Hebrews 11 Cross References - WPNT

¹ Now faith is a realization of things being hoped for, an evidence of things not seen. ² By it the ancients were approved. ³ By faith we understand that the ages were created by a word from God, so that the things that are seen were made out of things invisible. ⁴ By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than did Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying concerning his gifts; and by means of it he still speaks, even though being dead. ⁵ By faith Enoch was transferred so as not to see death, and could not be found because God had translated him; before his translation he had obtained witness that he was pleasing to God. ⁶ Now without faith it is impossible to please Him, because the one approaching God must believe that He exists and that He becomes a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him. ⁷ By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith. ⁸ By faith Abraham, upon being called to go forth to the place that he would receive as an inheritance, obeyed and went, though not being acquainted with where he was going. ⁹ By faith he migrated into the land of promise as into a foreign country, dwelling in tents, along with Isaac and Jacob, the fellow heirs of the same promise; ¹⁰ for he was waiting expectantly for the city with the real foundations, whose designer and builder is God. ¹¹ By faith Sarah herself also received power to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the normal age, since she judged Him faithful who had promised. ¹² And so, from one man, actually an impotent, were begotten descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and as countless as the sand on the seashore. ¹³ These all died believing—not having received the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, thus confessing that they were aliens and sojourners on the earth. ¹⁴ Now those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. ¹⁵ If they were actually remembering that land from which they had departed, they would have had opportunity to return. ¹⁶ Instead they are aspiring to a better home—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; in fact He has prepared a city for them. ¹⁷ By faith Abraham, upon being tested, offered up Isaac; yes, he who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his only begotten, ¹⁸ of whom it had been said, “Through Isaac will your seed be reckoned,” ¹⁹ calculating that God was indeed able to raise him from the dead; from whence in fact he did receive him, figuratively speaking. ²⁰ By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. ²¹ By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshipped, leaning on the top of his staff. ²² By faith Joseph, near the end, thought of the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave orders concerning his bones. ²³ By faith Moses was hidden for three months by his parents, after he was born, because they saw he was a fine child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. ²⁴ By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, ²⁵ choosing rather to be maltreated along with God’s people than to have the temporary pleasure of sin, ²⁶ considering the reproach of Christ to be greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; because he was looking ahead to the reward. ²⁷ By faith he left Egypt behind, not fearing the king’s rage, because he persevered as though seeing Him who is invisible. ²⁸ By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch them. ²⁹ By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry ground, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were swallowed up. ³⁰ By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, having been encircled for seven days. ³¹ By faith the prostitute Rahab, having received the spies in peace, did not perish with the disobedient. ³² And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell about Gideon, about Barak and Samson and Jephtha, about David and Samuel and the prophets, ³³ who through faith subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, closed lions’ mouths, ³⁴ quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in battle, put to flight foreign armies. ³⁵ Women received their dead back by resurrection; while others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, so that they might obtain a better resurrection. ³⁶ Still others were tried by mockings and scourgings, and even by chains and imprisonment. ³⁷ They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were tempted, they were murdered by sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, mistreated ³⁸ —of whom the world was not worthy—wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground. ³⁹ Now all these did not receive the promise, though having been approved through faith, ⁴⁰ God having planned something better for us, so that they should not be perfected without us.

¹ A genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

⁵ then Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, then Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, then Obed begot Jesse;

⁴ Now John actually used clothes made from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; while his food was locusts and wild honey.

⁷ But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: “Brood of vipers! Who tipped you off to flee from the coming wrath?

¹⁰ Blessed are those who have been persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. ¹¹ “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and speak all kinds of evil against you, lying, because of Me. ¹² Rejoice and exult, because your reward in the heavens is great, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

¹² Rejoice and exult, because your reward in the heavens is great, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

¹ “Be careful not to do your charitable giving before the people so as to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father who is in the heavens.

¹ “Be careful not to do your charitable giving before the people so as to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father who is in the heavens. ² Therefore, whenever you do charitable giving do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by the people. Assuredly I say to you, they already have their reward.

⁵ And whenever you pray do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by the people. Assuredly I say to you that they already have their reward.

¹⁶ “Also, whenever you fast do not become gloomy like the hypocrites, because they disfigure their faces so that people will notice that they are fasting. Assuredly I say to you that they already have their reward.

³³ Rather, seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

²⁴ “Therefore whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will compare him to a prudent man who built his house on the bedrock; ²⁵ and the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and attacked that house; and it did not fall, because it was founded on the bedrock.

²⁰ So Jesus says to him, “The foxes have dens and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of the Man does not have where He may lay His head”.

²⁸ And arriving in the house, the blind men approached Him; so He says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord”.

²² And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake; but the one enduring to the end, he will be delivered.

²⁸ And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear the One who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.

⁴¹ The one receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.

⁴¹ The one receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. ⁴² And whoever should give so much as a cup of cold water to one of these little ones, in the name of a disciple, assuredly I say to you, he will certainly not lose his reward.”

⁴¹ Ninevite men will arise with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and really, a greater than Jonah is here. ⁴² The queen of the South will be raised with this generation at the judgment and she will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and really, a greater than Solomon is here.

¹⁷ for assuredly I say to you that many prophets and righteous ones desired to see what you see and did not see it, and to hear what you hear and did not hear it.

²¹ but he has no root in himself and is short-lived; for when trial or persecution comes because of the word, directly he is offended.

¹⁹ and they will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge and to crucify. And on the third day He will rise!”

