James 1 Cross References - Worrell

¹ James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are in the Dispersion, greeting. ² Consider it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall in with manifold temptations; ³ knowing that the proving of your faith establishes patience. ⁴ And let patience have a perfect work; that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing. ⁵ But, if any of you is lacking in wisdom, let him ask from God, Who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it will be given him; ⁶ but let him ask in faith, nothing doubting; for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, wind-driven and tossed. ⁷ For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; ⁸ a double-souled man, unstable in all his ways. 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. ¹¹ For the sun arose with scorching heat, and withered the grass, and its flower fell out, and the beauty of its appearance perished, so also will the rich man fade away in his goings. ¹² Happy is a man who endures temptation; because, when he becomes approved, he will receive the crown of life, which He promised to those who love Him. ¹³ Let no one, when tempted, say, "I am tempted from God"; for God cannot be tempted with evils, and He Himself tempteth no one. ¹⁴ But each one is tempted, when by his own desire he is drawn away and enticed. ¹⁵ Then the desire, having conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when completed, brings forth death. ¹⁶ Be not deceived, my beloved brethren. ¹⁷ Every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with Whom there is no variableness or shadow cast by turning. ¹⁸ Having willed it, He brought us forth with a word of truth, that we might be a certain first-fruit of His creatures. ¹⁹ Ye know this, my beloved brethren; but let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; ²⁰ for man's wrath works not God's righteousness. ²¹ Wherefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive in meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. ²² And become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. ²³ Because, if anyone is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a mirror; ²⁴ for he observed himself, and went away, and straightway he forgot what manner of man he was. ²⁵ But he who looks carefully into a perfect law—that of liberty—and remains by it, becoming not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work—this man shall be happy in his doing. ²⁶ If anyone thinks that he is religious, while he bridles not his own tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain. ²⁷ A religion, pure and undefiled with our God and Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their tribulation, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

³ "Happy are the poor in spirit; because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

⁵ "Happy are the meek: because they shall inherit the earth.

⁸ "Happy are the pure in heart; because they shall see God.

¹⁰ "Happy are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake; because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. ¹¹ "Happy are ye, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. ¹² Rejoice, and exult; because great is your reward in Heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

²² But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever says to his brother Raca shall be in danger of the high-council; and whosoever shall say, O foolish one! shall be in danger of the Hell of fire.

²⁸ but I say to you, that every one who looks upon a woman, to lust after her, already committed adultery with her in his heart.

⁴⁸ Ye, therefore, shall be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect."

²² "The lamp of the body is the eye. If, therefore, your eye be sound, your whole body will be full of light;

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.

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!

⁷ "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you; ⁸ for every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened. ⁹ Or what man is there of you who, if his son shall ask him for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰ Or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? ¹¹ If, therefore, ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in Heaven give good things to those asking Him?

¹¹ If, therefore, ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in Heaven give good things to those asking Him?

²¹ "Not every one who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he that does the will of My Father in Heaven. ²² Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by Thy name? and by Thy name cast out demons, and by Thy name do many mighty works,'" ²³ And then will I confess to them, I never knew you; depart from Me, ye who work iniquity. ²⁴ "Every one, therefore, who hears these words of Mine, and does them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who, indeed, built his house upon the rock; ²⁵ and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it had been founded on the rock. ²⁶ "And every one who hears these words of Mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who, indeed, built his house upon the sand: ²⁷ and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house; and it fell; and great was its fall."

²⁷ And the men wondered, saying, "What manner of Man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!"

³ Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-collector; James the son of Alpaeus, and Thaddeus;

²² And ye will be hated by all, for My name's sake; but he who endures to the end, the same shall be saved.

²⁰ Then He began to upbraid the cities in which were done most of His mighty works, because they did not repent.

²⁵ At that season Jesus, answering, said, "I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, because Thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, and didst reveal them to babes. ²⁶ Yea, Father, because so it was well-pleasing before Thee!

⁵⁰ For whosoever does the will of My Father Who is in Heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother."

⁶ And, the sun having risen, they were scorched; and, because they had no root, they withered away.

¹¹ And He, answering, said to them, "Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given. ¹² For whosoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be made to abound; but whosoever has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

⁵⁵ Is not This the carpenter's Son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

⁹ But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"

¹⁸ But the things that proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and these defile the man.

²⁰ these are the things which defile the man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man."

