Luke Cross References - RKJNT

¹ Since many have undertaken to set forth in order a narrative of those things which have happened among us, ² Just as they have been delivered to us, by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; ³ It seemed good to me also, having carefully investigated all these things from the very beginning, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, ⁴ That you might know the certainty of those things, about which you have been instructed. ⁵ There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abija: and his wife was one of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. ⁶ And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. ⁷ And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both now well along in years. ⁸ And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's service before God while his division was on duty, ⁹ According to the custom of the priest's office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. ¹⁰ And the whole multitude of people were praying outside at the time of incense offering. ¹¹ And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. ¹² And when Zechariah saw him, he was troubled, and fear came upon him. ¹³ But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zechariah: for your prayer has been heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. ¹⁴ And you shall have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. ¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶ And he shall turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. ¹⁸ And Zechariah said to the angel, How shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years. ¹⁹ And the angel answered him, I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and have been sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news. ²⁰ Behold, you shall be silent, unable to speak, until the day that these things come to pass, because you have not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time. ²¹ And the people waited for Zechariah, and wondered why he delayed so long in the temple. ²² And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned to them, and remained speechless. ²³ And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his service were finished, he departed to his own house. ²⁴ And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, ²⁵ Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my disgrace among men. ²⁶ And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, ²⁷ To a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. ²⁸ And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, you who are highly favoured, the Lord is with you. ²⁹ And she was troubled at his words, and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. ³⁰ And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for you have found favour with God. ³¹ And behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name JESUS. ³² He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give to him the throne of his father David: ³³ And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. ³⁴ Then Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I am a virgin? ³⁵ And the angel answered her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you: therefore the holy child to be born shall be called the Son of God. ³⁶ And, behold, your cousin Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age: and she who was called barren is in her sixth month. ³⁷ For with God nothing shall be impossible. ³⁸ And Mary said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her. ³⁹ And at that time Mary arose, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah; ⁴⁰ And entered into the house of Zechariah, and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹ And it came to pass, that, when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit: ⁴² And she spoke out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. ⁴³ And why do I deserve to have the mother of my Lord come to me? ⁴⁴ For, lo, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy. ⁴⁵ And blessed is she who believed that those things which were told her from the Lord would be fulfilled. ⁴⁶ And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, ⁴⁷ And my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour. ⁴⁸ For he has looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. ⁴⁹ For he who is mighty has done great things for me; and holy is his name. ⁵⁰ And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. ⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered those who were proud in the imagination of their hearts. ⁵² He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the humble. ⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he has sent away empty. ⁵⁴ He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; ⁵⁵ As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever. ⁵⁶ And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her own house. ⁵⁷ Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth; and she brought forth a son. ⁵⁸ And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shown great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. ⁵⁹ And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they were going to call him Zechariah, after the name of his father. ⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, No; he shall be called John. ⁶¹ And they said to her, There is no one of your family who is called by this name. ⁶² And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called. ⁶³ And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, His name is John. And they all marvelled. ⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, and praised God. ⁶⁵ And fear came upon all who lived around them: and all these things were spoken of throughout all the hill country of Judaea. ⁶⁶ And all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What shall this child shall turn out to be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. ⁶⁷ And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, ⁶⁸ Blessed is the Lord God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed his people, ⁶⁹ And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; ⁷⁰ As he spoke by the mouths of his holy prophets, from long ago: ⁷¹ That we would be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us; ⁷² To show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; ⁷³ The oath which he swore to our father Abraham, ⁷⁴ That he would grant to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, ⁷⁵ In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our lives. ⁷⁶ And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High: for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; ⁷⁷ To give to his people the knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins; ⁷⁸ Through the tender mercy of our God, the sunrise from on high will visit us, ⁷⁹ To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. ⁸⁰ And the child grew, and grew strong in spirit, and lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

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

¹⁶ And Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

²⁰ But while he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

²⁰ But while he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ²¹ And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

²¹ And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

²³ Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which translated means, God with us.

²⁵ And kept her a virgin until she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.

¹ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem,

²³ And he came and lived in a city called Nazareth: that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, He shall be called a Nazarene.

¹ In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

¹ In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, ² And saying, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ³ For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, when he said, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

³ For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, when he said, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁴ And John had a garment of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

⁴ And John had a garment of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then Jerusalem, and all Judaea, went out to him, and all the region around the Jordan, ⁶ And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come for baptism, he said to them, You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Therefore, bring forth fruit in keeping with repentance: ⁹ And do not think to say to yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ¹⁰ And now the axe is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. ¹¹ I baptize you with water for repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire.

