Philemon Cross References - Noyes

¹ Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved friend and fellowlaborer, ² and to the beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: ³ Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ I thank my God at all times, making mention of thee in my prayers, ⁵ hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints; ⁶ that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us, for Christ Jesus. ⁷ For we have great thankfulness and comfort on account of thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother. ⁸ Wherefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is befitting, ⁹ yet for loves sake I beseech thee rather; being such a one as Paul an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus, ¹⁰ I beseech thee for my child, whom I begot in my bonds, Onesimus; ¹¹ who in time past was unprofitable to thee, but is now profitable to thee and to me; ¹² whom I have sent back; and do thou [receive] him, that is, my own flesh. ¹³ Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel; ¹⁴ but I chose to do nothing without thy consent, that thy benefit may be not as from necessity, but willingly. ¹⁵ For perhaps he was separated from thee for a season to this end, that thou shouldst receive him back as thine for ever; ¹⁶ no longer as a bondservant, but above a bondservant, a brother beloved, especially to me, but how much more to thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord! ¹⁷ If thou then regardest me as a partner, receive him as myself. ¹⁸ And if he wronged thee in anything, or oweth thee, put that to my account. ¹⁹ I Paul have written it with my own hand, I will repay it; not to say to thee, that to me thou owest even thy own self besides. ²⁰ Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. ²¹ Having confidence in thy obedience I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say. ²² And at the same time make ready a lodging for me; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted to you. ²³ Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus, ²⁴ Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellowlaborers, salute thee. ²⁵ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

¹⁶ In like manner let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

¹⁴ For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; ¹⁵ but if ye do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

⁴⁰ He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

⁴⁸ But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers? ⁴⁹ And stretching forth his hand toward his disciples, be said, Behold, my mother and my brothers! ⁵⁰ For whoever doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

⁵ And whoever receiveth one such child in my name, receiveth me.

²¹ Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times? ²² Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee, until seven times, but until seventy times seven. ²³ Therefore the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who would settle accounts with his servants. ²⁴ And when he had begun to reckon, there was brought to him one, who owed him ten thousand talents. ²⁵ But as he was unable to pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶ Then that servant fell down and did obeisance to him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. ²⁷ And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But that servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, who owed him a hundred denaries; and he laid hold of him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest. ²⁹ His fellowservant then fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. ³⁰ And he would not; but went away and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. ³¹ Then his fellowservants, seeing what was done, were greatly grieved; and went and told their lord all that had been done. ³² Then his lord, having called him, saith to him, Thou wicked servant! All that debt I forgave thee because thou didst beseech me; ³³ shouldst not thou also have had pity on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? ³⁴ And his lord was enraged, and delivered him to the inflicters of punishment, till he should pay all that was due to him. ³⁵ So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

⁸ But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your teacher; and ye are all brethren.

³⁰ And cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

⁴⁰ And the king will answer and say to them, Truly do I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me.

¹⁷ And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit.

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

²⁰ And he arose, and went to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

²⁴ For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to make merry.

³² It was meet that we should make merry and be glad; for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.

¹⁰ So also do ye, when ye have done all that hath been commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were bound to do.

²⁸ to do whatever thy hand and thy will before determined to be done.

¹⁷ And Ananias went away, and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayst receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

³⁹ Then Peter arose, and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber; and all the widows came to him weeping, and showing the coats and cloaks which Dorcas made while she was with them. ⁴⁰ But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and seeing Peter, she sat up. ⁴¹ And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and calling the saints and the widows, he presented her alive.

¹² And when he understood the matter, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together, and praying.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having performed their service, taking with them also John, surnamed Mark.

¹³ And Paul and his company, having put to sea from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.

³⁷ And Barnabas determined to take with them John, called Mark. ³⁸ But Paul did not think it proper to take with them a man who had left them in Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. ³⁹ And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted from each other, and Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus.

¹⁵ And when she had been baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide. And she constrained us.

²⁹ And the city was filled with confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Pauls companions in travel.

² And going on board a ship of Adramyttium, about to sail along the coasts of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

²³ And when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging; to whom he expounded, and earnestly testified, the kingdom of God, endeavoring to persuade them concerning Jesus both from the Law of Moses, and from the Prophets, from morning till evening.

