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But he, that hath not these, is blind, or short-sighted, having forgot his baptismal purification from his former sins.
Paul a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for promoting the faith of God's chosen people, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness:
Beloved, be not surprised at the fiery trial coming upon you, which is to try you, as if some strange thing befel you:
But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was indeed to be blamed.
For as the Father raiseth up the dead and giveth life: even so the Son maketh alive whom He pleaseth.
Who is he that condemneth? Is it Christ, that died for us? yea rather, that is risen again, who is also at the right hand of God, and who maketh intercession for us?
And when they heard these things they acquiesced, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God given to the Gentiles also repentance unto life.
And about the space of three hours after, his wife also came in, not knowing what had happened.
But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord; because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
for the promise is to you and to your children, yea and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be his people, and God himself, even their God, will be with them.
And now, little children, abide, I say, in Him; that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence, and may not be ashamed before Him at his coming.
And while they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the sadducees came upon them,
and now shalt thou be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass; because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled at their season.
And he maketh all, both small and great, rich and poor, free-men and slaves, to receive a mark on their right hand, or on their foreheads: and that no one might buy or sell,
Be subject therefore to every human form of government, for the Lord's sake: whether it be to a king as supreme;
I recommend to you Phebe, our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea:
the heaven was opened, and the holy Spirit descended in a corporeal form, like a dove upon Him, and there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.
in which were all kinds of four-footed creatures, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven so also upon earth;
At that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is to be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
For that which was impossible for the law to do, and in which it was weak through the corruption of the flesh, God by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sacrifice for sin, hath done; that is, hath condemned sin in the flesh:
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us, in the righteousness of our God, and of our saviour Jesus Christ:
And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage at the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples,
Only behave worthy of the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of you, that ye stand firm in one Spirit, striving together as with one soul for the saith of the gospel;
and said, Verily I declare unto you, unless ye be converted, and become like little children, ye shall never enter into the kingdom of heaven.
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged by the things written in the books, according to their works.
Therefore being exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the holy Spirit, He hath poured forth this gift, which ye now see and hear.
And there was at Joppa a certain female disciple named Tabitha, who by interpretation is called in Greek Dorcas: and she was full of good works and alms-deeds.
But see that this liberty of yours be not by any means a stumbling-block to the weak.
And He arose and went from thence to the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and going into a house He would have had no body know it, but He could not be concealed: for a woman,
Likewise ye younger, be subject to the elder; and all of you behaving with due submission one to another, be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, but sheweth favor to the humble.
Beloved, having an earnest desire to write to you concerning the common salvation, I was under a necessity of writing to exhort you that ye would strive earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.
Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.
they shall perish, but thou remainest; and they shall all grow old as a garment,
Seeing therefore it remaineth that some are to enter into it, and they to whom it was at first offered did not enter because of their unbelief,
For the Son of man will come in the glory of his father, with his angels, and then he will recompense every one according to his practice.
Having therefore purified your souls by obedience to the truth, through the Spirit, to brotherly love unfeigned, love one another with a pure heart fervently:
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him freely give us all things?
but he that knew it not, and did things deserving stripes, shall be beaten with few: for to whomsoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will demand the more.
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet, who had wrought signs before him, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
And make strait paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be turned out of the way, but rather be healed.
For they who are after the flesh, mind the things of the flesh; but they who are led by the Spirit, do mind spiritual things.
Which Jesus observing, was much displeased, and said to them, Let the children come to me; and hinder them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.
I rejoiced greatly that I found among thy children such as walked in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.
For I also am a man placed under the authority of others, and have soldiers under me; and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.
But when ye pray, forgive, if ye have any thing against any one, that your heavenly Father may also forgive you your trespasses:
And as Jesus was sitting over against the treasury, He saw how the people threw money into the treasury, and many of the rich put in much;
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondered at his staying so long in the temple:
and prophesied, saying, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
But let such a one know this, that as we are in word by letters, when absent, such also shall we be in fact when present.
even to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is both their Lord and ours;
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word, that I have spoken, will condemn him at the last day.
As He saith also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec."
I say the truth in Christ, I lye not, (my conscience bearing me witness in the holy Ghost,)
Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John:
giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light:
for whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this degenerate and sinful age, of him will the Son of man be also ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or inordinate desire, let it not be even named among you; for so it becometh saints:
And He called unto Him his twelve disciples, and gave them power over impure spirits, even to cast them out; and to cure all diseases and every malady whatsoever.
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to the knowledge of Him,
But Thomas called Didymus, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Then went, out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan,
Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go to such a city, and spend a year there, and trade and get gain;
Therefore said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us: What dost thou say of thy self?