¹¹ I baptize you with water for repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire. ¹² His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

¹⁴ But John tried to prevent him, saying, I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?

³ And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

¹⁶ The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light; and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, a light has sprung up.

⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled.

³³ And when the devil was cast out, the dumb man spoke: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.

⁷ And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

⁹ But what did you go out to see? A prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

⁹ But what did you go out to see? A prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. ¹⁰ For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

¹⁰ For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you. ¹¹ Truly I say to you, Among those who are born of women there has not arisen one greater than John the Baptist: yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. ¹² And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. ¹³ For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. ¹⁴ And if you will receive it, he is Elijah, who was to come.

¹⁴ And if you will receive it, he is Elijah, who was to come. ¹⁵ He who has ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁶ But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows, ¹⁷ And saying, We have piped for you, and you have not danced; we have mourned for you, and you have not lamented. ¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a devil. ¹⁹ The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax gatherers and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her deeds.

²⁸ Come to me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest for your souls.

⁴² The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the remotest parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, one greater than Solomon is here.

⁴⁸ But he answered and said to him who told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?

⁴ For John said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her. ⁵ And although he would have put him to death, he feared the people, because they counted him as a prophet.

²⁷ But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Take heart; it is I; do not be afraid.

³³ Then those who were in the boat came and worshipped him, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.

¹¹ And Jesus answered them, Elijah truly shall come first, and restore all things. ¹² But I say to you, That Elijah has already come, and they did not know him, but have done to him whatever they pleased. Likewise shall the Son of man suffer at their hands.

¹⁰ Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you, That in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

²⁶ But Jesus looked at them, and said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

²⁶ But if we shall say, From men; we fear the people; for all hold that John was a prophet.

²⁹ He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. ³⁰ And he came to the second, and said the same. And he answered and said, I will, sir: but did not go. ³¹ Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, That the tax gatherers and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him: but the tax gatherers and the prostitutes believed him: and even when you had seen this, you did not afterward repent and believe him.

³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him: but the tax gatherers and the prostitutes believed him: and even when you had seen this, you did not afterward repent and believe him.

⁶³ But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said to him, I charge you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God. ⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, You have said so: nevertheless I say to you, Hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

⁵⁴ Now when the centurion, and those who were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

⁵ And the angel said to the women, Fear not: for I know that you seek Jesus, who was crucified.

¹⁸ And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All power has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

¹ The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; ² As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way. ³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁴ John baptized in the wilderness, and preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

²⁴ Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.

¹⁴ The sower sows the word.

⁷ And cried out with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I implore you by God, that you do not torment me.

¹³ And Jesus gave them permission. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (there were about two thousand;) and they were drowned in the sea.

³ Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joseph, of Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended by him.

⁴⁹ But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out: ⁵⁰ For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them, Take heart: it is I; do not be afraid.

³² And they brought to him one who was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to put his hand upon him. ³³ And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; ³⁴ And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. ³⁵ And immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosened, and he spoke plainly. ³⁶ And he commanded them that they should tell no man: but the more he commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it; ³⁷ And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, He has done all things well: he makes both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

¹¹ And they asked him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first? ¹² And he answered them, Elijah truly comes first, and restores all things; and how is it written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be treated with contempt? ¹³ But I say to you, That Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.

¹⁹ He answered him, and said, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I endure you? bring him to me.

²⁷ And Jesus looking upon them said, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

¹⁰ Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David: Hosanna in the highest.

³² But if we shall say, From men; they feared the people: for all held that John was indeed a prophet.

³⁶ For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.

⁶¹ But he held his peace, and said nothing. Again the high priest asked him, Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?

⁵ And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were amazed.

⁵ And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were amazed. ⁶ And he said to them, Do not be afraid: You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he has risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

⁶ And he said to them, Do not be afraid: You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he has risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

¹⁴ Afterward, he appeared to the eleven as they sat eating, and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw him after he had risen.

¹ Since many have undertaken to set forth in order a narrative of those things which have happened among us,

⁵ There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abija: and his wife was one of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

⁷ And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both now well along in years.

¹² And when Zechariah saw him, he was troubled, and fear came upon him. ¹³ But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zechariah: for your prayer has been heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. ¹⁴ And you shall have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. ¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶ And he shall turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

¹⁶ And he shall turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

¹⁹ And the angel answered him, I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and have been sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news. ²⁰ Behold, you shall be silent, unable to speak, until the day that these things come to pass, because you have not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.

²² And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned to them, and remained speechless.

