Mark 4 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹ Jesus again began to teach by the Sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering round him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the Sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water's edge. ² Then he taught them many truths in parables; and in the course of his teaching he said to them: ³ "Listen! The sower went out to sow; ⁴ And presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up. ⁵ Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once; ⁶ But, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away. ⁷ Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return. ⁸ Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold." ⁹ And Jesus said: "Let any one who has ears to hear with hear." ¹⁰ Afterwards, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables; ¹¹ And he said: "To you the hidden truth of the Kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables, that-- ¹² 'Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; And though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; Lest some day they should turn and be forgiven.' ¹³ You do not know the meaning of this parable!" he went on; "Then how will you understand all the other parables? ¹⁴ The sower sows the Message. ¹⁵ The People meant by the seed that falls along the path are these--where the Message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the Message that has been sown in them. ¹⁶ So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully; ¹⁷ But, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, they fall away at once. ¹⁸ Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the Message, ¹⁹ But the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return. ²⁰ But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the Message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold." ²¹ And Jesus said to them: "Is a lamp brought to be put under the corn-measure or under the couch, instead of being put on the lampstand? ²² Nothing is hidden unless it is some day to come to light, nor was anything ever kept hidden but that it should some day come into the light of day. ²³ Let all who have ears to hear with hear. ²⁴ Take care what you listen to," said Jesus. "The measure you mete will be meted out to you, and more will be added for you. ²⁵ For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away." ²⁶ Jesus also said: "This is what the Kingdom of God is like-- like a man who has scattered seed on the ground, ²⁷ And then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed is shooting up and growing--he knows not how. ²⁸ The ground bears the crop of itself--first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear; ²⁹ But, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he 'puts in the sickle because harvest has come'." ³⁰ Jesus also said: "To what can we liken the Kingdom of God? ³¹ By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard-seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds, ³² Yet, when sown, shoots up, and becomes larger than any other herb, and puts out great branches, so that even 'the wild birds can roost in its shelter.'" ³³ With many such parables Jesus used to speak to the people of his Message, as far as they were able to receive it; ³⁴ And to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything. ³⁵ In the evening of the same day, Jesus said to them: "Let us go across." ³⁶ So, leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him. ³⁷ A violent squall came on, and the waves kept dashing into the boat, so that the boat was actually filling. ³⁸ Jesus was in the stern asleep upon the cushion; and the disciples roused him and cried: "Teacher! is it nothing to you that we are lost?" ³⁹ Jesus rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: "Hush! Be still!" Then the wind dropped, and a great calm followed. ⁴⁰ "Why are you so timid?" he exclaimed. "Have you no faith yet?" ⁴¹ But they were struck with great awe, and said to one another: "Who can this be that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

² "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."

¹⁰ Already the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

¹⁰ Then Jesus said to him: "Begone, Satan! for Scripture says-- 'Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and worship him only.'"

¹⁷ At that time Jesus began to proclaim-- "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."

¹⁵ Men do not light a lamp and put it under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, where it gives light to every one in the house.

³⁰ If God so clothes even the grass of the field, which is living to-day and to-morrow will be thrown into the oven, will not he much more clothe you, O men of little faith?

² For, just as you judge others, you will yourselves be judged, and the measure that you mete will be meted out to you.

²⁸ By the time that Jesus had finished speaking, the crowd was filled with amazement at his teaching.

¹⁸ Seeing a crowd round him, Jesus gave orders to go across. ¹⁹ And a Teacher of the Law came up to him, and said: "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." ²⁰ "Foxes have holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

²³ Then he got into the boat, followed by his disciples.

²³ Then he got into the boat, followed by his disciples. ²⁴ Suddenly so great a storm came on upon the Sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;

²⁴ Suddenly so great a storm came on upon the Sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep; ²⁵ And the disciples came and roused him. "Master," they cried, "save us; we are lost!"

²⁵ And the disciples came and roused him. "Master," they cried, "save us; we are lost!" ²⁶ "Why are you so timid?" he said. "O men of little faith!" Then Jesus rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm followed.

²⁶ "Why are you so timid?" he said. "O men of little faith!" Then Jesus rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm followed. ²⁷ The men were amazed, and exclaimed: "What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!"

²⁷ The men were amazed, and exclaimed: "What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!"

²⁶ Do not, therefore, be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed which will not be revealed, nor anything hidden which will not become known. ²⁷ What I tell you in the dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

⁶ And blessed is the man who finds no hindrance in me."

¹⁵ Let him who has ears hear. ¹⁶ But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-places and calling out to their playmates--

²⁵ At that same time Jesus uttered the words: "I thank thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that, though thou has hidden these things from the wise and learned, thou hast revealed them to the child-like!

³¹ Therefore, I tell you, men will be forgiven every sin and slander; but slander against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

¹ That same day, when Jesus had left the house and was sitting by the Sea, ² such great crowds gathered round him, that he got into a boat, and sat in it, while all the people stood upon the beach. ³ Then he told them many truths in parables. "The sower," he began, "went out to sow; and,

³ Then he told them many truths in parables. "The sower," he began, "went out to sow; and, ⁴ As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

⁴ As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. ⁵ Some fell on rocky places, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once.

⁵ Some fell on rocky places, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once. ⁶ As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away.

⁶ As soon as the sun had risen, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away. ⁷ Some, again, fell into the brambles; but the brambles shot up and choked it.

⁷ Some, again, fell into the brambles; but the brambles shot up and choked it. ⁸ Some, however, fell on good soil, and yielded a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.

⁸ Some, however, fell on good soil, and yielded a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold. ⁹ Let him who has ears hear."

⁹ Let him who has ears hear." ¹⁰ Afterwards his disciples came to him, and said: "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

¹⁰ Afterwards his disciples came to him, and said: "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

¹⁰ Afterwards his disciples came to him, and said: "Why do you speak to them in parables?" ¹¹ "To you," answered Jesus, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to those.

¹¹ "To you," answered Jesus, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to those.

¹¹ "To you," answered Jesus, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to those.

¹¹ "To you," answered Jesus, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of Heaven has been imparted, but not to those. ¹² For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

¹² For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

¹² For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

¹² For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away. ¹³ That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.

¹³ That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.

¹³ That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand. ¹⁴ And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says--'You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, And, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving,

¹⁴ And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says--'You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, And, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving, ¹⁵ For the mind of this nation has grown dense, And their ears are dull of hearing, Their eyes also have they closed; Lest some day they should perceive with their eyes, And with their ears they should hear, And in their mind they should understand, and should turn--And I should heal them.'

