¹⁵ And in this confidence I wished to come to you before, that you might receive grace doubly; ¹⁶ And to pass by you on my way to Mac-edoÆni- a, and again to come back to you from Mac-e-doÆni-a, so that you may wish me Godspeed on my way to Judµa. ¹⁷ When I, therefore, was considering this, did I consider it lightly or are the things which I am considering wholly worldly? Because they should have been either yes, yes, or no, no. ¹⁸ But as God is true, our word to you was not yes and no. ¹⁹ For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Ti-moÆthe-us, was not yes and no, but with him always yes. ²⁰ For all the promises of God were in Christ, yes; therefore by his hand, we are given Amen to the glory of God. ²¹ Now it is God who has confirmed us with you in Christ, and who has anointed us; ²² And who has sealed us, and pledged his spirit in our hearts. ²³ Moreover I testify to God concerning myself, that it was because I wanted to spare you, that I did not come to Corinth. ²⁴ Not that we are the masters of your faith, but we are helpers of your joy; for by faith you stand.

¹⁷ And behold, a voice from heaven, which said, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am pleased.

¹¹ Blessed are you, when they reproach you and persecute you, and speak against you every kind of bad word, falsely, for my sake, ¹² Then be glad and rejoice, for your reward is increased in heaven; for in this very manner they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

³⁷ But let your words be yes, yes, and no, no; for anything which adds to these is a deception.

¹³ And do not let us enter into temptation, but deliver us from error. Because thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁶ Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. ¹⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but my Father in heaven.

⁵ And while he was speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud saying, This is my beloved Son, I am pleased with him; hear him.

⁸ But you do not be called, Rabbi; for one is your Master, and all you are brethren. 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.

⁴⁹ And he begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with drunkards,

⁶³ But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure you by the living God, to tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God? ⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, You say that. But I say to you that from henceforth you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the power, and coming upon the clouds of the sky.

⁴⁰ And saying, O you who can tear down the temple and build it in three days, deliver yourself, if you are the Son of God, and come down from the cross.

⁵⁴ When the centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus, saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were very much frightened, and they said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

¹ THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

³⁵ The angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Highest will rest upon you; therefore the one who is to be born of you is holy, and he will be called the Son of God.

⁶⁸ Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel; for he has visited his people and wrought a salvation for them. ⁶⁹ And he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; ⁷⁰ Just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been for ages, ⁷¹ That he would save us from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us. ⁷² He has shown mercy to our fathers, and he has remembered his holy covenants; ⁷³ And the oaths which he swore to Abraham our father, ⁷⁴ To grant to us, that we may be saved from the hand of our enemies, and serve before him without fear,

¹⁴ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and good hope for men.

²⁵ Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simon; and this man was pious and righteous, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

⁹ And he said this parable against the men who relied upon themselves that they were righteous, and despised every man.

²⁸ You are those who have remained with me, throughout my trials. ²⁹ And I promise you, just as my Father has promised me, a kingdom, ³⁰ That you may eat and drink at the table in my kingdom; and you will sit on chairs, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses; but truth and grace came into being by Jesus Christ.

³⁴ And I saw and testified that this is the Son of God.

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered, saying to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel.

⁵ Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, If a man is not born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he even gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

³⁴ For he whom God has sent, speaks the words of God; for God did not give the Spirit by measure. ³⁵ The Father loves the Son, and has placed everything under his hand. ³⁶ He who believes in the Son has eternal life; and he who does not obey the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God shall remain on him.

²² For the Father does not judge any man, but he has entrusted all judgment to the Son; ²³ So that every man should honor the Son, just as he honors the Father. He who does not honor the Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.

²⁷ Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you; for this one God the Father has sealed.

⁶⁹ And we have believed and known that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

²⁸ Jesus then lifted up his voice as he taught in the temple, and said, You know me, and you know whence I come; and yet I have not come of my own accord, but he who sent me is true, whom you do not know.

¹⁵ You judge according to the flesh; but I judge no man.

²⁶ I have many things to say and to judge concerning you; but he who sent me is true; and I speak in the world only those things which I have heard from him.

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was born, I was.

³⁰ I and my Father are one in accord.

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

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

¹⁸ I will not leave you orphans, for I will come to you after a little while.

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.

⁷ The Jews said to him, We have a law, and according to our law he is guilty of death, because he made himself the Son of God.

¹⁷ Jesus said to her, Do not come near me; for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

²⁸ Thomas answered and said to him, O my Lord and my God!

³¹ Even these are written, so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and when you believe you shall have life everlasting in his name.

