For this is thank worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

For what glory is it, if when ye commit faults and are buffeted, ye take it patiently? But if when ye do well and suffer, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing, but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are called to this, to inherit a blessing.

For to this end was the gospel preached to them that are dead also, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the Spirit.

Yet if any suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

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

For this very reason giving all diligence, add to your faith courage,

Yea I think it right, so long as I am in this tabernacle to stir you up by reminding you:

For he received honour and glory from God the Father, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

And we being with him in the holy mountain, heard this voice coming from heaven:

Knowing this before that no scripture prophecy is of any private interpretation.

This second epistle, beloved, I now write to you, in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance,

That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: Knowing this first,

For this they are willingly ignorant of, that by the word of God of old the heavens were and the earth, standing out of the water and in the water,

But, beloved, be not ye ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

And this is the message which we have heard of him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

And this is the promise which he hath promised us, eternal life.

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

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning: to this end the son of God was manifested, to destroy the works of the devil.

For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we love one another.

But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

And this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

And every spirit which confesseth not Jesus Christ come in the flesh, is not of God: and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and now already it is in the world.

Hereby is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.

And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God, love his brother also.

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

For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

This is he that came by water and blood; even Jesus Christ; not by the water only, but by the water and the blood: and it is the Spirit who testifieth; because the Spirit is truth.

If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; and this is the testimony of God, which he hath testified of his Son.

And this is the testimony, that God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.

But we know that the Son of God is come; and he hath given us an understanding that we may know the true one; and we are in the true one, even in his Son Jesus Christ; this is the true God and eternal life.

And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment as ye have heard from the beginning, that ye may walk in it.

This is the seducer and the antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we lose not the things we have wrought, but receive a full reward.

he that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If any come to you, and bring not this doctrine,

I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children walk in the truth.

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were of old described before with regard to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

I am therefore willing to remind you, who once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

Happy is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the things which are written therein: for the time is near.

But thou hast this, that thou hatest the works of the Nicola?tans, which I also hate.

But I say to you, the rest that are at Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak, I will lay upon you no other burden.

After this I saw, and behold a door opened in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, as of a trumpet talking with me, said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

And after this I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds, that the wind should not blow upon the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

After this I saw, and behold a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes and palms in their hands.

One wo is past: behold there come yet two woes after this.

After this I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony was opened in heaven:

And after this I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great power, and the earth was inlightned with his glory.

After this I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah: The salvation, and the glory, and the power to our God.

And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he might deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled. After this he must be loosed for a small time.

The rest of the dead lived not again till the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.

And death and hades were cast into the lake of fire: this is the second death.

Behold, I come quickly: happy is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

But he saith to me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them who keep the sayings of this book; worship God.

And he saith to me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: the time is nigh.

I testify to every one that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man add to them, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book.

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part of the tree of life, and the holy city, which are written in this book.