²⁰ The young man says to Him, "I observed all these things; what yet do I lack?"

²⁸ And Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

²⁸ And Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive manifold more and shall inherit eternal life.

²¹ And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Verily I say to you, if ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only the withering of the fig tree shall ye accomplish, but, even if ye say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up, and be cast into the sea,' it shall be done. ²² And all things whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."

²⁹ But Jesus, answering, said to them, "Ye deceive yourselves, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God;

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:

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.' ⁴¹ Then will He say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, ye accursed! into the eternal fire which was prepared for the Devil and his angels; ⁴² for I hungered, and ye did not give Me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave Me no drink; ⁴³ I was a stranger, and ye took Me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and ye did not look after Me.' ⁴⁴ "Then will they also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see Thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to Thee?' ⁴⁵ "Then will He answer them, saying, 'Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these least, ye did it not to Me!' ⁴⁶ "And these shall go away into age-lasting punishment, but the righteous into age-lasting life."

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, going to the high priests,

⁴⁸ And he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, "Whomsoever I kiss, He it is; seize Him." ⁴⁹ And immediately coming to Jesus, he said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed Him. ⁵⁰ But Jesus said to him, "Comrade, do that for which you are present!" Then, coming near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took Him. ⁵¹ And, behold, one of those with Jesus stretching forth his hand, grasped his sword; and, smiting the servant of the high priest, he struck off his ear. ⁵² Then saith Jesus to him, "Return your sword to its place; for all taking a sword will perish by a sword. ⁵³ Or do you think that I cannot call upon My Father, and He will place beside Me, even now, more than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴ How, then, could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?" ⁵⁵ In that hour Jesus saith to the multitudes, "Did ye come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to arrest Me? Daily with you, in the temple, I was wont to sit, teaching, and ye seized me not. ⁵⁶ But all this has come to pass, that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples, forsaking Him, fled. ⁵⁷ And those who seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. ⁵⁸ And Peter was following Him afar off to the court of the high priest; and, entering within, he was sitting with the attendants to see the end. ⁵⁹ And the high priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put Him to death;

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."

² And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even about the door; and He was speaking the word to them.

¹⁸ and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean,

⁶ and, when the sun rose, it was scorched; and, because it had no root, it was dried up.

⁷ But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

²¹ For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, ²² covetings, wickednesses, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

²¹ And Jesus, looking on him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing is wanting to you: go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me."

²² And Jesus, answering, saith to them, "Have the faith of God. ²³ Verily I say to you, whosoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says comes to pass; he shall have it. ²⁴ Therefore, I say to you, all things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye received them, and ye shall have them.

²⁴ Jesus said to them, "Is it not on this account that ye err, because ye know not the Scriptures, nor the power of God?

²⁷ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: ye do greatly err."

³⁷ David himself calls Him Lord; and whence is He his Son?" And the great multitude heard Him gladly.

¹⁴ And afterward He was manifested to the eleven themselves, as they were reclining at table, and upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not those who saw Him after He had risen.

⁶ And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the law blameless.

⁵² He deposed potentates from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

⁶⁶ and all who heard laid them up in their heart, saying, "What, then, shall this child be!" For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁷ And the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him, whether He would heal on the sabbath: that they might find how to accuse Him.

¹⁵ and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon who is called Zelotes,

²² "Happy are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from themselves, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man. ²³ "Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for, behold, your reward is great in Heaven; for, after the same manner, were their fathers wont to do to the prophets.

⁴⁶ "But why do ye call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not the things that I say? ⁴⁷ "Every one who comes to Me, and hears My words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:

⁴⁷ "Every one who comes to Me, and hears My words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:

⁴⁷ "Every one who comes to Me, and hears My words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like: 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.

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."

³⁹ But, seeing it, the Pharisee who invited Him, spake in himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that is touching Him, because she is a sinner."

¹⁵ "And that in the good ground, these are such as, in a good and honest heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with patience.

¹⁸ Take heed, therefore, how ye hear; for whosoever has, to him shall be given; and whosoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him."

⁴⁸ and said to them, "Whosoever shall receive this child in My name, receives Me; and whosoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for he that is least among you all, the same is great."

²⁰ Notwithstanding, rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice, because your names have been written in Heaven."

⁹ And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you: ¹⁰ for every one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened. ¹¹ And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask bread, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he, instead of a fish, give him a serpent? ¹² or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? ¹³ If ye, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"

¹³ If ye, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"

²⁸ But He said, "Yea, rather, happy are those who hear the word of God, and keep it!"