²⁵ You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, By your seed shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed. ²⁶ Now it was for you first, God appointed and sent his Son to bless you if you turn and repent from your evils.

³⁶ And as they went on their way, they came to a place where there was water; and the eunuch said, Behold here is water; what prevents me from being baptized?

⁴ And he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? You make it hard for yourself by kicking against the pricks.

²⁰ From that time on, he preached in the Jewish synagogues concerning Jesus, that he is the Son of God.

³⁸ Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, whom God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, and who, because God was with him, went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil.

⁵ And while Simon Peter was kept in the prison, continual prayer was offered for him to God by the church.

³² And behold we also preach to you that that very promise which was made to our fathers, ³³ Behold God has fulfilled it unto us their children, for he has raised up Jesus, just as it is written in the second psalm, You are my son, this day I have begotten you. ³⁴ And God raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, as he said, I will give you the sure mercies of David. ³⁵ And again he said in another place, You shall not suffer your Holy One to see corruption. ³⁶ For David, after he had served his own generation with the will of God, passed away; though he was a greater man than his fathers, yet he saw corruption. ³⁷ But he whom God raised did not see corruption. ³⁸ Be it known to you, therefore, brethren, that through this very one is preached to you the forgiveness of sins: ³⁹ And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

²² Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, chose men from among themselves and sent them to AnÆti-och with Paul and BarÆna-bas; namely, Judas who is called BarÆsa-bas and Silas, men who were leaders among the brethren:

¹ THEN he arrived at the city of DerÆbe and LysÆtra: there was there a disciple whose name was TimoÆthe-us, the son of a Jewess convert, but whose father was a SyrÆian.

¹ THEN Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; ² And there he found a Jew named AÆqui-la, from the region of Pontus, who had just arrived from Italy with his wife Pris-cilÆla, because ClauÆdi-us CµsÆar had commanded all Jews to leave Rome: and Paul went to them. ³ And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them: for they were saddle makers by trade. ⁴ And he spoke in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the pagans. 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.

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. ⁶ So he shook his garments and said to them, From henceforth I am not to be blamed for what I am about to do; I am going to the Gentiles. ⁷ And he departed thence, and entered into the house of a certain man named Titus, a devout man whose household had joined the synagogue. 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. ¹² And when GalÆli-o was proconsul of AchaÆia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul; and they brought him to the judgment seat,

²¹ When these things had been accomplished, Paul made up his mind to travel through all of Mac-e-doÆni-a and A-chaÆia, and then to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. ²² So he sent to Mac-e-doÆni-a two men of those who had ministered to him, Ti-moÆtheus and E-rasÆtus; but he himself stayed in Asia Minor for some time. ²³ And at that time there was a great uprising against those who followed in the way of God. ²⁴ There was here a silversmith named DemeÆtri- us, who made silver shrines for ArÆtemis, thus greatly enriching the craftsmen of his trade. ²⁵ He called together all the craftsmen of his trade, with the workmen of like occupation, and said to them: Men, you know that all of our earnings are derived from this craft. ²⁶ You also hear and see that not only the EpheÆsi- ans, but almost throughout all Asia Minor, this Paul has persuaded, and turned away many people simply by saying that gods made by the hands of men are not gods, ²⁷ So that not only is this craft doomed, but also the temple of the great goddess ArÆtemis will be disregarded, and the goddess of all Asia Minor, even she whom all peoples worship, will be despised. ²⁸ And when they heard these things they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is ArÆte-mis of the E-pheÆsi-ans. ²⁹ And the whole city was in tumult: and they rushed together to the theatre, and there seized and carried along with them GaÆius and Ar-is-tarÆchus, Mac-e-doÆni-ans, members of PaulÆs escort. ³⁰ And Paul wanted to go into the theatre, but the disciples stopped him. ³¹ And likewise some of the chiefs of Asia Minor, because they were his friends, sent to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the theatre. ³² Now the multitude in the theatre was greatly confused; some cried one thing, and some another; and many of them did not know why they had assembled together. ³³ And the Jews who were there appointed a Jew named Al-ex-anÆder. And when he rose up, he gestured with his hand and would have addressed the people. ³⁴ But when they knew he was a Jew, all of them cried out with one voice for about two hours, Great is ArÆte-mis of the E-pheÆsi-ans. ³⁵ The mayor of the city finally quieted them, saying, Men of EphÆe-sus, who among men does not know that the city of the EpheÆsi- ans is the seat of great ArÆte-mis and her image that fell from heaven.

