1 Timothy 6 Cross References - Worrell

¹ Let as many as are slaves under a yoke account their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed. ² And let those having believing masters not despise them, because they are brethren; but let them serve them the more, because they are faithful and beloved, who are partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort. ³ If anyone teaches otherwise, and consents not to healthful words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the teaching according to godliness, ⁴ he has become puffed up, knowing nothing, but morbid about questions and word-battles, out of which come envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, ⁵ wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing godliness to be a source of gain. ⁶ But godliness with contentment is a great source of gain; ⁷ for nothing have we brought into the world, neither can we carry anything out; ⁸ but, having food and raiment, with these we shall be content. ⁹ But those, purposing to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires, which, indeed, sink men into destruction and perdition. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all the evils; which some reaching after wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. ¹¹ But do you, O man of God, flee these things: but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, mildness. ¹² Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, to which you were called, and confessed a good confession before many witnesses. ¹³ I charge you before God who preserves alive all things, and Christ Jesus Who before Pontius Pilate testified a good confession, ¹⁴ that you keep the commandment, unsullied, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ which in His own times the Happy and Only Potentate will show, the King of kings and Lord of lords, ¹⁶ Who only hath immortality, inhabiting light unapproachable, Whom no man ever saw or is able to see; to Whom be honor and dominion eternal. Amen. ¹⁷ Charge those who are rich in this present age, not to be high-minded, nor to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, Who giveth us richly all things for enjoyment; ¹⁸ that they do good, that they be rich in good works, free to impart, liberal; ¹⁹ treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on that which is really life. ²⁰ O Timothy, guard the deposit; turning away from the profane babblings, and oppositions of that which is falsely called knowledge; ²¹ which some professing erred concerning the faith. Grace be with you.

¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread.

¹³ And bring us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.'

¹⁹ "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through, and steal; ²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where theives do not break through, nor steal; ²¹ for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

²⁴ "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. ²⁵ Therefore, I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink; nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? ²⁶ Behold the fowls of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your Heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye much more valuable than they? ²⁷ And who of you, by being anxious, can add to his stature one cubit? ²⁸ And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; ²⁹ but I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these. ³⁰ And, if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith! ³¹ Be not, therefore, anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink!' or 'What shall we put on?' ³² For after all these things the nations are seeking; for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

³² For after all these things the nations are seeking; for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. ³³ But seek ye first His Kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.

¹⁷ So every good tree bears good fruit, but the worthless tree bears evil fruit. ¹⁸ A good tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a worthless tree bear good fruit. ¹⁹ Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. ²⁰ So then, from their fruits ye shall know them.

⁴¹ He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. ⁴² And whosoever shall give to drink a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall in no wise lose his reward."

⁹ But why did ye go out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

³⁰ for My yoke is easy, and My burden light."

³³ Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree worthless and its fruit worthless; for from the fruit the tree is known.

²² And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that hears the word; and the anxiety of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²¹ Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven; and come, follow Me." ²² But the young man, having heard this saying, went away grieved; for he was one who had large possessions. ²³ And Jesus said to His disciples, "Verily I say to you, that with difficulty shall a rich man enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

¹³ And He saith to them, "It has been written, 'My house, shall be called a house of prayer; but ye are making it a den of robbers!'"

²¹ They say to Him, "Caesar's." Then saith He to them, "Render, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God."

⁸ But be not ye called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and all ye are brethren.

¹³ "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for ye do not enter, neither do ye suffer those who are entering in to enter.

³⁴ "Then will the King say to those on His right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of My Father! inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the founding of the world: ³⁵ for I hungered, and ye gave Me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took Me in; ³⁶ naked, and ye clothed Me; I was sick, and ye looked after Me; I was in prison, and ye came to Me.' ³⁷ "Then will the righteous answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see Thee hungering, and fed Thee? or thirsting, and gave Thee drink? ³⁸ And when did we see Thee a stranger, and took Thee in; or naked, and clothed Thee? ³⁹ And, when did we see Thee sick, or in prison, and came to Thee?' ⁴⁰ "And, answering, the King will say to them, 'Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of My brethren, even the least, ye did it to Me.'

⁴⁰ "And, answering, the King will say to them, 'Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of My brethren, even the least, ye did it to Me.'

¹⁵ said, "What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver Him up to you?" And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.

³ Then Judas, who betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, repenting, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the high priests and the elders, ⁴ saying, "I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You may see to that." ⁵ And, throwing the pieces of silver into the temple, he withdrew; and, going away, he hanged himself.

¹¹ And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, "Art Thou the King of the Jews?" And Jesus said to him, "You say it."

⁵⁷ And, evening having come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, whose name was Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.

²⁰ teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you; and, behold, I am with you all the days, even to the end of the age."

¹⁹ and the anxieties of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires about other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁴ And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus, again answering, saith to them, "Children, how difficult it is [for those who trust in riches] to enter into the Kingdom of God!

