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For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness;
I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth."
And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
But to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God
he saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but because of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit,
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
And he gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot 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 abundantly.
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all men, because all men sinned.
And he said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in 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 for the salvation of everyone who 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.
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you as well.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you forever
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he purchased with the blood of his Own.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness suppress the truth,
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Now when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak; and he will tell you things to come.
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.
And I tell 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 comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
You are of your father the devil, and you want to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
He came for a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.'
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from me you can do nothing.
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
And without faith it is impossible to please God, for anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,
And he made a whip of cords, and drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live;
So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
And after he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.
but in your hearts reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and respect;
And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts,
There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."
For since the creation of the world his invisible nature, even his eternal power and deity, has been clearly seen, being understood by the things that have been made. So they are without excuse;
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
In the past God spoke to our fathers by the prophets at many times and in various ways,
"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 hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
"Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me."
Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples.
He who believes in him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you."
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Then those who heard it went away one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last, and Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing before him.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: when his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Is any 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 lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
But we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage! I have overcome the world."
In him, you also have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having also believed, you were sealed in him with the promised Holy Spirit,
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
Religion that is pure and undefiled in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
He who believes in the Son has eternal life; he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."
"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
They also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched him go into heaven."
Repent therefore, and turn again, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we would walk in them.
What good is it, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has no works? Can such faith save him?
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.
Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
The older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves to much wine, but they are to teach what is good,
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him.
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the world.
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
You search the Scriptures, because in them you think that you have eternal life; and these are they that testify of me.
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the graves will hear his voice
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
No one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
They are of the world and therefore speak as of the world, and the world listens to them.
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
But you are not in the flesh, you are in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ he does not belong to him.
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."
and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation."
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authoritiesall things were created through him and for him.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
"Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it.
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,
Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.
So, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the Day drawing near.
For Christ also died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit;
Now in those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the native Hebrews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, how shall it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
He is the radiance of his glory and the exact representation of his being, and upholds all things by the word of his power. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Be sober, be alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
All that the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will by no means cast out.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
"But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify of me.
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God! And so we are! The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
And opening his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,
Then he said to them all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each one of them to have a little."
One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they watched him.
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you might straighten out what was left unfinished, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you,
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, the Son also does.
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation,
"I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in me through their word;
My little children, I write this to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
It was for freedom that Christ has set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.
The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
In the first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you are well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse may happen to you."
For I am confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
for no prophecy was ever made by the act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Now as they went on their way, he entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;
And when he comes, he will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes and say, "Have a seat here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand there," or, "Sit by my feet,"
Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Blessed be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."
just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before him. In love
Then he told them a parable, to show that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."
And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
And he made from one man every nation of men to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,
And she will give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
And he put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head over all things for the church,
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 touched, concerning the Word of life,
Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed in us.
Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in that place.
For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
"Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I also send you."
Then some of his disciples said to one 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, 'because I go to the Father'?"
One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went to the Pharisee's house, and reclined at the table.
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel."
But he answered them, "The man who made me well said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'"
Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been fulfilled among us,
After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
Seeing the crowds, he went up on a mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man. And God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
And the people stood watching; but even the rulers sneered at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?
Now I would remind you, brethren, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,
"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,
Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?"
And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I go to the Father.
So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
who, though he was in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Brethren, even if anyone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to human tradition, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
'And in the last days it shall be, God says, that I will pour out my Spirit upon 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 all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.'
"Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel," which means, "God with us."
And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through perseverance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
But now the righteousness of God has been revealed apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it,
By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you."
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are members of God's household,
And while staying with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," he said, "you heard of from me;
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
"Then he will say to those on his left hand, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger,
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
Now in the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, 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; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might have the first place in everything.
His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and excellence.
Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself does not tempt anyone.
But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert road.
to Timothy, my beloved son: grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, for when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power and love and self-discipline.
Also he told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
"For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.
But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the immoral, as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
that they all may be one, as you, Father, are in me, and I in you; that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me.
Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Now as the people pressed around him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common.
Therefore he is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified."
"If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
For by the grace given to me I say to every one among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith which God has assigned him.
Then he said to them, "These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled."
Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingship is not from here."
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
But our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.
Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
'For in him we live and move and have our being,' as even some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.'
for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly."
So when Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished!" And he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, and were submissive to their own husbands;
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all.
For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls and its beauty is destroyed. So will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.
Now behold, that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men,
"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for usfor it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"
For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity, nor is it made with deceit;
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling with his blood: may grace and peace be yours in abundance.