³⁵ But the farmers took his servants—one they beat, one they killed, one they stoned.

³⁰ For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven. ³¹ But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God saying, ³² ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not God of dead people but of living.”

³⁴ So take note: I will send you prophets and wise men and Biblical scholars; some of them you will kill, even crucify; some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from city to city ³⁵ —so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel up to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

³⁵ —so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel up to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Assuredly I say to you that all these things will come upon this generation. ³⁷ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, she who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children, just like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you did not want to.

¹³ So the one who perseveres to the end, he will be saved.

¹⁵ “So then, when you (ye) see the ‘abomination of desolation’, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand),

²⁵ See, I have told you beforehand.

³⁸ For just as they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, in the days before the flood until the day that Noah entered the ark,

³⁴ Then the King will say to those on His right: ‘Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you at the foundation of the world.

²⁶ Then he released Barabbas to them but Jesus, after flogging Him, he delivered to be crucified.

¹⁷ but since they have no root in themselves they are temporary—when oppression or persecution comes because of the Word, they quickly fall away.

³⁸ Yes, whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of Him whenever He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy Angels.”

³⁴ and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And on the third day He will rise again.”

²⁵ Whenever people rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in the heavens. ²⁶ But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

¹³ And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake, yet he who endures to the end, he will be saved.

¹⁷ And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

³⁶ Furthermore, your relative Elizabeth, she has actually conceived a son in her old age and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren;

³⁷ of Methuselah, of Enoch, of Jared, of Mahalaleel, of Cainan,

³⁵ “So, love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; because He is kind toward the ungrateful and wicked.

¹² But as He approached the town gate, mercy, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; a large crowd from the town was with her. ¹³ When the Lord saw her He had compassion on her and said to her, “Don’t cry!” ¹⁴ And advancing He took hold of the bier and the bearers stood still. Then He said, “Young man, to you I say, get up!” ¹⁵ So the dead man sat up and began to talk! Yes, He gave him back to his mother. ¹⁶ Fear took hold of all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”

²³ Then turning to His disciples privately He said: “Blessed are the eyes that are seeing the things that you see; ²⁴ for I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you are seeing but did not, and to hear what you are hearing but did not.”

³¹ The queen of the South will be raised up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and indeed a greater than Solomon is here. ³² The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and they will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.

⁵¹ from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation!

⁵¹ from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation! ⁵² Woe to you lawyers! You have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering!” ⁵³ Well when He had said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge Him on vehemently and to cross-examine Him about many things, ⁵⁴ lying in wait for Him, trying to catch Him in something He might say, so that they might accuse Him.

⁴ “Further, I say to you, my friends: do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do. ⁵ Rather, I will advise you whom you should fear—fear Him who after He kills has authority to cast into Gehenna; yes indeed, fear Him!

¹⁹ And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and enjoy yourself!’ ²⁰ But God said to him: ‘Stupid! This very night your life is being taken back from you; then who will get the things you have prepared?’

³¹ Rather, concentrate on the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be provided for you. ³² “Do not fear, little flock, because it pleased the Father to give you the Kingdom.

²⁸ “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you yourselves being thrown out.

³⁴ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, she who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

¹⁴ and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you—you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

²⁵ But Abraham said: ‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus had bad things; but now he is being comforted, and you tormented.

³¹ He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone should rise from the dead’.”

²⁶ Also, just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man.

³² He will be betrayed to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon,

³⁶ Because they cannot die anymore, being like angels—they are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. ³⁷ But that the dead are raised, Moses indeed revealed about the Bush when he recorded: ‘The LORD, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’.

¹¹ Then Herod and his soldiers, after ridiculing and mocking Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

³⁶ Yes, even the soldiers mocked Him, approaching and offering Him sour wine,

³ All things came to be by Him; that is, apart from Him not even one thing that has come into being came to be.

¹⁶ Because God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted but should have eternal life.

¹⁸ The one believing into Him is not condemned, but the one not believing has already been condemned, because he has not believed into the name of the only begotten Son of God. ¹⁹ “Now this is the basis for the condemning, that the Light has come into the world, but the people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were malignant.

²⁹ and will come out—those who did good things into the resurrection of life, but those who practiced evil things into the resurrection of condemnation.

²⁴ That’s why I told you that you will die in your sins, because if you do not believe that I am, you will die in your sins.”

⁵¹ Most assuredly I say to you, if anyone should keep my word he will never ever see death.” ⁵² So the Jews said to Him: “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died and so did the prophets; yet you say, ‘If anyone should keep my word he will never ever taste death’!

⁵⁶ Your father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day; yes, he saw it and rejoiced.”

³¹ Therefore the Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. ³² Jesus answered them: “Many good works I have shown you from my father. For which one of them are you stoning me?” ³³ The Jews answered Him saying, “It’s not for a good work that we are stoning you, but for blasphemy; precisely because you, being a man, make yourself God!”

⁴⁰ Jesus says to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?” ⁴¹ Then they took away the stone from where the deceased was lying. Jesus raised His eyes and said: “Father, I thank You that You heard me. ⁴² I know that You always hear me, but I spoke for the sake of the crowd standing around, so that they may believe that You sent me.” ⁴³ Upon saying these things He shouted with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” ⁴⁴ And out the deceased came! Bound hand and foot with bandages, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus says to them, “Loose him and let him go.” ⁴⁵ So many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed into Him.

⁴¹ Isaiah said these things when he saw His glory and spoke concerning Him.

² In my Father’s house are many dwellings (otherwise I would have told you). I am going away to prepare a place for you.