¹⁵ For the mind of this nation has grown dense, And their ears are dull of hearing, Their eyes also have they closed; Lest some day they should perceive with their eyes, And with their ears they should hear, And in their mind they should understand, and should turn--And I should heal them.' ¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear;

¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear; ¹⁷ For I tell you that many Prophets and good men have longed for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never saw them, and to hear the things which you are hearing, yet never heard them. ¹⁸ Listen, then, yourselves to the parable of the Sower. ¹⁹ When any one hears the Message of the Kingdom without understanding it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what has been sown in his mind. This is the man meant by the seed which was sown along the path.

¹⁹ When any one hears the Message of the Kingdom without understanding it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what has been sown in his mind. This is the man meant by the seed which was sown along the path. ²⁰ By the seed which was sown on rocky places is meant the man who hears the Message, and at once accepts it joyfully;

²⁰ By the seed which was sown on rocky places is meant the man who hears the Message, and at once accepts it joyfully;

²⁰ By the seed which was sown on rocky places is meant the man who hears the Message, and at once accepts it joyfully; ²¹ But, as he has no root, he stands for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, he falls away at once.

²¹ But, as he has no root, he stands for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, he falls away at once.

²¹ But, as he has no root, he stands for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, he falls away at once. ²² By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the man who hears the Message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return.

²² By the seed which was sown among the brambles is meant the man who hears the Message, but the cares of life and the glamour of wealth completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return. ²³ But by the seed which was sown on the good ground is meant the man who hears the Message and understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold."

²³ But by the seed which was sown on the good ground is meant the man who hears the Message and understands it, and really yields a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold." ²⁴ Another parable which Jesus told them was this-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

²⁶ So, when the blades of corn shot up, and came into ear, the tares made their appearance also.

³⁰ Let both grow side by side till harvest; and then I shall say to the reapers, Gather the tares together first, and tie them in bundles for burning; but bring all the wheat into my barn.'" ³¹ Another parable which he told them was this-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

³¹ Another parable which he told them was this-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

³¹ Another parable which he told them was this-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. ³² This seed is smaller than all other seeds, but, when it has grown up, it is larger than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that 'the wild birds come and roost in its branches.'"

³² This seed is smaller than all other seeds, but, when it has grown up, it is larger than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that 'the wild birds come and roost in its branches.'" ³³ This was another parable which Jesus related-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like some yeast which a woman took and covered up in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen."

³³ This was another parable which Jesus related-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like some yeast which a woman took and covered up in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen." ³⁴ Of all this Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; indeed to them he used never to speak at all except in parables, ³⁵ in fulfillment of these words in the Prophet--'I will speak to them in parables; I will utter things kept secret since the foundation of the world.' ³⁶ Then Jesus left the crowd, and went into the house. Presently his disciples came to him, and said: "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field."

³⁶ Then Jesus left the crowd, and went into the house. Presently his disciples came to him, and said: "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field." ³⁷ And he answered: "The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man.

³⁷ And he answered: "The sower of the good seed is the Son of Man. ³⁸ The field is the world. By the good seed is meant the People of the Kingdom. The tares are the wicked, ³⁹ And the enemy who sowed them is the Devil. The harvest-time is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels. ⁴⁰ And, just as the tares are gathered and burnt, so it will be at the close of the age. 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, ⁴² And 'will throw them into the fiery furnace,' where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth. ⁴³ Then shall the righteous shine, like the sun, in the Kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears hear.

⁵¹ Have you understood all this?" Jesus asked. "Yes," they answered. ⁵² Then he added: "So every Teacher of the Law, who has received instruction about the Kingdom of Heaven, is like a householder who produces from his stores things both new and old."

²² Immediately afterwards Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and cross over in advance of him, while he dismissed the crowds.

³¹ Instantly Jesus stretched out his hand, and caught hold of him. "O man of little faith!" he said, "Why did you falter?" ³² When they had got into the boat, the wind dropped.

¹⁰ Then Jesus called the people to him, and said: "Listen, and mark my words.

¹⁵ Upon this, Peter said to Jesus: "Explain this saying to us."

¹⁵ Upon this, Peter said to Jesus: "Explain this saying to us." ¹⁶ "What, do even you understand nothing yet?" Jesus exclaimed.

¹⁶ "What, do even you understand nothing yet?" Jesus exclaimed. ¹⁷ "Do not you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterwards expelled?

¹⁷ "Do not you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterwards expelled? ¹⁸ But the things that come out from the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a man; ¹⁹ For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts--murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander. ²⁰ These are the things that defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

⁸ On noticing this, Jesus said: "Why are you talking among yourselves about your being short of bread, O men of little faith?

⁸ On noticing this, Jesus said: "Why are you talking among yourselves about your being short of bread, O men of little faith? ⁹ Do not you yet see, nor remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took away?

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.

²³ At this, Jesus said to his disciples: "I tell you that a rich man will find it hard to enter the Kingdom of Heaven!

⁵ They, however, took no notice, but went off, one to his farm, another to his business;

⁹ When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my Name. ¹⁰ And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

²⁸ 'Therefore,' he continued, 'take away from him the six hundred pounds, and give it to the one who has the six thousand. ²⁹ For, to him who has, more will be given, and he shall have abundance; but, as for him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.

² And so many people collected together, that after a while there was no room for them even round the door; and he began to tell them his Message.

¹³ Jesus went out again to the Sea; and all the people came to him, and he taught them.

⁷ Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the Sea, followed by a great number of people from Galilee.

⁹ So Jesus told his disciples to keep a small boat close by, for fear the crowd should crush him.

²³ So Jesus called them to him, and answered them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan?

¹ Jesus again began to teach by the Sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering round him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the Sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water's edge.

³ "Listen! The sower went out to sow;

³ "Listen! The sower went out to sow; ⁴ And presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up.

⁴ And presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up. ⁵ Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once; ⁶ But, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away. ⁷ Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return. ⁸ Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold." ⁹ And Jesus said: "Let any one who has ears to hear with hear." ¹⁰ Afterwards, when he was alone, his followers and the Twelve asked him about his parables; ¹¹ And he said: "To you the hidden truth of the Kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables, that--

¹⁴ The sower sows the Message.

¹⁴ The sower sows the Message. ¹⁵ The People meant by the seed that falls along the path are these--where the Message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the Message that has been sown in them.

¹⁵ The People meant by the seed that falls along the path are these--where the Message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the Message that has been sown in them. ¹⁶ So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully;

¹⁶ So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully; ¹⁷ But, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, they fall away at once.

