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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished for every good work.
I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness,
For by grace you have been saved through the faith; and this matter is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God:
And we know that all things work together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations, immersing them (the disciples) into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
And be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may learn what the will of God is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect.
Jesus said to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through me.
But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses for me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the most distant part of the earth.
And Peter said to them: Repent, and be immersed, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal "life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
But as many as received him, to them he gave the privilege of be coming the children of God, even to those who believe on his name;
not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
that if you will confess with your mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.
And the "WORD became flesh, and tabernacled among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and of truth.
But God makes known his love to us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us:
And he himself gave some to be apostles, and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
And they attended constantly to the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.
Come to me, all you that are weary, and heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, so that he will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in abundance.
For this reason, as by one man sin entered into the world, and by his sin, death; and so death passed through to all men, because all have sinned:
And he said to them: Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
And there is salvation in no other; nor, indeed, is there another name under heaven, given among men, by which we must be saved.
So, then, if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying: All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me.
Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Be anxious about nothing, but in every thing, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God:
And on the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there.
And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one consent in one place.
I have been crucified with Christ, yet I live; no longer I, but Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
For I am not ashamed of the Gospel: for it is the power of God in order to salvation, to every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
A new commandment I give to you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
Strive to present yourself to God as approved, a workman that has no cause to be ashamed, rightly setting forth the word of truth.
But seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you in addition.
and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete, that he may dwell with you forever;
Wherefore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses lying round about us, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that so easily besets us, and let us run with patience the race that lies before us,
God is spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Therefore, take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, that you be shepherds to the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who, by unrighteousness, restrain the truth.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken hearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed;
Jesus answered: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God.
When, therefore, the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and immersing more disciples than John,
Now, faith is a sure confidence with respect to things hoped for, a firm persuasion with respect to things not seen:
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, and pierces even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that you may be restored to health: the fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said: Behold the Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world.
But when he, the Spirit of the truth, has come, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak of himself; but what he hears, that will he speak, and he will show you things to come.
Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but from God: the authorities that are, have been appointed by God.
And I say to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.
When the Son of man shall come in his own glory, and all the holy angels with him, then will he sit on the throne of his own glory;
All things were made by him, and without him not one thing was made that now exists.
These were of a better disposition than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.
But the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I have spoken to you.
You are of your father, the devil; and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the be ginning, and stood not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks that which is false, he speaks from what is his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it.
This man came as a witness, to testify of the Light, that all through him might believe.
Think not that I have come to make the law or the prophets of no effect. I have not come to make them of no effect, but to give them their full efficiency.
Jesus said to him: You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind.
I am the vine, you are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing.
Verily, verily I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has eternal life, and comes not into condemnation, but has passed from death into life.
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue, or any praise, think of these things.
But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.
looking for the blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
And when he had made a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, the sheep also, and the oxen, and he poured out the money of the money-changers, and overthrew their tables;
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
He that believes and is immersed, shall be saved; he that believes not, shall be condemned.
They replied: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you and your house shall be saved.
Now, if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally, and upbraids not; and it shall be given him.
Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believes on me, though he were dead, yet shall he live;
Then they that gladly received his word were immersed, and on that day there were added to them about three thou sand souls.
And when he had spoken these things, while they were looking on him, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
And on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, intending to depart on the morrow; and he continued his speech till mid night.
but reverence the Lord God in your hearts, and be always ready to answer every one that asks of you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent.
Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither lewd persons, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor sodomites,
There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. And Jesus said to her: Give me to drink.
Jesus said to them: Verily, verily I say to you, before Abraham came into being, I was.
(for, since the creation of the world, his attributes, which are invisible, are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity,) that they may be without excuse;
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:
GOD, who in many parts and in many ways spoke in ancient times to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by his Son,
There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
The Spirit breathes where he pleases, and you hear his voice, but you know not whence he comes, and whither he goes; so is every one that is begotten of the Spirit.
The sick man answered him: Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred; but while I am coming, another goes down before me.
Then said Jesus to those Jews that believed on him: If you continue in my word, you are my disciples indeed,
He that believes on him is not condemned; but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Let there be no money-loving disposition; be content with such things as you have. For he has said: I will never leave you, nor will I ever forsake you.
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal.
for our conflict is not with flesh and blood, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the rulers of the darkness of this world, with the wicked spirits in the heavenly regions.
that you might know the certainty of the things in which you have been instructed.
we all love you, on account of the truth that dwells in us, and which will be with us forever:
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou hast come as a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou doest, unless God be with him.
Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly things in Christ,
But having heard him, and being convicted by their conscience, they went out, one by one, beginning from the oldest, even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
But Jesus Christ was begotten thus: After his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they had come together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.
Beloved, believe not every spirit; but prove the spirits, whether they are from God: for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bondman nor free man, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Is any one among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil, in the name of the Lord.
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up to tempt him, and said: Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
But concerning those who have fallen asleep, I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that you may not grieve, as others who have no hope.
every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor slightest trace of turning.
for he has made him, who knew no sin, a sin-offering for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have affliction, but be of good courage; I have overcome the world.
in whom you also hoped after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom, after you also believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Husbands, love your wives, as the Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,
The Lord does not delay concerning his promise, as some men count delay, but he is long-suffering toward us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
And the angel answered and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for which reason, also, that which is begotten, being holy, shall be called the Son of God.
Religion, pure and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
He that believes on the Son has eternal life. But he that believes not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
And if your brother sin against you, go and tell him of his fault between you and him alone; if he hear you, you have gained your brother.
who also said: Men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall come in the same manner in which you saw him go into heaven.
Repent, therefore, and turn, in order that your sins may be blotted out, so that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
For we are his workman ship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God before prepared, that we should walk in them.