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."

⁴⁷ And that servant who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸ but he who knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to whomsoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whomsoever they committed much, of him they will ask the more.

¹ Now all the tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to Him to hear Him.

²⁰ And, arising, he came to his father. But, while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion; and, running, he fell on his neck, and kissed him much. ²¹ And the son said to the father, 'Father, I sinned against Heaven, and before you; no longer am I worthy to be called your son!' ²² But the father said to his servants, 'Quickly bring forth a robe, the best, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet;

¹⁹ "Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day. ²⁰ And a certain poor man, Lazarus by name, had been laid at his gate, full of sores, ²¹ and desiring to be fed with the crumbs falling from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs, coming, were licking his sores. 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. ²⁴ And, crying, he said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; because I am in anguish in this flame!' 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.

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."

⁴⁸ and they were not finding anything they could do; for the people were all hanging upon Him, listening.

¹⁹ In your patience possess ye your souls.

²⁸ But ye are they who have remained with Me in my temptations; ²⁹ and I appoint to you, as My Father appointed to Me, a Kingdom, ³⁰ that ye may eat and drink at My table in My Kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³⁰ that ye may eat and drink at My table in My Kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

⁹ He was the true Light That lighteth every man coming into the world.

¹³ who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

³ Jesus answered, and said to him, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God." ⁴ Nicodemus says to Him, "How can a man he born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and he born?" ⁵ Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.

²⁷ John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from Heaven.

¹⁰ Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the Gift of God, and Who it is, That saith to you 'Give Me to drink,' you would have asked of Him, and He would have given you living water."

⁶³ It is the Spirit That giveth life; the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life.

⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast words of eternal life.

³⁵ The Jews, therefore, said among themselves, "Where is This Man about to go, that we shall not find Him? Is He about to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

¹² Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world: he that follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the Light of life."

³¹ Jesus, therefore, said to those Jews who had believed on Him, "If ye abide in My word, ye are truly My disciples; ³² and ye will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

³⁶ If, therefore, the Son shall make you free, ye will be free indeed.

²⁶ If any one serve Me, let him follow Me; and where I am there will also My servant be. If anyone serve Me, him will My Father honor.

¹⁷ If ye know these things, happy are ye, if ye do them.

¹³ And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, this will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

⁷ If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done to you.

⁹ Even as the Father loved Me, I also loved you; abide in My love. ¹⁰ 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.

²³ And in that day ye will ask nothing of Me: verily, verily, I say to you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, He will give it you in My name. ²⁴ Hitherto ye asked nothing in My name; ask, and ye will receive, that your joy may be made full.

¹⁴ I have given them Thy word, and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. ¹⁵ I pray not that Thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that Thou shouldest keep them from the evil one.

²³ I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that Thou didst send Me, and lovedst them, even as Thou didst love Me.

¹³ And, when they entered, they went up into the upper-room, where they were abiding; both Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

⁵ Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven;

⁴² and they were constantly attending the teaching of the apostles and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

¹ But a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, ² and kept back part of the price, his wife also knowing it; and, bringing a certain part, he laid it at the apostles' feet. ³ But Peter said, "Ananias, why did Satan fill your heart, that you should lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?

³¹ This One God exalted as a Prince and Savior, with His right hand, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

⁴¹ They, therefore, were going from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they were accounted worthy to suffer dishonor in behalf of The Name.

¹ And Saul was approving of his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the countries of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

³³ At once, therefore, I sent to you; and you did well, in coming. Now, therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things that have been commanded you by the Lord."

¹⁸ And, having heard these things, they were silent, and glorified God, saying, "Then, to the gentiles also God gave repentance unto life."

¹⁷ But, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, he declared to them, how the Lord brought him forth out of the prison. And he Said, "Declare these things to James, and to the brethren." And, going forth, he went to another place.

²⁶ Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those among you who fear God, to us the word of this salvation was sent forth.

⁴² And, as they were going out, they kept beseeching him that these words might be spoken to them on the next sabbath. ⁴³ And, the synagogue having been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, indeed, speaking to them, were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.

⁴³ And, the synagogue having been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, indeed, speaking to them, were persuading them to continue in the grace of God. ⁴⁴ And, on the next sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

⁴⁸ And the gentiles, having heard it, were rejoicing, and glorifying the word of God; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

¹³ And, after they were silent, James answered, saying, "Brethren, hear me.

