Philemon Cross References - Worsley

¹ Paul a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy a brother, to Philemon our beloved brother and fellow-laborer, and to the beloved Apphia, ² and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thine house, ³ grace and peace be to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ I thank my God always making mention of thee in my prayers, ⁵ (hearing of the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and of thy love to all the saints,) ⁶ that the communication of thy faith may become effectual in the acknowledgement of all the good that is in you towards Christ Jesus: ⁷ for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because by thee, dear brother, the bowels of the saints are refreshed. ⁸ Wherefore though I have sufficient authority in Christ to enjoin thee what is meet, ⁹ I would rather intreat thee out of love to me, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner too for the sake of Jesus Christ. ¹⁰ I intreat thee then for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds, ¹¹ who was formerly unprofitable to thee, but now profitable both to thee and to me; whom I have sent back to thee: ¹² him therefore, as my own bowels, do thou receive. ¹³ Whom I would gladly have kept with me, that he might have ministered unto me as thou wouldst have done, in the bonds of the gospel. ¹⁴ But I would do nothing without thy knowledge, that thy kindness might not be as it were forced, but voluntary. ¹⁵ For perhaps he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that thou mightest receive him for ever: ¹⁶ not now as a servant, but above a servant, a dear brother, especially to me, and how much more to thee both in the flesh and in the Lord. ¹⁷ If therefore thou accountest me a friend, receive him as thou wouldst receive me. ¹⁸ If he hath wronged thee in any thing, or is indebted to thee, place it to my accompt: ¹⁹ I Paul have written it with my own hand, I will pay it: not to say that thou indeed owest even thy own self to me. ²⁰ Yea, my brother, let me enjoy this satisfaction from thee in the Lord: and thus refresh my bowels in the Lord. ²¹ Being fully persuaded of thy compliance, I have written to thee; knowing that thou wilt indeed do more than I ask. ²² But I must add, prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be restored to you. ²³ Epaphras my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, and Marcus, ²⁴ Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke my fellow-laborers, salute thee. ²⁵ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

¹⁶ So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father, who is in heaven.

¹⁴ For if ye forgive men their faults, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: ¹⁵ but if ye forgive not men their transgressions, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

⁴⁰ He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me.

⁴⁸ But in answer to him that told Him, He said, "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?" ⁴⁹ and stretching out his hand towards his disciples, He said, "Behold my mother and my brethren:" ⁵⁰ for whosoever doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is to me as my brother and sister and mother.

⁵ and whoever shall receive one such little child for my sake, receiveth me:

²¹ Then Peter came to Him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? to seven times? ²² Jesus answereth him, I tell thee not, to seven times, but to seventy times seven. ²³ And therefore the gospel-kingdom is like unto a king, who had a mind to settle accounts with his servants: ²⁴ and when he began to reckon, there was brought to him one, who was debtor in ten thousand talents: ²⁵ and not having it to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had; and payment to be made. ²⁶ The servant therefore fell prostrate before him, saying, Lord, bear with me a while, and I will pay thee all: ²⁷ and his lord had compassion on him, and discharged him, and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But that same servant, as he was going out, met with one of his fellow-servants, who owed him but an hundred pence; and he laid hold on him and seized him by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest me: ²⁹ and his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and intreated him, saying, Bear with me a while, and I will pay thee all. ³⁰ And he would not: but went away and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. ³¹ Now when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very much grieved, and came and acquainted their lord with all that had passed. ³² Then his lord called for him again, and said to him, Thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all that vast debt at thy request, ³³ and oughtest not thou to have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had on thee? ³⁴ And his lord being highly provoked delivered him to the officers, till he should pay all that was owing to him. ³⁵ Thus will my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.

⁸ But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor even Christ, and ye are all brethren.

³⁰ and cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

⁴⁰ And the king replying will say unto them, Verily I declare unto you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of the lest of these my brethren, ye did it to me.

¹⁷ And one of the multitude answered, and said, Master I have brought unto thee my son, who is possessed by a dumb spirit:

²⁵ But when ye pray, forgive, if ye have any thing against any one, that your heavenly Father may also forgive you your trespasses:

²⁰ And he rose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion; and he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

²⁴ for this my son was dead, and is alive again, and was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

³² But it was fit we should be merry and rejoice; for this thy brother was dead, and is come to life again, was lost and is found.

¹⁰ I think not. So likewise ye, when ye have done all things that were commanded you, say we are unprofitable servants, for we have done only what we ought to do.

