Romans Cross References - Noyes

¹ Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, a called apostle, set apart to preach the gospel of God, ² which he had promised before by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures, ³ the gospel concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David as to the flesh, ⁴ and shown with power to be the Son of God as to his spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord; ⁵ through whom we received grace and the office of an apostle in behalf of his name, in order to produce obedience to the faith among all nations; ⁶ among whom are ye also, the called of Jesus Christ; 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. ⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how constantly I make mention of you, always in my prayers ¹⁰ supplicating that, if it be possible, I may at last through the will of God be favored with an opportunity of coming to you. ¹¹ For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, which may be for your confirmation; ¹² that is, that I may be edified among you, and you also, through each others faith, both yours and mine. ¹³ But I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I often purposed to come to you, though I have been hindered hitherto, that I might have some fruit of my labors among you also, as among the other gentiles. ¹⁴ I am debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and the unwise. ¹⁵ So, according to my ability, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also in Rome. ¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for to every believer, to the Jew first and also to the Greek, it is the power of God unto salvation. ¹⁷ For therein is revealed the righteousness which is of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith." ¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of men, who keep down the truth in unrighteousness. ¹⁹ Because that which may be known of God is manifest within them; for God made it manifest to them. ²⁰ For, ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes, even his eternal power and divinity, being perceived from his works, are clearly seen, so that they might be without excuse. ²¹ Because though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful to him; but became perverse in their reasonings, and their senseless minds were darkened; ²² professing to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and for the glory of the incorruptible God they substituted images of corruptible man, and of birds and fourfooted beasts and creeping things. ²⁴ Wherefore God also gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to debase their bodies with one another; ²⁵ because they changed the true God for false gods, and adored and worshipped created things rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. ²⁶ For this cause God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women indulged in unnatural lust, ²⁷ and in like manner the men also, neglecting the natural use of the female, burned with lust for one another, men with men practising that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due recompense of their error. ²⁸ And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are shameful; ²⁹ being filled with all unrighteousness, malice, covetousness, wickedness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; backbiters, ³⁰ slanderers, hated of God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of mischief, disobedient to parents, ³¹ senseless, faithless, without natural affection, without pity; ³² who, although knowing the ordinance of God, that they who practise such things deserve death, not only do them themselves, but approve of those who do them.

¹ The genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

⁶ and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon by the wife of Uriah.

¹⁶ and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

²⁰ But while he thought on these things, lo! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit. ²¹ And she will bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he will save his people from their sins. ²² Now all this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, ²³ "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel;" that is, when interpreted, Godis withus.

¹⁷ And lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

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.

⁴⁵ that ye may become sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

⁸ Be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. ⁹ After this manner therefore pray ye:Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;

²³ but if thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great that darkness! ²⁴ No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate one, and love the other; or else he will cleave to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

²⁷ And as Jesus passed on from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, Have pity on us, Son of David!

³⁸ Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers for his harvest.

³⁷ He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me;

²⁵ At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes.

²³ And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of David?

⁴ For God commanded, saying, "Honor thy father and thy mother;" and, "He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die."

¹⁴ Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch.

¹⁶ And he said, Are ye too still without discernment?

²² And, lo! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compassion on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.

²¹ From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and rise again on the third day.

⁴² saying, What think ye concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, Davids. ⁴³ He saith to them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him lord? saying, ⁴⁴ "The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I put thine enemies under thy feet." ⁴⁵ If David then calleth him lord, how is he his son?

¹⁴ And these glad tidings of the kingdom will be published throughout the whole world for a testimony to all the nations; and then will come the end.

⁶³ But Jesus was silent. And the highpriest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

⁴³ He trusteth in God; let him now deliver him, if he desireth him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

¹ The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ;

³⁸ For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will also the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

⁸ She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for its burial.

¹⁰ And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, that he might deliver him up to them. ¹¹ And they when they heard it were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought a good opportunity to deliver him up.

¹⁵ And he said to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to the whole creation. ¹⁶ He that believeth and is baptized will be saved; but he that doth not believe will be condemned.

³¹ And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. ³² He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father; ³³ and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

³⁵ And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

⁶⁹ and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant, ⁷⁰ as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old,

¹ And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be registered.

⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, ⁵ to be registered with Mary who had been betrothed to him, who was with child. ⁶ And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days for her delivery were completed.

¹⁰ And the angel said to them, Fear not; for lo! I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to the whole people; ¹¹ for to you hath been born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, who is the Christ, the Lord.

²⁶ For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed, when be cometh in his glory, and that of his Father, and of the holy angels.

²¹ In that hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. And turning to the disciples he said,

⁴⁸ So then ye bear witness to and approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and ye are building [their tombs].

⁴⁶ the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful. ⁴⁷ And that servant who knew his lords will, and did not make ready, nor do according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes;

¹⁵ And one of them, perceiving that he was freed from his disease, turned back, giving glory to God with a loud voice; ¹⁶ and he fell down on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him; and he was a Samaritan. ¹⁷ And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? Where are the nine? ¹⁸ Were there none found returning to give glory to God but this foreigner?

¹ And he spoke a parable to them to show that they ought to pray always, and not be fainthearted:

³¹ And taking the twelve aside, he said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all that hath been written by the prophets concerning the Son of man will be accomplished. ³² For he will be delivered up to the gentiles, and will be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon; ³³ and they will scourge him, and put him to death; and the third day he will rise again.

¹⁶ And ye will be delivered up both by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends; and some of you will they put to death.

²⁶ Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things, and enter into his glory? ²⁷ And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

⁹ The true light, which enlighteneth every man, was coming into the world.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only begotten of a father.

¹⁶ For out of his fullness have we all received, and grace upon grace.

¹⁸ No one hath ever seen God; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath made him known.

³⁴ And I have seen and have borne witness, that this is the Son of God.

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.

⁸ And he saith to them, Draw out now, and bear it to the master of the feast. And they bore it.

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign dost thou show us, seeing thou doest these things? ¹⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. ²⁰ Then said the Jews, Fortysix years was this temple in building; and wilt thou raise it up in three days? ²¹ But he spoke of the temple of his body.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave the only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him may not perish, but may have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through him the world might be saved. ¹⁸ He that believeth in him is not condemned; he that believeth not hath already been condemned, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. ¹⁹ And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.