¹⁴ And soldiers also were questioning him, saying, "And what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do violence to no one, neither accuse any one falsely, and be content with your wages."

³³ "And, if ye do good to those who do good to you, what charm have you? even the sinners do the same. ³⁴ "And, if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what charm have you? even the sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive back as much. ³⁵ "But love your enemies; and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; because He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

⁴⁸ he is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; and, a flood coming, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it; because it was well built. ⁴⁹ But he who heard and did not, is like a man who built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and straightway it collapsed; and the ruin of that house was great."

⁸ "And I say to you, every one who shall confess Me before men, him will the Son of Man confess before the angels of God; ⁹ but he who denied Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

¹⁵ And He said to them, "Take heed, and guard yourselves from all covetousness; because one's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses." ¹⁶ And He spake a parable to them, saying, "A certain rich man's field yielded bountifully; ¹⁷ and he reasoned within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, because I have not where to store my fruits?' ¹⁸ And he said, 'This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there will I store all my grain and my goods. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.' ²⁰ But God said to him, 'Senseless one! this night they require your soul of you; and the things you prepared, whose shall they be?' ²¹ So is he who is laying up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

²¹ So is he who is laying up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

³¹ But seek ye His Kingdom, and these things shall be added to you. ³² "Fear not, little flock; because your Father delighted to give you the Kingdom. ³³ Sell what ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses that grow not old, a treasure unfailing in Heaven, where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts;

¹² And He said to him also who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brethren, nor your kindred, nor your rich neighbors; lest they also invite you in return, and a recompense be made you; ¹³ but, when you make a feast, call the poor, maimed, lame, blind; ¹⁴ and happy shall you be; because they have not wherewith to recompense you; for recompense will be made to you in the resurrection of the righteous."

⁹ And I say to you, make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it fails, they may receive you into everlasting tabernacles.

²² And it came to pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried; ²³ and in Hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

²⁵ But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that, in your lifetime, you received in full your good things, and Lazarus, likewise, evil things; but now here he is comforted, and you are in anguish.

¹ And He said to His disciples, "It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe to him through whom they come!

² saying, "There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, nor regarded man.

²² And Jesus, hearing it said to him, "Yet one thing is lacking to you; sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me."

² and, behold, a man, called by name Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax-collector; and he was rich.

⁹ And Jesus said to him, "To-day salvation came to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham; ¹⁰ for the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which is lost."

³⁵ for so it will come upon all those dwelling upon the face of all the earth.

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, Who is in the bosom of the Father, He declared Him.

¹⁹ And this is the judgment, that the Light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light; for their works were evil. ²⁰ For every one that practices evil hates the Light, and comes not to the Light, lest his works should be reproved; ²¹ but he that does the truth comes to the Light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God."

²¹ For, as the Father raiseth the dead, and maketh them alive; so also the Son maketh alive whom He willeth.

²⁶ For, as the Father hath life in Himself, so also He gave to the Son to have life in Himself;

⁴⁶ Not that any one has seen the Father, save Him Who is from God, He hath seen the Father.

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, "Verily, verily, I say to you, before Abraham existed, I am."

⁶ Jesus saith to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through Me.

⁹ Jesus saith to him, "So long a time am I with you, and you do not know Me, Philip! He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how say you, 'Show us the Father?'

²⁵ "These things have I spoken to you, while abiding with you. ²⁶ But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I told you.

³⁶ Jesus answered, "My Kingdom is not of this world. If My Kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from hence." ³⁷ Pilate, therefore, said to Him, "Art Thou, then, a King?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a King. To this end have I been born, and to this end have I come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears My voice."

¹¹ Jesus answered him, "You would have no authority against Me, unless it were given to you from above; on this account, he who delivered Me up to you has greater sin."

¹⁶ "Brethren, it was necessary that the Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake beforehand, through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who arrested Jesus; ¹⁷ because he was numbered among us, and obtained the portion of this ministry. ¹⁸ This man, therefore, acquired a field with the reward of unrighteousness; and, falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out; ¹⁹ and it became known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem; so that place was called, in their own language, Akeldama, that is, 'Field of blood.'

⁴⁴ And all who believed were together, and were holding all things common; ⁴⁵ and they were selling their possessions and goods, and were distributing them to all, according as any one had need.

³⁴ For neither was any one among them in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses, selling them, were bringing the prices of the things sold, ³⁵ and were laying them, at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was being made according as any one had need. ³⁶ And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is interpreted, "Son of Consolation"), a Levite, a Cyprian by birth, ³⁷ owning a field, having sold it, brought the money, and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

⁴ While remaining, did it not remain your own? and, when sold, did it not continue in your own authority? Why did you conceive in your heart this thing? You did not lie to men, but to God." ⁵ And Ananias, hearing these words, falling down, expired; and great fear came upon all who heard it;

⁹ But a certain man, Simon by name, was in the city before, using sorcery, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, affirming himself to be some great one;

¹⁸ Now Simon, seeing that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, offered them money, ¹⁹ saying, "Give me also this authority, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit." ²⁰ But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought to acquire the gift of God with money!

