Galatians Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹ To the churches in Galatia, from Paul, an Apostle whose commission is not from men and is given, not by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead; ² And from all the Brothers here. ³ May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, bless you and give you peace. For Christ, to rescue us from this present wicked age, ⁴ Gave himself for our sins, in accordance with the will of God and Father, ⁵ To whom be ascribed all glory for ever and ever. Amen. ⁶ I am astonished at your so soon deserting him, who called you through the love of Christ, for a different 'Good News,' ⁷ Which is really no Good News at all. But then, I know that there are people who are harassing you, and who want to pervert the Good News of the Christ. ⁸ Yet even if we--or if an angel from Heaven were to tell you any other 'Good News' than that which we told you, may he be accursed! ⁹ We have said it before, and I repeat it now--If any one tells you a 'Good News' other than that which you received, may he be accursed! ¹⁰ Is this, I ask, trying to conciliate men, or God? Am I seeking to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I should not be a servant of Christ. ¹¹ I would remind you, Brothers, that the Good News which I told is no mere human invention. ¹² I, at least, did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through a revelation made by Jesus Christ. ¹³ You heard, no doubt, of my conduct when I was devoted to Judaism--how I persecuted the Church of God to an extent beyond belief, and made havoc of it, ¹⁴ And how, in my devotion to Judaism, I surpassed many of my contemporaries among my own people in my intense earnestness in upholding the traditions of my ancestors. ¹⁵ But when God, who had set me apart even before my birth, and who called me by his love, ¹⁶ Saw fit to reveal his Son in me, so that I might tell the Good News of him among the Gentiles, then at once, instead of consulting any human being, ¹⁷ Or even going up to Jerusalem to see those who were Apostles before me, I went to Arabia, and came back again to Damascus. ¹⁸ Three years afterwards I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Peter, and I stayed a fortnight with him. ¹⁹ I did not, however, see any other Apostle, except James, the Master's brother. ²⁰ (As to what I am now writing to you, I call God to witness that I am speaking the truth). ²¹ Afterwards I went to the districts of Syria and Cilicia. ²² But I was still unknown even by sight to the Christian Churches in Judea; ²³ All that they had heard was--'The man who once persecuted us is now telling the Good News of the very Faith of which he once made havoc.' ²⁴ And they praised God on my account.

⁹ You, therefore, should pray thus--'Our Father, who art in Heaven, May thy name be held holy,

¹³ And take us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil.'

⁸ When the crowd saw this, they were awe-struck, and praised God for giving such power to men.

³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-gather; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

²⁶ Yes, Father, I thank thee that this has seemed good to thee.

⁴⁶ While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside, asking to speak to him.

⁵⁵ Is not he the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

² "How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food." ³ His reply was: "How is it that you on your side break God's commandments out of respect for your own traditions?

⁶ He is in no way bound to honor his father.' In this way you have nullified the words of God on account of your traditions.

¹⁷ "Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," Jesus replied. "For no human being has revealed this to you, but my Father who is in Heaven.

²⁸ Just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

¹⁶ They sent their disciples, with the Herodians, to say to him: "Teacher, we know that you are an honest man, and that you teach the way of God honestly, and are not afraid of any one; for you pay no regard to a man's position.

²⁴ For false Christs and false Prophets will arise, and will display great signs and marvels, so that, were it possible, even God's People would be led astray.

⁴¹ Then he will say to those on his left 'Go from my presence, accursed, into the 'aeonian fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels.'

²⁸ For this is my Covenant blood, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

⁴¹ Watch and pray, that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak." ⁴² Again, a second time, he went away, and prayed. "My Father," he said, "if I cannot be spared this cup, but must drink it, thy will be done!"

¹⁴ "And should this matter come before the Governor," they added, "we will satisfy him, and see that you have nothing to fear."

¹⁸ Then Jesus came up, and spoke to them thus: "All authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me. ¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the Faith of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ And teaching them to lay to heart all the commands that I have given you; and, remember, I myself am with you every day until the close of the age."

²⁰ And teaching them to lay to heart all the commands that I have given you; and, remember, I myself am with you every day until the close of the age."

¹⁸ Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

³ Is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters, too, living here among us?" This proved a hindrance to their believing in him;

⁶ And he wondered at the want of faith shown by the people. Jesus went round the villages, one after another, teaching.

³ (For the Pharisees, and indeed all strict Jews, will not eat without first scrupulously washing their hands, holding in this to the traditions of their ancestors. ⁴ When they come from market, they will not eat without first sprinkling themselves; and there are many other customs which they have inherited and hold to, such as the ceremonial washing of cups, and jugs, and copper pans). ⁵ So the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law asked Jesus this question--"How is it that your disciples do not follow the traditions of our ancestors, but eat their food with defiled hands?" ⁶ His answer was: "It was well said by Isaiah when he prophesied about you hypocrites in the words--'This is a people that honor me with their lips, While their hearts are far removed from me; ⁷ But vainly do they worship me, For they teach but the precepts of men.' ⁸ You neglect God's commandments and hold to the traditions of men. ⁹ Wisely do you set aside God's commandments," he exclaimed, "to keep your own traditions! ¹⁰ For while Moses said 'Honor thy father and thy mother,' and 'Let him who reviles his father or mother suffer death,' ¹¹ You say 'If a man says to his father or mother "Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is Korban"' (which means 'Given to God')-- ¹² Why, then you do not allow him to do anything further for his father or mother! ¹³ In this way you nullify the words of God by your traditions, which you hand down; and you do many similar things."

⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man came, not be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

⁷¹ But he began to swear with the most solemn imprecations: "I do not know the man you are speaking about."

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord; he shall not drink any wine or strong drink, and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth, ¹⁶ And shall reconcile many of the Israelites to the Lord their God.

¹⁴ "Glory to God on high, And on earth peace among men in whom he finds pleasure."

¹⁵ Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon known as the Zealot,

¹⁶ Every one was awe-struck and began praising God. "A great Prophet has arisen among us," they said; "and God has visited his people."

²³ And to all present he said: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. ²⁴ For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life--that man shall save it. ²⁵ What good does it do a man if, when he has gained the whole world, he has lost or forfeited himself?

⁵⁹ To another man Jesus said: "Follow me." "Let me first go and bury my father," said the man. ⁶⁰ But Jesus said: "Leave the dead to bury their dead; but go yourself and carry far and wide the news of the Kingdom of God." ⁶¹ "Master," said another, "I will follow you; but first let me say good-bye to my family." ⁶² But Jesus answered: "No one who looks back, after putting his hand to the plough, is fitted for the Kingdom of God."

²¹ At that same time, moved to exultation by the Holy Spirit, Jesus said: "I thank thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that, though thou hast hidden these things from the wise and learned, thou hast revealed them to the childlike! Yes, Father, I thank thee that this has seemed good to thee.

¹⁰ So, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of God's angels over one outcast that repents."

³² We could but make merry and rejoice, for here is your brother who was dead, and is alive; who was lost, and is found.'"

¹⁹ Then Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke it and gave to them, with the words: "This is my body, [which is now to be given on your behalf. Do this in memory of me."

⁴² "Father," he said, "if it is thy pleasure, spare me this cup; only, not my will but thine be done."