What profit is there, my brethren, if any one say he has faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through him, might be saved.
Know you not that as many of us as were immersed into Christ Jesus, were immersed into his death?
In this manner, therefore, pray you: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
that the aged women likewise be, in deportment, as it becomes holy women, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things,
And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit;
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away: and the sea was no more.
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeks such to worship him.
And it came to pass in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabitants of the land should be enrolled.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.
You search the scriptures, because in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify concerning me:
in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the remission of sins, according to the riches of his grace,
Be not astonished at this; for the hour is coming in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has revealed him.
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called;
For I delivered to you among the first things, that which I also received: That Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures;
Greater love has no man than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.
They are of the world: there fore, they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
I say this: Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.
But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now, if any one has not the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
Then, on that day, the first day of the week, when it was evening, and the doors of the house in which the disciples were assembled had been closed for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them: Peace be to you.
and saying: Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
no man can come to me, unless the Father, who sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
for by him were all things created, things in heaven and things in earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities; all things were created by him, and for him:
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up;
Enter in through the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction; and many there are that go in through it.
Yet the times of this ignorance God overlooked; but now, he commands all men everywhere to repent:
Nicodemus said to him: How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb the second time, and be born?
If, then, you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where the Christ sits at the right hand of God;
For those whom he foreknew, he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren:
Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, a merciful disposition, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering:
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some; but exhorting one another, and so much the more, as you see the day approaching.
For Christ also once suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, having been put to death in flesh, but made alive in spirit;
In those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, and let it not be afraid.
For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.
He himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. By his stripes you were healed.
Submit yourselves, therefore, to God; resist the devil, and he will flee from you;
But yet I tell you the truth: it is profitable for you that I go away. For if I go not away, the Paraclete will not come to you. But if I go away, I will send him to you.
For we have not a high priest that can not sympathize with our infirmities; but he was tempted in all things like ourselves, yet without sin.
You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has become tasteless, by what means shall it become salt again? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trod upon by men.
who, being the effulgence of his glory and the exact representation of his essence, and upholding all things by his own powerful word, when he had by himself made expiation for our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Be sober, be watchful: for your adversary, the devil, like a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour.
In like manner, also, the Spirit helps our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us, with groanings unutterable.
Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God: and every one that loves, has been begotten of God, and knows God.
All that the Father gives me, will come to me; and him that comes to me, I will by no means cast out.
Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
But when the Paraclete has come, whom I will send to you from my Father, the Spirit of the truth, which proceeds from the Father, he will testify of me;
Behold, how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the children of God! For this reason, the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
And early on the first day of the week, while it was yet dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
And Peter opened his mouth, and said: In truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons;
And he said to them all: If any one determines to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and fol low me.
Philip answered him: Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, that each may take a little.
And it came to pass, that he went, on the sabbath day, into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees, to eat bread; and they watched him.
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and, as his custom was, he entered the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and stood up to read.
I left you in Crete for this purpose, that you might set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I commanded you:
Then Jesus answered and said to them: Verily, verily I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do; for whatever things he does, these also the Son does in like manner.
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem,
Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, by teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to the Lord.
knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture came from private interpretation:
I pray, not for these only, but for those also who shall believe on me through their word;
My little children, I write these things to you, that you may not sin: and yet, if any one sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink.
Now the works of the flesh are well known, and they are these lewdness, uncleanness, wantonness,
Jesus answered and said to her: If you had known the gift of God, and who it is that said to you, Give me to drink, you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.
Stand firm, therefore, in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and be not held fast again in the yoke of bondage.
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea; and when they had come, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
In this way let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
THE former record I made, Theophilus, of all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
After this Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him: Behold, you have been restored to health; sin no more, lest some worse thing befall you.
What, then, shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you, will carry it on till the day of Jesus Christ;
Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come that he must go out of this world to his Father; and having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them to the end.
for the prophecy came not at any time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, we are buried with him, by immersion, into death, that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so also we should walk in a new life.
And it came to pass, as they continued their journey, that he entered a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
So, then, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;
And when he has come, he will convince the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.
and you show regard to him that wears the splendid apparel, and say to him, Sit here, in an honorable place; and you say to the poor man, Do you stand there, or sit here, under my footstool;
Jesus answered and said to him: If any one loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravenous wolves.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his abundant mercy, has, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, regenerated us for a living hope
And it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, that, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
according as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love,
And he spoke a parable to them, that they ought always to pray, and not to become weary,
In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Jesus answered and said to them: Destroy this temple, and I will raise it up in three days.
If, therefore, there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort arising from love, if any participation of the Spirit, if any affections and mercies,
Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? What communion has light with darkness?
Be not deceived; God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that also shall he reap.
looking to Jesus the author and finisher of the faith, who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
When, therefore, they had taken breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, Do you love me more than these? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my lambs.
Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger; he that believes on me shall never thirst.
For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat, and what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not your life a greater gift than food, and your body than clothing?
and he has made from one blood every nation of men, that they might dwell on all the face of the earth, having marked out their appointed times, and the bounds of their dwelling:
And she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus; for he will save his people from their sins.
Know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?
and subjected all things under his feet, and made him head over all things for the church,
Then answered the Jews and said to him: What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?
THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled concerning the Word of life;
And Saul, still breathing out threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the chief priest,
For I consider the sufferings of the present time not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed for us.
But he that had been restored to health knew not who he was; for Jesus had withdrawn himself, because a multitude was in the place.
For this reason, God delivered them over to vile passions: for their females exchanged their natural use for that which is against nature:
Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to his power which works in us,
who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,
teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: and lo; I am with you all the days, even to the end of the age.
Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene, clearly pointed out to you as a man from God, by mighty deeds and wonders and signs, which God did by him in your midst, as you yourselves also know,
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Then Jesus said to them again: Peace be to you. As my Father has sent me, so I send you.
Then some of his disciples said one to another: "What is this that he says to us, A little while, and - you will not see me; and again, a little while, and you will see me? and, Be cause I go to the Father?
And one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee, and reclined at table.
Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and no place was found for them.
and saying: The time has fully come, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the gospel.
He answered them: He that restored me to health said to me, Take up your bed and walk.
SINCE many have undertaken to compose a history of the things that are fully believed among us,
And after these things, the Lord appointed seventy others, also, and sent them, two and two, before his face, into every city and place to which he himself was about to go.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him;
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
No one can serve two masters: for he will either hate the one and love the other; or he will hold to the one, and neglect the other. You can not serve God and riches.
No trial has come upon you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tried more than you are able to bear; but he will, with the trial, make a way to escape, so that you be able to bear up under it.
And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And dividing his clothing into parts, they cast lots.
And on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared; and with them came certain others.
Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
Judah begot Phares and Zarah of Thamar: Phares begot Hezron: Hezron begot Aram:
You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you, that you may go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit may remain; that whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he may give you.
But Peter said: Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart, that you should at tempt to deceive the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?
But I make known to you, brethren, the gospel that I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,
Beware of doing your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
and that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise in order to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus.
But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles: Brethren, what shall we do?
But I say to you, Love your enemies: bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you:
But my God will supply all your need, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat on him was called faithful and true, and in righteousness does he judge, and make war.
Verily, verily I say to you, he that believes on me, the works that I do he also shall do. Even greater works than these shall he do, because I go to my Father;
All things, therefore, whatever you would that men should do to you, even so do you to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
You have condemned and killed the Just One: and he does not set himself against you.
For where there are two or three that have come together for my sake, there I am in the midst of them.
And these signs shall attend those who believe. In my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
But he answered and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.
who, being in the form of God, did not think it an act of robbery to be equal with God;
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any fault, do you, who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.
But he gives more grace. "Wherefore he says: God sets himself against the proud, but gives grace to the lowly.
See that no one make you the victims of imposture by means of philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not ac cording to Christ:
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a testimony to all nations, and then shall the end come.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
And you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength. This is the first commandment.
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and his name shall be called Immanuel, which, when translated, is, God with us.
And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
for the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall arise first;
For the things which were formerly written, were written for our instruction, that we, through the patience and the comfort which the scriptures give, might have hope.
Now the Spirit says expressly, that, in the last times, some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and teachings suggested by demons,
Adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friend ship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, therefore, will be a friend of the world, is an enemy of God.
But now, God's plan of justifying men without law is revealed, being attested by the law and the prophets;
By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.
Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your lap. For with the same measure with which you measure, it shall be measured to you in return.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of an gels, but have not love, I have become as sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
And all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.
Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
And calling them together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of my Father, which, said he, you have heard from me;
For the preaching of the cross is to those who perish, foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God.
and I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall take them out of my hand.
I am astonished that you are so soon turning away from him that called you into the grace of Christ, to another gospel:
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit, and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.
Then will he say to those on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
So, then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
And he is the expiation for our sins: not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world.
It came to pass, while he was officiating as priest before God, in the order of his class, that,
Now there were certain prophets and teachers in the church that was at Antioch; Barnabas, and Simeon, who is called Niger, and Lucius of Gyrene, and Manaen, who was brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
And he took bread, and gave thanks; and he broke, and gave it to them, saying: This is my body, which is given for you: do this in remembrance of me.
and he is the head of the body, the church: and he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be preeminent;
As his divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who has called us by his glorious power,
Let no one say, when he is tempted, My temptation is from God; for God can not be tempted by evils, and he himself tempts no man.
And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, and go toward the south, to the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.
to Timothy my beloved son; grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Blessed is the man that endures trial: for, being approved, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.
Therefore, there were born of one, who was dead as it respects these things, a posterity like the stars of heaven in multitude, and like the sand on the sea-shore, innumerable.
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.
For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
And he spoke this parable to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and who despised others.
For when we were yet without strength, at the appointed time, Christ died for the ungodly.
For as a man, on leaving his country, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods:
But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the detestable, and murderers and lewd persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
that they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Aram begot Aminidab: Aminidab begot Nahshon: Nahshon begot Salmon:
And it came to pass while the multitude was pressing on him to hear the word of God, and he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
You believe that there is one God; you do well: the demons also believe, and tremble.
But there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers also among you; and these will stealthily introduce ruinous sects, and deny the Lord that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction:
Is any one among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any one cheerful? let him sing praise.
And the multitude of believers were of one heart and of one soul; and no one said that any part of his possessions was his own; but they had all things in common.
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and stirred the water. Then he who entered first after the motion of the water, was cured of whatever disease he had.
Wherefore, he is able also to save through all time those who come to God by him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
Therefore, when they came together, they asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
For the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made this same Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
If any one comes to me, and hates not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his own life also, he can not be my disciple.
Jesus said to him: Have I been so long with you, and have you not known me, Philip? He that has seen me, has seen the Father; and how say you, Show us the Father?
And the scribes and Pharisees watched closely, whether he would heal on the sabbath-day, that they might find an accusation against him.
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done for you.
That which is begotten of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is begotten of the Spirit, is spirit.
And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.
For I say, through the grace given to me, to every one that is among you, that he must not think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but that he be disposed to think modestly, as God has distributed to each a measure of faith.
And he said to them: These are the words that I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled that are written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Now when Jesus had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.
