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For God so loveth the world, that he hath given his only son, for the intent that none that believe in him should perish: But should have everlasting life.
There is no difference: For all have sinned, and lack the praise that is of valour before God:
For all scripture given by inspiration of God, is profitable to teach, to improve, to amend, and to instruct in righteousness,
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercifulness of God, that ye make your bodies a living sacrifice: holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable serving of God.
But the fruit of the spirit is: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance.
For by grace are ye made safe through faith, and that, not of yourselves: For it is the gift of God,
For we know well that all things work for the best unto them that love God, which also are called of purpose.
Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost;
And fashion not yourselves like unto this world: But be changed through the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what thing that good, that acceptable, and perfect will of God is.
Jesus said unto him, "I am the way, the truth and the life. And no man cometh unto the father, but by me.
but ye shall receive power of the holy ghost which shall come on you. And ye shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Jewry, and in Samaria, and even unto the world's end."
Peter said unto them, "Repent, and be baptised every one of of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy ghost.
For the reward of sin is death: but eternal life is the gift of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to be the sons of God: in that they believed on his name:
not of the deeds of righteousness which we wrought, but of his mercy, he saved us, by the fountain of the new birth, and with the renewing of the holy ghost,
For if thou shalt knowledge with thy mouth that Jesus is the Lord, and shalt believe with thine heart that God raised him up from death, thou shalt be safe.
And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw the glory of it, as the glory of the only begotten son of the father, which word was full of grace, and verity.
And God said, "Let us make man in our similitude and after our likeness: that he may have rule over the fish of the sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over all worms that creep on the earth."
Put thy trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.
But God setteth out his love that he hath to us; Seeing that while we were yet sinners; Christ died for us.
For I know what I have devised for you sayeth the LORD. My thoughts are to give you peace, and not trouble, which I give you already; and that ye might have hope again.
And the very same, made some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some Shepherds, some Teachers:
And God created man after his likeness, after the likeness of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And they continued in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayer.
If we knowledge our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Jesus answered, and said unto him, "Verily, verily I say unto thee: except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
The thief cometh not but for to steal and kill, and destroy. I am come that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by the means of sin; And so death went over all men, insomuch that all men sinned.
And he said unto them, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all creatures:
Neither is there salvation in any other. Nor yet also is there any other name given to men wherein we must be saved."
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away: behold, all things are become new.
And he said unto his disciples, "Let not your hearts be troubled: believe in God, and believe in me.
And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto me in heaven, and in earth.
Because therefore that we are justified by faith we are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. Upon his shoulders shall the kingdom lie, and he shall be called with his own name, "Wonderful, the giver of counsel, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace."
Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.
There is, then, no damnation to them which are in Christ Jesus: which walk not after the flesh but after the spirit:
And the third day, was there a marriage in Cana, a city of Galilee. And Jesus' mother was there.
When the fiftieth day was come, they were all with one accord gathered together in one place.
I am crucified with Christ. I live verily, yet now not I, but Christ liveth in me. For the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the son of God, which loved me, and gave himself for me.
For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God unto salvation to all that believe; namely to the Jew, and also to the gentile.
A new commandment give I unto you: that ye love together: as I have loved you, that even so ye love one another.
Study to show thyself laudable unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, dividing the word of truth justly.
But rather, seek ye first the kingdom of heaven, and the righteousness thereof; and all these things shall be ministered unto you.
and I will pray the father: and he shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you ever,
Wherefore let us also - seeing that we are compassed with so great a multitude of witnesses - lay away all that presseth down, and the sin that hangeth on us, and let us run with patience, unto the battle that is set before us,
God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit, and truth."
Neverthelater, yet the Lord, he will give you a sign. Behold: a virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, whereof the holy ghost hath made you overseers: to rule the congregation of God, which he hath purchased with his blood.
For the wrath of God appeareth from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men which withhold the truth in unrighteousness.
The Earth was void and empty and darkness was upon the deep, and the spirit of God moved upon the water.
"The spirit of the Lord upon me, because he hath anointed me; To preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent me; And to heal which are broken hearted: To preach deliverance to the captive; And sight to the blind; And freely to set at liberty them that are bruised;
Jesus answered, "Verily, verily I say unto thee: Except that a man be born of water, and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
As soon as the Lord had knowledge, how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John -
Faith is a sure confidence of things which are hoped for, and a certainty of things which are not seen.
for the word of God is quick, and mighty in operation, and sharper than any two edged sword: and entereth through, even unto the dividing asunder of the soul and the spirit and of the joints, and the marrow: and judgeth the thoughts and the intents of the heart.
Knowledge your faults one to another: and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man availeth much, if it be fervent.
The next day, John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said, "Behold, the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Howbeit, when he is once come - I mean the spirit of truth - he will lead you into all truth. He shall not speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak; and he will show you things to come.
Let every soul submit himself unto the authority of the higher powers. For there is no power, but of God. The powers that be, are ordained of God.
And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
"When the son of man shall cometh in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his glory
Moreover, I will put hatred between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed. And that seed shall tread thee on the head, and thou shalt tread it on the heel."
These were the noblest of birth among them of Thessalonica, which received the word with all diligence of mind, and searched the scriptures daily whether those things were even so.
But that comforter, which is the holy ghost - whom my father will send in my name - he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have told you.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father, ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning; And abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, then speaketh he of his own. For he is a liar, and the father thereof.
The same came as a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through him might believe.
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the Prophets: No, I am not come to destroy them but to fulfill them.
Jesus said unto him, "'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.'
I am the vine, and ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit. For without me can ye do nothing.
Verily, verily I say unto you, He that heareth my words, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life: and shall not come into damnation, but is escaped from death unto life.
After this, will I pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.
Furthermore brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those same have ye in your mind,
But without faith it is impossible to please him: For he that cometh to God, must believe that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek him.
looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the mighty God, and of our saviour Jesus Christ:
I will show thee, O man, what is good, and what the LORD requireth of thee: Namely, to do right, to have pleasure in loving-kindness, to be lowly, and to walk with thy God.
And he made a scourge of small cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen, and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables.
But the serpent was subtler than all the beasts of the field which the LORD God had made; and said unto the woman, "Ah sir, that God hath said, ye shall not eat of all manner trees in the garden."
If thou teachest a child in his youth what way he should go; he shall not leave it when he is old.
and they were all filled with the holy ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, even as the spirit gave them utterance.
He that believeth and is baptised, shall be saved: But he that believeth not, shall be damned.
And God said, "Let the earth bring forth herb and grass that sow seed, and fruitful trees that bear fruit, every one in his kind, having their seed in themselves, upon the earth." And it came so to pass.
And they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved and thy household."
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, which giveth to all men indifferently and casteth no man in the teeth; and it shall be given him.
Jesus said unto her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth on me; Yea though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Then they that gladly received his preaching were baptised; And the same day, there were added unto them about a three thousand souls.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up: and a cloud received him up out of their sight.
And on the morrow after the Sabbath day the disciples came together for to break bread, and Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued the preaching unto midnight.
but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, and that with meekness and fear:
This is life eternal: that they might know thee, that only very God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.
Do ye not remember how that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. For neither fornicators, neither worshippers of images, neither whoremongers, neither weaklings, neither abusers of themselves with mankind,
And there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. And Jesus said unto her, "Give me drink" -
So that his invisible things, that is to say, his eternal power and godhead, are understood and seen by the works from the creation of the world. So that they are without excuse,
Then the LORD God shope man, even of the mold of the earth, and breathed into his face the breath of life. So man was made a living soul.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,
The spirit of the LORD God is with me, for the LORD hath anointed me, and sent me to preach good tidings unto the poor: that I might bind up the wounded hearts, that I might preach deliverance to the captive, and open the prison to them that are bound;
"There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple, and fine bysse, and fared deliciously every day.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in unto him and will sup with him, and he with me.
Then the LORD said unto Abram, "Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred; and out of thy father's house, into a land which I will show thee.
"Not all they that say unto me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter in to the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth my father's will which is in heaven.
The wind bloweth where he listeth, and thou hearest his sound: but canst not tell whence he cometh and whither he goeth. So is every man that is born of the spirit."
But unto them that have the LORD before their eyes, shall strength be increased, Eagles wings shall grow upon them; When they run, they shall not fall; and when they go, they shall not be weary."
The sick answered him, "Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool. But in the meantime, while I am about to come, another steppeth down before me."
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, "If ye continue in my words, then are ye my very disciples:
He that believeth on him shall not be condemned. But he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he believeth not in the name of the only son of God.
Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. For he verily said, "I will not fail thee, neither forsake thee."
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness: but shall have the light of life."
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood: but against rule, against power, and against worldly rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness for heavenly things.
that thou mightest know the certainty of those things, whereof thou art informed.
And as it is appointed unto men that they shall once die, and then cometh the judgment,
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, "Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher which art come from God. For no man could do such miracles as thou doest, except God were with him."
Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which hath blessed us with all manner of spiritual blessings in heavenly things by Christ,
And as soon as they heard that, they went out one by one, the eldest first. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
The birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came to dwell together, she was found with child by the holy ghost.
Then said God unto Moses, "I Will Be What I Will Be." And he said, "This shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, 'I Will Be did send me to you.'"
Ye beloved, believe not every spirit: but prove the spirits whether they be of God, or not: for many false prophets are gone out in to the world.
Now is there no Jew, neither gentile, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither man nor woman: but ye are all one thing in Christ Jesus.
If any be diseased among you, let him call for the elders of the congregation, and let them pray over him, and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord:
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, "Master what shall I do, to inherit eternal life?"
I would not, brethren, have you ignorant concerning them which are fallen asleep, that ye sorrow not as others do which have no hope.
Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above and cometh down from the father of light, with whom is no variableness, neither is he changed unto darkness.
for he hath made him to be sin for us, which knew no sin, that we by his means should be that righteousness which before God is allowed.
These words have I spoken unto you that in me ye might have peace. For in the world shall ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, "Grow and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over all the beasts that move on the earth.
In whom also ye - after that ye heard the word of truth, I mean the gospel of your salvation wherein ye believed - were sealed with the holy spirit of promise,
Husbands: love your wives, even as Christ loved the congregation, and gave himself for it,
The Lord is not slack to fulfill his promise as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.
And the angel answered, and said unto her, "The holy ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the highest shall overshadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall be born, shall be called the son of God.
Pure devotion, and undefiled before God the father, is this: To visit the friendless, and widows in their adversity, and to keep himself unspotted of the world.
He that believeth on the son, hath everlasting life. And he that believeth not the son, shall not see life: but the wrath of God abideth on him."
"Moreover, if thy brother trespass against thee, Go and tell him his fault between him and thee alone. If he hear thee, thou hast won thy brother:
which also said, "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, even as ye have seen him go into heaven."
Repent ye, therefore, and turn: that your sins may be done away when the time of refreshing cometh, which we shall have of the presence of the Lord,
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, unto the which God ordained us before, that we should walk in them.
What availeth it, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, when he hath no deeds? Can faith save him?
For God sent not his son into the world, to condemn the world: But that the world, through him, might be saved.
Remember ye not, that all we which are baptised in the name of Christ Jesus, are baptised to die with him?
After this manner, therefore, pray ye: O our father, which art in heaven hallowed be thy name.
And the elder women likewise that they be in such raiment as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much drinking, but teachers of honest things,
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.
And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone. I will make him a helper to bear him company."
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that there may be abundance of grace?
And I saw a new heaven, and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth were vanished away, and there was no more sea.
He was wounded for our transgressions, and bruised for our iniquities. The correction that brought us peace was on him, and with his stripes we were healed.
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit, and in truth. For verily, such the father requireth to worship him.
And it chanced, in those days, that there went out a commandment from Augustus the Emperor, that all the world should be taxed.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and man, which is the man Christ Jesus,
Then was Jesus led away of the spirit into wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Search the scriptures: for in them, ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me.
By whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,
Marvel not at this: that the hour shall come, in which all that are in the graves, shall hear his voice,
but and if we walk in light even as he is in light, then have we fellowship together, and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin.
No man hath seen God at any time. The only begotten son, which is in the father's bosom, hath declared him.
I therefore which am in bonds for the Lord's sake, exhort you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, art little among the thousands of Judah: Out of thee shall come one, unto me, which shall be the governour in Israel: whose outgoing hath been from the beginning, and from everlasting.
For first of all, I delivered unto you that which I received: how that Christ died for our sins, agreeing to the scriptures,
Greater love than this hath no man, than that a man bestow his life for his friends.
They be of the world, and therefore speak they of the world, and the world attendeth unto them.
But ye are not given to the flesh; But to the spirit: If so be that the spirit of God dwell in you. If there be any man that hath not the spirit of Christ, the same is none of his.
The same day at night, which was the morrow after the Sabbath day, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled together for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you."
and say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers died all things continue in the same estate wherein they were at the beginning."
No man can come to me except the father, which hath sent me, draw him. And I will raise him up at the last day.
for by him were all things created, things that are in heaven, and things that are in earth: things visible, and things invisible: whether they be majesty or lordship, either rule or power.
And as Moses lift up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lift up,
Enter in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
And the time of this ignorance God regarded not: but now he biddeth all men everywhere to repent,
Nicodemus said unto him, "How can a man be born, when he is old? Can he enter into his mother's womb and be born again?"
If ye be then risen again with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the righthand of God.
For those which he knew before, he also ordained before, that they should be like fashioned unto the shape of his son, that he might be the first begotten son among many brethren.
And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves with sophistry.
Now therefore as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering,
and let us not forsake the fellowship that we have among ourselves, as the manner of some is: but let us exhort one another, and that so much the more, because ye see that the day draweth nigh.
Forasmuch as Christ hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, for to bring us to God, and was killed, as pertaining to the flesh: but was quickened in the spirit.
In those days, as the number of the disciples grew, there arose a grudge among the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were despised in the daily ministration.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. Not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your hearts be grieved, neither fear ye.
For whosoever asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
which his own self bare our sins in his body on the tree, that we should be delivered from sin and should live in righteousness. By whose stripes ye were healed.
"Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is expedient for you that I go away. For if I go not away, that comforter will not come unto you. But if I depart, I will send him unto you.
Among all things living, man hath the most deceitful and unsearchable heart. Who shall then know it?
For we have not a high priest, which cannot have compassion on our infirmities: but was in all points tempted, as we are: but yet without sin.
"Ye are the salt of the earth: but and if the salt have lost her saltiness, what can be salted therewith? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden underfoot of men.
Which son, being the brightness of his glory, and very image of his substance, bearing up all things with the word of his power, hath in his own person purged our sins, and is sitten on the righthand of the majesty on high,
Be sober, and watch. For your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Likewise, the spirit also helpeth our infirmities. For we know not, what to desire as we ought: but the spirit maketh intercession mightily for us with groanings which cannot be expressed with tongue.
Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God. And all that love are born of God, and knoweth God.
All that the father giveth me, shall come to me: and him that cometh to me, cast I not away.
See that ye love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him.
"But when the comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the father, which is the spirit of truth which proceedeth of the father, he shall testify of me.
Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him.
The morrow after the Sabbath day, first of Sabbaths, came Mary Magdalene early when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, "Of a truth I perceive, that God is not partial:
And he said to them all, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross on him daily, and follow me.
Philip answered him, "Two hundred pennyworth of bread are not sufficient for them, that every man have a little."
And it chanced that he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on a Sabbath day: and they watched him.
And he came to Nazareth where he was nursed, and as his custom was, went into the synagogue on the Sabbath days, and stood up for to read.
For this cause left I thee in Crete: that thou shouldest perform that which was lacking and shouldest ordain elders in every city as I appointed thee.
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, The son can do no thing of himself: but that he seeth the father do. For whatsoever he doeth, that doeth the son also.
When Jesus was born at Bethlehem in Jewry in the time of Herod the king, Behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem,
Let the word of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdom. Teach and exhort your own selves, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs which have favour with them, singing in your hearts to the Lord.
So that ye first know this: That no prophecy in the scripture hath any private interpretation.
I pray not for them alone: but for them also which shall believe on me through their preaching,
All the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy, and Joseph was in Egypt already.
But if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, then choose you this day, whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served, that were on the other side of the water, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land, ye dwelt. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye should sin not: if, though, any man sin, yet we have an Advocate with the father, even Jesus Christ, which is righteous.
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.
The deeds of the flesh are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness,
Jesus answered and said unto her, "If thou knowest the gift of God, and who it is, that sayeth to thee, 'Give me drink': thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee water of life."
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and wrap not yourselves again in the yoke of bondage.
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, thou fair morning child! How hast thou gotten a fall, even to the ground; thou that didst subdue the people?
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul, and Silas by night unto Berea. Which, when they were come thither, they entered into the Synagogue of the Jews.
Yea and I am sure that neither death, neither life, neither angels; nor rule, neither power, neither things present, neither things to come,
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven.
