looking unto Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured a cross, despising shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

Jesus

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

"Because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath that of the fruit of his loins he would set one on his throne,

"Of this man's descendants God has brought unto Israel, according to his promise, a Savior, Jesus;

this gospel is concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of David's posterity in respect of his bodily nature,

But one of the Elders said to me. "Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, and so can open the book with its seven seals."

Raised

and he said: "Thus it is written that the Christ should suffer and rise again from the dead, the third day;

but God has raised him to life, having loosed the pangs of death, because it was not possible for death to hold him.

Now I am calling to your remembrance, brothers, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, and on which you have taken your stand,

According

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

Now I commend you to Him who is able to keep you stedfast, according to my gospel, and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, whereby is unveiled the secret truth which was kept secret through immemorial ages,

For this he called you through my gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

as laid down in the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which has been entrusted to me.

It was for this testimony that I myself was appointed a herald and apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), to be a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.