⁶ Jesus says to him: “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one goes to the Father except through me.

²⁵ Indeed, there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I don’t suppose that even the whole world could contain the books that would be written! Amen.

²⁵ For David says concerning Him: ‘I always saw the LORD before my face, because He is at my right side so that I not be shaken.

²⁹ “Men, brothers, be it permitted to speak to you plainly about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. ³⁰ So then, he being a prophet and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath that of the fruit, according to flesh, of his loins He would raise up the Messiah to sit on his throne, ³¹ he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah, that His soul was not abandoned in Hades, nor did His flesh see decay.

²⁴ “Yes and all the prophets, from Samuel on down, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days.

³ And they laid hands on them and put them in custody until the next day, because it was already evening.

¹⁹ But in answer Peter and John said to them: “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves;

¹⁸ and laid their hands on the Apostles and put them in the common prison.

⁴⁰ Well they were persuaded by him, and summoned the Apostles; after beating them they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. ⁴¹ So they went out rejoicing from the presence of the council, in that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of the Christ.

² So he said: “Men, brothers and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he resided in Haran, ³ and said to him, ‘Leave your country and your relatives, and come into a land that I will show you.’ ⁴ Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and resided in Haran. From there, after his father died, God moved him to this land in which you now live; ⁵ yet He did not give him an inheritance in it, not even a footstep. He promised to give it to him for a possession, that is to his seed after him, though he had no child. ⁶ Further, God spoke like this: that his offspring would be aliens in a foreign land—and that they would be enslaved and oppressed—four hundred years.

¹⁶ and they were transferred to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.

²⁰ At that time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; he was nurtured in his father’s house for three months. ²¹ When he was exposed Pharaoh’s daughter took him to herself and brought him up as her own son. ²² So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; he was mighty in words and deeds. ²³ Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel. ²⁴ Well seeing one of them being wronged, he defended and avenged the one being oppressed, striking down the Egyptian.

²⁴ Well seeing one of them being wronged, he defended and avenged the one being oppressed, striking down the Egyptian. ²⁵ Now he supposed that his brothers understood that God was giving them deliverance by his hand, but they didn’t understand.

³² ‘I am the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.’ Moses started trembling and didn’t dare to look.

⁵² Which of the prophets didn’t your fathers persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers;

⁵⁸ and throwing him out of the city they stoned him. (The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.) ⁵⁹ Yes, they stoned Stephen as he called out and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit”.

³ As for Saul, he was trying to destroy the Church; invading house after house and dragging away both men and women, he was putting them in prison.

⁴¹ Then he gave her a hand and lifted her up, and calling the saints and widows he presented her alive.

⁴³ To Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes into Him will receive forgiveness of sins.”

² James, the brother of John, he put to death by sword. ³ When he saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter as well (it was during the days of the unleavened loaves) ⁴ —upon seizing him he put him in prison, turning him over to sixteen soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. ⁵ Well Peter was being held in the prison all right, but the congregation was making earnest prayer to God on his behalf. ⁶ So when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with guards protecting the prison in front of the doors. ⁷ Suddenly, an angel of the Lord was there, and a light shone in the cell; striking Peter on the side he roused him saying, “Quick, get up!”, and the chains fell away from his wrists. ⁸ Then the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt and put on your sandals”. So he did. Then he said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me”. ⁹ So he went out and started following him, not realizing that what the angel was doing was real; he supposed he was seeing a vision. ¹⁰ Passing through the first and second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, that opened for them by itself; upon exiting they advanced one block, and suddenly the angel left him. ¹¹ When Peter had come to himself he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord sent His angel and delivered me out of Herod’s hand and from all the expectation of the Jewish people”. ¹² Upon reflection he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John (the one called Mark), where a considerable number had gathered and were praying. ¹³ When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. ¹⁴ Upon recognizing Peter’s voice, she was so glad she didn’t open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing before the gate! ¹⁵ But they said to her, “You’re crazy!” but she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, “It is his angel”. ¹⁶ But Peter kept on knocking; so when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded. ¹⁷ Motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. Then he said, “Tell these things to James and the brothers”. And going out he went off to a different place. ¹⁸ Now as soon as it was day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers about what had become of Peter! ¹⁹ Well after searching for him and not finding him, Herod examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Going down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there.

²⁰ After these things (it was about four hundred and fifty years), He gave judges until Samuel the prophet.

²² And removing him He raised up for them David as king, about whom He gave witness and said: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will’. ²³ God, from this man’s seed, according to promise, has brought Salvation to Israel, ²⁴ John having heralded beforehand, in advance of His coming, a baptism of repentance to Israel. ²⁵ Well as John was fulfilling his course, he said: ‘Whom do you suppose me to be? No I’m not—but indeed He comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie’. ²⁶ “Men, brothers, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God: to you the word of this salvation has been sent. ²⁷ The Jerusalem dwellers and their rulers, understanding neither Him nor the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him. ²⁸ Though they found no cause for death, they asked Pilate to have Him executed. ²⁹ When they had fulfilled all things that were written about Him, they took Him down from the cross and placed Him in a tomb. ³⁰ But God raised Him from the dead; ³¹ and for many days He was seen by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people. ³² “Yes we proclaim to you the good news: the promise that was made to the fathers, ³³ God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, when He raised up Jesus; as also it stands written in the second Psalm: ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you’. ³⁴ And that He raised Him from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He has spoken thus, ‘I will give you the holy things guaranteed to David’. ³⁵ Further, it is stated elsewhere, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay’. ³⁶ Now David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw decay;

¹⁵ and saying: “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, giving you good news, telling you to turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them;

¹⁹ Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came, and having persuaded the crowd and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing him to have died.