²⁰ But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought to acquire the gift of God with money! ²¹ You have no part nor lot in this matter; for your heart is not right before God. ²² Repent, therefore, of this your wickedness, and entreat the Lord, if, perhaps, the thought of your heart may be forgiven you; ²³ for I see that you are in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity."

³⁶ Now there was in Joppa a certain disciple, Tabitha by name, (which being translated means Dorcas): this woman was full of good works and alms which she was accustomed to do.

⁷ And, when the angel who was talking to him departed, having called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those attending him;

²² And they said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and one fearing God, well reported of also by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you."

³⁸ how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power; Who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the Devil; because God was with Him.

²⁹ And the disciples, according as any one of them was being prospered, determined, each of them, to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judaea;

¹⁷ and yet He left not Himself without witness, doing good, giving you rains from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."

²⁷ And, having arrived, and having gathered together the assembly, they were rehearsing as many things as God did with them, and that He opened to the gentiles a door of faith.

² And, when Paul and Barnabas had no little dissension and discussion with them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders, concerning this question.

¹⁰ Now, therefore, why do ye tempt God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were strong enough to bear?

¹⁸ And some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were encountering him. And some said, "What would this babbler wish to say?" And others said, He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods;" because he proclaimed the good tidings of Jesus and the resurrection.

²¹ Now all Athenians and the sojourning foreigners were wont to spend their leisure in nothing else, than either to tell or to hear something new.

²⁵ nor is ministered to by human hands, as if needing anything; Himself giving to all life, and breath, and all things;

¹⁵ but, if they are questions about a word, and names, and your own law, ye yourselves shall see to it. I am not disposed to be a judge of such matters."

²⁴ For a certain one, Demetrius by name, a silver-smith, making silver shrines of Diana, was bringing to the artisans no small business; ²⁵ gathering whom together, and the workmen of like occupation, be said, "Men, ye know that out of this business we have our wealth. ²⁶ And ye perceive and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, turned away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods that are made with hands. ²⁷ And not only is there danger to us that this branch of our business will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be reckoned of no account, and also her magnificence will be destroyed, whom all Asia and the inhabited earth worship." ²⁸ And, hearing this, and becoming full of wrath, they were crying aloud, saying, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"

⁷ to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²² Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

⁸ but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there shall be wrath and indignation,

²⁴ For the name of God is blasphemed among the gentiles, because of you, as it has been written.

² Much every way: first, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

³ And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations; knowing that tribulation works out patience; ⁴ and patience, approval; and approval, hope; ⁵ and hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the holy Spirit, Who was given to us.

²⁸ And we know that all things are working together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose;

²⁸ And we know that all things are working together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose; ²⁹ because whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first born among many brethren.

²⁹ because whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first born among many brethren. ³⁰ And whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

²³ and that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us, ²⁴ whom He also called, not from Jews only, but also from gentiles?

⁹ that if you shall confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and shall believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; ¹⁰ for with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

¹⁷ And, if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and became a joint-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the Olive tree;

²⁰ Well; by their unbelief they were broken off, but you have been standing by faith. Do not cherish lofty thoughts; but fear.

⁸ or he that exhorts, in his exhortation; he that imparts, let him do it with liberality; he that presides, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

¹³ communicating to the necessities of the saints; cultivating hospitality.

¹⁶ thinking the same thing one toward another; minding not lofty things, but being carried along with the lowly. Be ye not wise in your own conceits;

¹³ As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkenness, not in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy;

¹ But him that is weak in the faith receive ye, yet not for decisions of scruples.

¹⁹ So, then, let us follow after the things productive of peace, and the things that tend to mutual edification.

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the teaching which ye learned; and turn away from them.

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the teaching which ye learned; and turn away from them. ¹⁸ For those who are such are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and, through their kind words and flattering speeches, they beguile the hearts of the simple.

²⁰ And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet speedily. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

²³ Gaius my host, and of the whole assembly, salutes you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, salutes you, and Quartus the brother.

²⁵ Now to Him Who is able to establish you, according to my Gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept in silence during eternal ages, ²⁶ but now made manifest, and through the prophetic Scriptures, according to the commandment of the eternal God, made known to all nations for obedience to the faith: ²⁷ to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen.

⁸ Who will also confirm you unto the end, unaccusable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁹ For it has been written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning will I set aside." ²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ²¹ For, since in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe; ²² seeing that both Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom; ²³ but we preach Christ crucified; to the Jews, a stumbling-block, and to the gentiles foolishness;

⁶ But we speak wisdom among the perfect; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought;

³ for ye are yet carnal; for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men?

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it has been written, "He Who taketh the wise in their craftiness."

¹⁸ Flee fornication. Every sin which a man commits is without the body; but he that commits adultery sins against his own body.

²¹ Were you called, being a slave? care not for it; but, even if you can become free, use it rather. ²² For he that was called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lord's freedman: likewise, he that was called, being free, is Christ's slave.