¹⁷ But, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, they fall away at once. ¹⁸ Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the Message,

¹⁸ Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the Message, ¹⁹ But the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return.

¹⁹ But the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return. ²⁰ But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the Message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold."

²⁰ But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the Message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold."

²³ Let all who have ears to hear with hear.

²³ Let all who have ears to hear with hear. ²⁴ Take care what you listen to," said Jesus. "The measure you mete will be meted out to you, and more will be added for you.

²⁶ Jesus also said: "This is what the Kingdom of God is like-- like a man who has scattered seed on the ground, ²⁷ And then sleeps by night and rises by day, while the seed is shooting up and growing--he knows not how. ²⁸ The ground bears the crop of itself--first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear; ²⁹ But, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he 'puts in the sickle because harvest has come'."

³¹ By what can we illustrate it? Perhaps by the growth of a mustard-seed. This seed, when sown in the ground, though it is smaller than all other seeds, ³² Yet, when sown, shoots up, and becomes larger than any other herb, and puts out great branches, so that even 'the wild birds can roost in its shelter.'" ³³ With many such parables Jesus used to speak to the people of his Message, as far as they were able to receive it; ³⁴ And to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything.

³⁴ And to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything.

² And, as soon as Jesus had got out of the boat, he met a man coming out of the tombs, who was under the power of a foul spirit,

²¹ By the time Jesus had re-crossed in the boat to the opposite shore, a great number of people had gathered to meet him, and were standing by the Sea.

³³ Then the woman, in fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and threw herself down before him, and told him the whole truth.

²⁰ Because Herod stood in fear of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and protected him. He had listened to John, but still remained much perplexed, and yet he found pleasure in listening to him.

⁴⁵ Immediately afterwards Jesus made his disciples get into the boat, and cross over in advance, in the direction of Bethsaida, while he himself was dismissing the crowd.

¹⁴ Then Jesus called the people to him again, and said: "Listen to me, all of you, and mark my words. ¹⁵ There is nothing external to a man, which by going into him can 'defile' him; but the things that come out from a man are the things that defile him."

¹⁷ When Jesus went indoors, away from the crowd, his disciples began questioning him about this saying.

¹⁷ When Jesus went indoors, away from the crowd, his disciples began questioning him about this saying.

¹⁷ When Jesus went indoors, away from the crowd, his disciples began questioning him about this saying. ¹⁸ "What, do even you understand so little?" exclaimed Jesus. "Do not you see that there is nothing external to a man, which by going into a man, can 'defile' him,

¹⁸ "What, do even you understand so little?" exclaimed Jesus. "Do not you see that there is nothing external to a man, which by going into a man, can 'defile' him, ¹⁹ Because it does not pass into his heart, but into his stomach, and is afterwards got rid of?--in saying this Jesus pronounced all food 'clean.' ²⁰ "It is what comes out from a man," he added, "that defiles him, ²¹ For it is from within, out of the hearts of men, that there come evil thoughts--unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, ²² Greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, haughtiness, folly; ²³ All these wicked things come from within, and do defile a man."

³⁷ And a profound impression was made upon the people. "He has done everything well!" they exclaimed. "He makes even the deaf hear and the dumb speak!"

¹³ So he left them to themselves, and, getting into the boat again, went away to the opposite shore.

⁷ Then a cloud came down and enveloped them; and from the cloud there came a voice--"This is my Son, the Beloved; him you must hear."

²⁵ But, when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly collecting, he rebuked the foul spirit: "Deaf and dumb spirit, it is I who command you. Come out from him and never enter him again."

¹⁷ And, as Jesus was resuming his journey, a man came running up to him, and threw himself on his knees before him. "Good Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to gain Immortal Life?" ¹⁸ "Why do you call me good?" answered Jesus. "No one is good but God. ¹⁹ You know the commandments--'Do not kill. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not say what is false about others. Do not cheat. Honor thy father and thy mother.'" ²⁰ "Teacher," he replied, "I have observed all these from my childhood." ²¹ Jesus looked at the man, and his heart went out to him, and he said: "There is still one thing wanting in you; go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall heave wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me." ²² But the man's face clouded at these words, and he went away distressed, for he had great possessions.

³⁸ In the course of his teaching, Jesus said: "See that you are on your guard against the Teachers of the Law, who delight to walk about in long robes, and to be greeted in the streets with respect,

² Just as they were reported to us by those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and afterwards became bearers of the Message.

³⁶ And they were all lost in amazement, and kept saying to one another: "What words are these? For he gives his commands to the foul spirits with a marvelous authority, and they come out."

³⁹ Bending over her, he rebuked the fever; the fever left her, and she immediately got up and began to wait upon them.

¹ Once, when the people were pressing round Jesus as the listened to God's Message, he happened to be standing by the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats close to the shore. ² The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets. ³ So, getting into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, Jesus asked him to push off a little way from the shore, and then sat down and taught the people from the boat.

³⁷ Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. ³⁸ Give, and others will give to you. A generous measure, pressed and shaken down, and running over, will they pour into your lap; For the measure that you mete will be meted out to you in return."

⁴ Once, when a great crowd was collecting, and, when the people of town after town were flocking to Jesus, he spoke to them in the form of a parable: ⁵ "The sower went out to sow his seed; and, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path and was trodden upon; and the wild birds ate it up.

⁵ "The sower went out to sow his seed; and, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path and was trodden upon; and the wild birds ate it up.

⁵ "The sower went out to sow his seed; and, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path and was trodden upon; and the wild birds ate it up. ⁶ Other seed fell upon rock, and, as soon as it began to grow, having no moisture, withered away.

⁶ Other seed fell upon rock, and, as soon as it began to grow, having no moisture, withered away.

⁶ Other seed fell upon rock, and, as soon as it began to grow, having no moisture, withered away. ⁷ Other seed fell in the middle of brambles, but the brambles grew up with it and choked it entirely.

⁷ Other seed fell in the middle of brambles, but the brambles grew up with it and choked it entirely.

⁷ Other seed fell in the middle of brambles, but the brambles grew up with it and choked it entirely. ⁸ Other seed fell into rich soil, and grew, and gave a hundred-fold return." After saying this, Jesus cried aloud: "Let him who has ears to hear with hear."

⁸ Other seed fell into rich soil, and grew, and gave a hundred-fold return." After saying this, Jesus cried aloud: "Let him who has ears to hear with hear."

⁸ Other seed fell into rich soil, and grew, and gave a hundred-fold return." After saying this, Jesus cried aloud: "Let him who has ears to hear with hear." ⁹ His disciples asked Jesus the meaning of this parable.