¹⁹ And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil. ²⁰ For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. ²¹ But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

³⁵ The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. ³⁶ He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that disobeyeth the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

³⁶ He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life; and he that disobeyeth the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

²³ But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for such worshippers the Father seeketh. ²⁴ God is a spirit; and they who worship must worship in spirit and in truth.

³⁴ Jesus saith to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

³⁶ Already is the reaper receiving wages, and gathering fruit unto everlasting life; that both the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

²⁵ Truly, truly do I say to you, The hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear will live.

⁷ The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.

³⁵ The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to the dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

⁴² Hath not the Scripture said, that the Christ cometh from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the town where David was?

³⁰ I and the Father are one.

³⁶ say ye of him whom the Father sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God?

²⁴ Truly, truly do I say to you, Unless a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, itself abideth alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.

²⁶ If any one be a servant to me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also will my servant be; if any one serve me, the Father will honor him.

¹⁴ If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one anothers feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you. ¹⁶ Truly, truly do I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord, nor one who is sent greater than he that sent him.

¹⁵ No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things which I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you. ¹⁶ Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever ye ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

²⁰ Remember what I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my words, they will keep yours also.

²² If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. ²³ He that hateth me, hateth my Father also. ²⁴ If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

¹⁷ Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

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

³¹ But these have been written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.

²⁵ to take the part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place.

²⁴ But God raised him up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

³⁰ Being then a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would set one sprung from his loins upon his throne,

³² This Jesus God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

¹³ The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye indeed delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

¹⁵ But the author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

²⁶ To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.

¹⁰ be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead,by him doth this man stand here before you sound. ¹¹ This is the stone which was set at nought by you the builders, which is become a cornerstone. ¹² And there is salvation in no other; for there is not another name under heaven, that hath been given among men, by which we must be saved.

³⁰ The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew by hanging him on a cross; ³¹ him hath God exalted by his right hand, as a Leader and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. ³² And we are his witnesses of these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit which God hath given to those who obey him.

³⁶ For before these days arose Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and came to nought.

⁷ And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was greatly enlarged; and a great multitude of the priests were obedient to the faith.

⁴² But God turned away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the Prophets, "Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

⁵⁹ and they stoned Stephen, making supplication, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. ⁶⁰ And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.

¹ And Saul was consenting to his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

¹⁵ who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. ¹⁶ For it had not yet fallen upon any of them; but they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁷ Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ But Simon, seeing that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles hands, offered them money, ¹⁹ saying, Give me also this power, that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.

³⁶ And as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized?

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him, Go; for this man is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel.

²⁰ And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

⁴³ To him all the prophets bear witness, that through his name every one that believeth in him shall receive forgiveness of sins.

²³ who, when he came, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all to cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart;

²⁸ And one of them named Agabus stood up, and signified by the Spirit, that there was about to be a great famine over the whole world; which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

⁵ Peter therefore was kept guarded in prison; but earnest prayer was made by the church to God in his behalf.

² And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. ³ Then, after they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. ⁴ They therefore being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, came down to Seleucia, and from thence sailed to Cyprus.

⁹ But Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him

²² and having removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king, to whom he gave testimony, saying, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will." ²³ From the seed of this man hath God, according to his promise, brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

³³ God hath fulfilled to us their children, in raising up Jesus [from the dead]; as it is also written in the first Psalm: "Thou art my Son; I have this day begotten thee." ³⁴ And that he raised him up from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he hath thus spoken: "I will give you the sure holy things promised to David." ³⁵ Wherefore also in another Psalm he saith, "Thou wilt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption:"

¹⁶ who in the ages past suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways;

¹⁶ who in the ages past suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways; ¹⁷ although he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

²⁷ And when they had arrived and had gathered the church together, they related what great things God had wrought with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the gentiles.

¹² And all the multitude became silent, and listened to Barnabas and Paul, while they related what great signs and wonders God had wrought among the gentiles by them.

¹⁴ Simeon hath related how God first visited the gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

²³ And they wrote by them, "The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to the brethren who are from the gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting.

⁵ The churches therefore were established in the faith, and increased in number daily. ⁶ And having gone through Phrygia and the Galatian country, on being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia, ⁷ they came to Mysia, and were attempting to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.

²³ For while passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, "To an unknown God." What therefore ye, without knowledge of it, worship, that do I make known to you.

²³ For while passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, "To an unknown God." What therefore ye, without knowledge of it, worship, that do I make known to you. ²⁴ The God who made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; ²⁵ nor doth he receive service at the hands of men, as though he needed anything, since it is he that giveth to all life and breath and all things. ²⁶ And he made of one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having fixed appointed times, and the bounds of their habitation; ²⁷ that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us. ²⁸ For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as also some of your own poets have said: "For we are also his offspring." ²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Deity is like to gold or silver or stone, graven by the art and device of man.

²⁹ Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Deity is like to gold or silver or stone, graven by the art and device of man. ³⁰ The times indeed of ignorance God overlooked; but now commandeth all men every where to repent; ³¹ inasmuch as he hath fixed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he hath appointed; having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead. ³² And when they heard of a resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but ethers said, We will hear thee again about this matter.

²¹ but having taken leave of them, saying, I will return to you, if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.

⁶ And when Paul bad laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.

²¹ And when these things were ended, Paul resolved to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, and to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

²⁴ But I count life of no value to me, so that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

¹³ Then answered Paul, What mean ye that ye weep, and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁴ And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased; saying, The Lords will be done.

¹⁹ And having embraced them, he recounted particularly what things God had wrought among the gentiles through his ministry.

⁴⁰ And when he had given him leave, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with his hand to the people, and there was a great silence; and he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

¹ Brethren and fathers, hear my defence, which I now make to you.

⁷ and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

¹³ came to me, and standing over me said, Brother Saul, receive sight. And I immediately looked up upon him. ¹⁴ And he said, The God of our fathers chose thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth; ¹⁵ for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

²⁰ and when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed, I myself was standing by and consenting, and keeping the garments of those who slew him. ²¹ And he said to me, Depart; for I will send thee far hence to the gentiles.