In the former treatise, Dear friend Theophilus, I have written of all that Jesus began to do and teach,
And after that, Jesus found him in the temple, and said unto him, "Behold, thou art made whole: see thou sin no more, lest a worse thing happen unto thee."
What shall we then say unto these things? if God be on our side: who can be against us?
and am surely certified of this, that he which began a good work in you shall go forth with it until the day of Jesus Christ,
Before the feast of Easter, when Jesus knew that his hour was come, that he should depart out of this world unto the father; When he loved his which were in the world, unto the end he loved them;
For the scripture came never by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy ghost.
We are buried with him by baptism for to die: That likewise as Christ was raised up from death by the glory of the father: even so we also should walk in a new life.
It fortuned as they went, that he entered into a certain town. And a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house.
Wherefore, my dearly beloved, as ye have always obeyed - not when I was present only, but now much more in mine absence - even so work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
And when he is come, he will rebuke the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.
and ye have a respect to him that weareth the gay clothing and say unto him, "Sit thou here in a good place," and say unto the poor, "stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool" -
Jesus answered, and said unto him, "If a man love me and will keep my sayings, my father also will love him, and we will come unto him, and will dwell with him.
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Love suffereth long, and is courteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not forwardly, swelleth not,
Blessed be God, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which through his abundant mercy begat us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death,
And it fortuned, as he was praying in a certain place: when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, "Master, teach us to pray; As John taught his disciples."
according as he had chosen us in him through love, before the foundation of the world was laid, that we should be saints, and without blame before him, through love.
He put forth a similitude unto them, signifying that men ought always to pray, and not to be weary,
In my father's house are many mansions. If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
But when the time was full come, God sent his son - born of a woman, and made bond unto the law -
Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will rear it up again."
If there be among you any consolation in Christ, if there be any comfortable love, if there be any fellowship of the spirit, if there be any compassion of mercy:
Set yourselves therefore at large, and bear not a stranger's yoke with the unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? What company hath light with darkness?
And Solomon communed with all Israel: the captains over thousands and hundreds, the judges and all other lords, and ancient heads throughout all Israel.
Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap.
looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, which for the joy that was set before him, abode the cross, and despised the shame, and is set down on the righthand of the throne of God.
When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?" He said unto him, "Yea Lord, thou knowest, that I love thee." He said unto him, "Feed my lambs."
And Jesus said unto them, "I am that bread of life. He that cometh to me, shall not hunger: and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Therefore I say unto you, be not careful for your life what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what raiment ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth than meat? and the body more of value than raiment?
He was so despisable, that we esteemed him not. Truly, he took upon him our diseases, and bare our sorrows. And yet we counted him plagued, and beaten, and humbled of God.
and hath made of one blood all nations of men, for to dwell on all the face of the earth; and hath assigned before: how long time, and also the ends of their inhabitation.
She shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus: For he shall save his people from their sins."
Either, know ye not how that your bodies are the temple of the holy ghost, which is in you, whom he have of God, and how that ye are not your own?
And hath put all things under his feet, and hath made him above all things, the head of the congregation:
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, "What token showest thou unto us, seeing that thou dost these things?"
That which was from the beginning, declare we unto you; which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the word of life.
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
For I suppose that the afflictions of this life are not worthy of the glory which shall be showed upon us.
And he that was healed, wist not who it was. For Jesus had gotten himself away, because that there was press of people in the place.
For this cause, God gave them up unto shameful lusts. For even their women did change the natural use unto the unnatural.
Unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly, above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Which hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son,
teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you. And lo, I am with you always even until the end of the world."
In the same year that king Uzziah died, I saw the LORD sitting upon a high and glorious seat, and his train filled the temple.
"Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you with miracles and wonders, and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know:
Jesus then full of the holy ghost, returned from Jordan, and was carried of the spirit into a wilderness,
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;
Then Jesus said unto them again, "Peace be with you. As my father sent me, even so send I you."
Then said some of his disciples between themselves, "What is this that he saith unto us, 'After a while ye shall not see me, and again after a while ye shall see me: and that I go to the father?'"
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
Dearly beloved, now are we the sons of God, and yet it doth not appear what we shall be. But we know that when it shall appear, we shall be like him. For we shall see him as he is.
And I saw a great white seat and him that sat on it, from whose face fled away both the earth and heaven, and their place was no more found.
and saying, "The time is full come, and the kingdom of God is even at hand. Repent, and believe the gospel."
He answered them, "He that made me whole, said unto me, 'Take up thy bed, and get thee hence.'"
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to compile a treatise of those things, which are surely known among us,
After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them, two and two, before him into every city, and place, whither he himself would come.
When he saw the people he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came to him:
If a man lie with the mankind after the manner as with womankind, they have both committed an abomination and shall die for it. Their blood be upon their heads.
And they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren; And both were well stricken in age.
Yet if my people that are named after my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my presence, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and be merciful to their sins, and will heal their land.
No man can serve two masters: For either he shall hate the one, and love the other; or else he shall lean to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
There hath none other temptation taken you, such as followeth the nature of man. God is faithful, which shall not suffer you to be tempted above your strength: but shall in the midst of the temptation make a way to escape out.
Then said Jesus, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
On the morrow after the Sabbath, early in the morning, they came unto the tomb and brought the odours which they had prepared, and other women with them.
Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest which is entered into heaven - I mean Jesus the son of God - let us hold our profession.
Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; Perez begat Hezron; Hezron begat Ram;
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and ordained you that ye go, and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit remain, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the father in my name he should give it you.
Then said Peter, "Ananias how is it that Satan hath filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lie unto the holy ghost, and keep away part of the price of the livelihood:
Brethren as pertaining to the gospel which I preached unto you, which ye have also accepted, and in the which ye continue;
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork.
Take heed to your alms, that ye give it not in the sight of men, to the intent that ye would be seen of them: or else ye get no reward of your father which is in heaven.
And forasmuch also as thou hast known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
After that John was taken, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
When they heard this, they were pricked in their hearts, and said unto Peter, and unto the other apostles, "Ye men and brethren, what shall we do?"
But I say unto you, Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. Pray for them which do you wrong and persecute you;
And I saw heaven open, and behold a white horse: and he that sat upon him was faithful and true, and in righteousness did judge and make battle.
"Verily, verily I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do: the same shall he do; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto my father.
"Therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, even so do ye to them: this is the law and the prophets.
Behold, the days come, sayeth the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
Seventy weeks are determined over thy people, and over the holy city: that the wickedness may be consumed, that the sin may have an end, that the offense may be reconciled, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, to fulfill the visions and the Prophets, and to anoint the most holy one.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name they shall cast out devils, and shall speak with new tongues,
He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.'"
Brethren, if any man be fallen by chance into any fault, ye which are spiritual, help to amend him, in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
"But I say unto you which hear: Love your enemies. Do good to them which hate you.
Beware lest any man come and spoil you through philosophy and deceitful vanity, through the traditions of men, and ordinances after the world, and not after Christ.
And this glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.
'It shall be in the last days, saith God, of my spirit I will pour out 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 thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.' This is the first commandment.
"Behold, a maiden shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is by interpretation, God with us."
And this is the condemnation: that light is come into the world, and the men have loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil.
Embrace peace with all men, and holiness; without the which, no man shall see the Lord.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, and the voice of the archangel, and trump of God. And the dead in Christ shall arise first:
Whatsoever things are written aforetime, are written for our learning: that we, through patience and comfort of the scripture, might have hope.
The spirit speaketh evidently that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall give heed unto spirits of error,
He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of the abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation determined shall be poured upon the desolate."
Ye adulterers, and women that break matrimony: know ye not how that the friendship of the world is enmity to Godward? Whosoever will be friend of the world, is made the enemy of God.
Now, verily, is the righteousness that cometh of God declared without the fulfilling of the law: having witness yet of the law, and of the prophets.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye shall have love one to another."
Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosoms. For with what measure ye mete, with the same shall men mete to you again."
Though I spake with the tongues of men and angels, and yet had no love, I were even as sounding brass: or as a tinkling cymbal.
and the whole multitude of the people were without, in their prayers, while the incense was a burning.
Now, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners: but citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
and gathered them together, and commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but to "Wait for the promise of the father, whereof ye have heard of me.
Every thing hath a time; yea, all that is under the heaven, hath his convenient season.
For the preaching of the cross is, to them that perish, foolishness: but unto us which are saved, it is the power of God.
