Romans 1 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the glad–message of God–– ² Which he promised beforehand, through his prophets, in holy scriptures–– ³ Concerning his Son,––who came to be of the seed of David, according to flesh, ⁴ Who was distinguished as the Son of God––by power, according to a Holy Spirit, through means of a resurrection of the dead,––Jesus Christ our Lord; ⁵ Through whom we have received favour and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name, ⁶ Among whom are, ye also, called of Jesus Christ: ⁷ Unto all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints, favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
⁸ First, indeed, I give thanks unto my God, through Jesus Christ, concerning you all, because your faith is being announced throughout the whole world. ⁹ For God is, my witness,––unto whom I am rendering divine service in my spirit, in the glad message of his Son,––how incessantly, I am making mention of you ¹⁰ At all times in my prayers,––making supplication––if, by some means, even now, at any time, I may have a way opened, in the will of God, to come unto you; ¹¹ For I am longing to see you, that I may impart some spiritual gift unto you, to the end ye may be established,–– ¹² That is to say––there may be a mutual encouragement among you, each by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. ¹³ I do not wish however that ye should be ignorant, brethren, that, many times, have I purposed to come unto you, but have been hindered, until the present,––in order that, some fruit, I might have among you also, even as among the other nations, ¹⁴ Both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to wise and to unwise, a debtor, I am: ¹⁵ Thus, the eagerness on my part––unto you also who are in Rome, to announce the joyful message.
¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the joyful message; for it is God’s power unto salvation, to every one that believeth, both to Jew [first] and to Greek; ¹⁷ For, a righteousness of God, is therein revealed,––by faith unto faith: even as it is written––But, he that is righteous, by faith, shall live. ¹⁸ For there is being revealed an anger of God from heaven––against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who, the truth, in unrighteousness, do hold down; ––
¹⁹ Inasmuch as, what may be known of God, is manifest among them, for, God, unto them, hath made it manifest,–– ²⁰ For, the unseen things of him, from a world’s creation, by the things made, being perceived, are clearly seen, even his eternal power and divinity,––to the end they should be without excuse; ²¹ Inasmuch as, having come to know God, not, as God, did they glorify him, or give him thanks, but were made fruitless in their reasonings, and darkened was their undiscerning heart, ²² Professing to be wise, they were made foolish, ²³ And, exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God, for the likeness of an image of a corruptible man, and of birds and fourfooted beasts and reptiles: ²⁴ Wherefore God gave them up in the covetings of their hearts unto impurity, so as to be dishonouring their bodies among them,–– ²⁵ Who, indeed, exchanged away the truth of God for the falsehood, and rendered worship and service unto the creature rather than unto the Creator,––who is blessed unto the ages. Amen! ²⁶ For this cause, God gave them up unto dishonourable passions; for, even their females, exchanged away the natural use into that which is against nature,–– ²⁷ In like manner also, even the males, leaving the natural use of the female, flamed out in their eager desire one for another, males with males, the indecency, effecting,––and, the necessary recompence of their error, within themselves, duly receiving; –– ²⁸ And, even as they did not approve to be holding, God, in acknowledgment, God gave them up unto a disapproved mind to be doing the things that are not becoming, ²⁹ Filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, baseness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil disposition, ³⁰ Whisperers, detractors, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, vain boasters, inventors of vices, unto parents unyielding, ³¹ Without discernment, regardless of covenants, without natural affection, unmerciful:–– ³² Who, indeed, having acknowledged the righteous sentence of God,––that, they who such things as these do practise, are worthy of death, not only, the same things, are doing, but are even delighting together with them who are practising [them].

¹⁵ And, enmity, will I put between thee, and the woman, and between thy seed, and her seed,––He, shall crush thy head, But, thou, shalt crush his heel.

⁵ Then Yahweh saw that, great, was the wickedness of man in the earth, and that, every purpose of the devices of his heart, was only wicked all the day;

²¹ And Yahweh smelled a satisfying odour, so Yahweh said to himself. I will not, again, curse any more the ground, for man’s sake, although, the device of the heart of man, be wicked from his youth,––neither will I, again, any more, smite every living thing, as I have done.

⁵ And they called unto Lot, and said to him, Where are the men who have come in unto thee, tonight? Bring them forth unto us, and let us know them!

³³ Then planted he a tamarisk tree in Beer–sheba,––and called there on the name of Yahweh, the age–abiding GOD.

³⁰ But, now, though thou, didst even take thy journey, because thou, didst sorely long, for the house of thy father, wherefore didst thou steal away my gods?

²² And, with mankind, shalt thou not lie, as with womankind,––an abomination, it is.

²² And, with mankind, shalt thou not lie, as with womankind,––an abomination, it is. ²³ And, of no beast, shalt thou have carnal knowledge, to commit uncleanness therewith,––neither shall, a woman, present herself to a beast to couch down thereto,––confusion, it is. ²⁴ Do not make yourselves unclean, in any of these things,––For, in all these things, have the nations made themselves unclean, whom, I, am sending out from before you. ²⁵ Therefore hath the land become unclean, and I have visited the iniquity thereof upon it,––and the land hath vomited her inhabitants. ²⁶ Ye, therefore, shall observe my statutes and my regulations, and have nothing to do with any of these abominations,––whether the home–born, or the sojourner that sojourneth in your midst; ²⁷ For, all these abominations, have the men of the land done, who were before you; And so the land, hath become unclean: ²⁸ So shall the land not vomit you, through your making it unclean,––as it vomited the nation which was before you.

¹³ And, any man who lieth with mankind as with womankind, an abomination, have both of them wrought,––they shall, surely be put to death,––their blood, shall be upon themselves.

²⁴ And said unto you––Ye, shall possess their soil, Yea, I myself, will give it you to possess it, A land flowing with milk and honey,––I––Yahweh, am your God, who have distinguished you from the peoples; ²⁵ Therefore shall ye make a distinction––Between the clean beasts, and the unclean,––And between the unclean birds, and the clean,––So shall ye not make your persons abominable with beast, or with bird or with anything which creepeth upon the ground, which I have distinguished for you, as unclean. ²⁶ Therefore shall ye be unto me, holy persons, for, holy, am, I––Yahweh,––Therefore have I distinguished you from the peoples, that ye may be mine.

³⁵ And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said: Arise, O Yahweh! and scattered be thy foes, Let them that hate thee flee before thee;

⁹ Is it too small a thing for you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near unto himself,––to do the laborious work of the habitation of Yahweh, and to stand before the assembly, to wait upon them? ¹⁰ But, having brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee, must ye seek, priesthood also?

¹⁵ Ye must take diligent heed, therefore, unto your own souls,––for ye saw no manner of form, on the day Yahweh spake unto you in Horeb, out of the midst of the fire; ¹⁶ lest ye should break faith, and make you an image, a form of any likeness,––a model of male or female; ¹⁷ a model of any beast, that is in the earth,––a model of any winged bird, that flieth in the heavens; ¹⁸ a model of any thing that creepeth on the ground,––a model of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth; ¹⁹ or lest thou shouldest lift up thine eyes towards the heavens, and see the sun, and the moon, and the stars––all the host of the heavens, and shouldest be seduced, and shouldest bow thyself down to them, and he led to serve them,––the which Yahweh thy God hath assigned unto all the peoples under all the heavens;

⁸ Thou shalt not make unto thee an image, any form that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

¹⁰ but requiting them who hate him unto his face, to destroy them,––he will not be slack towards him that hateth him, unto his face, will he requite him.

⁸ At that time, did Yahweh separate the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Yahweh,––to stand before Yahweh, to wait upon him, and to bless in his name (until this day).

¹⁸ When a man hath a son, rebellious and insulting, who will not hearken to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother,––though they chastise him, yet will not hearken unto them, ¹⁹ then shall his father and his mother, lay hold of him,––and bring him forth unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; ²⁰ and shall say unto the elders of his city: This our son, is rebellious and insulting,––he will not hearken unto our voice,––a glutton and a tippler. ²¹ Then shall all the men of his city stone him with stones, that he die, so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst,––and, all Israel, shall hear and fear.

¹⁷ There shall be no female devotee of the daughters of Israel,––neither shall there be a male devotee, of the sons of Israel. ¹⁸ Thou shalt not bring the wages of an unchaste woman, or the hire of a dog, into the house of Yahweh thy God, for any vow,––for, an abomination unto Yahweh thy God, are they both.

¹⁶ Cursed, be he that holdeth in light esteem, his father or his mother. And all the people shall say––Amen.

²⁹ and thou shalt he groping about in noonday brightness, as the blind man gropeth in thick darkness, and thou shalt not make thy ways prosper,––but shalt be only oppressed and spoiled, all the days, with none to save.

¹² Of Benjamin, he said, The beloved of Yahweh, shall settle down securely,––With one to throw a shade over him all the day long, Yea, between his shoulders, hath he found rest.

²⁷ Above, is the God of aforetime, And, beneath, are the Arms of the ages,––So he driveth before thee the foe, And doth say––Destroy!

²² They, were gladdening their heart, when lo! men of the city, men of the sons of the Abandoned One, beset the house round about, beating violently against the door,––and they spake unto the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring forth the man that hath entered into thy house, that we may know him.

²³ As for me also, far be it from me, that I should sin against Yahweh, by ceasing to pray for you,––but I will direct you, in the good and right way.

¹² And it shall be that, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which proceedeth from thine own body,––and I will establish his kingdom. ¹³ He, shall build a house for my name,––and I will establish his kingly throne unto times age–abiding: ¹⁴ I, will become his father, And, he, shall become my son: If he commit iniquity, then will I correct him, with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men; ¹⁵ But, my lovingkindness, shall not depart from him,––as I caused it to depart from Saul, whom I caused to depart from before thee. ¹⁶ So shall thy house and thy kingdom be made steadfast unto times age–abiding, before thee,––thy throne, shall be established unto times age–abiding.

³⁹ And the spirit of the king pined to go forth unto Absolom,––for he had consoled himself over Amnon, in that he was dead.

¹⁵ And David longed, and said,––Who will give me to drink water out of the well of Bethlehem, that is within the gate?

¹⁸ Then said Yahweh unto David my father, Because it was near thy heart to build a house for my Name, thou didst well that it was near thy heart;

¹¹ And the king of Israel responded and said: Tell him,––Let not, him that girdeth, boast himself like him, that looseneth.

¹⁵ but rejected his statutes, and his covenant, which he solemnised with their fathers, and his testimonies wherewith he testified against them,––and followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were round about them, as to whom Yahweh charged them, so that they should not do like them.

¹⁴ Then sent Hezekiah king of Judah unto the king of Assyria, to Lachish, saying––I have sinned, Return from me, What thou shalt lay upon me, I will bear. So the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah, three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold. ¹⁵ And Hezekiah delivered up all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king. ¹⁶ At that time, Hezekiah cut off the doors of the temple of Yahweh, and the columns, which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid,––and gave them unto the king of Assyria.
¹⁷ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab–saris and Rab–shakeh, from Lachish unto King Hezekiah, with a heavy force to Jerusalem,––so they came up and drew near to Jerusalem, and took their stand by the upper channel of the pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field. ¹⁸ Then called they for the king, and there went out unto them Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household,––and Shebnah, the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder. ¹⁹ And Rab–shakeh said unto them––Pray you, say unto Hezekiah,––Thus, saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What trust is this wherewith thou dost trust? ²⁰ Thou hast said––they are only words of the lips!––Counsel and might [have I] for the war. Now, in whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me? ²¹ Now, lo! thou dost trust thyself on the support of this bruised cane, on Egypt, whereon, if a man lean, it will enter his hand and lay it open,––so, is Pharaoh king of Egypt, to all who trust upon him. ²² But, if ye should say unto me, In Yahweh our God, do we trust, Then is that not he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath removed, and said unto Judah, and unto Jerusalem––Before this altar, shall ye bow down, in Jerusalem? ²³ Now, therefore, pledge thyself, I pray thee, with my lord, the king of Assyria,––that I supply thee with two thousand horses, if thou, on thy part, be able to set riders upon them. ²⁴ How then wilt thou turn back the face of one pasha of the least of my lord’s servants? Or hast thou, on thy part, trusted to Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? ²⁵ Now, is it, without Yahweh, that I have come up against this place, to destroy it? Yahweh himself, said unto me, Go thou up against this land, and destroy it. ²⁶ Then said Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rab–shakeh: Speak, we pray thee, unto thy servants in the, Syrian, language, for, we, can, understand, it,––and do not speak with us in, the Jews’, language, in the ears of the people who are upon the wall. ²⁷ But Rab–shakeh said unto them––Is it, concerning thy lord, and concerning thee, that my lord hath sent me to speak these things? Is it not concerning the men who are tarrying upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung and drink their own water with you? ²⁸ So then Rab–shakeh took his stand, and cried out with a loud voice, in, the Jews’, language,––and spake, and said, Hear ye the message of the great king, the king of Assyria:–– ²⁹ Thus, saith the king: Let not Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not he able to deliver you out of his hand; ³⁰ Neither let Hezekiah cause you to trust in Yahweh, saying, Yahweh, will, certainly deliver, us,––this city, therefore, shall not be given over into the hand of the king of Assyria. ³¹ Do not hearken unto Hezekiah,––for, thus, saith the king of Assyria, Deal with me thankfully, and come out unto me, then shall ye eat––every one of his own vine, and every one of his own fig–tree, and drink every one the waters of his own cistern; ³² Until I come and take you, into a land like your own land––A land of corn and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and honey, so shall ye live, and not die,––But do not hearken unto Hezekiah, for he would persuade you, saying, Yahweh, will deliver us! ³³ Have, the gods of the nations, at all delivered, any one of them, his country, out of the hand of the king of Assyria? ³⁴ Where are the gods of Hamath, and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Yea, did they deliver Samaria out of my hand? ³⁵ Who are they, among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country, out of my hand,––that, Yahweh, should deliver, Jerusalem, out of my hand? ³⁶ But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word,––for, the command of the king, it was, saying––Ye must not answer him. ³⁷ Then came in Eliakim son of Hilkiah who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, unto Hezekiah, with rent clothes,––and they told him the words of Rab–shakeh.

¹³ The sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses,––and Aaron was separated, to hallow the holy of holies, he and his sons, unto times age–abiding, to make a perfume before Yahweh, to be in attendance upon him, and to bless in his name, unto times age–abiding;

² And there came out to meet him, Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, who said unto King Jehoshaphat, Unto the lawless, was it [right] to give help? and, on them who hate Yahweh, to bestow thy love? For this cause, therefore, is there wrath against thee, from before Yahweh;

²⁰ So they rose early in the morning, and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa,––and, as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Trust ye in Yahweh your God, and ye shall be trusted, Trust ye in his prophets, and ye shall prosper.

¹⁹ Thou hast said–Lo! thou hast smitten the Edomites, and thy heart hath lifted thee up to display honour,–Now, abide in thine own house, wherefore shouldst thou engage in strife with Misfortune, and fall, thou and Judah with thee?

¹⁹ Even now, lo! in the heavens, is my witness,

¹⁴ Yet they said unto GOD, Depart from us, and, In the knowledge of thy ways, find we no pleasure. ¹⁵ What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? Or what shall we profit, that we should urge him?

²⁶ If I looked at the sun, when it flashed forth light, or at the moon, majestically marching along; ²⁷ And befooled secretly was my heart, so that my hand kissed my mouth, ²⁸ That too, had been a judicial iniquity, For I should have been false to GOD, above.