⁵ After these days, we departed on our journey, and they all escorted us on our way with their wives and children, till we were out of the city: then they knelt down by the seaside and prayed;

¹ AND as Paul beheld their assembly, he said, Men, my brethren, I have lived i n all good conscience before God until this day.

¹⁶ For this reason, I labor to have always a clear conscience before God and before men.

²¹ For these causes the Jews seized me in the temple, and wanted to kill me.

¹ PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, and chosen to proclaim the gospel of God ² Which was promised from early days by his prophets in the holy scriptures, ³ Concerning his son who was born in the flesh of the seed of the house of David,

³ Concerning his son who was born in the flesh of the seed of the house of David, 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,

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.

⁹ For God, whom I serve in spirit in the gospel of his Son, is my witness that unceasingly I make mention of you in my prayers;

¹¹ For I long to see you, and to impart to you the gift of the Spirit, in order that you may be strengthened by it, ¹² And that we may be comforted together by our mutual faith.

¹¹ For he received circumcision as a sign and a seal of the righteousness of his faith while he was uncircumcised: that he might become the father of all them who believe, though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be given to them also;

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. ¹⁸ For he who was hopeless trusted in hope, that he might become the father of many peoples, as it is written, So shall your seed be. ¹⁹ His faith never weakened even when he examined his old body when he was a hundred years old, and the deadness of SarahÆs womb. ²⁰ He did not doubt the promise of God as one who lacks faith; but his faith gave him strength, and he gave glory to God. ²¹ He felt assured that what God had promised him, God was able to fulfill. ²² Therefore it was given to him for righteousness. ²³ That his faith was given for righteousness, was not written for his sake alone, ²⁴ But for us also, for he will number us also, who believe in him who raised our LORD Jesus Christ from the dead; ²⁵ Who was delivered up for our offences and arose that he might justify us.

² Through him we have been brought by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and are proud in the hope of the glory of God. ³ And not only so, but we also glory in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation perfects patience in us; ⁴ And patience, experience; and experience, hope: ⁵ And hope causes no one to be ashamed; because the love of God is poured in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

²³ For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through our LORD 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.

¹⁴ Those who are led by the Spirit of God, are the sons of God. ¹⁵ For you have not received the spirit of bondage, to be in fear again; but you have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Avon, Father, our Father. ¹⁶ And this Spirit bears witness to our spirit, that we are the children of God: ¹⁷ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Jesus Christ; so that if we suffer with him, we shall also be glorified with him. ¹⁸ For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

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.

¹ I TELL the truth through Christ, and I do not lie, my conscience also bears me witness through the Holy Spirit,

²⁰ Well; they were cut off because of their unbelief, but you exist by faith. Be not highminded, but fear God.

²⁵ I am desirous, my brethren, that you should know this mystery, so that you may not be wise in your own conceits; for blindness of heart has to some degree befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles shall come in.

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

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. ⁷ Therefore be close and bear one anotherÆs burdens, just as Christ also brought you close to the glory of God. ⁸ Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision, for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers: ⁹ And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercies which were poured upon them; as it is written, Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing unto your name.

²⁶ For the brethren in Mac-e-doÆni-a and A-chaÆia have been pleased to take part in helping the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

²⁹ I know that, when I come to you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of 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; ³¹ That I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judµa; and that the assistance which I carry to the saints in Jerusalem may be well accepted.

³¹ That I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judµa; and that the assistance which I carry to the saints in Jerusalem may be well accepted. ³² So that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

⁵ Likewise salute the congregation that is in their house. Salute my well beloved E-pµnÆetus, who is the first-fruits of A-chaÆia unto Christ.

¹⁸ For those who are such do not serve our LORD Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by smooth words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple people. ¹⁹ But your obedience is known to every one. I rejoice therefore on your behalf: and I want you to be wise in regard to good things, and pure concerning evil things.

²¹ Ti-moÆthe-us, my fellow-worker, and Lucius, and Jason, and So-sipÆa-ter, my kinsmen, salute you.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

⁴ For I know nothing of which I am guilty; yet I may not be right in this, for my judge is the LORD.

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.

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. ¹¹ Even to this very hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked and mistreated and have no permanent home; ¹² And labor, working with our own hands: being cursed we bless, being persecuted, we endure it; ¹³ Being reviled, we intreat;: we are looked upon as the refuse of the world, and we are the revilement of every man to this day.

¹⁹ But I will come to you very soon, if the LORD wills, and then I shall find out not the words of these men who exalt themselves, but their power.

²¹ Now what do you desire? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and in the spirit of meekness?

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.

