1 Peter 5 Cross References - MNT

¹ Now to you who are presbyters I make this appeal; for I am myself a presbyter, and was a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory about to be revealed. ² Be shepherds to your flock of God; take charge of them willingly, and not through compulsion; not for filthy lucre, but with a willing mind; ³ not by way of lording it over your heritage, but by becoming examples to the flock. ⁴ Then, when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you too will receive the fadeless wreath of glory. ⁵ You younger men must submit to the presbyters; and all of you must put on the garment of humility and serve one another, for God resists the haughty, But gives grace to the humble. ⁶ So humble yourselves under God's mighty hand, so that he may exalt you in due time. ⁷ Cast all your care upon him, for he ever cares for you. ⁸ Be temperate, be vigilant; because your enemy, the devil, is prowling about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. ⁹ Resist him, standing firm in the faith, knowing well that the same afflictions are being accomplished in your brothers that are in the world. ¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who has called us by Christ Jesus to share his eternal glory, will, after you have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. ¹¹ His is the dominion forever and ever; Amen. ¹² By Sylvanus, a faithful brother of yours, as I suppose, I have written you briefly, to comfort you, and to testify that this is the true grace of God. In this stand fast. ¹³ Your sister church in Babylon, elect with you, sends you salutations, and so does Marcus, my son. ¹⁴ Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus.

¹ Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.

¹¹ Then the devil left him, and behold! angels came and began ministering to him.

²⁵ "For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, inquiring what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor yet for your body, inquiring what you shall wear. Is not your life more than its food, and your body than its clothing? ²⁶ "Behold! the birds in the sky! They neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them; and are not you worth more than they?

³³ "But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. ³⁴ "Do not then be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own anxieties. Enough for each day are its own troubles."

³⁹ "The enemy who sows the weeds is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age. The reapers are the angels.

²⁵ but Jesus called them to him and said: "You know how the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. ²⁶ "Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you wishes to become great, shall be your minister,

⁸ "But you are not to be called 'Rabbi'; for one is your Teacher, and you are all brothers; ⁹ "and call no one 'Father' on earth, for One is your Father in heaven. ¹⁰ "And call no one 'Leader,' because One is your leader, even the Christ.

¹² "whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

⁴² Keep guard then, for you do not know the day on which your Master is coming.

⁴⁸ But if, because he is a bad slave, he should say to himself, 'My Master is a long time in coming,' ⁴⁹ and if he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and to eat or drink with the drunkards, ⁵⁰ on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour which he does not know, the Master of that servant will arrive

³¹ "But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he take his seat on the throne of his glory; ³² "and all the nations will be gathered in his presence. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats; ³³ "and he will place the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left. ³⁴ "Then he, the King will say to those on his right hand. "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ "'For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in; ³⁶ "'I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to see me.' ³⁷ "Then shall the righteous answer him, saying. 'Master, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink? ³⁸ "'When did we see you a stranger and take you in; or naked and clothe you? ³⁹ "'When did we see you sick or in prison, and come to see you?' ⁴⁰ "'In solemn truth I tell you,' the King will answer them, 'that inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brothers, you have done it unto me.' ⁴¹ "Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;

⁴¹ "Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; ⁴² "for I was hungry, and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; ⁴³ "I was a stranger, and you took me not in; naked, and you clothed me not; sick, or in prison, and you visited me not.' ⁴⁴ "Then will they also answer, 'Master, when did we ever see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?' ⁴⁵ "But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.' ⁴⁶ "And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."

³⁸ Now he himself was sleeping on the cushion in the stern, so they woke him up, saying, "Master, do you not care if we perish?"

⁴² "You know that those who are regarded as rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make them feel their authority. ⁴³ Not so shall it be among you. On the contrary whoever would become great among you shall be your servant; ⁴⁴ and whoever among you would be first, shall be slave of all, ⁴⁵ and justly, for even the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life, a ransom for many."

⁵² "he has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted those of low degree.

³ The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God tell this stone to become bread." ⁴ And Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written that not by bread alone shall man live." ⁵ And the devil led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time, and the devil said to him. ⁶ "To you will I give all this authority and this glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. ⁷ "If then you will worship me, it shall all be yours." ⁸ "It is written," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." ⁹ Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and caused him to stand upon the Temple roof, and said to him. "If you really are the Son of God throw yourself down here; ¹⁰ for it is written, "He shall give his angels charge of thee, to guard thee safely; ¹¹ "They will bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy food against a stone." ¹² "It has been said," replied Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord, thy God."

