1 Thessalonians Cross References - Wesley

¹ Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, Grace be unto you and Peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ² We give thanks to God always for you all (making mention of you in our prayers, ³ Remembring without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of our God and Father: ⁴ ) Knowing, beloved brethren, your election of God. ⁵ For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also with power, and with the Holy Ghost, and with much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you, for your sake. ⁶ And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost. ⁷ So that ye became examples to all that believed in Macedonia and Achaia. ⁸ For from you the word of the Lord sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith toward God went abroad in every place also, so that we need not speak any thing. ⁹ For they themselves declare concerning us, what manner of entrance to you we had, and how ye turned from idols to God, ¹⁰ to serve the living and true God, And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he hath raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

⁷ But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Ye serpents, ye brood of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

²⁴ Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man be willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.

²⁹ Verily I say to you, there is none that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my sake and the gospel's, ³⁰ But he shall receive an hundred fold now in this time, houses and brethren and sisters and mothers and children and lands with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life.

²⁰ And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.

²⁵ And behold there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and religious, waiting for the Consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

⁷ that came forth to be baptized of him, Ye brood of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

²² And having sent two of those who ministred to him, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself staid in Asia for a season.

⁴ And there accompanied him to Asia Sopater of Berea, and of the Thessalonians Aristarchus, and Secundus, and Caius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

¹⁸ And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know in what manner I have conversed among you, all the time from the first day I came into Asia, ¹⁹ Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and trials which befell me through the ambushes of the Jews:

³³ I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. ³⁴ Yea, you yourselves know, that these hands have ministred to my necessities, and to them that were with me. ³⁵ I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring ye ought to help the infirm, and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, which he himself said, It is happier to give than to receive.

¹⁴ But how shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him, of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? ¹⁵ But how shall they preach, unless they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them who bring the good tidings of peace, who bring the glad tidings of good things! ¹⁶ But all have not obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? ¹⁷ Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. ¹⁸ But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily; their voice is gone into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

⁵ And so likewise at the present time, there is a remnant, according to the election of grace. ⁶ But if by grace, then it is no more of works: else grace is no longer grace. And if it be of works, then it is no more grace; else work is no longer work. ⁷ What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh, but the election hath obtained, and the rest were blinded.

¹² Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, continue instant in prayer.

⁴ For whatsoever things were written aforetime, were written for our instruction, that we, through patience and consolation of the scriptures, may have hope.

¹⁷ Brethren, be ye followers together of me, and mark them who walk so as ye have us for an example.

²⁰ who mind earthly things) For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

⁹ Which also ye have learned and received, and heard and seen in me; these do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus a brother,

³ We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, (praying always for you,

¹⁸ who is the beginning, the first-begotten from the dead, that in all things he might have the pre-eminence.

² That their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, even unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the acknowledgment of the mystery of God,

¹¹ Let us labour, therefore, to enter into that rest, lest any one should fall, after the same example of unbelief.

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous, to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. ¹¹ But we desire that every one of you would shew unto the end the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope,

¹¹ But we desire that every one of you would shew unto the end the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope,

¹⁵ And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

¹⁸ That by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled to lay hold on the hope set before us: ¹⁹ Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil,

²⁸ So Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, will appear the second time, without sin, to them that look for him, unto salvation.

²⁷ Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man will give you; for him hath God the Father sealed. ²⁸ Then said they to him, What shall we do, that we may work the works of God? ²⁹ Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

¹² Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

¹³ Ye call me Master and Lord; and ye say well; for so I am. ¹⁴ If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye ought also to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that ye also may do as I have done to you.

¹⁵ If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, ¹⁶ to remain with you for ever, Even the Spirit of truth, ¹⁷ whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him. But ye know him; for he remaineth with you, and shall be in you. ¹⁸ I will not leave you orphans; I come to you.

²¹ He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. ²² Judas (not Iscariot) saith to him, Lord, how is it, that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world? ²³ Jesus answered and said to him, If any man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.

¹⁰ Abide ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

⁷ But I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go: for if I go not, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send him to you. ⁸ And he coming will convince the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: ⁹ Of sin, because they believe not on me; ¹⁰ Of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye see me no more; ¹¹ Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. ¹² I have yet many things to say to you; but ye cannot bear them now. ¹³ But when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, he will speak; and he will shew you things to come. ¹⁴ He will glorify me; for he will take of mine, and shew it you. ¹⁵ All things that the Father hath, are mine: therefore I said, He will take of mine, and shew it you.