²⁵ Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my disgrace among men. ²⁶ And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, ²⁷ To a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. ²⁸ And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, you who are highly favoured, the Lord is with you. ²⁹ And she was troubled at his words, and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. ³⁰ And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for you have found favour with God. ³¹ And behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name JESUS. ³² He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give to him the throne of his father David:

³² He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give to him the throne of his father David:

³⁴ Then Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I am a virgin? ³⁵ And the angel answered her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you: therefore the holy child to be born shall be called the Son of God.

³⁹ And at that time Mary arose, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

⁴¹ And it came to pass, that, when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit: ⁴² And she spoke out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

⁴⁴ For, lo, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy. ⁴⁵ And blessed is she who believed that those things which were told her from the Lord would be fulfilled.

⁴⁸ For he has looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

⁵⁴ He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; ⁵⁵ As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever.

⁵⁸ And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shown great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, No; he shall be called John.

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, No; he shall be called John. ⁶¹ And they said to her, There is no one of your family who is called by this name. ⁶² And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

⁶² And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called. ⁶³ And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, His name is John. And they all marvelled.

⁶³ And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, His name is John. And they all marvelled.

⁶⁵ And fear came upon all who lived around them: and all these things were spoken of throughout all the hill country of Judaea. ⁶⁶ And all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What shall this child shall turn out to be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. ⁶⁷ And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁷⁰ As he spoke by the mouths of his holy prophets, from long ago: ⁷¹ That we would be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;

⁷¹ That we would be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us; ⁷² To show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; ⁷³ The oath which he swore to our father Abraham, ⁷⁴ That he would grant to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,

⁷⁴ That he would grant to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, ⁷⁵ In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our lives. ⁷⁶ And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High: for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

⁸⁰ And the child grew, and grew strong in spirit, and lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

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:)

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 his espoused wife, who was with child. ⁶ And so it was, that, while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. ⁷ And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in strips of cloth, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

⁹ And, lo, an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were very afraid. ¹⁰ And the angel said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which shall be for all people.

¹⁰ And the angel said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which shall be for all people. ¹¹ For to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

¹⁹ But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

²¹ And when eight days had passed, when he was to be circumcised, he was given the name JESUS, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

³² A light of revelation for the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

³⁸ And coming at that hour she also gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who looked for the redemption of Jerusalem.

⁴⁰ And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

⁵¹ And he went down with them, to Nazareth, and was obedient to them: but his mother kept all these things in her heart. ⁵² And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

³ And he went into all the country about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins; ⁴ As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁵ Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; ⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. ⁷ Then he said to the multitude that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Bring forth fruit worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. ⁹ Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees: every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. ¹⁰ And the people asked him, What shall we do then? ¹¹ He answered and said to them, He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise. ¹² Then tax gatherers also came to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³ And he said to them, Collect no more than you have been ordered to. ¹⁴ And the soldiers likewise questioned him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do not extort money from anyone or accuse anyone falsely; and be content with your wages.

¹⁶ John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

¹ And Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,

²¹ Blessed are you who hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now: for you shall laugh.

²⁴ But woe to you who are rich! for you have received your comfort.

³⁵ But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Most High: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

⁷ Nor did I think myself worthy to come to you: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

¹⁶ And fear came upon them all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is risen up among us; and, God has visited his people.

²⁷ This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you. ²⁸ For I say to you, Among those born of women there is none greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

²⁸ For I say to you, Among those born of women there is none greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

³³ For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say, He has a devil.

⁴⁷ Therefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but he who is forgiven little, loves little. ⁴⁸ And he said to her, Your sins are forgiven. ⁴⁹ And those who reclined at table with him began to say among themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins? ⁵⁰ And he said to the woman, Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

⁴⁴ Let these words sink down into your ears: the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

²⁷ And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman in the crowd lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which you sucked.

²⁷ And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman in the crowd lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which you sucked. ²⁸ But he said, Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.

¹⁶ And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: ¹⁷ And he thought to himself, What shall I do, because I have no room to store my crops? ¹⁸ And he said, This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones; and there I will store all my grain and goods. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry. ²⁰ But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then who shall own those things, which you have prepared? ²¹ So it is with him who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

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

¹⁵ And he said to them, You justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

¹⁹ There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day: ²⁰ And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, covered with sores, ²¹ And he longed to eat the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ²² And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; ²³ And in Hades he lift up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus in his bosom. ²⁴ And he cried out, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. ²⁵ But Abraham said, Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus received evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.

¹¹ The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax gatherer. ¹² I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. ¹³ And the tax gatherer, standing far off, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but beat upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me, a sinner. ¹⁴ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one who exalts himself shall be abased; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

¹⁴ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one who exalts himself shall be abased; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

²⁴ And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

²⁷ And he said, Things that are impossible with men are possible with God.