¹¹ "And when they are bringing you before the synagogues and the rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you shall answer; or what you shall say; ¹² "for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what you ought to say."

²² Then he said to his disciples. "For this is the reason I say to you. Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor yet your body what shall you wear.

³⁰ "For all these things the nations of the world are seeking; but your Father knows that you have need of these things. ³¹ "But seek his kingdom, and these things shall be added to you. ³² "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

³² "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

⁴⁵ "But if that slave should say to himself, 'My master delays his coming,' and should begin to beat the men and the maids, and to eat and drink and to get drunk, ⁴⁶ "that slave's master will arrive on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour when he knows not, and will surely scourge him, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.

¹¹ "For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

¹⁴ "I tell you that this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself shall be humbled; but he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

³⁴ "But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.

³⁶ "So be on your guard at all times, praying that you may be worthy to escape these things that shall come to pass, and to take your stand in the presence of the Son of man."

²⁴ And there arose also a dispute among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest, ²⁵ and he said to them. "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have who have authority over them are called Benefactors. ²⁶ "But you shall not be so. But he who is greater among you let him become like the younger; and he who is leader like him who serves. ²⁷ "For which is greater, he who sits at table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at table? But I am in your midst as one who serves.

³¹ "Simon, Simon," said the Lord, "behold, Satan has asked to have you all that he might sift you like wheat. ³² "But I made supplication for you that your own faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned again, must strengthen your brothers."

⁴⁸ "You must bear testimony to this.

⁴⁴ "You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a man-slayer from the very beginning; and he has no standing place in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he utters a lie, he speaks from his nature, for he is a liar and the father of lying.

¹¹ "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his very life for the sheep.

¹³ "He is only a hired servant, and the sheep are no care to him.

²⁷ "Peace I leave with you. My own peace I give to you. It is not the world's 'Peace' I give you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

²⁶ "When the Comforter is come whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who comes forth from the Father, he will bear witness of me; ²⁷ "and you to shall bear witness because you have been with me from the first.

³³ I have said all this to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be courageous; I have overcome the world."

¹⁹ On the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, although the doors of the room where the disciples gathered had been locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, and there he stood among them, saying. "Peace to you!"

²⁶ A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood there among and said: "Peace to you!"

¹⁵ When they were through breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?" "Yes, Lord, you know that you are dear to me." he answered. Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." ¹⁶ He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that you are dear to me." "Be a shepherd to my sheep," said Jesus. ¹⁷ The third time Jesus asked him, "Am I really dear to you?" Peter was grieved because the third time he asked, "Am I really dear to you?" and he answered, "Master, you know all things, you know that you are dear to me."

²¹ On catching sight of him, Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, what about him?"

⁸ "yet you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you are to be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth."

²² from his baptism by John down to the day on which he was taken up from us, one should join us a witness to his resurrection."

³² This Jesus God has raised up, of this we are all witnesses.

¹⁵ "The Pioneer of Life you put to death. But God has raised him from the dead, and we are witnesses of that fact.

³⁰ "We must obey God rather than man. The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom you slew by hanging him on a tree. ³¹ "Him God has exalted at his right hand as Prince and Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins. ³² "And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."

³⁹ "And we were witnesses of all that he did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him, hanging him on a tree. ⁴⁰ "But him God raised up on the third day, and permitted him to be made manifest, ⁴¹ "not to all the people, but to witnesses—men previously chosen by God—that is, to us, who ate and drank with him after he had risen from the dead;

²³ When he arrived, and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord, with full purpose of heart;

³⁰ This they did, forwarding their contributions to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

¹² So, after he had thought things over, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where a large number of people were assembled, praying.

²⁵ and after discharging their mission, Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John, surnamed Mark.

²² Everywhere they strengthened the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to hold to the faith. "It is through many tribulations," they said, "that we must enter into the kingdom of God." ²³ They chose elders for them in every church, after prayer and fasting, and commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

⁴ Upon their arrival in Jerusalem they were received by the church and the apostles and elders, and they told them all things that God had done with them.

