for God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life.

for all having sinned, all have forfeited eternal glory:

for all divinely inspired writings are conducive to instruction, to conviction, to reformation, and the practice of virtue;

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God to you, that you present your bodies a living victim, holy, acceptable unto God, as the service of a rational being.

but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, sweetness of disposition, beneficence, faithfulness, meekness, temperance:

for by grace are ye saved, thro' faith (and that not from us:

We know too, that all things co-operate for the good of those who love God, who, pursuant to his purpose, has now called them:

go and instruct all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost:

and be not conformed to the present age: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may perceive what God requires of you is good, and acceptable, and perfect.

Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man can come to the father, but by me.

but ye shall receive the influence of the holy spirit, which will descend upon you: and ye shall be witnesses for me, in Jerusalem, in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the remotest part of the earth.

Peter replied, repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy spirit.

for the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God.

In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God.

he saved us not in consideration of any virtuous actions which we had done, but out of his meer mercy, by the baptism of regeneration, he form'd us anew, by the plentiful effusion of the holy spirit,

for if you openly confess, that Jesus is the Lord, and sincerely believe, that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.

The Logos became incarnate, and had his tabernacle among us, being full of grace and truth; and we contemplated his glory, such glory as the Monogenes derived from the father.

but herein hath God displayed his love towards us, in that Christ died for us, even while we were yet sinners.

It is he then that made some, apostles: some, prophets: some, evangelists: and others, pastors, and teachers:

they continued stedfastly in the apostolical doctrine of a community, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Believe in me, all ye that labour under oppression, and I will give you relief.

if we confess our sins, as he is faithful and just, he will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all iniquity.

Jesus answered him, I declare unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

the thief comes only to steal, to kill, and destroy: but I am come that they might have life, and have it with all its advantages.

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, so death by this sin; and thereby death passed upon all men, who all by his means became mortal.

Then he said to them, go ye into all parts of the world, and preach the gospel to all mankind.

salvation is not to be had by any other: for there is no other name under heaven given to men whereby we can be saved.

therefore, if any man be a christian, he is in a new creation: the old state of things is chang'd to one entirely new.

Let not your heart be troubled: you trust in God, trust also in me.

HE was the true Light who came into the world, to enlighten every man.

and Jesus came, and said to them, all power has been given me in heaven and in earth.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ,

to these things I am equal, thro' Christ who strengthens me.

the Lord is coming: be not in any manner of sollicitude, but in all your occasions lay your requests before God by prayer and supplication accompany'd by thanksgiving.

Sentence of death therefore shall not pass upon those christians who do not lead a vicious life.

Three days after, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee; where the mother of Jesus was present.

When the day of pentecost was come, they all met together with one accord.

I am crucified with Christ, it is not I that now live, but Christ that liveth in me; the life I have in this body 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, since it is divinely effectual to salvation, to everyone that believes, to the Jew first, and then to the Gentile.

a new commandment I give unto you, "that ye love one another; that you would have the same love for one another as I have had for you."

Now one of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, was there, a ruler of the Jews:

endeavour to approve yourself to God, as an artist that is not afraid of reproach, by rightly explaining the word of truth.

but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

and I will pray the father, and he shall give you another advocate, to abide with you for ever;

Wherefore, since we are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every incumbrance, and the sin which does so easily embarrass us, and let us pursue with constancy the course that is proposed to us:

God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.

for the same temper of mind ought to be in you as was in Christ Jesus:

be therefore upon your guard to secure your selves, and the whole flock over which the holy spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

"whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved."

if ye love me, keep my commandments.

there the divine wrath is revealed from heaven against all impiety, and injustice of men, who wickedly suppress the truth.

"the spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Jesus answered, I tell thee, except a man be renewed by the spiritual baptism, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Jesus therefore knowing the Pharisees had heard that he made more disciples, and baptized more than John,

Now faith is the foundation of our hopes of happiness, and the persuasion we have about things not evident to our senses.

and the truth shall make you free.

for the word of God is active and efficacious, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even to the division of soul and spirit, to the smallest and most inward parts, distinguishing the thoughts, and intentions of the heart.

confess then to one another the offences you have committed, and pray for one another, that you may be healed; the fervent prayer of a virtuous man has great influence.

The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "behold the lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world."

When you were in that destructive state of transgression and sin,

but when he, the spirit of truth shall come, he will inform you of all those truths: for he will not speak from himself; but the information he shall receive will he communicate: and acquaint you with what is to come.

Be every one of you subject to the ruling powers. for every ruler holds of God: the rulers in being are constituted by God.

and I tell thee likewise, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will hereafter build my church: and death shall not prevail against it.

When the son of man shall come in his majesty, accompanied with all his holy angels, he shall sit upon the throne of his glory.

all things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made.

the Jews there were of a more generous temper than those of Thessalonica: for they very readily embrac'd their doctrine, and daily examin'd, whether it was conformable to the scriptures.

but the advocate, the holy spirit, whom the father will send for my sake, he will explain every thing to you, and make you remember, all that I have told you.

you, who have the devil for your father, will execute the designs of your father: he was a murderer from the beginning, and deserted the truth, since he has no love for the truth: when he lyes, he speaks like himself: for he is a lyar, and the father of a lyar.

he came as a witness, to represent what he knew of the light, that by his means all might be convinc'd.