²⁸ (whom Thou hast anointed,) to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had before determined to be done.

¹⁷ And Ananias went away and came into the house; and putting his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to thee on the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the holy Spirit."

³⁹ Then Peter arose, and went with them: and when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber. And all the widows stood round him weeping, and shewing him the coats and garments which Dorcas made when she was with them. ⁴⁰ But Peter, putting them all out, kneeled down and prayed: and then turning to the body he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. ⁴¹ And giving her his hand he raised her up, and calling the saints and widows he presented her alive.

¹² And considering with himself, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was sirnamed Mark, where many were gathered together and praying.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their charge, taking along with them John who was sirnamed Mark.

¹³ Now Paul and those that were with him loosing from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia: but John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

³⁷ And Barnabas proposed to take with them John, who was surnamed Mark. ³⁸ But Paul did not think proper to take him with them, who left them in Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. ³⁹ And there was a sharp dispute, so that they separated from each other; and Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus: but Paul chose Silas and departed,

¹⁵ And when she was baptized and her family, she requested us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and lodge there. And she constrained us.

²⁹ And the whole city was filled with confusion: and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus two Macedonians, fellow-travellers with Paul.

² And going on board a ship of Adramyttium, we went off, intending to sail by the coasts of Asia; Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.

²³ And having appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging; to whom he discoursed and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

⁷ to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called and holy: grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁸ And first I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is celebrated through the whole world:

¹² They are all gone out of the way, they are become unprofitable, there is none that practiseth goodness, no not one.

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, and well-pleasing to God, as your rational service.

¹³ communicating to the necessities of the saints, given to hospitality.

²⁴ for I hope to see you as I pass by, and to be brought forward by you on my way thither, after I have first had some enjoyment of you. ²⁵ But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister unto the saints. ²⁶ For the Macedonians and Achaians have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor saints at Jerusalem.

³⁰ Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye earnestly strive together with me in prayers to God for me; ³¹ that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea; and that this my service at Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints: ³² that I may come to you with joy, by the will of God, and may be refreshed with you.

⁵ and the church in their house. Salute my beloved Epenetus, who is the first-fruits of Achaia unto Christ.

⁷ Salute Andronicus and Junias my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are men of note among the apostles, and who were in Christ before me.

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

²³ Gaius my host, and that of the whole church saluteth you. Erastus, the chamberlain of the city, and our brother Quartus saluteth you.

⁹ For we are fellow-laborers, the servants of God: and ye are the husbandry of God, ye are the building of God.

¹⁵ for if ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet ye have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you by the gospel.

²² For he that is called in the Lord being a slave, is the Lord's freed-man: and he likewise that is called being free is the servant of Christ.

¹ Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? and are not ye my work in the Lord? ² If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you: for ye are in the Lord the seal of my apostleship.

⁷ Who ever goes a warfare at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and doth not eat of the fruit of it? or who feedeth a flock, and doth not eat of the milk of the flock?

¹⁷ Now if I do this willingly, I have a reward; and if unwillingly, yet I am intrusted with the commission, and I must execute it.

²⁵ And thus the secrets of his heart are made manifest; so that falling down upon his face he will worship God, declaring that God is indeed among you.

¹ Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.

¹⁷ I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus: for what was wanting in you, they have made up.

¹⁹ The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla, with the church in their house, salute you in the Lord with much affection:

²¹ The salutation of me Paul I write with my own hand. ²² If any one love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be made a curse.

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

¹¹ you also assisting by prayer for us, that the favor obtained for us by the prayers of many might be thankfully acknowledged by many on our account.

²⁴ not that we are lords over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

² for if I grieve you, who is it that maketh me glad, but he that is grieved by me? ³ And I wrote this to you, that when I come I may not have grief from those of whom I ought to receive joy, being persuaded concerning all of you, that my joy is the joy of you all.

² Ye are our epistle, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by all men:

¹² Having therefore such hope, we use much freedom of speech:

²⁰ We are therefore ambassadors for Christ, and as God exhorteth you by us, we intreat you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

¹ And we co-operating with Him do also exhort you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:

⁴ I use much freedom of speech to you, and I boast much of you: I am filled with comfort, and superabound in joy above all our affliction.

⁴ I use much freedom of speech to you, and I boast much of you: I am filled with comfort, and superabound in joy above all our affliction. ⁵ For when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. ⁶ But God, who comforteth those that are brought low, comforted us by the coming of Titus: ⁷ and not only by his coming, but especially by the consolation wherewith he was comforted on your account, acquainting us with your earnest desire towards us, your grief, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced greatly.