⁶ The apostles and elders met to consider the matter;

²² Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to select some of their number, and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The men chosen were Judas called Bar-Sabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren. ²³ They took with them the following letter. "The apostles and older brothers send greeting to the Gentile Brotherhood throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia;

¹⁷ From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church to come to him;

²⁴ But I hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, if only I may run my race, and accomplish the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to attest the gospel of the grace of God.

²⁶ So I testify to you this day that I am clear from the blood of all men; ²⁷ I never shrank from telling you the whole counsel of God. ²⁸ Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, and be shepherds of the church of God which he has purchased with his own blood.

²⁸ Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, and be shepherds of the church of God which he has purchased with his own blood.

³³ "No man's silver or gold of clothing did I ever covet. ³⁴ "You yourselves know how these hands of mine provided for my needs, and those of my companions.

¹³ "What do you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief?" answered Paul. "For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus."

¹⁸ On the following day we went with Paul to call on James, and all the elders were present.

⁷ To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. May God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, bless you, and give you peace.

¹⁵ So much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

² Through him also we have had our access into this grace in which we have taken our stand, and are exulting in hope of the glory of God.

⁶ For while we were still without strength, Christ died in due time for the ungodly.

²⁰ Now law was brought in so that transgression might abound; but where sin abounded, grace super-abounded; ²¹ in order that as sin has ruled as king in death, so also grace might rule as king in righteousness which issues in eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord,—ours!

¹ Thus there is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus;

¹⁷ and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; but to share his glory, we must now be sharing his sufferings. ¹⁸ For I count as nothing what we now suffer, in comparison with the glory which will soon be unveiled to us.

²⁸ Now we know that all things continually work together for good to those who love God, to those who have been the called according to his purpose. ²⁹ For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, so that he might be the eldest of a great brotherhood; ³⁰ and whom he foreordained, those he also called; and whom he called, those he also justified; and whom he justified, those he also glorified.

¹¹ and even though they were still unborn, and had done nothing either good or bad, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election, not of works, but of Him who called,

²⁴ Now such are we whom he has called, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the Gentiles.

³⁶ For of him and through him, and for him, are all things. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.

¹⁰ As for brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate one to another, in honor preferring one another.

¹¹ Carry out these injunctions because you know the crisis that we are in, that now it is high time for you to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed. ¹² The night is far spent; The day is at hand. Let is therefore take off the deeds of darkness, Let us put on the armor of light. ¹³ Let us live honestly, as in the day, Not in reveling and drunkenness, Not in lust and licentiousness, Not is strife and jealousy; ¹⁴ But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, And make no provisions for your earthly nature And the gratification of its lusts.

⁵ Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be in full sympathy with one another, in accordance with the example of Jesus Christ;

¹³ Now the God of all hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may be overflowing with hope in the power of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁶ Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.

²⁵ Now I commend you to Him who is able to keep you stedfast, according to my gospel, and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, whereby is unveiled the secret truth which was kept secret through immemorial ages,

⁹ Faithful is the God by whom you were called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

³⁰ It is of him that you are in Christ Jesus, whom God made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

⁵ What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Just ministers through whom you have believed, and each doing the work that the Lord gave him.

⁹ For we are God's fellow workers; and you are God's field, you are God's building.

⁷ What soldier ever serves at his own expense? What farmer ever plants a vineyard and his flock and does not taste the milk?

¹⁶ Proclaiming the gospel gives me no ground of boasting; for necessity is laid upon me; woe is me if I preach not the gospel. ¹⁷ For if I do this of my own accord, I have my pay; but if unwilling, I have at least discharged my stewardship.

²⁵ Every man who contends in the games continually trains himself by all manner of self-restraint. Now they do it to get a fading garland, but we, one that is unfading.

¹³ No temptation has overtaken you that is beyond man's power; but God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but will, with every temptation, provide the way of escape also, so that you may be able to withstand.

²² What! would we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

¹¹ However, in the Lord neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman;

¹ Now I am calling to your remembrance, brothers, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, and on which you have taken your stand,

²⁰ All the brothers send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

¹⁹ For Jesus Christ, Son of God, who was proclaimed among you by us, that is, by Silvanus and Timothy and me, was not wavering between "Yes" and "No," but in him is the everlasting "Yes."