³⁸ Saying, Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

⁴⁴ And shall level you to the ground, and your children within you; and they shall not leave in you one stone upon another; because you did not know the time of your visitation.

⁴² David himself says in the book of Psalms, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, ⁴³ Until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet. ⁴⁴ Therefore David calls him Lord; so how is he then his son?

²⁶ Was it not necessary for the Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? ²⁷ And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them all the things concerning himself in the scriptures.

³⁶ And as they spoke of this, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, Peace be with you. ³⁷ But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed that they were seeing a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them, Why are you troubled? and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹ Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: touch me, and see; for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have. ⁴⁰ And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet.

⁴⁴ He said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written about me in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms.

⁴⁸ You are witnesses of these things.

⁷ He came as a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. ⁸ He was not the Light, but was sent to bear witness to the Light. ⁹ The true Light, which enlightens every man, was coming into the world.

⁹ The true Light, which enlightens every man, was coming into the world.

¹³ Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁵ John bore witness to him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He who comes after me ranks above me: for he was before me. ¹⁶ And of his fulness we have all received, and grace upon grace. ¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

²¹ And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And he answered, No. ²² Then they said to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself? ²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.

²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said. ²⁴ Now they had been sent by the Pharisees. ²⁵ And they asked him, Why do you baptize then, if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet? ²⁶ John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but one stands among you, whom you do not know; ²⁷ It is he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.

²⁷ It is he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. ²⁸ These things took place in Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who ranks above me: for he was before me. ³¹ And I did not know him: but I came baptizing with water that he might be revealed to Israel.

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

⁴⁵ Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote about, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. ⁴⁶ And Nathanael said to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.

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

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

²⁷ John answered, A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I have been sent before him.

²⁸ You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I have been sent before him. ²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ He who comes from above is above all: he who is of the earth is earthly, and speaks of the earth: he who comes from heaven is above all. ³² And what he has seen and heard, to that he testifies; yet no man receives his testimony. ³³ He who has received his testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God gives the Spirit without measure. ³⁵ The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand. ³⁶ He who believes in the Son has eternal life: but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God rests upon him.

²¹ For as the Father raises up the dead, and gives them life; even so the Son gives life to whom he will. ²² For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son: ²³ That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who does not honour the Son does not honour the Father who has sent him. ²⁴ Truly, truly, I say to you, He who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and shall not come into judgment; but has passed from death into life. ²⁵ Truly, truly, I say to you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and those who hear shall live. ²⁶ For as the Father has life in himself; so he has granted to the Son to have life in himself; ²⁷ And has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man. ²⁸ Do not marvel at this: for the hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice, ²⁹ And shall come forth; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.

³⁵ He was a burning and a shining light: and you were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

¹¹ And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to those who were seated; and he did likewise with the fish, as much as they wanted. ¹² When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing may be lost. ¹³ Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

³⁵ And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he who comes to me shall never hunger; and he who believes in me shall never thirst.

⁶⁹ And we believe and have come to know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

⁴¹ Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

¹² Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

⁵ As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

⁴⁰ Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you, that, if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?

³⁴ The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abides forever: and how is it that you say, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

⁴⁶ I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me should not abide in darkness.

⁵ After that he poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded. ⁶ Then he came to Simon Peter: and Peter said to him, Lord, do you wash my feet? ⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, What I do you do not understand now; but you shall understand later. ⁸ Peter said to him, You shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I do not wash you, you have no part with me.

¹³ You call me Teacher and Lord: and you say well; for so I am.

²⁴ Therefore Simon Peter beckoned to him, that he should ask of whom he spoke.

²⁷ And you also shall bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

²⁸ And Thomas said to him, My Lord and my God. ²⁹ Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me, you have believed: blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed.

³¹ But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name.

¹ In my former treatise, O Theophilus, I wrote of all that Jesus began to do and teach,

¹ In my former treatise, O Theophilus, I wrote of all that Jesus began to do and teach, ² Until the day he was taken up, after he had, through the Holy Spirit, given commands to the apostles whom he had chosen. ³ To them he showed himself alive after his suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them over forty days, and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God:

³ To them he showed himself alive after his suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them over forty days, and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God:

⁸ But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the remotest part of the earth.

²¹ Therefore, of those men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, ²² Beginning with the baptism of John until the day that he was taken up from us, one of these must be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

¹⁴ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, You men of Judaea, and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words: ¹⁵ For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day. ¹⁶ But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel; ¹⁷ And it shall come to pass in the last days, declares God, That I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: ¹⁸ And in those days I will pour out my Spirit on my menservants and on my maidservants; and they shall prophesy:

²⁶ Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover my flesh shall also abide in hope: ²⁷ Because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. ²⁸ You have made known to me the ways of life; you shall make me full of joy with your presence.