¹⁹ So Jesus made this further reply: "In truth I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself; he does only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does, the Son does also.

³⁰ I can do nothing of myself; I judge as I am taught; and the judgment that I give is just, because my aim is not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

³⁸ For I have come down from Heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;

³⁰ "Well," the man replied, "this is very strange; you do not know where he comes from, and yet he has given me my sight!

¹¹ I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.

¹⁷ This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life- -to receive it again. ¹⁸ No one took it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to receive it again. This is the command which I received from my Father."

³⁰ The Father and I are one."

³¹ Now this world is on its trial. Now the Spirit that is ruling this world shall be driven out;

³⁰ I shall not talk with you much more, for the Spirit that is ruling the world is coming. He has nothing in common with me; ³¹ But he is coming that the world may see that I love the Father, and that I do as the Father commanded me. Come, let us be going.

¹⁸ If the world hates you, you know that it has first hated me. ¹⁹ If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world--that is why the world hates you.

¹⁴ I have given them thy Message; and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world, even as I do not belong to the world. ¹⁵ I do not ask thee to take them out of the world, but to keep them from Evil.

²¹ Again Jesus said to them: "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me as his Messenger, so I am sending you."

¹³ When they reached Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room, where they were staying. There were there Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

¹⁶ "Brothers," he said, "it was necessary that the prediction of Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit made by the lips of David about Judas, who acted as guide to the men that arrested Jesus, ¹⁷ For he was one of our number and had his part allotted him in this work of ours." ¹⁸ (This man had bought a piece of land with the price of his treachery; and, falling heavily, his body had burst open, and all his bowels protruded. ¹⁹ This became known to every one living in Jerusalem, so that the field came to be called, in their language, 'Akeldama,' which means the 'Field of Blood.') ²⁰ "For in the Book of Psalms," Peter continued, "it is said-- 'Let his dwelling become desolate, and let no one live in it'; and also--'His office let another take.' ²¹ Therefore, from among the men who have been with us all the time that Jesus, our Master, went in and out among us-- ²² From his baptism by John down to that day on which he was taken from us--some one must be found to join us as a witness of his resurrection." ²³ So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias; ²⁴ And they offered this prayer--"O Lord, who reads all hearts, show which of these two men you have chosen ²⁵ To take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place." ²⁶ Then they drew lots between them; and, the lot having fallen on Matthias, he was added to the number of the eleven Apostles.

²⁴ But God released him from the pangs of death and raised him to life, it being impossible for death to retain its hold upon him. ²⁵ Indeed it was to him that David was referring when he said-- 'I have had the Lord ever before my eyes, For he stands at my right hand, that I should not be disquieted. ²⁶ Therefore my heart was cheered, and my tongue told its delight; Yes, even my body, too, will rest in hope; ²⁷ For you wilt not abandon my soul to the Place of Death, nor surrender me, your holy one, to undergo corruption. ²⁸ Thou have shown me the path to life, you wilt fill me with gladness in your presence.' ²⁹ Brothers, I can speak to you the more confidently about the Patriarch David, because he is dead and buried, and his tomb is here among us to this very day. ³⁰ David, then, Prophet as he was, knowing that God 'had solemnly sworn to him to set one of his descendants upon his throne,' looked into the future, ³¹ And referred to the resurrection of the Christ when he said that 'he had not been abandoned to the Place of Death, nor had his body undergone corruption.' ³² It was this Jesus, whom God raised to life; and of that we are ourselves all witnesses.

¹⁵ The very Guide to Life you put to death! But God raised him from the dead--and of that we are ourselves witnesses.

¹⁹ But Peter and John replied: "Whether it is right, in the sight of God, to listen to you rather than to him-- ²⁰ Judge for yourselves, for we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard."

²⁹ To this Peter and the Apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than men.

⁷ So God's Message spread, and the number of the disciples continued to increase rapidly in Jerusalem, and a large body of the priests accepted the Faith.

⁹ But some members of the Synagogue known as that of Libertines, Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and Visitors from Cilicia and Roman Asia, were roused to action and began disputing with Stephen;

¹ Saul approved of his being put to death. On that very day a great persecution broke out against the Church which was in Jerusalem; and its members, with the exception of the Apostles, were all scattered over the districts of Judea and Samaria.

³ But Saul began to devastate the Church; he entered house after house, dragged out men and women alike, and threw them into prison.

¹ Meanwhile Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the High Priest, ² And asked him to give him letters to the Jewish congregations at Damascus, authorizing him, if he found there any supporters of the Cause, whether men or women, to have them put in chains and brought to Jerusalem.

⁶ "Yet stand up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

¹³ "Lord," exclaimed Ananias, "I have heard from many people about this man--how much harm he has done at Jerusalem to your People there.

¹³ "Lord," exclaimed Ananias, "I have heard from many people about this man--how much harm he has done at Jerusalem to your People there. ¹⁴ And, here, too, he holds authority from the Chief Priests to put in chains all those who invoke your Name." ¹⁵ But the Lord said to him: "Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to uphold my Name before the Gentiles and their kings, and the people of Israel.

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him: "Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to uphold my Name before the Gentiles and their kings, and the people of Israel. ¹⁶ I will myself show him all that he has to suffer for my Name."

²⁰ And at once began in the Synagogues to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God.

²⁰ And at once began in the Synagogues to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God. ²¹ All who heard him were amazed. "Is not this," they asked, "the man who worked havoc in Jerusalem among those that invoke this Name, and who had also come here for the express purpose of having such persons put in chains and taken before the Chief Priests?"

²¹ All who heard him were amazed. "Is not this," they asked, "the man who worked havoc in Jerusalem among those that invoke this Name, and who had also come here for the express purpose of having such persons put in chains and taken before the Chief Priests?" ²² Saul's influence, however, kept steadily increasing, and he confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by the proofs that he gave that Jesus was the Christ.

²² Saul's influence, however, kept steadily increasing, and he confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by the proofs that he gave that Jesus was the Christ. ²³ After some time the Jews laid a plot to kill Saul,

²³ After some time the Jews laid a plot to kill Saul, ²⁴ But it became known to him. They even watched the gates day and night, to kill him; ²⁵ But his disciples let him down by night through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket. ²⁶ On his arrival in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, as they did not believe that he was really a disciple.

²⁶ On his arrival in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, as they did not believe that he was really a disciple. ²⁷ Barnabas, however, taking him by the hand, brought him to the Apostles, and told them the whole story of how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord, and how the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out fearlessly in the Name of Jesus. ²⁸ After that, Saul remained in Jerusalem, in close intercourse with the Apostles; and he spoke fearlessly in the Name of the Lord, ²⁹ Talking and arguing with the Jews of foreign birth, who, however, made attempts to kill him. ³⁰ But, when the Brethren found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and sent him on his way to Tarsus. ³¹ And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

¹⁸ On hearing this statement, they said no more, but broke out into praise of God. "So even to the Gentiles," they exclaimed, "God has granted the repentance which leads to Life!"

²⁵ Afterwards Barnabas left for Tarsus to look for Saul; ²⁶ And, when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And so it came about that, for a whole year, they attended the meetings of the Church there, and taught a large number of people; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called 'Christians.'

¹⁷ Peter signed to them with his hand to be silent, and then told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison, adding: "Tell James and the Brethren all this." Then he left the house, and went away to another place.