¹³ We were therefore comforted by your consolation; and rejoiced the more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all;

¹⁶ I rejoice therefore that in every thing I have confidence in you.

¹² For if there be first a willing mind, any me is accepted according to what he hath, not according to what he hath not.

²² And we have sent with them another brother of ours, whom we have often proved diligent in many things, and now I doubt not much more on account of his great confidence in you. ²³ If then there be any inquiry about Titus, he is my collegue and fellow-laborer among you: and if our brethren be inquired after, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.

⁵ Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go first to you, and before our coming to collect your bounty beforementioned, that it may be ready, as of munificence, and not of force.

⁷ Let every one give as he chuses in his own heart; not with reluctance, or constraint: for God loveth a chearful giver.

¹² For the ministration of this service not only supplieth the wants of the saints, but aboundeth also, through many thanksgivings, to the glory of God. ¹³ (While from the experience of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection to the gospel of Christ, and the liberality of your communication to them, and to all men.) ¹⁴ And in their prayer for you, who long after you because of the transcendent grace of God towards you.

¹ Now I Paul myself exhort you, by the meekness and lenity of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you, ² but being absent am bold towards you, yea I intreat you, that I may not be bold, when I am present, with that confidence, wherewith I think to proceed against some, who censure us as walking after the flesh.

⁸ For though I should boast yet more of our authority, (which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction) I should not be ashamed:

²¹ I speak of their reproaches, as if we were weak: but whereinsoever any one may be confident (though I speak foolishly) I may be confident too.

¹⁴ and the love of God, and the communication of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

¹⁹ My little children, of whom I do as it were travail in birth again,

²⁸ Now we, brethren, like Isaac, are children of the promise. ²⁹ But as then he that was born after the flesh, persecuted him who was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

² Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.

¹⁰ that ye will not think otherwise: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgement, whosoever he be.

¹¹ Ye see in how large letters I have written to you with my own hand.

¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.

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

¹⁵ Wherefore I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, ¹⁶ and your love to all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

¹ For this cause I Paul am the prisoner of Jesus Christ for the sake of you Gentiles:

⁶ and of the same body, and joint-partakers of his promise in Christ, by the gospel:

¹ I therefore, a prisoner for the sake of the Lord, exhort you to walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all humility and meekness;

³² tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgiveth you.

⁴ nor ribaldry, nor buffoonery, nor wanton jesting, which are not meet: but rather giving of thanks.

⁵ Servants, obey them that are your masters according to the flesh, with reverential fear, in the simplicity of your heart, as unto Christ: ⁶ not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; ⁷ with good-will, as serving the Lord rather than men:

²⁰ for which I am an ambassador though in chains: that I may speak boldly in behalf of it, as I ought to speak.

³ I give thanks unto my God upon every mention of you,

⁷ As it is just for me to think this of you all, because ye have me in your heart, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, being all of you partakers of the same grace with me. ⁸ For God is my witness, how much I long for you all, as with the bowels of Jesus Christ. ⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment; ¹⁰ that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ; ¹¹ being full of the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God.

¹⁹ for I know that this shall turn to my safety through your prayer, and the aid of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

²⁵ And as I am confident of this, I know that I shall abide and shall continue with you all, for your improvement and the joy of your faith: ²⁶ that your rejoicing in Christ Jesus may abound through me, by my coming to you again.

¹ If therefore there be any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any participation of the Spirit, ² if any bowels of compassion, compleat ye my joy, be like-minded, maintaining the same love, with your souls united, in attending to the one thing needful.

²⁴ But I trust in the Lord, that I shall soon come myself too. ²⁵ However, I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother, and fellow-laborer, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger, who ministred to my wants:

³⁰ because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his own life, so that he might fill up what was wanting in your kind offices towards me.

¹ Wherefore, my brethren, beloved and much desired, my joy and crown, so stand ye fast in the Lord, my beloved.

³ And I entreat thee likewise, my faithful collegue, to assist them, for they laboured with me in the gospel, and Clement also, and my other fellow-laborers, whose names are in the book of life.