For the divine savour has display'd its salutary effects to all mankind:

Don't think that I am come to abolish the law or the prophets: I am not come to abolish, but to complete them.

Finally, my brethren, place your strength in the transcendent power of the Lord.

Jesus said to him, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."

he is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of the whole creation.

I am the vine, you are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for independent of me ye can do nothing.

I declare unto you, he that heareth my doctrine, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come under condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

Finally, my brethren, whatever has the character of truth, of dignity, of justice, of chastity, whatever can procure you esteem and reputation, in a word, if there be any thing virtuous or praise-worthy, let that be the object of your enquiry.

now without faith it is impossible to be acceptable to him: for he that presents himself to God, cannot but believe he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who make their addresses to him.

in expectation of that desirable happiness, the glorious appearance of the supreme God, and of our saviour Jesus Christ,

but all do not obey the gospel. for Esaias saith, "Lord, who hath believed our report?"

upon which he made a whip of small cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with their sheep, and oxen; and threw about the changers money, and over-set the tables; and said to the dove-sellers,

Consider the various tryals that surround you, my brethren, as matter of great joy; knowing this,

and they were all filled with the holy ghost, and began to speak in different languages, as the spirit gave them utterance.

he that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that disbelieves, shall be condemned.

as it is written, " there is none righteous, no not one:

sanctify them by the truth: thy word is truth.

believe, said they, on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you, and your family.

If any of you is deficient in prudence, let him ask it of God, who liberally gives to all without upbraiding: and he will give it.

Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me shall live even though he were dead:

then they that embraced his doctrine, were baptized: and there were about three thousand converts made that very day.

After this discourse, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.

on the first day of the week we assembled to break bread, when Paul, who was to depart on the morrow, gave them a sermon, which lasted till midnight.

adore the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready to show with modesty and respect to every one that asks it, what ground there is for the expectations you have:

and this is life eternal, to acknowledge thee to be the only true God, and Jesus to be the Messiah whom thou hast sent.

Know you not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? be not deceived: neither the licentious, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor the brutal,

where a woman of Samaria being come to draw water, Jesus said to her, give me to drink.

Jesus said to them, verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was I AM.

for ever since the creation of the world, his eternal power and divinity, things in themselves invisible, are clearly seen, being perceived by the things that are made; so that they are without excuse:

and this they were destin'd to. but you are the chosen race, you are kings and priests, the holy nation, the peculiar people, that you might display his glory, who called you out

God who at sundry times, and in divers manners, spake in time past to the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his SON,

There was a rich man, who used to dress in purple and fine linnen, and pass his days in pomp and luxury.

behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, I will sup with him, and he shall afterwards be entertain'd by me.

Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but only they who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.

the wind bloweth where it listeth, and you hear the sound thereof, but cannot tell whence it comes, or whither it goes: such is the change in every one that is renewed by the spirit.

the sick man answered him, sir, I have nobody to put me into the pool when the water has been agitated: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Jesus said therefore to those Jews who believed on him, if you adhere to my doctrine, then will you be my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth,

he that believeth on him, shall not be condemned: but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the only begotten son of God.

let your morals be free from avarice, being contented with what you have: for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

Jesus then having reassumed his discourse, said to them, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Lay not up for your selves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.

I and my father are one.

for our conflict is not barely with men, but with principalities, with potentates, with the princes of darkness, with wicked aereal spirits.

that you may have a distinct view of those things about which you have been inform'd.

I am the genuine vine, and my father is the vintager.

as then it is appointed that men should die but once, after which the judgment ensues;

adhere to him as to a living stone,

in consideration of the true doctrine, we all profess, and in which we shall for ever persevere.

Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened.

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

who came to Jesus by night, and said to him, rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher sent from God: for no man can perform the miracles that you do, except God be with him.

Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all the spiritual blessings in Christ's kingdom.

but they who heard that, being convicted by their own conscience, they all went old and young one after another, so that Jesus was left alone with the woman, who still kept her place.

ye are the light of the world. a city that is situated on an hill, cannot be hid;

Now the manner of Christ's birth was this: his mother Mary being promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she became pregnant by the holy Spirit.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

there is now no distinction of Jew or Greek, of bond or free, of male or female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Is any of you sick? let him send for the pastors of the church, to pray for him, and after giving him the unction, in the name of the Lord,

Then a doctor of the law stood up to try him, saying, master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Now I would not have you, my brethren, be mistaken about the state of the dead, lest you should be as greatly afflicted as those, who have no hope.

every thing that is valuable, every gift that leads to perfection is deriv'd from heaven, it descends from that original light, which knows no change, no shadow, or decline:

for he hath made him who knew no sin to be a sin-offering for us, that we might be justified by God thro' him.

these things I have appriz'd you of, that ye might repose your confidence in me. the world shall give you trouble: but take courage, I have overcome the world.

by whom you also have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: and having believed in him, ye were mark'd with the seal of the holy spirit, which was promised:

You husband, love your spouse, even as Christ loved the church, and laid down his life for her:

and the Light shineth in darkness, but the darkness did not receive it.

the Lord does not delay the accomplishment of his promise, as some do imagine. but he waits with patience upon our account, as being unwilling that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

he was not that Light, but was sent to testify of that light.

the angel answered her, "the holy spirit shall descend upon thee, and the power of the most high shall over-shadow thee: wherefore thy holy offspring shall be called the son of God.

pure and unadulterated religion, in the eye of God our father, consists in taking care of orphans and widows in their distress: and in keeping clear of the vices of the age.

he that believeth on the son, hath a right to everlasting life: and he that disobeys the son, shall not enjoy life; but be expos'd to divine wrath.

let married women be submissive to their husbands, out of regard to the Lord.