⁷ Let me tell of a decree,––Yahweh, hath said unto me, My son, thou art, I, today, have begotten thee:

³ When I view thy heavens, the work, of thy fingers, moon and stars, which thou hast established,

³ For the lawless one hath boasted over the longing of his soul, and, the robber, hath blasphemed Yahweh.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. A Melody of David.]
The heavens, are telling the glory of GOD, And, the work of his hands, the expanse is declaring; ² Day, unto day, doth pour forth speech, and, night, unto night, doth breathe out knowledge. ³ There is no speech, and there are no words,––Unheard is their voice! ⁴ [Yet] through all the earth, hath gone forth their voice,––and, to the end of the world, their sayings,––For the sun, hath he set up a tent therein; ⁵ And, he, is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, he rejoiceth as a hero to run a race: ⁶ From one end of the heavens, is his going forth, and, his circuit, to the other end thereof––and, nothing, is hid from his glowing heat.

⁶ By the word of Yahweh, the heavens were made, and, by the spirit of his mouth, all their host: ⁷ Who gathered as into a skin–bottle the waters of the sea, Delivering, into treasuries, the roaring deeps. ⁸ Let all the earth, stand in awe of Yahweh, Of him, be in dread, all ye inhabitants of the world; ⁹ For, he, spake, and it was, He, commanded, and it stood forth.

⁹ I have told the good–tidings of righteousness in a great convocation, Lo! my lips, do I not restrain, O Yahweh, thou, knowest: ¹⁰ Thy righteousness, have I not hid in the midst of my heart, Thy faithfulness and thy salvation, have I spoken, I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truthfulness from the great convocation.

⁷ Together––against me, do all who hate me whisper among themselves, Against me, devise they hurt for me.

⁶ As for them who are trusting in their wealth,––And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves,

¹⁸ If thou sawest a thief, then didst thou run with him,––And, with adulterers, hath been thy chosen life;

²³ He that sacrificeth a thankoffering, will glorify me,––And will prepare a way by which I may show him the salvation of God.

¹ [To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of Instruction, of David. When Doeg the Edomite went, and told Saul; and said to him,––David, hath entered the house of Ahimelech.]
Why dost thou boast thyself of wickedness, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of GOD, [lasteth] all the day.

⁵ That thy beloved ones may be delivered, Save thou with thine own right hand––and answer us.

¹⁵ My mouth, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers. ¹⁶ I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord––Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness––thine alone.

¹⁹ And blessed be his glorious Name, unto times ago–abiding,––And filled with his glory be all the earth, Amen and Amen!

¹¹ But my people, hearkened not, unto my voice, Even, Israel, inclined not unto me. ¹² So then I let them go on in the stubbornness of their own heart,[––] They might walk in their own counsels!

¹² So then I let them go on in the stubbornness of their own heart,[––] They might walk in their own counsels!

¹⁵ The haters of Yahweh, should come cringing unto him, Then let their own good time be age–abiding!

⁹ All nations whom thou hast made, Shall come in and bow down before thee, O My Lord, That they may glorify thy Name.

³⁶ His seed, age–abidingly, shall remain, And, his throne, be like the sun before me; ³⁷ Like the moon, shall it be established unto times age–abiding, And, a witness, in the skies, hath been made sure. [Selah.]

² Before, the mountains, were born, Or thou hadst brought forth the earth and the world, Even, from age to age, thou, [wast] GOD.

⁴ They pour forth [words], they speak arrogantly, All the workers of iniquity, do boast:

⁷ Let all who serve an image, be ashamed, They who boast themselves in things of nought, Bow down unto him, all ye gods.

⁸ O Yahweh our God! thou, answeredst them,––A pardoning GOD, thou becamest to them, Yet one bringing vengeance on their deeds.

⁵ He hath fixed the earth on its foundations, It is not to be shaken, to times age–abiding and beyond.

³¹ Be thy glory, O Yahweh, to times age–abiding, Let Yahweh rejoice in his own works:

²⁰ Thus changed they my glory, for the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

³⁹ And they became unclean by their works, and became unchaste in their doings.

² Thy sceptre of strength, will Yahweh extend out of Zion, Tread thou down, in the midst of thy foes.

⁵ A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not; ⁶ Ears, have they, but they hear not, A nose, have they, but they smell not: ⁷ Their hands! but they feel not, Their feet! but they walk not, No sound make they in their throat. ⁸ Like unto them, shall be they who make them, Every one who trusteth in them.

⁴⁶ That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed.

⁹⁰ To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.

¹⁵ The idols of the nations, are silver and gold, the work of the hands of men: ¹⁶ A mouth, have they, but they speak not, Eyes, have they, but they see not; ¹⁷ Ears, have they, but they hear not, Nose,––there is no breath in their mouth. ¹⁸ Like unto them, shall be they who make them, every one who trusteth in them.

¹³ For, thou, didst possess thyself of my reins, thou didst weave me together in the womb of my mother.

¹ [A Psalm of Praise. David’s.]
I will extol thee, my God, O King, and will bless thy Name, to times age–abiding and beyond: ² Every day, will I bless thee, and praise thy Name, to times age–abiding and beyond.

⁸ Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling his word; ⁹ Ye mountains, and all hills, fruit trees, and all cedars; ¹⁰ Thou wild–beast, and all ye cattle, crawling creature, and bird of wing; ¹¹ Kings of earth, and all peoples, Rulers, and all judges of earth; ¹² Young men, yea even virgins, elders, and children.

⁷ The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.

²² How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?

²⁹ Because they hated knowledge, and, the reverence of Yahweh, did not choose;

¹² And thou shalt say––How I hated correction! and, reproof, my heart disdained; ¹³ Neither hearkened I to the voice of my teachers, nor, to my instructors, inclined I mine ear:

⁵ Understand, ye simple ones, shrewdness, and, ye dullards understand sense;

³⁶ But, he that misseth me, wrongeth his own soul, all who hate me, love death.

²⁸ A perverse man, sendeth forth strife, and, a tattler, separateth intimate friends.

¹⁶ Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a dullard? that he who is without sense, may acquire wisdom.

² A dullard, delighteth not, in understanding, in nothing save the exposing of his own heart.

¹⁴ Clouds and wind, when rain there is none, is the man who boasteth himself of a pretended gift.

²³ A north wind, bringeth forth rain, and, a face stirred with indignation, a secretive tongue.

¹² Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eye,––more hope of a dullard, than of him!

²⁰ Without wood a fire is quenched, and, where there is no tattler, strife is hushed.

¹⁷ The eye that mocketh a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young of the eagle shall eat it.

²⁹ Only, see, this, have I found, That God made man upright, but, they, have sought out many devices.

¹ [HE] I have entered my garden, my sister, bride, I have plucked my myrrh, with my balsam, I have eaten the honey of my thicket, I have drunk my wine, with my milk:––Eat ye, O friends, Drink, yea drink abundantly, ye beloved! [****]

⁸ Then heard I the voice of My Lord, saying, Whom, shall I send? And who, will go for us? And I said––Here am I,––send me.

⁶ For, A Child, hath been born to us, A Son, hath been given to us, And the dominion is upon his shoulder,––And his Name hath been called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty GOD, Father of Futurity, Prince of Prosperity.

⁶ For, A Child, hath been born to us, A Son, hath been given to us, And the dominion is upon his shoulder,––And his Name hath been called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty GOD, Father of Futurity, Prince of Prosperity. ⁷ Of the increase of dominion, and of prosperity, There shall be no end––Upon the throne of David, and, Upon his kingdom, By establishing it, and, By sustaining it, With justice, and, With righteousness,––From henceforth, Even unto times age–abiding: The jealousy of Yahweh of hosts, will perform this!

⁴ Trust ye in Yahweh, unto futurity,––For, in Yah, Yahweh, is a rock of ages.

⁶ In coming times, shall Jacob, strike root, Israel, shall blossom and bud,––Then shall they fill the face of the world with fruit.

¹¹ When the cut–off boughs thereof are dry, they shall be broken to pieces, Women, coming, are kindling it! For it is, not a people of understanding, For this cause, Will he that made him, not have compassion upon him, And, he that formed him, will shew him no favour.

⁸ The highways, are deserted, The passer–by on the path, hath ceased,––He hath broken covenant, He hath despised cities, He hath made no account of men.

⁸ And there shall be, there, a raised way–even, a high road, And, the Highroad of Holiness, shall it be called, There shall not pass over it one who is unclean; But, He Himself, shall be one of them, travelling the road, And, the perverse, shall not stray [thereinto].

¹⁸ Unto whom, then, can ye liken GOD? Or, what likeness, can ye compare unto him?

²⁶ Lift on high, your eyes––and see, who, hath created these, That bringeth forth, by number, their host,––To all of them, by name, doth call, Because of the abundance of vigour and alertness of strength, not one, is missing!

⁹ The fashioners of an image––all of them, are emptiness, And, the things they delight in, cannot profit,––And, their witnesses, they, neither see nor know, That they may be ashamed. ¹⁰ Who, hath fashioned a GOD, Or, an image, hath molten? It cannot profit! ¹¹ Lo! all his partners, turn pale, Even, the artificers themselves, are of the sons of earth,––Let them gather themselves together––all of them, Let them take their stand, Let them dread, and turn pale, together! ¹² As for the smith, [with his] cutting–tool,––When he hath wrought in the live coals, And, with hammers, hath fashioned it,––And hath wrought it with his strong, arm, Anon, he is hungry, and hath no, strength, He hath drunk no water, and so hath become faint! ¹³ As for the carpenter,––He hath stretched out a line, hath drawn it with a pencil, Hath made it with carving tools, With compasses, hath rounded it,––And so hath made it after the figure of a great man, After the beauty of a son of earth, that it may remain in a house!

¹³ As for the carpenter,––He hath stretched out a line, hath drawn it with a pencil, Hath made it with carving tools, With compasses, hath rounded it,––And so hath made it after the figure of a great man, After the beauty of a son of earth, that it may remain in a house! ¹⁴ When one was cutting him down cedars, Then took he a holm–tree, and an oak, And secured them for himself, among the trees of the forest,––He planted a fir–tree, and the pouring rain made it grow; ¹⁵ So it serveth for a man to burn, And he hath taken of [the branches] and warmed himself, Also, he kindleth a fire, and baketh bread,––Also, he maketh a GOD, and hath bowed himself down, Hath made of it a carved image, and adored it: ¹⁶ The half thereof, hath he burned in the fire, Over half thereof, he eateth, flesh, He roasteth roast, that he may be satisfied,––Also, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen a blaze; ¹⁷ And, the residue thereof, Into a GOD, he maketh, Into his carved image,––Adoreth it, and boweth down, and prayeth unto it, And saith, Deliver me, for, my GOD, thou art! ¹⁸ They have not taken note, neither can they perceive,––He hath besmeared––past seeing––their eyes, Past understanding, their hearts; ¹⁹ And no one reflecteth––There is neither knowledge nor discernment––to say, Half thereof, have I burned up in the fire, Moreover also, I have baked, on the coals thereof, bread, I roasted flesh, and have been eating,––And, of the remainder thereof, an abomination, shall I make? And, to a log of wood, shall I pay adoration? ²⁰ He is feeding on ashes, A deluded heart, hath turned him aside,––And he cannot deliver his own soul, nor say, Is there not a falsehood in my right hand?

²⁰ He is feeding on ashes, A deluded heart, hath turned him aside,––And he cannot deliver his own soul, nor say, Is there not a falsehood in my right hand?

¹⁰ And so thou didst trust in thy wickedness, Thou saidst, no one, seeth me, Thy wisdom and knowledge, the same, seduced thee,––Therefore saidst thou in thy heart, I, [am,] and there is no one besides.

¹ Hearken, ye Coastlands, unto me, And give ear, ye peoples afar off,––Yahweh, called me, from my birth, From my nativity, made he mention of my name;

¹ Who, believed what we have heard? And, the arm of Yahweh, to whom was it revealed?

² For lo! darkness, covereth the earth, And, deep gloom, the peoples,––But, on thee, beameth Yahweh, And, his glory, on thee, is seen.

⁵ Before I formed thee at thy birth, I took knowledge of thee, And, before thy nativity, I hallowed thee,––A prophet to the nations, I appointed thee.

⁵ Thus, saith Yahweh,––What did your fathers find in me, by way of perversity, that they removed far from me,––and went after vanity, and became vain?

¹¹ Hath, a nation, changed, gods, although, they, were No–gods? Yet, my people, have changed my glory, for that which could not profit!

²² Surely, perverse, is my people, Me, have they not known, Foolish sons, they are, Yea, without understanding, they are, Wise, they are, to commit wickedness, But, how to do well, they know not!

²¹ Hear this, I pray you, ye people––foolish and without heart,––Eyes, have they, and see not, Ears, have they, and hear not!

³⁰ Rejected silver, are they called, For, Yahweh, hath rejected them.

⁸ How, can ye say, Wise, are, we, And, the law of Yahweh, is with us? But indeed, lo! falsely, hath dealt the false pen of the scribes! ⁹ Ashamed, are the wise, dismayed, and captured! Lo! the word of Yahweh, have they rejected, And, what wisdom, have, they?

⁶ Thy dwelling, is in the midst of deceit,––Through deceit, have they rejected the knowledge of, me, Declareth Yahweh.

³ For, as for the prescribed customs of the peoples, vanity, they are,––For, a tree out of the forest, one cutteth down, Work for the hands of a skilled workman, with the axe: ⁴ With silver and with gold, he decketh it,––With nails and with hammers, they fasten them, that it may not totter. ⁵ Mere palm–trunks turned, they are, and cannot speak, They must needs be, carried, for they cannot take a step, Be not afraid of them, for they cannot do harm, And, even to do good, is not in their power. ⁶ None, there is, like unto thee, O Yahweh,––Great, art, thou, And, great, is, thy Name, for might. ⁷ Who, would not revere thee, O King of nations? For, thee, doth it beseem; Forasmuch as, among all the wise men of the nations, And throughout all their royal estate, None, there is, like unto thee. ⁸ But, at once, do they become brutish and stupid,––An example of utmost vanity, is, a tree!

¹⁰ But, Yahweh, is God, in truth, He, is a God that, liveth, And a King of times age–abiding,––At his anger, quaketh the earth, And nations cannot endure, his wrath. ¹¹ Thus, shall ye say unto them, The gods that made not the heavens, And the earth, Shall perish out of the earth, And from under these heavens! ¹² He that made the earth by his power, That established the world by his wisdom,––And, by his understanding, stretched out the heavens, ¹³ At the voice that he uttered, there was a tumult of waters in the heavens, And he caused vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth,––The lightnings for rain, he made, And brought forth wind out of his treasuries. ¹⁴ Every son of earth hath become too brutish, to discern, Every goldsmith, hath been put to shame, by a graven image,––For, a falsehood, is his molten image, Seeing there is no breath in them.

¹⁴ Every son of earth hath become too brutish, to discern, Every goldsmith, hath been put to shame, by a graven image,––For, a falsehood, is his molten image, Seeing there is no breath in them. ¹⁵ Vanity, they are, the handiwork of mockeries,––In the time of their visitation, shall they perish.

²⁵ This, is thy lot, Thy measured portion from me, Declareth Yahweh; For that thou didst forget me, And confide in falsehood:

¹⁹ O Yahweh, my strength, and my refuge, and my place to fly to, in the day of distress,––Unto thee, shall nations come in, out of the ends of the earth, that they may say––Surely! Falsehood, did our fathers inherit, Vanity, among whom is none that can profit:

⁵ Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, when I will raise up to David, A righteous Bud, And he shall reign as, king, and prosper, And shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. ⁶ In his days, Shall Judah, be saved, And, Israel, abide securely,––And, this, is his name whereby he shall be called, Yahweh, our Righteousness.

²⁹ Is not my word, like this, Like fire? Demandeth Yahweh,––And like a hammer, that breaketh in pieces a cliff?

