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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
For by grace are ye saved, through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
And we know that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable, and perfect will of God.
Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.
But ye shall receive power after the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses to me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.
Then Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping animal that creepeth upon the earth.
Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding.
But God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Come to me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say to thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
The thief cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.
And he said to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved.
Therefore, if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
And Jesus came, and spoke to them, saying, All power is given to me in heaven and upon earth.
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ:
I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there.
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God to salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
A new commandment I give to you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
Study to show thyself approved to God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
For whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness, and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say to thee, Except a man be born of water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God is one LORD:
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man availeth much.
The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.
And you hath he revived, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
But, when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all the truth: for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he shall hear, that will he speak: and he will show you things to come.
Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but from God: the powers that are, are ordained by God.
And I say also to thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then will he sit upon the throne of his glory:
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
But the Comforter, who is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said to 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, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
The same came for a witness, to bear testimony of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Jesus said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature:
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Verily, verily, I say to you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but hath passed from death to life.
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Savior Jesus Christ;
So then, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
He hath shown thee, O man, what is good; and what the LORD doth require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit-tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
If any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given to him.
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Then they that gladly received his word, were baptized: and the same day there were added to them about three thousand souls.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached to them (ready to depart on the morrow) and continued his speech until midnight.
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.
And this is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink.
Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to publish good tidings to the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: If any man shall hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Now the LORD had said to Abram, Depart from thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to a land that I will show thee:
Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is agitated, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed;
He that believeth on him, is not condemned: but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
Let your manner of life be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Then Jesus spoke again to 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.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
I and my Father are one.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
That thou mayest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:
If indeed ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you:
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
The same came to Jesus by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
And they who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even to the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner: When his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Spirit.
And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM: And he said, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me to you.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
These things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye will have tribulation, but be of good cheer: I have overcome the world.
And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living animal that moveth upon the earth.
In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear testimony of that Light.
And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
He that 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.
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this same Jesus who is taken from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord,
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man sayeth he hath faith, and hath not works? can faith save him?
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him may be saved.
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his death?
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him a help meet for him.
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and there was no more sea.
But he was wounded for our transgression, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Then was Jesus led by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation by which ye are called,
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou art little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
For I delivered to you first of all, that which I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures;
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
They are of the world: therefore they speak from the world, and the world heareth them.
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye will not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. Now if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, Peace be to you.
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
No man can come to me, except the Father who hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
After this there was a feast of the Jews: and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are upon earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in by it.
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Nicodemus saith to him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
If ye then be raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit:
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world giveth, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door shall be opened.
Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I depart; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send him to you.
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
For we have not a high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but who was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Be sober, be vigilant; because 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 we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is from God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
All that the Father giveth me, shall come to me; and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise reject.
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he will testify concerning me.
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, to the sepulcher, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulcher.
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, In truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them make take a little:
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him.
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath, and stood up to read.
For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
Then answered Jesus, and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing by himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for whatever things he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Now, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
For ye are all children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
Neither pray I for these alone; but for them also who shall believe on me through their word.
And all the souls that descended from Jacob, were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
And if it seemeth evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
My little children, these things I write to you, that ye sin not. And if any man sinneth, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirsteth, let him come to me, and drink.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who coming thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
For there are three that bear testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art cured: sin no more, lest a worse thing come to thee.
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever.
What shall we then say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Being confident of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
For prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Now it came to pass, as they were going, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house.
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say to him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loveth me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Remember the sabbath-day to keep it holy.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
And it came to pass, that as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
According as he hath chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
And let us consider one another to excite to love and to good works:
If there is therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yes, Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.
And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst.
Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
And hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
What, know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own?
And put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
Then answered the Jews, and said to him, What sign showest thou to us, seeing that thou doest these things?
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the word of life;
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
For I reckon, that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
And he that was healed knew not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
For this cause God gave them up to vile affections. For even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:
Teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen.
Mercy to you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and elevated, and his train filled the temple.
Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father hath sent me, even so I send you.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith to us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because 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 at table.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
He answered them, He that healed me, the same said to me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city, and place, whither he himself would come.
And seeing the multitudes, he ascended a mountain: and when he was seated, his disciples came to him.
If a man also shall lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
And they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren, and they both were far advanced in years.
If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
This know also, that in the last days perilous times will come.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
And Judah begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
But Peter said, Ananias, Why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye have received, and in which ye stand;
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth the work of his hands.
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen by them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
And that from a child thou hast known the sacred scriptures, which are able to make thee wise to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men, brethren, what shall we do?
But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;
But my God will supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Verily, verily, I say to you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to my Father.
