Hebrews Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹ God, who, of old, at many times and in many ways, spoke to our ancestors, by the Prophets, ² has in these latter days spoken to us by the Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. ³ For he is the radiance of the Glory of God and the very expression of his Being, upholding all creation by the power of his word; and, when he had made an expiation for the sins of men, he 'took his seat at the right hand' of God's Majesty on high, ⁴ having shown himself as much greater than the angels as the Name that he has inherited surpasses theirs. ⁵ For to which of the angels did God ever say-- 'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father'? or again-- 'I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son'? ⁶ And again, when God brought the First-born into the world, he said-- 'Let all the angels of God bow down before him.' ⁷ Speaking of the angels, he said-- 'He makes the winds his angels and the fiery flames his servants'; ⁸ while of the Son he said-- 'God is thy throne for ever and ever; The scepter of his Kingdom is the scepter of Justice; ⁹ Thou lovest righteousness and hatest iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the festal oil more abundantly than thy peers.' ¹⁰ Again-- 'Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands. ¹¹ They shall perish, but thou remainest; As a garment they shall all grow old; ¹² As a mantle thou wilt fold them up, And as a garment they shall be changed, But thou art the same, and thy years shall know no end.' ¹³ To which of the angels has God ever said-- 'Sit thou at my right hand until I put thy enemies as a stool for thy feet'? ¹⁴ Are not all the angels spirits in the service of God, sent out to minister for the sake of those who are destined to obtain Salvation?

²⁰ He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

²³ 'Behold! the virgin shall be with child and shall give birth to a son, And they will give him the name Immanuel'--a word which means 'God is with us.'

¹³ After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said: "Awake, take the child and his mother, and seek refuge in Egypt; and stay there until I bid you return, for Herod is about to search for the child, to put him to death."

¹⁷ And from the heavens there came a voice which said: "This is my son, the Beloved, in whom I delight."

⁴¹ The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all that hinders and those who live in sin,

⁴⁹ So will it be at the close of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous, ⁵⁰ And 'will throw them into the fiery furnace,' where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

⁵ While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said-- "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight; him you must hear."

¹⁰ Beware of despising one of these lowly ones, for in Heaven, I tell you, their angels always see the face of my Father who is in Heaven.

³⁸ But the tenants, on seeing his son, said to each other 'Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.'

²⁴ "Teacher, Moses said--'Should a man die without children, the man's brother shall become the husband of the widow, and raise a family for his brother.'

⁴⁴ 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, Until I put thy enemies beneath thy feet"'?

³¹ And he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his People round him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

³⁵ The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words shall never pass away.

³⁴ Then the King will say to those on his right 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, enter upon possession of the Kingdom prepared for you ever since the beginning of the world.

⁶³ But Jesus remained silent. On this the High Priest said to him: "I adjure you, by the Living God, to tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

¹⁸ Then Jesus came up, and spoke to them thus: "All authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me.

¹ The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ.

⁶ He had still one son, who was very dear to him; and him he sent to them last of all. 'They will respect my son,' he said.

³⁶ David said himself, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit-- 'The Lord said to my lord: "Sit at my right hand, Until I put thy enemies beneath thy feet.'"

³¹ The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

¹⁹ So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into Heaven, and sat at the right hand of God.

¹⁶ And shall reconcile many of the Israelites to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ He shall go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, 'to reconcile fathers to their children' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

¹⁹ "I am Gabriel," the angel answered, "who stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

²³ And, as soon as his term of service was finished, he returned home.

⁵⁵ (As he promised to our forefathers) For Abraham and his race for ever."

⁷² Showing mercy to our forefathers, And mindful of his sacred Covenant.

⁹ When an angel of the Lord suddenly stood by them, and the Glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were seized with fear.

⁹ When an angel of the Lord suddenly stood by them, and the Glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were seized with fear. ¹⁰ "Have no fear," the angel said. "For I bring you good news of a great joy in store for all the nation. ¹¹ This day there has been born to you, in the town of David, a Savior, who is Christ and Lord. ¹² And this shall be the sign for you. You will find the infant swathed, and lying in a manger." ¹³ Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly Host, praising God, and singing--

¹³ Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly Host, praising God, and singing-- ¹⁴ "Glory to God on high, And on earth peace among men in whom he finds pleasure."