¹ Now, concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know because we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. ² If anyone thinks that he has known anything, not yet did he know it as he ought to know it;

²⁵ And every one who strives in the games exercises self restraint in all things; they, indeed, therefore, to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. ²⁶ I, therefore, so run, as not uncertainly I so fight, as not beating the air.

¹⁴ Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

³² Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews or Greeks, or to the assembly of God:

¹⁶ But, if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the assemblies of God.

¹⁸ For, first, when ye come together in an assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it;

¹ Pursue love; and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

² On the first day of the sabbaths, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring it up, as he may prosper, that no collections be made, when I come.

¹⁷ For our momentary light tribulation is working out for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

⁷ in the word of truth, in the power of God; through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

¹ And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God which has been bestowed in the assemblies of Macedonia; ² that, in much trial of tribulation, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

⁹ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might become rich.

¹² for, if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he has not.

⁶ But I say this: He that sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he that sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully. ⁷ Let each one do as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. ⁸ And God is able to make all grace abound to you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in every thing, may abound to every good work: ⁹ as it has been written, "He scattered abroad, he gave to the poor; his righteousness abides forever." ¹⁰ And He Who supplieth seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness; ¹¹ ye being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God. ¹² Because the ministry of this service not only fully supplies the deficiencies of the saints, but abounds also through many thanksgivings to God; ¹³ through the proof of this ministry, glorifying God for the subjection of your confession to the Gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;

¹³ through the proof of this ministry, glorifying God for the subjection of your confession to the Gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all; ¹⁴ they also, with supplication for you, longing after you on account of the exceeding grace of God upon you. ¹⁵ Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift!

³ For, though walking in flesh, we are not warring according to the flesh, ⁴ (for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God for the casting down of strongholds); ⁵ casting down reasonings, and every high thing lifting itself up against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

²⁰ For ye bear with it, if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes you captive, if one exalts himself, if one smites you on the face.

⁶ I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from Him Who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different Gospel, ⁷ which is not another; only there are some who are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the Gospel of Christ.

²⁶ for ye are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus; ²⁷ for as many of you as were immersed into Christ, did put on Christ. ²⁸ There exists neither Jew nor Greek, there exists neither bond nor free, there exists neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. ²⁹ And, if ye are Christ's, ye are, consequently, Abraham's seed, and heirs according to promise.

¹ For freedom did Christ make us free; stand fast, therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

¹⁵ But, if ye bite and devour one another, beware, lest ye be consumed by one another.

²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strifes, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties, ²¹ envyings, drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, as I also said before, that those practicing such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. ²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, ²³ meekness, continence; against such there is no law.

²⁶ Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

³ For, if any one thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

⁸ because he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life eternal. ⁹ And, in doing what is noble, let us not grow weary; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. ¹⁰ So, then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, but especially to those of the household of the faith.

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

¹⁵ On this account I also, having heard of the faith, on your part, in the Lord Jesus, and the love which ye show towards all the saints,

⁶ that the gentiles are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partners with us of the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel;

¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that ye, having been rooted and grounded in love,

²¹ to Him be the glory in the assembly, and in Christ Jesus, unto all generations of the age of the ages. Amen.

¹⁷ This, therefore, I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, ¹⁸ being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their hearts; ¹⁹ who, indeed, having become without feeling, delivered themselves up to lasciviousness for the working of all uncleanness with greediness.

²² that ye put off, as to your former manner of life, the old man, who is corrupt according to the desires of deceit;

⁵ For this ye know, assuredly, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

²⁷ that He might present to Himself the assembly, glorious, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it may be holy and without blemish.

⁵ Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ; ⁶ not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul, ⁷ with good-will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men; ⁸ knowing that whatsoever good thing each one does, this shall he receive from the Lord, whether bond or free.

¹⁰ Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. ¹¹ Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil; ¹² because to us the struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. ¹³ On this account, take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day; and, having fully accomplished all, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand, therefore, having girded your loins about with truth, and having put on the breast-plate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and having shod your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace; ¹⁶ withal having taken up the shield of faith, with which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. ¹⁷ And receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: ¹⁸ with all prayer and supplication praying at every opportunity in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;

⁶ having become persuaded of this very thing, that He Who began in you a good work will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ;

¹⁰ so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be pure and without offense to the day of Christ;

¹⁵ Some, indeed, preach Christ even because of envy and strife; and some also of good-will;

²¹ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

³ doing nothing through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind, each esteeming others better than himself;

¹⁴ Do all things without murmurings and disputings; ¹⁵ that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, irreproachable in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world,

¹² Not that I already obtained, or have already been made perfect; but I am pressing on, if I may lay hold of that for which I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. ¹³ Brethren, I do not account myself to have laid hold of it; but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching forth to the things before. ¹⁴ I am pressing on toward the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ I am pressing on toward the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

⁸ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are righteous, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. ⁹ The things also, which ye learned, and received, and heard, and saw in me, these practice; and the God of peace will be with you.