⁸ Finally my brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are venerable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are friendly, whatever things are reputable, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think of these things:

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God,

³ We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always in our prayers for you: ⁴ (having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and your love to all the saints:)

⁷ As ye also learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you;

⁹ For this cause we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you, and to request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding:

²² Servants, be obedient in all things to your lawful masters, not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but in uprightness of heart, fearing God; and whatever service ye do,

⁹ together with Onesimus a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will inform you of all things here. ¹⁰ Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you, and Marcus nephew to Barnabas, concerning whom ye have received orders; (if he come to you, receive him;) and Jesus who is called Justus: ¹¹ these are the only persons, who, of the circumcision, have been my fellow-laborers in the kingdom of God, and who were a comfort to me. ¹² Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you; who always strives earnestly for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God:

¹⁴ Luke the beloved physician, and Demas, greeteth you. ¹⁵ Salute the brethren in Laodicea; and Nymphas, and the church that is in his house.

¹⁷ And say ye to Archippus, Look well to the ministry, which thou hast received of the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers. ³ Incessantly remembering your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father:

² But though we had suffered before and been injuriously treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we spake boldly in the name of our God to declare unto you the gospel of God with much conflict.

⁶ nor sought we glory of men, neither of you, nor of others: though we might have expected maintenance, as the apostles of Christ.

¹³ For this also we thank God continually, that when ye received the word of God, which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, which also worketh effectually in you that believe.

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not ye also among others in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not ye also among others in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? ²⁰ for ye are our glory and our joy.

² and sent Timothy our brother, and a minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you concerning your faith;

⁷ by this we were comforted in you, my brethren, under all our affliction and distress, because of your faith: ⁸ for now we are revived, since you are stedfast in the Lord. ⁹ For what thanks can we render to God concerning you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on your account before our God,

⁹ For what thanks can we render to God concerning you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on your account before our God,

¹ Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ;

³ We ought always to give thanks to God on your account, my brethren, as it is fit; because your faith increaseth greatly, and the love of every one of you towards each other aboundeth:

⁴ And we trust in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do and will do the things which we give you in charge.

² to Timothy my true son in the faith, be grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

² and let not those who have believing masters, despise them, because they are brethren; but serve them more readily, because they are faithful and beloved by God, partakers of his grace.

³ I give thanks to God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience, having remembrance of thee continually in my prayers night and day;

⁸ Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but bear thy part in the afflictions of the gospel, according to the power of God;

¹⁶ The Lord shew mercy to the family of Onesiphorus; for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: but when he was at Rome,

³ Do thou therefore endure hardship, as becomes a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴ No one, that enters into military service, embarrasseth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him.

¹⁰ through love of this world, and is gone to Thessalonica; as is Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia: Luke only is with me. ¹¹ Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is useful to me in the ministry.

¹¹ Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is useful to me in the ministry.

²² The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you all. Amen.

⁴ to Titus my son in the common faith, grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

¹⁴ And let our brethren-also learn to excel in good works for necessary exigencies, that they may not be unfruitful.

¹ Paul a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy a brother, to Philemon our beloved brother and fellow-laborer, and to the beloved Apphia,

¹ Paul a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy a brother, to Philemon our beloved brother and fellow-laborer, and to the beloved Apphia,

¹ Paul a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy a brother, to Philemon our beloved brother and fellow-laborer, and to the beloved Apphia, ² and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thine house,

² and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thine house, ³ grace and peace be to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ I thank my God always making mention of thee in my prayers, ⁵ (hearing of the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and of thy love to all the saints,) ⁶ that the communication of thy faith may become effectual in the acknowledgement of all the good that is in you towards Christ Jesus: ⁷ for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because by thee, dear brother, the bowels of the saints are refreshed.

⁷ for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because by thee, dear brother, the bowels of the saints are refreshed. ⁸ Wherefore though I have sufficient authority in Christ to enjoin thee what is meet,

⁸ Wherefore though I have sufficient authority in Christ to enjoin thee what is meet, ⁹ I would rather intreat thee out of love to me, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner too for the sake of Jesus Christ.

⁹ I would rather intreat thee out of love to me, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner too for the sake of Jesus Christ.

⁹ I would rather intreat thee out of love to me, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner too for the sake of Jesus Christ. ¹⁰ I intreat thee then for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds,

¹⁰ I intreat thee then for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds, ¹¹ who was formerly unprofitable to thee, but now profitable both to thee and to me; whom I have sent back to thee: ¹² him therefore, as my own bowels, do thou receive.