²² The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off of them and ordered a beating with rods. ²³ When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them securely; ²⁴ who, having received such a charge, threw them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. ²⁵ Well about midnight Paul and Silas were singing hymns to God in prayer; and the other prisoners were listening to them. ²⁶ Suddenly there was a great earthquake, enough to shake the foundations of the prison; immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. ²⁷ But the jailer, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew sword, intending to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. ²⁸ But Paul shouted out, “Don’t harm yourself, because we are all here!” ²⁹ So calling for a light he ran in and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. ³⁰ He then brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” ³¹ So they said, “Believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, you and your household”. ³² Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. ³³ In that same hour of the night he took them aside and washed their wounds, and thereupon he and all his family were baptized. ³⁴ Then he brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he was really rejoicing, having believed in God with his whole family. ³⁵ Now when it was day the magistrates sent the officers saying, “Let those men go”. ³⁶ So the jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent to release you; so now you can leave and go in peace.” ³⁷ But Paul said to them: “After severely beating us in public, although we were uncondemned Romans, they threw us into prison, and now do they toss us out on the sly? No way! Rather, let them come themselves and escort us out!” ³⁸ So the officers reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans; ³⁹ and they came and appealed to them, and leading them out they asked them to leave the city. ⁴⁰ So exiting the prison they entered Lydia’s place, and upon seeing the brothers they encouraged them and departed.

²⁴ The God who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples built by hands,

²¹ solemnly proclaiming to both Jews and Greeks the repentance toward God and the faith into our Lord Jesus.

²³ except that the Holy Spirit keeps warning me in every city, saying that fetters and afflictions are just waiting for me. ²⁴ However none of this moves me, nor do I regard my life as valuable to myself, just so that I may complete my course with joy, even the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly proclaim the Good News of the grace of God.

³³ Then the commander came up and took hold of him, commanded that he be bound with two chains, and started inquiring who he was and what he had done.

²⁴ the commander ordered him to be taken into the barracks, directing that he be interrogated with lashes, in order to learn for what crime they kept shouting against him like that. ²⁵ But as they stretched him out with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”

²⁹ So those who were about to interrogate him withdrew immediately; and even the commander was apprehensive when he realized that he had put chains on a Roman.

⁶ Now when Paul perceived that one part were Pharisees and the other Sadducees, he called out in the council, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of a Pharisee; I am being judged concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead!”

¹⁵ having hope in God, which these themselves also look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both the just and unjust.

²⁷ But after two years, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; so Felix, wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul in prison.

⁵ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to promote obedience of faith among all ethnic nations concerning His name

¹⁷ because in it God’s righteousness is revealed, from faith to faith; just as it is written: “The righteous one will live by faith.”

¹⁹ precisely because what may be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them. ²⁰ Because His invisible attributes, namely His eternal power and divine nature, are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being understood from what has been made, so that they are inexcusable; ²¹ precisely because, knowing God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks; so their reasonings became worthless and their senseless hearts were darkened.

⁵ Now if our unrighteousness highlights God’s righteousness, what shall we say? God is not unrighteous for inflicting His wrath, is He? (I speak as a man.)

²² namely, a righteousness from God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and upon all those who believe. There is no difference:

²⁵ whom God has openly made available as a propitiation through the faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness because of the passing over, in God’s forbearance, of the previously committed sins; ²⁶ to demonstrate His righteousness at this present time, so as to be just, Himself, and the justifier of him who is of the Faith of Jesus.

¹ What then shall we say that our father Abraham discovered, as a man?

¹¹ And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness from his faith while still uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all those who believe while uncircumcised, in order that this righteousness may be credited to them also,

¹³ Now the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham, or his seed, through law, but through the righteousness of faith.

¹⁷ just as it is written: “I have made you a father of many ethnic nations” —in the presence of Him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead and calls the non-existent things as though they did exist.

¹⁷ just as it is written: “I have made you a father of many ethnic nations” —in the presence of Him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead and calls the non-existent things as though they did exist.

¹⁷ just as it is written: “I have made you a father of many ethnic nations” —in the presence of Him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead and calls the non-existent things as though they did exist. ¹⁸ Contrary to hope, Abraham in hope believed, so as to become a father of many ethnic nations, according to what had been spoken: “So shall your seed be.”

¹⁸ Contrary to hope, Abraham in hope believed, so as to become a father of many ethnic nations, according to what had been spoken: “So shall your seed be.” ¹⁹ And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (being about a hundred years old), or the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

¹⁹ And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (being about a hundred years old), or the deadness of Sarah’s womb. ²⁰ He did not waver at God’s promise in unbelief; rather, he was strengthened by the faith, giving glory to God, ²¹ being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform

²¹ being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform

³ Not only so, but we should also rejoice in the sufferings, knowing that the suffering produces perseverance;

¹⁴ Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam’s transgression (he is a type of the coming one).

¹ So what shall we say? Shall we continue in the sin so that the grace may abound?

¹⁷ But thanks be to God that although you used to be the slaves of the sin you wholeheartedly obeyed that pattern of doctrine into which you were delivered.

⁷ So what shall we say then? Is the law sin? Of course not! Indeed, I would not have come to know the sin except through the law: I would not have recognized covetousness if the law had not said, “You must not covet”.