¹¹ Not that I am speaking in respect of want; for I learned in whatsoever circumstances I am, to be content. ¹² I both know how to be humbled, and I know how to abound: in everything, and in all things, I have learned both to be well fed, and to be hungry, both to abound, and to be in want. ¹³ I am strong enough for all things in Him Who strengtheneth me.

¹⁸ But I have all, and abound; I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, an odor of sweet smell, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. ¹⁹ But my God will liberally supply all your need according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus. ²⁰ Now to our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

² to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father.

⁴ having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,

¹⁵ Who is the image of the invisible God, Primal Source of all creation;

²² yet now did He reconcile in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and without blemish, and irreproachable, before Him;

⁸ Beware, lest there should be any one who makes a spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceits, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ;

¹⁸ Let no one rob you of your prize, wishing to do it in humility and in a worshipping of angels, speculating about the things which he has seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

¹¹ where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all. ¹² Put on, therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering;

¹⁵ And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, unto which also ye were called in one body; and become thankful. ¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts, to God.

²² Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord. ²³ Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men; ²⁴ knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye are doing service to the Lord, Christ. ²⁵ For he that does wrong shall receive back the wrong which he did; and there is no respect of persons,

¹ Masters, render justice and equity to your servants, knowing that ye also have a Master in Heaven.

¹⁷ And say to Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you received in the Lord, that you fulfill it." ¹⁸ The salutation, with my hand, of Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.

⁹ for they themselves report, concerning us, what manner of entrance we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

¹² that ye should walk worthily of God, Who is calling you into His own Kingdom and glory.

¹³ to the end that He may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.

¹ Finally, then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received from us how ye ought to walk, and to please God—even as ye also are walking—that ye abound more and more; ² for ye know what charges we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

⁸ Therefore, indeed, he that rejects, rejects not man, but God, Who giveth His Holy Spirit to you.

⁸ But let us, being of the day, be sober, having put on a breast-plate of faith and love; and, as a helmet, a hope of salvation; ⁹ because God did not appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

²³ And the God of peace Himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

³ We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith is growing exceedingly, and the love of each one of you abounds toward one another; ⁴ so that we ourselves glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations which ye endure;

¹ Now we request you, brethren, regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to Him,

⁴ he that opposes himself against, and exalts himself above, all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of God, exhibiting himself as God.

⁸ And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth, and will bring to nought by the manifestation of His presence;

⁸ And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth, and will bring to nought by the manifestation of His presence; ⁹ him whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and lying wonders, ¹⁰ and in all deceit of unrighteousness to those who perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And, for this cause, God sendeth them a working of delusion, that they may believe the lie;

¹⁴ unto which He called you through our Gospel, to an obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁵ So, then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the instructions which ye were taught, whether through speech, or through letter of ours.

⁶ Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the instruction which ye received from us.

³ As I exhorted you to continue in Ephesus, when I was journeying into Macedonia, that you might charge certain ones not to teach a different doctrine, ⁴ nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies; which, indeed, occasion disputes rather than God's dispensation, which is in faith, so do I now.

⁶ which some having missed turned aside to vain talk; ⁷ wishing to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.

⁹ knowing this, that law is not enacted for a righteous man, but for lawless and unruly ones, for ungodly and sinful, for unholy and profane, for patricides, and matricides, for man-slayers, ¹⁰ for fornicators, for sodomites, for man-stealers, for liars, for false swearers; and whatever else is contrary to healthful teaching; ¹¹ according to the Gospel of the glory of the Blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

¹⁷ Now to the King of the ages, incorruptible, invisible, only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. ¹⁸ This charge I commit to you, child Timothy, according to the prophecies going before in respect to you, that you may war with these the noble warfare; ¹⁹ holding faith, and a good conscience, which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith;

⁵ For there is one God, one Mediator also between God and men, a Man, Christ Jesus, ⁶ Who gave Himself a ransom for all, the testimony for its own times,

³ not given to wine, not a striker, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

⁶ not a novice; lest, being puffed up, he fall into condemnation of the Devil. ⁷ And it is needful also that he have an honorable testimony from those without, lest he fall into reproach and a snare of the Devil. ⁸ It is needful that deacons, in like manner, be grave, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy of base gain;

¹⁵ but, if I delay, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in a house of God, which, indeed, is an assembly of the living God, a pillar and basis of the truth,

⁷ but refuse the profane and old wives fables, and exercise yourself unto godliness;

⁷ but refuse the profane and old wives fables, and exercise yourself unto godliness; ⁸ for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which is present and that to come.

⁸ for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which is present and that to come.

¹⁰ For to this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, Who is Savior of all men, especially of believers. ¹¹ These things command and teach.