And I give unto them eternal life: and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
I marvel that ye are so soon turned from him that called you in the grace of Christ, unto another gospel:
How God had anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy ghost, and with power; which Jesus went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devils, for God was with him.
Then shall the King say unto them that shall be on the left hand, 'Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels.
Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.
And he it is that obtaineth grace for our sins; and not for our sins only, but also for the sins of all the world.
And it came to pass, as he executed the priest's office before God as his course came,
There were at Antioch, in the congregation, certain prophets and teachers: as Barnabas and Symeon called Niger; And Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, Herod the tetrarch's nurse-fellow, and Saul.
And he took bread, gave thanks, and brake it, and gave it unto them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. This do in the remembrance of me."
And he is the head of the body, that is, to wit, of the congregation: he is the beginning and first begotten of the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.
According as his godly power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness through the knowledge of him that hath called us by virtue and glory:
Let no man say when he is tempted that he is tempted of God: for God tempteth not unto evil, neither tempteth he any man.
Now upon a time, when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan came also among them.
Then the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, "Arise and go towards midday unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is in the desert."
To Timothy, his beloved son. Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the father, and from Jesus Christ our Lord.
Happy is the man that endureth in temptation, for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Peter and the other apostles answered, and said, "We ought more to obey God than men.
And therefore sprang thereof one - and of one which was as good as dead - so many in multitude, as the stars of the sky, and as the sand of the sea shore which is innumerable.
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of one body though they be many, yet are but one body: even so is Christ.
For God hath not given to us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of soberness of mind.
And he put forth this similitude, unto certain which trusted in themselves, that they were perfect, and despised others.
For when we were yet weak according to the time: Christ died for us which were ungodly.
"Likewise, as a certain man, ready to take his journey to a strange country, called his servants to him, and delivered to them his goods.
We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags, stained with the flux of a woman: we fall every and each one as the leaf, for our sins carry us away like the wind.
But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
that they all may be one, as thou father art in me, and I in thee; that they may be also one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Ram begat Amminadab; Amminadab begat Nahshon; Nahshon begat Salmon;
It came to pass as the people pressed upon him, to hear the word of God, that he stood by the lake of Gennesaret:
Believest thou that there is one God? Thou doest well. The devils also believe and tremble.
There were false prophets among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you: which privily shall bring in damnable sects, even denying the Lord that hath bought them, and bring upon themselves swift damnation.
If any of you be evil vexed, let him pray. If any of you be merry, let him sing Psalms.
This is the book of the generations of Jesus Christ: the son of David, the son also of Abraham.
And the multitude of them that believed, were of one heart; And of one soul. Also, none of them said that any of the things which he possessed was his own: But had all things common.
O Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool and troubled the water. Whosoever then first after the stirring of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Wherefore he is able also ever to save them that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth, to make intercession for us.
When they were come together, they asked of him, saying, "Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?"
For even the son of man came, not to be ministered unto: but to minister, and to give his life for the redemption of many."
And God beheld all that he had made, and lo they were exceeding good: and so of the evening and morning was made the sixth day.
So therefore let all the house of Israel know for a surety, that God hath made the same Jesus whom ye have crucified, Lord and Christ."
"If a man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, moreover and his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
Jesus said unto him, "Have I been so long time with you: and yet hast thou not known me? Philip, he that hath seen me, hath seen the father. And how sayest thou then, Show us the father?
And the scribes, and Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath day or not, that they might find an accusation against him.
If ye abide in me, and my words also abide in you: ask what ye will, and it shall be done to you.
That which is born of the flesh, is flesh. And that which is born of the spirit, is spirit.
Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord God is One Lord.
And we went astray as sheep, and turned every man his way: and the LORD put on him the wickedness of us all.
For I say, through the grace that unto me is given, to every man among you: that no man esteem of himself more than it becometh him to esteem - But that he discreetly judge of himself according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
And he said unto them, "These are the words, which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you: that all must be fulfilled which were written of me in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms."
When Jesus was risen, the morrow after the Sabbath day he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he cast seven devils.
And ye fathers, move not your children to wrath: but bring them up with the nurture and information of the Lord.
Thou shalt not avenge thyself nor bear hate in thy mind against the children of thy people, but shalt love thy neighbour even as thyself. I am the LORD.
The Sabbath day, at even, which dawneth the morrow after the Sabbath, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the sepulchre.
Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world then would my ministers surely fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews, but now is my kingdom not from hence."
that nothing be done through strife or vain glory, but that in meekness of mind every man esteem others better than himself,
But our conversation is in heaven, from whence we look for a saviour, even the Lord Jesus Christ,
And when the Sabbath day was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary Joseph, and Salome, bought ointments, that they might come and anoint him.
My brethren, be not every man a master; Remembering how that we shall receive the more damnation.
For in him we live, move, and have our being, as certain of your own poets said. For we are also his generation.
For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband. That saidst thou truly."
As soon as Jesus had received of the vinegar, he said, "It is finished," and bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
For after this manner in the old time did the holy women which trusted in God tire themselves, and were obedient to their husbands,
And unto the woman he said, "I will surely increase thy sorrow and make thee oft with child, and with pain shalt thou be delivered: And thy lusts shall pertain unto thy husband and he shall rule thee."
And this is the tidings which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
The sun riseth with heat, and the grass withereth and his flower falleth away, and the beauty of the fashion of it perisheth: even so shall the rich man perish with his abundance.
As every man hath received the gift, minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manifold grace of God.
My people perish, because they have no knowledge. Seeing then that thou hast refused understanding, therefore will I refuse thee also: so that thou shalt no more be my priest. And forsomuch as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
And behold, two of them went that same day to a town, which was from Jerusalem about three score furlongs, called Emmaus:
I exhort therefore that above all things, prayers, supplications, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be had for all men:
Bring every tithe into my barn, that there may be meat in mine house: and prove me withal, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven unto you, and pour you out a blessing with plenteousness.
Think not, that I am come to send peace into the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
But Christ hath delivered us from the curse of the law, and was made accursed for us - for it is written, "Cursed is everyone that hangeth on tree" -
"Ye have heard how it was said to them of old time, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery:'
Our exhortation was not to bring you to error, nor yet to uncleanness, neither was it with guile:
Forasmuch, then, as the children were partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part with them, for to put down through death him that had lordship over death: that is to say, the devil.
And the King shall answer and say unto them, 'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.'
For thus sayeth the LORD: My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways.
And the young men rose up, and put him apart, and carried him out, and buried him.
and he said unto me, "My grace is sufficient for thee. For my strength is made perfect through weakness." Very gladly therefore will I rejoice of my weakness, that the strength of Christ may dwell in me.
Elect by the foreknowledge of God the father, through the sanctifying of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace be with you, and peace be multiplied.
I testify unto every man that heareth the words of prophecy of this book: if any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book.
that make mention of his son, the which was begotten unto him of the seed of David, as pertaining to the flesh:
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee. And in thee shall be blessed all the generations of the earth."
And there came one of the scribes, that had heard them disputing together, and perceived that he had answered them well, and asked him, "Which is the first of all the commandments?"
which is come unto you, even as it is into all the world, and is fruitful as it is among you, from the first day in the which ye heard of it, and had experience in the grace of God in the truth,
It is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I speak unto you are spirit and life.
"Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
and in knowledge, temperance; and in temperance, patience; in patience, godliness;
"Whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth the same, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house on a rock:
Hereby are we assured of love: because he left his life for us: And therefore we ought also to give our lives for our brethren.
And Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise."
This say I brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Neither doth corruption inherit uncorruption.
Hearken unto me, ye that follow righteousness and seek the LORD. Look unto the rock ye were cut out, and to the cave and pit ye were digged out.
but are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
That which I delivered unto you I received of the Lord. For the Lord Jesus the same night in the which he was betrayed, took bread,
But whosoever shall drink of the water that I shall give him, shall never be more a thirst: But the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
And God said, "See, I have given you all herbs that sow seed which are on all the earth, and all manner trees that have fruit in them and sow seed; to be meat for you,
I saw in a vision by night, and behold, there came one in the clouds of heaven like the Son of Man - which went unto the Ancient of Days, before whom they brought him.
Paul, the servant of Jesus Christ, called unto the office to be an apostle, put apart to preach the Gospel of God,
After this I beheld, and lo a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and people, and tongues, stood before the seat, and before the lamb, clothed with long white garments, and palms in their hands,
Verily, verily I say unto you, He that entereth not in by the door, into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way: the same is a thief and a robber.
Before him shall be a consuming fire, and behind him a burning flame. The land shall be as a garden of pleasure before him, but behind him shall it be a very waste wilderness, and there is no man, that shall escape him.