²¹ for Moses, from ancient generations, has in every city those preaching him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath."

²³ having written through their hand thus: "The apostles, and the elders, brethren, to the brethren from the gentiles throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

¹¹ And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

¹⁸ And, on the following day, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

²⁶ "Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor, Felix, Greeting:

⁷ unto which promise our twelve-tribed nation, earnestly serving day and night, is hoping to attain; concerning which hope, O King, I am being accused by Jews.

²² Having, therefore, obtained help from God, I have stood to this day, testifying both to small and great, saying nothing, except those things which both the prophets and Moses said would come to pass;

¹ Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God,

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the Gospel; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek

⁷ to those who, by patience in well-doing, are seeking for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life;

⁷ to those who, by patience in well-doing, are seeking for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life;

⁷ to those who, by patience in well-doing, are seeking for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life; ⁸ but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there shall be wrath and indignation,

⁸ but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there shall be wrath and indignation, ⁹ tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that works evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek; ¹⁰ but glory and honor and peace to every one who works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek:

¹³ for not the hearers of law are righteous before God, but the doers shall be justified;

¹⁷ (as it has been written, "A father of many nations have I made you"), before God Whom he believed, Who maketh alive the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were;

² through Whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we have been standing; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ³ And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations; knowing that tribulation works out patience;

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;

¹² Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned; ¹³ for until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not reckoned, when there is no law: ¹⁴ but yet death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who sinned not after the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of Him Who was to come. ¹⁵ But not as the trespass, so also is the free gift; for, if by the trespass of the one, the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the One Man, Christ Jesus, abound to the many. ¹⁶ And not as through one that sinned, so is the gift; for, indeed, the judgment came of one trespass unto condemnation; but the free gift came of many trespasses unto justification. ¹⁷ For, if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more shall those who receive the abundance of the grace, and of the gift of righteousness, reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ So, then, as through one trespass, the judgment came to all men unto condemnation; so also, through one righteous act, the free gift came to all men unto justification of life. ¹⁹ For as, through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners; so also through the obedience of the One, shall the many be constituted righteous. ²⁰ And the law entered, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did super-abound; ²¹ that, as sin reigned in death, so also might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁷ But thanks be to God that, though ye were slaves of sin, ye did, however, obey from the heart that form of teaching unto which ye were delivered;

²¹ What fruit, therefore, had ye then in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. ²² But now, having been made free from sin, and having been made slaves to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life; ²³ for the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus, our Lord.

²³ for the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus, our Lord.

¹¹ for sin, taking occasion through the commandment, thoroughly deceived me, and through it slew me. ¹² So that the law is holy, and the command is holy and righteous and good. ¹³ Did, then, that which is good become death to me? It could not be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; that sin, through the commandment, might become exceedingly sinful.

²² or I delight in the law of God after the inward man; ²³ but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

¹⁵ For ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received a spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, "Abba, Father."

¹⁷ and, if children, heirs also; heirs, indeed, of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if, indeed, we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him.

¹⁷ and, if children, heirs also; heirs, indeed, of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if, indeed, we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him. ¹⁸ For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are of no account in comparison with the glory about to be revealed for us.

²⁵ But, if we hope for that which we see not, we wait for it with patience.

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. 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. ³¹ What, then, shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or perils or sword? ³⁶ As it has been written, "For Thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter." ³⁷ Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him Who loved us.

¹⁵ For He saith to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomsoever I have mercy; and I will have compassion on whomsoever I have compassion." ¹⁶ So, then, it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God Who hath mercy. ¹⁷ For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose did I raise you up, that I might show forth My power in you, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth." ¹⁸ So, then, He hath mercy on whom He willeth, and whom He willeth He hardeneth. ¹⁹ You will say to me, then, "Why doth He still find fault? for who has withstood His will?" ²⁰ Nay but, O man, who are you that reply against God ? Shall the thing formed say to Him Who formed it, "Why didst Thou make me thus?"

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;

²² Behold, then, God's kindness and severity; toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, God's kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise, you also shall be cut off.

²⁹ for the gifts and calling of God are not repented of. ³⁰ For as ye in times past disobeyed God, but just now obtained mercy by their disobedience;

² and he not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.