¹⁸ 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, For he has consecrated me to bring Good News to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to captives and restoration of sight to the blind, To set the oppressed at liberty,

²² After a time the beggar died, and was taken by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

²⁷ But as for my enemies, these men who would not have me as their King, bring them here and put them to death in my presence.'"

⁴² For David, in the Book of Psalms, says himself--'The Lord said to my lord: "Sit at my right hand,

⁴² For David, in the Book of Psalms, says himself--'The Lord said to my lord: "Sit at my right hand, ⁴³ Until I put they enemies as a stool for thy feet."'

³³ The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

²⁷ Then, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them all through the Scriptures the passages that referred to himself.

⁴⁴ "This is what I told you," he said, "when I was still with you--that everything that had been written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms, must be fulfilled."

¹ In the Beginning the Word was; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God. ² He was in the Beginning with God; ³ Through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him.

³ Through him all things came into being, and nothing came into being apart from him. ⁴ That which came into being in him was Life; and the Life was the Light of Man;

¹⁴ And the Word became Man, and dwelt among us, (We saw his glory--the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.

¹⁷ For the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father--He has revealed him.

¹⁸ No man has ever yet seen God; God the Only Son, who is ever with the Father--He has revealed him.

²⁹ The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: "Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world!

⁴¹ He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: "We have found the Messiah!" (a word which means 'Christ,' or 'Consecrated'.)

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.

²⁵ Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew on the subject of 'purification;'

³⁴ For he whom God sent as his Messenger gives us God's own teaching, for God does not limit the gift of the Spirit.

²² But that is why Moses has instituted circumcision among you- -not, indeed, that it began with him, but with our ancestors--and that is why you circumcise even on a Sabbath.

⁵⁸ "In truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "before Abraham existed I was."

²⁹ We know that God spoke to Moses; but, as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."

³⁰ The Father and I are one."

³³ "It is not for any good action that we would stone you," answered the Jews, "but for blasphemy; and because you, who are only a man, make yourself out to be God."

³ And at supper, Jesus--although knowing that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was to return to God--

⁹ "Have I been all this time among you," said Jesus, "and yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? He who has seen me has seen the Father, how can you say, then, 'Show us the Father'? ¹⁰ Do not you believe that I am in union with the Father, and the Father with me? In giving you my teaching I am not speaking on my own authority; but the Father himself, always in union with me, does his own work.

¹⁵ I no longer call you 'servants,' because a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have given you the name of 'friends,' because I made known to you everything that I learned from my Father.

¹⁵ Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said that he takes of what is mine, and will tell it to you.

² Even as thou gavest him power over all mankind, that he should give Immortal Life to all those whom thou has given him.

¹⁷ "Do not hold me," Jesus said; "for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my Brothers, and tell them that I am ascending to him who is my Father and their Father, my God and their God."

²⁸ And Thomas exclaimed: "My Master, and my God!"

¹⁷ 'It shall come about in the last days,' God says, 'That I will pour out my Spirit on all mankind; your sons and your daughters shall become Prophets, your young men shall see visions, and your old men dream dreams;

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,

³³ And now that he has been exalted to the right hand of God, and has received from the Father the promised gift of the Holy Spirit, he has begun to pour out that gift, as you yourselves now see and hear. ³⁴ It was not David who went up into Heaven; for he himself says- -'The Lord said to my master: "Sit on my right hand, ³⁵ Till I put your enemies as a footstool under they feet."' ³⁶ So let the whole nation of Israel know beyond all doubt, that God has made him both Lord and Christ--this very Jesus whom you crucified."

²⁷ There have indeed gathered together in this city against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you has consecrated the Christ, not Herod and Pontius Pilate only, but the nations and the people of Israel besides--

¹⁹ An angel of the Lord, however, opened the prison doors at night and led them out.

⁵⁵ He, filled as he was with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes intently on the heavens, and saw the Glory of God and Jesus standing at God's right hand. ⁵⁶ "Look," he exclaimed, "I see Heaven open and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand!"

³ One afternoon, about three o'clock, he distinctly saw in a vision an angel from God come to him, and call him by name. ⁴ Cornelius fixed his eyes on him and, in great alarm, said: "What is it, Lord?" "Your prayers and your charities," the angel answered, "have been an acceptable offering to God.