Behold, I have said unto thee, be strong and bold: neither fear, nor dread. For the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."
Let wedlock be had in price in all points, and let the chamber be undefiled: for whore keepers and adulterers God will judge.
And so though your sins be like to purple, they shall be made as white as snow; and though they be as red as scarlet, they shall be made like white wool.
This is a true saying: If a man covet the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
It fortuned, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul passed through the upper coasts, and came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, because they would be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
"Ye have heard how it is said, 'Thou shalt love thine neighbor, and hate thine enemy.'
Brethren, ye were called into liberty, only let not your liberty be an occasion unto the flesh but in love serve one another.
And the great dragon, that old serpent called the devil and Satan; Was cast out. Which deceiveth all the world. And he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out also.
Let not the book of this law depart out of thy mouth: but record therein day and night that thou mayest be circumspect to do according to all that is written therein. For then shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have understanding.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
And God called the firmament "heaven." And so of the evening and morning was made the second day.
Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the praise of God.
Yea, and by this means an entering-in shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as though ye did it to the Lord, and not unto men,
Forasmuch as ye know how that ye were not redeemed with corruptible gold and silver from your vain conversation, which ye received by the traditions of the fathers,
And I saw seats, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God: which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had taken his mark upon their foreheads, or on their hands: and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
and pray always with all manner prayer and supplication - and that in the spirit - and watch thereunto with all instance and supplication for all saints,
The ox knoweth his owner, and the Ass his master's crib; but Israel knoweth nothing. My people hath no understanding.
The time will come also, that the great prince Michael, which standeth on thy people side, shall arise up, for there shall come a time of trouble, such as never was, since there began to be any people, unto that same time. Then shall thy people be delivered, yea all those that be found written in the book.
And when the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was increased upon the earth, and that all the imagination and thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,
Let love be without dissimulation. Hate that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.
These are written that ye might believe that Jesus is Christ the son of God. And that ye in believing ye might have life through his name.
Likewise, let the wives be in subjection to their husbands, that even they which believe not the word, may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives:
Thinkest thou this, O thou man that judgest them which do such things and yet doest even the very same: that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Then came Peter to him, and said, "Master, how oft shall I forgive my brother, if he sin against me? Shall I forgive him seven times?"
and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it chanced that a whole year they had their conversation with the congregation there, and taught much people insomuch that the disciples of Antioch were the first that were called Christian.
according to the custom of the priest's office his lot was to burn incense. And he went into the temple of the Lord,
And no man ascendeth up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, that is to say, the son of man which is in heaven.
yer the children were born, when they had neither done good neither bad - that the purpose of God, which is by election, might stand - it was said unto her, not by the reason of works, but by grace of the caller,
And Jesus, as soon as he was baptized, came straight out of the water: And, lo, heaven was opened over him, and John saw the spirit of God descend, like a dove, and light upon him:
And the LORD God took Adam and put him in the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.
A voice crieth in the wilderness, "Prepare the way for the LORD, make straight the path for our God in the desert.
Then the woman of Samaria said unto him, "How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a Samaritan?" For the Jews meddle not with the Samaritans.
As they did eat, Jesus took bread and gave thanks, brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take. Eat. This is my body."
After a few days he entered into Capernaum again, and it was noised that he was in a house:
Jesus then said to his disciples. "If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross and follow me.
When Jesus came into the coasts of the city which is called Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples saying, "Whom do men say that I, the son of man, am?"
One of the company said unto him, "Master, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me."
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.
Acertain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
For I am the LORD that change not, and ye, O children of Jacob, will not leave off.
in that ye are buried with him through baptism, in whom ye are also risen again through faith, that is wrought by the operation of God which raised him from death.
There is a way which some men think to be right; but the end thereof leadeth unto death.
whom we preach warning all men, and teaching all men in all wisdom, to make all men perfect in Christ Jesus.
Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience,
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul and with all thy might.
Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet fail in one point, he is guilty in all.
which is after godliness upon the hope of eternal life; which life God, that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began:
All that commit sin, committeth unrighteousness also, for sin is unrighteousness.
He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, the same is he that loveth me: and he shall be loved of my father, and I will love him, and will show mine own self unto him."
Wherefore, if thy hand offend thee, cut him off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than to go, having two hands, into hell: into fire that never shall be quenched,
Brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory in respect of persons.
and the rich in that he is made low. For even as the flower of the grass shall he vanish away.
Then came certain from Jewry and taught the brethren, "Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses ye cannot be saved."
in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.
Children are extortioners of my people, and women have rule of them. O my people, thy leaders deceive thee, and tread out the way of thy footsteps.
And grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
And now: why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptised, and wash away thy sins, in calling on the name of the Lord.'
And when he was come out into the way, there came one running and kneeled to him, and asked him, "Good Master, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal life?"
Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness which is worshipping of idols:
He was in the world, and the world by him was made: and yet the world knew him not.
But how shall they call on him, on whom they believed not? How shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? How shall they hear without a preacher?
For hereunto verily were ye called, for Christ also suffered for us: leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps,
But we all behold the glory of the Lord with his face open, and we are changed unto the same similitude, from glory to glory, even of the spirit of the Lord.
Therefore I say unto you, Whatsoever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye shall have it and it shall be done unto you.
beseeching that at one time or another, a prosperous journey, by the will of God, might fortune me to come unto you.
And he called the people unto him, with his disciples also, and said unto them, "Whosoever will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
being one body, and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.
Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ. To all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.
But let us follow the truth in love, and in all things grow in him which is the head, that is to say Christ,
Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went to meet the bridegroom:
God, that made the world, and all that are in it, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, he dwelleth not in temples made with hands,
Thou hast a few names in Sardis, which have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.
which grace he shed on us abundantly in all wisdom, and prudence.
These things have I written unto you that believe in the name of the son of God, that ye may know how that ye have everlasting life, and that ye may believe in the name of the son of God.
After these deeds, God did prove Abraham and said unto him, "Abraham." And he answered, "Here am I."
Be ye courteous one to another, and merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgave you.
Even the very dust, which cleaveth on us of your city, we wipe off against you: Notwithstanding, mark this, that the kingdom of God was come nigh upon you.
Be not afraid, for I will be with thee. Look not behind thee, for I will be thy God, to strengthen thee, help thee, and to keep thee with this righthand of mine.
The elders which are among you I exhort, which am also an elder and a witness of the afflictions of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be opened:
There shall come a rod out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall spring out of his root.
And this is the witness: how that God hath given unto us eternal life, and this life is in his son.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, neither crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the old things are gone.
The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, "These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation."
And I saw an angel fly in the midst of heaven having an everlasting gospel, to preach unto them that sit and dwell on the earth, and to all nations, kindreds, and tongues, and people,
But I bring you witnesses, sayeth the LORD: even those that are my servants, whom I have chosen - to the intent that ye might be certified and give me faithful credence. Yea, and to consider, that I am he before whom there was never any God, and there shall be none after me.
And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell.
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
For this cause we also, since the day we heard of it have not ceased praying for you, and desiring that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
to whom also he showed himself alive, after his passion, by many tokens; appearing unto them forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God;
Let no man therefore trouble your consciences about meat and drink: or for a piece of a holy day, as the holy day of the new moon, or of the Sabbath day:
For by it, the righteousness which cometh of God is opened, from faith to faith. As it is written, "The just shall live by faith."
Behold, he cometh with clouds, and all eyes shall see him: and they also which pierced him. And all kindreds of the earth shall wail. Even so, amen.
and had favour with all the people, and the Lord added to the congregation daily such as should be saved.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage to fear anymore, but ye have received the spirit of adoption whereby we cry, "Abba father."
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth, a city of Galilee, and was baptised of John in Jordan.
in whom we are made heirs, and were thereto predestinate according to the purpose of him which worketh all things after the purpose of his own will:
As long as one saith "I hold of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are ye not carnal?
and the devil that deceived them, was cast into a lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet were and shall be tormented day and night for ever more.
Come to the waters, all ye that be thirsty, and ye that have no money. Come buy, that ye may have to eat. Come buy wine and milk, without any money, or money worth.
Let us not be weary of well doing. For when the time is come we shall reap without weariness.
And Adam lay with Eve his wife, which conceived and bare Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man of the LORD."
I baptise you in water in token of repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptise you with the holy ghost and with fire:
for ye are born anew, not of mortal seed, but of immortal seed, by the word of God which liveth, and lasteth forever.
