I tell you of a truth, Many widows were in Israel, in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, while a great famine was thro' all the land.

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels who are in heaven.

And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: yet no man receiveth his testimony.

And he said to me, These are they who come out of great affliction, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

For the life was manifested, and we have seen, and testify and declare to you the eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested to us:

Remembering the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; I am persuaded in thee also.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

What if God, being willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, yet endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for destruction?

And the sixth poured out his phial upon the great river Euphrates, and the water of it was dried up, that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared.

brought an alabaster box of ointment, And standing at his feet behind him weeping, watered his feet with a shower of tears, and wiped them, with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost.

For he hath not subjected to the angels the world to come, whereof we speak.

And Simon seeing that thro' laying on of the hands of the apostles the Holy Ghost was given,

Those on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But they have no root, who for a while believe; but in time of temptation fall away.

And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in spirit, and testified to the Jews, that Jesus was the Christ.

And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

Abrogating the word of God by your traditions which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.

And having heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believing Jews there are, and they are all zealous for the law.

For I have five brethren; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

and elders, and scribes, And Annas the high-priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high-priest.

Therefore also the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will slay, and persecute the rest.

Jesus saith to him, Thou hast said. Moreover I say to you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right-hand of power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven.

And as he drew nigh to Bethpage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives,

The Son of man is come, eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.

For many are called, but few chosen.

And the disciples came and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Who appearing in glory, spake of his decease, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity:

Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate.

Let none defraud you of your reward by a voluntary humility and worship of angels, intruding into the things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

And he that keepeth his commandments, abideth in him, and he in him: and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had had no small contention and debate with them, they determined, that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them, should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem about this question.

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope; for what a man seeth, how doth he yet hope for?

Thro' the tender mercy of our God, whereby the Day-spring from on high hath visited us,

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly, because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

But the hireling, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: so the wolf seizeth them, and scattereth the flock.

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

And lo an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid.

Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus I have left at Miletus sick.

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me, may not continue in darkness.

And if he will not hear them, tell it to the church; but if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as an heathen and a publican.

And I appoint to you a kingdom, as my Father to me,

all are yours, And ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

And returning they prepared spices and ointments, and rested the sabbath, according to the commandment.

And truly the Son of man goeth as it was determined; but wo to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back and with a loud voice glorified God.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, Wilt thou that we bid fire come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?

And on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

And behold they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a couch; and Jesus seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Son, Take courage: thy sins are forgiven thee.

And he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign, and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah.

And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man,

And behold Jesus met them and said, Hail. And they came, and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.

Then if any say to you, Lo here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, or by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: and whose shall the things be that thou hast provided?

So the tongue also is a little member, yet boasteth great things. Behold how much matter a little fire kindleth.

That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Thrice I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I have been shipwrecked, a day and a night I passed in the deep: In journeyings often,

I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound, every where and in every thing I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to want.

So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

According to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

For there is no respect of persons with God.

And the appearances of the locusts are like horses made ready for battle; and on their heads are as it were crowns like gold, and their faces are as the faces of men,

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil-affected against the brethren.

That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man, sitting on the right-side, clothed in a white robe; and they were affrighted.

And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophetesses.

And Philip running to him, heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm; for we are all here.

He hath filled the hungry with good things, but sent the rich empty away.

And he could do no miracle there, save that he laid his hands on a few sick and healed them.

And Jesus, moved with tender compassion, putting forth his hand, touched him, and saith to him, I will; be thou clean.

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself. Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy own country.

And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened.

And he said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting.

But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.

In hope that the creation itself shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Honour all men, Love the brotherhood, Fear God,

And I heard a voice out of heaven, saying to me, Write: From henceforth happy are the dead who die in the Lord: Yea (saith the Spirit) that they may rest from their labours. Their works follow them.

Concerning this, I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, hath said, The Cretans are always liars, evil wild-beasts, lazy gluttons.

I do not make void the grace of God; for if righteousness is by the law, then Christ died in vain.

And there was given him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy, and authority was given him forty and two months.

But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

For one believeth, that he may eat all things; another who is weak, eateth herbs.

And they have over them a king, the angel of the bottomless pit: his name in the Hebrew is Abaddon, but in the Greek he hath the name Apollyon.

All things that the Father hath, are mine: therefore I said, He will take of mine, and shew it you.