⁸ So, those who are ‘in flesh’ cannot please God. ⁹ You, however, are not ‘in flesh’ but ‘in Spirit’, if indeed God’s Spirit dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

¹⁷ —if children, also heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ (if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him). ¹⁸ I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is going to be revealed in us.

²³ Not only that, we ourselves also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we groan within ourselves, eagerly awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body. ²⁴ Yes, we were saved in the hope, but a hope that is seen is not hope—why would anyone hope for what he sees?

²⁴ Yes, we were saved in the hope, but a hope that is seen is not hope—why would anyone hope for what he sees? ²⁵ But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly await it with endurance.

³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Will it be affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword? ³⁶ (As it is written: “For your sake we are being put to death all day long; we are accounted as sheep for slaughter.”) ³⁷ No, in all these things we prevail completely through Him who loved us. ³⁸ Because I am persuaded that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present nor things to come, ³⁹ neither height nor depth nor any other created thing will have the power to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁷ Neither are they all ‘children’ because they are Abraham’s descendants; but, “in Isaac will your seed be called”.

²⁷ And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved;

³⁰ So what shall we say? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained to righteousness, namely the righteousness that comes from faith;

⁶ But the righteousness that is from faith speaks like this: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)

¹⁴ How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe on Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone proclaiming it?

¹⁶ (However, they did not all obey the gospel; because Isaiah says: “LORD, who has believed our message?”)

⁹ For I keep thinking that God has displayed us, the apostles, at the end of the line, like men sentenced to death; because we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. ¹⁰ We are fools for Christ while you are wise! We are weak but you are strong! You are esteemed, we are despised! ¹¹ To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty; we are poorly dressed, brutally treated, and wander homeless; ¹² yes, we labor, working with our own hands. Upon being reviled, we bless; upon being persecuted, we endure it; ¹³ upon being slandered, we exhort. We have been made as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of whatever, to this moment.

⁷ it bears all, believes all, hopes all, endures all;

¹³ For now these three obtain: faith, hope, love; and the greatest of these is love.

⁵⁴ So whenever this corruptible puts on incorruption and this mortal puts on immortality, then this written word will happen: “Death has been swallowed down into victory.”

¹⁸ as we do not focus on the seen, but on the not seen; for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal.

¹⁸ as we do not focus on the seen, but on the not seen; for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal.

¹ Now then, we know that though our earthly, tent-like ‘house’ may be destroyed, we have a building from God (not a handmade house), eternal in the heavens.

⁷ —we walk by faith, not by sight—

¹⁷ so then, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old things have passed on; look, all has become new!

¹⁰ as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing everything!)

¹² (because when the intention is presented, it is acceptable according to what one may have, not what he doesn’t have).

⁴ —if any Macedonians were to go with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention, you!) would be put to shame by this confident boasting.

⁴ because the weapons of our warfare are not physical, but are powerful in God for demolishing strongholds: ⁵ demolishing sophistries and every arrogance that sets itself up against the knowledge of God; taking captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ;

⁵ demolishing sophistries and every arrogance that sets itself up against the knowledge of God; taking captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ;

¹⁷ What I am going to say I do not say according to the Lord, but as though foolishly, in this confident boasting.

²³ Are they ministers of Christ? (I’m being irrational) I am more: in labors more abundantly, in beatings beyond count, in prison more frequently, in ‘deaths’ often —

²³ Are they ministers of Christ? (I’m being irrational) I am more: in labors more abundantly, in beatings beyond count, in prison more frequently, in ‘deaths’ often — ²⁴ five times from the Jews I received the ‘forty lashes minus one’;

²⁴ five times from the Jews I received the ‘forty lashes minus one’; ²⁵ three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked (I spent twenty-four hours in the open sea)—

²⁵ three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked (I spent twenty-four hours in the open sea)— ²⁶ in frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, in danger from robbers, in danger from my countrymen, in danger from Gentiles, in danger in cities, in danger in wildernesses, in danger in the sea, in danger among false brothers; ²⁷ in toil and hardship, in many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, in frequent fastings, in cold and nakedness —

⁹ But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more cheerfully about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may take up residence upon me. ¹⁰ So then, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

¹⁰ So then, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

¹⁶ But to Abraham were spoken the promises, and to his Seed. He doesn’t say “and to seeds”, as about many, but “and to your seed”, as about one, who is Christ.

⁵ For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. ⁶ Because in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

¹⁸ the eyes of your heart having been enlightened, that you may know \up6 1)\up0 what is the hope of His\up6 [F]\up0 calling, and \up6 2)\up0 what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

¹⁹ So then, you are no longer strangers and aliens, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

¹ For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—

⁸ To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

²⁰ Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to the power that is working in us,

¹ So then, as the prisoner in the Lord I urge you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

²³ I am torn between the two: I have the desire to depart and be with Christ (far better),

⁷ But such things as were gain to me, these I have considered loss for the sake of the Christ.

⁹ and be found in Him, not having as my righteousness that of the Law but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness of God based on faith;

¹¹ and so, somehow, that I may arrive into the resurrection from among the dead

²⁰ But our citizenship is in Heaven, and it is from there that we eagerly await our Deliverer, the Lord Jesus Christ;

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf and supplement in my flesh the things lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the Church,

⁴ but we speak precisely as those who have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, not so as to please men, but to please the God who evaluates our hearts.