¹¹ These things command and teach. ¹² Let no one despise your youth; but become a model for believers, in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

¹² Let no one despise your youth; but become a model for believers, in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. ¹³ Until I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching. ¹⁴ Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership. ¹⁵ Attend to these things; give yourself wholly to them; that your progress may be manifest to all. ¹⁶ Take heed to yourself, and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

¹ Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men, as brethren:

¹⁰ noted for good works; if she nourished children, if she used hospitality, if she washed the saints' feet, if she relieved those in tribulation, if she diligently followed every good work.

¹⁴ I desire, therefore, that younger widows marry, bear children, rule a house-hold, give no occasion to the adversary for reproach;

²¹ I solemnly charge you before God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

⁴ he has become puffed up, knowing nothing, but morbid about questions and word-battles, out of which come envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, ⁵ wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing godliness to be a source of gain. ⁶ But godliness with contentment is a great source of gain;

⁸ but, having food and raiment, with these we shall be content. ⁹ But those, purposing to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires, which, indeed, sink men into destruction and perdition. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all the evils; which some reaching after wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. ¹¹ But do you, O man of God, flee these things: but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, mildness. ¹² Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, to which you were called, and confessed a good confession before many witnesses. ¹³ I charge you before God who preserves alive all things, and Christ Jesus Who before Pontius Pilate testified a good confession, ¹⁴ that you keep the commandment, unsullied, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁹ treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on that which is really life. ²⁰ O Timothy, guard the deposit; turning away from the profane babblings, and oppositions of that which is falsely called knowledge; ²¹ which some professing erred concerning the faith. Grace be with you.

⁹ Who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose, and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before eternal ages,

¹² For which cause I am suffering also these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know Whom I have believed, and have become persuaded that He is able to guard my deposit unto that day. ¹³ Hold the pattern of healthful words which you heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

¹³ Hold the pattern of healthful words which you heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ The good deposit guard through the Holy Spirit Who dwelleth in us.

¹ Do you, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ Of these things put them in remembrance, solemnly charging them before God, that they engage not in word-battles to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

¹⁶ But shun the profane babblings, for they will proceed to more ungodliness;

¹⁸ who erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and are overthrowing the faith of some. ¹⁹ Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God has been standing, having this seal, "The Lord knew those who are His:" and "Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness."

²² But flee youthful desires; and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart. ²³ But the foolish and ignorant questionings reject, knowing that they beget strifes;

²⁶ and they may return to soberness out of the snare of the Devil, having been taken captive by him in accordance with his will.

⁴ traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; ⁵ holding a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from these also turn away.

⁸ And as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth; men utterly corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith.

¹⁴ But do you abide in the, things which you learned and were assured of; knowing from whom you learned them; ¹⁵ and that, from a babe, you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith that is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ Every Scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; ¹⁷ that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly furnished for every good work.

¹ I charge you before God, and Christ Jesus, Who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His Kingdom,

³ For there will be a time when they will not endure the healthful teaching; but, having itching ears, they will for themselves heap up teachers according to their own desires;

⁷ I have contended in the noble contest, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;

¹⁰ for Demas forsook me, having loved this present age, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens, to Galatia; Titus, to Dalmatia.

²² The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

¹ Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the full knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

⁴ to Titus, a true child according to the common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

⁹ holding fast the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the healthful doctrine, and to convict those who contradict.

¹¹ whom it is needful to reduce to silence: who, indeed, are overthrowing whole houses, teaching what they ought not, for the sake of base gain.

¹⁴ not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. ¹⁵ To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience have become defiled. ¹⁶ They profess to know God; but by their works they deny Him; being abominable, and disobedient, and for every good work worthless.

¹ But speak the things which become the healthful teaching;

¹ But speak the things which become the healthful teaching; ² that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

⁵ to be sober, pure, workers at home, good, submitting themselves to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

⁸ sound speech not to be condemned; that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say concerning us. ⁹ Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting, ¹⁰ not keeping back anything, but showing forth all good faith; that they may adorn the teaching of our Savior God in all things. ¹¹ For the salvation-imparting grace of God appeared to all men,

¹¹ For the salvation-imparting grace of God appeared to all men, ¹² teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and righteously, and godly in the present age;

¹² teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and righteously, and godly in the present age;

¹² teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and righteously, and godly in the present age; ¹³ looking for the blissful hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;

¹³ looking for the blissful hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; ¹⁴ who gave Himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a special people, zealous of good works.

¹⁴ who gave Himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a special people, zealous of good works. ¹⁵ These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.

⁶ Whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior;

⁸ Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I will that you affirm confidently, that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men. ⁹ But shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strife, and contentions about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

¹⁵ All those who are with me salute you. Salute those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

⁵ hearing of your love and the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints; ⁶ that the fellowship of your faith may become effectual, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ. ⁷ For I had much joy and consolation on account of your love, because the tender affections of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

¹⁰ I beseech you for my child, whom I begat in my bonds, Onesimus, ¹¹ who at one time was unprofitable to you, but now profitable to you and to me; ¹² whom I sent back to you, in his own person, that is, my very heart; ¹³ whom I was disposed to keep with me, that in your stead he might minister to me in the bonds of the Gospel; ¹⁴ but, without your consent, I was willing to do nothing; that your beneficence might not be by necessity, but by choice. ¹⁵ For, perhaps, he departed for a season for this reason, that you might have him back forever; ¹⁶ no longer as a slave, but above a slave, a brother beloved, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord!