¹⁴ But this I acknowledge to thee, that according to the way [of belief] which they call a sect, so do I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and by the Prophets;

²⁴ And after some days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. ²⁵ And as he discoursed of righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix became alarmed, and answered, Go thy way for the present; and when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

¹ And Agrippa said to Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand and made his defence:

⁶ And now I stand on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to the fathers,

¹⁴ And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

¹⁶ But arise and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to prepare thee as a minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest, and of those on account of which I will appear to thee; ¹⁷ delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, to whom I send thee, ¹⁸ to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.

¹⁸ to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.

¹ And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band. 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. ³ And the next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go to his friends, and receive their care. ⁴ And thence putting to sea, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. ⁵ And having sailed over the sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. ⁶ And there the centurion, finding a ship of Alexandria about to sail for Italy, put us on board of it. ⁷ And sailing slowly some days, and having with difficulty arrived over against Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to put in, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; ⁸ and coasting along it with difficulty we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city Lasea. ⁹ And much time having been spent, and the voyage being now dangerous, because the Fast had already gone by, Paul advised them, ¹⁰ saying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives. ¹¹ But the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than what was spoken by Paul. ¹² And as the harbor was not well situated for wintering, the greater part advised to sail thence also, if by any means they might reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, looking toward the southwest and northwest, and there winter. ¹³ And when a south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor, and coasted along close by Crete. ¹⁴ But not long after, there rushed against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. ¹⁵ And the ship being caught, and unable to face the wind, we gave up to it, and were driven along. ¹⁶ And running under a certain small island called Clauda, we were hardly able to get possession of the boat; ¹⁷ which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should run into the Syrtis, they lowered the sail and so were driven. ¹⁸ And as we were violently tempesttossed, the next day they began to lighten the vessel; ¹⁹ and the third day we cast out with our own hands the movables of the ship. ²⁰ And as neither sun nor stars had appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, thenceforward all hope that we should be saved was taken away. ²¹ And after there had been much abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have put to sea from Crete, nod thus brought upon yourselves this injury and loss. ²² And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. ²³ For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, ²⁴ saying, Fear not, Paul! Thou must stand before Caesar; and lo, God hath given thee all those that sail with thee. ²⁵ Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it will be just as it hath been told me. ²⁶ But we must be cast upon some island. ²⁷ And when the fourteenth night had come on, as we were driven onward in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were near some country; ²⁸ and sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and having gone a little further and sounded again, they found fifteen fathoms;

² And the barbarians showed us no little kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the rain which had come on, and because of the cold.

⁴ And when the barbarians saw the animal hanging from his hand, they said to one another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom though he hath escaped the sea, Justice hath not permitted to live.

³ the gospel concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David as to the flesh,

⁵ through whom we received grace and the office of an apostle in behalf of his name, in order to produce obedience to the faith among all nations; ⁶ among whom are ye also, the called of Jesus Christ;

⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how constantly I make mention of you, always in my prayers

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for to every believer, to the Jew first and also to the Greek, it is the power of God unto salvation.

¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of men, who keep down the truth in unrighteousness. ¹⁹ Because that which may be known of God is manifest within them; for God made it manifest to them. ²⁰ For, ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes, even his eternal power and divinity, being perceived from his works, are clearly seen, so that they might be without excuse.

²⁰ For, ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes, even his eternal power and divinity, being perceived from his works, are clearly seen, so that they might be without excuse. ²¹ Because though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful to him; but became perverse in their reasonings, and their senseless minds were darkened;

²¹ Because though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful to him; but became perverse in their reasonings, and their senseless minds were darkened; ²² professing to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and for the glory of the incorruptible God they substituted images of corruptible man, and of birds and fourfooted beasts and creeping things.

²³ and for the glory of the incorruptible God they substituted images of corruptible man, and of birds and fourfooted beasts and creeping things. ²⁴ Wherefore God also gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to debase their bodies with one another;

²⁴ Wherefore God also gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to debase their bodies with one another; ²⁵ because they changed the true God for false gods, and adored and worshipped created things rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. ²⁶ For this cause God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women indulged in unnatural lust,

²⁶ For this cause God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women indulged in unnatural lust, ²⁷ and in like manner the men also, neglecting the natural use of the female, burned with lust for one another, men with men practising that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due recompense of their error. ²⁸ And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are shameful;

²⁸ And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are shameful;

³² who, although knowing the ordinance of God, that they who practise such things deserve death, not only do them themselves, but approve of those who do them.

¹ Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man that judgest, whoever thou art. For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

¹ Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man that judgest, whoever thou art. For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. ² But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practise such things. ³ And dost thou suppose, O man, who art judging those who do such things, and art thyself doing the same, that thou wilt escape the judgment of God?

³ And dost thou suppose, O man, who art judging those who do such things, and art thyself doing the same, that thou wilt escape the judgment of God? ⁴ Or dost thou despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God is leading thee to repentance? ⁵ But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou art treasuring up for thyself wrath against the day of wrath and of the manifestation of the righteous judgment of God,

⁹ Tribulation and distress will be upon every soul of man whose works are evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

¹⁵ since they show that what the Law requireth is written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts in turn accusing or defending them;

¹⁵ since they show that what the Law requireth is written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts in turn accusing or defending them; ¹⁶ in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to the gospel which I have preached. ¹⁷ But if thou art called a Jew, and restest on the Law, and makest thy boast of God,

¹⁷ But if thou art called a Jew, and restest on the Law, and makest thy boast of God, ¹⁸ and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the Law; ¹⁹ and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, ²⁰ an instructor of those who lack wisdom, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Law, ²¹ dost thou then who teachest another, not teach thyself? Thou who proclaimest that others should not steal, dost thou steal? ²² Dost thou who forbiddest to commit adultery, thyself commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples? ²³ Dost thou who boastest of the Law, dishonor God by breaking the Law?

²³ Dost thou who boastest of the Law, dishonor God by breaking the Law?