⁹ His disciples asked Jesus the meaning of this parable. ¹⁰ "To you," he said, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, that 'though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.'

¹⁰ "To you," he said, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, that 'though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.'

¹⁰ "To you," he said, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, that 'though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.' ¹¹ This is the parable--The seed is God's Message.

¹¹ This is the parable--The seed is God's Message. ¹² By the seed which fell along the path are meant those who hear the Message; but then comes the Devil and carries away the Message from their minds, to prevent their believing it and being saved.

¹² By the seed which fell along the path are meant those who hear the Message; but then comes the Devil and carries away the Message from their minds, to prevent their believing it and being saved. ¹³ By the seed which fell upon the rock are meant those who, as soon as they hear the Message, welcome it joyfully; but they have no root, and believe it only for a time, and, when the time of temptation comes, they draw back.

¹³ By the seed which fell upon the rock are meant those who, as soon as they hear the Message, welcome it joyfully; but they have no root, and believe it only for a time, and, when the time of temptation comes, they draw back. ¹⁴ By that which fell among the brambles are meant those who hear the Message, but who, as they go on their way, are completely choked by this world's cares and wealth and pleasures, and bring nothing to perfection.

¹⁴ By that which fell among the brambles are meant those who hear the Message, but who, as they go on their way, are completely choked by this world's cares and wealth and pleasures, and bring nothing to perfection. ¹⁵ But by that in the good ground are meant those who, having heard the Message, keep it in the good, rich soil of their hearts, and patiently yield a return.

¹⁵ But by that in the good ground are meant those who, having heard the Message, keep it in the good, rich soil of their hearts, and patiently yield a return. ¹⁶ No man sets light to a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or puts it underneath a couch, but he puts it on a lamp-stand, so that anyone who comes in may see the light. ¹⁷ Nothing is hidden which will not be brought into the light of day, not ever kept hidden which will not some day become known and come into the light of day. ¹⁸ Take care, then, how you listen. For, to all those who have, more will be given; while, from all those who have nothing, even what they seem to have will be taken away."

²² One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them: "Let us go across the lake."

²² One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them: "Let us go across the lake." ²³ So they put off. While they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A squall swept down upon the lake, and their boat was filling and they were in danger. ²⁴ So the disciples came and roused him. "Sir, Sir," they cried, "we are lost!" Jesus rose and rebuked the wind and the rushing waves, and they fell, and a calm followed. ²⁵ "Where is your faith?" he exclaimed. But in great awe and amazement they said to one another: "Who can this be, that he commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey him?"

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. ²² Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does any one know who the Son is, except the Father, or who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him." ²³ Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone: "Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing; ²⁴ For, I tell you, many Prophets and Kings wished for the sight of the things which you are seeing, yet never heard them."

⁴¹ "Martha, Martha," replied the Master, "you are anxious and trouble yourself about many things;

³³ No one sets light to a lamp, and then puts it in the cellar of under the corn-measure, but he puts it on the lamp-stand, so that any one who comes in may see the light.

² There is nothing, however covered up, which will not be uncovered, nor anything kept secret which will not become known. ³ Hence all that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear, within closed doors, will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

¹⁰ Every one who shall say anything against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but for him who slanders the Holy Spirit there will be no forgiveness.

¹⁵ And then he added: "Take care to keep yourselves free from every form of covetousness; for even in the height of his prosperity a man's true Life does not depend on what he has."

¹⁷ And he began to ask himself 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops? ¹⁸ This is what I will do,' he said; 'I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them; ¹⁹ And I will say to myself, Now you have plenty of good things put by for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.' ²⁰ But God said to the man 'Fool! This very night your life is being demanded; and as for all you have prepared--who will have it?' ²¹ So it is with those who lay by wealth for themselves and are not rich to the glory of God."

²⁹ And you--do not be always seeking what you can get to eat or what you can get to drink; and do not waver. ³⁰ These are the things for which all the nations of the world are seeking, and your Father knows that you need them.

¹⁸ So Jesus said: "What is the Kingdom of God like? and to what can I liken it?

¹⁸ So Jesus said: "What is the Kingdom of God like? and to what can I liken it?

¹⁸ So Jesus said: "What is the Kingdom of God like? and to what can I liken it? ¹⁹ It is like a mustard-seed which a man took and put in his garden. The seed grew and became a tree, and 'the wild birds roosted in its branches.'"

¹⁹ It is like a mustard-seed which a man took and put in his garden. The seed grew and became a tree, and 'the wild birds roosted in its branches.'" ²⁰ And again Jesus said: "To what can I liken the Kingdom of God? ²¹ It is like some yeast which a woman took and covered in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen."

¹⁸ They all with one accord began to ask to be excused. The first man said to the servant 'I have bought a field and am obliged to go and look at it. I must ask you to consider me excused.'

¹⁸ They all with one accord began to ask to be excused. The first man said to the servant 'I have bought a field and am obliged to go and look at it. I must ask you to consider me excused.' ¹⁹ The next said 'I have bought five pairs of bullocks, and I am on my way to try them. I must ask you to consider me excused';

¹⁹ The next said 'I have bought five pairs of bullocks, and I am on my way to try them. I must ask you to consider me excused'; ²⁰ While the next said 'I am just married, and for that reason I am unable to come.'

⁹ And I say to you 'Win friends for yourselves with your dishonest money,' so that, when it comes to an end, there may be a welcome for you into the Eternal Home. ¹⁰ He who is trustworthy in the smallest matter is trustworthy in a great one also; and he who is dishonest in the smallest matter is dishonest in a great one also. ¹¹ So, if you have proved untrustworthy with the 'dishonest money,' who will trust you with the true? ¹² And, if you have proved untrustworthy with what does not belong to us, who will give you what is really our own?

²⁴ Take away from him the ten pounds,' he said to those standing by, 'and give them to the one who has the hundred.' ²⁵ 'But, Sir,' they interposed, 'he has a hundred pounds already!' ²⁶ 'I tell you,' he answered, 'that, to him who has, more will be given, but, from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.

³⁴ Be on your guard lest your minds should ever be dulled by debauches or drunkenness or the anxieties of life, and lest 'That Day' should come suddenly upon you, like a snare.

²⁵ Then Jesus said to them: "O foolish men, slow to accept all that the Prophets have said!

