nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God which rests upon us in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Since His power is so glorious, may you be strengthened with strength of every kind, and be prepared for cheerfully enduring all things with patience and long-suffering;

For I bear witness that they possess an enthusiasm for God, but it is an unenlightened enthusiasm.

You blind guides, straining out the gnat while you gulp down the camel!

"In solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that this very night, before the cock crows, you will three times disown me."

and the towel, which had been placed over the face of Jesus, not lying with the cloths, but folded up and put by itself.

"What miracle then," they asked, "do you perform for us to see and become believers in you? What do you *do*?

Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God--God continues in union with him, and he continues in union with God.

But I tell you not to swear at all; neither by Heaven, for it is God's throne;

And they promise them freedom, although they are themselves the slaves of what is corrupt. For a man is the slave of any one by whom he has been worsted in fight.

For all the nations have drunk the wine of the anger provoked by her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich through her excessive luxury."

"Why, too, do you not of yourselves arrive at just conclusions?

About that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

But a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage came behind Him and touched the tassel of His cloak;

Early in the morning as He was on His way to return to the city He was hungry,

Make an effort to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brethren.

"Let us go also," Thomas, the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "that we may die with him."

Therefore you also must be ready; for it is at a time when you do not expect Him that the Son of Man will come.

For there stood by my side, last night, an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom also I worship,

For where your wealth is stored, there also will your heart be.

The lamp of the body is the eye. When your eyesight is good, your whole body also is lighted up; but when it is defective, your body is darkened.

Notice therefore that those who possess faith are true sons of Abraham.

I will rise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you:

and to get yourselves renewed in the temper of your minds and clothe yourselves

"Moreover every one who shall speak against the Son of Man, may obtain forgiveness; but he who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never obtain forgiveness.

And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.

But Paul said to them, "After cruelly beating us in public, without trial, Roman citizens though we are, they have thrown us into prison, and are they now going to send us away privately? No, indeed! Let them come in person and fetch us out."

rose from the table, threw off His upper garments, and took a towel and tied it round Him.

And we have come to believe and know that *you* are indeed the Holy One of God."

But a heavy squall came on, and the waves were now dashing into the boat, so that it was fast filling.

For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

And whoever for my sake receives one young child such as this, receives me.

"Before long," exclaimed Paul, "God will strike you, you white-washed wall! Are you sitting there to judge me in accordance with the Law, and do you yourself actually break the Law by ordering me to be struck?"

But He would not allow it. "Go home to your family," He said, "and report to them all that the Lord has done for you, and the mercy He has shown you."

"Tell the Daughter of Zion, 'See, thy King is coming to thee, gentle, and yet mounted on an ass, even on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'"

And if God so clothes the wild herbage which to-day flourishes and to-morrow is thrown into the oven, is it not much more certain that He will clothe you, you men of little faith?

not that of ourselves we are competent to decide anything by our own reasonings, but our competency comes from God.

As Paul thus made his defence, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, "You are raving mad, Paul; and great learning is driving you mad."

in agreement with the statement of Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion a stone for people to stumble at, and a rock for them to trip over, and yet he whose faith rests upon it shall never have reason to feel ashamed."

and with a mighty voice he cried out, saying, "Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen, and has become a home for demons and a stronghold for every kind of foul spirit and for every kind of foul and hateful bird.

May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.

As the ever-living Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also he who eats me will live because of me.

And may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself--and God our Father who has loved us and has given us in His grace eternal consolation and a bright hope--

In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted so as to endanger your lives;

John gave testimony concerning Him and cried aloud, saying, "This is He of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me,' for He was before me."

For this reason I shall always persist in reminding you of these things, although you know them and are stedfast believers in truth which you already possess.

The next day he took out two shillings and gave them to the innkeeper. "'Take care of him,' he said, 'and whatever further expense you are put to, I will repay it you at my next visit.'

Our voyage thus far had occupied a considerable time, and the navigation being now unsafe and the Fast also already over, Paul warned them.

and that He died for all in order that the living may no longer live to themselves, but to Him who died for them and rose again.

And I looked and a white horse appeared, and its rider carried a bow; and a victor's wreath was given to him; and he went out conquering and in order to conquer.

Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, sharing the insults directed against Him.

and I will say to my life, "'Life, you have ample possessions laid up for many years to come: take your ease, eat, drink, enjoy yourself.'

Aristarchus my fellow prisoner sends greeting to you, and so does Barnabas's cousin Mark. You have received instructions as to him; if he comes to you, give him a welcome.

Having, however, obtained the help which is from God, I have stood firm until now, and have solemnly exhorted rich and poor alike, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses predicted as soon to happen,

But, if the Lord permits it, I hope before long to send Timothy to you, that I, in turn, may be cheered by getting news of you.

When, however, day was now dawning, Jesus stood on the beach, though the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

So, passing along Mysia, they came to Troas.

for it is by the Law that I have died to the Law, in order that I may live to God.