¹⁵ In those days, and at that time, will I cause to bud unto David, A Bud of righteousness,––And he shall execute justice and righteousness, in the land: ¹⁶ In those days, Judah shall be saved, and, Jerusalem abide, securely,––And, this, is that which shall be proclaimed to her––Yahweh, our righteousness!
¹⁷ For, Thus, saith Yahweh,––There shall not be wanting to David––A man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

²⁶ The seed of Jacob also, and of David my servant, might I cast off, so as not to take of his seed as rulers, unto the seed of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,––For I will bring back them of their captivity, and will have compassion upon them.

¹⁰ So I went in, and looked, and lo! every similitude of creeping thing, and detestable beast, and all the manufactured gods of the house of Israel,––portrayed upon the wall, round about on every side;

⁷ Father and mother, have they despised in thee, To the sojourner, have they dealt with oppression, in the midst of thee,––The fatherless and the widow, have they maltreated in thee:

⁸ But, she, owneth not, that, I, gave her––the corn, and the new wine and the oil,––silver, also increased I unto her, and gold––[which] they offered to Baal!

⁶ My people, are destroyed, for lack of knowledge,––Because, thou, hast rejected knowledge, therefore will I reject thee from ministering as priest unto me, and, because thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also, will forget thy children.

¹⁷ Mated with idols, is Ephraim, let him alone. ¹⁸ Their drinking–bout, having passed,––they became, unchaste, they loved wildly, a contempt, became her great men.

³ By their wickedness, they gladden a king, and, by their flatteries,––rulers.

⁴ Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Judah, and because of four, will I not turn it back,––Because they have rejected the law of Yahweh, and, his statutes, have not kept, but their falsehoods, have led them astray, after the which their fathers, did walk,

¹¹ In that day, will I raise up the pavilion of David, that is lying prostrate,––and wall up the breaches of them, and, his ruins, will I raise up, and will build it, as in the days of age–past times:

¹⁵ All of which, with a hook, one bringeth up, raketh together with his drag, and hath gathered with his net,–– ¹⁶ On which account, he is glad and exulteth: on which account, he sacrificeth to his Net, and burneth incense to his Drag; because, thereby, rich, is his portion, and his food––fatness!

⁴ Lo! as for the conceited one, crooked is his soul within him,– but, one who is righteous, by his faithfulness, shall live.

¹⁸ What hath a carved image, profited, though the fashioner thereof, carved it? a molten image, and a teacher of falsehood,––though the fashioner of his fashioned thing trusted therein? that men should make Dumb Nonentities!

¹¹ For, from the rising of the sun, even unto the going in thereof, great is my Name among the nations, and, in every place, incense, is offered to my Name, and a pure present,––for great is my Name among the nations, saith Yahweh of hosts.

¹⁴ But accursed is he that defraudeth, who, when there is in his flock a male, yet voweth and sacrificeth a corrupt thing to the Lord, for, a great king, am I, saith Yahweh of hosts, and, my Name, is revered among the nations.

¹ The Lineage Roll of Jesus Christ,––Son of David, Son of Abraham.

⁶ And Jesse begat David the King. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;

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

²⁰ But, when, these things, he had pondered, lo! a messenger of the Lord, by dream, appeared to him, saying,––Joseph, son of David! do not fear to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for, that which, in her, hath been begotten, is of [the], Holy, Spirit. ²¹ Moreover she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus,–– for, he, will save his people from their sins. ²² But, all this, hath come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying: ²³ Lo! a Virgin, shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,––and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is, being translated, God with us.

¹⁷ and lo! a voice out of the heavens,––saying, This, is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.

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

⁴⁵ That ye may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because, his sun, he maketh arise on evil and good, and sendeth rain, on just and unjust.

⁸ do not, therefore, make yourselves like them, for [God] your Father knoweth of what things ye have, need, before ye ask him.
⁹ Thus, therefore pray, ye: Our Father, who art in the heavens,––Hallowed be thy name,

²³ But, if thine eye be, evil, thy whole body, shall be, in the dark; ––if therefore, the light which is in thee, is, darkness, the darkness, how great! ²⁴ No one, unto two masters, can be in service; for either, the one, he will hate, and, the other, love, or, one, he will hold to, and, the other, despise: Ye cannot be in service, unto God, and, unto Riches.

²⁷ And, as Jesus, was passing aside from thence, there followed him, two blind men, crying aloud and saying,––Have mercy on us, O Son of David!

³⁸ Beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest,––That he would thrust forth labourers, into his harvest.

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

²⁵ In that season, answered Jesus, and said––I openly give praise unto thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,––in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes;

²³ And all the multitudes were beside themselves, and were saying, Can, this one, be, the Son of David?

⁴ For, God, said––Honour thy father and thy mother, and––He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die!

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

¹⁶ And, he, said, To this moment, are, ye also, without discernment?

²² And lo! a Canaanite woman, from those bounds, coming forth, began crying out, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter, is miserably demonized.

²¹ From that time, began Jesus Christ to be pointing out to his disciples that he must needs, into Jerusalem, go away, and, many things, suffer, from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain,––and on, the third day, arise.

⁴² How, to you, doth it seem, concerning the Christ? Whose son, is he? They say unto him––David’s. ⁴³ He saith unto them––How then doth, David, in spirit, call him, Lord, saying–– ⁴⁴ The Lord, hath said unto, my Lord,––Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool? ⁴⁵ If then, David, calleth him, Lord, How, is he, his son?

¹⁴ And this glad message of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the inhabited earth, for a witness unto all the nations,––and, then, will have come, the end.

⁶³ But, Jesus, was silent. And, the High–priest, said unto him: I put thee on oath, by the Living God, that, to us, thou say––Whether, thou, art the Christ, the Son of God.

⁴³ He hath put confidence upon God, Let him rescue him, now, if he desireth him; for he said, I am, God’s Son.

¹ Beginning of the glad–message of Jesus Christ.

³⁸ For, whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also, will be ashamed, of him, whensoever he shall come, in the glory of his Father, with the holy messengers.

⁸ What she had, she used,––She took it beforehand to anoint my body for the burial;

¹⁰ And, Judas Iscariot, who was one of he twelve, went away unto the High–priests, that, him, he might deliver up unto them. ¹¹ Now, when they heard, they rejoiced, and promised to give him, silver; and he was seeking how, at a favourable opportunity, he might, deliver him up.

¹⁵ and he said unto them––Go ye into all the world, and proclaim the glad–message, to the whole creation: ¹⁶ He that hath believed, and been immersed, shall be saved; but, he that hath disbelieved, shall be condemned:

³¹ And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name, Jesus: ³² the same, shall be great, and, Son of the Most High, shall be called, and the Lord God, will give unto him, the throne of David his father,–– ³³ And he shall reign over the house of Jacob, unto the ages, and, of his kingdom, there shall be, no end.

³⁵ And answering, the messenger said unto her––The Holy Spirit, shall come upon thee, and, the power of the Most High, shall overshadow thee; wherefore, even that which is to be born, Holy, shall be called, Son of God.

⁶⁹ And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, In the house of David his servant: ⁷⁰ According as he hath spoken by mouth of his holy ancient prophets,––

¹ Now it came to pass, in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, for all the inhabited earth to be enrolled:

⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of a city Nazareth, into Judaea, into the city of David which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and family of David: ⁵ to enroll himself with Mary who was betrothed to him, she being with child. ⁶ And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days were fulfilled for her to give birth;

¹⁰ And the messenger said unto them––Be not afraid! For lo! I bring you good tidings of a great joy, the which shall be for all the people: ¹¹ That there hath been born unto you, this day, a saviour,––Who is Christ the Lord––in the city of David!

²⁶ For, whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, of him, the Son of Man, will be ashamed, whensoever he shall come in his glory, and that of the Father, and of the holy messengers.

²¹ In the self–same hour, exulted he in the Holy Spirit, and said––I openly give praise unto thee, Father! Lord of heaven and earth! in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes,––Yea, O Father! that, so, hath it become, a delight, before thee.

⁴⁸ Hence, witnesses, are ye, and find consenting pleasure in the works of your fathers: because, they, indeed, slew them, and, ye, are building, [their tombs].

⁴⁶ The lord of that servant, will have come––on a day when he is not expecting, and in an hour when he is not taking note,––and will cut him asunder, and, his part, with the unfaithful, will appoint. ⁴⁷ And, that servant, who had come to know the will of his lord, and neither prepared, nor wrought unto his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

¹⁵ But, one from among them, beholding that he was healed, returned, with a loud voice, glorifying God,–– ¹⁶ and fell prostrate at his feet, giving him thanks; and, he, was a Samaritan. ¹⁷ And Jesus, answering, said––Were not, the ten, cleansed? [but,] where, are, the nine? ¹⁸ Have none been found returning to give glory to God, save this one of another race?

¹ And he was speaking a parable unto them, as to its being needful for them always to pray, and not be faint–hearted;

³¹ And, taking aside the twelve, he said unto them––Lo! we are going up unto Jerusalem, and all the things will be finished, which have been written through means of the prophets, respecting the Son of Man; ³² For he will be delivered up unto the nations, and be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon,–– ³³ and, having scourged him, they will slay him, and, on the third day, will, he, arise.

¹⁶ But ye will be delivered up, even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends, and they will put to death some from among you;

²⁶ Was it not needful for the Christ, these very things, to suffer, and to enter into his glory? ²⁷ And, beginning from Moses, and from all the prophets, he thoroughly explained to them, in all the Scriptures, the things concerning himself.

⁹ It, was––The real light that enlighteneth every man––Coming into the world.

¹⁴ And, the Word, became, flesh, and pitched his tent among us, and we gazed upon his glory,––a glory, as an Only–begotten from his Father. Full of favour and truth.

¹⁶ Because, out of his fulness, we all, received, even favour over against favour.

¹⁸ No one, hath seen, God, at any time: An Only Begotten God, The One existing within the bosom of the Father, He, hath interpreted [him].

³⁴ I, therefore, have seen, and borne witness––That, this, is, the, Son of God.

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered him––Rabbi! thou, art, the Son of God: Thou, art, King, of Israel.

⁸ And he saith unto them––Draw out now, and be bearing unto the master of the feast. And they bare.

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered, and said unto him, What sign, dost thou point out to us, in that, these things, thou doest? ¹⁹ Jesus answered, and said unto them––Take down this shrine, and, in three days, will I raise it. ²⁰ The Jews, therefore, said––In forty and six years, was this shrine built. And, thou, in three days, wilt raise it! ²¹ But, he, was speaking concerning the shrine of his body.

¹⁶ For God, so loved, the world, that, his Only Begotten Son, he gave,––that, whosoever believeth on him, might not perish, but have life age–abiding. ¹⁷ For God, sent not, his Son into the world, that he might judge the world, but, that the world might be saved through him. ¹⁸ He that believeth on him, is not to be judged: he that believeth not, already, hath been judged,––because he hath not believed on the name of the Only Begotten Son of God. ¹⁹ And, this, is the judgment: That, the light, hath come into the world,––and men loved, rather the darkness than the light, for, wicked, were their, works.

¹⁹ And, this, is the judgment: That, the light, hath come into the world,––and men loved, rather the darkness than the light, for, wicked, were their, works. ²⁰ For, whosoever doth practise corrupt things, hateth the light, and cometh not unto the light, lest his works should be reproved; ²¹ But, he that doeth the truth, cometh unto the light, that his works may be, made manifest, that, in God, have they been wrought.

³⁵ The Father, loveth the Son, and, all things, hath given into his hand. ³⁶ He that believeth on the Son, hath life age–abiding: whereas, he that yieldeth not unto the Son, shall not see life,––but, the anger of God, awaiteth him.

³⁶ He that believeth on the Son, hath life age–abiding: whereas, he that yieldeth not unto the Son, shall not see life,––but, the anger of God, awaiteth him.

²³ But there cometh an hour, and, now, is,––when, the real worshippers, shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for, even the Father, is seeking, such as these, as his worshippers. ²⁴ God is, spirit; and, they that worship him, in spirit and truth, must needs worship.

³⁴ Jesus saith unto them––My food, is, that I should do the will of him that sent me, and complete, his work.

³⁶ he that reapeth, receiveth, a reward, and gathereth fruit unto life age–abiding; that, he that soweth, together may rejoice, with him that reapeth.

²⁵ Verily, verily, I say unto you: There cometh an hour, and now is, when, the dead, shall hearken unto the voice of the Son of God, and, they who have hearkened, shall live.

⁷ The world cannot hate you; but, me, it hateth, because, I, bear witness concerning it, that, the works thereof, are, wicked.

³⁵ The Jews, therefore, said unto themselves––Whither, is, this one, about to go, that we shall not find him? Unto the dispersion of the Greeks, is he about to go, and teach the Greeks?

⁴² Hath not the Scripture said: Of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was, cometh the Christ?

³⁰ I and the Father, are, one.

³⁶ Of him whom, the Father, hallowed and sent forth into the world, are, ye, saying––Thou speakest profanely, because I said, Son of God, I am?

²⁴ Verily! Verily, I say unto you: Except, the kernel of wheat, shall fall into the ground, and die, it, alone, abideth; but, if it die, much fruit, it beareth.

²⁶ If, with me, anyone be ministering, with me, let him be following; and, where, I, am, there, my minister also, shall be. If anyone, with me, be ministering, the Father, will honour him.

¹⁴ If then, I, have washed your feet,––[I] The Lord, and, The Teacher, ye also, ought to wash, one another’s, feet; ¹⁵ For, an example, have I given you,––that, just as, I, did unto you, ye also, should be doing. ¹⁶ Verily, verily, I say unto you––A servant is not greater than his lord, neither one sent forth greater than he that sent him.

¹⁵ No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you. ¹⁶ Not, ye, chose, me, but, I, chose you, and placed you, that ye should go your way and bear, fruit,––and, your fruit, should abide: that, whatsoever ye should ask the Father in my name, he might give unto you.

²⁰ Remember the word which, I, spake unto you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If, me, they persecuted, you too, will they persecute,––If, my word, they kept, your own also, will they keep.

²² Had I not come and spoken unto them, Sin, had they none; but, now, have they no, excuse, for their sin. ²³ He that hateth me, hateth, my Father also. ²⁴ Had I not done among them, the works, which, no other, had done, sin, had they none; but, now, have they, both seen and hated both me and my Father.

¹⁷ Jesus saith unto her––Be not detaining me, for, not yet, have I ascended unto the Father; but be going unto my disciples, and say unto them––I am ascending unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

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

³¹ but, these, are 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 place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas went aside, to go his way unto his own place.

²⁴ Whom, God, raised up, loosing the pangs of death, inasmuch as it was, not possible, for him to continue held fast by it.

³⁰ Being then, a prophet, and knowing that, with an oath, God had sworn unto him, of the fruit of his loins, to seat on his throne,

³² The same Jesus, hath God raised up, whereof, all we, 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 to Pilate’s, face when he had adjudged to release him;

¹⁵ But, the Princely Leader of Life, ye slew:––whom, God, raised from among the dead, whereof, we, are witnesses.

²⁶ Unto you first, God––having raised up his Servant––hath sent him forth, ready to bless you, when ye are turning away, each one, from your wickednesses.

¹⁰ Be it known unto you all, and unto all the people of Israel: that, in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,––whom, ye, crucified, whom, God, raised from among the dead, in him, doth, this man stand by, in your presence, whole. ¹¹ This, is the stone, set at nought by you the builders, which became the head of the corner; ¹² And there is in no one else, salvation, for, neither is there any other name, under heaven, which hath been set forth among men, in which we must needs be saved.

³⁰ The God of our fathers, hath raised up Jesus,––whom, ye, got into your hands, suspending him upon a tree:–– ³¹ Him, as Princely–leader and Saviour, hath God exalted unto his right hand,––to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sins. ³² And, we, are witnesses of these things,––also the Holy Spirit, which God hath given unto them who are yielding obedience unto him.