³⁶ God has sent his Message to the Israelites and told them, through Jesus Christ, the Good News of peace--and Jesus is Lord of all!

³⁸ The story, I mean, of Jesus of Nazareth, and how God consecrated him his Christ by enduing him with the Holy Spirit and with power; and how he went about doing good and curing all who were under the power of the Devil, because God was with him.

²² The news about them reached the ears of the Church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

⁷ Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter on the side, and roused him with the words: "Get up quickly."

²³ Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was attacked with worms, and died.

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."

³² We also have good news to tell you, about the promise made to our ancestors-- ³³ That our children have had this promise completely fulfilled to them by God, by his raising Jesus. That is just what is said in the second Psalm--'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father.'

²⁶ Suddenly there was an earthquake of such violence that the Jail was shaken to its foundations; all the doors flew open, and all the prisoners' chains were loosened.

²³ For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said--

²³ They then fixed a day with him, and came to the place where he was staying, in even larger numbers, when Paul proceeded to lay the subject before them. He bore his testimony to the Kingdom of God, and tried to convince them about Jesus, by arguments drawn from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets--speaking from morning till evening.

⁴ But, as to the spirit of holiness within him, was miraculously designated Son of God by his resurrection from the dead.

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the Good News; it is the power of God which brings Salvation to every one who believes in Christ, to the Jew first, but also to the Greek.

¹⁷ And if children, then heirs-heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, since we share Christ's sufferings in order that we may also share his Glory.

²⁹ For those whom God chose from the first he also destined from the first to be transformed into likeness to his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest among many Brothers.

³⁴ Who is there to condemn them? He who died for us is Christ Jesus!-or, rather, it was he who was raised from the dead, and who is now at God's right hand and is even pleading on our behalf!

⁵ They are descended from the Patriarchs; and, as far as his human nature was concerned, from them came the Christ-he who is supreme over all things, God for ever blessed. Amen.

⁹ Let your love be sincere. Hate the wrong; cling to the right.

⁶ This, too, is the reason for your paying taxes; for the officials are God's officers, devoting themselves to this special work.

¹³ May God, who inspires our hope, grant you perfect happiness and peace in your faith, till you are filled with this hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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.

²⁷ Yes, they were glad to do so; and indeed it is a duty which they owe to them. For the Gentile converts who have shared their spiritual blessings are in duty bound to minister to them in the things of this world.

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

⁶ Yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things come (and for him we live), and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things come (and through him we live).

²⁵ For he must reign until God 'has put all his enemies under his feet.'

²⁵ For he must reign until God 'has put all his enemies under his feet.'

²⁵ For he must reign until God 'has put all his enemies under his feet.' ²⁶ The last enemy to be overthrown is death;

²⁶ The last enemy to be overthrown is death; ²⁷ For God has placed all things under Christ's feet. (But, when it is said that all things have been placed under Christ, it is plain that God is excepted who placed everything under him.)

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. ⁷ This treasure we have in these earthen vessels, that its all- prevailing power may be seen to come from God, and not to be our own.

¹² For the rendering of a public service such as this, not only relieves the needs of your fellow-Christians, but also results in the offering to God of many a thanksgiving.

³¹ The God and Father of the Lord Jesus--he who is for ever blessed--knows that I am speaking the truth.

⁷ You see, then, that those whose lives are based on faith are the Sons of Abraham.

⁹ And, therefore, those whose lives are based on faith share the blessings bestowed upon the faith of Abraham.

²⁹ And, since you belong to Christ, it follows that you are Abraham's offspring and, under the promise, sharers in the inheritance.

⁴ But, when the full time came, God sent his Son--born a woman's child, born subject to Law--

²² But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control.

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

¹⁰ In view of that Divine Order which was to mark the completion of the ages, when he should make everything, both in Heaven and on earth, center 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,

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, ²¹ And above every name that can be named, whether in the present age, or in the age to come.

²¹ And above every name that can be named, whether in the present age, or in the age to come.

²¹ And above every name that can be named, whether in the present age, or in the age to come. ²² And God placed 'all things under Christ's feet,' and gave him to the Church as its supreme Head;

²² And God placed 'all things under Christ's feet,' and gave him to the Church as its supreme Head; ²³ For the Church is Christ's Body, and is filled by him who fills all things everywhere with his presence.