¹ Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a Heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus,

¹² Take heed, brethren, lest at any time there shall be in anyone of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God; ¹³ but exhort one another daily, so long as it is called "To-day," lest anyone of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin; ¹⁴ for we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end:

¹⁸ that, through two immutable facts, in which it is impossible that God should lie, we may have strong encouragement, who fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us;

¹⁴ how much more shall the blood of Christ, Who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

²⁸ so also Christ, having once for all been offered to bear the sins of many, will, to those who are eagerly waiting for Him; appear a second time apart from sin, unto salvation.

¹ For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very likeness of the things, can never, with the same sacrifices, which they offer year by year continually, perfect those who come to them; ² else would they not have ceased to be offered? because the worshipers, having been cleansed once for all, would have had no more conscience of sins. ³ But in these sacrifices there is a remembrance of sins year by year; ⁴ for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. ⁵ Wherefore, coming into the world, He saith, "Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not wish, but a body didst Thou prepare for Me; ⁶ in whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin Thou hadst no pleasure. ⁷ Then said I, 'Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it has been written concerning Me), to do Thy will, O God.'" ⁸ Saving above, "Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt-offerings and offerings for sin," Thou didst not wish; neither hadst pleasure therein, which, indeed, are offered according to the law; ⁹ then hath He said, "Lo, I have come to do Thy will." He taketh away the first, that He may establish the second: ¹⁰ in which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. ¹¹ And every priest, indeed, stands daily ministering, and ofttimes offering the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; ¹² but This Man, having offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;

¹⁴ Pursue peace with all, and the holiness without which no one shall see the Lord;

⁵ Let your disposition be without fondness for money; content with the present things; for He Himself hath said, "I will in nowise leave you, neither will I in any wise forsake you."

⁵ Let your disposition be without fondness for money; content with the present things; for He Himself hath said, "I will in nowise leave you, neither will I in any wise forsake you." ⁶ So that with good courage we say, "The Lord is my Helper, I will not be afraid; what shall man do to me?"

⁸ Jesus Christ is yesterday and today the same—and forever.

¹⁶ But, of well-doing, and contributing, be not forgetful; for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

²³ Know ye that our brother Timothy has been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

²⁵ Grace be with you all.

⁹ But let the lowly brother glory in his high station; ¹⁰ and the rich, in his humiliation; because, as a flower of grass, he shall pass away.

¹⁹ Ye know this, my beloved brethren; but let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

⁵ Hearken, my beloved brethren, did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love Him?

¹⁴ What profit is it, my brethren, if anyone says he has faith, but has not works; can such faith save him? ¹⁵ If a brother or a sister be naked, and in want of daily food, ¹⁶ and one of you say to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," but ye give them not the things needful for the body, what does it profit? ¹⁷ Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself. ¹⁸ But some one will say, "You have faith, and I have works": show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

¹ Whence are wars, and whence are battles among you? Are they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? ² Ye desire, and have not; ye kill, and envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight, and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

⁵ Or do ye think that the Scripture says in vain, "The spirit that dwells in us has jealous longings?" ⁶ But He giveth more grace Wherefore, the Scripture says, "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble."

¹ Come now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you! ² Your wealth has become corrupted, and your garments have become moth-eaten. ³ Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and their rust will be for a witness against you, and will eat your flesh, as fire. Ye laid up treasures in the last days! ⁴ Behold, the hire of the workmen who mowed down your fields, which is fraudulently kept back by you, is crying out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

¹⁹ My brethren, if anyone among you be led astray from the truth, and one convert him;

⁴ to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and unfading; kept in Heaven for you,

⁷ that the proving of your faith—being much more precious than gold that perishes, but is proved through fire—may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot;

¹ Having, therefore, put away all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envies, and all evil speakings, ² as new-born babes, long ye for the spiritual, unadulterated milk, that thereby ye may grow unto salvation,

¹² having your conduct seemly among the gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, from your good works which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

¹⁷ Honor all men; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king. ¹⁸ Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the perverse. ¹⁹ For this is acceptable, if, for conscience toward God, one endures griefs, suffering wrongfully. ²⁰ For what glory is it, if, when sinning and being beaten, ye endure it? but, if, when doing well and suffering for it, ye endure it, this is acceptable with God.

⁹ not returning evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but, on the contrary, blessing; because to this end ye were called, that ye might inherit a blessing.

¹¹ and let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it;

¹⁶ having a good conscience; that, in whatever ye are spoken against, those who revile your good conduct may be put to shame.

¹ The elders, therefore, I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of Christ's sufferings, also a partaker of the glory about to be revealed;

¹⁰ And the God of all grace, Who called you into His everlasting glory in Christ, after ye have suffered a little while, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, settle you.