³⁶ For, before these days, there rose up one Theudas, affirming, himself, to be somebody,––unto whom was inclined a number of men, about four hundred; who was slain, and, all as many as had been trusting in him, were disbanded, and came to nothing.

⁷ And, the word of God, went on growing, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem continued to multiply exceedingly; a great multitude of the priests also, were becoming obedient unto the faith.

⁴² But God, turned, and delivered them up to be doing divine service unto the host of heaven,––just as it is written in a book of the prophets––Victims and sacrifices did ye offer unto me, forty years in the desert, O house of Israel?

⁵⁹ And they stoned Stephen, as he was invoking and saying––Lord Jesus! give welcome unto my spirit. ⁶⁰ And, kneeling down, he cried out with a loud voice––Lord! do not charge against them, this sin. And, having said this, he fell asleep.

¹ And, Saul, was taking pleasure with them in his death. Moreover there arose, in that day, a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem; [and], all, were scattered abroad throughout the countries of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

¹⁵ Who, indeed, going down, prayed for them, that they might receive Holy Spirit; –– ¹⁶ For, not yet, had it, upon any one of them, fallen, but, only, to begin with, they had been immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁷ Then, proceeded they to lay their hands upon them, and they were receiving Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ But Simon, seeing that, through means of the laying on of the hands of the Apostles, the Spirit was being given, offered unto them money, ¹⁹ Saying––Give unto me also this authority,––in order that, on whomsoever may lay my hands, he may receive Holy Spirit.

³⁶ And, as they were journeying along the way, they came unto a certain water,––and the eunuch saith––Lo! water! What doth hinder my being immersed?

¹⁵ But the Lord said unto him––Be going thy way; for, a choice vessel unto me, is this man, to bear my name before both [the] nations and kings, and the sons of Israel;

²⁰ And, straightway, in the synagogues, he began proclaiming Jesus, that, This, is the Son of God.

⁴³ Unto the same, do all the prophets bear witness, That, remission of sins, is to be received through his name, by every one that believeth on him.

²³ Who, arriving, and seeing the favour which was of God, rejoiced, and went on to beseech all, with the purpose of their heart, to abide [in] the Lord;

²⁸ And one from among them, by name Agabus, rising up, gave a sign, through means of the Spirit, that, a great famine, was coming over all the inhabited earth; which, indeed, came to pass under Claudius.

⁵ Peter, therefore, was kept in the prison; but, prayer, was, earnestly, being made by the assembly, unto God, concerning him.

² And, as they were publicly ministering unto the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said––Separate forthwith unto me, Barnabas and Saul, unto the work whereunto I have called them. ³ Then, fasting and praying, and laying their hands upon them, they sent them away.
⁴ They, therefore, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down unto Seleucia, and, from thence, sailed away unto Cyprus;

⁹ But Saul, who is also Paul, filled with Holy Spirit, looking steadfastly at him,

²² And, setting him aside, raised up, David, unto them for king,––of whom he also said, bearing witness––I have found David, the son of Jesse,––[a man] according to my heart, who will do all my will. ²³ From this man’s seed, hath God, according to promise, brought unto Israel, a saviour––Jesus:

³³ That God hath fulfilled, the same, for our children, by raising up Jesus: as also, in the second psalm, it is written––My son, art, thou: I, this day, have begotten thee. ³⁴ And, in that he raised him from among the dead, no more destined to return unto corruption, on this wise hath he spoken––I will give unto you the faithful lovingkindnesses of David. ³⁵ Wherefore also, in a different [place], he saith––Thou wilt not give thy man of lovingkindness to see corruption.

¹⁶ Who in the bygone generations suffered all the nations to be going on in their own ways,––

¹⁶ Who in the bygone generations suffered all the nations to be going on in their own ways,–– ¹⁷ Although, not without witness, he left himself, doing good, from heaven, upon you, giving rain and fruitful seasons, filling, with food and gladness, your hearts.

²⁷ And, when they had arrived and gathered together the assembly, they began recounting how many things God had done with them, and that he had opened, unto the nations, a door of faith.

¹² And all the throng held their peace, and began to hearken unto Barnabas and Paul relating how many signs and wonders God had done among the nations, through them.

¹⁴ Symeon, hath fully told how God, first visited, to take out of the nations, a people for his name.

²³ writing through their hand––The Apostles and the Elder Brethren, unto the brethren throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, who are from among the nations, wish joy!

⁵ The assemblies, therefore, were being confirmed in the faith, and increasing in number, every day.
⁶ And they passed through the Phrygian and Galatian country, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia; ⁷ but, coming along Mysia, they were attempting to journey into Bithynia,––and, the Spirit of Jesus, suffered them not;

²³ For, passing through, and carefully observing your objects of devotion, I found an altar also, in which was inscribed––Unto an Unknown God. What, therefore, not knowing, ye reverence, the same, do, I, declare unto you.

²³ For, passing through, and carefully observing your objects of devotion, I found an altar also, in which was inscribed––Unto an Unknown God. What, therefore, not knowing, ye reverence, the same, do, I, declare unto you. ²⁴ The God that made the world and all things that are therein, the same, being, Lord, of heaven and earth, not in hand–made shrines, doth dwell, ²⁵ nor, by human hands, is waited upon, as though in want of anything, himself, giving unto all life and breath and all things; ²⁶ he made also, of one, every nation of men to dwell upon all the face of the earth,––marking out fitting opportunities, and the bounds of their dwelling place, ²⁷ that they might be seeking God––if, after all, indeed, they might feel after him and find him,––although, in truth, he is already not far from any one of us. ²⁸ For, in him, we live and move and are: as, even some of your own poets, have said––For, his offspring also, we are. ²⁹ Being, then, offspring, of God, we ought not to be supposing that, unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and device of man, the Divine, is like.

²⁹ Being, then, offspring, of God, we ought not to be supposing that, unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and device of man, the Divine, is like. ³⁰ The times of ignorance, therefore, overlooking, God, as things now are, is charging all men everywhere to repent, ³¹ inasmuch as he hath appointed a day, in which he is about to be judging the habitable earth in righteousness, by a man whom he hath pointed out,––offering faith unto all, by raising him from among the dead?
³² Now, when they heard of raising the dead, some, indeed, began to mock, while, others, said––We will hear thee, concerning this, even again.

²¹ but, bidding them adieu, and saying––Again, will I return unto you, God willing, he sailed away from Ephesus;

⁶ and, Paul laying hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying.

²¹ Now, when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit, going through Macedonia and Achaia, to be journeying unto Jerusalem, saying––After I have been there, Rome also, must I see!

²⁴ But, for no cause whatever, am I making my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full witness as to the good news of the favour of God.

¹³ Then, answered Paul––What are ye doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For, I, not only to be bound, but to die in Jerusalem, am ready, in behalf of the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁴ And, as he was not to be persuaded, we ceased, saying––the Lord’s, will be done!

¹⁹ And, saluting them, he went on to narrate, one by one, each of the things which God had wrought among the nations through his ministry.

⁴⁰ And, when he had given leave, Paul, standing upon the stairs, waved with his hand unto the people; and, when great silence was secured, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying––

¹ Brethren and fathers! Hear ye, the defence, which I now make unto you:––

⁷ I fell also to the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me––Saul! Saul! Why, me, art thou persecuting?

¹³ coming unto me, and standing over me, said––Saul, brother! look up. And, I, in that very hour, looked up on him. ¹⁴ And he said––The God of our fathers, hath chosen thee to get to know his will, and to see the Righteous One,––and to hear a voice out of his mouth. ¹⁵ Because thou shalt be a witness to him unto all men, of the things which thou hast seen and heard.

²⁰ And, when the blood of Stephen thy witness was being shed, even I myself, was standing by, and approving, and guarding the mantles of them who were slaying him. ²¹ And he said unto me––Be taking thy journey; because, I, unto nations afar off, will send thee.

¹⁴ But I confess, this, unto thee,––That, according to the Way which they call a Sect, so, I am rendering divine service unto my father’s God, believing in all the things which, throughout the law, and those which, in the prophets, are written:

²⁴ And, after certain days, Felix having arrived, with Drusilla his own wife, who was, a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith, respecting Christ Jesus. ²⁵ And, as he was reasoning of righteousness, and self–control, and the judgment to come, Felix, becoming greatly afraid, answered––For the present, be going thy way, and, when I find an opportunity, I will send for thee,––

¹ And, Agrippa, to Paul, said––It is permitted thee, on thine own behalf, to be speaking. Then Paul, stretching forth his hand, went on to make his defence.

⁶ And, now, for the hope of the promise, unto our fathers, being brought to pass by God, am I standing to be judged,––

¹⁴ and, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice, saying unto me, in the Hebrew language––Saul! Saul! why, me, art thou persecuting? It is hard for thee, against goads, to be kicking!

¹⁶ But rise and stand upon thy feet; for, to this end, have I appeared unto thee,––To appoint thee an attendant and a witness, both of the things as to which thou hast seen me, and of those as to which I will appear unto thee: ¹⁷ Rescuing thee from among the people, and from among the nations, unto whom, I, am sending thee–– ¹⁸ To open their eyes; that they turn from darkness unto light, and the authority of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among them who have been made holy by the faith respecting me.

¹⁸ To open their eyes; that they turn from darkness unto light, and the authority of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among them who have been made holy by the faith respecting me.

¹ Now, when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul, and certain other prisoners, unto a centurion by name Julius, of an Augustan band. ² And, going on board a ship of Adramittium, about to sail unto the places along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, there being with us, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica; ³ and, on the next day, we put into Zidon,––and Julius, treating Paul, kindly, gave him leave to go unto his friends and refresh himself; ⁴ and, from thence putting out to sea, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary; ⁵ and, sailing across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came down to Myra, a city of Lycia. ⁶ And the centurion, there, finding a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, put us therein. ⁷ And, for a good many days sailing slowly, and getting with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us to get on, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone; ⁸ and, with difficulty coasting it, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was the city of Lasea. ⁹ And, when a considerable time had passed, and sailing was already dangerous, because, even the Fast, had already gone by, Paul began to advise, ¹⁰ saying to them––Sirs! I perceive that, with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship, but even of our persons, shall the voyage certainly be attended. ¹¹ But, the centurion, by the master, and by the shipowner, was more persuaded than by the things which, by Paul, were spoken.
¹² And, the harbour being, incommodious, to winter in, the more part, advised to put to sea from thence, if by any means they might be able to reach Phoenix, to winter, [which was] a harbour of Crete, looking north–east and south–east. ¹³ And, a south wind blowing softly, supposing they had secured their purpose, weighing anchor, they began to sail close in shore along Crete. ¹⁴ But, after no long time, there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, called Euraquilo,–– ¹⁵ and, the ship being caught and we not being able to bring her head to the wind, we let her go, and were borne along. ¹⁶ And, running under the lee, of some small island, called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to make ourselves masters of the boat,–– ¹⁷ which, hoisting up, they began to use, helps, under–girding the ship; and, fearing lest, on the sand–bank of Africa, they should run aground, lowering the gear, so, were they borne along. ¹⁸ But, we being exceedingly tempest–tossed, on the next day, they began to throw [cargo] overboard; ¹⁹ and, on the third day, with their own hands, the tackling of the ship, they cast away. ²⁰ And, neither, sun nor stars, appearing for many days, and, no small tempest, lying upon us, in the end, all hope that we should be saved, began to be taken from us.
²¹ But, when they had been, long without food, then, Paul, standing in the midst of them, said––Ye ought, indeed, Sir! yielding to me, not to have sailed away from Crete, to get this damage and loss. . . . ²² And, now, I recommend you to be of good courage; for, loss of life, shall there be, none at all, from among you,––only the ship. ²³ For there stood by me this night, belonging unto the God whose I am, unto whom also I am doing divine service, a messenger,

²³ For there stood by me this night, belonging unto the God whose I am, unto whom also I am doing divine service, a messenger, ²⁴ saying––Be not afraid, Paul! for, before Caesar, must thou needs stand. And lo! God hath granted to thee as a favour, all them who are sailing with thee. ²⁵ Wherefore, be of good courage, Sirs; for I believe in God––that, so, it shall be, according as it hath been told me. ²⁶ Upon a certain island, however, must we needs be wrecked. ²⁷ And, when, the fourteenth night, had come, and we were being driven to and fro in the Adriatic, about midnight, the sailors suspected that some country was, nearing, them; ²⁸ and, sounding, they found twenty fathoms,––and, going a little further, and again sounding, they found fifteen fathoms.

² And, the natives, began to shew us no common philanthropy; for, kindling a fire, they received us all, because of the rain that had set in, and because of the cold.

⁴ And, when the natives saw the brute hanging out from his hand, they began to say, one to another––Doubtless, this man is, a murderer, whom, though brought safely through out of the sea, Justice, hath not suffered, to live.

³ Concerning his Son,––who came to be of the seed of David, according to flesh,

⁵ Through whom we have received favour and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name, ⁶ Among whom are, ye also, called of Jesus Christ:

⁹ For God is, my witness,––unto whom I am rendering divine service in my spirit, in the glad message of his Son,––how incessantly, I am making mention of you

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the joyful message; for it is God’s power unto salvation, to every one that believeth, both to Jew [first] and to Greek;

¹⁸ For there is being revealed an anger of God from heaven––against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who, the truth, in unrighteousness, do hold down; ––
¹⁹ Inasmuch as, what may be known of God, is manifest among them, for, God, unto them, hath made it manifest,–– ²⁰ For, the unseen things of him, from a world’s creation, by the things made, being perceived, are clearly seen, even his eternal power and divinity,––to the end they should be without excuse;

²⁰ For, the unseen things of him, from a world’s creation, by the things made, being perceived, are clearly seen, even his eternal power and divinity,––to the end they should be without excuse; ²¹ Inasmuch as, having come to know God, not, as God, did they glorify him, or give him thanks, but were made fruitless in their reasonings, and darkened was their undiscerning heart,

²¹ Inasmuch as, having come to know God, not, as God, did they glorify him, or give him thanks, but were made fruitless in their reasonings, and darkened was their undiscerning heart, ²² Professing to be wise, they were made foolish, ²³ And, exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God, for the likeness of an image of a corruptible man, and of birds and fourfooted beasts and reptiles:

²³ And, exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God, for the likeness of an image of a corruptible man, and of birds and fourfooted beasts and reptiles: ²⁴ Wherefore God gave them up in the covetings of their hearts unto impurity, so as to be dishonouring their bodies among them,––

²⁴ Wherefore God gave them up in the covetings of their hearts unto impurity, so as to be dishonouring their bodies among them,–– ²⁵ Who, indeed, exchanged away the truth of God for the falsehood, and rendered worship and service unto the creature rather than unto the Creator,––who is blessed unto the ages. Amen! ²⁶ For this cause, God gave them up unto dishonourable passions; for, even their females, exchanged away the natural use into that which is against nature,––

²⁶ For this cause, God gave them up unto dishonourable passions; for, even their females, exchanged away the natural use into that which is against nature,–– ²⁷ In like manner also, even the males, leaving the natural use of the female, flamed out in their eager desire one for another, males with males, the indecency, effecting,––and, the necessary recompence of their error, within themselves, duly receiving; –– ²⁸ And, even as they did not approve to be holding, God, in acknowledgment, God gave them up unto a disapproved mind to be doing the things that are not becoming,

²⁸ And, even as they did not approve to be holding, God, in acknowledgment, God gave them up unto a disapproved mind to be doing the things that are not becoming,

³² Who, indeed, having acknowledged the righteous sentence of God,––that, they who such things as these do practise, are worthy of death, not only, the same things, are doing, but are even delighting together with them who are practising [them].