"For a time he would not, but afterwards he said to himself, "'Though I have neither reverence for God nor respect for man,

"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders by not washing their hands before meals?"

"What things?" He asked. "The things about Jesus the Nazarene," they said, "who was a Prophet powerful in work and word before God and all the people;

But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?

"I tell you that among all of women born there is not one greater than John. Yet one who is of lower rank in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.

"Ha! Jesus the Nazarene, what have you to do with us? I know who you are--God's Holy One!"

for your own judgement will be dealt--and your own measure meted--to yourselves.

And she was permitted to array herself in fine linen, shining and spotless; the fine linen being the righteous actions of God's people.

Am I not free? Am I not an Apostle? Can it be denied that I have seen Jesus, our Lord? Are not you yourselves my work in the Lord?

Why, this is really the reason you pay taxes; for tax-gatherers are ministers of God, devoting their energies to this very work.

Then, after that, He said to the disciples, "Let us return to Judaea."

No long time afterwards the younger son got all together and travelled to a distant country, where he wasted his money in debauchery and excess.

"Come this way and have breakfast," said Jesus. But not one of the disciples ventured to question Him as to who He was, for they felt sure that it was the Master.

Answer me this one question, "Is it on the ground of your obedience to the Law that you received the Spirit, or is it because, when you heard, you believed?"

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, profane. They will be disobedient to parents, thankless, irreligious,

enmity, strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, intrigues, dissensions, factions, envyings;

Consider therefore whether the light that is in you is anything but mere darkness.

"Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition?

not to all the people, but to witnesses--men previously chosen by God--namely, to us, who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.

Then, as he had made up his mind to cross over into Greece, the brethren wrote to the disciples in Corinth begging them to give him a kindly welcome. Upon his arrival he rendered valuable help to those who through grace had believed;

A short time after this, Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay a complimentary visit to Festus;

He reduced to ashes the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and condemned them to overthrow, making them an example to people who might in future be living godless lives.

He announced the coming of the Kingdom of God, and taught concerning the Lord Jesus Christ without let or hindrance.

Faithful is the saying: "If we died with Him, we shall also live with Him;

My dearly-loved friends, it is no new command that I am now giving you, but an old command which you have had from the very beginning. By the old command I mean the teaching which you have already received.

So when the angel who had been speaking to him was gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a God-fearing soldier who was in constant attendance on him,

Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go and enter that chariot."

"We strictly forbad you to teach in that name--did we not?" he said. "And see, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and are trying to make us responsible for that man's death!"

And in the same town was a widow who repeatedly came and entreated him, saying, "'Give me justice and stop my oppressor.'

And one of them struck a blow at the High Priest's servant and cut off his right ear.

With a roar of voices they again cried out, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

they will insult Him in cruel sport, spit on Him, scourge Him, and put Him to death; but on the third day He will rise to life again."

so that you may not become half-hearted, but be imitators of those who through faith and patient endurance are now heirs to the promises.

Therefore do and observe everything that they command you; but do not imitate their lives, for though they tell others what to do, they do not do it themselves.

"And why look at the splinter in your brother's eye instead of giving careful attention to the beam in your own?

Afterwards He showed Himself in another form to two of them as they were walking, on their way into the country.

After one complete day he invited the leading men among the Jews to meet him; and, when they were come together, he said to them, "As for me, brethren, although I had done nothing prejudicial to our people or contrary to the customs of our forefathers, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the power of the Romans.

Many will come assuming my name and saying, 'I am He;' and they will mislead many.

"But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on the Sabbath;

"Here are my mother and my brothers. For wherever there is one who has been obedient to God, there is my brother--my sister--and my mother."

So He sent two of His disciples with instructions, saying, "Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water: follow him,

Then the people all set upon Sosthenes, the Warden of the synagogue, and beat him severely in front of the court. Gallio did not concern himself in the least about this.

for I tell you that I certainly shall not eat one again till its full meaning has been brought out in the Kingdom of God."

"Did I not promise you," replied Jesus, "that if you believe, you shall see the glory of God?"

"Any one who has lately bathed," said Jesus, "does not need to wash more than his feet, but is clean all over. And you my disciples are clean, and yet this is not true of all of you."

So the Churches went on gaining a stronger faith and growing in numbers from day to day.

and everything that is mine is Thine, and everything that is Thine is mine; and I am crowned with glory in them.

So the battalion and their tribune and the Jewish police closed in, and took Jesus and bound Him.

"Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.'

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife,

"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever is not gathering with me is scattering abroad.

When Jesus had concluded His instructions to His twelve disciples, He left in order to teach and to proclaim His Message in the neighbouring towns.

He proceeded to teach them, and said:

and serve a copy and type of the heavenly things, just as Moses was divinely instructed when about to build the tabernacle. For God said, "See that you make everything in imitation of the pattern shown you on the mountain."

If indeed some visitor is proclaiming among you another Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or if you are receiving a Spirit different from the One you have already received or a Good News different from that which you have already welcomed, your toleration is admirable!