³⁰ Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath that he would seat one of his descendants upon his throne;

³⁶ Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

³⁸ Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

⁴³ And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

¹⁹ Therefore repent, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;

²¹ Whom heaven must receive until the time of the restoration of all things which God has spoken about by the mouths of all his holy prophets since the most ancient times. ²² For Moses said, The Lord your God shall raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brethren; you shall hear him in all things, whatever he shall say to you. ²³ And it shall come to pass, that anyone who will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. ²⁴ Yea, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, have foretold these days. ²⁵ You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. ²⁶ God, having raised up his servant, sent him first to bless you, by turning every one of you away from your iniquities.

⁸ Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, You rulers of the people, and elders,

²⁰ But we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

⁵ On hearing these words Ananias fell down and died: and great fear came on all those who heard these things.

¹¹ And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

¹⁹ But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

³¹ God has exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

³ Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

⁸ And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac became the father of Jacob; and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

⁴⁸ Yet the most High does not dwell in temples made with hands; as the prophet says,

⁵⁵ But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

³⁶ And as they went on their way, they came to some water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what prevents me from being baptized?

⁶ Arise, and go into the city, and you shall be told what you must do.

³ About the ninth hour of the day he saw in a vision an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius. ⁴ And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your alms have come up as a memorial before God.

⁴ And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your alms have come up as a memorial before God.

¹⁷ Now while Peter was perplexed about the meaning of the vision which he had seen, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made enquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,

³¹ And said, Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered by God.

³³ Therefore I immediately sent to you; and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all present here before God, to hear all things that you have been commanded by the Lord.

³⁹ And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem. And they killed him by hanging him on a tree: ⁴⁰ But God raised him up on the third day, and showed him openly; ⁴¹ Not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

⁴³ To him all the prophets bear witness that through his name whoever believes in him shall receive forgiveness of sins.

⁴ But Peter related the matter from the beginning, and explained it to them in order, saying,

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

¹⁷ But he, beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things to James, and to the brethren. Then he departed, and went to another place.

²⁴ Before his coming John had preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. ²⁵ And as John was finishing his course, he said, Who do you think I am? I am not he. But, behold, one comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.

³⁸ Therefore, let it be known to you, brethren, that through this man the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you: ³⁹ And by him all who believe are justified from all the things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

¹⁹ Therefore, my judgment is that we do not trouble those who have turned to God from among the Gentiles:

²⁵ It seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

²⁸ For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

¹⁷ She followed Paul and us, and cried out, These men are servants of the most high God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.

⁹ Then the Lord spoke to Paul at night by a vision, Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not hold your peace: ¹⁰ For I am with you, and no man shall attack and hurt you: for I have many people in this city.

¹⁰ For I am with you, and no man shall attack and hurt you: for I have many people in this city.

²⁵ This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and diligently taught the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

⁴ Then Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.

¹⁷ And this became known to all the Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

³³ And some of the multitude called upon Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defence to the people.

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

¹ And Paul, earnestly looking at the council, said, Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

²⁶ Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, greetings.

³ We accept this always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

¹⁶ So I discipline myself, to always have a clear conscience before God and men.

¹⁶ But rise, and stand on your feet: for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear to you.

¹⁸ To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance along with those who are sanctified by faith in me.

²⁵ But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth words of truth and soberness.

²⁴ Saying, Do not fear, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God has given you all those who sail with you.

²⁵ And when they could not agree among themselves, they departed, after Paul spoke one last statement, Well did the Holy Spirit speak by Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,

² (Which he promised beforehand by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

² (Which he promised beforehand by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) ³ Concerning his Son, who was born a descendant of David according to the flesh; ⁴ And through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by the resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord,

²¹ Because, though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

¹⁸ And know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law;

³ What if some did not believe? shall their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?

⁹ What then? are we better than they? No, by no means: for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; ¹⁰ As it is written, There is no one righteous, no, not one: ¹¹ There is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks after God. ¹² They have all left the way, together they have become unprofitable; there is no one who does good, no, not one. ¹³ Their throats are an open grave; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: ¹⁴ Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: ¹⁵ Their feet are swift to shed blood: ¹⁶ Destruction and misery are in their ways: ¹⁷ And the way of peace have they not known:

¹⁷ And the way of peace have they not known: ¹⁸ There is no fear of God before their eyes. ¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be held accountable to God. ²⁰ Therefore, by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified in his sight: for through the law comes the knowledge of sin. ²¹ But now the righteousness of God apart from the law has been manifested, though it is witnessed to by the law and the prophets; ²² This is the righteousness of God which is by faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe: for there is no difference: ²³ For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; ²⁴ Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: ²⁵ Whom God has set forth to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood. He did this to declare his righteousness, for in the forbearance of God, he passed over sins of the past;

²⁵ Whom God has set forth to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood. He did this to declare his righteousness, for in the forbearance of God, he passed over sins of the past;

⁶ Thus David speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: ⁷ Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. ⁸ Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not count against him.