³ We are obligated to always give thanks to God about you, brothers, and properly so, because your faith is really growing, and the love of each and every one of you towards each other keeps increasing; ⁴ so that we ourselves boast about you among God’s congregations, referring to your steadfastness and faith in the midst of all your persecutions, and the tribulations that you are enduring ⁵ —the above is evidence that God’s judgment is right, to the end that you be considered worthy of the Kingdom of God, on behalf of which you are actually suffering; ⁶ since to God it is right to pay back affliction to those who are afflicting you

¹⁷ Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

¹⁶ who alone has immortality, residing in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see; to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.

⁸ So don’t be ashamed to identify with our Lord or with me His prisoner, but join in suffering for the Gospel according to the power of God

¹⁶ May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorous, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain;

³ You therefore are to endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴ No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; he wants to please the one who enlisted him. ⁵ Further, if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules ⁶ —the hardworking farmer should be the first to receive of the fruits. ⁷ Ponder what I am saying; may the Lord indeed give you understanding in it all. ⁸ Keep thinking of Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, of David’s seed; this is my gospel, ⁹ for which I am suffering to the point of being in chains like a criminal, but the Word of God is not chained.

⁹ for which I am suffering to the point of being in chains like a criminal, but the Word of God is not chained. ¹⁰ This is why I endure it all: for the sake of the chosen ones, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

¹¹ the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured; yet the Lord delivered me out of them all. ¹² In fact, any one who desires to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted;

¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the nations might hear. Also, I was delivered out of a lion’s mouth; ¹⁸ and the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and save me into His heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹ Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God’s elect and a real knowledge of the truth that accords with godliness,

¹⁶ They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient and disqualified for any good work.

² has at the end of these days spoken to us by Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the ages;

² For if the word spoken through angels became binding, and every violation and disobedience received a deserved penalty, ³ how shall we escape if we are careless about that tremendous salvation?—it received its beginning through the Lord’s declaration and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him\up6 [S]\up0,

¹¹ For both He\up6 [S]\up0 who is sanctifying and those who are being sanctified are all from One, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them ‘brothers’,

⁴ —every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God—

¹² take care, brothers, that there not be a malignant heart of unbelief in any of you, so as to go away from the living God;

¹⁴ For we have become associates of the Christ, if, that is, we hold fast the beginning of the Endeavor firm to the end,

¹⁸ Or to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, if not to those who disobeyed?

¹⁸ Or to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, if not to those who disobeyed? ¹⁹ So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.

² Really, because we are continually hearing good news just like they did, but the word that they heard did not profit them, since they were not intimately united with the faith of those who obeyed.

⁶ Therefore since it remains for some to enter into it, and those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not enter because of disobedience,

⁹ So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

⁷ He\up6 [S]\up0, in the days of His flesh, having offered up both prayers and supplications, with a loud cry and tears, to the One who was able to save Him from death, and having been answered because of His godly fear,

⁹ And having been completed He became the Source of eternal salvation for all those obeying Him,

¹² so that you not become lazy, but rather imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

¹² so that you not become lazy, but rather imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. ¹³ Now when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself ¹⁴ saying, “Indeed, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” ¹⁵ And so, after he had been patient, he obtained the promise.

¹⁵ And so, after he had been patient, he obtained the promise.

¹⁷ similarly God, being determined to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchanging nature of His purpose, guaranteed it by an oath, ¹⁸ so that by two unalterable things in which it is impossible for God to lie we should have a strong encouragement, we who have taken refuge by grasping the hope set before us; ¹⁹ which hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both certain and secure, actually entering the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

⁶ but he whose descent is not counted among them collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

¹⁹ (for the Law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

²² by so much Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

²⁵ Therefore He is able to save absolutely those who come to God through Him, since He always lives and can intercede on their behalf.

⁶ but now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, just as He is Mediator of a better covenant, which was enacted as law on the basis of better promises.

⁸ the Holy Spirit was making clear that the way into the Most Holy Place was not yet open to the public while the first tabernacle was still in existence. ⁹ It was a figure during the time then present, a time when both gifts and sacrifices were being offered that were incapable of clearing the conscience of the worshipper— ¹⁰ they were only about foods and drinks and various ceremonial washings and physical regulations, things imposed until the time of restructuring. ¹¹ But Christ entered once for all into the real Holy Places, having obtained eternal redemption—He had come as High Priest of the good things that are about to be, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation, ¹² and with His own blood, not that of goats and calves. ¹³ For if the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who had been ceremonially defiled, restored ceremonial purity to the body, ¹⁴ how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the Holy Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? ¹⁵ For this reason He is mediator of a new covenant, so that those who have been called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant.

¹⁹ because when every commandment of the Law had been proclaimed by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the scroll itself and all the people,

²² In fact, according to the Law nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission. ²³ So then, it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with such, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than those. ²⁴ For Christ did not enter into Holy Places made by hands, mere copies of the true ones, but into Heaven itself, now to appear in God’s presence on our behalf;

¹¹ Now every priest has stood ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices that can never take away sins; ¹² but He Himself, having offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, sat down at God’s right. ¹³ Since that time He is waiting until His enemies are placed as a footstool for His feet, ¹⁴ because by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

²² let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts having been sprinkled from an evil conscience and our body having been washed with clean water. ²³ Let us hold fast the confession of the Hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

³² However, remember those earlier days in which, having been enlightened, you endured a great struggle of sufferings: ³³ partly being publicly exposed to both insults and oppression, and partly siding with those who were so treated. ³⁴ Indeed, you also shared in the suffering of my chains; you even accepted the plundering of your possessions with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and enduring possession in the heavens. ³⁵ So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great recompense. ³⁶ You need perseverance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

³⁹ But we are not of those who back away into ruin, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

¹ Now faith is a realization of things being hoped for, an evidence of things not seen. ² By it the ancients were approved. ³ By faith we understand that the ages were created by a word from God, so that the things that are seen were made out of things invisible. ⁴ By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than did Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying concerning his gifts; and by means of it he still speaks, even though being dead.