⁶ And, having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; ⁷ or ministry, let us labor in the ministry; or he that teaches, in teaching; 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.

¹² The night was far spent, and the day has drawn near; let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. ¹³ As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkenness, not in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy;

⁴ For whatsoever things were written in former times were written for our instruction, that we through patience and through consolation of the Scriptures may have hope.

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;

⁹ but, as it has been written, "Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, and that entered not into the heart of man—whatsoever things God prepared for those who love Him";

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.

⁷ For who makes you to differ? And what do you have, that you did not receive? But, if you did receive it, why are you boasting, as if you did not receive it?

¹⁵ For, though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet ye have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the Gospel.

⁹ Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,

³¹ and those who use the world, as not using it to the full; for the fashion of this world is passing away.

³ but, if anyone loves God, the same has been known by Him:

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.

⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁵ And there are diversities of ministries, and the same Lord. ⁶ And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, Who worketh all things in all. ⁷ And to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for profiting. ⁸ For to one, indeed, is given through the Spirit a word of wisdom; and to another, a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; ⁹ to another, faith, in the same Spirit; and to another, gifts of healings, in the one Spirit; ¹⁰ and to another, workings of mighty deeds; and to another, prophecy; and to another, discerning of spirits; to another, various kinds of tongues; and to another, interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, distributing to each one, severally, even as He willeth. ¹² For, as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is the Christ;

² through which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I proclaimed to you, unless ye believed in vain.

¹⁵ and we are found also false witnesses of God, because we testified in respect to God that He raised up the Christ, Whom He raised not, if so be that the dead are not raised.

³³ Be not deceived; evil companionships corrupt good morals.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brethren, become steadfast, immovable, abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

¹⁶ to the one class a savor of death unto death, and to the other a savor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

¹⁷ Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. ¹⁸ But we all, with unveiled face, reflecting as a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transfigured into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

⁶ because it is the God Who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," Who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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

¹⁰ as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

¹ Having, therefore, these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

⁹ And He hath said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you; for My power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ¹⁰ Wherefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then am I powerful.

⁵ Try yourselves, whether ye are in the faith; prove yourselves. Or know ye not as to yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless ye be rejected?

⁴ Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father;

¹⁹ But other of the apostles I saw not, except James, the brother of the Lord.

⁴ and that was because of the false brethren secretly introduced, who, indeed, crept in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;

⁶ But from those reputed to be something (whatever they were, it matters not to me: God does not accept man's person): to me, in fact, those of repute added nothing;

⁹ And, perceiving the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas right-hands of fellowship, that we should go to the gentiles, and they to the circumcision;

¹² for, before certain ones came from James, he was eating with the gentiles; but, when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision.

⁴ Did ye suffer so many things in vain? if, indeed, it be even in vain.

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.

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.

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

⁷ Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man sows, the same shall be also reap;

⁹ And, in doing what is noble, let us not grow weary; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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.

¹⁴ But it could not be that I should glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has become crucified to me, and I to the world.

¹² that we might be to the praise of His glory, we who had before hoped in Christ; ¹³ in Whom ye also—after having heard the word of the truth, the Gospel of your salvation, in Whom having also believed—were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

¹⁸ the eyes of your heart having been enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of His calling, what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

³ among whom we also all once lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest; ⁴ but God, being rich in mercy, on account of His great love wherewith He loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead in our offenses, made us alive with Christ (by grace ye have been saved),

⁸ For by grace ye have been saved through faith: and this, not of yourselves, it is the gift of God:

⁸ Wherefore, He saith, "Having ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men." ⁹ Now the word, "He ascended," what does it mean, but that He also descended into the lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰ He Who descended is Himself also the One Who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. ¹¹ And He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

¹⁴ that we may no longer be babes, billow-tossed, and carried about with every wind of teaching, in the sleight of men, in the craftiness suited to the artifice of error;

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

²⁶ Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath;

²⁹ Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for the supplying of the need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

³¹ Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and reviling, be put away from you, with all wickedness;

⁴ nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not becoming, but rather thanks-giving.

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

²⁹ but to you it was granted as a favor in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but in His behalf to suffer also;

¹² So then, my beloved, as ye always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

¹⁷ But even if I am offered as a libation upon the sacrifice and ministry of your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice with you all;

³ For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in flesh:

⁸ Nay, more, I even account all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I suffered the loss of all things, and account them refuse, that I may gain Christ.