¹⁹ And he did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, now as good as dead, for he was about a hundred years old, or the deadness of Sarah's womb: ²⁰ He did not waver through unbelief in the promise of God; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; ²¹ And was fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

¹¹ And not only this, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received reconciliation.

²² But now, having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you gain the benefit that leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.

¹⁵ For you have not received a spirit of bondage leading to fear; but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry out, Abba, Father.

³¹ What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

⁵ To them belong the fathers, and from them, according to the flesh, came Christ, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen. ⁶ But it is not as though the word of God has had no effect. For they are not all Israel, who are descended from Israel:

²³ That he might make known the riches of his glory to the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared beforehand for glory,

²⁸ Concerning the gospel, they are enemies of God, for your sakes: but concerning election, they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.

²⁸ Concerning the gospel, they are enemies of God, for your sakes: but concerning election, they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. ²⁹ For the gifts and calling of God are never revoked.

¹⁵ Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

¹⁶ That I should be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, in the priestly service of the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

²⁶ For consider your calling, brethren: that not many were wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble:

²⁶ For consider your calling, brethren: that not many were wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble: ²⁷ But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are mighty; ²⁸ And God has chosen base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, to reduce to nothing things that are:

³¹ So that, just as it is written, Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.

¹ Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

⁸ Already you are full, already you are rich, you have become as kings without us: and I would that you had become kings, that we might also reign with you.

⁹ Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexual offenders, ¹⁰ Nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

⁴⁰ But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is: and I also think that I have the Spirit of God.

² Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things, and keep the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.

²⁶ And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

¹⁹ Yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

²⁴ Then comes the end, when he delivers up the kingdom to God the Father; after he has destroyed all rule and all authority and power. ²⁵ For he must reign, until he has put all enemies under his feet.

¹² Regarding our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to go to you with the brethren: but it was not at all his desire to go at this time; but he will come when he has the opportunity.

¹² For our boast is in this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and still more toward you.

¹⁴ Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and makes manifest through us the fragrance of the knowledge of him in every place.

⁵ We cast down arguments, and every lofty thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

¹⁵ But when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

¹⁵ Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it is ratified, no man annuls or adds to it. ¹⁶ Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He does not say, And to seeds, as to many; but to one, And to your seed, which is Christ. ¹⁷ And this is what I mean, that the law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant which was previously ratified by God, and thus make the promise void.

²⁹ And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

⁴ But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

⁶ Let him who is taught the word share all good things with him who teaches.

¹⁶ And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with all spiritual blessings in the heavenly places: ⁴ Just as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him. In love

⁶ To the praise of his glorious grace, which he freely bestowed upon us in the beloved. ⁷ In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

²⁰ Which he exerted in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 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 he has put all things under his feet, and has appointed him to be the head over all things for the church, ²³ Which is his body, the fulness of him who fills all things everywhere.

³ Among them we all lived in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, like the others. ⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, ⁵ Even when we were dead in transgressions, has made us alive together with Christ, (by grace you are saved;)

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has prepared beforehand for us to do.

⁷ Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the working of his power. ⁸ To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, was this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

²⁰ Now to him who is able to do immeasurably beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,

¹¹ And he gave some as apostles; and some as prophets; and some as evangelists; and some as pastors and teachers; ¹² For the equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ:

²⁴ And put on the new man, who, in the likeness of God, is created in true righteousness and holiness.

⁸ For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;

¹⁴ Therefore he says, Awaken, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.

¹⁸ And do not be drunk with wine, which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit;

⁸ For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

¹ If, therefore, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation in love, if any fellowship in the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

³ Let nothing be done through selfishness or vain conceit; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the others as better than himself.

⁹ Therefore, God has highly exalted him, and given him the name which is above every name: ¹⁰ That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth; ¹¹ And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹⁵ That you may be blameless and innocent, the children of God, without blemish, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world;

³ For we are the true circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh,

⁵ Circumcised the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; regarding the law, a Pharisee; ⁶ Concerning zeal, a persecutor of the church; regarding the righteousness which is of the law, blameless. ⁷ But whatever things were gain to me, those I have counted as loss for Christ. ⁸ Furthermore, I count all things as loss compared to the excellency of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may win Christ,

⁸ Furthermore, I count all things as loss compared to the excellency of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may win Christ, ⁹ And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, based on the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

²¹ Who shall change our lowly body, that it may be fashioned like his glorious body, by the power which enables him even to subject all things to himself.