¹⁵ When they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these do? He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. ¹⁶ He saith to him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again, the second time, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? ¹⁷ He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my sheep. He saith to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep.

¹¹ behold two men, in white apparel, stood by them, Who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing into heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as ye have seen him going into heaven.

¹³ And when they were come in, they went up into the upper-room, where both Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Jude the brother of James tarried.

²⁴ Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death, as it was not possible that he should be held under it.

³³ Being therefore exalted by the right-hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

¹⁵ But ye killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.

¹⁹ Repent ye therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, that the times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

²¹ who was before appointed, Whom heaven must receive, till the times of the restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets.

¹⁰ by what means he is healed, Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, by him doth this man stand before you whole.

³⁰ The God of our fathers hath raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree. ³¹ Him hath God exalted, a Prince and a Saviour with his right-hand, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

⁴¹ And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

³¹ Then the church through all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria had peace: and being built up, and walking in the fear of God, and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, was multiplied.

³¹ and behold a man stood before me in bright clothing, And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are remembred before God.

⁴⁰ Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; ⁴¹ (Not to all the people, but to witnesses, chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him) after he rose from the dead.

⁴⁴ While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all that were hearing the word. ⁴⁵ And the believers of the circumcision, as many as came with Peter, were amazed, that the gift of the Holy Ghost was poured out on the Gentiles also. ⁴⁶ For they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

¹⁵ And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, even as on us at the beginning. ¹⁶ Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. ¹⁷ If then God gave to them the same gift as even to us, having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that could withstand God? ¹⁸ When they heard these things, they were quiet, and glorified God, saying, Then God hath given to the Gentiles also repentance unto life.

²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

⁵² And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost.

¹⁵ We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you, to turn from these vanities unto the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are therein: Who, in times past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways:

²⁷ We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things by mouth.

³² And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted and confirmed the brethren with many words. ³³ And after they had tarried a space, they were dismissed with peace by the brethren to the apostles.

⁴⁰ But Paul having chose Silas, departed, being recommended by the brethren to the grace of God.

¹ And he came down to Derbe and Lystra. And behold a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek: ² Who was well reported of by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium. ³ Him Paul would have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew his father, that he was a Greek.

¹² And from thence to Philippi, which is the first city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony.

¹⁴ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to assent to the things which were spoken by Paul.

¹⁹ But when her owners saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, laying hold of Paul and Silas, they dragged them into the market-place to the magistrates,

²⁵ But at midnight Paul and Silas having prayed, sung an hymn to God: and the prisoners heard them.

²⁹ Then he called for lights, and sprang in, and trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.

¹ And taking their journey through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. ² And Paul, according to his custom, went in to them, and three sabbath-days discoursed with them from the scriptures, ³ Opening them and evincing, That Christ ought to suffer, and to rise from the dead, and that this is the Christ, even Jesus, whom I declare unto you. ⁴ And some of them believed, and were joined to Paul and Silas, and a great number of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the principal women. ⁵ But the Jews who believed not, filled with zeal, taking to them some of the mean and profligate fellows, and making a mob, set all the city in an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, sought to bring them out to the people.

⁵ But the Jews who believed not, filled with zeal, taking to them some of the mean and profligate fellows, and making a mob, set all the city in an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, sought to bring them out to the people. ⁶ But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying aloud, These men, that have turned the world upside down, are come hither also:

⁶ But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying aloud, These men, that have turned the world upside down, are come hither also: ⁷ Whom Jason hath privately received; and all these men act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, that there is another king, one Jesus.

⁷ Whom Jason hath privately received; and all these men act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, that there is another king, one Jesus. ⁸ And they alarmed the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

⁸ And they alarmed the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. ⁹ However having taken security of Jason and of the rest, they let them go.

⁹ However having taken security of Jason and of the rest, they let them go. ¹⁰ But the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea, who coming thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews. ¹¹ These were more ingenuous than those of Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, and daily searching the scriptures, whether those things were so?

¹³ But when the Jews of Thessalonica knew that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea also, they came thither likewise, and stirred up the multitude. ¹⁴ Then the brethren sent away Paul immediately, to go as it were to the sea; but Silas and Timothy continued there. ¹⁵ And they that conducted Paul, brought him as far as Athens, and having received an order to Silas and Timothy, to come to him with all speed, they departed.

³¹ Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world righteously, by the man whom he hath ordained, whereof he hath given assurance to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

¹ After these things, Paul departing from Athens, came to Corinth.

⁵ And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in spirit, and testified to the Jews, that Jesus was the Christ.