¹ Wherefore, inexcusable, thou art, O man, whoever judgest; for, wherein thou judgest some one else, thyself, thou dost condemn,––for, the very things, thou dost practise, who art judging:

¹ Wherefore, inexcusable, thou art, O man, whoever judgest; for, wherein thou judgest some one else, thyself, thou dost condemn,––for, the very things, thou dost practise, who art judging: ² We know, however, that, the sentence of God, is according to truth against them who, such things as these, do practise. ³ And reckonest thou this, O man––who dost judge them who such things do practise, and yet art doing the same, that, thou, shalt escape the sentence of God?

³ And reckonest thou this, O man––who dost judge them who such things do practise, and yet art doing the same, that, thou, shalt escape the sentence of God? ⁴ Or, the riches of his kindness, and forbearance, and long–suffering, dost thou despise,––not knowing that, the kindness of God, unto repentance, is leading thee? ⁵ But, according to thy hardness, and [thine] impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself anger, in a day of anger and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,––

⁹ tribulation and anguish––against every soul of man who worketh out what is base, both of Jew first and of Greek,––

¹⁵ Who, indeed, shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience therewith bearing witness, and, between one another, their reasonings accusing––or, even excusing, them:––

¹⁵ Who, indeed, shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience therewith bearing witness, and, between one another, their reasonings accusing––or, even excusing, them:–– ¹⁶ In the day on which God judgeth the secrets of men according to my glad–message through Christ Jesus.
¹⁷ If, however, thou, art taking the name of Jew, and resting thyself upon law, and boasting in God,

¹⁷ If, however, thou, art taking the name of Jew, and resting thyself upon law, and boasting in God, ¹⁸ And art taking note of his will, and testing the things that differ––when receiving oral instruction out of the law, ¹⁹ Art persuaded, moreover, that, thou thyself, art––a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness, ²⁰ A trainer of the simple, a teacher of babes, having the forming of knowledge and truth in the law,–– ²¹ Thou, therefore, that art teaching someone else, thyself, art thou not teaching? Thou that proclaimest––Do not steal! Art thou, stealing? ²² That sayest––Do not commit adultery! Art thou, committing adultery? That abhorrest sacrilege, Art thou, robbing temples? ²³ That in law dost boast, Through the transgression of the law, art thou dishonouring God?

²³ That in law dost boast, Through the transgression of the law, art thou dishonouring God?

² Much, every way:––First, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God. ³ For what? If some distrusted, shall their distrust make, the trust of God, void?

¹⁰ Even as it is written––there is none righteous, not even one, ¹¹ There is none that discerneth, There is none that seeketh out God:

²¹ But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God hath been manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets,––

²⁷ Where, then, the boasting! It is excluded. Through what kind of law? Of works? Nay! but through a law of faith:

²⁹ Or, [is God] the God, of Jews only, and not of the nations also? Yea! of the nations also:––

¹¹ And, a sign, he received [namely] of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while yet uncircumcised; to the end he might be father of all that believe during uncircumcision, to the end [the same] righteousness might be reckoned unto them,––

¹⁵ For, the law, worketh out anger, but, where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

¹ Having, therefore, been declared righteous by faith, let us have, peace, towards God, through our Lord Jesus Christ,––

⁶ Seeing that, Christ, we being weak as yet, seasonably, in behalf of such as were ungodly, died.

⁹ Much more, then, having now been declared righteous by his blood, shall we be saved through him from the anger.

¹² Let not sin, therefore, reign in your death–doomed body, that ye should be obedient to its covetings; ¹³ Neither be presenting your members as weapons of unrighteousness unto sin, but present yourselves unto God as though alive from among the dead, and your members as weapons of righteousness unto God;

¹⁷ But thanks be unto God, that––whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient out of the heart unto the mould of teaching into which ye were delivered;

²¹ What fruit, therefore, had ye then––in things for which ye now are taking shame to yourselves? For, the end of those things, is death.

² For, the–law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, hath set thee free from the law of sin and of death; –– ³ For, what was impossible by the law in that it was weak through the flesh, God, by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh,

⁷ Inasmuch as, what is preferred by the flesh, [is] hostile towards God, for, unto the law of God, it doth not submit itself, neither in fact can it.–– ⁸ They, moreover, who in flesh have their being, cannot please, God.

¹² Hence, then, brethren––debtors, we are, not unto the flesh, that, according to flesh, we should live,––

²⁸ We know, further, that, unto them who love God, God causeth all things to work together for good,––unto them who, according to purpose, are such as he hath called;
²⁹ For, whom he fore–approved, he also fore–appointed to be conformed unto the image of his Son, that he might be firstborn among many brethren,––

²⁹ For, whom he fore–approved, he also fore–appointed to be conformed unto the image of his Son, that he might be firstborn among many brethren,–– ³⁰ And, whom he fore–appointed, the same, he also called, and, whom he called, the same, he also declared righteous, and, whom he declared righteous, the same, he also made glorious:––

³⁰ And, whom he fore–appointed, the same, he also called, and, whom he called, the same, he also declared righteous, and, whom he declared righteous, the same, he also made glorious:––
³¹ What, then, shall we say to a these things? If God [is] for us, who [shall be] against us? ³² He, at least, who his own Son did not spare, but in behalf of us all delivered him up, how shall he not also, with him, all things upon us in favour bestow?

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

¹ Truth, say I, in Christ, I utter no falsehood,––my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,––

⁵ Whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ––according to the flesh––he who is over all, God, blessed unto the ages. Amen.

²⁴ Whom he also called, even us, not only from among Jews, but also from among the nations, [what then?]
²⁵ As also in Hosea he saith––I will call the not–my–people, My people, and the not–beloved, beloved,

³⁰ What, then, shall we say? That, they of the nations, who were not in pursuit of righteousness, have laid hold of righteousness,––a righteousness, however, which is by faith;

¹⁷ Hence, our faith, cometh by something heard, and, that which is heard, through a declaration of Christ.

¹⁰ Darkened be their eyes, not to see, and, their back, do thou continually bow down.

¹³ Unto you, however, am I speaking,––you of the nations; inasmuch, indeed, then, as, I, am an apostle to the nations, my ministry, I glorify,

²⁵ For I wish not, ye should be ignorant, brethren, of this sacred secret, lest within yourselves ye be presumptuous, that, a hardening in part, hath befallen Israel, until, the full measure of the nations, shall come in;

³ For I say, through the favour which hath been given me, unto every one who is among you,––not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but so to think as to think soberly––as, unto each one, God hath dealt a measure of faith.

¹⁶ The same thing, one to another regarding,––not the lofty things regarding, but, by the lowly, being led along. Be not getting presumptuous in your own opinion:

¹⁸ If possible––so far as dependeth on you, with all men being at peace:

⁸ Nothing to any, be owing––save to be loving one another; for, he that loveth his neighbour, hath given to, law, its fulfillment.

⁹ And that, the nations, for mercy should glorify God:––even as it is written––For this cause, will I openly confess unto thee among nations, and, unto thy name, will strike the strings;

¹⁵ Howbeit, the more boldly, have I written unto you,––in some measure, as bringing it back to your minds,––by reason of the favour given unto me from God,–– ¹⁶ That I should be a public minister of Christ Jesus unto the nations, doing priestly service with the glad–message of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might prove to be acceptable, being hallowed in Holy Spirit:

¹⁶ That I should be a public minister of Christ Jesus unto the nations, doing priestly service with the glad–message of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might prove to be acceptable, being hallowed in Holy Spirit:

¹⁸ For I wilt not dare to speak anything save of the things which Christ hath wrought out for himself through me for the obedience of nations,––by word and deed,

¹⁸ For I wilt not dare to speak anything save of the things which Christ hath wrought out for himself through me for the obedience of nations,––by word and deed, ¹⁹ By the power of signs and wonders, by the power of [Holy Spirit]; so that I, from Jerusalem and in a circuit as far as Illyricum, have fulfilled the glad–message of the Christ,––

¹⁹ By the power of signs and wonders, by the power of [Holy Spirit]; so that I, from Jerusalem and in a circuit as far as Illyricum, have fulfilled the glad–message of the Christ,––

¹⁹ By the power of signs and wonders, by the power of [Holy Spirit]; so that I, from Jerusalem and in a circuit as far as Illyricum, have fulfilled the glad–message of the Christ,–– ²⁰ Although, thus,––as ambitious to be announcing the glad–message––not where Christ had been named, lest, upon another’s foundation, I should be building;

²⁰ Although, thus,––as ambitious to be announcing the glad–message––not where Christ had been named, lest, upon another’s foundation, I should be building;

²² Wherefore, also, I have been hindered these many times from coming unto you;

²² Wherefore, also, I have been hindered these many times from coming unto you; ²³ But, now, no longer having place in these regions, and having had, a longing, to come unto you a good many years,––

²³ But, now, no longer having place in these regions, and having had, a longing, to come unto you a good many years,––

²³ But, now, no longer having place in these regions, and having had, a longing, to come unto you a good many years,–– ²⁴ As soon as I am journey to Spain,––I am hoping, in fact, when journeying through to get sight of you, and by you to be set forward thither,––if, with your company, I have first in some measure been satisfied.

²⁴ As soon as I am journey to Spain,––I am hoping, in fact, when journeying through to get sight of you, and by you to be set forward thither,––if, with your company, I have first in some measure been satisfied.

²⁴ As soon as I am journey to Spain,––I am hoping, in fact, when journeying through to get sight of you, and by you to be set forward thither,––if, with your company, I have first in some measure been satisfied. ²⁵ But, now, I am journeying unto Jerusalem, ministering unto the saints; ²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia have been well–pleased to make a certain fellowship for the destitute of the saints who are in Jerusalem,–– ²⁷ They have been well–pleased, indeed,––and, their debtors, they are; for, if, with their spiritual things the nations have come into fellowship, they are bound also with their own carnal things to minister publicly unto them. ²⁸ This, then, having completed, and sealed unto them this fruit, I will come back by you unto Spain:–– ²⁹ And know that, when I come unto you, in the fullness of the blessing of Christ, I shall come.
³⁰ I beseech you, moreover, [brethren], through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers on my behalf unto God,–– ³¹ In order that I may be delivered from them who do not yield in Judaea, and, my ministry which is unto Jerusalem, may prove to be acceptable unto the saints; ³² In order that, with joy coming unto you through God’s will, I may together with you find rest.

³² In order that, with joy coming unto you through God’s will, I may together with you find rest.

¹⁸ For, they who are such, unto our Lord Christ are not doing service, but unto their own belly,––and, through their smooth and flattering speech, deceive the hearts of the innocent. ¹⁹ For, your obedience, unto all hath reached,––over you, therefore, I rejoice! But I wish you––to be wise, [indeed], as to that which is good, yet pure, as to that which is evil.

²⁵ Now, unto him who hath power to establish you, according to my glad–message––even the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of a sacred secret, in age–past times kept silent, ²⁶ But now made manifest, and through means of prophetic scriptures, according to the command of the age–abiding God, for obedience of faith unto all the nations made known,

¹ Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through God’s will,––and Sosthenes the brother,–– ² Unto the assembly of God which is in Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints,––with all who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, in every place,––their Lord and ours: ³ Favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ I give thanks unto my God, at all times, concerning you, by reason of the favour of God given unto you in Christ Jesus,––

⁴ I give thanks unto my God, at all times, concerning you, by reason of the favour of God given unto you in Christ Jesus,–– ⁵ That, in everything, ye have been enriched in him––in all discourse and in all knowledge; ⁶ Even as, the witness of the Christ, hath been confirmed in you, ⁷ So that ye come short in no gift of favour,––ardently awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ: ⁸ Who will also confirm you unto the end, unaccusable in the day of our Lord Jesus [Christ]: ⁹ Faithful, is God, through whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁹ Faithful, is God, through whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁸ For, the discourse which concerneth the cross, unto them, indeed, who are perishing, is, foolishness; but, unto them who are being saved––unto us, it is, God’s power. ¹⁹ For it is written––I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and, the discernment of the discerning, will I set aside.

¹⁹ For it is written––I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and, the discernment of the discerning, will I set aside.

¹⁹ For it is written––I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and, the discernment of the discerning, will I set aside. ²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

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

²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ²¹ For, seeing that, in the wisdom of God, the world, through its wisdom, did not get to knew God, God was well–pleased––through the foolishness of the thing proclaimed, to save them that believe.

²¹ For, seeing that, in the wisdom of God, the world, through its wisdom, did not get to knew God, God was well–pleased––through the foolishness of the thing proclaimed, to save them that believe.

²¹ For, seeing that, in the wisdom of God, the world, through its wisdom, did not get to knew God, God was well–pleased––through the foolishness of the thing proclaimed, to save them that believe. ²² Seeing that both, Jews for signs, do ask, and, Greeks for wisdom, do seek,

²² Seeing that both, Jews for signs, do ask, and, Greeks for wisdom, do seek, ²³ Whereas, we, proclaim a Christ who hath been crucified,––unto Jews, indeed, an occasion of stumbling, and, unto Gentiles, foolishness; ²⁴ But, unto the called themselves––both Jews and Greeks, Christ, God’s power, and, God’s wisdom.

² For I had not determined to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ,––and, him, as one who had been crucified!

⁴ And, my discourse, and what I proclaimed, were not in suasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of Spirit and power:

¹³ Which we also speak––not in words taught of human wisdom, but in such as are taught of [the] Spirit, by spiritual words, spiritual things, explaining.

¹⁸ Let no one be deceiving himself:––if anyone imagineth himself to be wise among you, in this age, let him become foolish, that he may become wise;

¹⁸ Let no one be deceiving himself:––if anyone imagineth himself to be wise among you, in this age, let him become foolish, 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 knavery,––

¹⁹ Howbeit, I will come quickly unto you,––if, the Lord, please,––and will get to know––not the speech of them who are puffed up, but, the power;

⁹ Or know ye not that, wrong–doers, shall not inherit, God’s kingdom? Be not deceiving yourselves:––neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

¹³ Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods; but, God, will set aside, both it and them. The body, however, is not for fornication, but, for the Lord,––and, the Lord, for the body.

¹⁸ Flee fornication! Every sin, whatsoever a man shall commit, is, outside his body, but, he that committeth fornication, bringeth sin into his own body.

¹ Am not free? Am I not an apostle? Jesus our Lord, have I not seen? Are not, ye, my work, in the Lord? ² If, unto others, I am not an apostle, certainly at least, unto you, I am; for, the seal of my apostleship, ye, are in the Lord.

¹² If, others, of this right, over you, are partaking, [should] not rather, we? nevertheless, we used not this right; but, all [such] things, do we conceal,––lest we should cause any hindrance unto the glad message of the Christ.

¹⁶ For, if I be telling the glad–message, it is, with me, no matter of boasting; for, necessity, upon me, lieth,––for it is, Woe to me, if I should not be telling the glad–message;

¹⁶ For, if I be telling the glad–message, it is, with me, no matter of boasting; for, necessity, upon me, lieth,––for it is, Woe to me, if I should not be telling the glad–message; ¹⁷ For, if, by choice, this thing I am doing, I have, a reward; but, if not by choice, with a stewardship, have I been entrusted!

¹⁷ For, if, by choice, this thing I am doing, I have, a reward; but, if not by choice, with a stewardship, have I been entrusted!

¹⁷ For, if, by choice, this thing I am doing, I have, a reward; but, if not by choice, with a stewardship, have I been entrusted! ¹⁸ What, then, is my reward? that, in telling the glad–message, free of cost, I should put the glad–message,––to the end I should not use to the full my right in the glad–message.

¹⁸ What, then, is my reward? that, in telling the glad–message, free of cost, I should put the glad–message,––to the end I should not use to the full my right in the glad–message.