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

¹² Giving thanks to the Father, who has made us qualified to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.

²² He has now reconciled in his body of flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in his sight: ²³ If you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven; and of which I, Paul, was made a minister. ²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh that which is lacking in the afflictions of Christ for his body's sake, which is the church: ²⁵ Of which I was made a minister, according to the commission of God, which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known;

¹² Therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience; ¹³ So that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before God our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

¹ Furthermore, we urge you, brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have learned from us how you ought to walk and to please God, as indeed you are doing, so you would do more and more.

⁷ For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

⁴ But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that this day should overtake you as a thief. ⁵ You are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

¹³ But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth:

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

³ For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

¹⁶ And beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

⁷ For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of self-discipline.

⁹ Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not by virtue of our works, but because of his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,

¹³ If we are faithless, yet he remains faithful: for he cannot deny himself.

²¹ Therefore, if a man purifies himself from the ignoble, he shall be a vessel for noble purposes, consecrated and useful to the master, prepared for every good work.

¹⁷ But the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

² Which rests in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the beginning of time; ³ And at the proper time he revealed his word through the preaching which was entrusted to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

¹⁰ Not to pilfer, but showing entire and true fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. ¹¹ For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, ¹² Teaching us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires, and live sensibly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; ¹³ Looking for the blessed hope, the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

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

³ For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, slaves to various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy; hated, and hating one another. ⁴ But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared,

⁴ But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared, ⁵ He saved us, not because of works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing by the Holy Spirit;

⁵ He saved us, not because of works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing by the Holy Spirit; ⁶ Whom he poured out upon us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁶ Whom he poured out upon us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; ⁷ That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs, having the hope of eternal life.

² Has in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. ³ He is the brightness of his glory, and the exact representation of his nature, upholding all things by the word of his power. When he had purged our sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high; ⁴ Having become as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs. ⁵ For to which of the angels has he at any time said, You are my Son, this day I have begotten you? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? ⁶ And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, Let all the angels of God worship him. ⁷ And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels winds, and his ministers flames of fire. ⁸ But of the Son he says, Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of your kingdom.

⁸ But of the Son he says, Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of your kingdom.

¹⁴ Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve those who shall be heirs of salvation?

³ How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? It was at first announced by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard him;

¹⁵ And deliver those who through fear of death were all their lives subject to bondage.

⁷ Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, Today if you hear his voice,

¹⁴ Seeing then that we have a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. ¹⁵ For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our infirmities; but one who in every respect was tempted as we are, yet without sin.

¹³ For when God made a promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

¹³ For when God made a promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself, ¹⁴ Saying, Surely I will bless you and I will multiply you. ¹⁵ And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. ¹⁶ For truly, men swear by one who is greater than themselves: and an oath given for confirmation puts an end to all disputes.

¹⁶ For truly, men swear by one who is greater than themselves: and an oath given for confirmation puts an end to all disputes. ¹⁷ Therefore God, wanting to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise the immutable nature of his purpose, confirmed it by an oath:

¹⁷ Therefore God, wanting to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise the immutable nature of his purpose, confirmed it by an oath: ¹⁸ That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us might have a strong encouragement.

¹⁸ That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us might have a strong encouragement.

²⁶ For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens; ²⁷ Who has no need, as do those high priests, to offer up daily sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people: for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself. ²⁸ For the law appoints men, who are frail, to be high priests; but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

⁶ Now when these preparations had been made, the priests went regularly into the first room of the tabernacle, performing their ministry.

¹⁴ How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, cleanse your consciences from dead works to serve the living God?

²⁴ For Christ has not entered a holy place made with hands, a copy of the true one; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

¹¹ Through faith Sarah herself received the ability to conceive, and delivered a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

² Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

⁶ So we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man can do to me.

⁹ Let the brother of humble circumstances rejoice that he is exalted: ¹⁰ And the rich, that he is made humble: because like the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

⁵ Listen, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him? ⁶ But you have despised the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you, and drag you into court?

¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

¹ Come now, you rich men, weep and howl for the miseries that shall come upon you. ² Your riches have rotted, and your garments are moth-eaten. ³ Your gold and silver is corroded; and their rust shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as if it were fire. You have heaped treasure together in the last days. ⁴ Behold, the wages of the labourers who have reaped your fields, which you withheld, cry out against you: and the cries of those who reaped have been heard by the ears of the Lord of hosts. ⁵ You have lived in luxury on the earth, and in self-indulgence; you have fattened your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. ⁶ You have condemned and killed the just man; and he does not resist you.

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who by his abundant mercy has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

⁸ Though you have not seen him, you love him; and though you do not see him now, yet you believe in him and rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy:

¹² It was revealed to them that they did not serve themselves, but you, in the things which have now been made known to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things into which angels desire to look.

¹⁴ Live as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the lusts of your former ignorance: ¹⁵ But as he who has called you is holy, so be holy in all your conduct; ¹⁶ Because it is written, Be holy; for I am holy.

⁹ But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God; that you should declare the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

¹ I exhort the elders who are among you, as a fellow elder, and as a witness of the sufferings of Christ and as a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

⁵ Likewise, you who are younger, submit yourselves to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another: for God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

⁴ By which he has given to us exceedingly great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. ⁵ For this very reason, give all diligence to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; ⁶ And to knowledge self-control; and to self-control perseverance; and to perseverance godliness; ⁷ And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love. ⁸ For if these things are in you, and are increasing, they keep you from being either ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ Moreover, I will endeavour to see to it that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things. ¹⁶ For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

¹⁶ For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

¹⁶ For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. ¹⁷ For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came a voice to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. ¹⁸ And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him on the holy mountain. ¹⁹ And so we have the word of prophecy made more certain; to which you would do well to take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:

¹⁹ And so we have the word of prophecy made more certain; to which you would do well to take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:

²¹ For prophecy did not come in times of old by the will of man: but holy men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

¹¹ Seeing then that all these things shall be destroyed, what kind of people ought you to be? You should live holy and godly lives, ¹² Looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens shall be dissolved in fire, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat. ¹³ But we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. ¹⁴ Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent that you may be found at peace with him, without spot, and blameless.

¹⁴ Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent that you may be found at peace with him, without spot, and blameless.

¹ That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life; ² (For the life was revealed, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us;) ³ That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

⁵ This then is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ⁶ If we say that we have fellowship with him, yet walk in darkness, we lie, and do not practice the truth: ⁷ But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

³ And by this we may be sure that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

²⁸ And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. ²⁹ If you know that he is righteous, you know that every one who does right has been born of him.

⁷ Little children, let no man deceive you: he who does right is righteous, just as he is righteous. ⁸ He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

¹⁷ But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?

⁹ In this was the love of God revealed among us, that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. ¹⁰ In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

²⁵ To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory and majesty, dominion and authority, before all time, and now, and forevermore. Amen.

¹⁰ I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

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

¹⁰ Do not fear any of those things which you shall suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days: be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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

¹⁷ For you say, I am rich, and have grown wealthy, and have need of nothing; but you do not know that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. ¹⁸ I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white clothing, that you may be clothed, and that the shame of your nakedness may not appear; and salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see. ¹⁹ As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: therefore be zealous, and repent.

⁸ And the four living creatures each had six wings, covered with eyes around and within: and day and night they never stop saying, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.

¹⁶ They shall hunger no more, nor shall they thirst any more; nor shall the sun beat upon them, nor shall any scorching heat. ¹⁷ For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall lead them to the springs of the waters of life: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

³ And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

³ And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. ⁴ And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God out of the angel's hand.

¹³ And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

¹¹ And after three days and a half the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon those who saw them.

¹⁵ And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever.

⁴ Who shall not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name? for you alone are holy: all nations shall come and worship before you; for your righteous acts have been revealed.

⁸ Therefore her plagues shall come in one day, pestilence, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.

⁵ And a voice came from the throne, saying, Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both small and great.

¹⁰ And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, Do not do that: I am a fellow servant with you and your brethren, who hold to the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

⁴ And I saw thrones, on which were seated those to whom judgment had been given: and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness for Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, nor had they received his mark upon their foreheads, or on their hands; and they lived again and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

⁴ And I saw thrones, on which were seated those to whom judgment had been given: and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness for Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, nor had they received his mark upon their foreheads, or on their hands; and they lived again and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. ⁵ But the rest of the dead did not come to life again until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. ⁶ Blessed and holy is he who takes part in the first resurrection: over these the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him for a thousand years.

³ And there shall no longer be any curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: ⁴ And they shall see his face; and his name shall be upon their foreheads. ⁵ And there shall be no night there; and they shall need no lamp, nor light from the sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

¹⁶ I, Jesus, have sent my angel to you to testify of these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star.