But now Christ is risen from the dead, and is become the first-fruits of them that slept:
And the Spirit ordered me to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brethren also came with me, and we entred into the man's house;
After this Jesus knowing that all things were now finished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith, without the works of the law:
And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
therefore am I ready, as much as in me lies, to preach the gospel to you also that are at Rome.
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgement than for you.
That we may be no longer children fluctuating and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the artful insinuations of men, and their crafty methods of deceiving;
He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.
praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will towards men.
Now as to the things concerning which ye wrote to me: it were good for a man not to touch a woman.
About that time Herod the king exerted his power to distress some of the church.
till we all arrive in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at perfect maturity, even to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were plain and illiterate men, they were amazed; and they knew them again that they had been with Jesus:
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
And in the morning, before it was light, He rose up and went out, and retired into a solitary place, and there prayed.
For the gospel-kingdom is like the master of a family, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard:
and when he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou Son of David, scruple not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
and Joram begat Ozias, and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Ezechias,
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment;
And when they came near to Jerusalem, even to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, He sendeth two of his disciples,
And the apostles came together to Jesus, and told Him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
For the law having but a faint shadow of good things to come, and not the full image of the things, can never, even by the great annual sacrifices which they offer statedly, make the comers thereunto perfect.
And he would gladly have filled his belly with the husks which the swine did eat: and no man relieved him.
Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace: for there is but one body and one Spirit,
And He began to teach again by the sea-side, and there was gathered unto Him a great multitude; so that He went into a ship, and sat on board, and all the people were by the sea, upon the shore.
whom heaven must indeed receive till the times of settling all things, of which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the beginning.
For we did not follow artfully devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; but were eye-witnesses of his majesty.
and they asked him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor a prophet?
but powerfully declared to be the Son of God, according to the spirit of holiness, by his resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord;
And they went into Capernaum: and going directly into the synagogue on the sabbath, He taught the people: and they were astonished at his doctrine;
And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple of it.
For the love of Christ constraineth us, being fully persuaded of this, that if One died for all, then were all dead.
And there came to Him a leper, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying unto Him, If thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me:
Finally, my beloved, be unanimous, be sympathizing, love as brethren, be compassionate, be courteous:
For every one that doth evil, hateth the light; and he cometh not to the light, least his deeds should be reproved.
do ye not make a partial difference within yourselves, and become judges that reason wickedly?
The young man saith unto Him, All these have I kept from my youth: wherein am I yet deficient?
cleanse the leprous, raise the dead, cast out demons; and as ye have received freely, freely give.
But why dost thou censure thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? since we shall all stand before the tribunal of Christ;
Therefore, if thou bring thine offering to the altar, and there remembrest that thy brother hath any complaint against thee;
But I would remind you of this, which ye know already, that though the Lord saved the people out of the land of Egypt, yet He afterwards destroyed those that believed not:
For as the earth, which imbibeth the rain that is frequently coming upon it, and produceth herbs fit for those by whom it is cultivated, receiveth a blessing from God:
And therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, but especially to those who are of the houshold of faith.
But God forbid that I should glory, unless in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.
And let the peace of God preside in your hearts, to which ye are also called as united in one body: and be thankful for it.
But as to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto Him,
My little children, let us not love in word, or in tongue only, but in deed and in truth.
destroying false reasonings, and every height that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and captivating every thought to the obedience of Christ.
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification: that ye should abstain from fornication,
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily I say unto you, whosoever maketh a practice of sin, is the servant of sin.
And from that time began Jesus to acquaint his disciples, that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes; and be put to death, and be raised again on the third day.
This persuasion came not from him that called you: but a little leaven leaveneth the whole mass.
for which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed: for I know in whom I have trusted, and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him against that day.
Happy is he that readeth, and those that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is near.
And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three graces; but the greatest of these is love.
greatly desiring to see thee, (for I remember thy tears,) that I may be filled with joy:
For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more being reconciled shall we be saved by his life.
Now to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace:
Now in the middle of the night Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the prisoners heard them.
That the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the nations, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord who doth all these things."
What shall we say then? is the law sin? God forbid! Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust to be sinful, if the law had not said, "Thou shalt not covet."
teaching us that denying ungodliness, and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and righteously, and piously in this present world;
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out from her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye may not suffer by her plagues:
having hope in God, (which they themselves also expect) that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
When Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with his disciples over the brook Kedron; where there was a garden, into which He entred, and his disciples. Now Judas who was gone to betray Him,
Jesus seeing him lie there, and knowing that he had been now a long time ill, saith unto him, Dost thou desire to be cured?
If any man desire to do his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Have ye forgotten the exhortation, which speaketh to you as to sons, saying, "My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor saint when rebuked by Him?
For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and removed the wall of partition from between us;
And going a little farther, He prostrated himself, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
to declare, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing to them their trespasses, and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Here is wisdom required; and let him, that hath understanding, compute the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred sixty six.