²⁴ (not that I am attempting to lord it over your faith, but rather to work with you for your happiness); for your faith is stedfast.

⁵ It is not myself that I proclaim, but Christ Jesus as Master, and myself that I proclaim, and myself your slave for Jesus' sake.

¹⁷ For my light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working out for me a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,

¹ For I know, if this earthly tent of mine were struck, I have a mansion built by God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

⁸ So I have good courage, and am well pleased rather, to be in banishment from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

¹⁷ So there is a new creation when any man is in Christ. The old life has passed away, behold, the new is come.

¹⁴ And now for the third time I am preparing to visit you. I will not be a burden to you, for I am not seeking yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. ¹⁵ For my part, I will most gladly spend, yea, and will myself be spent, for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I to be loved the less?

¹¹ Finally, brothers, farewell. Aim at perfection, take courage, be of one mind, live in peace; so shall the God of love and peace be with you. ¹² Salute one another with a holy kiss.

⁸ But even though I myself or an angel from heaven were to preach any gospel other than that which I did preach to you, let him be accursed. ⁹ I have said it before, and I now repeat it, if any one is preaching a gospel to you other than that which you have received, let him be accursed.

³ You have heard how by direct revelation the secret truth was made known to me, as I have already briefly written you.

²⁷ Give the devil no place.

²¹ Submit yourselves one to another out of reverence for Christ.

¹¹ Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil.

¹¹ Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil. ¹² For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the despotisms, the empires, the rulers of this present darkness, the spirit-hosts of evil in the heavenly realm. ¹³ Therefore take up the panoply of God, so that when the evil day comes you may be able to withstand them, and having overthrown them all, to stand your ground.

¹⁶ And take up to cover you the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming darts of the Evil One.

²¹ But that you also may know my affairs and how I do, Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you.

²³ Peace to the brothers and love, with faith from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁹ For I know that these things will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and a rich supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

²¹ For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. ²² But now, if life in the flesh, if this be the fruit of my toil—what to choose I do not know, ²³ but am in a quandary between the two. I am perplexed. I have a strong desire to break camp and to be with Christ, which is far better;

³ Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account than himself.

¹⁷ Brothers, be comrades in imitating me, and study those whose life and walk is according to the pattern I have set you.

⁶ Do not worry about anything; but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

⁹ Put in practise also what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me; and the God of peace shall be with you.

¹³ I am strong for everything in Him who gives me strength.

⁷ as you learned it from Epaphras, our dearly loved fellow slave. He is a faithful minister of Jesus Christ in your behalf,

²² he has now in his human body reconciled to God by his death, in order that he may bring you into his presence, holy and unblemished and irreproachable. ²³ And this he will do if, indeed, you continue in the faith, firmly founded and stedfast, and never moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, and which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, that gospel of which I, Paul, was made a minister.

⁵ For though I am absent from you in body, I am with you in spirit, happy to note your discipline and the solid front of your faith in Christ.

⁷ since you are rooted in him, and in him continually built up. Be firmly established in the faith as you were taught it, and continually abound in it with thanksgiving.

³ for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is our life, appears, then will you also appear with him in glory.

¹² Therefore, as God's chosen people, consecrated and beloved, clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindness, humility, gentleness, good temper;

⁷ Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all that concerns me.

⁹ They will inform you of all that goes on here.

¹ Paul and Silas and Timothy. To the church of the Thessalonians which is in God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be to you, and peace.

⁵ for my gospel did not come to you in word only, but in power also, and in the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. For you know also the manner in which I behaved myself among you for your sakes. ⁶ Moreover, you began to follow the pattern I set you, and the Lord's also, receiving the word with joy in the Holy Spirit, although amid severe persecution.

¹² exhorting and imploring and adjuring each one among you to lead a life worthy of the God who called you into his own kingdom and glory.

¹⁵ The men who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out—they are displeasing to God, and are the enemies of all mankind. ¹⁶ They forbid me to speak to the Gentiles with a view to their salvation. They continue always to fill up the measure of their sins; but the wrath of God is come upon them to the full!

³ So that no one should be shaken by these troubles—for you know well that we are appointed to troubles.