And a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage--and had spent on doctors all she had, but none of them had been able to cure her--

For when others speak of us they report the reception we had from you, and how you turned from your idols to God, to be bondservants of the true and ever-living God,

Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak about yourself." So Paul, with outstretched arm, proceeded to make his defence.

but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;

But Jesus said, "Leave her alone: why are you troubling her? She has done a most gracious act towards me.

"But on my way, when I was now not far from Damascus, about noon a sudden blaze of light from Heaven shone round me.

Having crossed over they drew to land in Gennesaret and came to anchor.

Jesus remonstrated with them. "Many good deeds," He said, "have I shown you as coming from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?"

While day after day I was with you in the Temple, you did not lay hands upon me; but to you belongs this hour--and the power of darkness."

Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

Then He poured water into a basin, and proceeded to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel which He had put round Him.

"I have told you," answered Jesus, "and you do not believe. The deeds that I do in my Father's name--they give testimony about me.

But the angel said to the women, "As for you, dismiss your fears. I know that it is Jesus that you are looking for--the crucified One.

What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are just God's servants, through whose efforts, and as the Lord granted power to each, you accepted the faith.

If, however, I have done wrong and have committed any offence for which I deserve to die, I do not ask to be excused that penalty. But if there is no truth in what these men allege against me, no one has the right to give me up to them as a favour. I appeal to Caesar."

And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.

"And when they have fully delivered their testimony, the Wild Beast which is to rise out of the bottomless pit will make war upon them and overcome them and kill them.

Then calling together the High Priests and the Rulers and the people, Pilate said,

"'No,' he replied, 'for fear that while collecting the darnel you should at the same time root up the wheat with it.

In writing this much, brethren, with special reference to Apollos and myself, I have done so for your sakes, in order to teach you by our example what those words mean, which say, "Nothing beyond what is written!" --so that you may cease to take sides in boastful rivalry, for one teacher against another.

They called Barnabas 'Zeus,' and Paul, as being the principal speaker, 'Hermes.'

The words I speak are those I have learnt in the presence of the Father. Therefore you also should do what you have heard from your father."

So Paul was sent for, and Tertullus began to impeach him as follows: "Indebted as we are," he said, "to you, most noble Felix, for the perfect peace which we enjoy, and for reforms which your wisdom has introduced to this nation,

who alone possesses immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, and whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be eternal honour and power! Amen.

But turning round and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Adversary," He said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but men's."

but now that this son of yours is come who has eaten up your property among his bad women, you have killed the fat calf for him.'

If, however, any one suffers because he is a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God for being permitted to bear that name.

They came to Philip, of Bethsaida in Galilee, with the request, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."

The Good News that we brought you did not come to you in words only, but also with power and with the Holy Spirit and with much certainty, for you know the sort of men we became among you, as examples for your sakes.

But Jesus replied to them, "It is not men in good health who require a physician, but the sick.

As soon as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for I must stay at your house to-day."

As soon then as the High Priests and the officers saw Him, they shouted "To the cross! To the cross!" "Take him yourselves and crucify him," said Pilate; "for I, at any rate, find no crime in him."

To grant us to be rescued from the power of our foes And so render worship to Him free from fear,

From His mouth there comes a sharp sword with which He will smite the nations; and He will Himself be their Shepherd, ruling them with a scepter of iron; and it is His work to tread the winepress of the fierce anger of God, the Ruler of all.

"The Patriarchs were jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him

In illustration, brethren, of persecution patiently endured take the Prophets who have spoken as messengers from the Lord.

Now, however, having come to know God--or rather to be known by Him--how is it you are again turning back to weak and worthless rudimentary notions to which you are once more willing to be enslaved?

How then does each of us hear his own native language spoken by them?

You, therefore, dear friends, having been warned beforehand, must continually be on your guard so as not to be led astray by the false teaching of immoral men nor fall from your own stedfastness.

Noticing this, the Pharisee, His host, said to himself, "This man, if he were really a Prophet, would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching him--and would know that she is an immoral woman."

"A man cannot obtain anything," replied John, "unless it has been granted to him from Heaven.

This He said to indicate the kind of death by which that disciple would bring glory to God; and after speaking thus He said to him, "Follow me."

If boast I must, it shall be of things which display my weakness.

But the tongue no man or woman is able to tame. It is an ever-busy mischief, and is full of deadly poison.

If you warn the brethren of these dangers you will be a good and faithful servant of Christ Jesus, inwardly feeding on the lessons of the faith and of the sound teaching of which you have been, and are, so close a follower.

not requiting evil with evil nor abuse with abuse, but, on the contrary, giving a blessing in return, because a blessing is what you have been called by God to inherit.

In the same way also at the present time there has come to be a remnant whom God in His grace has selected.

Martha meanwhile was busy and distracted in waiting at table, and she came and said, "Master, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do all the waiting? Tell her to assist me."