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." ⁴⁵ Then he enabled them to understand the meaning of the Scriptures, saying to them: ⁴⁶ "Scripture says that the Christ should suffer, and that he should rise again from the dead on the third day,

¹² But to all who did receive him he gave power to become Children of God--to those who believe in his Name. ¹³ For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.

⁷ Do not wonder at my telling you that you all need to be reborn. ⁸ The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes, or where it goes; it is the same with every one that owes his birth to the Spirit."

¹⁹ The ground of his condemnation is this, that though the Light has come into the world, men preferred the darkness to the Light, because their actions were wicked. ²⁰ For he who lives an evil life hates the light, and will not come to it, for fear that his actions should be exposed; ²¹ But he who acts up to the truth comes to the light, that his actions may be shown to have been done in dependence upon God.

⁶ Jacob's Spring was there, and Jesus, being tired after his journey, sat down beside the spring, just as he was. It was then about mid-day.

³⁵ Do not you say that it still wants four months to harvest? Why, look up, and see how white the fields are for harvest! ³⁶ Already the reaper is receiving wages and gathering in sheaves for Immortal Life, so that sower and reaper rejoice together. ³⁷ For here the proverb holds good--'One sows, another reaps.' ³⁸ I have sent you to reap that on which you have spent no labor; others have labored, and you have entered upon the results of their labor."

²⁵ In truth I tell you that a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the Dead will listen to the voice of the Son of God, and when those who listen will live.

³⁵ He was the 'Lamp that was burning' and shining, and you were ready to rejoice, for a time, in his light.

¹ After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee--otherwise called the Lake of Tiberias.

¹⁷ And, getting into a boat, began to cross to Capernaum. By this time darkness had set in, and Jesus had not yet come back to them;

¹⁹ When they had rowed three or four miles, they caught sight of him walking on the water and approaching the boat, and they were frightened. ²⁰ But Jesus said to them: "It is I; do not be afraid!"

²⁵ And, when they found him on the other side of the Sea, they said: "When did you get here, Rabbi?"

¹⁶ So, in reply, Jesus said: "My teaching is not my own; it is his who sent me. ¹⁷ If any one has the will to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching is from God, or whether I speak on my own authority.

¹⁷ If any one has the will to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching is from God, or whether I speak on my own authority.

³¹ So Jesus went on to say to those Jews who had believed him: "If you remain constant to my Message, you are truly my disciples;

¹⁶ I have other sheep besides, which do not belong to this fold; I must lead them also, and they will listen to my voice; and they shall become one flock under 'one Shepherd.'

²⁷ My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me;

²⁴ In truth I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains solitary; but, if it dies, it becomes fruitful.

³⁷ But, though Jesus had given so many signs of his mission before their eyes, they still did not believe in him, ³⁸ In fulfillment of the words of the Prophet Isaiah, where he says--'Lord, who has believed our teaching? And to whom has the might of the Lord been revealed?' ³⁹ The reason why they were unable to believe is given by Isaiah elsewhere, in these words-- ⁴⁰ 'He has blinded their eyes, and blunted their mind, so that they should not see with their eyes, and perceive with their mind, and turn--And I should heal them.' ⁴¹ Isaiah said this, because he saw Christ's glory; and it was of him that he spoke.

² Any unfruitful branch in me he takes away, and he cleanses every fruitful branch, that it may bear more fruit.

² Any unfruitful branch in me he takes away, and he cleanses every fruitful branch, that it may bear more fruit. ³ You are already clean because of the Message that I have given you. ⁴ Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. As a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains united to the vine; no more can you, unless you remain united to me.

⁴ Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. As a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains united to the vine; no more can you, unless you remain united to me. ⁵ I am the Vine, you are the branches. He that remains united to me, while I remain united to him--he bears fruit plentifully; for you can do nothing apart from me.

⁵ I am the Vine, you are the branches. He that remains united to me, while I remain united to him--he bears fruit plentifully; for you can do nothing apart from me.

⁵ I am the Vine, you are the branches. He that remains united to me, while I remain united to him--he bears fruit plentifully; for you can do nothing apart from me. ⁶ If any one does not remain united to me, he is thrown away, as a branch would be, and withers up. Such branches are collected and thrown into the fire, and are burnt. ⁷ If you remain united to me, and my teaching remains in your hearts, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be yours.

¹⁶ It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you, and I appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that should remain, so that the Father might grant you whatever you ask in my Name.

¹² I have still much to say to you, but you cannot bear it now.

²⁵ I have spoken to you of all this in figures; a time is coming, however, when I shall not speak any longer to you in figures, but shall tell you about the Father plainly.

¹⁹ The High Priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

¹⁴ Then Peter, surrounded by the eleven other Apostles, stood up, and, raising his voice, addressed the crowd. "Men of Judea," he began, "and all you who are staying in Jerusalem, let me tell you what this means. Mark well my words.

⁴¹ So those who accepted his teaching were baptized, and about three thousand people joined the disciples on that day alone.

¹⁹ Therefore, repent and turn, that your sins may be wiped away; so that happier times may come from the Lord himself,

⁴ Many, however, of those who had heard the Apostles' Message became believers in Christ, the number of the men alone amounting to about five thousand.

²⁰ Judge for yourselves, for we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard."

³ "Ananias," Peter exclaimed, "how is it that Satan has so taken possession of your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit, and kept back a part of the money paid for the land?

¹⁴ And still larger numbers, both of men and women, as they became believers in the Lord, were added to their number.

⁴ Now those who were scattered in different directions went from place to place proclaiming the Good News.

¹³ Even Simon believed, and after his baptism attached himself to Philip, and was in his turn mystified at seeing signs and great miracles constantly occurring.

¹⁸ When Simon saw that it was through the placing of the Apostles' hands on them that the Spirit was given, he brought them a sum of money and said: ¹⁹ "Give me also this power of yours, so that, if I place my hands upon any one, he may receive the Holy Spirit." ²⁰ "A curse upon you and upon your money," Peter exclaimed, "for thinking that God's free gift can be bought with gold! ²¹ You have no share or part in our Message, for your 'heart is not right with God.'

¹¹ These Jews of Beroea were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the Message with great readiness, and daily examined the Scriptures to see if what was said was true.

¹⁸ Among others, some Epicurean and Stoic Philosophers joined issue with him. Some would ask "What is this prater wanting to make out?", while others would say "He seems to be a Preacher of foreign Deities." (This was because he was telling the Good News about Jesus and the Resurrection). ¹⁹ So they laid hold of him and took him to the Court of Areopagus. "May we hear," they asked, "what new teaching this is which you are giving? ²⁰ For you are bringing some strange things to our notice, and we should like to know what they mean."