For this also we thank God continually, that when ye received the word of God, which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, which also worketh effectually in you that believe.
And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him before the Lord:
John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but a mightier than I is coming, whose shoes I am not worthy to untie: He will baptize you with the holy Spirit, and with fire;
Blessed are they, who are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
For to this end was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged indeed according to men in the flesh, but might live according to God in the spirit.
God knoweth. But what I do, I will do, that I may cut off occasion from those that desire an occasion of boasting or censure, that in what they boast of they may be found to do even as we do.
And He said unto them, Verily I tell you, that there are some of those who stand here, that shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Let us rejoice and exult and give glory to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
And Jesus went through all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom of heaven, and healing every disease and every malady among the people.
But Christ being come an high-priest of the good things to come, hath entered once for all into the holy places, through a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this building,
upon which He saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers few:
But the publican standing at a distance did not presume so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner.
And I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God, for your patience and faith under all your persecutions and afflictions which ye endure.
Beloved, do not thou follow that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doth good is of God: but he, that doth evil, hath not seen God.
And when they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Rise and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and continue there, untill I tell thee to return: for Herod will seek the child to destroy Him.
that He would grant you, according to his glorious riches, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit, as to the inner man;
and if ye keep my commandments ye will continue in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and continue in his love.
They went out from us, but they were not of us: for if they had been indeed of us, they would have continued with us; but this was done that they might be made manifest, because all, that are with us, are not indeed of us.
that ye may try things that differ, that ye may be sincere and without offence until the day of Christ;
and lords many,) yet to us there is but one God the Father, from whom are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by Him.
But we know that the son of God is come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, and in his son Jesus Christ: He is the true God, and eternal life.
And Jesus said, Make the men sit down: (now there was much grass in the place:) so the men sat down in number about five thousand.
And it has been said, whosoever would put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:
Now there is at Jerusalem near the sheep-market a pool, called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticos about it.
but as He who hath called you is holy, be ye also holy in all your conversation: since it is written,
For though I grieved you by my letter, I do not repent, though I did repent; for I perceive that that epistle grieved you, though it was but for a little while.
And when he was in Jerusalem at the passover on the feast-day, many believed in his name, seeing his miracles, which He wrought.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field, which a man having found conceals, and being rejoiced at it goes and sells all that he has, and purchases that field.
how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which began to be declared by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by them that heard Him;
and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the men he had hired, and went along with Him.
For this cause I Paul am the prisoner of Jesus Christ for the sake of you Gentiles:
till the day in which He was taken up, after He had by the holy Spirit given instructions to the apostles whom He had chosen:
as also the cup after supper, saying, This cup represents the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.
reject therefore such an heretical man, after the first and second admonition; knowing that such a one is perverted,
and cancelled the obligation we were under by ritual decrees, which was grievous to us, and hath taken it quite away, even nailing it to his cross.
For we know that if our earthly house, which is but as a tent, were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
In every circumstance be thankful; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Jesus saith unto them, My food is to do the will of Him that sent me, and to finish his work.
And they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but seen them from afar, and been persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
God forbid! Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves servants to obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey? either of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high-priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
Laying aside therefore all filthiness, and excess of malice, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse; for it is written, Cursed be every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.
For sin shall have no power over you, inasmuch as ye are not under the law, but under grace.
And there appeared a great sign in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.
who is willing that all men should be saved, and therefore come to the knowledge of the truth.
whose daughters ye are, if ye do well, and are not terrified with any sinful fear.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Now Jesus went round to all the cities, and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom of heaven, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people.
And as soon as they came out of the synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, together with James and John.
If we say that we have communion with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practise the truth:
But I would have you know that Christ is the head of every man; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
(though ye know not what will be on the morrow; for what is your life? a vapor, which appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away:) whereas ye ought to say,
that they may instruct the young women to be temperate, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be prudent,
I have manifested thy name to the men, whom Thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and Thou gavest them to me, and they have kept thy word.
and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim,
And when ye shall see Jerusalem surrounded with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh: then let them that are in Judea flee to the mountains,
who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature instead of the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
And least I should be too much lifted up with the abundance of the revelations, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, least I should be too much elevated.
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learnt, and been assured of, knowing from whom thou hast learned them;
I indeed have baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the holy Spirit.
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
And he shewed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God, and of the Lamb.
and He came down the hill with them, and stood in the plain; with the rest of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all the parts of Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases,
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and fury, and clamor, and calumny, be put away from you, with all malice: and be kind one to another,
And as Jesus went out, and was departing from the temple, his disciples came to observe to Him the magnificent buildings.
Neither shall they say, Behold it is here, or behold it is there; for the kingdom of God is within you.
I do not pray that Thou wouldest take them out of the world, but that thou wouldest keep them from the evil.
And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was greatly multiplied; and a great number of the priests became obedient to the faith.