² Great, every way. In the first place, because they were entrusted with the oracles of God. ³ For what? If some were unfaithful, shall their unfaithfulness make God unfaithful?

¹⁰ As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one; ¹¹ there is none that hath understanding, there is none that diligently seeketh God;

²¹ But now, apart from the Law, the righteousness which is of God, to which the Law and the Prophets bear testimony,

²⁷ Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.

²⁹ Or is God [the God] of Jews alone? Is he not also the God of gentiles? Yea, of gentiles also.

¹¹ And he received the outward sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised who have faith, so that righteousness might be put to their account also;

¹⁵ For the Law is the cause of wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

¹ Therefore being accepted as righteous through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

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

⁹ Much more then, being now accepted as righteous through his blood, we shall be saved through him from the [coming] wrath.

¹² Let not then sin reign in your mortal body, bringing you into subjection to its lusts, ¹³ nor yield up your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but yield up yourselves to God, as being alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness.

¹⁷ But thanks be to God that, though ye were the bondmen of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching which was delivered to you;

²¹ What fruit then had ye at that time from those things of which ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

² For the law of the Spirit of life set me free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. ³ For what the Law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God hath done, who on account of sin sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and passed sentence of condemnation on sin in the flesh;

⁷ Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it doth not submit itself to the Law of God, neither indeed can it. ⁸ And they who are in the flesh cannot please God.

¹² So then, brethren, we are debtors not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

²⁸ We know moreover that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. ²⁹ For he determined beforehand that those whom he foreknew should be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

²⁹ For he determined beforehand that those whom he foreknew should be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. ³⁰ And those whom he before appointed, he also called; and those whom he called, he also accepted as righteous; and those whom he accepted as righteous, he also glorified.

³⁰ And those whom he before appointed, he also called; and those whom he called, he also accepted as righteous; and those whom he accepted as righteous, he also glorified. ³¹ What shall we then say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? ³² He who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?

³⁹ nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God for us, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹ I speak truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, that

⁵ whose are the fathers, and from whom, as to the flesh, was the Christ. He who is over all, God, be blessed for ever! Amen.

²⁴ whom he also called, even us, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the gentiles? ²⁵ as he also saith in Hosea, "I will call that my people, which was not my people; and her beloved, that was not beloved.

³⁰ What then shall we say? That the gentiles, who did not strive after righteousness, obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith;

¹⁷ Faith then cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

¹⁰ let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see; and bow down their back alway."

¹³ For I am speaking to you gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the gentiles, I magnify my office,

²⁵ For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits, that blindness hath to some extent come upon Israel, until the fullness of the gentiles shall have come in.

³ For through the grace given to me I warn every one among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God hath imparted to each.

¹⁶ Be of one mind among yourselves. Set not your minds on high things, but content yourselves with what is humble. Be not wise in your own conceits.

¹⁸ If it be possible, as far as dependeth on you, be at peace with all men.

⁸ Owe no one anything but brotherly love; for he that loveth others hath fulfilled the Law.

⁹ and that the gentiles glorified God for his mercy, as it is written, "For this cause I will give praise to thee among the gentiles, and sing to thy name."

¹⁵ But I have written to you, brethren, in a manner somewhat bold on some subjects, as putting you in mind, on account of the grace given me by God ¹⁶ that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus to the gentiles, performing the office of a priest in respect to the gospel of God, that the oblation of the gentiles may be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

¹⁶ that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus to the gentiles, performing the office of a priest in respect to the gospel of God, that the oblation of the gentiles may be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

¹⁸ For I will not be bold to say anything hut of what Christ hath actually wrought by me to bring the gentiles to obedience by word and deed,

¹⁸ For I will not be bold to say anything hut of what Christ hath actually wrought by me to bring the gentiles to obedience by word and deed, ¹⁹ by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and in the country around even to Illyricum, I have fully made known the gospel of Christ;

¹⁹ by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and in the country around even to Illyricum, I have fully made known the gospel of Christ;

¹⁹ by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and in the country around even to Illyricum, I have fully made known the gospel of Christ; ²⁰ but always earnestly desirous to preach it in this manner,not where Christ had been named, that I might not build on anothers foundation,

²⁰ but always earnestly desirous to preach it in this manner,not where Christ had been named, that I might not build on anothers foundation,

²² For which cause also, for the most part, I have been hindered from coming to you.

²² For which cause also, for the most part, I have been hindered from coming to you. ²³ But now having no more opportunity in these regions, and having had for many years a great desire to come to you,

²³ But now having no more opportunity in these regions, and having had for many years a great desire to come to you,

²³ But now having no more opportunity in these regions, and having had for many years a great desire to come to you, 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.

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.

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. ²⁷ They have thought it good, and they owed it to them. For if the gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they ought in return to minister to them in temporal things. ²⁸ When therefore I have completed this business, and secured to them this fruit, I shall set out to pass through you to Spain. ²⁹ And I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. 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.

³² so that, through the will of God, I may come to you in joy, and may with you be refreshed.

¹⁸ For such men are not servants of our Lord Christ, but of their own appetites; and by good words and fair speeches they deceive the hearts of the simple. ¹⁹ For your obedience hath become known to all. Over you, then, I rejoice; but I would have you wise as to that which is good, and simple as to that which is evil.

²⁵ Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which for eternal ages was unrevealed, ²⁶ but is now made manifest, and through the writings of the prophets, by the command of the everlasting God, is made known to all the nations to bring them to obedience to the faith,

¹ Paul, a called apostle of Christ Jesus, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother, ² to the church of God which is at Corinth, the sanctified in Christ Jesus, called, holy, with all that in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours; ³ grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ I ever thank my God for you, on account of the grace of God bestowed upon you in Christ Jesus;

⁴ I ever thank my God for you, on account of the grace of God bestowed upon you in Christ Jesus; ⁵ that in him ye were enriched in everything, in all utterance, and all knowledge, ⁶ as the testimony of Christ was established among you; ⁷ so that ye come behind in no gift, while waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ; ⁸ who will also make you steadfast to the end, so that ye may be without blame in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁹ God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁸ For the preaching of the cross is to those who are perishing, foolishness, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. ¹⁹ For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nought the discernment of the discerning."