Therefore all things whatever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak in new languages;
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual, restore such one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to them who hate you,
Beware lest any man make a prey of you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God;
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
And 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 virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
He came to his own, and his own received him not.
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
For whatever things were written formerly, were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons;
And 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 abominations, he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being testified by the law and the prophets;
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye give to others, it shall be measured to you again.
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.
He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love.
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
And being assembled with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard from me.
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God.
And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand.
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ, to another gospel:
That God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.
Then will he say also to them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priests' office before God in the order of his course,
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all things he may have the pre-eminence.
According as his divine power hath given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.
To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Therefore there sprang even from one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea-shore innumerable.
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
And he spoke this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods.
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and lewd men, 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 also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
And it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and tremble.
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will privately bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing psalms.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart, and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers.
The woman saith to him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and agitated the water: whoever then first after the stirring of the water stepped in, was cured of whatever disease he had.
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come to God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
When they therefore 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 to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
If any man cometh to me, and hateth not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Jesus saith to 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; that they might find an accusation against him.
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye may 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.
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
For through the grace given to me, I say, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Now when Jesus was risen early, the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; I am the LORD.
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, for we are also his offspring.
For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: in that thou hast spoken truth.
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and expired.
For after this manner in former times the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
To the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
This then is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
For the sun hath no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and its flower falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing 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 village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about sixty furlongs.
I exhort therefore, that first of all supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men;
Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now with this, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Accursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
The same was in the beginning with God.
Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Since then the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
And the king will answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, be multiplied.
For I testify to every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book:
Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh.
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Which is come to you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
It is the spirit that reviveth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
Therefore whoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:
The Spirit itself testifieth with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
Thou shalt not kill.
By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was blind from his birth.
And Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, This day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look to the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ:
For I have received from the Lord, that which also I delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread:
But whoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never 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, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.
I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God,
After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and languages, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Verily, verily, I say to you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; and nothing shall escape them.
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but lewd persons and adulterers God will judge.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be white as snow, though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
This is a true saying, If a man desireth the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called children of God.
And it came to pass, that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper region, came to Ephesus; and finding certain disciples,
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily, I say to you, they have their reward.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thy enemy:
For, brethren, ye have been called to liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out upon the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate in it day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
And God called the firmament Heaven: and the evening and the morning were the second day.
Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;
For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain course of life received by tradition from your fathers;
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching for this purpose with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
But these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life through his name.
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the deportment of the wives;
And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them who do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
According to the custom of the priests' office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
And no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.
(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth)
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it.
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Then saith the woman of Samaria to him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was understood that he was in the house.
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
When Jesus came into the borders of Cesarea Phillippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I the Son of man am?
And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
That whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Buried with him in baptism, in which also ye are raised with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
There is a way which seemeth right to a man, but the end of it are the ways of death.
By which when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,
Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Whoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law.
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
And if thy hand causeth thee to fall into sin, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
And certain men who came down from Judea, taught the brethren, and said, 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 who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine to them.
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they who lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption.
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
And when he had gone forth 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 upon the earth; lewdness, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Then drew near to him all the publicans and sinners to hear him.
For even to this were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Therefore I say to you, Whatever things ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Making request (if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God) to come to you.
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
And when he had called the people to him with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
There is 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 who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, even Christ:
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
God that made the world, and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
In which he hath abounded towards us in all wisdom and prudence;
These things have I written to you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
And it came to pass after these things, that God tempted Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Even the very dust of your city which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding, be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh to you.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yes, I will help thee; yes, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
The elders who are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots:
And this is the testimony, that God hath given to us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
And God will wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things have passed away.
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who show to us the way of salvation.
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and language, and people,
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no god formed, neither shall there be after me.
And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
Let no man therefore judge you in food, or in drink, or in respect of a holy-day, or or the new-moon, or of the sabbaths:
For in this is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also who pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father.
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth to Galilee, and was baptized by John in Jordan.
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
I have yet many things to say to you, but ye cannot bear them now.
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
I indeed baptize you with water to repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy 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 Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
That is, that I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and me.
And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
And Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and my God.
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye are endued with power from on high.
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Jesus saith to her, Touch me not: for I have not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.
These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even from your lusts that war in your members?
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he will come, saith the LORD of hosts.
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
And whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment:
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist cometh, even now are there many antichrists; by which we know that it is the last time.
When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoever readeth, let him understand,)
Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
I have shown you all things, that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation.
For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth shall pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein will be burned up.
Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love: and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him.
As ye also learned from Epaphras our dear fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias: and in this manner did he show himself.
In these lay a great multitude of impotent persons, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest of it thou shalt surely die.
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man, and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen.