⁸ Therefore let us celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven of evil and bitterness, but with the leaven of purity and sanctity.

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.

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.

³² Give no offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Syrians, nor to the church of God;

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

³⁴ And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; so that you may not come together unto condemnation. As to the rest of the things I will instruct you when I come.

¹⁶ Otherwise, if you say a blessing with the spirit, how can one who occupies the place of the unlearned say Amen to your thanksgiving, since he does not understand what you say?

¹ MOREOVER, my brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, and which you have accepted, and for which you have stood firm;

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace that is in me has not been in vain; for I labored more abundantly than them all: yet not I, but GodÆs grace that is within me.

³¹ I swear by your pride, my brethren, which I have in our LORD Jesus Christ, I die daily. ³² If, after the manner of men, I were thrown to wild beasts at EphÆe-sus, what good would come to me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die.

⁵ I will come to you, when I pass through Mac-e-doÆni-a; for I do pass through Mace- doÆni-a. ⁶ And perhaps I will remain some time with you, or pass the winter with you, so that you may escort me withersoever I go. ⁷ For I do not want to see you now just as a wayfarer; because I trust to tarry for a time with you, if my LORD permit me.

⁹ For a great door, full of opportunities, is opened to me, and adversaries are many. ¹⁰ Now if Ti-moÆthe-us come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he is engaged in the LORDÆs work, just as I am.

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,

⁴ Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we also may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, by the very comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. ⁵ For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds in Christ. ⁶ Even though we are oppressed, it is for the sake of your consolation and for the sake of your salvation that we are oppressed; and if we are comforted, it is so that you might be comforted also; to be strength in you that you may be able to bear these sufferings, the same which we also suffer.

¹² For our joy is this, the testimony of our conscience, in sincerity and in purity with the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in this world, and not through the wisdom of the flesh; and above all, we have so dealt with you.

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.

¹⁷ When I, therefore, was considering this, did I consider it lightly or are the things which I am considering wholly worldly? Because they should have been either yes, yes, or no, no. ¹⁸ But as God is true, our word to you was not yes and no.

¹⁸ But as God is true, our word to you was not yes and no. ¹⁹ For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Ti-moÆthe-us, was not yes and no, but with him always yes. ²⁰ For all the promises of God were in Christ, yes; therefore by his hand, we are given Amen to the glory of God.

²³ Moreover I testify to God concerning myself, that it was because I wanted to spare you, that I did not come to Corinth.

¹ BUT I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in sadness. ² For if I make you sad, who can make me happy, but him whom I made sad? ³ And I wrote this same thing to you, so that when I come to you I may not be made sad by those who ought to make me joyful; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

⁵ But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me only, but to a certain degree all of you, therefore the news will not be a shock to you.

¹⁷ For we are not like those who corrupt the word of God: but according to the truth, and as men of God we speak through Christ in the sight of God.

⁵ Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our strength comes from God,

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.

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.

⁷ But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of power may be from God, and not of us. ⁸ We are distressed in every way, but not overwhelmed; we are harassed on all sides, but not conquered; ⁹ Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; ¹⁰ For we always bear in our bodies the death of Jesus, that the life of Jesus might also be made manifest in our bodies.

¹⁰ For we always bear in our bodies the death of Jesus, that the life of Jesus might also be made manifest in our bodies. ¹¹ For if we who live are delivered to death for JesusÆ sake, so also will the life of Jesus be made manifest in our mortal bodies.

¹¹ For if we who live are delivered to death for JesusÆ sake, so also will the life of Jesus be made manifest in our mortal bodies. ¹² Thus death is close to us, but life is nigh to you. ¹³ We have the same spirit of faith, as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, therefore we also speak; ¹⁴ Knowing that he who raised our LORD Jesus shall raise us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. ¹⁵ For all things are for your sakes that the abundant grace might, through the thanksgiving of many, redound to the glory of God.

¹⁵ For all things are for your sakes that the abundant grace might, through the thanksgiving of many, redound to the glory of God. ¹⁶ For this reason, we do not grow weary; for though our outward man perish, yet the inner man is renewed day by day. ¹⁷ For while the troubles of the present time are little and light, a great and limitless glory for ever and ever is prepared for us. ¹⁸ We do not rejoice in the things which are seen, but in the things which are not seen, for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

⁵ Now he who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given to us the pledge of his Spirit.

⁷ For we walk by faith, and not by sight.

¹¹ Knowing therefore the fear of our LORD, we try in a persuasive way to win men; so we are very well understood by God; and I trust we are also understood by you. ¹² We are not boasting of ourselves to you, but we give you occasion to be proud of us, before those who glory as hypocrites but who are not sincere in heart.