And you fathers, do not provoke your children to anger: but bring them up in the instruction and discipline of the Lord.
And after the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the sepulcher.
Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I might not be delivered up to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not hence.
doing nothing in strife and vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
But our citizenship is in heaven, whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
And when the sabbath had passed, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
For in him we live, and move, and have our being: as also some of your own poets have said: For we his offspring are.
for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband. In this you have spoken truly.
Therefore, when Jesus had received the vinegar, he said: It is finished. And he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
For, in former times, the holy women also, who trusted in God, thus adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands,
And this is the message that we heard from him, and do declare to you: that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
For the sun rises with its burning heat, and withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of its form perishes. So, also, shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
As each has received a gift, minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
And, behold, two of them were going, on the same day, to a village called Emmaus, distant from Jerusalem sixty furlongs.
I exhort, therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,
Think not that I have come to send peace on the earth. I have not come to send peace, but a sword.
Christ has bought us off from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us: (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:)
For our exhortation arose not from deception, nor from uncleanness, nor was it with guile;
Since, then, the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also, in like manner, partook of the same, that, through his death, he might deprive of power him that has the power of death, that is, the devil;
And the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
And the young men arose and wound him in his mantle, and carried him out, and buried him.
and he said to me: My grace is sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may abide upon me.
elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctification of the Spirit, in order to obedience, and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: grace be to you, and peace be multiplied.
I testify to every one that hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if any one add to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book.
concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the posterity of David according to the flesh,
And one of the scribes came, and heard them reasoning together; and perceiving that he had answered them well, he asked him: Which is the first commandment of all?
which is present among you, as it is also in all the world, and is producing fruit, even as it has been doing also among you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,
It is the spirit that makes alive; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I speak to you are spirit and life.
and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godliness;
Therefore, whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on the rock:
By this we know the love of Christ, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, to-day you shall be with me in paradise.
But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood can not inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
yet may be justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: That the Lord Jesus, on the night in which he was delivered up, took bread;
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him, shall never thirst. But the water that I will give him, shall be in him a fountain of water springing up in order to eternal life.
PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
After this I saw, and behold, a great multitude, that no one could number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and there were palms in their hands;
Verily, verily I say to you, he that goes not through the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief, and a robber.
Marriage is honorable among all men, and the bed undefiled; but lewd men and adulterers God will judge.
This is a true saying: If any desires the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.
And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, after passing through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples,
And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily, I say to you, They have their reward.
You have heard that it was said: You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.
For you have been called to freedom, brethren: only use not your freedom as an occasion for the flesh, but become servants to one another, through love.
And the great dragon, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Whether, therefore, you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
For thus will an entrance be given you abundantly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
because you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver or gold, from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers,
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and the power of judging was given to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God; and of those who had not worshiped the beast, nor his image, and had not received his mark on their forehead, nor on their hand: and they lived and reigned with Christ a thou sand years.
praying with all prayer and supplication, at all times, in the Spirit; and to this end being watchful in all perseverance, and supplication for all the saints:
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good;
but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life through his name.
Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they may, without the word, be won by the conduct of their wives,
But do you, man, who judge those that practice such things, and yet do the same, conclude that you will escape the judgment of God?
Then Peter came to him, and said: Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times?
and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that they met together in the church for a whole year, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense, when he went into the temple of the Lord.
And no man has ascended into heaven, but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.
(the children, indeed, having not yet been born, and having done neither good nor evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calls,)
And after Jesus was immersed, he came up immediately from the water; and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.
Then the woman of Samaria said to him: How is it that you, who are a Jew, ask drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? (For the Jews have no social intercourse with the Samaritans.)
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said: Take, eat; this is my body.
And again he entered Capernaum, after some days; and they heard that he was in the house.
Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any one determines to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
When Jesus came into the regions of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying: Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am?
And a certain one of the multitude said to him: Teacher, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus, of Bethany, the village of Mary and Martha her sister.
when you were buried with him in immersion, in which you were also raised with him by your faith in the energy of God, who raised him from the dead.
so that, when you read, you can see my understanding in the mystery of the Christ,)
whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; because we know that affliction produces patience,
For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet fail in one, is an offender against all.
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised be fore the times of the ages,
Every one that works sin, works also transgression of law: and sin is transgression of law.
He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; and he that loves me shall be loved by my Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
And if your hand ensnare you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter maimed into life, than having two hands to go away into hell, into the fire that is not quenched,
My brethren, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, so as to show a partiality for persons.
but he that is rich, in his humiliation; because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
And certain men came down from Judea, and taught the brethren, saying: Unless you be circumcised, according to the custom of Moses, you can not be saved.
whose unbelieving minds the god of this age has darkened, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine to them.
and grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, with which you have been sealed for the day of redemption.
And now, why do you delay? Arise, and be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
And as he was going forth into the road, one ran and bowed the knee to him, and asked him: Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
Put to death, therefore, your members that are on the earth, lewdness, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
How, then, shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
To this, indeed, you have been called; because even Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his footsteps.
And we all, with unvailed face, reflecting the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Lord the Spirit.
For this reason I say to you: All things that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive them, and they shall be yours.
always in my prayers making request, that, if possible, I may at length have a prosperous journey, by the will of God to come to you.
And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them: Whoever determines to follow after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been called in one hope of your calling;
PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
but speaking truthfully in love, we might grow up in all things, into him who is the head, even the Christ,
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bride-groom.
God, who made the world, and all things that are in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands;
Yet you have a few names in Sardis that have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
which he has made to abound to us in all wisdom and understanding,
I have written these things to you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God.
and be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.
Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us, we do wipe off against you; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.
The elders that are among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and a sharer in the glory that is to be revealed.