And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began, and he was taken for the son of Joseph: which Joseph was the son of Heli:
And he answered and said, "Thou shalt love thy Lord God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind: and thy neighbor as thyself."
And this is the confidence that we have in him: that if we ask ought, according to his will, he heareth us.
That is: that I might have consolation together with you, through the common faith, which both ye and I have.
And without nay, great is that mystery of godliness. God was showed in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen of angels, was preached unto the gentiles, was believed on in earth and received up in glory.
Who shall separate us from the love of God? Shall tribulation? Or anguish? Or persecution, other hunger? Other nakedness? Other peril? Other sword?
See thou have the example of the wholesome words which thou heardest of me, in faith and love which is in Jesus Christ.
Let no filthy communication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good to edify withal, when need is, that it may have favour with the hearers.
But of that day and hour knoweth no man: no not the angels of heaven, but my father only.
And behold, I will send the promise of my father upon you. But tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high."
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply upon the earth and had begot them daughters,
Jesus said unto her, "Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my father. But go to my brethren and say unto them, I ascend unto my father, and your father: to my God and your God."
These words spake Jesus and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, "Father, the hour is come glorify thy son that thy son may glorify thee:
From whence cometh war, and fighting among you? Come they not here hence, even of your voluptuousness that raineth in your members?
Behold, I send my messenger which shall prepare the way before me. And suddenly shall the Lord whom ye seek, come unto his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye desire. Behold, he cometh saith the LORD Sabaoth.
There were present, at the same season, that showed him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mingled with their own sacrifice.
And all things, whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.
"Ye have heard how it was said unto them of the old time, 'Thou shalt not kill; for whosoever killeth shall be in danger of judgment:'
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purge your hearts ye wavering minded.
but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord, and saviour Jesus Christ. To whom be glory both now and forever. Amen. {Here ends the Second General Epistle of Peter}
Little children it is now the last time, and as ye have heard how that antichrist shall come: even now are there many antichrists come already, whereby we know that it is the last time.
When ye, therefore, shall see the abomination that betokeneth desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place: let him that readeth it, understand it:
Hear therefore the word of the LORD, O thou house of Jacob, and all the generation of the house of Israel.
I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to receive the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how that he said, 'It is more blessed to give, than to receive.'"
And whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth them not the same, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus the Christ, father of mercy, and the God of all comfort,
For truly I say unto you, till heaven and earth perish, one jot or one tittle of the law shall not escape till all be fulfilled.
And that repentance, and remission of sins, should be preached in his name among all nations. And must begin at Jerusalem.
Nevertheless, the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in the which day, the heavens shall perish with terrible noise, and the elements shall melt with heat, and the earth, with the works that are therein, shall burn.
Wherefore, remember that ye, being in time past gentiles in the flesh, and were called "uncircumcision" to them which are called "circumcision" in the flesh - which circumcision is made by hands -
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love, and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him.
as ye learned of Epaphras our dear fellow servant, which is for you a faithful minister of Christ,
After that, Jesus showed himself again at the sea of Tiberias. And on this wise showed he himself:
in which lay a great multitude of sick folk: of blind, halt, and withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
And the sacrifice of Judah and of Jerusalem shall be delicious unto the LORD as in the old time and in the years that were at the beginning.
The word of the LORD spake thus unto me,
But of the tree of knowledge of good and bad see that thou eat not: For even the same day thou eatest of it, thou shalt surely die.
I testify therefore before God, and before the Lord Jesus Christ, which shall judge quick and dead at his appearing in his kingdom:
James, the servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sendeth greeting to the twelve tribes which are scattered here and there.
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man and uncorrupt in his time, and walked with God.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the holy ghost, be with you all. Amen. {The end of the Second Epistle unto the Corinthians, Sent from Philippi, a city in Macedonia, by Titus and Luke}
We have also a right sure word of prophecy, whereunto if ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, ye do well; until the day dawn and the day star arise in your hearts.
Put on the armour of God, that ye may stand steadfast against the crafty assaults of the devil.
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, not only because he had broken the Sabbath: but said also that God was his father and made himself equal with God.
"Thou shalt make thee no graven image, neither any similitude that is in heaven above, either in the earth beneath, or in the water that is beneath the earth.
Nevertheless, though we ourselves, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, hold him as accursed.
For the time will come, when they will not suffer wholesome doctrine: but after their own lusts shall they whose ears itch get them a heap of teachers,
And they kept that saying within them, and demanded one of another, what that rising from death again should mean?
Seeing, brethren, that by the means of the blood of Jesus, we may be bold to enter into that holy place,
which is the spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive; because the world seeth him not, neither knoweth him. But ye know him. For he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
These are the generations of heaven and earth when they were created, in the time when the LORD God created heaven and earth
Thou hast cried unto me, and I have heard thee: I have showed great and high things, which were unknown unto you."
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius the Emperor, Pontius Pilate being leftenant of Jewry, and Herod being Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch in Ituraea, and in the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abilene:
And there were in the same region shepherds abiding in the field, and watching their flock by night.
Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled.
And thou, which art the doer and hast the matter in hand: shall provide for peace, even the peace that men hope for in thee.
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit, in the Gospel of his son that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,
O hear this word, ye fat cows, that be upon the hill of Samaria; yea, that do poor men wrong, and oppress the needy; yea, that say to your lords, 'Bring hither, let us drink.'
that the saints might have all things necessary to work and minister withal, to the edifying of the body of Christ,
For if these things be among you, and are plenteous, they will make you that ye neither shall be idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let us therefore go boldly unto the seat of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
by the means whereof are given unto us excellent and most great promises; that by the help of them ye should be partakers of the godly nature, in that ye flee the corruption of worldly lust.
Let no man despise thy youth; but be unto them that believe, an example: in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith and in pureness.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every man may receive the works of his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
"Before I fashioned thee in thy mother's womb, I did know thee: And before thou wast born, I sanctified thee and ordained thee, to be a Prophet unto the people."
But Peter stepped forth with the eleven, and lift up his voice, and said unto them, "Ye men of Jewry, and all ye that inhabit Jerusalem: be this known unto you, and with your ears hear my words.
I beseech you, brethren: mark them which cause division, and give occasions of evil contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Owe nothing to any man: but to love one another. For he that loveth another, fulfilleth the law.
and such as cleaveth unto the true word of doctrine, that he may be able to exhort with wholesome learning, and to improve them that say against it.
For John baptised with water but ye shall be baptised with the holy ghost, and that within this few days."
Also Titus which was with me, though he were a Greek, yet was not compelled to be circumcised;
And it shall be that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.
Obey them that have the oversight of you, and submit yourselves to them, for they watch for your souls, even as they that must give accounts for them: that they may do it with joy, and not with grief. For that is an unprofitable thing for you.
{Of David} Praise the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me praise his holy name.
Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to perpetual shame and reproof.
Rejoice thou greatly, O daughter Zion; be glad, O daughter Jerusalem. For lo, thy King cometh unto thee, even the righteous and Saviour: Lowly and simple is he, he rideth upon an ass, and upon the foal of an ass.
Are ye not aware that ye are the temple of God, and how that the spirit of God dwelleth in you?
And he lifted up his eyes upon the disciples, and said, "Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
For in one spirit are we all baptised to make one body, whether we be Jews or gentiles: whether we be bond or free, and have all drunk of one spirit.
These all continued with one accord, in prayer, and supplication with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth since the beginning. But for this cause appeared the son of God, even to destroy the works of the devil.
speaking unto yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts,
know that a man is not justified by the deeds of the law: but by the faith of Jesus Christ - and therefore we have believed on Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ and not by the deeds of the law: because that no flesh shall be justified by the deeds of the law.
But as it is written, "The eye hath not seen, and the ear hath not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."
him have ye taken by the hands of unrighteous persons, after he was delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, and have crucified and slain him whom God hath raised up:
O the deepness of the abundant wisdom and knowledge of God: how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out.
And behold, one came, and said unto him, Good master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"
But none of those things move me. Neither is my life dear unto myself; that I might fulfill my course with joy, and the ministration which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again: and receive you even unto myself, that where I am, there may ye be also.
and from Jesus Christ which is a faithful witness, and first begotten of the dead: and Lord over the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Wherefore, if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the gentiles, how much more should it be so if they all believed?
And Jesus said unto him, "Yea if thou couldest believe, all things are possible to him that believeth."
Preach the word, be fervent; be it in season, or out of season. Improve, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
because that by the deeds of the law, shall no flesh be justified in the sight of God. For by the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, 'Whosoever of you shall bring a gift unto the LORD, shall bring it of the cattle: even of the oxen and of the sheep.