For every high priest being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

For all the promises of God are yea in him, and amen in him, to the glory of God by us.

But God hath thus fulfilled the things which he foretold by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer.

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel like a great sheet, tied at the four corners, descending to him, and let down on the earth:

And having spoken thus, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

For neither can they die any more; for they are equal to angels, and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

And behold a woman in the city, who had been a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee's house,

For I have not spoken of myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment, what I should say, and how I should speak.

he abode still two days in the place where he was.

Him Paul would have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew his father, that he was a Greek.

And after the sop, then Satan entered into him.

The Jews then murmured about him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

Simon Peter seeing it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

So that seeing they see, and do not perceive, and hearing they hear, and do not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

The woman saith to him, I know that the Messiah is coming, who is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.

But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

He hath helped his servant Israel,

But if it be by the Spirit of God that I cast out devils, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

And touching the dead, that they rise, Have ye oot read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake to thim, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men,

Behold this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,

Verily I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven the sons of men and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme.

to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness:

Whereas the end of the commandment is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned,

And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsteth of the fountain of the water of life freely.

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

And with all deceiveableness of unrighteousness in them that perish, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

But now we are freed from the law, that whereby we were held being dead, so that we serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be of grace, that the promise might be firm to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, (As it is written,

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them that shewed before of the coming of the Just One, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the administration of angels,

Whom Jason hath privately received; and all these men act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, that there is another king, one Jesus.

But Isaiah is very bold and saith, I was found by them that sought me not: I was made manifest to them that asked not after me.

Then entered Satan into Judas, surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

And they gave forth their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre, at the rising of the sun.

Jesus said with a loud voice, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

And after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions.

And this ye know, that if the master of the house had known, what hour the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open.

Then shall they say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

In like manner also the chief priests mocking said one to another, with the scribes, He saved others; cannot he save himself?

Then Peter went out and the other disciple, and ran toward the sepulchre.

He spake also a parable to them, No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; otherwise both the new maketh a rent, and the piece out of the new agreeth not with the old.

And Jesus coming into Peter's house, saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever.

Now at every feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they would.

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord.

That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, that it may be holy and unblamable.

He that imparteth, let him do it with simplicity; he that presideth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with chearfulness.

And they will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, that thou canst not bear evil men; and thou hast tried those who say they are apostles and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast patience,

Therefore if ye are dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as living in the world, receive ye ordinances,

That which fell among thorns are they, who, having heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

And to the angel of the church at Thyatira write, These things saith the Son of God, who hath eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass.

Take heed to thyself and to thy teaching: continue in them, for in so doing thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

And he that overcometh and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations.

And I turned to see the voice that spake with me; and being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks, And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one,

your love to all the saints) For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven,

But he whose pedigree is not from them, took tythes of Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises:

O death, where is thy sting? O Hades, where is thy victory; The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

And all drank the same spiritual drink (for they drank out of the spiritual rock which followed them; and that rock was Christ) Yet, with the most of them, God was not well-pleased;

For the married woman is bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband be dead, she is freed from the law of her husband.

But the Jews who believed not, filled with zeal, taking to them some of the mean and profligate fellows, and making a mob, set all the city in an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, sought to bring them out to the people.

The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.

behold two men stood by them in shining garments.

But they who are accounted worthy to obtaan that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

But which of you having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him as soon as he cometh from the field, Come and sit down to table?

Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he went up from Cesarea to Jerusalem.

And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, shew which of these two thou hast chosen,

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land, to make one proselyte, and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that he might not spend any time in Asia; for he hasted, if it were possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

Then all the people answering said, His blood be on us and on our children.

And while he was yet speaking, lo Judas one of the twelve came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs from the chief priests and elders of the people.

(It was then the preparation of the passover, and about the third hour:) And saith to the Jews, Behold your king.

(Yea, and a sword shall pierce thro' thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

Moreover the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,

We are troubled on every side, yet not crushed;

And it was given him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them, and authority was given him over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation.

He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh will I give of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which none knoweth, but he that receiveth it.

And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

And then will I declare to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

it is good for thee, to enter into the kingdom of God having one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire:

He answered and said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given.

And having appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he expounded the kingdom of God, testifying and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works?