I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,
And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?"
which has come to you, just as in all the world it is bearing fruit and growing, even as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth;
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life.
and to knowledge, self-control, and to self-control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness,
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,
Now I tell you this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread,
but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. The water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands;
"Truly, truly, I say to you, the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in by some other way, he is a thief and a robber.
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for God will judge the immoral and adulterous.
It is a trustworthy saying: if any one aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.
"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole worldhe was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
so there will be an entrance richly provided for you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
You know that you were redeemed from the futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,
Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom judgment was given. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony to Jesus and because of the word of God, and who had not worshipped the beast or his image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and petition. And with this in view, keep alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.
You wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without a word by the behavior of their wives,
Do you think, O man, that when you judge those who do such things and yet do the same yourself, 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? Up to seven times?"
and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year they met with the church and taught great numbers of people; and the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
though the twins were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad, in order that God's purpose of election might stand, not because of works but because of his call,
And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him.
Then the woman of Samaria said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"
Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a great chain.
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.
And not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance;
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point has become guilty of all of it.
He who has my commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, to the fire that shall never be quenched.
My brethren, show no favoritism as you hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.
But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire and greed, which is idolatry.
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world did not know him.
How then can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without a preacher?
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call,
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into him, who is the head, into Christ,
"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
The God who made the world and everything in it, since he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by hands;
Yet you have a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
which he lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.'
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ and a partaker 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.
he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away."
She followed Paul and the rest of us, crying, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way of salvation."
Then I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people;
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.
For this reason also, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
To these he also presented himself alive after his suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.
Therefore let no one judge you in questions of food or drink or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. Even so. Amen.
praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father."
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will,
For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not mere men?
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.
I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
Now Jesus himself, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
And he answered, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind'; and 'your neighbor as yourself.'"
And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: he was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Follow the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
Therefore God also highly exalted him, and bestowed on him the name which is above every name,
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building others up according to the need of the moment, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high."
Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, "I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son also may glorify you,
What causes quarrels and fights among you? Is it not your passions that are at war in your members?
There were some present at that very time who told him about 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 the Father through him.
"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'
Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come; by this we know that it is the last hour.
"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination of desolation,' spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand)
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like 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 truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will by any means pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with fire, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "Uncircumcision" by the so-called "Circumcision," which is performed in the flesh by human hands
So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
After this Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way he showed himself:
I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: greetings.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And we have the prophetic word made more sure, and you will do well to pay attention to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we preached to you, let him be accursed!
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires,
So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant.
Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
And in that region there were shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Blessed are those who 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 mention you always in my prayers,
to equip the saints for the work of service, for the building up of the body of Christ;
For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
By these he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust, and become partakers of the divine nature.
Let no one look down on your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: "Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.
I urge you, brethren, to take note of those who cause divisions and difficulties, contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; avoid them.
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
he must hold firm to the sure word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to refute those who contradict it.
for John baptized with water, but before many days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
But even Titus, who was with me, was not compelled to be circumcised, though he was a Greek.
Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this with joy, and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
He lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one bodywhether Jews or Greeks, slaves or freeand we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
All these with one mind devoted themselves to prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
He who commits sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord,
yet who know that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law will no flesh be justified.
But, as it is written, "No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived what God has prepared for those who love him,"
this man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put him to death.
Oh, the depth of the riches and of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out!
Now behold, one came up and said to him, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?"
But I do not consider my life of any account nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify 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 to myself, that where I am you may be also.
and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,
Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fullness mean!
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction.
Therefore no flesh will be justified in his sight by works of the law, for through the law comes knowledge of sin.
It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave-girl who had a spirit of divination. She brought her owners much profit by fortune-telling.
"Therefore whoever acknowledges me before men, him I will also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.
that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming like him in his death;
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the message.
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
"And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation:
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I.
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were baptized.
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. And he who fears is not made perfect in love.
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Indeed, under the law almost everything is cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
if I am delayed, you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have some harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
And as they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?"
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober in spirit, set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
But the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law, justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
I know you have persevered and have endured for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary.
whom God put forward as an atoning sacrifice by his blood, to be received through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over sins committed beforehand;
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 marvel.
For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come." And let him who hears say, "Come." And let him who is thirsty come; let him who wishes take the water of life without price.
Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God."
"There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,
And he said to those who sold doves, "Take these things away! You shall not make my Father's house a house of merchandise!"
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
Look at the ships also; though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of him went out through all the surrounding country.
If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),
See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have."
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a 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 to the temple at the hour of prayer, 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 this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, zealous for good deeds.
You have heard me say to you, 'I am going away and coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice because I said, 'I am going to the Father,' for the Father is greater than I.
And the things you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat.
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back,
Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,
For I greatly rejoiced when some of the brethren arrived and testified to the truth of your life, and how you are walking in truth.