³² On hearing of a resurrection of the dead, some began jeering, but others said that they would hear what he had to say about that another time.

¹⁴ Just as Paul was on the point of speaking, Gallio said to the Jews: "Jews, if this were a case of misdemeanor or some serious crime, there would be some reason for my listening patiently to you; ¹⁵ But, since it is a dispute about words, and names, and your own Law, you must see to it yourselves. I do not choose to be a judge in such matters." ¹⁶ Saying this, he drove them back from the Bench. ¹⁷ Then they all set upon Sosthenes, the President of the Synagogue, and beat him in front of the Bench, but Gallio did not trouble himself about any of these things.

²⁰ So irresistibly did the Lord's Message spread and prevail.

²⁷ For I have not shrunk from announcing the whole purpose of God regarding you.

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.

²⁵ But, while Paul was speaking at length about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became terrified, and interrupted him--"Go for the present, but, when I find an opportunity, I will send for you again." ²⁶ He was hoping, too, for a bribe from Paul, and so he used to send for him frequently and talk with him.

¹⁹ But I found that there were certain questions in dispute between them about their own religion, and about some dead man called Jesus, whom Paul declared to be alive. ²⁰ And, as I was at a loss how to enquire into questions of this kind, I asked Paul if he were willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be put upon his trial.

²⁸ But Agrippa said to Paul: "You are soon trying to make a Christian of me!"

³¹ And, after retiring, discussed the case among themselves. "There is nothing," they said, "deserving death or imprisonment in this man's conduct"; ³² And, speaking to Festus, Agrippa added: "The man might have been discharged, if he had not appealed to the Emperor."

¹⁴ But shortly afterwards a hurricane came down on us off the land--a north-easter, as it is called. ¹⁵ The ship was caught by it and was unable to keep her head to the wind, so we had to give way and let her drive before it. ¹⁶ Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we only just managed to secure the ship's boat, ¹⁷ And, after hoisting it on board, the men frapped the ship. But, afraid of being driven on to the Syrtis Sands, they lowered the yard, and then drifted. ¹⁸ So violently were we tossed about by the storm, that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard, ¹⁹ And, on the following day, threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands. ²⁰ As neither sun nor stars were visible for several days, and, as the gale still continued severe, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.

⁴¹ They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain.

²⁵ So, as they disagreed among themselves, they began to disperse, Paul adding only--"True, indeed, was the declaration made by the Holy Spirit, through the Prophet Isaiah to your ancestors-- ²⁶ 'Go to this nation and say--"You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, and, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving." ²⁷ For the mind of this nation has grown dense, and their ears are dull of hearing, their eyes also have they closed; lest some day they should see with their eyes, and with their ears they should hear, and in their mind they should understand, and should turn--and I should heal them.'

⁴ And so with you, my Brothers; as far as the Law was concerned, you underwent death in the crucified body of the Christ, so that you might be united to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that our lives might bear fruit for God.

⁸ The rest grew callous; as Scripture says--'God has given them a deadness of mind--eyes that are not to see and ears that are not to hear--and it is so to this very day.' ⁹ David, too, says--'May their feasts prove a snare and a trap to them--a hindrance and a retribution; ¹⁰ May their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; and do thou always make their backs to bend.'

¹ But I, Brothers, could not speak to you as men with spiritual insight, but only as worldly-minded-mere infants in the Faith of Christ. ² I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you were not then able to take it. No, and even now you are not able; you are still worldly.

⁶ I planted, and Apollos watered, but it was God who caused the growth. ⁷ Therefore neither the man who plants, nor the man who waters, is of any account, but only God who causes the growth. ⁸ In this the man who plants and the man who waters are one; yet each will receive his own reward in proportion to his own labor. ⁹ For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's harvest field, God's building.

⁵ Therefore do not pass judgment before the time, but wait till the Lord comes. He will throw light upon what is now dark and obscure, and will reveal the motives in men's minds; and then every one will receive due praise from God.

⁷ For who makes any one of you superior to others? And what have you that was not given you? But if you received it as a gift, why do you boast as if you had not?

¹² What have I to do with judging those outside the Church? Is it not for you to judge those who are within the Church, ¹³ While God judges those who are outside? 'Put away the wicked man from among you.'

¹² Therefore let the man who thinks that he stands take care that he does not fall. ¹³ No temptation has come upon you that is not common to all mankind. God will not fail you, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength; but, when he sends the temptation, he will also provide the way of escape, so that you may have strength to endure.

⁷ To each man there is given spiritual illumination for the general good.

³⁷ And when you sow, you sow not the body that will be, but a mere grain-perhaps of wheat, or something else. ³⁸ God gives it the body that he pleases-to each seed its special body.

¹¹ So as to prevent Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

³ And, even if the Good News that we bring is veiled, it is veiled only in the case of those who are on the path to Ruin-- 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.

⁶ Remember the saying--'Scanty sowing, scanty harvest; plentiful sowing, plentiful harvest.'

²⁵ Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a whole day and night in the deep.

²² But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control. ²³ Against such things there is no law!

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.

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,

⁴ Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us, ⁵ Even though we were 'dead' because of our offenses, gave Life to us in giving Life to the Christ. (By God's loving-kindness you have been saved.) ⁶ And, through our union with Christ Jesus, God raised us with him, and caused us to sit with him on high, ⁷ In order that, by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus, he might display in the ages to come the boundless wealth of his loving- kindness. ⁸ For it is by God's loving-kindness that you have been saved, through your faith. It is not due to yourselves; the gift is God's. ⁹ It is not due to obedience to Law, lest any one should boast. ¹⁰ For we are God's handiwork, created, by our union with Christ Jesus, for the good actions in doing which God had pre-arranged that we should spend our lives.

¹⁷ So that the Christ, through your faith, may make his home within your hearts in love; And I pray that you, now firmly rooted and established, may, with all Christ's People,

³ As for unchastity and every kind of impurity, or greed, do not let them even be mentioned among you, as befits Christ's People, ⁴ Nor shameful conduct, nor foolish talk or jesting, for they are wholly out of place among you; but rather thanksgiving. ⁵ For of this you may be sure--that no one who is unchaste or impure or greedy of gain (for to be greedy of gain is idolatry) has any place awaiting him in the kingdom of the Christ and God. ⁶ Do not let any one deceive you with specious arguments. Those are the sins that bring down the Wrath of God upon the disobedient. ⁷ Therefore have nothing to do with such people. ⁸ For, although you were once in Darkness, now, by your union with the Lord, you are in the Light. Live as 'Children of Light'- - ⁹ For the outcome of life in the Light may be seen in every form of goodness, righteousness, and sincerity-- ¹⁰ Always trying to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. ¹¹ Take no part in deeds of Darkness, from which no good can come; on the contrary, expose them. ¹² It is degrading even to speak of the things continually done by them in secret. ¹³ All such actions, when exposed, have their true character made manifest by the Light. ¹⁴ For everything that has its true character made manifest is clear as light. And that is why it is said--'Sleeper, awake! Arise from the dead, and the Christ shall give thee light!' ¹⁵ Take great care, then, how you live--not unwisely but wisely,

⁶ For of this I am confident, that he who began a good work in you will complete it in readiness for the Day of Jesus Christ.