⁴ By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than did Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying concerning his gifts; and by means of it he still speaks, even though being dead.

⁴ By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than did Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying concerning his gifts; and by means of it he still speaks, even though being dead. ⁵ By faith Enoch was transferred so as not to see death, and could not be found because God had translated him; before his translation he had obtained witness that he was pleasing to God. ⁶ Now without faith it is impossible to please Him, because the one approaching God must believe that He exists and that He becomes a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him.

⁶ Now without faith it is impossible to please Him, because the one approaching God must believe that He exists and that He becomes a rewarder of those who earnestly seek Him. ⁷ By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith.

⁷ By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith. ⁸ By faith Abraham, upon being called to go forth to the place that he would receive as an inheritance, obeyed and went, though not being acquainted with where he was going.

¹⁰ for he was waiting expectantly for the city with the real foundations, whose designer and builder is God. ¹¹ By faith Sarah herself also received power to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the normal age, since she judged Him faithful who had promised. ¹² And so, from one man, actually an impotent, were begotten descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and as countless as the sand on the seashore. ¹³ These all died believing—not having received the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, thus confessing that they were aliens and sojourners on the earth. ¹⁴ Now those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

¹⁶ Instead they are aspiring to a better home—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; in fact He has prepared a city for them. ¹⁷ By faith Abraham, upon being tested, offered up Isaac; yes, he who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his only begotten,

²⁶ considering the reproach of Christ to be greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; because he was looking ahead to the reward. ²⁷ By faith he left Egypt behind, not fearing the king’s rage, because he persevered as though seeing Him who is invisible.

³³ who through faith subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, closed lions’ mouths,

³⁷ They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were tempted, they were murdered by sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, mistreated

³⁹ Now all these did not receive the promise, though having been approved through faith,

¹ So then, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we too must run with endurance the race that is set before us, laying aside every impediment and the sin that so easily ensnares,

¹ So then, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we too must run with endurance the race that is set before us, laying aside every impediment and the sin that so easily ensnares, ² looking unto Jesus, the Founder and Perfecter of the Faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured a cross, scorning its ignominy, and took His seat at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Do consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so as not to grow weary, losing courage in your souls.

²² but you have come to Mount Zion, even to the City of the Living God, Heavenly Jerusalem; to myriads of angels in festal gathering, ²³ to an assembly of firstborn ones who have been enrolled in heaven; to God, Judge of all; to the spirits of the perfected righteous; ²⁴ to Jesus, Mediator of a new covenant, and to a blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

²⁴ to Jesus, Mediator of a new covenant, and to a blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

²⁸ Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us hold on to the grace by which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear;

⁶ So we can say with confidence: “The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

¹³ So then, let us go out to Him, outside the camp, bearing His disgrace; ¹⁴ because here we do not have a permanent city, but we seek the coming one.

² Count it all joy, my brothers, whenever you fall into various trials, ³ knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance; ⁴ but let that endurance have a complete work, so that you may be perfect and complete, falling short in nothing.

²⁰ because a man’s anger does not achieve God’s righteousness.

¹⁴ What is the advantage, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? That faith can’t save him, can it? ¹⁵ If a brother or sister is actually naked, and is destitute of the daily food, ¹⁶ and someone among you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you (pl) do not give them the things needed for the body, what is the benefit?

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? ²² You can see that faith was acting together with his works, and the faith was made complete by the works. ²³ And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “So Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called ‘friend of God’. ²⁴ You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. ²⁵ Similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by a different way?

⁵ You have lived on the earth in self-indulgence and luxury, you fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

¹⁰ Brothers, take as an example the patient bearing of hardship and the steadfastness of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

¹⁰ Brothers, take as an example the patient bearing of hardship and the steadfastness of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. ¹¹ Indeed we count as blessed those who endure—you have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the final outcome given by the Lord, that He is very compassionate and merciful.

¹¹ Indeed we count as blessed those who endure—you have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the final outcome given by the Lord, that He is very compassionate and merciful.

² elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the setting apart of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

⁶ You should be overjoyed about this, even if just now, briefly, of necessity, you have been distressed by a variety of trials, ⁷ so that the demonstrated genuineness of your faith (much more precious than gold that perishes, albeit tested through fire) may translate into praise, glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ

⁷ so that the demonstrated genuineness of your faith (much more precious than gold that perishes, albeit tested through fire) may translate into praise, glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ ⁸ —whom not having understood you love, into whom believing (not yet seeing) you exult with joy inexpressible, already glorified,

⁸ —whom not having understood you love, into whom believing (not yet seeing) you exult with joy inexpressible, already glorified,

¹⁰ Concerning this salvation the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that would come to you, searched and inquired diligently, ¹¹ investigating into whom, or what sort of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating as He testified beforehand the sufferings that would be inflicted on Christ and the glories that would follow them.

¹¹ investigating into whom, or what sort of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating as He testified beforehand the sufferings that would be inflicted on Christ and the glories that would follow them. ¹² It was revealed to them that they were not ministering these things to themselves, but to you; which things have now been announced to you by those who proclaimed the gospel to you, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things that angels really desire to look into.

¹² It was revealed to them that they were not ministering these things to themselves, but to you; which things have now been announced to you by those who proclaimed the gospel to you, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things that angels really desire to look into.