¹⁹ For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nought the discernment of the discerning."

¹⁹ For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nought the discernment of the discerning." ²⁰ Where is the wise man? Where the scribe? Where the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

²⁰ Where is the wise man? Where the scribe? Where the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

²⁰ Where is the wise man? Where the scribe? Where the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ²¹ For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by its wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe;

²¹ For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by its wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe;

²¹ For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by its wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe; ²² since even Jews ask for signs, and the Greeks seek for wisdom;

²² since even Jews ask for signs, and the Greeks seek for wisdom; ²³ but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumblingblock, and to gentiles foolishness, ²⁴ but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

² For I determined not to know anything while with you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

⁴ and my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power;

¹³ which things we also speak, not in words taught by mans wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, connecting what is spiritual l with what is spiritual.

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself; if any one thinketh himself wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself; if any one thinketh himself wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written: "He that taketh the wise in their craftiness;"

¹⁹ But I shall come to you shortly, if it be the Lords will, and will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power;

⁹ Know ye not, that wrongdoers shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

¹³ Meats are for the stomach, and the stomach for meats; but God will make an end of both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body;

¹⁸ Flee fornication. Every other sin which a man may commit, is apart from the body; but he that committeth fornication, sinneth against his own body.

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.

¹² If others possess this right in relation to you, do not we still more? But we have not used this right; but we submit to all things, that we may occasion no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

¹⁶ For in preaching the gospel, I have nothing to glory in; for I am under a necessity to do so; yea, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel!

¹⁶ For in preaching the gospel, I have nothing to glory in; for I am under a necessity to do so; yea, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel! ¹⁷ For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, still I have been intrusted with a stewardship.

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

¹⁷ For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, still I have been intrusted with a stewardship. ¹⁸ What then is my reward? It is that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel free of charge, that I use not to the full my right as a preacher of the gospel.

¹⁸ What then is my reward? It is that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel free of charge, that I use not to the full my right as a preacher of the gospel.

¹⁸ What then is my reward? It is that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel free of charge, that I use not to the full my right as a preacher of the gospel. ¹⁹ For being free from all men, yet I made myself a servant to all, that I might gain the more; ²⁰ and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those under the Law, as under the Law, not being myself under the Law, that I might gain those under the Law; ²¹ to those without the Law, as without the Law, being not without a law before God, but under the law of Christ, that I might gain those without the Law; ²² to the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak; I have become all things to all, that I might by all means save some. ²³ And I do all for the sake of the gospel, that I may with others partake of it.

¹ For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

¹ Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

¹ Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. ² Ye know, that when ye were gentiles, ye were carried away to dumb idols, as ye happened to be led;

² Ye know, that when ye were gentiles, ye were carried away to dumb idols, as ye happened to be led; ³ wherefore I give you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God saith, Accursed be Jesus; and that no one can say, Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit. ⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit; ⁵ and there are diversities of services, but the same Lord; ⁶ and there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all things in all. ⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the good of others. ⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; ⁹ to another faith, by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing, by the one Spirit; ¹⁰ to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another divers kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But all these worketh the one and selfsame Spirit, allotting to each one severally as it will.

¹¹ If then I know not the meaning of the language, I shall be to him that speaketh a foreigner, and he that speaketh a foreigner to me.

¹⁴ For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. ¹⁵ How stands it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. ¹⁶ Else, if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, since he understandeth not what thou art saying?

²³ If therefore the whole church be assembled in one place, and all be speaking with tongues, and there come in those who are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? ²⁴ But if all prophesy, and there come in one that is an unbeliever, or unlearned, he is convinced by all, he is searched through by all,

²⁴ But if all prophesy, and there come in one that is an unbeliever, or unlearned, he is convinced by all, he is searched through by all, 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.

² by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the same word which I preached to you, unless ye believed in vain.

⁸ And last of all, as to one born out of due time, he appeared also to me. ⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, one not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am; and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am; and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

³⁴ Awake, as is your duty, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God; I say it to your shame.

²³ The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.

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:

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

⁸ For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our distress which came upon us in Asia, that it was exceedingly heavy upon us beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life;

¹⁵ And in this confidence it was my purpose to come to you before, that ye might receive a second benefit; ¹⁶ and to go by way of you into Macedonia, and from Macedonia to come again to you, and by you to be forwarded on my way to Judaea.

²¹ Now he who maketh us with you steadfast in Christ, and anointed us, is God;

²³ But I call upon God as a witness against my soul, that it was to spare you that I came no more to Corinth;

¹ But I determined this with myself, that my next visit to you should not be in sorrow. 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.

¹² Now when I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, and a door had been opened to me by the Lord,

¹⁴ But thanks be to God, who always exhibiteth us in triumph in Christ, and manifesteth through us the odor of the knowledge of him in every place.

¹⁴ But thanks be to God, who always exhibiteth us in triumph in Christ, and manifesteth through us the odor of the knowledge of him in every place. ¹⁵ For we are to God a sweet odor of Christ among those who are being saved, and those who are perishing; ¹⁶ to the latter we are the odor of death, producing death; and to the former the odor of life, producing life. And who is sufficient for these things?

⁵ not that we are able of ourselves to think anything, as from ourselves; but our ability is from God; ⁶ who also gave us ability to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

⁴ in whom the God of this world blinded the understandings of the unbelieving, so that they cannot behold the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

⁴ in whom the God of this world blinded the understandings of the unbelieving, so that they cannot behold the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. ⁵ For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus sake.

⁵ For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus sake. ⁶ For it is God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, that shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

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;

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.

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.

⁴ (for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds,)

⁴ (for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds,) ⁵ casting down reasonings, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing every purpose into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

⁵ casting down reasonings, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing every purpose into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

⁵ casting down reasonings, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing every purpose into captivity to the obedience of Christ, ⁶ and being in readiness to punish every disobedience, when the measure of your obedience shall be full.