Verily, verily I say unto you, if a man keep my word, he shall never see death.

And having bought fine linen, he took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre, which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with the soldier that kept him.

I am coming to you this third time: every word shall be established by the mouth of two or three witnesses.

But I say, Hath not Israel known? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are not a nation; by a foolish nation I will anger you.

It is easier for a camel to go thro' the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Jesus answering said to them, Verily I say to you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this to the fig-tree, but also if ye shall say to this mountain, Be thou lifted up, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.

But Jesus gave him no answer. Then Pilate saith to him, Speakest thou not to me? Knowest thou not, that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

Verily I say unto you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

Seeing then all these things are dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

And then will that wicked one be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the Spirit of his mouth, and destroy with the brightness of his coming:

) And when James, and Cephas, and John, who undoubtedly were pillars, knew the grace that was given to me, they gave the right-hands of fellowships to me and Barnabas, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision: Only they desired that we would be mindful of the poor,

Sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write, These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead and is alive.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain, but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

blood and fire, and vapour of smoke, The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the day of the Lord, the great and illustrious day, come.

Beloved children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

This is he that came by water and blood; even Jesus Christ; not by the water only, but by the water and the blood: and it is the Spirit who testifieth; because the Spirit is truth.

Ye call me Master and Lord; and ye say well; for so I am.

And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women: As likewise the high priest is my witness, and all the estate of the elders:

Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and trials which befell me through the ambushes of the Jews:

But he shall receive an hundred fold now in this time, houses and brethren and sisters and mothers and children and lands with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life.

But the righteousness which is by faith speaketh thus: Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven, (that is, to bring Christ down:)

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles who followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith:

Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He calling to him Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.

And hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Now ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the dish; but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness.

And they accused him saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.

And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your pay.

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ: And the time is near.

And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

They said to him, How were thine eyes opened?

But Peter rising, ran to the sepulchre; and stooping down, he seeth the linen clothes laid by themselves; and he went home, wondring at what was come to pass.

And Jesus answering said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage.

And he answering him said, Thou sayest. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and the multitude, I find no fault in this man.

If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. They also that were crucified with him reviled him.

I tell you, though he will not rise and give him,

Wo to you, when all men shall speak well of you; for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

and many bodies of holy men that slept were raised.

Jesus after he had cried again with a loud voice, dismissed his spirit.

And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he might deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled. After this he must be loosed for a small time.

To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

Having a form of godliness but denying the power of it.

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part of the tree of life, and the holy city, which are written in this book.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

For to one is given by the Spirit, the word of wisdom; to another by the same Spirit, the word of knowledge;

I say, of his righteousness in this present time, that he might be just, and yet the justifier of him that believeth in Jesus.

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

And they gathered them together to the place which is called in the Hebrew Armageddon.

And it was given them, not to kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and the torment of them is as the torment of a scorpion, when he stingeth a man.

Whom having gathered together, with the workmen employed in such things, he said, Sirs, ye know, that our maintenance arises from this occupation.

He lodgeth with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.

Peter saith to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

For if I grieve you, who is he that cheareth me, but he that is grieved by me?

And a certain young man, named Eutychus, sitting in a window, fell into a deep sleep: and as Paul still continued his discourse, being overpowered with sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

Else what shall they do, who are baptized for the dead? If the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for them?

Behold ye despisers, and wonder and perish. For I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

And now, brethren, I know that thro' ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this;

and have not kept it.

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved saith to Peter, It is the Lord. Simon Peter hearing that it was the Lord, girt on his upper coat (for he was stript) and threw himself into the sea.

And Pilate wrote an inscription also, and put it on the cross: and the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Nathagael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel.

the day before the sabbath) Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus.

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh thro' dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

the son of David, The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Booz,

And coming out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

Jesus said to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;

And I beheld in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing as if he had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

For in that he hath suffered, being tempted himself, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

And it was given him to give breath to the image of the wild beast; so that the image of the wild beast should speak: and he will cause, that as many as will not worship the image of the wild beast shall be killed.

For this they are willingly ignorant of, that by the word of God of old the heavens were and the earth, standing out of the water and in the water,

By faith they passed thro' the Red Sea, as by dry land, which the Egyptians trying to do, were drowned.

he spake boldly, for three months discoursing and evincing the things concerning the kingdom of God.