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. ¹⁵ Let us, therefore, as many as are perfect, think this: and, if in anything ye think differently, even this God will reveal to you;

¹ Therefore, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

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.

¹¹ strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, unto all patience and long-suffering with joy;

²⁰ and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, whether the things on the earth, or the things in the heavens. ²¹ And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in evil works,

²³ if, at least, ye continue in the faith, founded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Gospel, which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under the heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a minister. ²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings in your behalf, and fill up in turn the deficiencies of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh for the sake of His body, which is the assembly;

⁴ This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasive speech;

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;

¹ If, therefore, ye were raised up with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. ² Keep thinking of the things above, not of the things on the earth, ³ for ye died, and your life has been hid with Christ in God.

⁵ Make dead, therefore, your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which, indeed, is idolatry; ⁶ on account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience; ⁷ in which things ye also formerly walked, when ye were living in these things. ⁸ But now do ye also put away all these; anger, wrath, malice, reviling, shameful talk out of your mouth.

⁸ But now do ye also put away all these; anger, wrath, malice, reviling, shameful talk out of your mouth.

¹⁵ And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, unto which also ye were called in one body; and become thankful.

¹⁷ And whatsoever ye do in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

⁶ Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

¹² Epaphras, who is from among you, salutes you, a servant of Christ Jesus, always striving in your behalf in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

⁵ because our Gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we became toward you, for your sake.

¹³ And, for this reason, we also give thanks to God without ceasing, that, having received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received it, not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which also is working in you who believe.

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;

¹³ But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord; because God, from the beginning, chose you to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of truth; ¹⁴ unto which He called you through our Gospel, to an obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵ And the Lord guide your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

⁵ But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and of faith unfeigned;

⁸ I desire, therefore, that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing;

¹⁵ But she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they abide in faith, and love, and holiness, with sobriety.

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.

⁴ But, if any widow has children or grand-children, let them learn first to show regard to their own family, and to make returns to their parents; for this is acceptable before God.

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 who erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and are overthrowing the faith of some.

²⁴ now a servant of the Lord must not engage in strife, but should be gentle towards all, apt in teaching, patient of wrong, ²⁵ in meekness correcting those opposing themselves, if peradventure God should give them repentance to a full knowledge of the truth,

¹³ But evil men and imposters will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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.

¹⁷ that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly furnished for every good work.

⁸ henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, will recompense to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those who have loved His appearing.

²¹ Give diligence to come to me before winter. Eubulus salutes you, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

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,

¹¹ For the salvation-imparting grace of God appeared to all men,

³ For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving manifold desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

³ For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving manifold desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. ⁴ But, when the kindness and the benevolence of God our Savior appeared, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

¹¹ They shall perish, but Thou continuest; and they will all become old as does a garment; ¹² and as a mantle Thou wilt roll them up, as a garment also they shall be changed; but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail."

³ how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation; which, indeed, having at first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;

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;

² For, indeed, we have had the Gospel proclaimed to us, even as also they; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not having been mingled with faith on the part of those who heard.

¹⁵ And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

²³ let us hold fast the confession of the hope without wavering (for faithful is He Who promised);

³² But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great conflict of sufferings;

³⁴ for ye both sympathized with those in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your possessions; knowing that ye yourselves have a better possession and an abiding one.

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

⁶ And, apart from faith, it is impossible to please Him; for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He becomes a rewarder to those who seek after Him.

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when tried, has offered up Isaac; yea, he who gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son,

³⁶ And others had trial of mockings and scourgings, and, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment: ³⁷ they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they perished in the slaughter of the sword; they went about in sheep-skins, in goat-skins, being destitute, suffering tribulation, maltreated ³⁸ (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.

¹ Therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us—having thrown off every encumbrance and the easily besetting sin—let us run with patience the race lying before us;

⁵ and ye have forgotten the exhortation which, indeed, reasons with you as with sons: "My son, do not lightly regard the chastening of the Lord; neither faint, when reproved by Him;

¹⁵ looking carefully, lest there be any one falling short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness, springing up, trouble you, and through it many be defiled;

²³ to the general festal throng, and assembly of the first-born who are enrolled in Heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous ones made perfect;

¹ Let brotherly love continue.

⁸ Jesus Christ is yesterday and today the same—and forever. ⁹ Be not carried away by manifold and strange teachings; for it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with foods, in which those who occupied themselves were not profited.