²⁰ It happened that Herod was deeply offended with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but they went in a body to him, and, having succeeded in winning over Blastus, the Chamberlain, they begged Herod for a reconciliation, because their country was dependent on the King's for its food-supply.

¹ Among the members of the Church at Antioch there were several Prophets and Teachers--Barnabas, Simeon who was known by the name of 'Black', Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, foster-brother of Prince Herod, and Saul. ² While they were engaged in the worship of the Lord and were fasting, the Holy Spirit said: "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them."

² While they were engaged in the worship of the Lord and were fasting, the Holy Spirit said: "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them." ³ Accordingly, after fasting and prayer, they placed their hands on them and dismissed them. ⁴ Barnabas and Saul, sent on this mission, as they were, by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there sailed to Cyprus.

¹⁰ "You incarnation of deceit and all fraud! You son of the Devil! You opponent of all that is good! Will you never cease to divert 'the straight paths of the Lord'? Listen!

¹ But certain persons came down from Judea, and began to teach the Brethren that, unless they were circumcised, in accordance with the custom enjoined by Moses, they could not be saved. ² This gave rise to a serious dispute, and much discussion, between Paul and Barnabas and these men, and it was therefore settled that Paul and Barnabas and others of their number should go up to Jerusalem, to consult the Apostles and Officers of the Church about the matter under discussion. ³ The Church, therefore, sent them on their journey, and they made their way through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling the story of the conversion of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the Brethren. ⁴ On their arrival at Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the Church, as well as by the Apostles and the Officers, and gave an account of all that God had helped them to do. ⁵ Some of the Pharisees' party, however, who had become believers in Christ, came forward and declared that they were bound to circumcise converts and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses.

¹¹ No, it is through the loving-kindness of the Lord Jesus that we, just as they do, believe that we have been saved."

²³ They were bearers of the following letter--'The Apostles, and the Brothers who are the Officers of the Church, send their greetings to the Brethren of Gentile birth in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia. ²⁴ As we had heard that some of our number had upset you by their assertions, and unsettled your minds--without instructions from us--

⁴¹ Started on his journey and went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches in the faith.

⁵ So the Churches grew stronger in the Faith, and increased in numbers from day to day. ⁶ They next went through the Phrygian district of Galatia, but were restrained by the Holy Spirit from delivering the Message in Roman Asia.

¹⁸ Paul remained there some time after this, and then took leave of the Brethren, and sailed to Syria with Priscilla and Aquila, but not before his head had been shaved at Cenchreae, because he was under a vow.

²³ After making some stay in Antioch, he set out on a tour through the Phrygian district of Galatia, strengthening the faith of all the disciples as he went.

³⁰ And from among yourselves, too, men will arise, who will teach perversions of truth, so as to draw away the disciples after them.

³ After sighting Cyprus and leaving it on the left, we sailed to Syria, and put into Tyre, where the ship was to discharge her cargo.

¹⁹ After greeting them, Paul related in detail all that God had done among the Gentiles through his efforts; ²⁰ And, when they had heard it, they began praising God, and said to Paul: "You see, Brother, that the Jews who have become believers in Christ may be numbered by tens of thousands, and they are all naturally earnest in upholding the Jewish Law.

³⁹ "No," said Paul, "I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of a city of some note; and I beg you to give me permission to speak to the people."

³ "I am a Jew, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, but I was brought up in this city under the teaching of Gamaliel, and educated in accordance with the strict system of our ancestral Law. I was as zealous in God's service as any of you who are here to-day.

³ "I am a Jew, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, but I was brought up in this city under the teaching of Gamaliel, and educated in accordance with the strict system of our ancestral Law. I was as zealous in God's service as any of you who are here to-day. ⁴ In my persecution of this Cause I did not stop even at the taking of life. I put in chains, and imprisoned, men and women alike-- ⁵ And to that the High Priest himself and all the Council can testify. For I had letters of introduction from them to our fellow Jews at Damascus, and I was on my way to that place, to bring those whom I might find there prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

¹⁰ Then I said 'What am I to do, Lord?' 'Get up and go into Damascus,' The Lord said to me, 'and there you shall be told all that you have been appointed to do.'

¹⁴ Then he said 'The God of our ancestors has appointed you to learn his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear words from his lips;

¹⁴ Then he said 'The God of our ancestors has appointed you to learn his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear words from his lips; ¹⁵ For you shall be a witness for him to all the world of what you have just seen and heard.

¹⁵ For you shall be a witness for him to all the world of what you have just seen and heard. ¹⁶ And now why wait any longer: Be baptized at once, wash away your sins, and invoke his Name. ¹⁷ After my return to Jerusalem, while I was praying one day in the Temple, I fell into a trance,

¹⁷ After my return to Jerusalem, while I was praying one day in the Temple, I fell into a trance, ¹⁸ And saw Jesus saying to me 'Make haste and leave Jerusalem at once, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

¹⁸ And saw Jesus saying to me 'Make haste and leave Jerusalem at once, because they will not accept your testimony about me.' ¹⁹ 'Lord,' I answered, 'these people know that I used to imprison and scourge, in Synagogue after Synagogue, those who believed in you; ²⁰ And, when the blood of your martyr, Stephen, was being shed, I was myself standing by, approving of his death, and took charge of the clothes of those who were murdering him. ²¹ But Jesus said to me 'Go; for I will send you to the Gentiles far away'."

²¹ But Jesus said to me 'Go; for I will send you to the Gentiles far away'."

¹⁴ And they went to the Chief Priests and the Councillors, and said: "We have taken a solemn oath not to touch food till we have killed Paul.

³⁴ As soon as Felix had read the letter, he enquired to what province Paul belonged, and, learning that he came from Cilicia, he said:

⁴ My life, then, from youth upwards, was passed, from the very first, among my own nation, and in Jerusalem, and is within the knowledge of all Jews; ⁵ And they have always known--if they choose to give evidence- -that, in accordance with the very strictest form of our religion, I lived a true Pharisee.

⁵ And they have always known--if they choose to give evidence- -that, in accordance with the very strictest form of our religion, I lived a true Pharisee.

⁹ I myself, it is true, once thought it my duty to oppose in every way the Name of Jesus of Nazareth;

⁹ I myself, it is true, once thought it my duty to oppose in every way the Name of Jesus of Nazareth; ¹⁰ And I actually did so at Jerusalem. Acting on the authority of the Chief Priests, I myself threw many of the People of Christ into prison, and, when it was proposed to put them to death, I gave my vote for it. ¹¹ Time after time, in every Synagogue, I tried by punishments to force them to blaspheme. So frantic was I against them, that I pursued them even to towns beyond our borders.

¹⁶ But get up and stand upright; for I have appeared to you in order to appoint you a servant and a witness of those revelations of me which you have already had, and of those in which I shall yet appear to you, ¹⁷ Since I am choosing you out from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,

¹⁷ Since I am choosing you out from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, ¹⁸ To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; so that they may receive pardon for their sins, and a place among those who have become God's People, by faith in me.'