¹⁷ Also, since you invoke as Father the One who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves during the time of your sojourn here in fear,

²² Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth through the Spirit, resulting in sincere brotherly love, you must love one another fervently from a pure heart,

⁸ also “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense;” being disobedient to the Word, they stumble, to which, indeed, they were appointed.

¹⁰ who formerly were not a people but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. ¹¹ Dear ones, I urge you to abstain from the lusts of the flesh, that war against the soul,

¹ Similarly, wives, be submissive to your own husbands, so that even if some are disobedient to the Word, they may be won over, without a word, by the conduct of their wives

⁵ For this is how the holy women who hoped in God in former times also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, ⁶ as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him ‘lord’, whose (f) daughters you became by doing good and not being afraid of any intimidation.

²⁰ who formerly were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, while the Ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is eight, souls were brought safely through water.

¹² Dear ones, don’t be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you as a test, as though something strange was happening to you,

¹² Dear ones, don’t be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you as a test, as though something strange was happening to you, ¹³ but to the extent that you share in Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, so that at the revelation of His glory you also may rejoice a great deal more. ¹⁴ If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of the glory and of God has come to rest upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.

¹⁴ If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of the glory and of God has come to rest upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified. ¹⁵ Now don’t any of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler in others’ affairs; ¹⁶ but if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. ¹⁷ Because the time has come for judgment to begin at God’s house; now if it starts with us, what will be the end of those who keep disobeying the Gospel of God?

⁸ Be sober, stay alert! Because your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is circling you, looking for someone to devour;

¹ Simon Peter, slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained with us the same kind of faith in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

⁵ So for this very reason, making every effort, to your faith add excellence, and to the excellence knowledge,

¹⁰ Therefore, brothers, you should be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble.

²¹ for no Prophecy ever came by the will of man, rather holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

⁵ and did not spare the ancient world but preserved Noah, with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when He brought a flood on the world of the ungodly,

² so that you remember the words that were spoken before by the holy prophets and the command of the Lord and Savior, through your apostles.

⁵ This because they deliberately forget that heavens and land (out of water and through water) had been existing from of old by the word of God, ⁶ by which word the world that then was perished, being flooded by water.

¹⁴ Therefore, dear ones, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, faultless and blameless;

¹¹ Because this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another ¹² —not like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own works were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

¹⁹ —yes, by this we know that we are of the Truth and may put our hearts at ease in His presence,

²² and whatever we may ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

¹¹ Woe to them, because they have taken the way of Cain, have rushed into Balaam’s error for profit, and have destroyed themselves in Korah’s rebellion!

¹⁴ Now even Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men saying: “Look, the Lord is coming with ten thousands of His holy ones

⁹ ‘I know your works and affliction and poverty (but you are rich), and the slander of those who claim to be Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. ¹⁰ Do not fear any of the things that you are about to suffer: Take note, the devil is really about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have an affliction of ten days. Stay faithful until death and I will give you the crown of life.

¹⁰ Because you have kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of the testing that is about to come upon the whole inhabited earth, to test those who dwell on the earth.

¹⁸ I counsel you to buy gold from me, refined by fire, so that you may become rich; and white garments, so that you may be clothed, and your nakedness not be shamefully exposed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, so that you may see.

¹¹ “You are worthy, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created!”

¹¹ So a white robe was given to each of them, and they were told that they should rest a while longer, until both their fellow slaves and their brothers, who were about to be killed just like they were, should complete the number .

³ And I will give authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

⁹ And those from the peoples, tribes, languages and ethnic nations look at their corpses three-and-a-half days, and will not allow their corpses to be buried. ¹⁰ And those who dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and they will enjoy themselves and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. ¹¹ And after three-and-a-half days the breath from God entered them and they stood on their feet, and a great fear fell on those who were watching them. ¹² And I heard a loud voice from the heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.

⁷ To the extent that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, by so much give her torment and sorrow; because in her heart she says, ‘I sit a queen, and am not a widow; and I will certainly not see sorrow.’

⁸ and he will go forth to deceive the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war, whose number is like the sand of the sea.

² And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

⁸ But as for the cowardly and unbelieving and sinners and abominable and murderers and fornicators and sorcerers and idolaters, and all who are false, their portion is in the Lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

¹⁰ So he transported me in spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, ¹¹ having the splendor of God. Her radiance was similar to a most precious stone, like a crystalline jasper stone; ¹² she had a tremendous, high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, namely the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel; ¹³ looking from the east, three gates, and from the north, three gates, and from the south, three gates, and from the west, three gates. ¹⁴ And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names, of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵ Now he who spoke with me had a measure, a golden reed, so that he might measure the city and her gates. ¹⁶ The city is laid out as a square; that is, her length is equal to her width. So he measured the city with the reed at twelve thousand and twelve stadia. Her length and width and height are equal. ¹⁷ And he measured her wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man (which is of an angel). ¹⁸ The material of her wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. ¹⁹ And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation had jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, ²⁰ the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. ²¹ And the twelve gates are twelve pearls; each individual gate was composed of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. ²² I saw no sanctuary in her, because the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb are her sanctuary. ²³ And the city has no need of the sun or the moon, that they should shine on her, because the very glory of God illumines her, and the Lamb is her light. ²⁴ And the nations will walk in her light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into her. ²⁵ Her gates will absolutely not be closed by day (and no night will exist there). ²⁶ And they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into her. ²⁷ But anything ‘common’ or anyone perpetrating an abomination or a lie will absolutely not enter her; only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.