⁶ So then let us not be sleeping as do the rest, but let us be watchful and self-controlled. ⁷ For those who are sleeping, sleep in the night, and those who are drunken, are drunken in the night. ⁸ But let us who are of the day be self-controlled, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

²⁶ Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

¹ Paul and Silvanus and Timothy. To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷ and give to you, who are now troubled, rest, along with me at the unveiling "apocalypse" of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with his mighty angels, ⁸ in flaming fire. Then shall he take vengeance on those who know not God, even on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ⁹ They shall suffer punishment, even an eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the brightness of his glorious majesty, ¹⁰ when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be wondered at in all believers, on that Day; (for you also believed our testimony).

¹⁴ For this he called you through my gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.

³ But the Lord is faithful; he will stablish you and guard you from the Evil One.

⁹ Not that I have no right to such support; it was simply to give you an example for you to imitate.

⁶ who gave himself as a ransom in behalf of all, to be attested in due time.

⁹ in like manner also the women. I desire women to clothe themselves in suitable apparel, adorning themselves with reverence and self-restraint; not with hair plaited with gold or pearls, or with expensive clothes,

¹⁵ Notwithstanding she will be saved by the Child-bearing; (so will they all), if they live in faith and love and holiness, with self-restraint.

² The minister should be a man of blameless character; he should be husband of but one wife; he should live a sober, self-restrained, orderly life; he should be hospitable, skilled in teaching; ³ no drinker or brawler; but forbearing, peaceable, and no money-lover;

⁸ Deacons, likewise, must be serious, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of gain,

¹¹ Deaconesses likewise must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

¹² Let no one despise you on account of your youth, but become an example for the faithful in word, in life, in love, in faith, in purity.

¹ Do not reprimand an aged man, but continue pleading with him as if he were your father. Treat the young men as brothers,

¹⁹ Do not receive an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

¹² Keep contending in the noble contest of the faith; seize hold on eternal life, to which you were called when you confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

⁹ He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not dealing with us according to our works, but according to his purpose and grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.

¹⁰ But God's message is no prisoner. That is why I endure everything for the sake of the chosen, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

¹² Yes, and all who purpose to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

⁷ I have fought in the glorious contest; I have run the race; I have kept the faith. ⁸ Henceforth there is laid up for me the garland of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that Day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

¹⁷ Nevertheless the Lord Jesus stood by me, and strengthened my heart, that through me full proclamation of the gospel might be made, and the Gentiles might hear it; and I was rescued from the lion's jaws.

³ but manifested in his own time; that word of his in proclaiming which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour.

⁵ I left you in Crete for this reason, that you might set right the things left unfinished, and appoint presbyters in every city as I had instructed you;

⁷ For indeed a presiding officer, as God's steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre; ⁸ but he must be hospitable, a lover of the good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled.

¹¹ for they upset whole households and, for filthy lucre's sake, teach what they ought not to teach.

² that the older men be self-controlled, serious and sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

⁴ They should train the younger women to love their husbands and children,

⁶ The younger men exhort to be sober-minded; in every respect showing yourself an example of good works. ⁷ In your teaching be serious and sincere.

¹² And schooling us to renounce impiety and evil passions, And to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

¹⁴ He gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity, and to purify unto himself a people zealous of good works."

¹ Remind them to be submissive to their rulers and authorities; let them be obedient, ready for every good work;

⁹ yet for love's sake, I rather beseech you, I, Paul, an old man, and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus!

¹⁴ But without your consent I was unwilling to do anything, so that your kindness to me might be of your own free will, and not of compulsion.

¹⁵ And because of this he is the Mediator of a new testament, in order that, since a death has taken place to atone for offenses committed under the first testament, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

³³ who through faith conquered kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

¹⁵ Look carefully that there be no one who falls back from the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springs up to trouble you, and by its means many become defiled.

⁵ Let your life be untainted by love of money; be content with such things as you have; for God himself has said, I will never leave thee; I will never forsake thee. ⁶ So that we can say with confidence, The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

¹⁷ Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who must give account; that they may do thus with joy and not with lamentation, for this would be unprofitable to you.

²⁰ Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of an eternal covenant,

²⁰ Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of an eternal covenant, ²¹ equip you in every good deed for the doing of his will, doing in you what is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory unto the ages of the ages! Amen! ²² But I entreat you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.

⁹ Let a brother in humble circumstances glory in his exaltation; ¹⁰ but a rich brother, in his humiliation; because like the flower of the grass the rich man will pass away.