¹² For we do not venture to reckon ourselves among, or compare ourselves with, some of those who commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise. ¹³ But we will not boast of things that are without our measure, but according to the measure of the line which God allotted us,a measure to reach even to you. ¹⁴ For we do not stretch ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you; (for as far as even to you did we come, in the gospel of Christ;) ¹⁵ not boasting of things that are without measure, in other mens labors, but having hope, when your faith is increased, that our line will through you be still further extended,

¹⁵ not boasting of things that are without measure, in other mens labors, but having hope, when your faith is increased, that our line will through you be still further extended, ¹⁶ so that we may preach the gospel in the regions beyond you; not boasting, in anothers line, of things made ready to our hand.

⁴ For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye did not receive, or another gospel, which ye did not accept, well might ye bear with it. ⁵ For I suppose that I am in no respect behind the very foremost apostles.

¹⁰ As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting shall not be stopped in regard to me in the regions of Achaia. ¹¹ Wherefore? Because I love you not? God knoweth!

¹⁹ For ye bear with fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise;

³¹ The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I am not lying.

⁸ In respect to this I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me; ⁹ and he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ may abide upon me. ¹⁰ Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses in behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong. ¹¹ I have become a fool; it is ye that compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I behind the very foremost apostles, though I am nothing.

²⁰ For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and lest I too shall be found by you such as ye would not; lest there be wranglings, envying, wraths, rivalries, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

⁴ For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth through the power of God; for we also are weak in him, but we shall live together with him by the power of God toward you. ⁵ Try yourselves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, that Christ Jesus is in you, unless ye are unapproved? ⁶ But I trust that ye shall know, that we are not unapproved. ⁷ Now we pray to God that ye do no evil; not in order that we may appear approved, but that ye may do what is good, though we be as unapproved.

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

¹ Paul, an apostle, not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,

³ Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁴ who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from the present evil world, according to the will of God our Father;

⁶ I marvel that ye are so soon turning from him that called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel; ⁷ which is not another; only there are certain persons who are troubling you, and seeking to change entirely the gospel of Christ.

¹⁰ For do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Or am I endeavoring to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be the servant of Christ. ¹¹ But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not after man; ¹² for I did not receive it from man nor was I taught it by any man, but it was revealed to me by Jesus Christ. ¹³ For ye have heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism; that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and was destroying it, ¹⁴ and made progress in Judaism beyond many of the same age with me in my nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. ¹⁵ But when it pleased him who set me apart from my very birth, and called me through his grace,

¹⁵ But when it pleased him who set me apart from my very birth, and called me through his grace, ¹⁶ to reveal his Son within me, that I might publish the glad tidings of him among the gentiles, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,

¹⁶ to reveal his Son within me, that I might publish the glad tidings of him among the gentiles, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood, ¹⁷ neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

²⁰ Now as to what I am writing to you, behold, before God, I do not lie.

⁸ (for he who wrought for Peter in behalf of the apostleship to the circumcised, wrought also for me in behalf of the gentiles,) ⁹ and when they knew the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the gentiles, and they to the circumcised;

² This only I desire to learn from you: Was it from the works of the Law that ye received the Spirit, or by the preaching of faith? ³ Are ye so foolish? Having begun with the Spirit, do ye now end with the flesh? ⁴ Have ye suffered so much in vain? if indeed it be really in vain. ⁵ Doth he then who is supplying to you the Spirit, and working miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by the preaching of faith?

¹¹ But further, that through the observance of the Law no one is accepted as righteous with God is evident; for "the righteous shall live by faith."

⁴ but when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,

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

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are [in Ephesus], and believers in Christ Jesus: ² Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁶ to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved;

¹¹ in whom we also obtained the inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will, ¹² that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who have before placed our hope in the Messiah; ¹³ in whom ye also, after having heard the word of truth, the glad tidings of your salvation, in whom, I say, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit that was promised,

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; ¹⁷ that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of him; ¹⁸ the eyes of your mind being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope belonging to his call of you, and what the riches of the glory of the inheritance which he hath given among the saints, ¹⁹ and what the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

¹⁹ and what the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, ²⁰ which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead; and seated him at his own right hand in the heavenly regions, ²¹ far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; ²² and put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, ²³ which is his body, the fullness of him who filleth all with all;

² if, indeed, ye heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given me toward you, ³ that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words, ⁴ whereby, when ye read, ye may perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ; ⁵ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

⁵ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; ⁶ that the gentiles are fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers with us of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel;

⁶ that the gentiles are fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers with us of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel; ⁷ of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God, given to me according to the effectual working of his power.

⁷ of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God, given to me according to the effectual working of his power. ⁸ To me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to make known among the gentiles the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of Christ, ⁹ to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery, which hath been hidden for ages in God, who created all things;

¹⁴ For this cause I bend my knees to the Father, ¹⁵ from whom every family in heaven and on earth receiveth its name, ¹⁶ that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; ¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, ye having been rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸ that ye may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, ¹⁹ and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fullness of God. ²⁰ Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, ²¹ to him be the glory in the church in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

²¹ to him be the glory in the church in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

⁸ Wherefore he saith: "When he ascended on high, he led captive a train of captives, and gave gifts to men." ⁹ Now what is implied in his ascending, but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰ He who descended is the same as he who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things. ¹¹ And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

¹¹ And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; ¹² for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministration, for the building up of the body of Christ;

¹⁷ This therefore I say, and charge you in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind, ¹⁸ having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance that is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts;

¹⁸ having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance that is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts; ¹⁹ who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to wantonness, to work all uncleanness in greediness.

¹⁹ who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to wantonness, to work all uncleanness in greediness.

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

⁶ Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.

¹² For the things done in secret by them it is a shame even to speak of.

¹⁵ See then that ye walk circumspectly; not as unwise men, but as wise; ¹⁶ buying up for yourselves opportunities, because the days are evil. ¹⁷ Wherefore be not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

²⁰ giving thanks always for all things to God, the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁸ praying with all prayer and entreaty at all times in the Spirit; and watching to this end with all perseverance and entreaty for all the saints,

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

¹ Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, together with the bishops and deacons:

³ I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, ⁴ always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy

⁸ For God is my witness how much I long for you all in the tender affection of Christ Jesus.

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.

¹¹ being filled with the fruit of righteousness which is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

¹¹ and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God, the Father.