And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.
but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,
And he will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death; neither shall there be any more sorrow, nor crying, nor pain; for the former things have passed away.
She followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying: These men are the servants of the most High God, who show us the way of salvation.
And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having the eternal gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth, even to every nation and tribe and tongue and people;
And fear not them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
And the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into the mountain, where Jesus had appointed to meet them.
For this reason, we also, from the day in which we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to request that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
To whom, after he had suffered, he also showed himself alive, by many indubitable proofs; appearing to them for forty days, and speaking of the things that pertain to the kingdom of God.
Let no one judge you, therefore, in meat or in drink, or in respect to a feast, or the new moon, or sabbaths,
For in it God's plan of justifying men by faith is revealed, in order to faith: as it is written, He that is justified by faith, shall live.
Behold, he comes with clouds, and every eye shall see him, and those also who pierced him: and all the tribes of the land shall lament because of him. Even so. Amen.
praising God, and being in favor with all the people. And the Lord added the saved daily to the Church.
For you have not again received the spirit of bondage, that you may fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father.
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in the Jordan.
in him in whom we have obtained our portion, having been predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are: and they shall be tormented day and night from age to age.
Let us not become weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
I immerse you in water, in order to repentance; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:
having been begotten again, not with corruptible seed, but with incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever.
And Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his ministry, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, son of lleli,
He answered and said: You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole strength, and with your whole understanding, and your neighbor as yourself.
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he hears us.
that is, that I may both give and receive com fort, while I am among you, through our common faith.
And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.
Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? Shall affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or the sword?
Hold fast the form of sound words which you have heard from me, in faithfulness and in love which is in Christ Jesus.
For which reason God has highly exalted him, and, also, bestowed on him a name that is above every name;
Let no impure speech come out of your mouth, but whatever is good for needful edification, that it may give grace to the hearers:
But of that day and hour no one knows, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you. But do you remain in the city of Jerusalem, till you be clothed with power from on high.
Jesus said to her: Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.
Jesus spoke these words, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said: Father, the hour has come: glorify thy Son, that thy Son may also glorify thee;
Whence come wars and strifes among you? Come they not hence, even of your passions, which war in your members?
And there were present, at that time, some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
You have heard that it was said to the ancients: You shall not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be liable to the sentence of the judges.
draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded men.
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Little children, it is the last time; and, as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now there are many antichrists; by which we know that it is the last time.
When, therefore, you see that detestable thing that makes desolate, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, (let him that reads understand;)
In all things I have taught you by ex ample, that by thus laboring, you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus; for he himself said, It is more blessed to give, than to receive.
And every one that hears these words of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort,
For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one yod or one point shall in no way pass from the law till all be fulfilled.
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, and the earth, and the works that are on it, shall be burned up.
For which reason, remember that you were formerly Gen tiles, by natural descent, and that you are called Uncircumcision by the Circumcision; so called, from a mark made in the flesh by hands;
And we have known and believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love, dwells in God, and God in him.
as you learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ for you,
After this, Jesus showed himself again to his disciples, at the sea of Tiberias. And he showed himself in this way.
In these lay a great multitude of sick persons, blind, lame, withered, who waited for the moving of the water.
I charge you, therefore, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom,
JAMES, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes that are in the dispersion, greeting.
{ (13:13) The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.} { :}
and we have the prophetic word better established. You do well to attend to this, as to a lamp that shines in a dark place, till the day dawn, and the morning star arise in your hearts;
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the wiles of the devil:
For this reason, therefore, the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only broken the sabbath, but also said that God was his own father, making himself equal with God.
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach to you any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be ac cursed.
For the time will come when they will not endure sound teaching, but according to their own desires they will pro cure for themselves an abundance of teachers to gratify their itching ears:
And they kept the matter to themselves, inquiring of one another what the rising from the dead could mean.
Having therefore, brethren, confidence to enter the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
the Spirit of the truth, whom the world can not receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, because he dwells with you, and shall be in you.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
And there were in the same country shepherds, living in the open field, and guarding their flock by night.
Bless ed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they shall be filled.
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that, without ceasing, I make mention of you,
for the complete instruction of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of the Christ,
For if these things be in you, and abound, they cause you to be neither idle, nor unfruitful as it respects the acknowledgment of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let us come, therefore, with boldness, to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace to help in every time of need.
through which things very great and precious favors that were promised have been given us, that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through desire:
Let no one despise your youth; but be an example to the believers, in word, in behavior, in love, in spirit, in faithfulness, in purity.
For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ, that each may receive his reward for the things done in his body, according to what he has done, whether good or evil.
But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them: Men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and give ear to my words.
Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who make divisions and cause offenses in opposition to the teaching which you have learned, and avoid them.
Owe no one any thing, except to love one another; for he that loves another, has fulfilled the law.
holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.
for John indeed immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit, not many days hence.
But not even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive: for they watch for your souls, as those who must give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for that would be fatal to you.
Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: Blessed are you that are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
For by one Spirit we all were immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and we all have been made to drink of one Spirit.
All these, with one mind, continued in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
He that works sin is of the devil, for the devil sins from the beginning: for this purpose was the son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed on Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of law: because, by works of law no flesh shall be justified.
But, as it is written: Eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and into the heart of man have not entered the things which God has prepared for them that love him.
him, delivered up by the fixed purpose and foreknowledge of God, you took, and with wicked hands did crucify and slay:
the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
And behold, one came and said to him: Good teacher, what good thing must I do that I may have eternal life? He said to him:
But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you with myself, that where I am, you may be also.
and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loves us, and that has washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Now, if their fall be the riches of the world, and their loss be the riches of the Gentiles, how much more shall their full acceptance be the riches of the world?