¹⁷ and of those in which I will appear to thee, Delivering thee from the people, ¹⁸ and the Gentiles, to whom I now send thee, To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; that they may receive through faith which is in me, forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them that are sanctified.

⁴ who was of the seed of David, according to the flesh, But declared the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead,

⁷ who are beloved of God, called and holy, Grace to you, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ, for you all, that your faith is spoken of through the whole world.

⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ, for you all, that your faith is spoken of through the whole world. ⁹ For God, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, is my witness, how incessantly I make mention of you,

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, both to the Jew and to the Gentile.

⁷ and honour, and immortality, eternal life.

¹⁶ In the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Christ Jesus, according to my gospel.

²⁵ Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

³ And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also, ⁴ knowing that tribulation worketh patience, And patience experience, and experience hope; ⁵ And hope shameth us not, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

⁹ Much more then being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. ¹⁰ For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more being reconciled, we shall be saved through his life.

¹⁷ But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were the servants of sin, ye have now obeyed from the heart the form of doctrine into which ye have been delivered.

¹⁶ The same Spirit beareth witness with our spirits, that we are the children of God. ¹⁷ And if children, then heirs, heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ: if we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. ¹⁸ For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

²³ And not only they, but even we ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. ²⁴ For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope; for what a man seeth, how doth he yet hope for? ²⁵ But if we hope for what we see not, we patiently wait for it.

²⁸ And we know, that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose. ²⁹ For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated, conformable to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren. ³⁰ And whom he predestinated, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

³⁴ Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is also at the right-hand of God, who likewise maketh intercession for us.

²⁵ As he saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people, who were not my people, and her beloved, who was not beloved. ²⁶ And it shall come to pass, in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there shall they be called the sons of the living God.

¹³ Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

¹⁸ For I will not dare to speak of any thing which Christ hath not done by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, Through mighty signs and wonders, ¹⁹ by the power of the Spirit, so that I have fully preached the Gospel of Christ, from Jerusalem round about, as far as Illyricum.

⁶ Salute Mary, who bestowed much labour on us. Salute Andronicus and Junias,

¹⁹ For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore on your behalf; but I would have you wise with regard to that which is good, and simple with regard to that which is evil.

²⁶ But now made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God,

² and Sosthenes a brother, To the church of God, which is in Corinth, to them that are sanctified through Christ Jesus, called and holy, with all that in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours:

⁴ I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Christ Jesus:

⁷ So that ye are wanting in no good gift,

²⁴ But to them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

² For I determined not to know any thing among you save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. ³ And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. ⁴ And my speech and my preaching was not with the persuasive words of human wisdom, but with the demonstration of the Spirit and of power. ⁵ That your faith might not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

⁶ I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

¹⁶ Know ye not, that ye are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

⁹ For I think God hath set forth us the apostles last, as appointed to death; for we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. ¹⁰ We are fools for Christ's sake; but ye are wise in Christ: we are weak; but ye are strong: ye are honourable; but we are despised. ¹¹ Even to this present hour, we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain abode, And labour, working with our own hands: ¹² being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: ¹³ Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and off-scouring of all things to this day.

¹⁶ I beseech you therefore, be ye followers of me.

²⁰ For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.

¹⁹ For though I am free from all men, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more. ²⁰ To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews: to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law: ²¹ To them that are without the law, as without the law, (being not without the law to God, but under the law to Christ) that I might gain them that are without the law. ²² To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak: I became all things to all men, that by all means I might save some. ²³ And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be partaker thereof with you.

³³ Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but that of many that they may be saved.

¹ Be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ.

² Ye know that when ye were heathens, ye were carried away after dumb idols, as ye were led.

⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each, to profit withal. ⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit, the word of wisdom; to another by the same Spirit, the word of knowledge; ⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; ¹⁰ to another the gift of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But one and the same Spirit worketh all these, dividing to every one severally as he willeth.

⁴ Love suffereth long and is kind; love envieth not; love acteth not rashly, is not puffed up: ⁵ Doth not behave indecently, seeketh not her own, is not provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not at iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth: ⁶ Covereth all things, ⁷ believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

¹³ And now abide these three, faith, hope, love; but the greatest of these is love.

³⁶ Did the word of God come out from you? or did it come to you alone?