⁹ And what I pray for is this--that your love may grow yet stronger and stronger, with increasing knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰ Until you are able to appreciate all moral distinctions. And I pray, too, that you may be kept pure and blameless against the Day of Christ, ¹¹ Bearing a rich harvest of that righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

¹¹ Bearing a rich harvest of that righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

¹⁵ So as to prove yourselves blameless and innocent-- 'faultless children of God, in the midst of an evil-disposed and perverse generation,' in which you are seen shining like stars in a dark world, ¹⁶ Offering to men the Message of Life; and then I shall be able at the Day of Christ to boast that I did not run my course for nothing, or toil for nothing.

⁶ Do not be anxious about anything; but under all circumstances, by prayer and entreaty joined with thanksgiving, make your needs known to God.

⁵ On account of the hope which awaits its fulfillment in Heaven. Of this hope you heard long ago in the true Message of the Good News which reached you-- ⁶ Bearing fruit and growing, as it does, through all the world, just as it did among you, from the very day that you heard of God's loving-kindness, and understood what that loving-kindness really is.

⁶ Bearing fruit and growing, as it does, through all the world, just as it did among you, from the very day that you heard of God's loving-kindness, and understood what that loving-kindness really is.

¹⁰ Then you will live lives worthy of the Master, and so please God in every way. Your lives will be fruitful in every kind of good action, and your characters will grow through a fuller knowledge of God;

⁷ Rooted in him, building up your characters through union with him, growing stronger through your faith, as you were taught, overflowing with faith and thanksgiving.

⁵ Show tact in your behavior to the outside world, making the most of every opportunity.

³ So that none of you should be shaken by the troubles through which you are passing. You yourselves know that we are destined to meet with such things. ⁴ For, even while we were with you, we warned you beforehand that we were certain to encounter trouble. And so it proved, as you know. ⁵ Therefore, since I could no longer endure the uncertainty, I sent to make inquiries about your faith, fearing that the Tempter had tempted you, and that our toil might prove to have been in vain.

¹² And for you, may the Lord fill you to overflowing with love for one another and for every one, just as we are filled with love for 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 Further, Brothers, we beg and exhort you in the name of our Lord Jesus to carry out more fully than ever--as indeed you are already doing--all that you have heard from us as to what your daily life must be, if it is to please God.

¹² So that your conduct may win respect from those outside the Church, and that you may not want for anything.

³ Brothers, it is our duty always to thank God about you, as is but right, considering the wonderful growth of your faith, and because, without exception, your love for one another is continually increasing.

⁹ For at the Coming of the Lord there will be great activity on the part of Satan, in the form of all kinds of deceptive miracles, signs, and marvels, as well as of wicked attempts to delude-- ¹⁰ to the ruin of those who are on the path to destruction, because they have never received and loved the Truth to their own Salvation.

⁷ He should also be well spoken of by outsiders, that he may not incur censure and so fall into the snares of the Devil.

⁹ Those who want to be rich fall into the snares of temptation, and become the prey of many foolish and harmful ambitions, which plunge people into Destruction and Ruin. ¹⁰ Love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the Faith, and have been pierced to the heart by many a regret.

¹⁷ Urge upon those who are wealthy in this life not to pride themselves, or fix their hopes, on so uncertain a thing as wealth, but on God, who gives us a wealth of enjoyment on every side.

¹⁵ You know, of course, that all our friends in Roman Asia turned their backs on me, and among them Phygellus and Hermogenes.

¹⁷ and their teaching will spread like a cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are instances of this. 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.

²⁵ He should instruct his opponents in a gentle spirit; for, possibly, God may give them a repentance that will lead to a fuller knowledge of Truth,

⁷ I have run the great Race; I have finished the Course; I have kept the Faith. ⁸ And now the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just Judge, will give me on 'That Day'--and not only to me, but to all who have loved his Appearing.

¹⁰ for Demas, in his love for the world, has deserted me. He has gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

¹⁶ At my first trial no one stood by me. They all deserted me. May it never be counted against them!

³ There was, you remember, a time when we ourselves were foolish, disobedient, misled, slaves to all kinds of passions and vices, living in a spirit of malice and envy, detested ourselves and hating one another. ⁴ But, when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for man were revealed, he saved us, ⁵ not as the result of any righteous actions that we had done, but in fulfillment of his merciful purposes. He saved us by that Washing which was a New Birth to us, and by the renewing power of the Holy Spirit, ⁶ which he poured out upon us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior; ⁷ that, having been pronounced righteous through his loving-kindness, we might enter on our inheritance with the hope of Immortal Life.

¹ Therefore we must give still more heed to what we were taught, for fear we should drift away.

¹ Therefore we must give still more heed to what we were taught, for fear we should drift away. 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,

¹⁷ And consequently it was necessary that he should in all points be made like 'his Brothers,' in order that he might prove a merciful as well as a faithful High Priest in man's relations with God, for the purpose of expiating the sins of his People.

¹ We must, therefore, be very careful, though there is a promise still standing that we shall enter upon God's Rest, that none of you even appear to have missed it. ² For we have had the Good News told us just as they had. But the Message which they heard did them no good, since they did not share the faith of those who were attentive to it.

¹⁵ Our High Priest is not one unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has in every way been tempted, exactly as we have been, but without sinning.

¹¹ Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn. ¹² For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need some one to teach you the very alphabet of the Divine Revelation, and need again to be fed with 'milk' instead of with 'solid food.' ¹³ For every one who still has to take 'milk' knows nothing of the Teaching of Righteousness; he is a mere infant. ¹⁴ But 'solid food' is for Christians of mature faith--those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish right from wrong.