¹⁸ To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; so that they may receive pardon for their sins, and a place among those who have become God's People, by faith in me.' ¹⁹ After that, King Agrippa, I did not fail to obey the heavenly vision; ²⁰ On the contrary, first to those at Damascus and Jerusalem, and then through the whole of Judea, and to the Gentiles as well, I began to preach repentance and conversion to God, and a life befitting that repentance.

¹ To all in Rome who are dear to God and have been called to become Christ's People, From Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, who has been called to become an Apostle, and has been set apart to tell God's Good News.

⁴ But, as to the spirit of holiness within him, was miraculously designated Son of God by his resurrection from the dead. ⁵ Through him we received the gift of the Apostolic office, to win submission to the Faith among all nations for the glory of his Name.

⁵ Through him we received the gift of the Apostolic office, to win submission to the Faith among all nations for the glory of his Name.

⁷ May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

⁷ May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace. ⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ about you all, because the report of your faith is spreading throughout the world. ⁹ God, to whom I offer the worship of my soul as I tell the Goodness of his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you when I pray, ¹⁰ Asking that, if he be willing, I may some day at last find the way open to visit you. ¹¹ For I long to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift and so give you fresh strength-- ¹² Or rather that both you and I may find encouragement in each other's faith. ¹³ I want you to know, Brothers, that I have many times intended coming to see you-but until now I have been prevented-that I might find among you some fruit of my labors, as I have already among the other nations.

¹³ I want you to know, Brothers, that I have many times intended coming to see you-but until now I have been prevented-that I might find among you some fruit of my labors, as I have already among the other nations. ¹⁴ I have a duty to both the Greek and the Barbarian, to both the cultured and the ignorant.

¹⁴ I have a duty to both the Greek and the Barbarian, to both the cultured and the ignorant. ¹⁵ And so, for my part, I am ready to tell the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

⁸ While as to those who are factious, and disobedient to Truth but obedient to Evil, wrath and anger, distress and despair,

¹⁶ On the day when God passes judgment on men's inmost lives, as the Good News that I tell declares that he will do through Christ Jesus.

²⁹ And the real circumcision is the circumcision of the heart, a spiritual and not a literal thing. Such a man wins praise from God, though not from men.

²⁴ But also with reference to us. Our faith, too, will be regarded by God in the same light, if we have faith in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead; ²⁵ For Jesus 'was given up to death to atone for our offences,' and was raised to life that we might be pronounced righteous.

²⁵ For Jesus 'was given up to death to atone for our offences,' and was raised to life that we might be pronounced righteous.

² It is through him that, by reason of our faith, we have obtained admission to that place in God's favor in which we not stand. So let us exult in our hope of attaining God's glorious ideal.

³ What Law could not do, in so far as our earthly nature weakened its action, God did, by sending his own Son, with a nature resembling our sinful nature, to atone for sin. He condemned sin in that earthly nature,

²⁷ Yet he who searches all our hearts knows what the Spirit's meaning is, because the pleadings of the Spirit for Christ's People are in accordance with his will.

³⁰ And those whom God destined for this he also called; and those whom he called he also pronounced righteous; and those whom he pronounced righteous he also brought to Glory.

³² God did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all; will he not, then, with him, freely give us all things?

¹ I am speaking the truth as one in union with Christ; it is no lie; and my conscience, enlightened by the Holy Spirit,

³ I could wish that I were myself accursed and severed from the Christ, for the sake of my Brothers-my own countrymen.

²⁴ And whom he called-even us-Not only from among the Jews but from among the Gentiles also!

³ For, in their ignorance of the Divine Righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the Divine Righteousness.

⁹ For, if with your lips you acknowledge the truth of the Message that JESUS IS LORD, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.

¹³ But I am speaking to you who were Gentiles.

³⁶ For all things are from him, through him, and for him. And to him be all glory for ever and ever! Amen.

² Do not conform to the fashion of this world; but be transformed by the complete change that has come over your minds, so that you may discern what God's will is--all that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

⁹ The very purpose for which Christ died and came back to life was this--that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living.

¹ We, the strong, ought to take on our own shoulders the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves. ² Let each of us please his neighbor for his neighbor's good, to help in the building up of his character.

¹⁶ Because of the charge with which God has entrusted me, that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus to go to the Gentiles--that I should act as a priest of God's Good News, so that the offering up of the Gentiles may be an acceptable sacrifice, consecrated by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ It is, then, through my union with Christ Jesus that I have a proud confidence in my work for God. ¹⁸ For I will not dare to speak of anything but what Christ has done through me to win the obedience of the Gentiles-- ¹⁹ By my words and actions, through the power displayed in signs and marvels, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. And so, starting from Jerusalem and its neighborhood, and going as far as Illyria, I have told in full the Good News of the Christ;

⁷ To Andronicus and Junias, my countrymen and once my fellow- prisoners, who are men of note among the Apostles, and who became Christians before I did;

¹⁷ I urge you, Brothers, to be on your guard against people who, by disregarding the teaching which you received, cause divisions and create difficulties; dissociate yourselves from them.

¹⁷ I urge you, Brothers, to be on your guard against people who, by disregarding the teaching which you received, cause divisions and create difficulties; dissociate yourselves from them. ¹⁸ For such persons are not serving Christ, our Master, but are slaves to their own appetites; and, by their smooth words and flattery, they deceive simple-minded people.

²⁷ To him, I say, the wise and only God, be ascribed, through Jesus Christ, all glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹ To the Church of God in Corinth, to those who have been consecrated by union with Christ Jesus and called to become his People, and also to all, wherever they may be, who invoke the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ-their Master and ours,

³ May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

⁹ God will not fail you, and it is he who called you into communion with his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

²⁴ But to those who have received the Call, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ, the Power of God and the Wisdom of God!

³⁰ But you, by your union with Christ Jesus, belong to God; and Christ, by God's will, became not only our Wisdom, but also our Righteousness, Holiness, and Deliverance,

⁹ It is what Scripture speaks of as-'What eye never saw, nor ear ever heard, what never entered the mind of man-even all that God has prepared for those who love him.'

⁹ It is what Scripture speaks of as-'What eye never saw, nor ear ever heard, what never entered the mind of man-even all that God has prepared for those who love him.' ¹⁰ Yet to us God revealed it through his Spirit; for the Spirit fathoms all things, even the inmost depths of God's being.

¹⁰ Yet to us God revealed it through his Spirit; for the Spirit fathoms all things, even the inmost depths of God's being.

¹⁰ Yet to us God revealed it through his Spirit; for the Spirit fathoms all things, even the inmost depths of God's being. ¹¹ For what man is there who knows what a man is, except the man's own spirit within him? So, also, no one comprehends what God is, except the Spirit of God. ¹² And as for us, it is not the Spirit of the World that we have received, but the Spirit that comes from God, that we may realize the blessings given to us by him. ¹³ And we speak of these gifts, not in language taught by human philosophy, but in language taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things in spiritual words.

¹⁵ Though you may have thousands of instructors in the Faith of Christ, yet you have not many fathers. It was I who, through union with Christ Jesus, became your father by means of the Good News.

⁵ Have not we a right to take a wife with us, if she is a Christian, as the other Apostles and the Master's brothers and Kephas all do?

³³ For I, also, try to please everybody in everything, not seeking my own advantage, but that of men in general, that they may be saved.