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.

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;

⁹ And that is why God raised him to the very highest place, and gave him the Name which stands above all other names,

⁹ And that is why God raised him to the very highest place, and gave him the Name which stands above all other names, ¹⁰ So that in adoration of the Name of Jesus every knee should bend, in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth, ¹¹ And that every tongue should acknowledge JESUS CHRIST as LORD- -to the glory of God the Father.

¹⁷ And yet, even if, when your faith is offered as a sacrifice to God, my life-blood must be poured out in addition, still I shall rejoice and share the joy of you all;

²⁵ Still I think it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you now, for he is my brother, fellow-worker, and fellow-soldier, and he was also your messenger to help me in my need.

¹⁵ For Christ is the very incarnation of the invisible God-- First-born and Head of all creation;

¹⁵ For Christ is the very incarnation of the invisible God-- First-born and Head of all creation; ¹⁶ For in him was created all that is in Heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible--Angels and Archangels and all the Powers of Heaven.

¹⁶ For in him was created all that is in Heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible--Angels and Archangels and all the Powers of Heaven. ¹⁷ All has been created through him and for him. He was before all things, and all things unite in him;

¹⁷ All has been created through him and for him. He was before all things, and all things unite in him; ¹⁸ And he is the Head of the Church, which is his Body. The First-born from the dead, he is to the Church the Source of its Life, that he, in all things, may stand first.

¹⁸ And he is the Head of the Church, which is his Body. The First-born from the dead, he is to the Church the Source of its Life, that he, in all things, may stand first.

¹⁰ And, by your union with him, you also are filled with it. He is the Head of all Archangels and Powers of Heaven.

¹ Since, therefore, you were raised to Life with the Christ, seek for the things that are above; for it is there that the Christ is 'seated at the right hand of God.'

⁷ And to give relief to you who are suffering, as well as to us, at the Appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven with his mighty angels, 'in flaming fire.'

¹⁶ Yes, and confessedly wonderful are the deep truths of our religion; for-- 'He was revealed in our nature, pronounced righteous in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up into glory.'

¹³ while we are awaiting our Blessed Hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus. 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.

⁷ that, having been pronounced righteous through his loving-kindness, we might enter on our inheritance with the hope of Immortal Life.

³ For he is the radiance of the Glory of God and the very expression of his Being, upholding all creation by the power of his word; and, when he had made an expiation for the sins of men, he 'took his seat at the right hand' of God's Majesty on high,

⁵ For to which of the angels did God ever say-- 'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father'? or again-- 'I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son'?

⁸ while of the Son he said-- 'God is thy throne for ever and ever; The scepter of his Kingdom is the scepter of Justice; ⁹ Thou lovest righteousness and hatest iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the festal oil more abundantly than thy peers.'

¹⁴ Are not all the angels spirits in the service of God, sent out to minister for the sake of those who are destined to obtain Salvation?

² For, if the Message which was delivered by angels had its authority confirmed, so that every offence against it, or neglect of it, met with a fitting requital, ³ how can we, of all people, expect to escape, if we disregard so great a Salvation? It was the Master who at the outset spoke of this Salvation, and its authority was confirmed for us by those who heard him,

⁸ Thou hast placed all things beneath his feet.' This 'placing of everything' under man means that there was nothing which was not placed under him. As yet, however, we do not see everything placed under man. ⁹ What our eyes do see is Jesus, who was made for a while lower than angels, now, because of his sufferings and death, crowned with glory and honour; so that his tasting the bitterness of death should, in God's loving-kindness, be on behalf of all mankind.

⁹ What our eyes do see is Jesus, who was made for a while lower than angels, now, because of his sufferings and death, crowned with glory and honour; so that his tasting the bitterness of death should, in God's loving-kindness, be on behalf of all mankind.

¹¹ For he who purifies, and those whom he purifies, all spring from One; and therefore he is not ashamed to call them 'Brothers.'

³ He has been deemed worthy of far higher honour than Moses, just as the founder of the House is held in greater regard than the House itself. ⁴ For every House has its founder, and the founder of the universe is God.