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

⁶ Nevertheless God, who comforts the meek, comforted us by the coming of Titus; ⁷ And not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, for he brought us the good news concerning your love towards us, your mourning and your zeal on our behalf; and when I heard it, I rejoiced exceedingly.

⁹ But it has made me exceedingly happy, not that you were sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance: for you were sorry over the things of God, so that you lack nothing from us.

¹³ Therefore we were comforted and with our consolation we rejoiced exceedingly in the joy of Titus, for his spirit was refreshed by you all.

⁸ I am not making a demand on you, but I am prompted by the devotion of your fellow believers to test the sincerity of your love.

² For I know that you have made up your minds, and that is why I boasted of you to the Macedonians stating that A-chaÆia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up a great many people.

¹¹ That you may be enriched in everything, in all liberality, for such generosity enables us to perfect thanksgiving to God. ¹² For the administration of this service not only supplies the wants of the saints, but it also is made abundant by many thanksgivings to God.

¹⁴ And they offer prayer on your behalf with greater love, because of the abundance of the grace of God which has been on you.

² I beseech you, that when I arrive, not to be troubled by the things which I hope to carry out, for it is my purpose to put to scorn those men who regard us as if we lived after the flesh.

² I beseech you, that when I arrive, not to be troubled by the things which I hope to carry out, for it is my purpose to put to scorn those men who regard us as if we lived after the flesh.

² I beseech you, that when I arrive, not to be troubled by the things which I hope to carry out, for it is my purpose to put to scorn those men who regard us as if we lived after the flesh. ³ For though we do live an earthly life, yet we do not serve worldly things.

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;

⁶ And we are prepared to seek vengeance on those who are disobedient, when your obedience is fulfilled. ⁷ Do you judge by outward appearance? If any man thinks of himself that he belongs to Christ, let him know this of himself, that just as he belongs to Christ, so we also belong. ⁸ For if I should boast somewhat more of the authority which our LORD has given me, I should not be ashamed, for he has given it to us for your edification, and not for your destruction. ⁹ But I am hesitant, lest I seem as if I were trying to frighten you with my letter. ¹⁰ For there are men who say that his epistles are weighty and powerful; but his bodily appearance is weak, and his speech foolish. ¹¹ But let him who supposes so consider this, that, just as we express ourselves in our epistles when we are away, so are we also in deed when we are present.

³ But I am afraid, that just as the serpent through his deceitfulness misled Eve, so your minds should be corrupted from the sincerity that is in Christ.

¹⁰ As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of A-chaÆia. ¹¹ Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do love you.

²³ If they are ministers of Christ, I speak as a fool, I am greater than they; in labor more than they, in wounds more than they, in imprisonments more frequent than they, and in danger of death many times. ²⁴ By the Jews I was scourged five times, each time forty stripes less one. ²⁵ Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was in shipwreck, a day and a night I have been adrift in the sea in shipwreck. ²⁶ On many journeys, I have been in perils from rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own kinsmen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils from false brethren; ²⁷ In toil and weariness, in sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, through much fasting, in cold and nakedness. ²⁸ Besides other things, and the many calling on me everyday, I have also the care of all the churches. ²⁹ Who is sick that I do not feel the pain? Who stumbles that does not have my heartfelt sympathy? ³⁰ If I must needs boast, I will boast of my sufferings. ³¹ The God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever and ever, knows that I do not lie.

⁷ And lest I should be exalted through the abundance of the revelations, there was delivered to me a thorn in my flesh, the angel of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted. ⁸ Three times I besought my LORD concerning this thing, that it might depart from me. ⁹ And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore I would rather boast in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ¹⁰ Therefore I am content with infirmities, insults, hardships, persecutions, and imprisonments for ChristÆs sake: for when I am physically weak, then I am mentally strong.

¹⁵ I will gladly pay my expenses, and I will even give myself for the sake of your souls; though the more I love you, the less you love me.

¹⁵ I will gladly pay my expenses, and I will even give myself for the sake of your souls; though the more I love you, the less you love me. ¹⁶ But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless as a shrewd man, I caught you with guile: ¹⁷ Why? Did I extort anything from you by any of the men whom I sent to you? ¹⁸ I requested Titus to visit you, and I sent brethren with him. Did Titus extort anything from you? Did we not walk in the same spirit, and did we not walk in the same steps? ¹⁹ Why? Do you still think we are apologizing? No! We speak before God in Christ: and we do all these things, my beloved, for your edification. 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.