¹² Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.

⁶ But he gives more and more grace. therefore it is said, God ever resists the proud; but to the humble he gives grace continually. ⁷ So then ever be subject to God, Ever resist the devil and he will flee from you.

¹⁰ Humble yourselves before the Lord, And he will raise you up.

¹⁰ Take, my brothers, for an example the suffering and the patience of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

² according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ; Grace and peace be multiplied to you. ³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; ⁴ and into an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and fadeless, which has been kept in heaven for you

⁴ and into an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and fadeless, which has been kept in heaven for you ⁵ who, through faith, are continuously guarded by the power of God for a salvation, ready to be revealed in the last days. ⁶ Exult in this, though now for a brief moment, if need be, you have suffered many hardships.

⁶ Exult in this, though now for a brief moment, if need be, you have suffered many hardships. ⁷ These are in order that the test of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable and yet is tested by fire, may redound to praise and glory and honor, at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

⁷ These are in order that the test of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable and yet is tested by fire, may redound to praise and glory and honor, at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹² It was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were ministering the truths which have now been announced to you, by those who preached the gospel to you, through the help of the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven—truths into which angels long to look. ¹³ So then brace up your minds, be steady in spirit, and fix your hope firmly in the grace that is coming to you, at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ but become yourselves holy in your whole manner of living, as He who has called you is holy,

⁹ But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light—

²¹ For this is your calling; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his footsteps;

²⁵ For you were straying like lost sheep, but you are now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

³ Your adornment ought not to be the outward adornment of plaited hair and golden jewels and the wearing of beautiful dresses; ⁴ but rather that hidden personality of the heart, the imperishable ornament of a quiet and gentle spirit, which in the sight of God is indeed precious.

¹⁴ But even if you should suffer in behalf of righteousness, you are happy. Do not be afraid of their terror, neither be troubled.

¹ Since, then, Christ suffered in the flesh, do you also ever arm yourselves with the same mind (because he who has suffered in the flesh has done with sin),

⁵ But they must render account to Him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.

⁷ But the end of all things is close at hand; so be sober, watch and pray.

¹¹ If any one preaches, let him always preach as one who utters God's truth; if any one serves another, let it be with the strength which God supplies; so that in every way God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and dominion for ever and ever, Amen.

¹³ But be glad in the degree in which you share in the sufferings of Christ; so that when his glory shall be revealed, you too may be glad with triumphant gladness.

² Be shepherds to your flock of God; take charge of them willingly, and not through compulsion; not for filthy lucre, but with a willing mind;

⁴ Then, when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you too will receive the fadeless wreath of glory.

³ For his power divine has granted to us everything needful for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue.

¹² I shall therefore be always ready to remind you of all this, even though you know it, and are firmly founded in the truth which is with you.

³ In their covetousness, with cunning words, they will make merchandise of you; those whose doom has not been idle from of old, and whose destruction has not been slumbering.

¹⁵ They have forsaken the right way; they have lost their way, and followed the road of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing.

²⁵ And this is the promise which he has promised to us even life eternal.

² We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

⁸ He who is committing sin is of the devil, because from the beginning of the devil is sinning. It was for this cause that the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. ⁹ Whoever is a child of God cannot go on sinning, because his seed is abiding in him; and he cannot go on sinning because he is a child of God. ¹⁰ In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil; for every one who does not work righteousness is not a child of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

⁹ If we accept men's testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God, that he has borne testimony concerning his Son. ¹⁰ He who believes on the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God, has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.

¹ The Elder to the Elect Lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have come to know the truth. ² I love you for the sake of the truth which is abiding in us and will be with us forever. ³ Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love. ⁴ I am greatly rejoiced to find some of your children leading their lives in truth, even as we received commandment from the Father. ⁵ And now I am entreating you, Lady, not as though I were writing some new commandment to you, but one which we have had from the beginning, let us love one another. ⁶ And this is love, that we should lead our lives according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should pass your life in love. ⁷ I say this because many deceivers are gone forth into the world, those who deny the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist. ⁸ Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have wrought, but that you receive a full reward. ⁹ Whoever is going ahead, and is not abiding in the teachings of Christ, does not possess God; but he who is abiding in the teaching possesses both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If any one come to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, nor give him any greeting. ¹¹ For the man who greets him shares in his wicked work. ¹² I have many things to write to you, but I would not write them with paper and ink. I hope to come to you and to talk with you face to face, so that your joy may be full. ¹³ The children of your elect sister send you greeting.