⁷ to all the beloved of God at Rome, called, holy: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁸ In the first place, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

¹² they have all turned aside from the right way, they have become worthless together; there is none that doeth good, not even one.

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, wellpleasing to God, which is your spiritual worship;

¹³ Relieve the wants of the holy; be given to hospitality.

²⁴ when I go to Spain, I will come to you; for I hope to see you on my way, and to be helped forward thither by you, after I have in some degree satisfied myself with your company. ²⁵ But now I am going to Jerusalem on a service of relief to the saints. ²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia have thought it good to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

³⁰ But I beseech you, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love produced by the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in prayers to God for me; ³¹ that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judaea, and that my service for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to the saints; ³² so that, through the will of God, I may come to you in joy, and may with you be refreshed.

⁵ salute also the church that is in their house. Salute Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruit gathered from Asia for Christ.

⁷ Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

²⁰ And the God of peace will soon beat down Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

²³ Gaius my host, and the host of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the treasurer of the city saluteth you, and Quartus, the brother.

⁹ For we are Gods fellowlaborers; ye are Gods field, ye are Gods building.

¹⁵ For though ye have ten thousand teachers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begot you through the gospel.

²² For he that was called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lords freeman. In like manner the freeman, who is called, is Christs slave.

¹ Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord? ² If I am not an apostle to others, yet surely I am to you; for the seal of my apostleship are ye in the Lord.

⁷ Who ever serveth as a soldier at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard without eating its fruit? Or who tendeth a flock and doth not eat of the milk of the flock?

¹⁷ For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, still I have been intrusted with a stewardship.

²⁵ the secrets of his heart become manifest; and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and report that God is indeed within you.

¹ Now concerning the collection for the saints, according to the directions which I gave to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.

¹⁷ I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus; for what was lacking on your part, they supplied;

¹⁹ The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca, with the church that is in their house, send you many salutations in the Lord.

²¹ The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand. ²² If any one loveth not the Lord, let him be accursed! The Lord is at hand.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the holy who are in all Achaia:

¹¹ you also unitedly helping us by prayer, so that for this blessing bestowed on us by means of many, thanks may be given by many on your behalf.

²⁴ not that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy. For in respect to faith ye stand firm.

² For if I make you sorrowful, who is there to make me glad but he that is made sorrowful by me? ³ And I wrote about this very matter, that I might not on my coming have sorrow from those who ought to gladden me, having confidence in all of you, that my joy is the joy of you all.

² Ye are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

¹² Having therefore such hope, we use great plainness of speech;

²⁰ We then are ambassadors for Christ; as though God were exhorting you by us, in behalf of Christ we entreat you, Be reconciled to God.

¹ As fellowworkers, then, with him, we also exhort you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain;

⁴ Great is my confidence toward you, great is my glorying on your account; I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our trouble.

⁴ Great is my confidence toward you, great is my glorying on your account; I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our trouble. ⁵ For indeed when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. ⁶ But God, that comforteth those who are brought low, comforted us by the coming of Titus; ⁷ and not by his coming only, but by the comfort with which he was comforted in regard to you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal in my behalf; so that I rejoiced the more.

¹³ Therefore we have been comforted; but in our comfort we rejoiced still more on account of the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all;

¹⁶ I rejoice that in every thing I have confidence in you.

¹² For if there be first the willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man hath, not according to what he hath not.

²² And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have often in many things proved to be zealous, but now much more zealous through the great confidence which he hath in you. ²³ As to Titus, he is my partner and fellowlaborer for you; as to our brethren, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

⁵ I thought it necessary therefore to exhort the brethren to go before to you, and make up beforehand your bounty, which was already announced, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not of covetousness.

⁷ Each one, as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

¹² for the ministration of this service not only supplieth the wants of the saints, but also overfloweth through many thanksgivings to God; ¹³ while by the proof afforded by this ministration they glorify God for your obedience to your profession in regard to the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution in regard to them and in regard to all; ¹⁴ while with supplication for you they long after you on account of the exceeding grace of God to you.

¹ Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I, who present indeed am lowly among you, but am bold toward you when absent; ² but I entreat you, that I may not when I am present be bold with that confidence wherewith I think of being bold towards some, who think of us as walking according to the flesh.

⁸ For even if I should boast still more highly of our authority, which the Lord gave us for building you up, and not pulling you down, I should not be put to shame;

²¹ I say it to my reproach, that we were weak; but in whatever any one is bold, (I speak in folly,) I am bold also.