² I have told you before, and again I tell you in advance, just as I have told you on my two previous visits; and now even while I am far away I write to those who have sinned, and to all others, that if I come again, I will not spare any one:

⁶ But I trust that you shall know that we are not rejected.

¹⁰ Therefore I write these things while I am far away, so that when I come, I need not deal harshly with you, according to the authority which my LORD has given me, which is for your edification and not for your destruction.

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;

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:

²⁰ Now the things which I write to you, behold, I confess before God, I do not lie.

² And I went up because of a revelation, and I declared to them the gospel which I preached among the Gentiles, and I privately explained to those who were considered leaders among us, lest by any means I had labored, or should labor in vain.

¹⁶ Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his seed as a covenant. He did not say, To your seeds, as of many, but to your seed, as one, that is Christ. 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. ¹⁸ For if the inheritance is by the law, then it would not be as the fulfillment of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

²² But the scripture has included everything under sin, that the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

⁴ But let every man examine his own work, and then may he glory within himself alone, and not among others.

¹⁶ And upon those who follow this path be peace and mercy; and upon the Israel of God, be peace and mercy.

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:

³ Blessed be the God, and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heaven through Christ:

⁶ To the praise of the glory of his grace that he has poured upon us by his beloved one.

¹² That we should become the first to trust in Christ, to his honor and his glory: ¹³ In whom, you also have heard the word of truth, which is the gospel for your salvation: in him you have believed, so you are sealed with the Holy Spirit that was promised, 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:

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

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,

¹³ Therefore I ask that I may not grow weary in my afflictions for your sakes, which is for your happiness.

³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of salvation.

¹⁴ Arise, therefore, gird your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness;

¹⁴ Arise, therefore, gird your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness; ¹⁵ And have your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶ Together with these, take for yourselves the shield of faith, for with it you shall be able to quench all the flaming darts of the wicked.

¹⁸ And pray always, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and in that prayer be watchful at all times, praying constantly and supplicating for all the saints, 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,

²³ Peace be to our brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹ PAUL and Ti-moÆthe-us, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Jesus Christ who are at Philippi, together with the elders and deacons: ² Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ.

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:

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: ⁷ And this is the right way for me to think of you all, because I have you in my heart, because through all my imprisonment and my defense and confirmation of the truth of the gospel, you have been partakers with me of grace. ⁸ For God is my witness of how much I love you through the love of Jesus Christ.

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;

¹⁴ And many of the brethren in our LORD have grown confident by my imprisonment and, with increasing boldness, speak the word of God without fear.

¹⁹ For I know that through your prayers and the gift of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, all these things will ultimately turn out for my salvation, ²⁰ Just as it is my earnest hope and expectation that in nothing shall I be ashamed, but that openly as always, so also now will Christ be magnified through my body, whether in life or death.

²⁵ And this I surely know, that I shall be spared and remain for your joy and for the furtherance of your faith; ²⁶ So that when I come again to you, your rejoicing in Jesus Christ will abound through me.

²⁶ So that when I come again to you, your rejoicing in Jesus Christ will abound through me.

¹ IF, therefore, you have found consola tion in Christ, or whole hearted love or fellowship of the Spirit or compassion and mercies,

¹¹ And every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is the LORD, to the glory of God his Father.

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.

¹⁹ But I trust in our LORD Jesus Christ to send Ti-moÆthe-us to you soon, that I also may be at ease when I learn of your well being. ²⁰ For I have no one here as interested as I am, who will sincerely care for your welfare; ²¹ For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus ChristÆs. ²² But you know his record, that as a son with his father, he has served with me in the gospel.

¹⁰ So that through this righteousness I may know Jesus and the power of his resurrection, and be a partaker of his sufferings, even to a death like his;

¹ HENCEFORTH, my dearly beloved brethren, my joy and crown, in this manner stand firm in our LORD, my beloved.

¹ PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Ti-moÆthe-us our brother, ² To those who are at Colosse, holy brethren and believers in Jesus Christ: Peace be with you, and grace from God our Father and our LORD Jesus Christ.

² To those who are at Colosse, holy brethren and believers in Jesus Christ: Peace be with you, and grace from God our Father and our LORD Jesus Christ.

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:

²⁷ To whom God wanted to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ among you, the hope of our glory;

⁷ Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith as you have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

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:

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.

³ Mentioning before God the Father the works of your faith and the labor of your love, and the patience of your hope in our LORD Jesus Christ. ⁴ For we know that you are the elected ones, my brethren, and beloved of God.