¹⁸ What, then, is my reward? that, in telling the glad–message, free of cost, I should put the glad–message,––to the end I should not use to the full my right in the glad–message.
¹⁹ For, though free from all, unto all, myself, I enslaved,––that, the larger number, I might win: ²⁰ Therefore became I, to the Jews, as, a Jew,––that, Jews, I might win; to them who were under law, as, under law, not being, myself, under law,––that, them who were under law, I might win; ²¹ To them who were without law, as, without law,––not being without law to God, but lawfully subject to Christ,––that I might win them who were without law. ²² I became, unto the weak, weak,––that, the weak, I might win; ––to all men, have I become all things, that, by all means, some, I might save. ²³ But, all things, am I doing, for the sake of the glad–message, that a joint–partaker thereof, I may become.

¹ For I wish not ye should be ignorant, brethren, that, all our fathers, were, under the cloud, and, all, passed through the sea,––

¹ But, concerning the spiritually gifted, brethren, I am not wishing you to be ignorant.

¹ But, concerning the spiritually gifted, brethren, I am not wishing you to be ignorant. ² Ye know that, when ye were of the nations, unto the dumb idols, howsoever ye were being led, ye were seduced.

² Ye know that, when ye were of the nations, unto the dumb idols, howsoever ye were being led, ye were seduced. ³ Wherefore, I give you to know––that, no one, in God’s Spirit speaking, saith––Accursed Jesus! and, no one, can say––Lord Jesus! save in [the] Holy Spirit. ⁴ But, distributions of gifts, there are, yet the same Spirit, ⁵ And, distributions of ministries, there are, and the same Lord, ⁶ And, distributions of energies, there are, and the same God––who energiseth all things in all. ⁷ But, unto each one, is given the manifesting of the Spirit, with a view to that which is profitable; ⁸ For, unto one, indeed, through the Spirit, is given, a word of wisdom, but, unto another, a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; –– ⁹ Unto a different one, faith, in the same Spirit, and, unto another, gifts of healings, in the one Spirit, ¹⁰ And, unto another, energies of mighty works, [and], unto another, prophesying, [and], unto another, discriminations of spirits,––unto a different one, kinds of tongues, and, unto another, translation of tongues; –– ¹¹ But, all these, energiseth the one and the same Spirit, distributing unto each one, peculiarly, even as it is disposed.

¹¹ If, then, I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be, unto him that is speaking, a foreigner, and, he that is speaking, shall be, in my case, a foreigner.

¹⁴ [For], if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit, is praying, but, my mind, is unfruitful.
¹⁵ What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray also with the mind,––I will strike the strings with the spirit, [but] I will strike the strings also with the mind. ¹⁶ Else, if thou be blessing in a spirit, he that filleth up the place of the ungifted person, how shall he say the Amen upon thy thanksgiving? since indeed, what thou art saying, he knoweth not;

²³ If, then, the whole assembly come together with one consent, and, all, are speaking with tongues,––and there come in persons unskilled or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are raving? ²⁴ But, if, all, be prophesying,––and there come in one who is unbelieving or unskilled, he is convicted by all, he is searched by all, the secrets of his heart, become manifest,

²⁴ But, if, all, be prophesying,––and there come in one who is unbelieving or unskilled, he is convicted by all, he is searched by all, the secrets of his heart, become manifest, ²⁵ And, so, falling down upon his face, he will do homage unto God, reporting that, in reality, God is, among you.

² Through which also ye are being saved,––if ye hold fast, with what discourse, I announced the joyful message unto you; unless indeed, in vain, ye believed.

⁸ And, last of all, just as if unto the unseasonable birth, he appeared, even unto me; ⁹ For, I, am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God. ¹⁰ But, by favour of God, I am what I am, and, his favour, which was unto me, hath not been made void,––but, much more abundantly than they all, have I toiled, albeit not, I, but the favour of God with me.

¹⁰ But, by favour of God, I am what I am, and, his favour, which was unto me, hath not been made void,––but, much more abundantly than they all, have I toiled, albeit not, I, but the favour of God with me.

³⁴ Wake up to sobriety, in righteousness, and be not committing sin; for some have, an ignorance of God: for shame, unto you, am I speaking!

²³ The favour of the Lord Jesus, be with you.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through the will of God, and Timothy the brother,––unto the assembly of God which is in Corinth, together with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through the will of God, and Timothy the brother,––unto the assembly of God which is in Corinth, together with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia: ² Favour unto you, and peace, from God [our] Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸ For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened in Asia,––that, exceedingly, beyond power, were we weighed down, so that we despaired, even of life.

¹⁵ And, in this confidence, I purposed, before, to come unto you,––in order that, a second joy, ye might have,–– ¹⁶ And, by your means, to pass into Macedonia, and, again, from Macedonia, to come unto you, and, by you, be set forward unto Judea:––

²¹ Now, he that confirmeth us, together with you, for Christ, and hath anointed us, is God:

²³ But, I, call upon God, as a witness, against my own soul,––that, to spare you, not yet, have I come unto Corinth:

¹ For I have determined, unto myself, this––not, again, in grief, to come unto you. ² For, if, I, grieve you, who then is he that is to gladden me,––save he who is being grieved through me; ³ And I wrote this very thing––lest, if I came, I should have, grief, from those over whom I had need to rejoice,––having confidence in you all, that, my joy, is the joy, of you all.

¹² Moreover, although I came unto Troas for the glad–message of the Christ, and a door for me had been opened in the Lord,

¹⁴ But, unto God, be thanks, who, ever, leadeth us in triumph in the Christ, and, the fragrance of the knowledge of him, maketh manifest, through us, in every place,

¹⁴ But, unto God, be thanks, who, ever, leadeth us in triumph in the Christ, and, the fragrance of the knowledge of him, maketh manifest, through us, in every place, ¹⁵ That, of Christ, a grateful odour, are we, unto God,––in them who are being saved, and in them who are being lost: ¹⁶ In these, indeed, a fragrance out of death into death, but, in those, a fragrance out of life into life. And, for these things, who is sufficient?

⁵ Not that, of our own selves, sufficient, are we, to reckon anything as of ourselves, but, our sufficiency, is of God; ––
⁶ Who also hath made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant––not of letter, but of spirit, for, the letter, killeth, whereas, the Spirit, maketh alive.

⁴ In whom, the god of this age, hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, to the end they may not discern the radiance of the glad–message of the glory of the Christ––who is the image of God.

⁴ In whom, the god of this age, hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, to the end they may not discern the radiance of the glad–message of the glory of the Christ––who is the image of God. ⁵ For, not ourselves, do we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and, ourselves, as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

⁵ For, not ourselves, do we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and, ourselves, as your servants for Jesus’ sake. ⁶ Because, the God who said––Out of darkness, light shall shine! [is he] who hath shone in our hearts, in proportion to the radiance of the glorious knowledge of God, in the face of Christ.

⁴ Great, is my freedom of speech towards you, great, is my boasting in behalf of you: I am filled with the encouragement, I am greatly superabounding with the joy, in all our tribulation.
⁵ For, even when we came into Macedonia, no relief at all, had our flesh; but, in every way, were we in tribulation,––without, fightings! within, fears! ⁶ But, he who encourageth them that are brought low, encouraged us,––even God,––by the presence of Titus. ⁷ Not, however, by his presence alone, but also by the encouragement wherewith he had been encouraged over you: recounting unto us your earnest desire, your lamentation, your zeal in my behalf. So that I the more rejoiced.

¹³ For this cause, have we received encouragement. In addition to our encouragement, however, much more abundantly, have we rejoiced over the joy of Titus,––that his spirit hath received refreshment from you all,

¹² For, if the forwardness is set forth, according to what one may have, he is well approved, not according to what one hath not.

¹³ [Of many] who, through the proof of this ministry, are glorifying God for your acknowledged submission unto the glad–message of the Christ, and for the liberality of the fellowship, unto them, and unto all,–– ¹⁴ Themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, longing after you, by reason of the surpassing favour of God [resting] upon you:––

⁴ For, the weapons of our warfare, are not fleshly, but mighty, by God, unto a pulling down of strongholds,––

⁴ For, the weapons of our warfare, are not fleshly, but mighty, by God, unto a pulling down of strongholds,–– ⁵ When we pull down, calculations, and every height that uplifteth itself against the knowledge of God, and when we bring into captivity every thought unto the obedience of the Christ,

⁵ When we pull down, calculations, and every height that uplifteth itself against the knowledge of God, and when we bring into captivity every thought unto the obedience of the Christ,

⁵ When we pull down, calculations, and every height that uplifteth itself against the knowledge of God, and when we bring into captivity every thought unto the obedience of the Christ, ⁶ And when we hold ourselves, in readiness, to avenge all disobedience, as soon as your obedience shall be fulfilled!

¹² For we dare not class or compare ourselves with some who do, themselves, commend; but, they, among themselves, measuring, themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without discernment! ¹³ We, however, not as to the things without measure, will boast ourselves, but, according to the measure of the limit which God apportioned unto us, as a measure––to reach as far as even you! ¹⁴ For, not as though we were not reaching unto you, are we over–stretching ourselves, for, as far as even you, were we beforehand in the glad–message of the Christ: ¹⁵ Not, as to the things without measure, boasting ourselves in other men’s toils, but having, hope––your faith, growing––among you, to be enlarged, according to our limit for something beyond,––

¹⁵ Not, as to the things without measure, boasting ourselves in other men’s toils, but having, hope––your faith, growing––among you, to be enlarged, according to our limit for something beyond,–– ¹⁶ Unto the regions beyond you, to carry the glad–message: not, within another man’s limit, as to the things made ready, to boast ourselves.

⁴ For, if, indeed, he that cometh, is proclaiming, another Jesus, whom we have not proclaimed, or, a different Spirit, ye are receiving, which ye had not received, or a different glad–message, which ye have never welcomed, ye are, well, bearing.
⁵ For I reckon not to have come a whit behind the exceeding overmuch apostles;

¹⁰ Truth of Christ is in me, that, this boasting, shall not be silenced unto me, in the regions of Achaia. ¹¹ Wherefore? Because I love you not? God, knoweth!

¹⁹ For, gladly, do ye bear with the foolish, being [yourselves], discreet,––

³¹ The God and Father of our Lord Jesus, knoweth––He who is blessed unto the ages––that I am not speaking falsely:

⁸ In this behalf, thrice, besought I, the Lord, that it might depart from me; ⁹ And at once he said unto me––Sufficient for thee, is my favour, for, my power, in weakness, is made complete. Most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may spread a tent over me. ¹⁰ Wherefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, and straits, in behalf of Christ; for, as soon as I am weak, then, am powerful.
¹¹ I have become foolish,––ye, compelled me:––I, in fact, ought, by you, to have been commended; for, not a whit, have I come behind the exceeding overmuch apostles,––even if I am nothing:

²⁰ For I fear––lest, by any means, when I come, not such as I wish, should I find you, and, I, should be found by you, such as ye do not wish; ––lest, by any means, [I should find] strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, railings, whisperings, puffed up pretensions, confusions; ––

⁴ For, although he was crucified through weakness, yet is he living through God’s power,––for, although, we, are weak in him, yet shall we live with him, through God’s power [unto us]–– ⁵ Be trying, yourselves, whether ye are in the faith, be putting, yourselves, to the test! Or do ye not recognise yourselves, seeing that, Jesus Christ, is in you,––unless perhaps ye fail in the testing. ⁶ I hope, however, that ye shall come to know, that, we, fail not in the testing!
⁷ But we pray unto God, that ye may do nothing base,––not that, we, may appear, accepted, but that, ye, the honourable thing, may be doing, even though, we, should be, as it were, rejected;

¹⁴ The favour of our Lord Jesus [Christ], and the love of God, and the fellowship 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 among the dead,

³ Favour unto you and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ,–– ⁴ Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,––

⁶ I marvel that, thus quickly, ye are moving away from him that called you in the favour of Christ, unto a different glad–message,–– ⁷ Which is not, another, only there are, some, that are troubling you, and wishing to change the glad–message of the Christ.

¹⁰ For am I, even now, persuading, men, or God? Or am I seeking to please, men? If I had been still pleasing, men, Christ’s servant, had I not been! ¹¹ For I make known unto you, brethren, as to the glad–message which was announced by me, that it is not after man; ¹² For neither, from man, did I accept it, nor was taught [it], ––but through a revealing of Jesus Christ. ¹³ For ye have heard, as to my own manner of life, at one time, in Judaism, how that, exceedingly, was I persecuting the assembly of God, and laying it waste, ¹⁴ And was making advancement, in Judaism, above many contemporaries in my nation, being, surpassingly zealous, of my paternal instructions. ¹⁵ But, when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me through his favour, was well–pleased

¹⁵ But, when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me through his favour, was well–pleased ¹⁶ to reveal his Son in me, that I might announce the glad–message regarding him among the nations, straightway, I conferred not with flesh and blood,

¹⁶ to reveal his Son in me, that I might announce the glad–message regarding him among the nations, straightway, I conferred not with flesh and blood, ¹⁷ Neither went I up unto Jerusalem unto them who, before me, were apostles,––but I went away into Arabia, and again returned unto Damascus.

²⁰ Now, as touching the things which I am writing to you, lo! before God, I am not guilty of falsehood:––

⁸ For, he that energised in Peter, into an apostleship to the circumcision, energised also in me, for the nations,–– ⁹ And when they perceived the favour which had been given unto me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave, the right hand of fellowship, unto me and Barnabas, in order that, we, [should go] unto the nations, and, they, unto the circumcision:––

² This only, am I wishing to learn from you:––by works of law, received ye, the Spirit? or by a believed report? ³ So thoughtless, are ye? Having made a beginning in Spirit, are ye, now, in flesh, to be made complete? ⁴ Such things, suffered ye, in vain,––if at least [it is] even in vain? ⁵ He then who was supplying unto you the Spirit, and energising mighty works among you, by works of law, or by a believed report [did he it]?

¹¹ Moreover, that, in law, no one, is declared righteous with God, [is] evident,––because, The righteous one, by faith, shall live;

⁴ But, when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, who came to be of a woman, who came to be under law,––

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

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, through God’s will, unto the saints who are [in Ephesus] and faithful in Christ Jesus,–– ² Favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.

⁶ Unto the praise of the glory of his favour wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One,––

¹¹ In whom also we were taken as an inheritance, according to the purpose of him who energiseth all things according to the counsel of his will, ¹² That we should be for the praise of his glory––we who had hoped beforehand in the Christ,–– ¹³ In whom, ye also––hearing the word of the truth, the glad–message of your salvation,––in whom also believing,––were sealed with the Spirit of the promise, the Holy [Spirit],

¹⁵ For this cause, I also,––having heard of the faith on your part in the Lord Jesus, and that towards all the saints, ¹⁶ Cease not giving thanks in your behalf, making mention in my prayers, ¹⁷ That, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you a Spirit of wisdom and understanding in gaining a personal knowledge of him,–– ¹⁸ The eyes of your heart having been enlightened, that ye may know––what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹ And what the surpassing greatness of his power unto us who believe,––according to the energy of the grasp of his might

¹⁹ And what the surpassing greatness of his power unto us who believe,––according to the energy of the grasp of his might ²⁰ which he energised in the Christ, when he raised him from among the dead, and seated him at his right hand in the heavenlies, ²¹ Over–above all principality, authority, and power, and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the coming one, ²² And did put, all things, in subjection beneath his feet. And gave him to be head over all things unto the assembly, ²³ Which, indeed, is his body, the fulness of him who, the all things in all, is for himself filling up.