And it fortuned as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit that prophesied met us, which brought her master and masters much vantage with prophesying.
Wherefore from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the congregation.
Behold, I show a mystery unto you: we shall not all sleep: but we shall all be changed,
"For I am sure that my redeemer liveth, and that I shall rise out of the earth in the latter day:
Whosoever therefore shall knowledge me before men, him will I knowledge also before my father which is in heaven.
in knowing him, and the virtue of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his passions, that I might be conformable unto his death,
While Peter yet spake these words, the holy ghost fell on all them which heard the preaching.
But your misdeeds have separated you from your God, and your sins hide his face from you, that he heareth you not.
And they continued daily with one accord in the temple, and brake bread in every house, and did eat their meat together with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God,
And Jesus went unto Mount Olivet,
The very God of peace sanctify you throughout. And I pray God that your whole spirit, soul, and body, be kept faultless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
"Be still then, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the Heathen, I will be exalted upon earth."
"And unto the messenger of the congregation which is in Laodicea write, 'This saith - amen - the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creatures of God.
I say unto the unmarried men, and widows: it is good for them if they abide even as I do,
Moreover, upon the house of David and upon the citizens of Jerusalem, will I pour out the spirit of grace and prayer, so that they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced: and they shall beweep him, as men mourn for their only begotten son: Yea, and be sorry for him, as men are sorry for their first child
and hope maketh not ashamed: for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the holy ghost, which is given unto us.
inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.
and John also baptised in Enon, besides Salim, because there was much water there, and they came, and were baptised.
I am come to send fire on earth: and what is my desire but that it were already kindled?
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli Eli lama sabacthani?" That is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out all fear, for fear hath painfulness. He therefore that feareth is not perfect in love.
And he said to them, "The Sabbath day was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath day.
In the time of Herod, the king of Jewry, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah. And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron: And her name was Elizabeth.
And almost all things are, by the law, purged with blood, and without shedding of blood, is no remission.
But and if I tarry long, that then thou mayst yet have knowledge how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth.
I would that ye should know, brethren, how that I have oftentimes purposed to come unto you, but have been let hitherto, to have some fruit among you, as I have among other of the gentiles.
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water, and the chamberlain said, "See: here is water, what shall let me to be baptised?"
Wherefore, gird up the loins of your minds, be sober, and trust perfectly on the grace that is brought unto you by the declaring of Jesus Christ;
For the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of God, for they are but foolishness unto him: Neither can he perceive them, because he is spiritually examined.
Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren about the time they were carried away to Babylon.
Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which tithe mint, anise, and cumin, and leave the weightier matters of the law undone: judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to have left the other undone.
First: Verily I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is published throughout all the world.
For it is God which worketh in you both the will and also the deed, even of good will.
But the LORD said unto Samuel, "Look not on his fashion nor on the height of his stature, for I have refused him. Because it is not as man seeth. For man looketh on the outward appearance: but the LORD beholdeth the heart."
And didst wash thyself, and hast patience: and for my name's sake hast laboured and hast not fainted.
- whom God hath set forth for a mercy seat through faith in his blood, to show the righteousness which before him is of valour, in that he forgiveth the sins that are passed,
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; for in it he rested from all his works which he had created and made.
For the father loveth the son, and showeth him all things, whatsoever he himself doeth. And he will show him greater works than these, because ye should marvel.
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, even so walk rooted and built in him,
And the spirit and the bride said, "Come." And let him that heareth, say also "Come." And let him that is athirst come. And let whosoever will, take of the water of life free.
Then Jesus, six days before Easter, came to Bethany: where Lazarus which was dead was, whom Jesus raised from death.
and strengthened the disciples souls: exhorting them to continue in the faith, affirming that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
And there shall be signs, in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars: and in the earth the people shall be in such perplexity, that they shall not tell which way to turn themselves. The sea and the waters shall roar,
And said unto them that sold doves, "Have these things hence, and make not my father's house a house of merchandise."
{To the Chanter, a song of the children of Korah upon Alamoth} God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
"Take ye the sum of all the multitude of the children of Israel, in their kindreds and households of their fathers and number them by name all that are males, poll by poll,
For and if ye shall forgive other men their trespasses, your heavenly father shall also forgive you.
circumcised the eighth day, of the kindred of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew born of the Hebrews; as concerning the law, a Pharisee,
Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the violence of the governor will:
to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith in me.'
In the days of these kings, shall the God of heaven set up an everlasting kingdom, which shall not perish, and his kingdom shall not be given over to another people. Yea, the same shall break and destroy all these kingdoms, but it shall endure forever.
And Jesus returned by the power of the spirit into Galilee, and the fame of him went throughout all the region round about.
If he called them gods unto whom the word of God was spoken - and the scripture cannot be broken -
Behold my hands and my feet: that it is even I myself. Handle me and see. For spirits have not flesh and bones, as ye see me have."
Wherefore, let us leave the doctrine pertaining to the beginning of a Christian man, and let us go unto perfection, and now no more lay the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Now doth the LORD God no manner of thing, but he telleth his secret before unto his servants the prophets.
And whatsoever ye ask in my name, that will I do, that the father might be glorified by the son.
Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb are a heritage and gift, that cometh of the LORD.
"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending," saith the Lord almighty, which is and which was and which is to come.
After these things, went Jesus his way over the sea of Galilee nigh to a city called Tiberias.
And the same day, when even was come, he said unto them, "Let us pass over unto the other side."
which gave himself for us, to redeem us from all unrighteousness, and to purge us a peculiar people unto himself, fervently given unto good works.
"Ye have heard how I said unto you, 'I go and come again unto you.' If ye loved me, ye would verily rejoice, because I said I go unto the father. For the father is greater than I.
And what things thou hast heard of me, many bearing witness, the same deliver to faithful men, which are apt to teach others.
And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired you, to sift you, as it were wheat:
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} O LORD, thou searchest me out, and knowest me.
Little children, ye are of God, and have overcome them: for greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
"Behold, the time cometh," sayeth the LORD God, "that I shall send a hunger into the earth. Not the hunger of bread, nor the thirst of water: but a hunger to hear the word of the LORD.
And there was great battle in heaven, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels,
Wherefore God, likewise, gave them up unto their hearts' lusts, unto uncleanness to defile their own bodies between themselves:
I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, how thou in truth walkest.
and they sung a new song saying, "Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof, for thou wast killed, and hast redeemed us by thy blood, out of all kindreds, and tongues, and people, and nations,
Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed children of my father, inherit ye the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world.
because of the fellowship which ye have in the gospel, from the first day unto now;
"Thou art worthy, Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power, for thou hast created all things, and for thy will's sake they are, and were created."
I am the door: by me, if any man enter in, he shall be safe, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
And Nicodemus answered and said unto him, "How can these things be?"
Yea and I say unto you: that it shall be easier in that day, for Sodom than for that city.
But of the day and the hour, knoweth no man: No, not the angels which are in heaven: neither the son himself, save the father only.
Warn them, that they submit themselves to rule and power, to obey the officers, that they be ready unto all good works,
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a captain of the soldiers of Italy,
Moses kept the sheep of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he drove the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, Horeb.
When Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to him saying, "I am the almighty God: walk before me and be uncorrupt.
And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it should be, that should do that.
but in these last days he hath spoken unto us by his son, whom he hath made heir of all things: by whom also he made the world.
And it fortuned, as all the people received baptism - And when Jesus was baptised and did pray - that heaven was opened,
Wherefore he said unto them, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness. For no man's life standeth in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."
and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he laid before us by his servants the Prophets.
He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the highest. And the Lord God shall give unto him the seat of his father David:
Nevertheless, we yet see not all things subdued unto him. But him that was made less than the angels, we see that it was Iesus: which is crowned with glory and honour for the suffering of death; that he, by the grace of God, should taste of death for all men.
Seeing that we have divers gifts according to the grace that is given unto us: if any man have the gift of prophecy, let him have it that it be agreeing unto the faith;
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the Jews' land, and there he haunted with them and baptised,
I beseech you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all speak one thing and that there be no dissension among you: but be ye perfect in one mind, and one meaning.
And it followed, when the time was come that he should be received up, then he set his face to go to Jerusalem:
This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other gentiles walk; in vanity of their mind,
All that believe that Jesus is Christ, are born of God. And all that loveth him which begat, loveth him also which was begotten of him.
The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may be rich in hope through the power of the holy ghost.
"And behold, I come shortly, and my reward with me, to give every man according as his deeds shall be.