¹⁴ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the partaking of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

¹⁹ My children, with whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you,

²⁸ But ye, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of a promise. ²⁹ But as at that time he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born through the Spirit, so it is now.

² Behold, I Paul say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing;

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working by love.

¹⁰ I indeed have confidence in regard to you in the Lord, that ye will be no otherwise minded; but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whoever he may be.

¹¹ See in what large letters I have written to you with my own hand.

¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.

² Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ For this cause I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and of your love to all the saints, ¹⁶ do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

¹ For this cause [I bend my knees], I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you gentiles;

⁶ that the gentiles are fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers with us of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel;

¹ I exhort you, therefore, I the prisoner in the Lord, to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,

³² and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

⁴ neither obscenity, nor foolish talking, nor indecent jesting, which are not becoming; but rather giving of thanks.

⁵ Bondservants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as serving Christ; ⁶ not with eyeservice as menpleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; ⁷ doing service with good will, as to the Lord, and not to men;

²⁰ in behalf of which I am an ambassador in chains; that I may proclaim it boldly, as I ought to speak.

³ I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

⁷ even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, all of you being sharers of the grace bestowed on me. ⁸ For God is my witness how much I long for you all in the tender affection of Christ Jesus. ⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment; ¹⁰ so that ye may approve the things that are most excellent, in order that ye may be pure and without offence against the day of Christ, ¹¹ being filled with the fruit of righteousness which is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

¹⁹ For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

²⁵ And being persuaded of this, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your advancement and joy in your faith, ²⁶ that your glorying in me, in the cause of Christ Jesus, may be more abundant by my coming to you again.

¹ If then there is any exhortation in Christ, if any encouragement from love, if any partaking of the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, ² make my joy full, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, with union of soul cherishing one mind;

²⁴ but I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come soon. ²⁵ Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labor, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and minister to my wants;

³⁰ because he was near to death on account of the work, hazarding his life to supply what was wanting on your part in the ministration to me.

¹ Therefore, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

³ yea, I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, give them aid; since they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellowlaborers, whose names are in the book of life.

⁸ Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy the brother,

³ We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ⁴ since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

⁷ even as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellowservant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf;

⁹ On this account we also, from the day we heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to ask that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

²² Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.

⁹ together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will inform you of every thing here. ¹⁰ Aristarchus, my fellowprisoner, saluteth you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom ye received directions (if he come to you, receive him), ¹¹ and Jesus, who is called Justus; who are of the circumcision; these only are my fellowworkers for the kingdom of God, who have been an encouragement unto me. ¹² Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

¹⁴ Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, salute you. ¹⁵ Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church in his house.

¹⁷ And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.

² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, ³ remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and perseverance in the hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before God our Father;

² but after we had suffered before and had been shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.

⁶ nor from men sought we glory, either from you, or from others; though we might have used authority as apostles of Christ.

¹³ And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also is powerfully working in you that believe.

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Is it not even ye, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming?

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Is it not even ye, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? ²⁰ For ye are our glory and joy.

² and sent Timothy, our brother and a fellowlaborer with God in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to encourage you in your faith,

⁷ for this cause, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction by your faith; ⁸ for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. ⁹ For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

⁹ For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

¹ Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

³ We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, as is fit, because your faith increaseth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each ether aboundeth;

⁴ And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

² to Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

² And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they who receive the benefit are faithful and beloved. These things teach and exhort.

³ I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, as without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day,

⁸ Be not then ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship with me for the gospel through the power of God,

¹⁶ The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; but on the contrary,

³ Endure hardship with me as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. ⁴ No one serving as a soldier entangleth himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who chose him to be a soldier.

¹⁰ For Demas forsook me, because he loved the present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. ¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for the ministry.

¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for the ministry.

²² The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.

⁴ to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

¹⁴ And let those also who belong to us learn to practise good works for the necessary wants that arise, that they may not be unfruitful.

¹ Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved friend and fellowlaborer,

¹ Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved friend and fellowlaborer,

¹ Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved friend and fellowlaborer, ² and to the beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

² and to the beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: ³ Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ I thank my God at all times, making mention of thee in my prayers, ⁵ hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints; ⁶ that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us, for Christ Jesus. ⁷ For we have great thankfulness and comfort on account of thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.