The fact that we love God Himself, and obey His commands, is a proof that we love God's children.

I say this to put you to shame. Has it come to this, that there does not exist among you a single wise man competent to decide between a man and his brother,

while men's hearts are fainting for fear, and for anxious expectation of what is coming on the world. For the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.

It is an awful thing to fall into the hands of the ever-living God.

"For Jesus the Nazarene," was the answer. "I am he," He replied. (Now Judas who was betraying Him was also standing with them.)

But the officers who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the High Priest, at whose house the Scribes and the Elders had assembled.

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and lifting His eyes to Heaven He blessed the food. Then He broke the loaves into portions which He went on handing to the disciples to distribute; giving pieces also of the two fish to them all.

Thirsting for riches, they will trade on you with their canting talk. From of old their judgement has been working itself out, and their destruction has not been slumbering.

Therefore, dear friends, since you have these expectations, earnestly seek to be found in His presence, free from blemish or reproach, in peace.

When I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."

I fast twice a week. I pay the tithe on all my gains.'

(No longer be a water-drinker; but take a little wine for the sake of your digestion and your frequent ailments.)

But because there is so much fornication every man should have a wife of his own, and every woman should have a husband.

Some falls on rocky ground, where it has but scanty soil. It quickly shows itself above ground, because it has no depth of earth;

And the authority of the first Wild Beast--the whole of that authority--he exercises in his presence, and he causes the earth and its inhabitants to worship the first Wild Beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.

He who is not against us is for us;

And another angel came and stood close to the altar, carrying a censer of gold; and abundance of incense was given to him that he might place it with the prayers of all God's people upon the golden altar which was in front of the throne.

He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the time of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made sky and earth, the sea and the water-springs."

Or do you suppose that it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "The Spirit which He has caused to dwell in our hearts yearns jealously over us"?

But that the dead rise to life even Moses clearly implies in the passage about the Bush, where he calls the Lord 'The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

And if you are left without discipline, of which every true son has had a share, that shows that you are bastards, and not true sons.

So Pilate gave judgement, yielding to their demand.

Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple,

And I saw another angel coming from the east and carrying a seal belonging to the ever-living God. He called in a loud voice to the four angels whose work it was to injure the earth and the sea.

This she persisted in for a considerable time, until Paul, wearied out, turned round and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out immediately.

but brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?

who swallow up the property of widows and mask their wickedness by making long prayers. They will be punished far more severely than others."

and their teaching will spread like a running sore. Hymenaeus and Philetus are men of that stamp.

Those by the way-side are those who have heard, and then the Devil comes and carries away the Message from their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

Every tree is known by its own fruit. It is not from thorns that men gather figs, nor from the bramble that they can get a bunch of grapes.

And for this reason also we make it our ambition, whether at home or in exile, to please Him perfectly.

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and the Searcher of hearts knows what the Spirit's meaning is, because His intercessions for God's people are in harmony with God's will.

and in the morning, 'It will be rough weather to-day, for the sky is red and murky.' You learn how to distinguish the aspect of the heavens, but the signs of the times you cannot.

They were eager to know the time which the Spirit of Christ within them kept indicating, or the characteristics of that time, when they solemnly made known beforehand the sufferings that were to come upon Christ and the glories which would follow.

I saw none of the other Apostles, except James, the Lord's brother.

All the people of Ephesus, Jews as well as Greeks, came to know of this. There was widespread terror, and they began to hold the name of the Lord Jesus in high honour.

though Jesus Himself declared that a Prophet has no honour in his own country.

and all the nations will be gathered into His presence. And He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

When he arrived he took Paul's loincloth, and bound his own feet and arms with it, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'So will the Jews in Jerusalem bind the owner of this loincloth, and will hand him over to the Gentiles.'"

"As regards all the accusations brought against me by the Jews," he said, "I think myself fortunate, King Agrippa, in being about to defend myself to-day before you,

Thereupon they took up stones with which to stone Him, but He hid Himself and went away out of the Temple.

So they brought Him to the place called Golgotha, which, being translated, means 'Skull-ground.'

They kept asking, "Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?"

Yes, I tell you that, from the blood of Abel down to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the House, it shall all be required from the present generation.

in order that, by His goodness to us in Christ Jesus, He might display in the Ages to come the transcendent riches of His grace.

And they will dash thee to the ground and thy children within thee, and will not leave one stone upon another within thee; because thou hast not recognized the time of thy visitation."

It is like a mustard-seed, which, when sown in the earth, is the smallest of all the seeds in the world;

"If we patiently endure pain, we shall also share His Kingship; "If we disown Him, He will also disown us;

"'This is the Covenant that I will make with them after those days,' says the Lord: 'I will put My laws upon their hearts and will write them on their minds;'"

Do not be deceived, my dearly-loved brethren.

"Leave the dead," Jesus rejoined, "to bury their own dead; but you must go and announce far and wide the coming of the Kingdom of God."