⁴ according to the scriptures, And that he was buried, and that he was raised the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. ⁵ Afterwards he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once, ⁶ of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep. ⁷ After this he was seen by James, then by all the apostles. ⁸ Last of all he was seen by me also, as an untimely birth. ⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain, but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. ¹¹ Whether therefore I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. ¹² But if Christ is preached, that he rose from the dead, how say some among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³ For if there be no resurrection of the dead, neither is Christ raised. ¹⁴ And if Christ be not raised, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. ¹⁵ Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we testified from God, that he raised up Christ, whom he did not raise, if the dead rise not. ¹⁶ For if the dead rise not, neither is Christ raised: ¹⁷ And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are still in your sins. ¹⁸ Then also they who sleep in Christ are perished. ¹⁹ If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are more miserable than all men. ²⁰ But now is Christ risen from the dead, the first-fruit of them that slept. ²¹ For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints that are in all Achaia:

¹⁹ For Jesus Christ the Son of God, who was preached among you by us, by me, and Silvanus, and Timotheus was not yea and nay; but was yea in him.

¹⁷ For we are not as many, who adulterate the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.

⁴ Such trust have we in God through Christ.

⁶ Who also hath made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

¹ Therefore having this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not: But have renounced the hidden things of shame, ² not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully corrupting the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. ³ But if our gospel also is veiled, it is veiled to them that perish;

¹⁴ For the love of Christ constraineth us, while we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: ¹⁵ And that he died for all, that they who live should not henceforth live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and rose again.

³ Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed, But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, ⁴ in much patience, in afflictions, ⁵ in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; ⁶ By purity, by prudence, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, ⁷ By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right-hand and the left: ⁸ Through honour and dishonour, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, yet true, As unknown, yet well-known; ⁹ as dying, yet behold we live; as chastened, yet not killed; ¹⁰ As sorrowing, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.

¹⁶ And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? Now ye are the temple of the living God, as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them, and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. ¹⁷ Therefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, and touch not the unclean person, saith the Lord, and I will receive you,

¹ Moreover, brethren, we declare to you the grace of God, bestowed on the churches in Macedonia, ² That in a great trial of affliction, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality:

⁵ And this they did, not as we hoped; but first gave themselves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God:

⁷ Therefore as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. ⁸ I speak not by way of command, but that by the diligence of others, I may prove the sincerity of your love. ⁹ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

² For I know your readiness, which I boast concerning you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

⁴ (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the throwing down of strong-holds.) ⁵ Destroying reasonings, and every high thing which exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

⁹ For the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied my want; and I have in all things kept myself from being burdensom, and will keep myself. ¹⁰ As the truth of Christ is in me, this my boasting shall not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.

² who raised him from the dead) And all the brethren who are with me,

⁴ (that he might deliver us from the present evil world) according to the will of God and our Father,

⁸ But if we or an angel from heaven preach to you another gospel than we have preached to you, let him be accursed: ⁹ As we have said before, so I say now again, if any preach to you another gospel than that ye received, let him be accursed. ¹⁰ For do I now satisfy men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. ¹¹ But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. ¹² For neither did I receive it from man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

²² And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ.

² I went up by revelation, and explained to them the gospel, which I preach among the Gentiles; but severally to those of eminence, lest by any means I should run, or should have run in vain.

² This only would I learn of you, Did you receive the Spirit, by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? ³ Are ye so thoughtless? Having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? ⁴ Have ye suffered so many things in vain? ⁵ If it be yet in vain? Doth he that ministreth the Spirit to you, and worketh miracles among you, do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

¹³ Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

⁸ Indeed then, when ye knew not God, ye served them that by nature are not gods. ⁹ But now having known God, or rather being known of God, how turn ye back to the weak and beggarly elements, to which ye desire to be in bondage again?

⁵ For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. ⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.

¹³ Brethren, ye have been called to liberty: only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, fidelity,

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, fidelity, ²³ Meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.

⁹ But let us not be weary of well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

² and to the faithful in Christ Jesus, Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴ As he hath chosen us through him, before the foundation of the world, that we might be holy and blameless before him in love,

¹⁵ Wherefore I also, since I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all saints, ¹⁶ Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, ¹⁷ That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, through the knowledge of him. ¹⁸ The eyes of your understanding being inlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹ And what the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the energy of his mighty power, ²⁰ Which he wrought in Christ, raising him from the dead; and he hath made him sit at his own right-hand in heavenly places,

⁴ But God who is rich in mercy, ⁵ through his great love wherewith he loved us, Hath quickened us together with Christ, even when we were dead in trespasses, (by grace ye are saved) And hath raised us up together,

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created through Christ Jesus unto good works, which God had before prepared, that we might walk in them.