³ since His divine power has given to us all things pertaining to life and godliness, through the full knowledge of Him Who called us through His glory and virtue; ⁴ through which have been given to us very great and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world in lust: ⁵ and, even for this very reason, adding all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in virtue, knowledge; ⁶ and in knowledge, continence; and in continence, patience; and in patience, godliness; ⁷ and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

³ and, in covetousness, will they, with feigned words, make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment from of old lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.

⁷ and delivered righteous Lot, distressed by the conduct of those who were impious in lasciviousness, ⁸ (for this righteous man, dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, was torturing his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds):

¹⁰ but especially those who walk after the flesh in a desire for pollution, and despise dominion; daring, self-willed, they tremble not, when railing at dignities;

¹² But these, as irrational creatures, born naturally for capture and destruction, railing in matters of which they are ignorant, shall in their destruction be also destroyed,

¹⁵ leaving the right way, they were led astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,

¹⁵ leaving the right way, they were led astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness, ¹⁶ but had a rebuke for his own transgression; a dumb beast-of-burden, speaking in man's voice, forbade the prophet's madness.

¹⁸ For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice, in desires of the flesh, by their lasciviousness, those just escaping from those who live in error;

¹⁴ Wherefore, beloved, since ye are looking for these things, give diligence that ye be found in peace, without spot and blameless in His sight.

⁵ And this is the message which we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

¹⁵ Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him; ¹⁶ because all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the vain-glory of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world. ¹⁷ And the world is passing away, and the desire thereof; but be that does the will of God abides forever.

²⁵ And this is the promise which He Himself promised us, the eternal life.

² Beloved, now are we children of God, and never yet was it manifested what we shall be. We know that, if He shall be manifested, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

¹⁷ But whosoever possesses the goods of the world, and beholds his brother having need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

⁸ Take heed to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we wrought, but that ye receive a full reward. ⁹ Every one who leads forward, and abides not in the teaching of Christ, has not God. He that abides in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If anyone comes to you, and brings not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and say not to him, "Greeting," ¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate the evil, but the good. He that does good is of God; the evil-doer has not seen God.

⁸ Yet, in like manner, these also, indulging in dreams, defile, indeed, the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.

¹⁰ But these rail at such things as they know not; and what they understand naturally, as the irrational animals, in these things they are corrupted. ¹¹ Woe to them, because they went in the way of Cain, and rushed on in the error of Balsam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah!

¹⁶ These are murmurers, complainers, walking according to their own desires; and their mouth speaks great swelling words; admiring men's persons, for the sake of profit.

²⁴ Now to Him Who is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you without blemish, in gladness, before the presence of His glory, ²⁵ to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time, and now, and forever and ever. Amen.

⁵ and from Jesus Christ, the faithful Witness, the First-born of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him Who loveth, and loosed us from our sins in His own blood, ⁶ and made us a kingdom, and priests to God and His Father; to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. ⁷ Behold, He cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth shall lament over Him! Even so. Amen. ⁸ "I am the Alpha and the Omega," saith the Lord God, Who is, and Who was, and Who is coming, the Almighty.

¹⁶ and having in His right hand seven stars; and a sharp, two-edged sword proceeding out of His mouth; and His countenance was as the sun shining in his power. ¹⁷ And, when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead! And He laid His right hand on me, saying, "Fear not; I am the First and the Last, ¹⁸ and the Living One; and I was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore; and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

¹⁴ But I have a few things against you, because you have there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit fornication. ¹⁵ So you have also those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans, in like manner.

³ Remember, therefore, how you have received, and did hear; and keep it, and repent. If, therefore, you do not watch, I will come as a thief, and you shall not know at what hour I will come upon you.

¹⁴ "And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write these things," saith the Amen, the Faithful and the True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:

¹⁷ Because you say, 'I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing'; and do not know that you are the wretched one, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked!

¹¹ "Worthy art Thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; because Thou didst create all things; and, because of Thy will, they were, and were created."

¹² saying, "Amen. The blessing, and the glory, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the honor, and the power, and the strength, be to our God forever and ever. Amen!"

¹⁴ These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them; because He is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful."

³ because, in consequence of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, have all the nations fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth became rich by the power of her luxury."

⁶ Render to her, as she also rendered; and double the double according to her works; in the cup which she mixed, mix ye to her double. ⁷ As much as she glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her; because she says in her heart, 'I sit a queen, and am not a widow, and shall in nowise see mourning.'

¹³ and cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of chariots, and of slaves, and souls of men.

¹⁶ And He hath on His garment, and on His thigh, a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."

³ And I heard a great voice out of the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they will be His peoples, and God Himself will be with them, as their God.

⁶ And He said to me, "It has come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give to him that thirsted of the fountain of the water of life freely.

¹ And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, issuing forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,

⁵ And there will be night no more; and they need no lamp-light, nor light of the sun; because the Lord God will illuminate them, and they shall reign forever and ever.