²¹ make you perfect in every good thing to do His will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to Whom be the glory forever. Amen.

² Consider it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall in with manifold temptations;

² Consider it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall in with manifold temptations; ³ knowing that the proving of your faith establishes patience. ⁴ And let patience have a perfect work; that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing. ⁵ But, if any of you is lacking in wisdom, let him ask from God, Who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it will be given him;

¹² Happy is a man who endures temptation; because, when he becomes approved, he will receive the crown of life, which He promised to those who love Him.

¹⁷ Every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with Whom there is no variableness or shadow cast by turning.

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

²¹ Wherefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive in meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. ²² And become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. ²³ Because, if anyone is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a mirror; ²⁴ for he observed himself, and went away, and straightway he forgot what manner of man he was.

²⁶ If anyone thinks that he is religious, while he bridles not his own tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

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?

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? ⁶ But ye dishonored the poor man! Do not the rich oppress you, and do they not drag you before the judgment-seats?

¹² So speak, and so do, as those who are about to be judged by a law of liberty.

¹⁴ What profit is it, my brethren, if anyone says he has faith, but has not works; can such faith save 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,

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?

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.

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.

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. ¹⁹ You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder!

¹⁹ You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder! ²⁰ But are you willing to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is worthless?

²⁰ But are you willing to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is worthless?

²⁰ But are you willing to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is worthless? ²¹ Was not Abraham, our father, justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? ²² You see that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith perfected; ²³ and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness"; and he was called "God's Friend." ²⁴ Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. ²⁵ And, in like manner, was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she received the messengers, and sent them out by another way? ²⁶ For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead.

¹ My brethren, become not many of you teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment. ² For in many things we all stumble. If anyone stumbles not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to restrain also the whole body.

² For in many things we all stumble. If anyone stumbles not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to restrain also the whole body.

² For in many things we all stumble. If anyone stumbles not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to restrain also the whole body. ³ Now, if we put the horses' bridles into their mouths, that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also. ⁴ Behold also the ships, large as they are, and driven along by fierce winds, are turned about by a very small rudder, wheresoever the impulse of the steersman wills. ⁵ So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how small a fire kindles how great a forest! ⁶ And the tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity! the tongue is placed among our members, as that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of life, and is set on fire by Hell.

¹⁵ This wisdom is not the wisdom that comes down from above; but is earthly, soulish, demoniacal!

¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, mild, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, mild, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those making peace.

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. ³ Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it on your pleasures. ⁴ Adulteresses! know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever, therefore, purposes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

⁸ Draw nigh to God, and He wild draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.

¹⁴ (ye who, indeed, know nothing of to-morrow! what is your life? for ye are a vapor that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away);

¹⁷ To him, therefore, who knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.

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. ⁵ Ye lived luxuriously on the earth, and rioted in pleasure; ye nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter. ⁶ Ye condemned, ye killed the righteous one; he does not resist you. ⁷ Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth; being patient over it, until it receives the early and latter rain.

⁷ Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth; being patient over it, until it receives the early and latter rain. ⁸ Be ye also patient; establish your hearts, because the coming of the Lord has drawn near. ⁹ Murmur not against one another, brethren, that ye be not judged: behold, The Judge has taken His stand before the doors! ¹⁰ Take, brethren, as an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets, who spake in the name of the Lord. ¹¹ Behold, we pronounce those happy who endured: ye heard of the patience of Job; and ye saw the end of the Lord, that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

¹¹ Behold, we pronounce those happy who endured: ye heard of the patience of Job; and ye saw the end of the Lord, that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

¹⁶ Confess, therefore, your sins one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. A righteous man's inwrought supplication avails much.

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ to the sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

³ Blessed be the God and Father of out Lord Jesus Christ, Who, according to His abundant mercy, begat us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead, ⁴ to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and unfading; kept in Heaven for you,

⁶ in which ye exult, though now, for a little while, if necessary, made sorrowful in manifold temptations; 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;

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; ⁸ Whom, not having seen, ye love; on Whom, though now not seeing Him, yet believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and full of glory; ⁹ receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of souls;

²³ having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through the word of God, that lives and abides. ²⁴ Because "All flesh is as grass, and all its glory as the flower of grass: the grass withered, and the flower fell off; but the word of the Lord abides forever."