Jesus said to him: If you are able to believe, all things are possible to him that believes.
preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching.
Wherefore, by works of law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by law is the knowledge of sin.
And it came to pass, that as we were going to the house of prayer, there met us a certain maid-servant that had a spirit of Python, who brought much gain to her masters, by giving responses.
Behold, I declare to you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed
"Whoever, therefore, will confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, by conforming myself to his death,
While Peter was speaking these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all that heard the word.
And with one consent, they continued daily in the temple; and, breaking bread from house to house, they partook of their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
But Jesus went to the mount of Olives.
Now the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea, write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It would be good for them, if they remain as I myself.
and this hope disappoints us not; because the love of God is poured abundantly into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that is given to us.
because, when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful; but they became perverse in their reasonings, and their wicked heart was darkened;
And John also was immersing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed;
I have come to send fire on the earth; and how greatly do I wish that it were already kindled!
But about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lamah sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment: he that fears is not made perfect in love.
There was, in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest, named Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Eliza beth.
And, indeed, according to the law, almost all things are cleansed by blood; and without the shedding of blood there is no remission.
but if I delay, that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
But, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant that I often purposed to come to you, though I have been hindered to the present time, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
And as they went along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said: See, here is water; what hinders me from being immersed?
Wherefore, gird up the loins of your mind; be watchful, and hope constantly for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
But an animal man receives not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he can not know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers, about the time of the removal to Babylon.
Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, its justice, its mercy, and its faithfulness. These you ought to have done, and those you ought not to have neglected.
First, I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, on account of you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
for it is God, who, of his good pleasure, works in you both the will and the power to perform.
and that you have patience, and have endured for my name's sake, and have not fainted.
These shall give an account to him that is ready to judge the living and the dead.
whom God has set forth as a propitiatory sacrifice, through faith in his blood, in order to manifest his righteousness, in passing by the sins that were formerly committed through the forbearance of God;
For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does; and he will show him greater works than these, that you may be astonished.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with man.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come; and let him that hears, say, Come; and let him that is thirsty, come; -and let him that is willing, take the water of life freely.
Then, six days before the passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he had raised from the dead.
strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, that through many afflictions we mast enter the kingdom of God.
And there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars; and on the earth, distress of nations in perplexity; the sea and its waves roaring;
and said to those who sold doves: Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
For if you forgive men their offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; as it respects law, a Pharisee;
Behold also the ships, which are very great, and are driven by violent winds; yet they are turned about by a very small helm, to whatever point the will of him that directs it may determine.
in order to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and his fame went throughout the whole of that region.
If he called them gods, to whom the word of God was committed, (and the scripture can not be made void,)
See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have.
Therefore, omitting the elementary Christian teaching, let us go on to the perfection of Christian instruction, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
and whatever you ask in my name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Now Peter and John were going up. together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which was the ninth hour.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
And on the same day, when it was evening, he said to them: Let us go over to the opposite side.
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
You have heard that I said to you, I am going away, and am coming again to you. If you loved me, you would rejoice, because I go to the Father; for my Father is greater than I.
and the things which you have heard from me through many witnesses, these do you commit to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded you apostles for himself, that he may sift you as wheat.
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because he that is in you, is greater than he that is in the world.
And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
For which reason God delivered them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, that they might dishonor their bodies among themselves;
For I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came and testified to the truth that is in you, even as you walk in the truth.
And they sung a new song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation:
Then the King will say to those on his right hand: Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
I am the door: if any one enters through me, he shall be saved; and he shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Nicodemus answered and said to him: How can these things be?
I say to you, It shall be more tolerable, in that day, for Sodom, than for that city.
But of that day or that hour no one knows: neither the angels who are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rulers, to be ready for every good work,
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it could be that was about to do this thing.
And it came to pass, while all the people were being immersed, that Jesus also was immersed; and as he was praying, the heaven was opened,
And he said to them: Take heed and beware of covetousness; for a man's life depends not on the abundance of his possessions.
And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, that he might, by the grace of God, taste death for every man- we see him, on account of his having suffered death, crowned with glory and honor.
Since, then, we have gifts which differ according to the grace that is given to us, whether we have the gift of prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
After these things, Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea, and he remained there with them, and immersed.
Now, I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you, but that you be perfectly united in the same mind, and in the same judgment.
And it came to pass, as the time for him to be taken up into heaven had fully come, that he set his face steadfastly to go up to Jerusalem.
This I say, therefore, and appeal to you solemnly in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the other Gentiles walk, in the error of their minds,
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ, has been be gotten of God: and every one that loves him that begot, loves him also that is begotten of him.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in the hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit. PAET IV. Conclusion.
Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give to every one as his work shall be.
And they brought little children to him, that he might touch them: but his disciples rebuked those who brought them.
And it came to pass, about eight days after these words, that he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
Immediately after the affliction of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the hosts of the heavens shall be shaken.
Abide in me, and I will abide in you. As the branch can not bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me.
For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
Not that I have already attained, or have already reached the goal; but I am pressing forward, that I may lay hold on that for which I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Be patient, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer looks for the precious fruit of the earth, and waits patiently for it, till he receives the early and the latter rain.
By faith we understand that the ages were set in order by the word of God, so that the things which are seen, have not come into being from things that appear.
And he immediately constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and go before him to the opposite side, while he sent the multitudes away.
Because that which may be known of God, is manifest among them; for God has made it manifest to them,
And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; those, also, must I bring, and they will hear my voice: and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.
the likeness of which, even immersion, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the seeking of a good conscience toward God,) does now also save us, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world, in righteousness, by the man whom he has chosen, giving to all assurance of this, by having raised him from the dead.