¹⁴ We have, then, in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into the highest Heaven; let us, therefore, hold fast to the Faith which we have professed.

⁵ In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the High Priesthood upon himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him-- 'Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father';

⁸ Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings; ⁹ and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal Salvation,

¹² Then you will not show yourselves slow to learn, but you will copy those who, through faith and patience, are now entering upon the enjoyment of God's promises.

¹⁷ And therefore God, in his desire to show, with unmistakable plainness, to those who were to enter on the enjoyment of what he had promised, the unchangeableness of his purpose, bound himself with an oath.

³ There is no record of his father, or mother, or lineage, nor again of any beginning of his days, or end of his life. In this he resembles the Son of God, and stands before us as a priest whose priesthood is continuous.

²⁶ This was the High Priest that we needed--holy, innocent, spotless, withdrawn from sinners, exalted above the highest Heaven, ²⁷ one who has no need to offer sacrifices daily as those High Priests have, first for their own sins, and then for those of the People. For this he did once and for all, when he offered himself as the sacrifice.

¹ To sum up what I have been saying:--Such is the High Priest that we have, one who 'has taken his seat at the right hand' of the throne of God's Majesty in Heaven,

⁶ But Jesus, as we see, has obtained a ministry as far excelling theirs, as the Covenant of which he is the intermediary, based, as it is, on better promises, excels the former Covenant.

¹² Nor was it with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own blood, that he entered, once and for all, into the Sanctuary, and obtained our eternal deliverance. ¹³ For, if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of the ashes of a heifer, purify those who have been defiled (as far as ceremonial purification goes), 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!

¹⁶ Whenever such a Covenant as a will is in question, the death of the testator must of necessity be alleged.

²⁶ for then Christ would have had to undergo death many times since the creation of the world. But now, once and for all, at the close of the age, he has appeared, in order to abolish sin by the sacrifice of himself.

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;

¹¹ Every other priest stands day after day at his ministrations, and offers the same sacrifices over and over again--sacrifices that can never take sins away. ¹² But, this priest, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, which should serve for all time, 'took his seat at the right hand of God,'

¹² But, this priest, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, which should serve for all time, 'took his seat at the right hand of God,' ¹³ and has since then been waiting 'for his enemies to be put as a stool for his feet.'

³ Faith enables us to perceive that the universe was created at the bidding of God--so that we know that what we see was not made out of visible things.

² our eyes fixed upon Jesus, the Leader and perfect Example of our faith, who, for the joy that lay before him, endured the cross, heedless of its shame, and now 'has taken his seat at the right hand' of the throne of God.

²⁷ And those words 'still once more' indicate the passing away of all that is shaken--that is, of all created things--in order that only what is unshaken may remain.

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day--yes, and for ever!

¹⁷ Every good thing given us, and every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down to us from the Maker of the Lights in the heavens, who is himself never subject to change or to eclipse.

⁵ Listen, my dear Brothers. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the things of this world to be rich through their faith, and to possess the Kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?

³ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ⁴ given us the new Life of undying hope, that promises an inheritance, imperishable, stainless, unfading, which has been reserved for you in Heaven--

¹⁰ It was this Salvation that the Prophets, who spoke long ago of the blessing intended for you, sought, and strove to comprehend; ¹¹ as they strove to discern what that time could be, to which the Spirit of Christ within them was pointing, when foretelling the sufferings that would befall Christ, and the glories that would follow. ¹² And it was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were acting as Ministers of the truths which have now been told to you, by those who, with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven, have brought you the Good News--truths into which even angels long to look.

¹² And it was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were acting as Ministers of the truths which have now been told to you, by those who, with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven, have brought you the Good News--truths into which even angels long to look.

²⁰ Destined for this before the beginning of the world, he has been revealed in these last days for your sakes, 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.

⁷ Again, those of you who are married men should live considerately with their wives, showing due regard to their sex, as weaker than their own, and not forgetting that they share with you in the gift of Life. Then you will be able to pray without hindrance.

²² who has gone into Heaven, and is at God's right hand, where Angels and Archangels and the Powers of Heaven now yield submission to him.

¹¹ For thus you will be given a triumphant admission into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ For we were not following cleverly devised stories when we told you of the Coming in power of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eye-witnesses of his majesty.