Any one who professes to be in the light and yet hates his brother man is still in darkness.

but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached it before he did.

His answer was, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

But no sooner had they come up out of the water than the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again. With a glad heart he resumed his journey;

I have handed over such a man to Satan for the destruction of his body, that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord Jesus.

and said, "What are you willing to give me if I betray him to you?" So they weighed out to him thirty shekels,

Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul.

For you yourselves, brethren, know that our visit to you did not fail of its purpose.

As soon as they landed, they saw a charcoal fire burning there, with fish broiling on it, and bread close by.

Hold yourselves aloof from every form of evil.

Then will the righteous shine out like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, every one who has ears!

But Jesus uttered a loud cry and yielded up His spirit.

"Alas for the world because of causes of falling! They cannot but come, but alas for each man through whom they come!

Finally, brethren, pray for us, asking that the Lord's Message may be spread rapidly and its glory be displayed, as it was displayed among you;

For that ointment might have been sold for fifteen pounds or more, and the money have been given to the poor." And they were exceedingly angry with her.

Luke, the dearly-loved physician, salutes you, and so does Demas.

To every one who asks, give; and from him who takes away your property, do not demand it back.

But Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "My heart yearns over this mass of people, for it is now the third day that they have been with me and they have nothing to eat. I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they should faint on the road."

the secret meaning of the seven stars which you have seen in My right hand, and of the seven lampstands of gold. The seven stars are the ministers of the seven Churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven Churches.

No one who continues in union with Him lives in sin: no one who lives in sin has seen Him or knows Him.

Sin took advantage of this, and by means of the Commandment stirred up within me every kind of coveting; for apart from Law sin would be dead.

But all His acquaintances, and the women who had been His followers after leaving Galilee, continued standing at a distance and looking on.

While she was speaking, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but did not recognize Him.

Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."

True and just are His judgments, because He has judged the great Harlot who was corrupting the whole earth with her fornication, and He has taken vengeance for the blood of His bondservants which her hands have shed."

But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.

"Which Commandments?" he asked. Jesus answered, "'Thou shalt not kill;' 'Thou shalt not commit adultery;' 'Thou shalt not steal;' 'Thou shalt not lie in giving evidence;'

On getting there he was delighted to see the grace which God had bestowed; and he encouraged them all to remain, with fixed resolve, faithful to the Lord.

We know that God does not listen to bad people, but that if any one is a God-fearing man and obeys Him, to him He listens.

Through faith even Sarah herself received strength to become a mother--although she was past the time of life for this--because she judged Him faithful who had given the promise.

"What I am doing," answered Jesus, "for the present you do not know, but afterwards you shall know."

The last enemy that is to be overthrown is Death;

And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and,

And I would have you free from worldly anxiety. An unmarried man concerns himself with the Lord's business--how he shall please the Lord;

To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother."

"Alas too for you expounders of the Law!" replied Jesus, "for you load men with cumbrous burdens which you yourselves will not touch with one of your fingers.

After saying the words I have just quoted, "Sacrifices and offerings or whole burnt-offerings and sin-offerings Thou hast not desired or taken pleasure in" --all such being offered in obedience to the Law--

Of such a one I will boast; but of myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

Never administer a sharp reprimand to a man older than yourself; but entreat him as if he were your father, and the younger men as brothers;

So His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, who sinned--this man or his parents--that he was born blind?"

and the multitudes--some of the people preceding Him and some following--sang aloud, "God save the Son of David! Blessings on Him who comes in the Lord's name! God in the highest Heavens save Him!"

Because I will be merciful to their wrongdoings, and their sins I will remember no longer.'"

"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a jewel merchant who is in quest of choice pearls.

To you believers, therefore, that honour belongs; but for unbelievers-- "A Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone,"

And as they were leaving His presence a dumb demoniac was brought to Him.

Through faith the child Moses was hid for three months by his parents, because they saw his rare beauty; and the king's edict had no terror for them.

Moreover, what I say to you I say to all--Be wakeful!"

This is the John who taught the truth concerning the Word of God and the truth told us by Jesus Christ-- a faithful account of what he had seen.

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, friends; and some of you they will put to death.

If in this present life we have a *hope* resting on Christ, and nothing more, we are more to be pitied than all the rest of the world.

I find therefore the law of my nature to be that when I desire to do what is right, evil is lying in ambush for me.

James the son of Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is 'Sons of Thunder')

So He added, "That is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it be granted him by the Father."

That Tent was bequeathed to the next generation of our forefathers. Under Joshua they brought it with them when they were taking possession of the land of the Gentile nations, whom God drove out before them. So it continued till David's time.

It was now the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Sea of Adria, when, about midnight, the sailors suspected that land was close at hand.

At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very day when Noah entered the Ark,

Here the Pharisees and Sadducees came to Him; and, to make trial of Him, they asked Him to show them a sign in the sky.

when some one asked Him, "Sir, are there but few who are to be saved?"