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; to which ye do well that ye take heed, as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
Thou shalt not make to thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach any other gospel to you than that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
For the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts will they multiply to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and will be in you.
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
Call to me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanius the tetrarch of Abilene,
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth 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,
Hear this word, ye heifers of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in deportment, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to what he hath done, whether good or bad.
Before I formed thee in embryo I knew thee; and before thou wast born I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet to the nations.
But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words:
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence.
And such trust we have through Christ toward God.
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved.
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free; and have been all made to drink into 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 from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we may be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
Thou shalt not steal.
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
And behold, one came and said to him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first-begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?
Jesus said to him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
Therefore by the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, If any man of you shall bring an offering to the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination, met us, who brought her masters much gain by sooth-saying:
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he will stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Whoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death;
While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them who heard the word.
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, ate their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
Jesus went to the mount of Olives:
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they remain even as I.
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.
And hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the Holy Spirit which is given to us.
Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
And John also was baptizing in Enon, near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
If the world hateth you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles who know not God:
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth, is not made perfect in love.
And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
There was in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
And almost all things are by the law cleansed with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come to you (but have been hitherto hindered) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
And I, if I shall be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to me.
And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ye ought to have done, and not to leave the others undone.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
For it is God who worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
But the LORD said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the hight of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted.
Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the living and the dead.
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior towards man appeared,
For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and he will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth, say, Come. And let him that is thirsty, come: And whoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Let brotherly love continue.
Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
Confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and 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 upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
And the evening and the morning were the third day.
And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence: make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their poll:
For, if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; with respect to the law, a Pharisee;
Behold also the ships, which though they are so great, and are driven by fierce winds, yet they are turned about with a very small helm, withersoever the governor willeth.
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
And Jesus returned in the power of the spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the surrounding region.
If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith towards God,
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret to his servants the prophets.
And whatever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple, at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
And the same day, when the evening was come, he saith to them, Let us pass over to the other side.
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Ye have heard that I said to you, I go away, and come again to you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go to the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
And the things that thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals of it: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and language, and people, and nation;
Then will the King say to them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
And by this we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honor, and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
I am the door: by me if any man shall enter he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.
But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
There was a certain man in Cesarea, called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
And when Abram was ninety and nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment.
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly 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 the vanity of their mind,
Whoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten by him.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall be.
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
And it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, he took Peter, and John, and James, and went up upon a mountain to pray.
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
Immediately after the tribulation 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 the heavens shall be shaken:
Will a man rob God? yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, In what have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Abide in me, and I 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 impossible for those who have been once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit.
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I pursue, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended by Christ Jesus.
And when they had ordained for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Be patient, therefore, brethren, to the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receiveth the early and the latter rain.
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which appeared.
And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a boat, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
Because that which may be known of God, is manifest in them; for God hath shown it to them.
Then they asked him, What man is that who said to thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward; and the same was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.
Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
And other sheep I have which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
The like figure to which, even baptism, doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained: of which he hath given assurance to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
And they came over to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Or saith he this altogether for our sakes? for our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits) that blindness in part hath happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles shall be come in.
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.
The bricks have fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield to them that put their trust in him.
And whoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
And when he was asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation.
And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
When therefore he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them: and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had spoken.
Then came together to him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem.
So shall my word be that proceedeth from my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
But when they believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.
I said therefore to you, that ye will die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye will die in your sins.
And Saul was consenting to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
For the Father judgeth no man; but hath committed all judgment to the Son:
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
And beginning at Moses, and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise; she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thy own name those whom thou hast given to me, that they may be one, as we are.
Indeed, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the Savior of the body.
Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
We love him, because he first loved us.
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.
Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Jesus saith to her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? my hour is not yet come.
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all, is rich to all that call upon him,
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone;
A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them who are sanctified.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul:
For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they would deceive the very elect.
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he made alive together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
And I wrote this same to you, lest, coming I should have sorrow from them by whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and shunned evil.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoke, and shall he not make it good?
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forward to those things which are before,
As new-born babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatever state I am, with that to be content.
I am the LORD thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John:
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
And there are three that bear testimony on earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, Who do men say that I am?
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
But in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Then Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars-hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
To whom coming as to a living stone, disallowed indeed by men, but chosen by God, and precious,
Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field:
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
But I say to you, That whoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
(For if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
For whatever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
In which in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith to them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit.
Jesus answered and said to her, Whoever drinketh of this water, shall thirst again:
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
Ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
For as the woman is from the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things from God.
Pray without ceasing.
And he answered and said to them, Have ye not read, that he who made them, at the beginning made them male and female,
But I say to you, That whoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment: and whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire.
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if we suffer with him, that we may be glorified together.