For the mystery of iniquity already worketh; only he that with-holdeth will with-hold, till he be taken out of the way.

In saying, a new covenant, he hath antiquated the first; now that which is antiquated and decayed, is ready to vanish away.

My little children, of whom I travail in birth again, till Christ be formed in you,

Let as many servants as are under the yoke, account their masters worthy of all honour; lest the name of God and his doctrine be blasphemed.

And we abode in that city certain days. And on the sabbath we went out of the city, by the river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and sitting down, we spake to the women who were come together.

And he trembling and astonished, said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Then the tribune came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired, Who he was, and what he had done?

Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, Grace be unto you and Peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? God forbid.

And he took the cup, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it.

And watching him, they sent forth spies, feigning themselves to be just men, to take hold of his discourse, that they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governour.

If after the manner of men,

And when we were torn away from them, and had set sail, we ran with a strait course to Coos, and the next day to Rhodes, and thence to Patara.

And his name, thro' faith in his name, hath strengthened this man, whom ye see and know; yea, the faith which is by him, hath given him this perfect soundness, in the presence of you all.

For the bread of God is he that cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.

And the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard these things, and they derided him.

Then Jesus knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth and said to them, Whom seek ye?

And there followed him a great company of people and of women, who also bewailed and lamented him.

But when they bring you to the synagogues and to magistrates and powers,

And when it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together,

And having found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

Saying, Blessed be the king that cometh in the name of the Lord: Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

For there is nothing covered that shall not be uncovered, neither hid, that shall not be made known:

There is nothing entering into a man from without, which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, these are they that defile the man.

Or to say, Arise, and take up thy couch and walk? But that ye may know, that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins: (He saith to the paralytic) I say to thee,

For there is no good tree which bringeth forth corrupt fruit, neither a corrupt tree, which bringeth forth good fruit.

And as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And the next day, as they came down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him. And he was perplexed,

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death.

Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious, and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for a necessity lieth upon me, and wo is me, if I preach not the gospel.

Salute Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow-labourers in Christ Jesus:

Woe to you, lawyers; for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye have not entered in yourselves; and them that were entering in, ye have hindered.

Watch ye therefore; for ye know not when the master of the house cometh; at evening, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or in the morning:

Now Simon Peter followed Jesus, and another disciple. That disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.

(For it was very great:) And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled away.

For both he that sanctifieth, and all they that are sanctified, are of one; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name to my brethren;

Then the disciples went home again.

Thomas saith to him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest, and how can we know the way?

But the Lord is faithful, who will stablish and guard you from the evil one.

But whoso keepeth his word, verily in him the love of God is perfected: hereby we know that we are in him.

And if some of the branches were broken off, and thou being a wild olive wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the good olive,

And being escaped, we then knew, that the island was called Melita.

Then Saul (who is also called Paul) filled with the Holy Ghost,

And in her was found the blood of prophets, and saints, and of all that had been slain upon the earth.

And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and being eaten by worms, he expired.

He shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured unmixt into the cup of his indignation, and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.

in much patience, in afflictions,

And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.

But he withdrew into the deserts and prayed.

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak: I became all things to all men, that by all means I might save some.

And they that conducted Paul, brought him as far as Athens, and having received an order to Silas and Timothy, to come to him with all speed, they departed.

And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted and confirmed the brethren with many words.

And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, O King of the nations?

Though I might have confidence: if any man think that he may have confidence in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day,

But Paul having chose Silas, departed, being recommended by the brethren to the grace of God.

and to the faithful in Christ Jesus, Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; so taking leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, who have not received the kingdom, but receive authority as kings one hour with the wild beast.

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes: and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles.

And he arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace; be still. And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

And not only this, but when Rebecca also had conceived by one man,

Yea, ye took up the shrine of Molock, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

And having brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

He spake also this parable.

And the sea gave up the dead that were therein; and death and hades gave up the dead that were in them; and they were judged every one according to their works.

But avoid profane and old wives fables, and exercise thyself unto godliness.

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

But when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not troubled; for it must be; but the end is not yet.

He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be to him a God, and he shall be to me a son.

And the nations were wroth: and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they be judged, and to give a reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, small and great, and to destroy them that destroyed the earth.

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be long suffering toward all men.

And they crucified him and parted his garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and for my vesture they cast lots.

Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents, but that the works of God might be made manifest thro' him.

For if the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

Then Paul standing, and waving his hand, said, Ye men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.

and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor;

My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even to death; tarry ye here and watch.

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar.

Now the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and bloody flux; to whom Paul went in, and having prayed, laid his hands on him and healed him.

and your lamps burning, And be like men that wait for their Lord, when he will return from the wedding, that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.

He spake another parable to them: the kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman taking, covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother, and, Whoso revileth father or mother, he shall surely die.

Now as Paul was gathering a bundle of sticks, and laying them on the fire, a viper coming from the heat, fastened upon his hand.

While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight: hear ye him.

And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.

But Jesus hearing it, said to them, They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

But Mary kept all these things, comparing them together in her heart.

For they being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

Knowing this, that the law doth not lie against a righteous man; but against the lawless and disobedient, against the ungodly and sinners, the unholy and prophane, against killers of their fathers or their mothers, against murderers,

But all their works they do, to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and inlarge the fringes of their garments.

Then began he to upbraid the cities, wherein most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not.

And the centurion seeing what was done, glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not only me, but him that sent me.

And this was done for the space of two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

Otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered? Because the worshipers, having been once purged, would have had no more consciousness of sins.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Jesus then lifting up his eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming to him, saith to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

Then delivered he him to them, to be crucified.

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth for ever and ever, and they have no rest day or night, who worship the wild beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

having broken down the middle wall of partition, Having abolished by his flesh the enmity, the law of commandments, through his decrees, that he might make the two one new man in himself, so making peace:

And when we were all fallen down to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

But the court which is without the temple cast out and measure it not: for it is given to the Gentiles: and they shall tread the holy city forty two months.

And when she was baptized and her family, she intreated us saying, Since ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there. And she constrained us.

He said to them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

The Jews then who were with her in the house and comforted her, seeing Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, She is going to the tomb, to weep there.

Couldest thou not watch one hour? Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

How can ye believe, while ye receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that is from God only?

And they come into an house: And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest?

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation: Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people.

And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.

And when we were come up to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

All things are lawful for me; but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me; but all things edify not.

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the appointment of God; and they that resist shall receive to themselves condemnation.

For our God is a consuming fire.

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, consecrated and fit for the master's use, prepared for every good work.

For who hath resisted his will? Nay, but who art thou, O man, that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

And Pilate asked him saying, Art thou the king of the Jews?

If ye know, that he is righteous, ye know that every one who doth righteousness is born of him.

And many false prophets shall rise and shall deceive many.

And Jesus answering said, Take heed lest any deceive you.

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others: let him save himself, if he be the Christ, the chosen of God.

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

And calling him, he said to him, Why hear I this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

And after this I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great power, and the earth was inlightned with his glory.

So because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot; I will spue thee out of my mouth.

And John answering said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and we forbad him; because he followeth not with us.

Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice. Pilate saith to him, What is truth? And having said this, he went out again to the Jews, and saith to them, I find no fault in him.

But when her owners saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, laying hold of Paul and Silas, they dragged them into the market-place to the magistrates,

For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

In your patience possess ye your souls.

He answering said to them, In the evening ye say, It will be fair weather; for the sky is red:

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples, that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things to her.

And he worshiped him. Jesus said, For judgment am I come into the world, that they who see not, may see, and that they who see, may become blind.

these shall receive the greater damnation.

And commanded them to take nothing for the journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no mony in their purse;

And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you, and to you that hear, shall more be given.

And he spake a parable to them, Behold the fig-tree and all the trees.

So that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits came out of them.

they fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia,

Beware of dogs, beware of evil-workers,

Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was at the place where Martha had met him.

And again I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go thro' the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

And now send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

And the tempter coming to him said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

And behold thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

And I have declared to them thy name, and will declare it, that the love wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I in them.

Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil, he disputed concerning the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John speak and followed him.

And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger?

And they asked him, What then, Art thou Elijah?

And as we tarried many days, a certain prophet, named Agabus, came down from Judea.

But Elymas, the magician (so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.

saying, O that thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day the things that are for thy peace. But now they are hid from thine eyes.

And having fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterwards hungry.

And sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and having gone a little farther, sounding again, they found fifteen fathoms.

And a certain man was there, who had been diseased eight and thirty years.