¹³ The children of your elect sister send you greeting.

¹ The Elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. ² I pray that you may prosper, beloved, in every way, and be in good health, even as your soul is prospering. ³ For I was glad when brothers came and bore testimony to your truth, as indeed you are passing your life in truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are passing their lives in the truth. ⁵ You are acting faithfully, beloved, in whatever you are doing for the brothers and the strangers. ⁶ They have borne testimony to your love before the church. You will do well to speed them on their way worthily of God; ⁷ since for the sake of the Name they have started out, taking nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸ Hence we ought to support such, so that we may become fellow workers for the truth. ⁹ I have written somewhat to the church; but Diotrephes, who love to take the lead among them, does not receive me.

⁹ I have written somewhat to the church; but Diotrephes, who love to take the lead among them, does not receive me. ¹⁰ Do them when I come I will recall to mind the deeds which he is doing, prating against me with wicked words. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to receive the brothers, forbids those that would receive them, and excommunicates them from the church.

¹⁰ Do them when I come I will recall to mind the deeds which he is doing, prating against me with wicked words. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to receive the brothers, forbids those that would receive them, and excommunicates them from the church. ¹¹ Do not imitate what is evil, beloved, but that which is good. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has never gazed on God. ¹² All men bear testimony to Demetrius, and so does the truth itself. I also bear testimony to him; and you know that my testimony is true.

¹² All men bear testimony to Demetrius, and so does the truth itself. I also bear testimony to him; and you know that my testimony is true. ¹³ I have a great deal to write to you, but I do not want to write you with pen and ink. ¹⁴ I am hoping soon to see you, and then we shall talk face to face. Peace be to you! The friends send their salutation. Salute the friends by name.

³ Beloved, although I was making all haste to write to you in regard to our common salvation, I am compelled to write you an appeal to defend the faith once for all committed to the saints.

²⁴ Now unto Him who has power to guard you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of his glory, faultless and exultant,

⁶ and has made us to be a kingdom of priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever, Amen. ⁷ Behold, he is about to come among the clouds; and every eye will see him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. So shall it be, Amen.

⁹ I, John, who am your brother and who share with you in the woes and kingdom and stedfastness of Jesus, found myself in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

¹⁰ Fear not what you are about to suffer! Behold, the devil is indeed going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested, and you will have persecution for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

¹¹ I am coming quickly. Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.

¹³ And I heard every created thing that is in heaven, or on earth, or beneath the earth, or on the sea, and all things that are in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, Be the blessing and the honor, And the glory and the power, Forever and ever!"

¹¹ And there was given to each one of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for yet a little time, until the number should be completed by their fellow slaves and their brethren who were about to be put to death as they had been.

¹⁴ And I said to him, "You know, my Lord." And he said to me, "These are those who have come out of the great persecution, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

⁹ Now the great dragon was thrown down—that old Serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

¹² Therefore rejoice, O heavens, And you who dwell therein! Woe to the earth and the sea! For the devil has gone down to you in great fury, Because he knows that he has but little time."

⁵ Upon her forehead a name was written, a mystery, "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS, AND ABOMINABLE THINGS OF THE EARTH."

² He shouted with a mighty cry, saying. "She is fallen! She is fallen, Babylon the great! Now she is a dwelling-place of demons, A stronghold of every foul spirit, A stronghold of every foul and hateful bird.

¹² Merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones, Of pearls, and fine linen, and purple and silk and scarlet; All citron wood, and vessels of ivory, And vessels of rare wood and brass and iron and marble; ¹³ Cinnamon and balsam and spices and myrrh and frankincense; Wine and oil and fine flour and wheat; Cattle and sheep, and horses and chariots, And slaves, and the souls of men.

² He gripped the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

¹⁰ and the devil who had been deceiving them was hurled into the lake of fire and brimstone, where lie also the beast and the false prophet. And they will be tortured day and night, forever and ever. ¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and One who sat thereon; from his presence fled earth and sky, and no place was found for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne; and books were opened, and another book—the Book of Life—was opened; and the dead were judged according to their deeds, by what was written in the books.