And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals; for you were slain, and with your blood purchased men for God from 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:
"You are worthy, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created."
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
Nicodemus said to him, "How can this be?"
"But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed,
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort,
Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this.
but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the world.
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was also baptized. And as he was praying, the heaven was opened
And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
But we see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;
After this Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea, and there he remained with them and baptized.
I appeal to you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same judgment.
When the time drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds,
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
"Behold, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to render to every man according to what he has done.
And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.
Now about eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.
As for the man who is weak in faith, accept him, but not for disputes over opinions.
"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
For it is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit,
Not that I have already obtained this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed.
Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.
Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rains.
By faith we understand that the world was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the multitudes.
for what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
He also said to his disciples: "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.
And I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock and one shepherd.
And corresponding to that, baptism now saves younot the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good consciencethrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given proof to all men by raising him from the dead."
Now six stone jars were standing there, according to the manner for purification of the Jews, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God.
Or is he speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Now when he was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority.
When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered together to him,
But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Therefore I told to you that you would die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."
Saul was consenting to his death. And on that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them the things concerning himself in all the scriptures.
And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name the name you gave me that they may be one, even as we are one.
I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder,
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is himself the Savior.
Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."
For if we sin deliberately after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to babes.
The Jews then said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?"
Jesus said to her, "Woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come."
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and bestows his riches on all who call upon him.
having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
When you were dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our sins,
And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I had confidence in all of you, that my joy would be 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, so that through his poverty you might become rich.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus:
While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
Brethren, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
Like newborn babes, long for the pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants what must soon take place. And he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so;
They said, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We do not know what he is saying."
There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree.
Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah,
And Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I am?"
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of his glory.
Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved through him from the wrath of God.
So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
So Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
As you come to him, the living Stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in the sight of God
Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function,
So he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."
But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
(If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?).
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share for the sake of his body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions.
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the worldour faith.
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
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 now at work in the sons of disobedience.
Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
For as woman was made from man, so also man is born of woman. And all things are from God.
And he answered them, "Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,'
But I say to you that anyone who is angry with his brother shall be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be answerable to the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of hell.
and if children, then heirsheirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will multiply the harvest of your righteousness.
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.
On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.
Then he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge another; for in whatever point you pass judgment on him you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things.
Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book;
For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
"I can do nothing of myself; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
Therefore, laying aside falsehood, each one of you must speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.
Or do you presume upon the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not know that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
As they were saying this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."
So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God, and said, "Certainly this was a righteous man!"
"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but yours, be done."
You were taught, with regard to your former manner of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful lusts;
For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."
Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough ways smooth;
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit who dwells in you.
having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.
And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging.
and they all, from the least to the greatest, gave attention to him, saying, "This man is what is called the Great Power of God."
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained;
For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Then another came, saying, 'Master, here is your mina, which I have kept laid away in a handkerchief;
But when the crowds learned it, they followed him; and he welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.
And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
Soon afterward, he went on through every city and village, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,
But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.
Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?
But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."
Each one must give just as he has purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
And he said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and rise again from the dead the third day,
John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
He will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready; make preparations for us there."
And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
Now a certain ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead expose them.
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with honor as the weaker partner, since you are joint heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by men and hating one another.
I also want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and sensibly, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly garments,
And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on his horns, and on his heads were blasphemous names.
A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, who was a worshiper of God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.
Behold, I have given you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you.
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
"Judge not, and you will not be judged. Condemn not, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
since I know that the putting aside of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
Then he said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they kept silent.
knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.
Soon afterward, he went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him.
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
In those days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets were breaking.
Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Rise and stand here." And he rose and stood there.
After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,
Therefore we must pay more careful attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge,
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen exiles in the Dispersion, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,
Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah,
What then? Are we Jews any better off? Certainly not; for we have already charged that all men, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin.
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good life let him show his deeds in the humility of wisdom.
To them God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.
When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."
that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
But what does it say? "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 a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
Of him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him of his clothing, beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty), and said,
Now as he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will this be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; outdo one another in showing honor.
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of 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 in,
It is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinnersof whom I am the foremost.
For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world was made.
namely, if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild or rebellious.
For the creation waits with eager expectation for the revealing of the sons of God.
"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?"
Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful even until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against your soul.
But when you pray, go into your room, shut the door and pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, "Take; this is my body."
More than that, I count everything to be loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, in order 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 killed, and after three days rise again.
After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples; and there they stayed for a few days.
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah,
So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. For there is no difference,
And they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is which you present?
They will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive to all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
By the cross of Jesus stood his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, yet our inner nature is being renewed day by day.
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;
He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.