¹ Having, therefore, put away all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envies, and all evil speakings,

⁹ But ye are "an elect race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation," a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

¹¹ Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly desires, which, indeed, war against the soul;

¹⁶ as free, and not holding your freedom as a cloak for wickedness, but as servants of God.

¹⁰ For, "He who wishes to love life, and to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile;

¹⁴ But, if ye should even suffer for righteousness sake, happy are ye. But fear not their fear, neither be troubled;

¹³ but, in so far as ye share in Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of His glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.

¹³ but, in so far as ye share in Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of His glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy. ¹⁴ If ye are reproached in Christ's name, happy are ye, because the Spirit of glory and that of God rests upon you. ¹⁵ For let no one of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a meddler in other men's matters; ¹⁶ but, if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.

⁴ and, when the Chief Shepherd is manifested, ye will obtain the unfading crown of glory.

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.

¹ Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who obtained an equally precious faith with us, in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

⁶ and in knowledge, continence; and in continence, patience; and in patience, godliness;

⁹ for he to whom these things are lacking is blind, seeing dimly, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

⁹ the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous enduring punishment unto the day of judgment;

¹³ suffering evil as wages of unrighteousness; accounting revelry in the daytime a pleasure; spots and blemishes; reveling in their deceivings, while feasting with you; ¹⁴ having eyes full of lustfulness, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstable souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of a curse;

¹⁷ These are fountains without water, and mists driven by a storm, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved.

¹¹ Seeing, therefore, that all these things are thus to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conduct and godliness,

¹⁶ as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

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.

⁸ If we say, "We have no sin," we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

³ And in this we know that we have known Him, if we keep His commandments.

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.

¹⁷ And the world is passing away, and the desire thereof; but be that does the will of God abides forever.

²¹ I did not write to you because ye know not the truth; but because ye know it, and because no falsehood is of the truth.

²⁴ As for you, let that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you. If that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.

¹ Behold what manner of love the Father hath given to us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knows us not, because it knew Him not. 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. ³ And every one that has this hope on Him purifies himself, even as He is pure.

⁷ Little children, let no one deceive you: he that does righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous.

⁹ Whosoever has been begotten of God sins not; because His seed abides in him, and he cannot sin because he has been begotten of God.

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? ¹⁸ Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue, but in deed and in truth. ¹⁹ Hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and we shall assure our heart before Him;

²² and whatsoever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments, and do the things that are pleasing before Him.

¹⁰ Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son, to be a propitiation for our sins.

¹⁷ In this has love been made perfect with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, even so are we in this world. ¹⁸ There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment; and he who fears is not made perfect in love. ¹⁹ We love, because He first loved us.

⁴ because all that has been begotten of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. ⁵ And who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

¹¹ And this is the testimony, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. ¹² He that has the Son has the life; he that has not the Son of God has not the life.

¹⁴ And this is the confidence which we have toward Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us; ¹⁵ and, if we know that He heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we asked of Him.

¹⁸ We know that every one who has been begotten of God sins not; but he who was begotten of God keeps himself, and the evil one touches him not.

¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate the evil, but the good. He that does good is of God; the evil-doer has not seen God.

¹ Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

¹² These are the hidden rocks in your love-feasts, feasting sumptuously together, feeding themselves without fear; clouds without water, borne along by winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; ¹³ wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own ignominies; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of the darkness has been reserved forever.

⁹ "I know your tribulation, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. ¹⁰ Fear not the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

¹⁹ As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous, therefore, and repent.

²¹ He that overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with Me in My throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with My Father in His throne.

⁹ And they sing a new song, saying, "Worthy art Thou to take the book, and to open its seals; because Thou wast slain, and didst redeem to God, by Thy blood, some of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; ¹⁰ and didst make them, to our God, a Kingdom and priests, and they reign on the earth."

⁴ And I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel.

⁹ After these things I saw, and, behold, a great multitude, which no one could number, out of every nation, and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands; ¹⁰ and they cry with a great voice, saying, "Salvation to our God, Who sitteth on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

⁹ And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole habitable earth; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

⁴ These are those who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth. These were redeemed from among men, a first fruit to God and to the Lamb.

¹³ And I heard a voice from Heaven, saying, "Write: Happy are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth! Yea," saith the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them."

¹⁴ And Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire. ¹⁵ And, if anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

²³ And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine upon it; for the glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is 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.

⁷ And, behold, I come quickly! Happy is he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

¹⁴ Happy are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.