And the lesson which the Holy Spirit teaches is this--that the way into the true Holy place is not yet open so long as the outer tent still remains in existence.

And I am justified in having this confidence about you all, because, both during my imprisonment and when I stand up in defence of the Good News or to confirm its truth, I have you in my heart, sharers as you all are in the same grace as myself.

in whom you also are being built up together to become a fixed abode for God through the Spirit.

"This is My servant whom I have chosen, My dearly loved One in whom My soul takes pleasure. I will put My spirit upon Him, and He will announce justice to the nations.

So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it."

To Herod the sight of Jesus was a great gratification, for, for a long time, he had been wanting to see Him, because he had heard so much about Him. He hoped also to see some miracle performed by Him.

But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile the man.

But in those sacrifices sins are recalled to memory year after year.

A woman, when she is in labour, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has given birth to the babe, she no longer remembers the pain, because of her joy at a child being born into the world.

Besides this, our earthly fathers used to discipline us and we treated them with respect, and shall we not be still more submissive to the Father of our spirits, and live?

My dear friend, I pray that you may in all respects prosper and enjoy good health, just as your soul already prospers.

For all these are questions that Gentiles are always asking; but your Heavenly Father knows that you need these things--all of them.

If we deny that we have sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Message has no place in our hearts.

This testimony is true. Therefore sternly denounce them, that they may be robust in their faith,

where their worm does not die and the fire does not go out.

So you also now have sorrow; but I shall see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and your gladness no one will take away from you.

In front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy.

Such was His answer, and He remained in Galilee.

This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey.

Instantly there dropped from his eyes what seemed to be scales, and he could see once more. Upon this he rose and received baptism;

Not long after this, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, a Jewess, and sending for Paul, listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus.

They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

Then His friends all forsook Him and fled.

But except in figurative language He spoke nothing to them; while to His own disciples He expounded everything, in private.

Then the brethren promptly sent Paul down to the sea-coast, but Silas and Timothy remained behind.

and binding Him they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the Governor.

but to those who have received the Call, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;

Here is scope for the exercise of a mind that has wisdom! The seven heads are the seven hills on which the woman sits.

And if Christ has not risen, it follows that what we preach is a delusion, and that your faith also is a delusion.

So the first angel went away and poured his bowl on to the earth; and it brought a bad and painful sore upon the men who had on them the mark of the Wild Beast and worshipped his statue.

I John heard and saw these things; and when I had heard and seen them, I fell at the feet of the angel who was showing me them--to worship him.

As they were leaving Jericho, an immense crowd following Him,

Judas (not the Iscariot)

and on entering they found that the body of the Lord Jesus was not there.

and uttered a loud cry of joy. "Blest among women are you," she said, "and the offspring of your body is blest!

This is the charge which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, in accordance with the inspired instructions concerning you which were given me long ago, that being equipped with them as your armour you may be continually fighting the good fight,

A third time He came, and then He said, "Sleep on and rest. Enough! the hour has come. Even now they are betraying the Son of Man into the hands of sinful men.

"Elijah was indeed to come," He replied, "and would reform everything.

and that the Gentiles also have glorified God in acknowledgment of His mercy. So it is written, "For this reason I will praise Thee among the Gentiles, and sing psalms in honour of Thy name."

For whilst we were under the thraldom of our earthly natures, sinful passions-- made sinful by the Law--were always being aroused to action in our bodily faculties that they might yield fruit to death.

Afterwards they were continually in attendance at the Temple, blessing God.

and will go out to lead astray the nations in all the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, and assemble them for war, and they are like the sands on the seashore in number.

And all the Jewish believers who had come with Peter were astonished that on the Gentiles also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.

"Do you hear," they asked Him, "what these children are saying?" "Yes," He replied; "have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of infants and of babes at the breast Thou hast brought forth the praise which is due'?"

Then the doors of God's sanctuary in Heaven were opened, and the Ark, in which His Covenant was, was seen in His sanctuary; and there came flashes of lightning, and voices, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and heavy hail.

Jesus sent Peter and John with instructions. "Go," He said, "and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."

Can it be that I have become your enemy through speaking the truth to you?

But this has been so, in order that the saying may be fulfilled which stands written in their Law, 'They have hated me without any reason.'

But there were some who said indignantly among themselves, "Why has the ointment been thus wasted?

But they, when they were told that He was alive and that she had seen Him, could not believe it.

Thus speak, exhort, reprove, with all impressiveness. Let no one make light of your authority.

Others again were tested by cruel mockery and by scourging; yes, and by chains and imprisonment.

He has now, in His human body, reconciled to God by His death, to bring you, holy and faultless and irreproachable, into His presence;

But when He saw them distressed with rowing (for the wind was against them)

No, indeed; how shall we who have died to sin, live in it any longer?

"Injure neither land nor sea nor trees," he said, "until we have sealed the bondservants of our God upon their foreheads."