⁶ if those, I say, fell away, it would be impossible to bring them again to repentance; they would be crucifying the Son of God over again for themselves, and exposing him to open contempt. ⁷ Ground that drinks in the showers that from time to time fall upon it, and produces vegetation useful to those for whom it is tilled, receives a blessing from God; ⁸ but, if it 'bears thorns and thistles,' it is regarded as worthless, it is in danger of being 'cursed,' and its end will be the fire.

²⁹ How much worse then, think you, will be the punishment deserved by those who have trampled underfoot the Son of God, who have treated the blood that rendered the Covenant valid--the very blood by which they were purified--as of no account, and who have outraged the Spirit of Love?

¹⁶ Take care that no one becomes immoral, or irreligious like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal.

²⁸ Therefore, let us, who have received a kingdom that cannot be shaken, be thankful, and so offer acceptable worship to God, with awe and reverence.

¹¹ As the sun rises, and the hot wind blows, 'the grass withers, its flower fades,' and all its beauty is gone. So is it with the rich man. In the midst of his pursuits he will come to an untimely end.

¹⁶ Do not be deceived, my dear Brothers. 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. ¹⁸ Because he so willed, he gave us Life, through the Message of the Truth, so that we should be, as it were, an earnest of still further creations. ¹⁹ Mark this, my dear Brothers--Let every one be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry; ²⁰ For the anger of man does not forward the righteous purpose of God. ²¹ Therefore, have done with all filthiness and whatever wickedness still remains, and in a humble spirit receive that Message which has been planted in your hearts and is able to save your souls. ²² Put that Message into practice, and do not merely listen to it--deceiving yourselves.

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?

¹⁸ And righteousness, its fruit, is sown in peace by those who work for peace.

²³ since your new Life has come, not from perishable, but imperishable, seed, through the Message of the Everliving God. ²⁴ For-- 'All earthly life is but as grass, And all its splendor as the flower of grass. The grass fades, Its flower falls, ²⁵ But the teaching of the Lord remains for ever.' And that is the Teaching of the Good News which has been told to you.

¹ Now that you have done with all malice, all deceitfulness, insincerity, jealous feelings, and all back-biting, ² like newly born infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may be enabled by it to grow till you attain Salvation--

² like newly born infants, crave pure spiritual milk, so that you may be enabled by it to grow till you attain Salvation-- ³ since 'you have found by experience that the Lord is kind.'

² and so will live the rest of his earthly life guided, not by human passions, but by the will of God. ³ Surely in the past you have spent time enough living as the Gentiles delight to live. For your path has lain among scenes of debauchery, licentiousness, drunkenness, revelry, hard-drinking, and profane idolatry.

⁷ laying all your anxieties upon him, for he makes you his care. ⁸ Exercise self-control, be watchful. Your adversary, the Devil, like a roaring lion, is prowling about, eager to devour you.

⁸ For, when these virtues are yours, in increasing measure, they prevent your being indifferent to, or destitute of, a fuller knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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.

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

¹ It is of what has been in existence from the Beginning, of what we have heard, of what we have seen with our eyes, of what we watched reverently and touched with our hands--it is about the Word who is the Life that we are now writing. ² That Life was made visible, and we have seen it, and now bear our testimony to it, and tell you of that Immortal Life, which was with the Father and was made visible to us. 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.

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;

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

¹² These are the men who are blots upon your 'Love-feasts,' when they feast together and provide without scruple for themselves alone. They are clouds without rain, driven before the winds; they are leafless trees without a vestige of fruit, dead through and through, torn up by the roots;

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.' "

¹⁰ Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The Devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tempted, and may undergo persecution for ten days. Be faithful even to death, and I will give you the Crown of Life. ¹¹ Let him who has ears hear what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. He who conquers shall suffer no hurt from the Second Death."

¹³ I know where you dwell, where the Throne of Satan stands. And yet you hold to my Name, and you did not disown my Faith even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death among you where Satan dwells.

¹⁷ Let him who has ears hear what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who conquers-- to him I will give a share of the mystic manna, and I will give him a white stone; and on the stone shall be inscribed a new name, which no one knows except him who receives it."

²⁹ Let him who has ears hear what the Spirit is saying to the Churches."

⁶ Let him who has ears hear what the Spirit is saying to the Churches."

¹³ Let him who has ears hear what the Spirit is saying to the Churches."

¹⁹ 'All whom I love I rebuke and discipline.' Therefore be in earnest and repent.

²² Let him who has ears hear what the Spirit is saying to the Churches."

¹⁶ Never again shall they be hungry, never again shall they be thirsty, nor shall the sun smite upon them, nor any scorching heat;

¹⁵ Then the seventh angel blew; and loud voices were heard in Heaven saying-- 'The Kingdom of the World has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.'

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.

¹³ Then I heard a voice from Heaven saying 'Write-- "Blessed are the dead who from this hour die in union with the Lord." "Yes," answers the Spirit, "that they may rest from their toil. Their good deeds go with them."' ¹⁴ Then, in my vision, I saw a white cloud, and on the cloud there was sitting one 'like a man.' On his head he had a crown of gold, and in his hand a sharp sickle. ¹⁵ Then another angel came out from the Temple, crying in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud-- 'Take your sickle and reap, for the time to reap has come; the Harvest of Earth is ready.' ¹⁶ He who was sitting on the cloud brought his sickle down upon the earth, and the Harvest of Earth was reaped. ¹⁷ Then another angel came out of the Temple in Heaven; he, also, had a sharp sickle.

⁴ Who will not reverence and praise thy Name, O Lord? Thou alone art holy! All nations will come and worship before thee, for thy judgments have become manifest.'

¹ Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven, with the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. ² He seized the Dragon, the primeval Serpent (who is the 'Devil' or 'Satan'), and bound him in chains for a thousand years.

² He seized the Dragon, the primeval Serpent (who is the 'Devil' or 'Satan'), and bound him in chains for a thousand years. 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.

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. ⁴ Then I saw thrones, and to those who took their seats upon them authority was given to act as judges. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony to Jesus and because of the Message of God, for they had refused to worship the Beast or its image, and had not received the brand on their foreheads and on their hands. They were restored to life, and they reigned with the Christ for a thousand years. ⁵ (The rest of the dead were not restored to life till the thousand years were ended.) This is the First Resurrection. ⁶ Blessed and holy will he be who shares in that First Resurrection. The second Death has no power over them; but they will be priests of God, and the Christ, and they will reign with him for the thousand years. ⁷ When the thousand years are ended, Satan will be let loose from his prison,

¹⁰ and the Devil, their deceiver, was hurled into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the Beast and the false Prophet already were, and they will be tortured day and night for ever and ever.