Now, according to the Jewish custom of purifying, six water-pots of stone had been set there, containing each two or three baths.
In this is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.
He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, from his inner self shall flow rivers of living water.
for the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth came through Jesus Christ.
And they came to the opposite side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
or does he say it wholly for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, it was written: that he that plows should plow in hope, and that he that thrashes should thrash in hope of partaking.
For I do not wish you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery lest you be wise in your own conceit that blindness has happened to Israel in part, till the full number of the Gen tiles shall have come in.
And if any one was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said: The kingdom of God comes not so as to attract attention;
But he said to them: It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has reserved under his own control.
"When, therefore, he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this. And they believed the scripture, and the word that Jesus had spoken.
And there came together to him the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem:
But when they believed Philip, who preached the good news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women.
Therefore said I to you, that you shall die in your sins. For if you believe not that I am, He, you shall die in your sins.
And at that time there was a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own life? Or, what will a man give as the ransom of his life?
And beginning from Moses, and all the prophets, he explained to them, in all the Scriptures, the things concerning himself.
And I am no longer in the world; but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep in thy name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are one.
Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to arouse you by putting you in remembrance.
bearing full testimony both to Jews and to Greeks, of the repentance that leads to God, and of the faith that leads to our Lord Jesus Christ.
for the husband is the head of the wife, as the Christ also is the head of the church; and he is the savior of the body.
Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where we ought to worship.
For if we sin willfully, after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no longer a sacrifice for sins;
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.
Then the Jews said to him: Forty and six years was this temple in building, and will you rebuild it in three days?
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all that call on him:
having been builded upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone,
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace; to Him who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified.
For what will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own life?
For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
And you, being dead to your offenses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has made alive together with him, having forgiven you all your offenses;
And I wrote to you this very thing, that, on coming to you, I might not have sorrow from those from whom I ought to receive joy; because I have confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet, for your sakes, he became poor, that you, through his poverty, might become rich.
PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints that are in Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:
And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to the work to which I have called them.
as new-born babes, earnestly desire the pure spiritual milk, that you may grow by it,
I do not speak in respect to want: for I have learned, in whatever condition I am, to be content.
THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, that he might show to his servants the things that must shortly come to pass; and he sent it by his angel, and made it known to his servant John,
Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come, unless the apostasy come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,
Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can it be.
Therefore they said: "What is this that he says, The little while? We know not what he says.
Asa begot Jehosaphat: Jehosaphat begot Jehoram: Jehoram begot Uzziah:
And Jesus and his disciples went out into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the road, he asked his disciples, saying to them: Who do men say that I am?
that we should be for the praise of his glory; even we, who before had hope in the Christ:
Yet, in all these things, we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us.
much more, then, since we are now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from the wrath through him.
Then Jesus said to them: Verily, verily I say to you, Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars hill, and said: Men of Athens, I perceive that in all respects your reverence for demons excels that of other men.
Coming to him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by man, but in the sight of God, chosen and precious,
Another parable he laid before them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field.
and if a woman puts away her husband, and is married to another, she commits adultery.
For as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office,
And Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, Be removed from this place to that, and it shall be removed: and nothing shall be impossible for you.
But I say to you, Whoever looks upon a woman to cherish desire for her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
for if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what remains of my sufferings for Christ in my flesh for the sake of his body, which is the church,
For whatever is begotten of God, overcomes the world; and this is the victorious principle that overcomes the world, even our faith.
If, then, you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is actively at work in the sons of disobedience:
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them: Receive the Holy Spirit.
Jesus answered and said to her: "Whoever drinks of this water, will thirst again;
you, also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, that you may offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman; but all things are of God.
He answered and said to them: Have you not read that the Creator, at the beginning, created them male and female,
But I say to you, Whoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be liable to the sentence of the judges. And whoever shall say to his brother, Worthless fellow, shall be liable to the sentence of the Sanhedrin. But who ever shall say, Impious wretch, shall be in danger of hell-fire.
and, if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified together.
Now, he that furnishes seed to the sower will both furnish bread for food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
Verily, verily I say to you, unless a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it remains alone; but if it die, it produces much fruit.
And it came to pass, as he was journeying to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
And he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure dis eases:
even as the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out.
But Jesus said: Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
For which reason, you are without excuse, man, who ever you are, that judge; for in that in which you judge an other, you condemn yourself; for you who judge, practice the same things.
Many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book;
And for this reason did the Jews persecute Jesus, and seek to kill him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.
how much more will the blood of the Christ, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works, in order that you may serve the living God?
knowing this, that our former man has been crucified with him, in order that the sinful body may be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer serve sin:
But remember this, that he who sows sparingly, shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully, shall also reap bountifully.
I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
For which reason, putting away lying, speak, every one, truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they found in him cause for offense.
Or, do you despise the riches of his goodness, and his forbearance, and his long suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
And while they were speaking of these things, Jesus him self stood in the midst of them, and said to them: Peace be to you.
And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of the world has become our Lord's and his Christ s, and he shall reign from age to age.
I no longer call you servants, because the servant knows not what his master does. But I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.
saying: Father, if thou art willing that this cup should pass from me yet, not my will, but thine be done.
that, as to your former life, you put off the old man, which is corrupt, according to its deceitful desires,
For God is my witness how ardently I love you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
I am the bread that lives, which came down from heaven. If any one eat of this bread, he shall live forever. And the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
every ravine shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made level; and the crooked ways shall be made straight; and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he that raised the Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwells in you.
being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which fruit is by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
But grace has been given to each one of us, according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.
And they came to Jericho: and as he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timseus, was sitting on the roadside, begging.
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God.