It is with this view also that we continually pray to our God for you, asking that He will count you worthy of His call, and by His mighty power fully gratify your every desire for what is truly good and make your work of faith complete;

"Do not suppose that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, namely Moses, on whom your hope rests.

As one who lives in union with the Lord Jesus, I know and am certain that in its own nature no food is 'impure'; but if people regard any food as impure, to them it is.

"We have heard him say, 'I will pull down this Sanctuary built by human hands, and three days afterwards I will erect another built without hands.'"

high above all other government and authority and power and dominion, and every title of sovereignty used either in this Age or in the Age to come.

The women--those who had come with Jesus from Galilee--followed close behind, and saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

"And we are witnesses as to all that He did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. But they even put Him to death, by crucifixion.

He will teach you truths by which you and all your family will be saved.'"

With right good will, be faithful to your duty as service rendered to the Lord and not to man.

Christ knows that it is true when I say that I will not be stopped from boasting of this anywhere in Greece.

"'The sky is My throne, and earth is the footstool for My feet. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or what resting place shall I have?

Or do you suppose I cannot entreat my Father and He would instantly send to my help more than twelve legions of angels?

Jesus was now going up to Jerusalem, and He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

your human infirmity leads me to employ these familiar figures--and just as you once surrendered your faculties into bondage to Impurity and ever-increasing disregard of Law, so you must now surrender them into bondage to Righteousness ever advancing towards perfect holiness.

This He told them plainly; whereupon Peter took Him and began to remonstrate with Him.

and recover sober-mindedness and freedom from the Devil's snare, though they are now entrapped by him to do his will.

Remember that it is I Paul who tell you that if you receive circumcision Christ will avail you nothing.

And why be anxious about clothing? Learn a lesson from the wild lilies. Watch their growth. They neither toil nor spin,

But they violently insisted. "He stirs up the people," they said, "throughout all Judaea with His teaching--even from Galilee (where He first started)

We continually give thanks to God because of you all, while we make mention of you in our prayers.

"Rise," said the Lord, "and go to Straight Street, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man called Saul, from Tarsus, for he is actually praying.

For in my inmost self all my sympathy is with the Law of God;

So they sang the hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

And for this reason God sends them a misleading influence that they may believe the lie;

So he left the place and went to the house of a person called Titius Justus, a worshipper of the true God. His house was next door to the synagogue.

"Why then does God still find fault?" you will ask; "for who is resisting His will?"

They went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him.

while the Apostles with great force of conviction delivered their testimony as to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all.

Jesus received the message and said, "This illness is not to end in death, but is to promote the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified by it."

Be mindful, therefore, of the height from which you have fallen. Repent at once, and act as you did at first, or else I will surely come and remove your lampstand out of its place--unless you repent.

He who has received the seed among the thorns is the man who hears the Message, but the cares of the present age and the delusions of riches quite stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful.

From that time, however, no one ventured to challenge Him with a single question.

Then the whole multitude burst out into a shout. "Away with this man," they said, "and release Barabbas to us"

With many such parables He used to speak the Message to them according to their capacity for receiving it.

"The Scribes," He said, "and the Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses.

"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives Him who sent me.

When Jesus had ended all these discourses, He said to His disciples,

Then He went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John had been baptizing at first; and there He stayed.

And his power of leading astray the inhabitants of the earth is due to the marvels which he has been permitted to work in the presence of the Wild Beast. And he told the inhabitants of the earth to erect a statue to the Wild Beast who had received the sword-stroke and yet had recovered.

"Is not this the cause of your error," replied Jesus--"your ignorance alike of the Scriptures and of the power of God?

hard drinking, riotous feasting, and the like. And as to these I forewarn you, as I have already forewarned you, that those who are guilty of such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God.

"Rabbi, when will this be?" they asked Him, "and what will be the token given when these things are about to take place?"

while the descendants of Israel, who were in pursuit of a Law that could give righteousness, have not arrived at one.

I tell you in solemn truth that all these things will come upon the present generation.

That precious treasure which is in your charge, guard through the Holy Spirit who has His home in our hearts.

How is it you do not understand me when I speak? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my words.

For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, from him even what he has shall be taken away.

that Spirit being a pledge and foretaste of our inheritance, in anticipation of its full redemption--the inheritance which He has purchased to be specially His for the extolling of His glory.

But whoever disowns me before men I also will disown before my Father who is in Heaven.

And He allowed no one to accompany Him except Peter and the brothers James and John.

Then turning towards the woman He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house: you gave me no water for my feet; but she has made my feet wet with her tears, and then wiped the tears away with her hair.

On the contrary, when you are invited go and take the lowest place, that when your host comes round he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' This will be doing you honour in the presence of all the other guests.

and they were saying to one another, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?"

For the Lamb who is in front of the throne will be their Shepherd, and will guide them to watersprings of Life, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."

"What shall I do for you?" said Jesus. "Rabboni," replied the blind man, "let me recover my sight."