²⁰ But first be assured of this:--There is no prophetic teaching found in Scripture that can be interpreted by man's unaided reason; ²¹ for no prophetic teaching ever came in the old days at the mere wish of man, but men, moved by the Holy Spirit, spoke direct from God.

³ First be assured of this, that, as the age draws to an end, scoffers, led by their own passions,

⁷ But the present heavens and earth, by the same fiat, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the day of the judgment and destruction of the godless. ⁸ But you, dear friends, must never shut your eyes to the fact that, to the Lord, one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹ The Lord is not slow to fulfil his promise, as some count slowness; but he is forbearing with you, as it is not his will that any of you should perish, but that all should be brought to repentance. ¹⁰ The Day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that day the heavens will pass away with a crash, the elements will be burnt up and dissolved, and the earth and all that is in it will be disclosed.

³ It is of what we have seen and heard that we now tell you, so that you may have communion with us. And our communion is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

⁷ But, if our lives are lived in the Light, as God himself is in the Light, we have communion with one another, and the Blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

⁵ And you know that Christ appeared to take away our sins; and in him Sin has no place.

⁹ The love of God was revealed to us by his sending his only Son into the world, that we might find Life through him.

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.

¹⁴ To these men, as to others, Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, declared-- 'See! the Lord has come with his hosts of holy ones around him,

¹⁸ how they used to say to you-- 'As time draws to an end, there will be scoffers, who will be led by their godless passions.'

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--

¹¹ It said-- 'Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven Churches, to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamus, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicaea.'

¹⁷ And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. He laid his hand on me and said-- 'Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, 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.

⁶ But this is in your favor--You hate the life lived by the Nikolaitans, and I also hate it. ⁷ Let him who has ears hear what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who conquers-- to him I will give the right 'to eat the fruit of the Tree of life, which stands in the Paradise of God.' " 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:--

¹⁵ Again you have among you those who hold in the same way to the Teaching of the Nikolaitans.

¹⁴ To the Angel of the Church in Laodicaea write:-- "These are the words of the Unchanging One, 'the Witness faithful and true, the Beginning of the Creation of God':--

²¹ To him who conquers--to him I will give the right to sit beside me on my throne, as I, when I conquered, took my seat beside my Father on his throne.

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.'

⁶ Then, within the space between the throne and the four Creatures, and in the midst of the Councillors, I saw, standing, a Lamb, which seemed to have been sacrificed. It had seven horns and seven eyes. (These eyes are the seven Spirits of God, and they are sent into all the world.)

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, ¹⁰ and didst make them a Kingdom of Priests in the service of our God, and they are reigning upon the earth.' ¹¹ Then, in my vision, I heard the voices of many angels round the throne, and of the Creatures, and of the Councillors. In number they were 'ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands,' 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.'

¹¹ Then I saw that Heaven lay open. There appears a white horse; its rider is called 'Faithful' and 'True'; righteously does he judge and make war. ¹² His eyes are flaming fires; on his head there are many diadems, and he bears a name, written, which no one knows but himself; ¹³ He has been clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood; and the name by which he is called is 'The Word of God.' ¹⁴ The armies of Heaven followed him, mounted on white horses and clothed in fine linen, white and pure. ¹⁵ From his mouth comes a sharp sword, with which 'to smite the nations; and he will rule them with an iron rod.' He 'treads the grapes in the press' of the maddening wine of the Wrath of Almighty God; ¹⁶ and on his robe and on his thigh he has this name written-- 'KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.' ¹⁷ Then I saw an angel standing on the sun. He cried in a loud voice to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven-- 'Gather and come to the great feast of God, ¹⁸ to eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of commanders, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all freemen and slaves, and of high and low.' ¹⁹ Then I saw the Beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, gathered together to fight with him who sat on the horse and with his army. 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.' ²¹ The rest were killed by the sword which came out of the mouth of him who rode upon the horse; and all the birds fed upon their flesh.

¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne, and him who was seated on it. 'The earth and the heavens fled from his presence; no place was left for them.'

¹⁵ and all whose names 'were not found written in the Book of Life' were hurled into the lake of fire.

¹ Then I saw new heavens and a new earth. The former heavens and the former earth had passed away; and the sea has ceased to be.