Now in case such a brother do you an injury, go and expostulate with him in private: if he repents, thou hast saved thy brother.

"ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this same Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall descend in the same manner as ye have seen him ascend thither."

repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshment shall come from the presence of the Lord, who shall send Jesus Christ,

for he hath made us a-new, and form'd us by Christ Jesus to do good works, for which God had before prepared us, that we might live in them.

What advantage is it, my brethren, for a man to say he has faith, if he has no beneficence? can such a faith save him?

for God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

don't you know that when we were all baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, we were plunged into a state figurative of his death.

After this manner do you therefore pray: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come.

in charity, in patience: the aged women likewise, to behave with sanctity of manners, not false accusers, not given to tipling,

Do we then conclude thus, let us continue in sin, that the divine favour may be more fully display'd?

do not drink to excess, for that tends to dissoluteness, but be regal'd with spiritual entertainments:

Afterwards I saw a new heaven, and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were vanished; and there was no more sea .

but the time is coming, nay, is very nigh, when the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth: for they are the worshippers which he requires.

At that time, Cesar Augustus published an edict, to make a register of the Roman empire.

for there is but one God, and but one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil:

You search the scriptures, for you think by their means to have eternal life, and they are the very writings which do testify of me.

who has by his blood obtained for us the redemption, even the forgiveness of our sins, according to the riches of his grace,

let not this surprize you: for the time is coming, when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and they that have done good,

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have society one with another, and the blood of his son Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin.

no man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten son, who is intimate with the father, hath made him known.

I therefore the prisoner for the Lord, beseech you to live suitably to the offers that have been made to you:

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

I acquainted you chiefly with what I received myself, that Christ died for our sins, as the scriptures foretold:

there cannot be greater love than that of a man, who lays down his life for his friends.

they are of the world: therefore their doctrine is worldly, and the world are their disciples.

I say then, conduct yourselves by the spirit, and you will not then gratify the animal passions.

you are not in such a state, but in a spiritual one, provided the divine spirit dwell in you. now if any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

The same day at evening, being the first day of the week, the doors of the house where the disciples were, being shut, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, peace be with you.

"where is the promise of his coming? for since our fathers are dead, the state of things is the same it has ever been since the beginning of the world."

no man can come to me, except the father who hath sent me, conduct him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Some time after this the feast of the Jews being come, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are on earth, both visible and invisible, the thrones, and the sovereigntys, the principalitys, and the powers: all were created by him, and for him: he is before all things,

but as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up:

Enter ye in at the strait gate; the gate that leadeth to destruction is broad, and the way is open, and they who pass through are numerous.

God has been pleas'd to over-look this state of ignorance: but now he enjoins all men every where to repent:

Nicodemus replied, how can a man be born when he is old? can he enter into his mother, and be born a second time?

If then you are risen with Christ, seek the things, that are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God.

for whom he before approv'd, he predispos'd to follow the example of his son, who was to conduct them all as their elder brother;

Don't delusively content your selves with being of the audience, but put what you hear in practice:

Again he said: a certain man had two sons;

be you therefore adorn'd with a compassionate temper, with benevolence, humility, meekness, patience as becometh saints and chosen favourites of God:

as some do; but encourage one another: even so much the more, as you see the day approaching.

for Jesus Christ himself has already suffer'd for our sins, the innocent for the guilty, to bring us to God: who, tho' he died with respect to his body, was rais'd to life by that spirit,

At that time, as the number of the disciples was multiplied, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the distribution that was made daily.

I bid you farewell! I give you my last farewell; but I do not give it out of common formality: don't be concern'd for me, or apprehensive for your selves.

my sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me.

for every one that asks, does receive: he that seeks, does find: and he that knocks at the door, is admitted.

he himself cancel'd our sins by the crucifixion of his body, that we being set free from sin, might live in the service of virtue. it is by his bruises that you were healed:

Surrender therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I do not go away, the advocate will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him to you.

I am the true pastor: the true pastor exposes his life for the sheep.

not an high priest who is incapable of compassionating our miseries; since he was exposed to the same trials as we are, sin only excepted. let

as likewise Jesus and his disciples, who were all invited to the feast.

Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt become insipid, how shall it recover its savour? it is no longer fit for any thing, but to be cast out and trod under foot.

who being the radiation of his glory, and the imprest image of his substance, and governing all things by his powerful command, after having himself made expiation for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the divine majesty in the highest heavens.