In the matter of the truth they have gone astray, saying that the Resurrection is already past, and so they are overthrowing the faith of some.

She gave birth to a son--a male child, destined before long to rule all nations with an iron scepter. But her child was caught up to God and His throne,

and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"

Then I looked, and a white cloud appeared, and sitting on the cloud was some One resembling the Son of Man, having a wreath of gold upon His head and in His hand a sharp sickle.

Having said this he took some bread, and, after giving thanks to God for it before them all, he broke it in pieces and began to eat it.

But if it is really from God, you will be powerless to put them down--lest perhaps you find yourselves to be actually fighting against God."

His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

for He will have put all things in subjection under His feet. And when He shall have declared that "All things are in subjection," it will be with the manifest exception of Him who has reduced them all to subjection to Him.

and one who exalts himself shall be abased, while one who abases himself shall be exalted.

Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,

so that the blood of all the Prophets, that is being shed from the creation of the world onwards, may be required from the present generation.

He who speaks in an unknown tongue does good to himself, but he who prophesies does good to the Church.

"This I have seen, and I have become a witness that He is the Son of God."

men who, as the result of faith, conquered whole kingdoms, brought about true justice, obtained promises from God, stopped lions' mouths,

On that night, I tell you, there will be two men in one bed: one will be taken away and the other left behind.

So they set out, and preached in order that men might repent.

You were set free from the tyranny of Sin, and became the bondservants of Righteousness--

By this time it was late; so His disciples came to Him, and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late:

Finally, brethren, be joyful, secure perfection of character, take courage, be of one mind, live in peace. And then God who gives love and peace will be with you.

But as for you, the very hairs on your heads are all numbered.

and do not leave room for the Devil.

how is it that you say to one whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am God's Son'?

He who gives you His Spirit and works miracles among you--does He do so on the ground of your obedience to the Law, or is it the result of your having heard and believed:

So God turned from them and gave them up to the worship of the Host of Heaven, as it is written in the Book of the Prophets, "'Were they victims and sacrifices which you offered Me, forty years in the Desert, O House of Israel?

and one of them, an expounder of the Law, asked Him as a test question,

Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

Instead of that, it should be a new nature within--the imperishable ornament of a gentle and peaceful spirit, which is indeed precious in the sight of God.

But when the Festival was already half over, Jesus went up to the Temple and commenced teaching.

And we write these things in order that our joy may be made complete.

"If you were blind," answered Jesus, "you would have no sin; but as a matter of fact you boast that you see. So your sin remains!"

As soon then as He said to them, "I am he," they went backwards and fell to the ground.

Peter fixing his eyes on him, as John did also, said, "Look at us."

"As for me," replied Jesus, "I have spoken openly to the world. I have continually taught in some synagogue or in the Temple where all the Jews are wont to assemble, and I have said nothing in secret.

So they rose and without an hour's delay returned to Jerusalem, and found the Eleven and the rest met together, who said to them,

The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication."

Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed by a demon."

Through faith the notorious sinner Rahab did not perish along with the disobedient, for she had welcomed the spies and had sheltered them.

"When any one invites you to a wedding banquet, do not take the best seat, lest perhaps some more honoured guest than you may have been asked,

Hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, "Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me."

while God corroborated their testimony by signs and marvels and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed in accordance with His own will.

At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.

And they were greatly impressed by His teaching, because He spoke with the language of authority.

If we live, we live to the Lord: if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

Because He has not turned from His maidservant in her lowly position; For from this time forward all generations will account me happy,

Why, it is scarcely conceivable that any one would die for a simply just man, although for a good and lovable man perhaps some one, here and there, will have the courage even to lay down his life.

and His name will be on their foreheads.

Then, at the top of his voice, he cried out, "Jesus, son of David, take pity on me."

His trust is in God: let God deliver him now, if He will have him; for he said, 'I am God's Son.'"

But continually recall to mind the days now past, when on being first enlightened you went through a great conflict and many sufferings.

Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this young child, he it is who is superior to others in the Kingdom of the Heavens.

"It is written," He said, "'My House shall be called the House of Prayer', but you are making it a robbers' cave."

But rise, and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for the very purpose of appointing you My servant and My witness both as to the things you have already seen and as to those in which I will appear to you.

"Moses," He replied, "in consideration of the hardness of your nature permitted you to put away your wives, but it has not been so from the beginning.

"Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, "'Whoever swears by the Sanctuary it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, is bound by the oath.'

For Herod had arrested John, and had put him in chains, and imprisoned him, for the sake of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

That is not the wisdom which comes down from above: it belongs to earth, to the unspiritual nature, and to evil spirits.

Just so every good tree produces good fruit, but a poisonous tree produces bad fruit.

We have therefore a cheerful confidence. We know that while we are at home in the body we are banished from the Lord;

"So the last shall be first, and the first last."

Where is your wise man? Where your expounder of the Law? Where your investigator of the questions of this present age? Has not God shown the world's wisdom to be utter foolishness?