² If at least ye have heard of the administration of the favour of God which hath been given unto me for you, ³ [How that], by way of revelation, was made known unto me the sacred secret,––even as I before wrote in brief,–– ⁴ Respecting which ye can, by reading, perceive my discernment in the sacred secret of the Christ,–– ⁵ Which, in other generations, had not been made known unto the sons of men, as it hath, now, been revealed by his holy apostles and prophets, in Spirit; ––

⁵ Which, in other generations, had not been made known unto the sons of men, as it hath, now, been revealed by his holy apostles and prophets, in Spirit; –– ⁶ That they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through means of the glad–message,––

⁶ That they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through means of the glad–message,–– ⁷ Of which I was made a minister, according to the free–gift of the favour of God which was given unto me, according to the energy of his power:

⁷ Of which I was made a minister, according to the free–gift of the favour of God which was given unto me, according to the energy of his power: ⁸ Unto me––the less than least of all saints, was given this favour, unto the nations, to announce the glad–message of the untraceable riches of the Christ, ⁹ And to bring to light––what is the administration of the sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages in God, who did all things create:

¹⁴ For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father,–– ¹⁵ From whom every fatherhood in [the] heavens and upon the earth is named,–– ¹⁶ In order that he may give unto you––according to his glorious riches, with power, to be strengthened, through his Spirit, in the inner man, ¹⁷ That the Christ may dwell, through means of your faith, in your hearts, in love, having become rooted and founded, ¹⁸ In order that ye may be mighty enough to grasp firmly, with all the saints,––what is the breadth and length and depth and height, ¹⁹ To get to know, also, the knowledge–surpassing, love of the Christ,––in order that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God: ²⁰ Now, unto him who is able to do, above all things, exceeding abundantly above the things which we ask or conceive,––according to the power which doth energise itself within us,–– ²¹ Unto him, be the glory, in the assembly, and in Christ Jesus––unto all the generations of the age of ages; Amen:––

²¹ Unto him, be the glory, in the assembly, and in Christ Jesus––unto all the generations of the age of ages; Amen:––

⁵ One Lord, one faith, one immersion,

⁸ Wherefore he saith––Ascending on high, he took captivity captive, [and] gave gifts unto men. ⁹ Now this, He ascended; what is it,––save––that he also descended into the under parts of the earth? ¹⁰ He that descended, he, it is who also ascended over–above all the heavens, that he might fill all things; ¹¹ And, he, gave––some, indeed, to be apostles, and some, prophets, and some, evangelists, and some, shepherds and teachers,––

¹¹ And, he, gave––some, indeed, to be apostles, and some, prophets, and some, evangelists, and some, shepherds and teachers,–– ¹² With a view to the fitting of the saints for the work of ministering, for an upbuilding of the body of the Christ;

¹⁷ This, therefore, am I saying and protesting in the Lord:––that, no longer, ye walk even as, the nations, walk––in the vanity of their minds, ¹⁸ Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God––by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone,

¹⁸ Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God––by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone, ¹⁹ Who, indeed, having become past feeling, have delivered, themselves, up, with wantonness, unto making a trade of all impurity with greed.

¹⁹ Who, indeed, having become past feeling, have delivered, themselves, up, with wantonness, unto making a trade of all impurity with greed.

⁴ And shamelessness and foolish talking, or jesting,––which things are beneath you,––but, rather, giving of thanks;

⁶ Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:

¹² For, of the secret things which are brought to pass by them, it is, shameful, even to speak!

¹⁵ Be taking heed, therefore, exactly how ye are walking,––not as unwise, but as wise,–– ¹⁶ Buying out for yourselves the opportunity, because, the days, are evil; ¹⁷ For this cause, do not become foolish, but have discernment as to what is the will of the Lord;

²⁰ Giving thanks, always, for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto your God and Father;

¹⁸ With all prayer and supplication, praying in every season, in spirit, and, thereunto, watching, with all perseverance and supplication, for all the saints,––

²³ Peace unto the brethren, and love with faith,––from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ,––unto all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministers:––

³ I am giving thanks unto my God, on occasion of all my remembrance of you, ⁴ At all times, in every supplication of mine, in behalf of you all, with joy, my supplication, making,––

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

⁸ For God is, my witness, how I long for you all in the tender affections of Christ Jesus.
⁹ And, this, I pray––that, your love, may be, yet more and more, pre–eminent in personal knowledge and all perception, ¹⁰ To the end ye may be putting to the test the things that differ, in order that ye may be incorrupt and may give no occasion of stumbling, unto the day of Christ, ¹¹ Filled with that fruit of righteousness which is through Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God.

¹¹ Filled with that fruit of righteousness which is through Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God.

¹¹ And, every tongue, might openly confess––that Jesus Christ is, Lord, unto the glory of God the Father.

²² But, of the proof of him, be taking note,––that, as child, with father, with me, hath he done service for the glad–message;

²⁶ Since he hath been longing to see, you all, and hath been in great distress, because ye had heard he was sick; ––

³ For, we, are the circumcision, who in the Spirit of God, are doing divine service, and are boasting in Christ Jesus, and, not in flesh, having confidence,––

⁶ Regarding zeal, persecuting the assembly, regarding the righteousness that is in law, having become blameless. ⁷ But, whatever things, unto me, were gain, the same, have I accounted, for the Christ’s sake, loss;

⁹ And be found in him––not having a righteousness of my own, that which is by law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is, of God, upon my faith,––

¹ So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown,––thus, stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

⁶ For nothing, be anxious, but, in everything, by your prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let, your petitions, be made known unto God;

¹³ I have might, for all things, in him that empowereth me.

¹⁷ Not that I seek after the gift, but I seek after the fruit that is to abound unto your account.

²⁰ Now, unto our God and Father, be the glory––unto the ages of ages. Amen!

²³ The favour of our Lord Jesus Christ, be with your spirit.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy my brother,–– ² Unto the holy and faithful brethren in Christ that are, in Colosse, favour unto you, and peace, from our God and Father.
³ We are giving thanks unto God, the Father of our Lord Jesus [Christ], always, for you, offering prayer,––

⁵ Because of the hope that is lying by for you in the heavens, of which ye heard before, in the word of the truth of the glad–message, ⁶ When it presented itself unto you; even as, in all the world also, it is bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day when ye heard, and came personally to know the favour of God in truth,

⁶ When it presented itself unto you; even as, in all the world also, it is bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day when ye heard, and came personally to know the favour of God in truth,

⁹ For this cause, we also, from the day when we heard [of you], cease not, in your behalf, praying and asking––that ye may be filled unto the personal knowledge of his will, in all spiritual wisdom and discernment, ¹⁰ So as to walk worthily of the Lord, unto all pleasing, in every good work, bearing fruit, and growing in the personal knowledge of God, ¹¹ With all power, being empowered, according to the grasp of his glory, unto all endurance and long–suffering with joy,
¹² Giving thanks unto the Father that hath made you sufficient for your share in the inheritance of the saints in the light, ¹³ Who hath rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

¹³ Who hath rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love; ¹⁴ In whom, we have our redemption––the remission of our sins,–– ¹⁵ Who, is an image of the unseen God, Firstborn of all creation,––

¹⁵ Who, is an image of the unseen God, Firstborn of all creation,––

²¹ And, you, who at one time were estranged and enemies in your mind in your wicked works, yet, now, hath he fully reconciled,

²⁵ Of which, I, have become minister––according to the administration of God which hath been given unto me to you–ward, to fill up the word of God,

²⁸ Whom we are declaring, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man complete in Christ; ²⁹ Unto which I am even toiling, contending according to his energy which is energising itself in me with power.

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

⁶ On account of which things cometh the anger of God,––

¹¹ Wherein there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, bond, free,––but, all things and in all, Christ:
¹² Put on, therefore, as men chosen of God, holy and beloved, tender affections of compassion, graciousness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long–suffering,

¹⁵ And let, the peace of Christ, act as umpire in your hearts, unto which ye have been called in [one] body, and be thankful:

¹ Paul and Silvanus and Timothy––unto the assembly of Thessalonians in God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ,––favour unto you, and peace!
² We are giving thanks unto God continually, concerning you all, making, mention, in our prayers, ³ Unceasingly, remembering––your work of faith and labour of love and endurance of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father:

⁵ How that, our glad–message, came not unto you, in word only, but also in power, and in Holy Spirit, and in much assurance,––even as ye know what manner of men we became unto you, for your sake;
⁶ And, ye, became, imitators of us, and of the Lord, giving welcome unto the word, in much tribulation, with joy of Holy Spirit;

⁸ From you, in fact, hath sounded forth the word of the Lord––not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but, in every place, your faith which is toward God, hath gone forth, so that, no need, have we to be saying anything;

⁸ From you, in fact, hath sounded forth the word of the Lord––not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but, in every place, your faith which is toward God, hath gone forth, so that, no need, have we to be saying anything; ⁹ For, they themselves, concerning us, do tell––what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from the idols––to be serving a living and true God,

⁹ For, they themselves, concerning us, do tell––what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from the idols––to be serving a living and true God,

⁹ For, they themselves, concerning us, do tell––what manner of entrance we had unto you, and how ye turned unto God from the idols––to be serving a living and true God, ¹⁰ And awaiting his Son out of the heavens––whom he raised from among the dead,––Jesus: Who is to rescue us out of the anger that is coming.

¹⁰ And awaiting his Son out of the heavens––whom he raised from among the dead,––Jesus: Who is to rescue us out of the anger that is coming.

² But, though we had previously suffered, and been insulted, even as ye know, in Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the glad–message of God with much conflict.

⁵ For neither at any time were we found, using words of flattery,––even as ye know, nor a pretext for greed––God, is witness! ⁶ Nor, of men, seeking glory––either from you, or from others, though we could have assumed, dignity, as Apostles of Christ;
⁷ But we became gentle in your midst,––as though, a nursing mother, had been cherishing her own children: ⁸ Thus, yearning after you, we could have been well–pleased to impart unto you––not only the glad–message of God, but, our own lives also,––because, very dear to us, had ye become. ⁹ For ye remember, brethren, our toil and hardship: night and day, working, so as not to be a burden unto any of you, we proclaimed unto you the glad–message of God, ¹⁰ Ye, are witnesses––God also, how kindly and righteously and blamelessly, unto you who were believing, we were found to behave;

¹² To the end ye might be walking in a manner worthy of God, who is calling you unto his own kingdom and glory,
¹³ And, for this cause, we, are also giving thanks unto God unceasingly, that, when ye received a spoken word from us––which was God’s, ye welcomed it––not as a human word, but, even as it truly is, a divine word,––which is also inwardly working itself in you who believe.

¹³ And, for this cause, we, are also giving thanks unto God unceasingly, that, when ye received a spoken word from us––which was God’s, ye welcomed it––not as a human word, but, even as it truly is, a divine word,––which is also inwardly working itself in you who believe. ¹⁴ For, ye, became, imitators, brethren, of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea, in Christ Jesus, in that, the same things, ye, also suffered by your own fellow–countrymen, even as, they, also by the Jews:

¹⁷ Now, we, brethren, having been bereaved away from you, for the season of an hour,––in presence, not in heart, gave more abundant diligence, your face, to behold, with much longing; ¹⁸ Wherefore, we desired to come unto you––even, I, Paul, both once and again,––and, Satan, thwarted us.

¹⁸ Wherefore, we desired to come unto you––even, I, Paul, both once and again,––and, Satan, thwarted us. ¹⁹ For what shall be our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Shall not even, ye, before our Lord Jesus, in his Presence? ²⁰ Ye, in fact, are our glory and joy.

² And sent Timothy––our brother, and God’s minister in the glad–message of the Christ––that he might confirm and console you over your faith,

⁷ For this cause, were we consoled, brethren, over you, in all our necessity and tribulation, through your faith; ⁸ Because, now, we live,––if only, ye, stand fast in the Lord. ⁹ For what thanksgiving can we render back, unto God, concerning you, on occasion of all the joy wherewith we rejoice, for your sakes, before our God?–– ¹⁰ Night and day, making very abundant entreaties, that we may see your face, and fit in the things which are lacking in your faith?

¹⁰ Night and day, making very abundant entreaties, that we may see your face, and fit in the things which are lacking in your faith?

¹⁰ Night and day, making very abundant entreaties, that we may see your face, and fit in the things which are lacking in your faith?
¹¹ Now may, our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus, make straight our way unto you:

¹¹ Now may, our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus, make straight our way unto you: ¹² And, you, may the Lord cause to abound and excel in your love one toward another, and toward all,––even as, we, do toward you: ¹³ To the end he may confirms your hearts, faultless in holiness, before our God and Father, in the Presence of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

¹³ To the end he may confirms your hearts, faultless in holiness, before our God and Father, in the Presence of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

⁴ That ye should know, each one of you, how, of his own vessel, to possess himself in sanctification and honour: ⁵ Not with a passion of coveting,––just as even the nations who know not God,––

⁷ For God did not call us, with a permission of impurity, but, in sanctification.

¹³ But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are falling asleep,––lest ye be sorrowing, even as the rest also, who are without hope;

¹⁷ Unceasingly, pray,

²⁸ The favour of our Lord Jesus Christ, be with you.

⁸ In a fiery flame; holding forth vengeance––against them that refuse to know God, and them who decline to hearken unto the glad–message of our Lord Jesus,

⁴ The one who opposeth and exalteth himself on high against every one called God, or an object of worship; so that he, within the sanctuary of God, shall take his seat, showeth himself forth, that he is, God:––

⁷ For, the secret, of lawlessness, already, is inwardly working itself,––only, until, he that restraineth at present, shall be gone, out of the midst:

¹⁰ And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; ––

¹⁰ And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; –– ¹¹ And, for this cause, God sendeth them an inworking of error, to the end they should believe in the falsehood,–– ¹² In order that should be judged who would not believe in the truth, but were well–pleased with the unrighteousness.
¹³ But, we, are bound to give thanks unto God continually concerning you, brethren beloved by the Lord, for that God chose you, from the beginning, unto salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth,–– ¹⁴ Unto which he called you, through means of our glad–message, unto an acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ Unto which he called you, through means of our glad–message, unto an acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ But may, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father,––Who hath loved you, and given you age–abiding consolation and good hope by favour, ¹⁷ Console your hearts, and confirm you in every good work and word!

¹⁷ Console your hearts, and confirm you in every good work and word!

³ Faithful, is the Lord,––who will confirm you, and guard you from the wicked one:

¹⁶ But may, the Lord of peace himself, give you peace, always, in every way. The Lord, be with you all.

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

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus––by injunction of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope,–– ² unto Timothy, my true child in faith: favour, mercy, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹⁰ fornicators, sodomites, man–stealers, liars, false–swearers,––and, if anything else, unto the healthful teaching, is opposed; –– ¹¹ According to the glad–message of the glory of the happy God, with which entrusted am, I.

¹¹ According to the glad–message of the glory of the happy God, with which entrusted am, I.
¹² Grateful, am I unto him that empowered me, Christ Jesus our Lord, in that, faithful, he accounted me, putting me into ministry,––

¹⁵ Faithful, the saying! and, of all acceptance, worthy,––that, Christ Jesus, came into the world, sinners, to save: of whom, the chief, am, I; –– ¹⁶ Nevertheless, on this account, was mercy shewn me,––that, in me, the chief, Christ Jesus might shew forth his entire longsuffering, for an ensample of them about to believe on him unto life age–abiding. ¹⁷ Now, unto the King of the ages,––incorruptible, invisible, alone God, be honour and glory, unto the ages of ages, Amen!