²³ For I myself received from the Lord the account which I have in turn given to you-how the Lord Jesus, on the very night of his betrayal, took some bread,

³ Therefore I tell you plainly that no one who speaks under the influence of the Spirit of God says 'JESUS IS ACCURSED,' and that no one can say 'JESUS IS LORD,' except under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

¹ Next, Brothers, I would remind you of the Good News which I told you, and which you received-the Good News on which you have taken your stand, ² And by means of which you are being saved. I would remind you of the very words that I used in telling it to you, since you are still holding fast to it, and since it was not in vain that you became believers in Christ. ³ For at the very beginning of my teaching I gave you the account which I had myself received-that Christ died for our sins (as the Scriptures had foretold),

⁸ Last of all, he appeared even to me, who am, as it were, the abortion. ⁹ For I am the meanest of the Apostles, I who am unworthy of the name of 'Apostle,' because I persecuted the Church of God.

⁹ For I am the meanest of the Apostles, I who am unworthy of the name of 'Apostle,' because I persecuted the Church of God. ¹⁰ But it is through the love of God that I am what I am, and the love that he showed me has not been wasted. No, I have toiled harder than any of them, and yet it was not I, but the love of God working with me.

¹⁰ But it is through the love of God that I am what I am, and the love that he showed me has not been wasted. No, I have toiled harder than any of them, and yet it was not I, but the love of God working with me.

⁵⁰ This I say, Brothers-Flesh and blood can have no share in the Kingdom of God, nor can the perishable share the imperishable.

¹ With reference to the Collection for Christ's People, I want you to follow the instructions that I gave to the Churches in Galatia.

²² Accursed be any one who has no love for the Lord. THE LORD IS COMING.

¹ To the Church of God in Corinth, and to all Christ's People throughout Greece, from Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and from Timothy, a Brother. ² May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

¹⁷ As this was my plan, where, pray, did I show any fickleness of purpose? Or do you think that my plans are formed on mere impulse, so that in the same breath I say 'Yes' and 'No'?

¹⁷ Unlike many people, we are not in the habit of making profit out of God's Message; but in all sincerity, and bearing God's commission, we speak before him in union with Christ.

¹ Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or are we like some who need letters of commendation to you, or from you? ² You yourselves are our letter--a letter written on our hearts, and one which everybody can read and understand. ³ All can see that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, a letter written, not with ink, but with the Spirit of the Living God, not on 'tablets of stone,' but on 'tablets of human hearts.'

² No, we have renounced the secrecy prompted by shame, refusing to adopt crafty ways, or to tamper with God's Message, and commending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God, by our exhibition of the Truth.

⁴ Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them.

⁶ Indeed, the same God who said 'Out of darkness light shall shine,' has shone in upon our hearts, so that we should bring out into the light the knowledge of the glory of God, seen in the face of Christ.

⁹ Therefore, whether in our home or absent from our home, our one ambition is to please him. ¹⁰ For at the Bar of the Christ we must all appear in our true characters, that each may reap the results of the life which he has lived in the body, in accordance with his actions--whether good or worthless. ¹¹ Therefore, because we know the fear inspired by the Lord, it is true that we are trying to win men, but our motives are plain to God; and I hope that in your inmost hearts they are plain to you also.

¹⁶ For ourselves, then, from this time forward, we refuse to regard any one from the world's standpoint. Even if we once thought of Christ from the standpoint of the world, yet now we do so no longer.

¹³ Through the evidence afforded by the service thus rendered, you cause men to praise God for your fidelity to your profession of faith in the Good News of the Christ, as well as for the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others.

⁴ For, if some new-comer is proclaiming a Jesus other than him whom we proclaimed, or if you are receiving a Spirit different from the Spirit which you received, or a Good News different from that which you welcomed, then you are marvelously tolerant!

¹⁰ As surely as I know anything of the Truth of Christ, this boast, as far as I am concerned, shall not be stopped in any part of Greece. ¹¹ Why? Because I do not love you? God knows that I do!

¹³ Men of this stamp are false apostles, treacherous workers, disguising themselves as Apostles of Christ!

¹³ Men of this stamp are false apostles, treacherous workers, disguising themselves as Apostles of Christ! ¹⁴ And no wonder; for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of Light.

³¹ The God and Father of the Lord Jesus--he who is for ever blessed--knows that I am speaking the truth. ³² When I was in Damascus, the Governor under King Aretas had the gates of that city guarded, so as to arrest me, ³³ But I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and so escaped his hands.

¹ I must boast! It is unprofitable; but I will pass to visions and revelations given by the Lord.

¹⁹ Have you all this time been fancying that it is to you that we are making our defense? No, it is in the sight of God, and in union with Christ, that we are speaking. And all this, dear friends, is to build up your characters;

¹ For the third time I am coming to see you. 'By the word of two or three witnesses each statement shall be established.' ² I have said it, and I say it again before I come, just as if I were with you on my second visit, though for the moment absent, I say to those who have been long sinning, as well as to all others--that if I come again, I shall spare no one.

¹⁴ May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion with the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

¹ To the churches in Galatia, from Paul, an Apostle whose commission is not from men and is given, not by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead;

⁶ I am astonished at your so soon deserting him, who called you through the love of Christ, for a different 'Good News,'

⁹ We have said it before, and I repeat it now--If any one tells you a 'Good News' other than that which you received, may he be accursed!

¹¹ I would remind you, Brothers, that the Good News which I told is no mere human invention. ¹² I, at least, did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through a revelation made by Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ Saw fit to reveal his Son in me, so that I might tell the Good News of him among the Gentiles, then at once, instead of consulting any human being, ¹⁷ Or even going up to Jerusalem to see those who were Apostles before me, I went to Arabia, and came back again to Damascus. ¹⁸ Three years afterwards I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Peter, and I stayed a fortnight with him.

¹ Fourteen years afterwards I went up to Jerusalem again with Barnabas, and I took Titus also with me.

⁴ But, on account of the false Brothers who had stolen in, the men who had crept in to spy upon the liberty which we have through union with Christ Jesus, in order to bring us back to slavery--

⁶ Of those who are thought somewhat highly of--what they once were makes no difference to me; God does not recognize human distinctions--those, I say, who are thought highly of added nothing to my Message. ⁷ On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the Good News for the Gentiles, just as Peter had been for the Jews. ⁸ For he who gave Peter power for his mission to the Jews gave me, also, power to go to the Gentiles. ⁹ Recognizing the charge entrusted to me, James, Peter, and John, who were regarded as pillars of the Church, openly acknowledged Barnabas and me as fellow-workers, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews.

²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ. So it is no longer I that live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and, as for my present earthly life, I am living it by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

¹ Foolish Galatians! Who has been fascinating you--you before whose very eyes Jesus Christ was depicted upon the cross? ² Here is the one thing that I want to find out from you--Did you receive the Spirit as the result of obedience to Law, or of your having listened with faith? ³ Can you be so foolish? After beginning with what is spiritual, do you now end with what is external? ⁴ Did you go through so much to no purpose?--if indeed it really was to no purpose! ⁵ He who supplies you abundantly with his Spirit and endows you with such powers--does he do this as the result of obedience to Law? or as the result of your having listened with faith?

¹⁰ All who rely upon obedience to Law are under a curse, for Scripture says--'Cursed is every one who does not abide by all that is written in the Book of the Law, and do it.'