⁷ Thus you have become examples to all the believers in Mac-e-doÆni-a and A-chaÆia. ⁸ Not only have you sounded out the word of our LORD in Mac-e-doÆni-a and A-chaÆia but also, in every place your faith in God has been heard so that we need not speak anything about you.

⁵ And we have never used flattering words, as you know, to conceal greed; God is witness:

¹⁰ You are witnesses, and God also, how we preached to you the gospel of God, purely and righteously, and we lived blamelessly among all the believers.

¹⁸ And we have wanted to come to you; I, Paul, tried several times but Satan hindered me. ¹⁹ For what is our hope, our joy, or crown of our glorying? Is it not you in the presence of our LORD Jesus when he comes? ²⁰ For you are our glory and our joy.

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.

¹⁸ Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

¹¹ Wherefore comfort one another and edify one another, even as also you do.

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.

²⁵ My brethren, pray for us.

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: ² Grace be with you, and peace, from God our Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ.

⁴ So that even we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God over your faith and patience in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure; ⁵ As an example of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be made worthy of his kingdom, for which you also suffer. ⁶ And if it seems a righteous thing, before the presence of God, he will recompense tribulation to those who oppress you; 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.

⁸ Then shall the Wicked be exposed, that one whom our LORD Jesus shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the revelation of his coming:

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.

¹⁷ Comfort your hearts, and strengthen you in every good word and work.

¹ FINALLY, brethren, pray for us, that the word of our LORD may spread freely, and be glorified in every place even as it is among you:

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;

⁵ Now the fulfillment of the commandment is love out of a pure heart and of a good conscience and of a true faith:

¹⁹ In faith and good conscience; those who have rejected this charge have lost their faith: ²⁰ Namely Hy-me-nµÆus and Al-ex-an-der, whom I have delivered to Satan, to be disciplined so that they may no longer blaspheme.

²⁰ Namely Hy-me-nµÆus and Al-ex-an-der, whom I have delivered to Satan, to be disciplined so that they may no longer blaspheme.

¹⁰ Because of this, we both toil and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those who believe.

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

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

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

¹⁹ Nevertheless the foundation of God stands firm, having this seal, The LORD knows those who are his, and he will save from iniquity every one who calls upon the name of the LORD.

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: ²⁶ And come to themselves, and be saved from the trap of Satan, by whom they have been trapped to his will.

¹⁷ Nevertheless, my LORD stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

¹ PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, in the faith of GodÆs elect, and in the knowledge of true godliness;

⁷ In every thing show yourself an example in all good works, and in your teaching let your word be sound.

³ Grace be with you, and peace, from God our Father and our LORD Jesus Christ.

⁶ That the participation of your faith may bear fruits in works, and in knowledge of everything that is good which you have in Jesus Christ.

²² In addition to all this, prepare me a lodging; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be spared to come to you.

¹¹ They shall pass away; but you shall endure; and they all shall wear out like a garment;

¹² And that you be not slothful, but be followers of those who through faith and patience have become heirs of the promise. ¹³ For when God made a promise to AÆbraham, because there was none greater than himself by whom he could swear, he swore by himself, ¹⁴ Saying, Blessing, I will bless you, and multiplying, I will multiply you. ¹⁵ And so he was patient, and obtained the promise. ¹⁶ For men swear by one who is greater than themselves: and in every dispute among them, the true settlement is by oaths. ¹⁷ Therefore, because God wanted more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise that his agreement was unchangeable, he sealed it by an oath. 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. ¹⁹ That promise is like an anchor to us; it upholds the soul so that it may not be shaken, and it penetrates beyond the veil of the temple;

⁶ But this man who is not recorded in their genealogies took tithes even from Abraham, and blessed him who had received the promises.

¹⁰ But which served only for food and drink, and in divers ablutions, which are ordinances of the flesh and which were imposed until the time of reformation. ¹¹ But Christ, who had come, became the high priest of the good things which he wrought; and he entered into a greater and more perfect tabernacle which was not made by hands, and was not of this world; 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. ¹³ For if the blood of goats and calves, and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkled on those who were defiled, sanctified them even to the cleansing of their flesh; ¹⁴ How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works so that we may serve the living God? ¹⁵ For this cause he became the mediator of the new testament and by his death he became redemption for those who transgressed the old covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

¹³ These all died in faith not having received the promised land, but they saw it from afar off, and rejoiced in it; and they acknowledged that they were strangers and pilgrims on earth.

¹⁹ And he reasoned in himself, It is possible for God even to raise the dead, and because of this Isaac was given to him as a parable.