⁷ Unto which, I, have been appointed proclaimer and apostle––Truth I speak, I utter no falsehood––a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

¹⁶ And, confessedly great, is the sacred secret of godliness,––Who was made manifest in flesh, was declared righteous in spirit, was made visible unto messengers, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

¹ Howbeit, the Spirit, expressly saith––that, in later seasons, some will revolt from the faith, giving heed unto seducing spirits, and unto teachings of demons–– ² in hypocrisy, speaking falsehood, [of demons] cauterised in their own conscience,––

² They, however, that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are, brethren but, the more, be doing them service, because, believing and beloved, are they who, from the good workmanship, receive advantage. These things, be teaching, and exhorting:––

¹⁶ Who alone hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable,––Whom no man hath seen––nor can see: unto whom, be honour and might age–abiding. Amen.

² Unto Timothy, my beloved child: Favour, mercy, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord. ³ Grateful, am I, unto God,––unto whom I am rendering divine service from my progenitors in a pure conscience, that, incessant, hold I the remembrance, concerning thee, in my supplications; day and night, ⁴ longing to see thee, being mindful of thy tears,––in order that, with joy, I may be filled:

⁸ Be not thou, therefore, put to shame––with regard to the witness of our Lord, nor with regard to me his prisoner; but suffer hardship together with the glad–message according to the power of God,–– ⁹ Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to the peculiar purpose and favour––which was given to us in Christ Jesus before age–during times,

¹¹ Whereunto, I, have been appointed herald and apostle and teacher; ¹² For which cause, these things also, am I suffering; nevertheless I am not being put to shame, for I know him whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is, able, to guard, that which I have entrusted, [to him] unto, that, day.

¹⁶ The Lord grant mercy unto the house, of Onesiphorus, in that, ofttimes, hath he refreshed me, and, as regardeth my chain, hath not been put to shame,

⁸ Keep in mind Jesus Christ––raised from among the dead, of the seed of David,––according to my joyful message:

¹⁰ For this cause, am I enduring, all things, for the sake of the chosen, in order that, they also, may obtain, the salvation, which is in Christ Jesus along with glory age–abiding.

²⁰ But, in a great house, there are not only gold and silver vessels, but, also wooden and earthen: and, some, indeed, for honour, while, some, are for dishonour: ²¹ If, therefore, anyone will, for pureness, sever himself from these, he shall be a vessel for honour, hallowed, meet for the Master’s use, for every good work, prepared.
²² But, from the youthful covetings, flee! and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, along with them who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

² For men will be––fond of themselves, fond of money, ostentatious, arrogant, defamers, to parents, unyielding, unthankful, unkind, ³ without natural affection, accepting no truce, given to intrigue, without self–control, uncivilized, unfriendly to good men, ⁴ traitors, reckless, beclouded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

⁸ Moreover, like as, Jannes and Jambres, withstood Moses, so, these men also, withstand the truth,––men utterly corrupted in their mind, disapproved concerning their faith;

¹⁷ But, the Lord, stood by me, and empowered me, in order that, through me, the proclamation, might be fully made, and, all the nations, might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of a lion:––

²² The Lord, be with thy spirit. Favour, be with you.

¹ Paul, a servant of God––an apostle moreover of Jesus Christ,––according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and the personal knowledge of the truth that is according to godliness,–– ² In hope of life age–abiding; which God, who cannot lie, promised before age–during times,

⁴ Unto Titus, my true child according to a common faith,––favour and peace, from God [our] Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

¹⁶ God, they confess that they know, but, by their works, they deny him, being, abominable, and obdurate, and, as to any good work, found, worthless.

³ For, even we, used, at one time, to be––thoughtless, unyielding, deceived, in servitude unto manifold covetings and pleasures, in malice and envy, leading on, detestable, hating one another.

³ Favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ I am giving thanks unto my God––always, making mention, of thee, in my prayers,

⁸ Wherefore, though I have, much, freedom of speech, in Christ, to be enjoining upon thee that which is befitting,

²² At the same time, moreover, be also getting ready for me, a lodging; for I am hoping that, through your prayers, I shall be granted as a favour unto you.

²⁵ The favour of the Lord Jesus Christ, be with your spirit.

¹ Whence, holy brethren, partners, in a heavenly calling, attentively consider the Apostle and High––priest of our confession––Jesus

¹² For, living, is the word of God, and, energetic, and more cutting than any knife with two edges, and penetrating as far as a dividing asunder of soul and spirit, of joints also, and marrow, and able to judge the impulses and designs of the heart;

⁴ And, not unto himself, doth one take the honour, but when called by God, just as, even Aaron: ⁵ Thus, also the Christ, glorified not himself to become a high–priest, but he that spake unto him––My Son, art, thou, I, this day, have begotten thee; ⁶ As also, in a different place, he saith––Thou, art a priest, age–abidingly, according to the rank of Melchizedek:

⁹ And, being made perfect, became, to all them that obey him, Author of salvation age–abiding;

²⁶ For, such a high–priest as this, for us, was [even] suited: Loving, noble, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and become, higher than the heavens;

¹⁴ How much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who through an age–abiding spirit offered himself unspotted unto God, purify our conscience from dead works, to the rendering of divine–service, unto a Living God?

³⁸ But, my righteous one, by faith, shall live, and, if he draw back, my soul delighteth not in him.

⁶ But, apart from faith, it is impossible to be well–pleasing; for he that approacheth unto God––must needs have faith, that he is, and that, to them who seek him out, a rewarder he becometh. ⁷ By faith, Noah, having received intimation concerning the things not yet seen, filled with reverence, prepared an ark to the saving of his house––through which he condemned the world, and, of the righteousness by way of faith, became heir.

²⁷ By faith, he forsook Egypt––not put in fear of the wrath of the king; for, as seeing him who cannot be seen, he persevered.

⁹ With teachings, manifold and strange, be not carried aside; for it is, noble, that, with gratitude, should, the heart, be getting confirmed,––not with matters of food, in which, they who are walking, have not been profited.

¹⁵ Through him, let us be offering up a sacrifice of praise, continually, unto God; that is, a fruit of lips confessing unto his name.

¹⁹ But, much more abundantly, do I exhort you the same to do, that, more speedily, I may be restored, unto you.

¹ James, a servant, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,––unto the twelve tribes that are in the dispersion, Wishes joy.

⁵ So, also, the tongue, is, a little member, and yet, of great things, maketh boast. Lo! how small a fire, kindleth, how great a forest;

¹⁷ But, the wisdom from above, is––first pure, then peaceable, reasonable, easy to be entreated, fraught with mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ And, in harvest of righteousness, with peace, is sown by them that make peace.

¹⁵ Instead of your saying––If, the Lord, be pleased, we shall both, live and do this or that; ¹⁶ Whereas, now, are ye boasting in your pretensions:––All boasting like this, is, wicked,

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, unto the chosen pilgrims of the dispersion, throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,–– ² [Chosen] according to the fore–knowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of Spirit, unto obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ, Favour unto you, and peace, be multiplied!

¹¹ Searching into what particular, or what manner, of season the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when witnessing beforehand as to––The sufferings, for Christ, and the glories, after these,––

¹⁵ But, according as he that hath called you is holy, do, ye yourselves, also become, holy in all manner of behaviour,––

¹⁸ Knowing that, Not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, have ye been redeemed from your unmeaning behaviour paternally handed down,

⁵ Yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, well–pleasing unto God through Jesus Christ;

⁹ But, ye, are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a peculiar treasure, that, the excellences, ye may tell forth, of him who, out of darkness, hath called you into his marvelous light:––

⁹ But, ye, are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a peculiar treasure, that, the excellences, ye may tell forth, of him who, out of darkness, hath called you into his marvelous light:–– ¹⁰ Who, at one time, were a No–people, but, now, are a people of God,––who had not been enjoying mercy, but, now, have received mercy.

²¹ For, hereunto, have ye been called; because, Christ also, suffered in your behalf, unto you, leaving behind a pattern, that ye might follow in his steps:

³ For, sufficient, is the bygone time––to have wrought out, the will of the nations, having gone on in wanton ways, covetings, wine–drinkings, revellings, drinking–bouts, and impious idolatries:––

¹¹ If any one speaketh, as oracles of God, if any one ministereth, as of strength which, God, supplieth,––that, in all things, God may be glorified through Jesus Christ,––unto whom are the glory and the dominion, unto the ages of ages. Amen!

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

¹⁰ Howbeit, the God of all favour––who hath called you unto his age–abiding glory in Christ––when, for a little, ye have suffered, Himself, will adjust, confirm, strengthen:––

¹² By Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I account him, have I briefly written, unto you, exhorting and adding testimony––that, this, is the true favour of God––within which, stand ye fast!

¹ Simon Peter, servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, unto them who have obtained, equally precious, faith, with us, in the righteousness of our God, and Saviour Jesus Christ, ² Favour unto you, and peace, be multiplied, in the personal knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; –– ³ As, all things, suited for life and godliness his divine power, unto us, hath given, through the personal knowledge of him that hath called us through glory and excellence,––

¹⁰ Wherefore, all the more, brethren, give diligence to be making, firm, your calling and election; for, these things, doing, in nowise shall ye stumble at any time,

¹² Wherefore, I shall be certain to be, always, putting you in remembrance concerning these things,––although, indeed, ye know them, and have become confirmed in the present truth;

²¹ For not, by will of man, was prophecy brought in, at any time, but, as, by Holy Spirit, they were borne along, spake, men, from God.

¹⁸ For, great swelling words of vanity, uttering, they entice with carnal covetings––in wanton ways––them who are, well–nigh, escaping from the men who, in error, have their behaviour;

⁵ For this they, willfully, forget––that there were, heavens, from of old, and, an earth, on account of water and by means of water, compacted, by God’s word,––

¹⁷ Ye, therefore, beloved, taking note beforehand, be on your guard, lest, with the error of the impious being led away, ye fall from your own steadfastness; ¹⁸ But be growing in the favour and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ:––unto whom be the glory, both now and unto a day that abideth.

³ That which we have seen and heard, are we announcing, even unto you, in order that, ye too, may have fellowship with us, and, our own fellowship also, may be with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ Be not loving the world, nor yet the things that are in the world: if anyone be loving the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ Because, all that is in the world––the coveting of the flesh, the coveting of the eyes, and the vain grandeur 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, children of God, we should be called,––and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.

⁸ He that is committing sin, is, of the adversary, because, from the beginning, the adversary is sinning. To this end, was the Son of God made manifest, in order that he might undo the works of the adversary.

²³ And, this, is his commandment,––that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and be loving one another––just as he gave a commandment unto us.

² Hereby, do ye perceive the Spirit of God:––every spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ as having come, in flesh, is, of God; ³ And, every spirit that doth not confess Jesus, of God, is not. And, this, is the [spirit] of the Antichrist, touching which ye have heard that it cometh: even now, is it, in the world, already.

⁹ Herein, hath the love of God in us, been made manifest, that, his only–begotten Son, God sent into the world, in order that we might live through him. ¹⁰ Herein, is love: not that, we, have loved God, but that, he, loved us, and sent forth his Son, as a propitiation concerning our sins.

¹⁵ Whosoever shall confess, that, Jesus [Christ] is the Son of God, God, in him, abideth, and, he, in God.

¹ Whosoever believeth that, Jesus, is the Christ, of God, hath been born: and, whosoever loveth him that begat, loveth him that hath been begotten of him.

⁵ [And] who is he that overcometh the world, save he that believeth that, Jesus, is the Son of God?

⁹ If, the witness of men, we receive, the witness of God, is, greater. Because, this, is the witness of God––in that he hath borne witness concerning his Son,––
¹⁰ He that believeth on the Son of God, hath the witness, within himself: He that doth not believe God, false, hath made him,––because he hath not believed on the witness which, God, hath witnessed, concerning his Son––

¹⁰ He that believeth on the Son of God, hath the witness, within himself: He that doth not believe God, false, hath made him,––because he hath not believed on the witness which, God, hath witnessed, concerning his Son–– ¹¹ And, this, is the witness:––that, life age–abiding, hath God given unto us, and, this life, is, in his Son:

¹¹ And, this, is the witness:––that, life age–abiding, hath God given unto us, 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 unto you––in order that ye may know that ye have, Life Age–abiding––unto you who believe on the name of the Son of God.

²⁰ We know, moreover, that, the Son of God, hath come, and hath given us insight, so that we are getting to understand, him that is Real,––and we are in him that is Real, in his Son Jesus Christ. This, is the Real God, and life age–abiding.

³ Favour, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love. ⁴ I rejoiced exceedingly, in that I had found, from among thy children, such as were walking in truth, even as, a commandment, we received from the Father.

⁷ Because, many deceivers, have gone out into the world, they who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in flesh: This, is the deceiver and the antichrist.

³ For I rejoiced exceedingly, at brethren coming and bearing witness unto thy truth,––even as, thou, in truth, art walking. ⁴ I have no, greater, favour than these things, that I should be hearing that, my own children, in the truth, are walking.

¹ Jude, Jesus Christ’s servant, and brother of James, unto, the called, by God the Father, beloved, and, by Jesus Christ preserved,––

¹ Jude, Jesus Christ’s servant, and brother of James, unto, the called, by God the Father, beloved, and, by Jesus Christ preserved,–– ² Mercy to you, and peace, and love, be multiplied!
³ Beloved! though I was using all diligence to be writing unto you concerning our common salvation, yet have I had necessity to write at once unto you, exhorting you to be earnestly contending for, the faith, once for all delivered unto the saints.

⁷ As, Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, having in like manner to these given themselves over to fornication, and gone away after other kind of flesh, lie exposed as an example, a penalty of age–abiding fire, undergoing.

¹⁰ But, these, whatsoever things, indeed, they know not, they defame; but, whatsoever things, naturally, like the irrational creatures, they well understand, by these, are they, bringing themselves to ruin.

¹⁶ These, are murmurers, complainers, according to their covetings, going on,––and, their mouth, speaketh great swelling words,––holding persons in admiration, for profit’s sake.

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to point out unto his servants the things which must needs come to pass with speed,––and he shewed them by signs, sending through his messenger, unto his servant John;

⁴ John, unto the Seven Assemblies which are in Asia, Favour to you, and peace, from––Him who Is, and who Was, and who is Coming, 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. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us out of our sins with his blood,––

¹⁸ and the Living One,––and I became dead; ––and lo! living, am I, unto the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.

¹ Unto the messenger of the assembly, in Ephesus, write:––These things, saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven lamps of gold:

⁸ And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Smyrna, write:––These things, saith the first and the last, who became dead, and lived:

¹² And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Pergamum, write:––These things, saith he that hath the sharp, two–edged sword:

¹⁸ And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Thyatira, write:––These things, saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like unto glowing copper:

²⁹ He that hath an ear, let him hear what, the Spirit, is saying unto the assemblies.

⁷ And, unto the messenger of the assembly, in Philadelphia, write:––These things, saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and no one shall shut, and shutteth and no one openeth:

¹⁴ And, unto the messenger of the assembly, 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, is saying unto the assemblies.

²⁰ And, the rest of mankind who were not slain by these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands,––that they should not do homage unto the demons, nor unto the idols of gold and of silver and of copper and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;

⁷ saying with a loud voice,––Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judging is come; and do homage unto him that made heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.

⁴ Who shall in anywise not be put in fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name,––because, alone, full of lovingkindness; because, all the nations, will have come, and will do homage before thee, because, thy righteous deeds, were made manifest?

¹⁴ These, with the Lamb, will make war; 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 down at his feet, to do him homage; and he saith unto me––See! [thou do it] not! A fellow–servant, am I, of thee and of thy brethren who have the witness of Jesus: unto God, do homage! For, the witness of Jesus, is the spirit of the prophecy.

⁶ And he said unto me––These words, are faithful and true; and, the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, hath sent his messenger, to point out, unto his servants, the things which must needs come to pass with speed.

⁹ and he saith unto me––See [thou do it] not! A fellow–servant, am I, of thee, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them who keep the words of this scroll: unto God, do homage.

²¹ The favour of the Lord Jesus [Christ] be with the saints.