¹³ Christ ransomed us from the curse pronounced in the Law, by taking the curse on himself for us, for Scripture says--'Cursed is any one who is hanged on a tree.'

⁹ But now that you have found God--or, rather, have been found by him--how is it that you are turning back to that poor and feeble puerile teaching, to which yet once again you are wanting to become slaves? ¹⁰ You are scrupulous in keeping Days and Months and Seasons and Years! ¹¹ You make me fear that the labor which I have spent on you may have been wasted. ¹² I entreat you, Brothers, to become like me, as I became like you. You have never done me any wrong. ¹³ You remember that it was owing to bodily infirmity that on the first occasion I told you the Good News. ¹⁴ And as for what must have tried you in my condition, it did not inspire you with scorn or disgust, but you welcomed me as if I had been an angel of God--or Christ Jesus himself! ¹⁵ What has become then, of your blessings? For I can bear witness that, had it been possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me!

¹⁷ Certain people are seeking your favor, but with no honorable object. No, indeed, they want to isolate you, so that you will have to seek their favor.

⁴ You have severed yourselves from Christ--you who are seeking to be pronounced righteous through Law; you have fallen away from love.

⁷ You were once making good progress! Who has hindered you from obeying the Truth? ⁸ The persuasion brought to bear on you does not come from him who calls you.

¹⁰ I, through my union with the Lord, am persuaded that you will learn to think with me. But the man who is disturbing your minds will have to bear his punishment, whoever he may be.

¹² I could even wish that the people who are unsettling you would go further still and mutilate themselves.

¹² Those who wish to appear to advantage in regard to outward observances are the very people who are trying to compel you to be circumcised; and they do it only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Jesus, the Christ. ¹³ Even these men who are circumcised do not themselves keep the Law; yet they want you to be circumcised, so that they may boast of your observance of the rite. ¹⁴ But, for my part, may I never boast of anything except the cross of Jesus Christ, our Master, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

¹⁷ For the future let no one trouble me; for I bear the marks of Jesus branded on my body.

² May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

² May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace. ³ Blessed is the God and Father of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has blessed us on high with every spiritual blessing, in Christ.

⁵ From the first he destined us, in his good-will towards us, to be adopted as Sons through Jesus Christ,

⁹ When he made known to us his hidden purpose. And it also accords with the good-will which God purposed to exhibit in Christ,

¹¹ In him, I say, for by our union with him we became God's Heritage, having from the first been destined for this in the intention of him who, in all that happens, is carrying out his own fixed purpose; ¹² That we should enhance his glory--we who have been the first to rest our hopes on the Christ.

¹⁷ My prayer is that the God of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all- glorious Father, may inspire you with wisdom and true insight through a fuller knowledge of himself; ¹⁸ That your minds may be so enlightened that you may realize the hope given by God's Call, the wealth of the glory of his heritage among Christ's People, ¹⁹ And the transcendent greatness of the power which he is able to exercise in dealing with us who believe in him. ²⁰ The same mighty power was exerted upon the Christ, when he raised the Christ from the dead and 'caused him to sit at his right hand' on high, exalting him above all Angels and Archangels of every rank,

² For at one time you lived in sin, following the ways of the world, in subjection to the Ruler of the Powers of the air--the Spirit who is still at work among the disobedient.

¹ For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus, the Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles--

³ And also that it was by direct revelation that the hidden purpose of God was made known to me, as I have already briefly told you. ⁴ And, by reading what I have written, you will be able to judge how far I understand this hidden purpose of God in Christ. ⁵ In former generations it was not made known to mankind, as fully as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to the Apostles and Prophets among Christ's People--

⁵ In former generations it was not made known to mankind, as fully as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to the Apostles and Prophets among Christ's People-- ⁶ That, by union with Christ Jesus and through the Good News, the Gentiles are co-heirs with us and members of one Body, and that they share with us in God's Promise.

⁶ That, by union with Christ Jesus and through the Good News, the Gentiles are co-heirs with us and members of one Body, and that they share with us in God's Promise. ⁷ Of this Good News I became a minister, in virtue of the charge with which God entrusted me in the exercise of his power--

⁷ Of this Good News I became a minister, in virtue of the charge with which God entrusted me in the exercise of his power-- ⁸ Yes, to me, who am less than the least of all Christ's People, was this charge entrusted!--to tell the Gentiles the Good News of the boundless wealth to be found in the Christ,

⁸ Yes, to me, who am less than the least of all Christ's People, was this charge entrusted!--to tell the Gentiles the Good News of the boundless wealth to be found in the Christ,

⁸ Yes, to me, who am less than the least of all Christ's People, was this charge entrusted!--to tell the Gentiles the Good News of the boundless wealth to be found in the Christ, ⁹ And to make clear what is God's way of working out that hidden purpose which from the first has been concealed in the mind of the Creator of all things; ¹⁰ So that now to the Archangels and to all the Powers on high should be made known, through the Church, the all-embracing wisdom of God, ¹¹ In accordance with that purpose which runs through all the ages and which he has now accomplished in Jesus, the Christ, our Master.

² And live a life of love, following the example of the Christ, who loved you and gave himself for you as 'an offering and a sacrifice to God, that should be fragrant and acceptable.'

⁶ Not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had merely to please men, but as slaves of Christ, who are trying to carry out the will of God.

¹² For ours is no struggle against enemies of flesh and blood, but against all the various Powers of Evil that hold sway in the Darkness around us, against the Spirits of Wickedness on high.

¹ To all Christ's People at Philippi, with the Presiding Officers and Assistants, from Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus. ² May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you, and give you peace.

²² But you know what Timothy has proved himself to be, and how, like a child working for his father, he worked hard with me in spreading the Good News.

¹ In conclusion, my Brothers, all joy be yours in your union with the Lord. To repeat what I have already written does not weary me, and is the safe course for you.

⁴ Though I, if any man, have cause to rely even upon them. If any one thinks he can rely upon external privileges, far more can I! ⁵ I was circumcised when eight days old; I am an Israelite by race, and of the tribe of Benjamin; I am a Hebrew, and the child of Hebrews. As to the Law, I was a Pharisee; ⁶ As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.

⁶ As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.

⁴ All joy be yours at all times in your union with the Lord. Again I repeat--All joy be yours.

²⁰ To him, our God and Father, be ascribed all glory for every and ever. Amen. ²¹ Give my greeting to every one of the People of Christ Jesus. The Brothers who are with me send your their greetings.

² To Christ's People at Colossae--the Brothers who are faithful to him: May God, our Father, bless you and give you peace. ³ Whenever we pray, we never fail to thank God, the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, about you, ⁴ Now that we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all his People,

²⁵ Of which I myself became a minister in virtue of the office with which God entrusted me for your benefit, to declare the Message of God in all its fulness-- ²⁶ That Truth which has been hidden from former ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to God's People, ²⁷ To whom it was his pleasure to make known the surpassing glory of that hidden Truth when proclaimed among the Gentiles--'Christ among you! Your Hope of glory!'

⁸ Take care there is not some one who will carry you away by his 'philosophy'--a hollow sham!--following, as it does, mere human traditions, and dealing with puerile questions of this world, and not with Christ.