⁷ For we have great thankfulness and comfort on account of thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother. ⁸ Wherefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is befitting,

⁸ Wherefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is befitting, ⁹ yet for loves sake I beseech thee rather; being such a one as Paul an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus,

⁹ yet for loves sake I beseech thee rather; being such a one as Paul an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus,

⁹ yet for loves sake I beseech thee rather; being such a one as Paul an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus, ¹⁰ I beseech thee for my child, whom I begot in my bonds, Onesimus;

¹⁰ I beseech thee for my child, whom I begot in my bonds, Onesimus; ¹¹ who in time past was unprofitable to thee, but is now profitable to thee and to me; ¹² whom I have sent back; and do thou [receive] him, that is, my own flesh.

¹² whom I have sent back; and do thou [receive] him, that is, my own flesh. ¹³ Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel; ¹⁴ but I chose to do nothing without thy consent, that thy benefit may be not as from necessity, but willingly. ¹⁵ For perhaps he was separated from thee for a season to this end, that thou shouldst receive him back as thine for ever; ¹⁶ no longer as a bondservant, but above a bondservant, a brother beloved, especially to me, but how much more to thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord! ¹⁷ If thou then regardest me as a partner, receive him as myself. ¹⁸ And if he wronged thee in anything, or oweth thee, put that to my account. ¹⁹ I Paul have written it with my own hand, I will repay it; not to say to thee, that to me thou owest even thy own self besides. ²⁰ Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

²⁰ Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. ²¹ Having confidence in thy obedience I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say. ²² And at the same time make ready a lodging for me; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted to you. ²³ Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus, ²⁴ Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellowlaborers, salute thee.

²⁴ Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellowlaborers, salute thee. ²⁵ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

¹ Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and highpriest of our profession, Jesus;

¹⁴ For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast our first confidence firm to the end.

¹⁰ For God is not unjust so as to forget your work, and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered and are still ministering to the saints.

¹⁷ Obey your leaders, and submit yourselves to them; for they keep watch in behalf of your souls, as those who must give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief; for this is not for your advantage.

¹⁹ but I the more earnestly entreat you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

²³ Know that the brother Timothy hath been set at liberty, with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

⁵ Hearken, my beloved brethren. Did not God choose the poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

¹⁴ What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?

¹⁷ So also faith, if it hath not works, is dead in itself.

¹⁶ Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

¹⁹ Brethren, if any one among you be led astray from the truth, and one convert him, ²⁰ let him know that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.

⁵ who are guarded by the power of God through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time; ⁶ wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a short time, if need be, made sorrowful by manifold trials, ⁷ that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold which perisheth, but is tried with fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the manifestation of Jesus Christ; ⁸ whom, having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory,

²² Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth unto unfeigned brotherly love, love one another from the heart, fervently; ²³ being born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

¹⁰ who once were not a people, but are now the people of God; who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. ¹¹ Beloved, I exhort you, as sojourners and strangers, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; ¹² having your manner of life among the gentiles honorable; that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

¹ In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, that even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be won by the behavior of the wives,

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that, wherein ye are evil spoken of, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conduct in Christ.

¹ The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellowelder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a sharer in the glory that is to be revealed; ² tend the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for base gain, but with ready mind; ³ not as lording it over your allotted charge, but being examples to the flock;

⁸ For if these things are in you and abound, they make you neither inactive nor unfruitful in gaining the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

³ that which we have seen and heard we announce to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ But whoever hath this worlds goods, and seeth his brother having need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

²³ And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and should love one another, as he gave commandment.

¹ Whoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ hath been born of God; and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth also him that hath been begotten of him.

¹ Whoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ hath been born of God; and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth also him that hath been begotten of him. ² By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his commandments.

⁴ I rejoiced greatly, that I found some of thy children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

¹² Having many things to write to you, I would not write with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

³ For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bore witness to thy truth, as thou walkest in truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children walk in the truth.

⁴ I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children walk in the truth. ⁵ Beloved, thou doest a faithful thing whatever thou doest to the brethren, and that to strangers, ⁶ who bore witness of thy love before the church; whom if thou send forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, thou wilt do well.

⁸ We therefore ought to sustain such persons, that we may be fellowworkers for the truth.

¹⁴ but I hope to see thee immediately, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.