²² But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son serves a father, he served with me for the gospel.

²⁶ for he was longing after you all, and was much troubled, because ye heard that he was sick.

³ For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

⁶ as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, blameless. ⁷ But whatever things were gain to me, those for the sake of Christ I have counted but loss.

⁹ and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God upon faith;

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

⁶ Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God;

¹³ I can do all things in him who strengtheneth me.

¹⁷ Not that I seek for such a gift, but I do seek for fruit that may abound to your account.

²⁰ Now to God, our Father, be glory for ever. Amen.

²³ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy the brother, ² to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colossae: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father. ³ We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

⁵ on account of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, ⁶ which is come to you, as it is in all the world, and is bearing fruit and growing, as it doth also in you, from the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth;

⁶ which is come to you, as it is in all the world, and is bearing fruit and growing, as it doth also in you, from the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth;

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; ¹⁰ that ye may walk worthily of the Lord so as to please him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; ¹¹ endued with all power according to the might of his glory unto all patience and longsuffering with joy; ¹² giving thanks to the Father, who enabled us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light; ¹³ who rescued us from the empire of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son;

¹³ who rescued us from the empire of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son; ¹⁴ in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins; ¹⁵ who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of the whole creation;

¹⁵ who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of the whole creation;

²¹ And you, that were once alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

²⁵ of which I became a minister, according to the stewardship which God entrusted to me, for you, to fulfill the word of God,

²⁸ whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ; ²⁹ to which end I also am laboring, striving earnestly through his working, which worketh within me mightily.

⁹ For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,

⁶ on account of which things cometh the wrath of God.

¹¹ where there is no Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all. ¹² Clothe yourselves, therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and beloved, with compassionate affections, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

¹⁵ and let the peace of Christ, to which ye were called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be ye thankful.

¹ Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be to you, and peace. 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;

⁵ because the gospel preached by us came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye well know what sort of persons we became among you for your sake. ⁶ And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction with joy from the Holy Spirit;

⁸ For from you the word of the Lord hath sounded forth not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God hath become known; so that we need not say anything [about you].

⁸ For from you the word of the Lord hath sounded forth not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith toward God hath become known; so that we need not say anything [about you]. ⁹ For they themselves are reporting concerning us what kind of reception we had among you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God,

⁹ For they themselves are reporting concerning us what kind of reception we had among you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God,

⁹ For they themselves are reporting concerning us what kind of reception we had among you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God, ¹⁰ and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the coming wrath.

¹⁰ and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the coming wrath.

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.

⁵ For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness; ⁶ nor from men sought we glory, either from you, or from others; though we might have used authority as apostles of Christ. ⁷ But we were gentle in the midst of you, even as a nurse cherisheth her own children; ⁸ so having a strong affection for you, we were willing to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, because ye became dear to us. ⁹ For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil, how laboring night and day, that we might not be burdensome to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. ¹⁰ Ye are witnesses, and so is God, how holily, and righteously, and unblamably we conducted ourselves toward you that believe;

¹² that ye should walk in a manner worthy of God, who is calling you to his own kingdom and glory. 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.

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. ¹⁴ For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they have from the Jews;

¹⁷ But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you for a short time, separated in body, not in heart, used the greater endeavors with much earnestness to see your face. ¹⁸ Wherefore we purposed to come to you, that is, I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

¹⁸ Wherefore we purposed to come to you, that is, I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. 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; ¹⁰ night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may supply that which is lacking in your faith?

¹⁰ night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may supply that which is lacking in your faith?

¹⁰ night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may supply that which is lacking in your faith? ¹¹ Now God himself, our Father, and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you;

¹¹ Now God himself, our Father, and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you; ¹² and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we do in love toward you; ¹³ in order that he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God, our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones.

¹³ in order that he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God, our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones.

⁴ that every one of you should know how to procure for himself his own vessel in purity and honor, ⁵ not in the passion of lust, even as the gentiles who know not God;

⁷ For God did not call us to live in uncleanness, but in purity.

¹³ But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are sleeping, that ye may not sorrow, as others do, who have no hope.

¹⁷ Pray without ceasing;

²⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

⁸ in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus;

⁴ he that opposeth and exalteth himself above every one that is called God, or worthy of worship, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself to be God.

⁷ For the mystery of lawlessness is already working; only there is one who now restraineth, until he be taken out of the way;

¹⁰ and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

¹⁰ and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And for this cause God sendeth them a working of delusion, that they may believe the falsehood; ¹² that they may all be judged, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. ¹³ But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, that God chose you from the beginning to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth; ¹⁴ whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, our Father, who loved us, and gave us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, ¹⁷ encourage your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.

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

³ But faithful is the Lord, who will establish you, and guard you from evil.

¹⁶ Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way; the Lord be with you all.

¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through the command of God, our Saviour, and Christ Jesus, our hope, ² to Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹⁰ for whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to the sound teaching, ¹¹ according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.

¹¹ according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust. ¹² And I thank him who gave me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, that he accounted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, t

¹⁵ True is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. ¹⁶ But for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me especially Christ Jesus might show forth all his longsuffering, as an example to those who should hereafter believe in him to life everlasting. ¹⁷ Now to the King eternal, the imperishable, invisible, only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

⁷ whereunto I was appointed a herald and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not,) a teacher of the gentiles in faith and truth.

¹⁶ And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness, in him who was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.

¹ Now the Spirit saith expressly, that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons, ² through the hypocrisy of speakers of lies, who bear a brand on their own conscience,

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.

¹⁶ who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no man hath seen, or can see; to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.

² to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 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, ⁴ longing to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

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, ⁹ who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and the grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

¹¹ for which I was appointed a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles. ¹² For which cause I suffer also these things. But I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which he hath committed to me unto that day.

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,

⁸ Bear in mind Jesus Christ of the seed of David, as raised from the dead, according to my gospel;

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

²⁰ But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also wooden and earthen ones; and some for honor, and some for dishonor. ²¹ If then any one shall purge himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, hallowed, useful for the householder, prepared for every good work. ²² But flee youthful lusts, and follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

² For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without ³ natural affection, implacable, slanderers, incontinent, fierce, without love for what is good, ⁴ betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

⁸ Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth; men corrupted in their minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that the preaching might be fully accomplished by me, and that all the gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the lions mouth.