³⁹ Thus these all, having obtained a testimonial through the faith, did not receive the promise: ⁴⁰ Because God, from the beginning, provided for our help lest, without us, they should not be made perfect.

¹⁰ For they only for a short while, disciplined us as seemed good to them; but God corrects us for our advantage, that we might become partakers of his holiness. ¹¹ No discipline, at the time, is expected to be a thing of joy, but of sorrow; but in the end it produces the fruits of peace and righteousness to those who are trained by it. ¹² Therefore, be courageous and strong;

⁸ Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.

¹⁸ Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

²³ You should know our brother Timothy has been set at liberty; and if he should come shortly, I will see you together with him.

² MY brethren, take it as a joy to you when you enter into many and divers temptations; ³ For you know that the trial of faith will increase your patience. ⁴ And let patience be a perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking nothing.

¹² Blessed is the man who endures temptations: for when he is tested, he shall receive the crown of life, 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. 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. 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. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by the peacemakers.

⁶ But our LORD has given us abundant grace. Therefore he said, God humbles the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

¹² But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your words be yes, yes, and no, no; lest you fall under condemnation.

¹⁶ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man is powerful. ¹⁷ Even Elijah, who was a weak man like ourselves, prayed earnestly that it might not rain upon the land, and it did not rain for three years and six months. ¹⁸ And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruits.

³ Blessed be God, the Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, who by his abundant mercy has again renewed us spiritually to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

¹² And everything they were searching for was revealed to them because they did not seek for their own benefit, but they prophesied the things which concerned us, the things which now have been revealed to you by those who have preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things the angels also desire to look into.

¹⁶ Having a good conscience; so that they who speak evil of you, as of evil doers, may be ashamed as men who belittle your good works in Christ.

²¹ You also are saved in that very manner by baptism, not merely by washing the filth from the body, but by confessing God with a clean conscience, and by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

³ Live not as overlords over the flock, but as good examples to them.

⁸ Be vigilant, and be cautious; because your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour: ⁹ Rise up, therefore, against him, as you are steadfast in the faith, knowing that your brethren who are in the world also suffered these same afflictions. 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.

¹⁷ For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent and majestic glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

⁹ The LORD knows how to deliver from distress those who revere him, and he will reserve the wicked to be punished at the judgment day.

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.

²⁰ But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you are enabled to distinguish between men.

²⁴ Let that, therefore, abide in you which you have heard from the very beginning. For if that which you have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, you also shall continue in the Father and in the Son. ²⁵ And this is the promise that he has promised us, even eternal life.

²⁷ And you also, if the anointing which you have received from him abides among you, need no one to teach you: that same anointing which is of God, will teach you all things; it is a truth, and there is no lie in it; and even as I have taught you, abide in it.

¹⁹ And by this we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before he comes. ²⁰ For if our hearts condemns us, how much more, then, will God who is greater than our hearts and knows all things. ²¹ My beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, then we have confidence before God. ²² And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing to him.

⁹ If we accept the testimony of men, how much greater is the testimony of God: for this is the testimony of God, which he has testified of his Son. ¹⁰ He who believes on the Son of God has this testimony in himself: he who does not believe God, has made him a liar; because he does not believe the record that God gave of his Son. ¹¹ And this is the testimony, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

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.

²⁰ And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true, and we are in him who is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

⁴ I rejoiced greatly that I found some of your children living in the truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

⁹ Whosoever transgresses, and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. He who abides in His doctrine, has both the Father and the Son.

⁶ And has made us a spiritual Kingdom unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

⁸ I am Alpha and Omega, * the beginning and the ending says the LORD God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

¹¹ What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to EphÆe-sus, and to Smyrna, and to PerÆga-mos, and to Thy-atiÆra, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to La-od-i-ceÆa.

¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

¹⁷ He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches; To him who overcomes, I will give to eat of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no man knows except he who receives it. ¹⁸ And unto the angel of the church in Thya- tiÆra write: These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like unto a flame of fire, and whose feet are like fine brass from Lebanon;

⁷ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things says he who is the holy one, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens;

¹⁴ And unto the angel of the church in Laod- i-ceÆa write; These things says the Amen, the faithful, and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

¹⁸ I advise you to buy of me gold refined in the fire, that you may become rich; and white raiment, that you may be clothed, so that the shame of your nakedness does not appear; and anoint your eyes with salve that you may see.

³ Do not hurt the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God upon their brows.

¹² Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power and might to our God for ever and ever. Amen.

⁴ And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree: but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their brows.