²⁰ Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

¹ Be ye therefore followers of God, as beloved children: And walk in love,

¹ Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons,

³ I thank my God upon every mention of you, ⁴ Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all with joy,

⁶ Being persuaded of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good work in you, will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ, ⁷ As it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, who were all partakers of my grace, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel.

¹³ For it is God that worketh in you according to his good pleasure, both to will and to do.

¹² Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering:

³ Remembring without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of our God and Father:

⁵ For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also with power, and with the Holy Ghost, and with much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you, for your sake. ⁶ And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost. ⁷ So that ye became examples to all that believed in Macedonia and Achaia. ⁸ For from you the word of the Lord sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith toward God went abroad in every place also, so that we need not speak any thing.

¹ For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain: But even after we had suffered before,

¹ For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain: But even after we had suffered before, ² and had been shamefully intreated at Philippi, as ye know, we were bold thro' our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention. ³ For our exhortation is not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile. ⁴ But as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who trieth our hearts. ⁵ For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness: God is witness: ⁶ Nor sought we glory of men, neither from you, nor from others, when we might have been burdensome, as the Apostles of Christ. ⁷ But we were gentle in the midst of you, even as a nurse cherisheth her own children.

⁷ But we were gentle in the midst of you, even as a nurse cherisheth her own children. ⁸ So, loving you tenderly, we were ready to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own souls also, because ye were dear to us. ⁹ For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. ¹⁰ Ye are witnesses and God, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved among you that believe: ¹¹ As ye know how we exhorted and comforted every one of you,

¹³ For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, even because when ye received the word of God from us, ye received it, not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, who likewise effectually worketh in you that believe.

¹³ For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, even because when ye received the word of God from us, ye received it, not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, who likewise effectually worketh in you that believe. ¹⁴ For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God in Christ Jesus, which are in Judea; for ye also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they likewise from the Jews:

¹⁶ Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always: but wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

² And sent Timotheus our brother and minister of God and our fellow-worker in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith, ³ That no one might be moved by these afflictions; for ye know that we are appointed hereto. ⁴ For when we were with you we told you before, we should be afflicted; as it came to pass, and ye know.

⁶ But now when Timotheus was come to us from you, and had brought us the good tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, as we also to see you:

¹⁰ And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,

¹⁶ For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. ¹⁷ Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we be ever with the Lord.

⁹ For God hath not appointed us to wrath,

¹ Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth. ⁴ So that we ourselves glory of you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and sufferings which ye endure:

¹¹ To this end we pray always for you, that our God would make you worthy of this calling, and fulfill in you all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power;

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to Salvation, thro' sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. ¹⁴ To which he hath called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as among you:

⁷ For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you, ⁸ Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing, but wrought with labour and toil, night and day, that we might not burden any of you. ⁹ Not because we have not power; but that we might make ourselves an example to you, that ye might imitate us.

⁹ Not because we have not power; but that we might make ourselves an example to you, that ye might imitate us.

² and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope, To Timotheus my own son in the faith, grace, mercy, peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

³ For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,

¹⁰ For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of them that believe.

¹² Let no one despise thy youth; but be a pattern to them that believe, in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

¹² Let no one despise thy youth; but be a pattern to them that believe, in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. ¹³ Till I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. ¹⁴ Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. ¹⁵ Meditate on these things; be wholly in them, that thy profiting may appear in all things. ¹⁶ Take heed to thyself and to thy teaching: continue in them, for in so doing thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

² which is by Jesus Christ, To Timotheus, my beloved son, grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. ³ I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I have remembrance of thee in my prayers without ceasing night and day, ⁴ Longing to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; ⁵ Remembering the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; I am persuaded in thee also.

⁹ not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus, before the world began; ¹⁰ But is now made manifest, by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

⁸ Remember Jesus Christ of the seed of David, raised from the dead according to my gospel; For which I endure affliction even unto bonds,

¹⁰ Therefore I suffer all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is through Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

¹ I charge thee therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the quick and dead at his appearing and his kingdom, Preach the word;

⁷ in doctrine, uncorruptness, seriousness, Sound speech that cannot be reproved;

¹³ Looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God, even our Saviour Jesus Christ.

⁴ But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared, ⁵ Not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.

⁵ Not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. ⁶ Which he poured forth richly upon us,

⁴ I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, (Hearing of thy faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, ⁵ and love ⁶ toward all saints) That the communication of thy faith may become effectual, by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you through Christ Jesus. ⁷ For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

³ How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation, which began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them that had heard him? ⁴ God also bearing them witness by signs, and wonders, and various miracles, and distributions of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will.

²² Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

²⁷ But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which will devour the adversaries.

³⁴ For ye sympathized with my bonds, and received with joy the spoiling of your goods, knowing that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

³⁶ For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

⁷ By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his houshold, by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. ⁸ By faith Abraham, being called to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, obeyed and went out, not knowing whither he went.

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac, and he that had received the promises, offered up his only begotten son:

²⁴ By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, ²⁵ Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. ²⁶ Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he looked off unto the recompence of reward. ²⁷ By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing him that is invisible. ²⁸ By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the first born should touch them. ²⁹ By faith they passed thro' the Red Sea, as by dry land, which the Egyptians trying to do, were drowned. ³⁰ By faith the walls of Jericho, having been compassed seven days, fell down. ³¹ By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with them that believed not, having received the spies with peace. ³² And what shall I say more? For the time would fail me, to tell of Gideon, and Barak, and Sampson, and Jephthah, and David, and Samuel, and the prophets: ³³ Who by faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, ³⁴ Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness was made strong, became valiant in fight, put to flight armies of the aliens; Women received their dead raised to life again:

²² But ye are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem,

²¹ Make you perfect in every good work, to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight thro' Christ Jesus; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

²³ Know that our brother Timotheus is set at liberty, with whom, if he come soon, I will see you.

³ But let patience have it's perfect work, ⁴ that ye may be perfect and intire, wanting nothing.

¹⁶ Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, ¹⁷ descending from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. ¹⁸ Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

¹⁷ So likewise faith, if it hath not works, is dead in itself. ¹⁸ But one will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works. Shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. ¹⁹ Thou believest there is one God: thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble. ²⁰ But art thou willing to know, O empty man, that faith without works is dead? ²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered up Isaac his son upon the altar? ²² Thou seest that faith wrought together with his works, and by works was faith made perfect. ²³ And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God. ²⁴ Ye see then, that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. ²⁵ In like manner Rahab the harlot also was justified by works, having received the messengers and sent them out another way? ²⁶ Therefore as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

⁷ Be patient, therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath patience for it, till he receive the early and the latter rain. ⁸ Be ye also patient, stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is nigh.

² Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Elect (according to the fore-knowledge of God the Father) thro' sanctification of the Spirit unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you. ³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again to a living hope, by the resurrection of Christ from the dead,

⁶ Wherein ye greatly rejoice, tho' now for a little while (if need be) ye are in heaviness thro' manifold temptations.

⁸ Whom having not seen, ye love: in whom tho' ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, Receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

¹² To whom it was revealed, that not for themselves, but for us they ministered the things which have been now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven: which things angels desire to look into.

²¹ Who thro' him believe in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory, that your faith and hope, might be in God.

²¹ For even hereunto are ye called; for Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye might follow his steps:

⁴ in the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.

¹³ And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

¹⁸ For Christ also once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh,

³ Neither as lording over the heritage, but being examples to the flock.

¹² By Silvanus, a faithful brother, as I suppose, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and adding my testimony, that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand,

¹⁰ Wherefore the rather, brethren, be diligent to make your calling and election firm; for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.

¹⁹ And we have the word of prophecy more confirmed, to which ye do well that ye take heed, as to a lamp that shone in a dark place, till the day should dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:

¹² Looking for and hastning the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

¹⁴ Wherefore, beloved, seeing ye look for these things, labour to be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless.

³ That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ:

³ And every one that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself even as he is pure.

¹⁸ My beloved children, let us love not in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

²¹ Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

³ For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.

¹¹ Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that is a doer of good is of God, but he that is a doer of evil, hath not seen God. ¹² Demetrius hath a good testimony from all men, and from the truth itself: yea, we also bear testimony, and ye know that our testimony is true.

¹ Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are beloved of God the Father, and preserved through Jesus Christ,

⁷ Behold he cometh with clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they who have pierced him: and all the tribes of the earth shall wail because of him.

¹⁸ And he that liveth and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of death and of Hades.

² I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, that thou canst not bear evil men; and thou hast tried those who say they are apostles and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast patience, ³ and hast borne for my name's sake, and hast not fainted. ⁴ But I have against thee, that thou hast left thy first love.

¹⁹ I know thy love and faith, and thy service and patience, and thy last works more than the first.

¹⁰ Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee, from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

²¹ And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins.

⁶ And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having an everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation,

² With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

¹⁷ And let him that thirsteth, come: let him that willeth, take the water of life freely.