And they brought children to him that he should touch them. And his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
And it followed about an eight days after those sayings, that he took Peter, James, and John, and went up into a mountain to pray.
The law of the LORD is an undefiled law, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, and giveth wisdom unto simple.
Him that is weak in the faith, receive unto you not in disputing and troubling his conscience. ]
I am the flower of the field, and lilies of the valleys.
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out a doors.
Immediately after the tribulations of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall move.
Should a man use falsity and deceit with God, as ye use falsity and deceit with me? Yet ye say, 'Wherein use we deceit with thee?' In tithes and heave offerings.
Behold now therefore, this is my servant whom I will keep to myself: mine elect; In whom my soul shall be pacified. I will give him my spirit, that he may show forth judgment and equity among the Gentiles.
Abide in me, and let me abide in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine: no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
For it is not possible that they which were once lighted, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were become partakers of the holy ghost,
Not as though I had already attained to it, either were already perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend that, wherein I am comprehended of Christ Jesus.
And when they had ordained them elders by election in every congregation, after they had prayed and fasted, they commended them to God on whom they believed.
Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good, and doth it not: to him, it is sin.
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience there upon, until he receive the early and the latter rain.
Through faith we understand that the world was ordained, by the word of God: and that things which are seen, were made of things which are not seen.
And straightway Jesus made his disciples enter into a ship, and to go over before him, while he sent the people away.
Seeing what may be known of God, that same is manifest among them: For God did show it unto them.
Then asked they him, "What man is that which said unto thee, 'Take up thy bed and walk?'"
And he said also unto his disciples, "There was a certain rich man, which had a steward, that was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
and other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. Them also must I bring, that they may hear my voice. And that there may be one flock, and one shepherd.
which signifieth baptism that now saveth us, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but in that a good conscience consenteth to God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world according to righteousness, by that man, whom he hath appointed, and hath offered faith to all men, after that he had raised him from death."
And there were standing there, six waterpots of stone after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his son to make a satisfaction for our sins.
He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'"
And they came over to the other side of the sea into the country of the Gaderenes.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God,
Either saith he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he which eareth should ear in hope: and that he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope.
The thing that is past, is out of remembrance; Even so the things that are for to come, shall no more be thought upon among them that come after.
I would not that this secret should be hid from you my brethren, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits: that partly blindness is happened in Israel, until the fullness of the gentiles be come in.
Then Moses and Aaron went and told Pharaoh, "Thus sayeth the LORD God of Israel: 'Let my people go, that they may keep holy day unto me in the wilderness.'"
"The tile work is fallen down, but we will build it with squared stones. The Mulberry timber is broken, but we shall set it up again with Cedar."
All the words of God are pure and clean, for he is a shield unto all them that put their trust in him.
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life, was cast into the lake of fire.
When he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, "The kingdom of God cometh not with waiting for.
And he said unto them, "It is not for you to know the times, or the seasons which the father hath put in his own power:
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The fool hath said in his heart, "Tush, there is no God." They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings; there is none that doeth good, no not one.
As soon, therefore, as he was risen from death again, his disciples remembered that he thus said unto them. And they believed the scripture, and the words which Jesus had said.
And the Pharisees came together unto him, and divers of the scribes which came from Jerusalem.
So the word also that cometh out of my mouth shall not turn again void unto me, but shall accomplish my will and prosper in the thing, whereto I sent it.
Let go your great boasting of high things, let go out of your mouth that old byword: for the LORD is a God that knoweth all things, and judgeth the thoughts.
But as soon as they believed Philip's preaching of the kingdom of God and of the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised: both men and women.
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins. For except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins."
Saul had pleasure in his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the congregation which was at Jerusalem, and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Jewry and Samaria, except the apostles.
Neither judgeth the father any man: but hath committed all judgment unto the son,
What shall it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal?
And he began at Moses, and at all the prophets, and interpreted unto them, in all scriptures which were written of him.
And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.
And now am I no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy father, keep in thine own name them which thou hast given me, that they may be one as we are.
Notwithstanding, I think it mete, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
And the LORD God commanded Adam, saying, "Of all the trees of the garden see thou eat:
witnessing both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, the repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
For the husband is the wife's head, even as Christ is the head of the congregation, and the same is the saviour of the body.
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain: and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."
For if we sin willingly after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins:
Dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
{A Psalm of David} The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom then should I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
At that time, Jesus answered and said, "I praise thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes,
Then said the Jews, "Forty six years was this temple a building: and wilt thou raise it up in three days?"
After these deeds, the word of God came unto Abram in a vision, saying, "Fear not Abram, I am thy shield; and thy reward shall be exceeding great."
Jesus said unto her, "Woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come."
There is no difference between the Jew and the gentile. For one is Lord of all: which is rich unto all that call on him.
and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets - Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone -
{A Psalm of David} The earth is the LORD's, and all that therein is: the compass of the world, and all that dwell therein.
And now dear brethren I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build further, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
What shall it profit a man, if he should win all the world and lose his own soul?
for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets and shall do great miracles and wonders. Insomuch that if it were possible, even the very elect should be deceived.
And ye which were dead in sin through the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened with him and hath forgiven us all our trespasses
And I wrote this same epistle unto you, lest if I came, I should take heaviness of them, of whom I ought to rejoice. Certainly this confidence have I in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
In the land of Uz, there was a man called Job: an innocent and virtuous man, such a one as feared God, and eschewed evil.
The Lord God is not a man, that he can lie; neither the son of a man, that he can repent! Should he say, and not do? Or should he speak, and not make it good?
Ye know the liberality of our Lord Jesus Christ, which though he were rich, yet for your sakes became poor: that ye through his poverty might be made rich.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God. To the saints which are at Ephesus, and to them which believe on Jesus Christ.
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted; The holy ghost said, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work whereunto I have called them."
Brethren, I count not myself that I have gotten it: but one thing I say: I forget that which is behind me, and stretch myself unto that which is before me;
and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein.
I speak not because of necessity. For I have learned in whatsoever estate I am, therewith to be content.
"I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt and out of the house of bondage.
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, for to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass. And he sent and showed by his angel unto his servant John,
Let no man deceive you by any means, for the Lord cometh not, except there come a departing first, and that that sinful man be opened, the son of perdition;
because that the fleshly mind is enmity against God: For it is not obedient to the law of God, neither can be.
They said therefore, "What is this that he saith, 'After a while?' We cannot tell what he saith."
For there are three that bear record: the spirit, and water, and blood: and these three are one.
And now, fear the LORD and serve him in pureness and truth: And put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the water, and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
Asa begat Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat begat Joram; Joram begat Uzziah;
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns that belong to the city called Caesarea Philippi, and by the way he asked his disciples saying, "Whom do men say that I am?"
Nevertheless, in all these things we overcome strongly through his help that loved us.
Much more then, now seeing we are justified in his blood, shall we be saved from wrath through him.
Then Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, ye shall not have life in you.
Paul stood in the midst of Mars Street and said, "Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
to whom ye come as unto a living stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God and precious:
Another similitude put he forth, unto them saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man which sowed good seed in his field.
And if a woman forsake her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery."
Jesus said unto them, "Because of your unbelief. For I say verily unto you, if ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye should say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and he should remove: Neither should any thing be impossible for you to do.
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a wife lusting after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do more than I say for.
For if a man cannot rule his own house, how shall he care for the congregation of God?
Now joy I in my sufferings which I suffer, for you; and fulfill that which is behind of the passions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the congregation -
For all that is born of God, overcometh the world. And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
If ye then which are evil, can give good gifts unto your children: How much more shall the father of heaven give a holy spirit to them, that desire it of him?"
in the which, in time past, ye walked, according to the course of this world, and after the governor that ruleth in the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of unbelief,
Because ye are sons, God hath sent the spirit of his son into our hearts, which crieth "Abba, father."
And when he had said that, he breathed on them, and said unto them, "Receive the holy ghost.
Jesus answered and said unto her, "Whosoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again.
and ye, as living stones, are made a spiritual house, and a holy priesthood, for to offer up spiritual sacrifice, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man by the woman: but all is of God.
He answered, and said unto them, "Have ye not read, how that he which made man at the beginning, made them man and woman?
But I say unto you, Whosoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of judgment: whosoever sayeth unto his brother, 'Raca,' shall be in danger of a council: but whosoever sayeth, 'Thou fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire.
If we be sons, we are also heirs: the heirs, I mean, of God: and heirs annexed with Christ. If so be that we suffer together, that we may be glorified together.