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they had borne:
For there is born for you this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And another came and said: Lord, behold your pound, which I have kept laid away in a napkin.
But the multitudes knew it, and followed him; and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.
When they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia,
And it came to pass afterward, that he went through every city and village, preaching, and making known the good news of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him;
But to the Son: Thy throne, God, is from age to age: a scepter of rectitude is the scepter of thy kingdom.
Beloved, avenge not yourselves, but give place to the wrath of God; for it is written: Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.
Thoughtless Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been plainly set forth crucified?
But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath-day, answered and said to the multitude: There are six days in which work ought to be done; on these, therefore, come and be cured, and not on the sabbath-day. Then the Lord answered him and said:
Let each one give, as he purposes in his heart; not with grief, nor from necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.
and he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus was it necessary that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day,
John to the seven churches that are in Asia, grace be to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne;
And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and made ready; there make ready for us.
And when they had come in, they went up into an upper room, in which dwelt Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphasus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
and do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, bestowing honor on the wife as the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered.
For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.
For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold into bondage to sin.
In like manner, also, I will that the women adorn themselves with decorous dress, with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly raiment,
{ And I stood on the sand of the sea, and saw a beast coming up out of the sea, and he had seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten diadems, and on his heads names impiously irreverent.}
And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things that were spoken by Paul.
Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and authority over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
who were begotten, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Judge not, and you shall not be judged; condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be for given.
For I know that the putting off of this my tabernacle is near at hand, even as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.
And he said to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath-day, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they were silent.
knowing that whatever good any one does, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he is a servant or a freeman.
And it came to pass, the next day, that he was going to a city called Nain; and many of his disciples and a great multitude followed him.
Now we know that what the law says, it speaks- to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become guilty before God.
And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabachthani? which is, when translated, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God.
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and delivered them over to chains of darkness, to be kept for judgment;
And when they had done this, they inclosed a great number of fishes, and their net began to break;
Again, I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about any thing for which they will ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had the withered hand: Rise, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose, and stood.
And after six days, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up alone into a high mountain apart; and he was transfigured before them;
Therefore, we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest we let them glide away.
But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desire, and is deluded.
so, even for this very purpose, uniting to these things all diligence, add to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
for then shall be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world till now, nor shall ever be.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners that are dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Hezekiah begot Manasseh: Manasseh begot Amon: Amon begot Josiah:
What then? Do we, Jews, excel? Not at all: for we have already convicted all, both Jews and Greeks, of being under sin,
Who is wise and discreet among you? Let him show, by a good behavior, his works, with the meekness of wisdom.
to whom God would make known what is the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
Therefore many of the Jews read this superscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. And it was written in Hebrew and in Greek and in Latin.
Then he said to the man: Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored to soundness, like the other.
When the Gentiles heard this they rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were determined to obtain eternal life, believed.
And Zachariah said to the angel: By what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is advanced in years.
that which we have seen and heard, we declare it to you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
But what says it? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart; that is, the word of faith which we preach;
For the love of money is the root of all evil; through the desire of which, some have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
And all these things are from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
To him all the prophets bear testimony, that whoever believes on him shall receive remission of sins through his name.
Know you not that all the runners in the race-course run the race, but that one receives the prize? So run, that you may obtain the prize.
And after six days, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up into a high mountain apart:
And Jesus answered and said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among; robbers, who stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
And in those days Peter arose in the midst of the disciples, (the number of the names together was about a hundred and twenty,) and said:
And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, and said: Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the age?
in love to the brotherhood, be kindly affectionate one to another; in showing honor, be examples one to another;
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be, therefore, wise as serpents, and guileless as doves.
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to an other, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.
Of his own will, he begot us with the word of truth, in order that we might be, as it were, the first-fruits of his creatures.
For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave- me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me to your houses;
Assuredly true and worthy of all acceptation is this saying: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many in order to the remission of sins.
And now, Father, glorify me with thyself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
if any one is blameless, the husband of one wife, if he has faithful children that are not accused of riotous living, or disobedient.
For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the revelation of the sons of God.
There is a lad here that has five barley loaves, and two little fishes; but what are these among so many?
And the angel said to them: Be not afraid; for, behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which shall be for all people.
For I know this, that, after my departure, rapacious wolves will enter in among you, who will not spare the flock;
Fear none of the things which you are about to suffer; behold, the devil will throw some of you into prison, that you may be tried: and you shall have affliction ten days. Be faithful till death, and I will give you the crown of life.
And behold, you shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
Jesus said to her: Woman, believe me, the hour is coming, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father.
Beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and sojourners, that you keep yourselves from fleshly desires, which war against the soul,
But do you, when you pray, go into your closet, and when you have closed the door, pray to your Father who is in secret: and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
And while they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said: Take, eat; this is my body.
Yes, verily, I also count all things to be loss, for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them to be refuse, that I may gain Christ,
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days rise again.
After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples. And they continued there not many days.
And Mary arose in those days, and went with haste into the mountainous country, into a city of Judah;
The Lord, therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven: and he sat down at the right hand of God.
I repeat it, God's plan of justifying men through faith in Jesus Christ, which is for all, and on all that believe; for there is no difference;
And they took him, and brought him to Mars hill, saying: Are we able to understand what this new teaching is, which is announced by you?
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive among all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
But Jesus looked on them, and said to them: "With men, this is impossible; but with God, all things are possible.
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene.
For this reason we faint not: but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day. by day.
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, when he saw the city full of idols.
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the land mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Servants, be subject to your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;
And he said to them: "When you pray, say, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.
But of him are you in Christ Jesus, who has become to us, from God, wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption;
Other seed fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth: and it immediately sprung up, because it had no depth of earth.