²² Slaves, always obey your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had but to please men, but giving them ungrudging service, in your reverence for the Master.

¹ To the Thessalonian Church in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. May God bless you and give you peace.

⁴ But, having been found worthy by God to be entrusted with the Good News, therefore we tell it; with a view to please, not men, but God who proves our hearts.

¹⁴ For you, Brothers, began to follow the example of the Churches of God in Judea which are in union with Jesus Christ; you, in your turn, suffering at the hands of your fellow-citizens, in the same way as those Churches did at the hands of the Jews--

¹⁶ For they would prevent us from speaking to the Gentiles with a view to their Salvation, and thus are always 'filling up the measure of their iniquity.' But the Wrath of God has come upon them to the full!

¹¹ May our God and Father himself, and Jesus, our Lord, make the way plain for us to come to you.

¹³ And so make your hearts strong, and your lives pure beyond reproach, in the sight of our God and Father, at the Coming of our Lord Jesus, with all his Holy Ones.

¹ To the Thessalonian Church in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, From Paul, Silas, and Timothy. ² May God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

¹⁰ When he comes to be honour ed in his People,' and to be revered in all who have learned to believe in him (for you also believed our testimony)--as he will be on 'That Day.'

¹² Then, in the loving-kindness of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ, will the name of Jesus, our Lord, be honour ed in you, and you in him.

¹³ But, Brothers, whom the Lord loves, it is our duty always to thank God about you, for, from the first, God chose you for Salvation through the purifying influence of the Spirit, and your belief in the Truth. ¹⁴ To this you were called by the Good News which we brought you, to attain to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁴ To this you were called by the Good News which we brought you, to attain to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and, in his loving-kindness, gave us unfailing consolation and good ground for hope,

³ I beg you, as I did when I was on my way into Macedonia, to remain at Ephesus; that you may instruct certain people there not to teach new and strange doctrines,

¹¹ as is taught in the glorious Good News of the ever-blessed God, with which I was entrusted. ¹² I am thankful to Christ Jesus, our Lord, who has been my strength, for showing that he thought me worthy of trust by appointing me to his ministry, ¹³ though I once used to blaspheme, and to persecute, and to insult. Yet mercy was shown me, because I acted in ignorance, while still an unbeliever;

¹³ though I once used to blaspheme, and to persecute, and to insult. Yet mercy was shown me, because I acted in ignorance, while still an unbeliever;

¹³ though I once used to blaspheme, and to persecute, and to insult. Yet mercy was shown me, because I acted in ignorance, while still an unbeliever; ¹⁴ and the loving-kindness of our Lord was boundless, and filled me with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ and the loving-kindness of our Lord was boundless, and filled me with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ and the loving-kindness of our Lord was boundless, and filled me with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ How true the saying is, and worthy of the fullest acceptance, that 'Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners'! And there is no greater sinner than I! ¹⁶ Yet mercy was shown me for the express purpose that Christ Jesus might exhibit in my case, beyond all others, his exhaustless patience, as an example for those who were afterwards to believe on him and attain Immortal Life. ¹⁷ To the Immortal King, ever-living, invisible, the one God, be ascribed honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁹ with faith, and with a clear conscience; and it is because they have thrust this aside, that, as regards the Faith, some have wrecked their lives. ²⁰ Hymenaeus and Alexander are instances--the men whom I delivered over to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

⁶ who gave himself as a ransom on behalf of all men. This must be our testimony, as opportunities present themselves; ⁷ and it was for this that I was myself appointed a Herald and an Apostle (I am telling the simple truth and no lie)--a Teacher of the Gentiles in the Faith and Truth.

¹ But the Spirit distinctly says that in later times there will be some who will fall away from the Faith, and devote their attention to misleading spirits, and to the teaching of demons, ² who will make use of the hypocrisy of lying teachers. These men's consciences are seared, ³ and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the Faith and have attained a full knowledge of the Truth.

¹ To Timothy, my dear Child, from Paul who, by the will of God, is an Apostle of Christ Jesus, charged to proclaim the Life that comes from union with Christ Jesus. May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.

⁹ It was God who saved us, and from him we received our solemn Call--not as a reward for anything that we had done, but in fulfillment of his own loving purpose. For that love was extended to us, through Christ Jesus, before time began,

¹¹ of which I was myself appointed a Herald and Apostle, and Teacher.

¹ Do you, then, my Child, find strength in the help which comes from the union with Christ Jesus;

¹⁸ They have gone completely astray as regards the Truth; they say that a resurrection has already taken place, and so upset some people's faith.

⁸ Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these people, in their turn, oppose the Truth. Their minds are corrupted, and, as regards the Faith, they are utterly worthless. ⁹ They will not, however, make further progress; for their wicked folly will be plain to every one, just as that of Jannes and Jambres was.

³ For a time will come when people will not tolerate sound teaching. They will follow their own wishes, and, in their itching for novelty, procure themselves a crowd of teachers. ⁴ They will turn a deaf ear to the Truth, and give their attention to legends instead.

¹⁸ The Lord will rescue me from all evil, and bring me safe into his Heavenly Kingdom. All glory to him for ever and ever! Amen.

³ and has revealed at his own time in his Message, with the proclamation of which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior.

¹⁰ There are, indeed, many unruly persons--great talkers who deceive themselves, principally converts from Judaism, ¹¹ whose mouths ought to be stopped; for they upset whole households by teaching what they ought not to teach, merely to make questionable gains.

¹⁴ For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a People who should be peculiarly his own and eager to do good.

¹⁰ If a man is causing divisions among you, after warning him once or twice, have nothing more to say to him.

⁵ God has not given to angels the control of that Future World of which we are speaking!

¹⁴ Therefore, since human nature is the common heritage of 'the Children,' Jesus also shared it, in order that by death he might render powerless him whose power lies in death--that is, the Devil--

⁵ and learned to appreciate the beauty of the Divine Message, and the new powers of the Coming Age--

¹⁴ how much more will the blood of the Christ, who, through his eternal Spirit, offered himself up to God, as a victim without blemish, purify our consciences from a lifeless formality, and fit us for the service of the Living God!

⁴ For the blood of bulls and goats is powerless to remove sins. ⁵ That is why, when he was coming into the world, the Christ declared-- 'Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire, but thou dost provide for me a body; ⁶ Thou dost take no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin. ⁷ So I said, "See, I have come' (as is written of me in the pages of the Book), "To do thy will, O God."' ⁸ First come the words-- 'Thou dost not desire, nor dost thou take pleasure in, sacrifices, offerings, burnt offerings, and sacrifices for sin' (offerings regularly made under the Law), ⁹ and then there is added-- 'See, I have come to do thy will.' The former sacrifices are set aside to be replaced by the latter. ¹⁰ And it is in the fulfillment of the will of God that we have been purified by the sacrifice, once and for all, of the body of Jesus Christ.

²⁰ May God, the source of all peace, who brought back from the dead him who, 'by virtue of the blood that rendered valid the unchangeable Covenant, is the Great Shepherd of God's Sheep,' Jesus, our Lord-- ²¹ may God make you perfect in everything that is good, so that you may be able to do his will. May he bring out in us all that is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹ James, a Servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, greets The Twelve Tribes that are living abroad.