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

¹ Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Christ Jesus, for the faith of Gods elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, ² in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times,

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

¹⁶ They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.

³ For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

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,

⁸ Wherefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is befitting,

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.

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;

¹² For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, both the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart;

⁴ And no one taketh this honor to himself, but when called by God, as was Aaron. ⁵ Thus Christ did not glorify himself to be made highpriest, but he who said to him, "Thou art my Son, I this day have begotten thee;" ⁶ as also he saith in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."

⁹ and being perfected became the author of everlasting salvation to all who obey him,

²⁶ For such a highpriest also became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

¹⁴ how much more shall the blood of Christ, who by his everlasting spirit offered himself without spot to God, purify your conscience from dead works, for the worship of the living God!

³⁸ Now my righteous man shall live by faith; but if he draw back, my soul hath no pleasure in him."

⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. ⁷ By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

²⁷ By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.

⁹ Be not carried aside with various and strange teachings; for it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with meats, in which those who walked were not profited.

¹⁵ Through him therefore let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips giving thanks to his name.

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

¹ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

⁵ So also the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindleth!

¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

¹⁵ instead of saying, If the Lord will, we shall both live and do this or that; ¹⁶ but now ye glory in your boastings. All such glorying is evil.

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, ² chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.

¹¹ searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them signified, when it testified beforehand the sufferings to come upon Christ, and the glories that were to follow;

¹⁵ but as he who called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conduct;

¹⁸ knowing that not with perishable things, silver or gold, were ye redeemed from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers,

⁵ be ye yourselves also, as living stones, built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;

⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light; ¹⁰ who once were not a people, but are now the people of God; who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

²¹ For to this ye were called; because even Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps;

³ For sufficient is the time past to have wrought the will of the gentiles, when ye walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, carousings, and abominable idolatries;

¹¹ If any one speak, let him speak as uttering the oracles of God; if any minister, let him do it as from the ability which God giveth; that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁶ but if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who called you to his everlasting glory in Christ Jesus, will, after ye have suffered a while, himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.

¹² By Silvanus, the faithful brother as I think, I have written to you in few words, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

¹ Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God, and the Saviour Jesus Christ: ² Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. ³ Seeing that his Divine power hath given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness;

¹⁰ Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure; for if ye do these things, ye will never fall.

¹² Wherefore I shall be careful always to remind you of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth that is with you.

²¹ For prophecy never came by the will of man; but moved by the Holy Spirit, men spoke from God.

¹⁸ For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they allure in the lusts of the flesh, by dissolute ways, such as were in some measure escaping from those who live in error;

⁵ For of this they are willingly ignorant, that of old by the word of God there were heavens, and an earth formed out of the water and by the water,

¹⁷ Do ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things beforehand, beware lest, being led away with the error of the lawless, ye fall from your own steadfastness. ¹⁸ But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, both now and for ever.

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.

¹⁵ Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him; ¹⁶ because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

¹ Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God l For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

⁸ He that committeth sin is of the Devil; for the Devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil.

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.

² Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledgeth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh, is of God. ³ And every spirit that doth not acknowledge Jesus, is not of God; and this is that spirit of Antichrist, of which ye have heard that it is to come, and even now it is already in the world.

⁹ In this was manifested the love of God in regard to us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live through him. ¹⁰ Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

¹⁵ Whoever acknowledgeth that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

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.

⁵ Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

⁹ If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son. ¹⁰ He that believeth in the Son of God hath the witness within him; he that believeth not God hath made him a liar, because he hath not believed in the witness which God hath borne concerning his Son.

¹⁰ He that believeth in the Son of God hath the witness within him; he that believeth not God hath made him a liar, because he hath not believed in the witness which God hath borne concerning his Son. ¹¹ And this is the witness, that God gave to us everlasting life, and this life is in his Son.

¹¹ And this is the witness, that God gave to us everlasting life, and this life is in his Son. ¹² He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

¹² He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life. ¹³ These things have I written to you, that ye may know that ye who believe in the name of the Son of God have everlasting life.

²⁰ And we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know the True One; and we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and everlasting life.

³ Grace, mercy, peace shall be with you from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. ⁴ I rejoiced greatly, that I found some of thy children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

⁷ For many deceivers went out into the world, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ coming in the flesh; this is the deceiver and the antichrist.

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.

¹ Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, loved in God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:

¹ Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, loved in God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ: ² Mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you. ³ Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you, I found it necessary to write to you concerning the common salvation, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.

⁷ even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, in like manner with them giving themselves over to fornication, and going away after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of everlasting fire.

¹⁰ But these rail at the things which they know not; but what things they understand naturally, as brute beasts, in these they corrupt themselves.

¹⁶ These are murmurers, complaining of their lot, walking according to their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words; admiring mens persons, for the sake of profit.

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants what must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John;

⁴ John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be to you, and peace, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne; ⁵ and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loveth us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

¹⁸ and he that liveth; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore; and I have the keys of death and the underworld.

¹ To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:

⁸ And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again:

¹² And to the angel of the church in Pergamus write: These things saith he that hath the sharp twoedged sword:

¹⁸ And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass:

²⁹ He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

⁷ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who hath the key of David; he who openeth, and no one shall shut; and shutteth, and no one shall open:

¹⁴ And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

²² He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches,

²⁰ And the rest of men, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood, which can neither see; nor hear, nor walk;

⁷ saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come; and worship him that made the heaven, and the earth, and sea, and fountains of waters.

⁴ who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before thee, because thy judgments are made manifest.

¹⁴ These will make war with the Lamb; and the Lamb will overcome them, because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

¹⁰ And I fell at his feet to worship him; and he saith to me, See thou do it not; I am a fellowservant of thee, and of thy brethren who maintain the testimony to Jesus; worship God. For the testimony to Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

⁶ And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his servants what must shortly come to pass.

⁹ And he saith to me, See thou do it not; I am a fellowservant of thee, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book; worship God.

²¹ The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.