¹² him therefore, as my own bowels, do thou receive. ¹³ Whom I would gladly have kept with me, that he might have ministered unto me as thou wouldst have done, in the bonds of the gospel. ¹⁴ But I would do nothing without thy knowledge, that thy kindness might not be as it were forced, but voluntary. ¹⁵ For perhaps he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that thou mightest receive him for ever: ¹⁶ not now as a servant, but above a servant, a dear brother, especially to me, and how much more to thee both in the flesh and in the Lord. ¹⁷ If therefore thou accountest me a friend, receive him as thou wouldst receive me. ¹⁸ If he hath wronged thee in any thing, or is indebted to thee, place it to my accompt: ¹⁹ I Paul have written it with my own hand, I will pay it: not to say that thou indeed owest even thy own self to me. ²⁰ Yea, my brother, let me enjoy this satisfaction from thee in the Lord: and thus refresh my bowels in the Lord.

²⁰ Yea, my brother, let me enjoy this satisfaction from thee in the Lord: and thus refresh my bowels in the Lord. ²¹ Being fully persuaded of thy compliance, I have written to thee; knowing that thou wilt indeed do more than I ask. ²² But I must add, prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be restored to you. ²³ Epaphras my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, and Marcus, ²⁴ Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke my fellow-laborers, salute thee.

²⁴ Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke my fellow-laborers, salute thee. ²⁵ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

¹ Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high-priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

¹⁴ for we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold fast our first confidence firm unto the end; inasmuch as it is said,

¹⁰ For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shewn to his name, by having ministred to the saints, and yet ministring.

¹⁷ Be ruled by those that are your guides, and submit to them: for they watch for your souls; (as those that must give an account) that they may do it with joy and not with uneasiness: for this were unprofitable for you.

¹⁹ And I the more earnestly intreat you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

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

⁵ Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of this world who are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which He hath promised to them that love Him? but ye have slighted the poor.

¹⁴ What is the advantage, my brethren, if any one say that he has faith, and he hath not works, can faith alone save him?

¹⁷ so faith, if it have not works, being alone, is dead.

¹⁶ Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed: the fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

¹⁹ Brethren, if any among you be seduced from the truth, and one convert him; ²⁰ let him know that he, who turneth back a sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.

⁵ who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ⁶ In which ye rejoice, tho' now for a little while, if need be, ye are grieved through various trials. ⁷ That the proof of your faith, which is much more precious than of gold, (that perisheth, though tried by fire) may be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, when Jesus Christ shall be revealed: ⁸ whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing ye rejoice with joy ineffable and full of glory; receiving the end of your faith,

²² Having therefore purified your souls by obedience to the truth, through the Spirit, to brotherly love unfeigned, love one another with a pure heart fervently: ²³ being regenerated not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever.

¹⁰ who heretofore were not a people, but are now the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. ¹¹ Dearly beloved, I exhort you as strangers and sojourners here, to abstain from carnal lusts, which war against the soul: ¹² having a good conversation among the Gentiles; that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may glorify God in the day of their visitation, on account of the good works which they behold in you.

¹ Ye women likewise, be subject to your own husbands, that if any believe not the word, they may yet without the word be gained over by the deportment of the wives,

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ.

¹ The elders that are among you I exhort, who am also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed; feed the flock of God that is among you, ² taking the episcopal charge of it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for shameful lucre, but with a ready mind: ³ nor as lording it over the people, but being examples to the flock.

⁸ For if these be in you and abound, they will not suffer you to be idle, nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

³ and was manifested unto us) what we have seen and heard we declare unto you, that ye also may have communion with us: and our communion is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ But if any one, who hath the good things of the world, seeth his brother in want, and shutteth up his bowels from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

²³ And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He hath given us a charge to do.

¹ Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one, that loveth Him that begat, loveth Him also that is begotten of Him:

¹ Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one, that loveth Him that begat, loveth Him also that is begotten of Him: ² and in this we know that we love the children of God, since we love God and keep his commandments.

⁴ I rejoiced greatly that I found among thy children such as walked in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

¹² Having many things to write unto you, I would not with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full.

³ For I greatly rejoiced, when the brethren came, and bore testimony to thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth. ⁴ And I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth.

⁴ And I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth. ⁵ Beloved, thou actest faithfully in whatsoever service thou dost to the brethren, and to strangers too; ⁶ who have borne witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well in forwarding, as is worthy of God.

⁸ We ought therefore to receive such, that we may become fellow-laborers in the truth.

¹⁴ for I hope to see thee soon, and we shall speak mouth to mouth. ⁽¹⁵⁾ Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.