⁴ Unfaithful people! Do not you know that to be friends with the world means to be at enmity with God? Therefore whoever chooses to be friends with the world makes himself an enemy to God.

⁸ Though you have never seen him, yet you love him; though you do not even now see him, yet you believe in him, and exalt with a triumphant happiness too great for words,

¹⁵ but in your whole life show yourselves to be holy, after the pattern of the Holy One from whom you received your Call.

²¹ who, through him, are faithful to God who raised him from the dead and gave him honour, so that your faith and hope are now in God.

²⁴ And he 'himself carried our sins' in his own body to the cross, so that we might die to our sins, and live for righteousness. 'His bruising was your healing.'

¹⁸ For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all--the good on behalf of the bad--that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering upon new Life.

¹⁰ God, from whom all help comes, and who called you, by your union with Christ, into his eternal glory, will, when you have suffered for a little while, himself perfect, establish, strengthen you. ¹¹ To him be ascribed dominion for ever. Amen.

³ For his divine power has given us everything that is needful for a life of piety, as we advance in the knowledge of him who called us by a glorious manifestation of his goodness.

¹ But there were false prophets also in the nation, just as there will be false teachers among you, men who will secretly introduce ruinous divisions, disowning even the Lord who bought them, and bringing speedy Ruin upon themselves. ² There will be many, too, who will follow their licentious courses, and cause the Way of the Truth to be maligned. ³ In their covetousness they will try to make you a source of profit by their fabrications; but for a long time past their Sentence has not been standing idle, nor their Ruin slumbering.

¹⁴ They have eyes only for adulteresses, eyes never tired of sin; they entice weak souls; their minds are trained to covet; they live under a curse.

¹⁸ and advance in the love and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. All glory be to him now and for ever.

² and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but for those of the whole world besides.

¹⁵ Do not love the world or what the world can offer. When any one loves the world, there is no love for the Father in him; ¹⁶ for all that the world can offer--the gratification of the earthly nature, the gratification of the eye, the pretentious life--belongs, not to the Father, but to the world. ¹⁷ And the world, and all that it gratifies, is passing away, but he who does God's will remains for ever. ¹⁸ My Children, these are the last days. You were told that an Anti-Christ was coming; and many Anti-Christ's have already arisen. By that we know that these are the last days. ¹⁹ From us, it is true, they went out, but they had never belonged to us; for, if they had belonged to us, they would have remained among us. They left us that it might be made clear that they do not, any of them, belong to us.

²⁶ In writing thus to you, I have in mind those who are trying to mislead you.

⁹ No one who has received the new Life from God lives sinfully, because the very nature of God dwells within him; and he cannot live in sin, because he has received the new Life from God.

¹⁶ We have learned to know what love is from this--that Christ laid down his life on our behalf. Therefore we also ought to lay down our lives on behalf of our Brothers.

¹ Dear friends, do not trust every inspiration, but test each inspiration, to see whether it proceeds from God; because many false Prophets have gone out into the world.

⁴ because all that has received the new Life from God conquers the world. And this is the power that has conquered the world--our faith! ⁵ Who is he that conquers the world but the man who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

¹⁹ We realize that we come from God, while all the world is under the influence of the Evil One. ²⁰ We realize, too, that the Son of God has come among us, and has given us the discernment to know the True God; and we are in union with the True God by our union with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the True God and he is Immortal Life.

³ Blessing, mercy, and peace will be ours--the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father's Son--in a life of truth and love.

⁷ I say this because many impostors have left us to go into the world--men who do not acknowledge Jesus as Christ come in our human nature. It is that which marks a man as an impostor and an anti-Christ.

¹⁰ If any one comes to you and does not bring this Teaching, do not receive him into your house or welcome him;

¹ To those who, having received the Call, have been loved by God the Father and protected by Jesus Christ, From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and the brother of James.

⁴ For there have crept in among you certain godless people, whose sentence has long since been pronounced, and who make the mercy of God an excuse for profligacy, and disown our only lord and master, Jesus Christ.

²⁵ to the one God, our Saviour, be ascribed, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, glory, majesty, power, and dominion, as it was before time began, is now, and shall be for all time to come. Amen.

⁵ and from Jesus Christ, ' the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead, and the Ruler of all the Kings of the earth.' To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his own blood--

¹⁸ the Everliving. I died, and I am alive for ever and ever. And I hold the keys of the Grave and of the Place of the Dead.

² I know your life, your toil and endurance, and I know that you cannot tolerate evil-doers. I know, too, how you tested those who declare that they are Apostles, though they are not, and how you proved them false.

⁶ But this is in your favor--You hate the life lived by the Nikolaitans, and I also hate it.

⁸ To the Angel of the Church in Smyrna write:-- "These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died, but is restored to life:--

¹⁴ Yet I have a few things against you--You have among you those who hold to the Teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put temptations in the way of the Israelites, so that they should eat idol-offerings and commit licentious acts. ¹⁵ Again you have among you those who hold in the same way to the Teaching of the Nikolaitans.

²⁰ Yet I have this against you--You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who declares that she is a Prophetess, and misleads my servants by her teaching, till they commit licentious acts and eat idol-offerings.

⁹ And, whenever these Creatures give praise and honour and thanks to him who is 'seated on the throne, to him who lives for ever and ever,' ¹⁰ the twenty-four Councillors prostrate themselves before him who is seated on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever, and throw down their crowns before the throne, saying-- ¹¹ 'Worthy art thou, our Lord and God, to receive all praise, and honour, and power, for thou didst create all things, and at thy bidding they came into being and were created.'

⁹ And they are singing a new song--'Thou art worthy to take the book and break its seals, for thou wast sacrificed, and with thy blood thou didst buy for God men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,

¹² and they cried in a loud voice--'Worthy is the Lamb that was sacrificed to receive all power, and wealth, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and praise, and blessing.'

⁹ After this, in my vision, I saw a vast throng which no man could number, of men from every nation and of all tribes, and peoples, and languages. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, robed in white, holding palm branches in their hands.

¹² saying-- 'Amen. Blessing and praise, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might be ascribed to our God for ever and ever. Amen.'

⁹ Then the great Dragon, the primeval Serpent, known as the 'Devil' and 'Satan,' who deceives all the world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.

¹⁴ and in consequence of the marvels which it was allowed to perform under the eyes of the Beast, it is able to deceive all who are living on the earth. It bids those who live on the earth to make a statue in honour of the Beast, who, despite the wound from the sword, yet lived.

⁷ and he cried in a loud voice-- 'Reverence God, and give him praise (for the hour of his Judgment has come) and worship him who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all springs of water.'

²⁰ The Beast was captured, and with him was taken the false Prophet, who performed the marvels before the eyes of the Beast, with which he deceived those who had received the brand of the Beast and those who worshiped his image. Alive, they were thrown, both of them, into the fiery lake 'of burning sulphur.'

³ He flung him into the bottomless pit and locked it, and set his seal upon it; that he should not deceive the nations any more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be let loose for a while.

¹⁸ I declare to all who hear the words of the prophecy contained in this book-- 'If anyone adds to it, God will add to his troubles the Curses described in this book; ¹⁹ and if any one takes away any of the words in the book containing this prophecy, God will take away his share in the Tree of Life, and in the Holy City--as described in this book.'

²¹ May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ, be with his People.