Now to Him that is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, (conformable to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret in former times,
which He exerted in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at his own right hand in heavenly places,
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think they shall be heard for their speaking much:
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath set me free from the law of sin and death.
Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.
Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art thou then a king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest right, I am a king. For this end was I born, and for this came I into the world, even that I might bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice.
And they have overcome him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their life unto the death.
For whereas ye ought for the time to be teachers of others, ye have need again of some one to teach you the first rudiments of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk and not of solid food.
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,
but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
Here I was in the Spirit on the Lord's-day: and heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of celestial beings, as well as of those on earth, and of those under the earth;
they shall take up serpents, and if they should drink any thing poisonous, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall be well.
And when the angel came in to the room to her, he said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured; the Lord is with thee;
But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting; for he that doubteth is like a wave of the sea blown about and tossed by the wind.
Be not forgetful of hospitality; for thereby some have entertained angels, not knowing it.
By faith Abraham when called to go out to a place which he was afterwards to receive for an inheritance obeyed: and went out, though he knew not whither he was going.
In which ye rejoice, tho' now for a little while, if need be, ye are grieved through various trials.
Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting covenant,
So that all who dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath-day's journey.
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
but ye are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,
which in other generations was not made known to men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that the Gentiles should be co-heirs,
And He went out from thence, and came into his own country, and his disciples attended Him:
Wherefore let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavening of sincerity and truth.
by what means he is cured, be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, but whom God hath raised from the dead, even by Him doth this man stand here before you whole.
And Jacob's well was there. Now Jesus was tired with his journey, and sat down at the well: and it was about the sixth hour of the day,
But we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwelleth.
having before appointed us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ unto Himself, according to the good pleasure of his will;
that whosoever shall say to this mountain, "Be thou removed and cast into the sea," and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith shall be done, he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Having therefore, my beloved, these promises, let us purify ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
But he being full of the holy Spirit looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God:
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which is to come upon the whole world, to try those that dwell upon the earth.
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
And as they listened to these things, He proceeded and spake a parable; because He was nigh to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately be manifested.
And according to his custom Paul went in among them, and for three sabbath-days discoursed to them from the scriptures;
Blessed are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and utter all manner of reproach against you falsly, for my sake:
bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if any one has a complaint against any: even as Christ hath forgiven you, so also do ye.
And as they continued asking Him, He raised himself up and said unto them, "Let him that is without sin among you, first cast a stone at her."
I say then, Hath God cast off his people? God forbid! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people: And they all met with one accord in Solomon's portico:
And He said unto them, O people void of understanding and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.
Now there is certainly a fault among you, that ye have law-suits with one another: why do ye not rather endure wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
For we see now as through a mirror obscurely: but then we shall see face to face. Now I know but in part, but then I shall know even as I am known.
nor attend to fables and endless genealogies, which occasion debates, rather than pious edification in the faith:
for if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die; but if by the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
And as they were not careful to acknowledge God, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind to do things that were not fit to be done:
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him, whom He hath sent.
And the pharisees came to Him to ensnare Him, and asked Him, whether it was lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
We are therefore ambassadors for Christ, and as God exhorteth you by us, we intreat you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
For He received from God the Father honor and glory when a voice came to Him from the magnificent glory, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
About this time as Jesus passed through the cornfields on the sabbath-day, his disciples being hungry began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat them.
After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven; and the first voice which I heard was as of a trumpet speaking to me; and it said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must come to pass hereafter.
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
And not only others, but those also who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit the redemption of our body.
But there was before in the city a man named Simon practising magic and bewitching the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great person.
And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
Take therefore the complete armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand.
I am the first and the last, who live, though I was dead; and behold, I am alive for ever and ever, Amen, and have the keys of hades and of death.
But if any one, who hath the good things of the world, seeth his brother in want, and shutteth up his bowels from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time;
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God:
but I tell you, that of every idle word, which men shall speak, they shall give an account in the day of judgement; for by thy words thou shalt be justified,
And the pharisees came to Him and asked Him, "if it were lawful for a man to put away his wife," tempting Him.
And I saw when He opened the sixth seal, and behold there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sack-cloth of hair, and the moon was red as blood;
He that saith, he abideth in Him, ought himself also so to walk even as He walked.
Now they that were dispersed by the trouble, which arose about Stephen, travelled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but the Jews only.
and He told them, Whoever putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery against her.
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with freedom.
I assure thee, that we speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; though ye receive not our testimony.
And the seventy returned with joy saying, Lord, even the devils are subject to us through thy name.
Then he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold there was a certain disciple there, named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewess, but of a Grecian father.
The next day a great multitude that were come to the feast, hearing that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm-trees,
Then said Peter, Can any one forbid water, that these persons should not be baptized, who have received the holy Spirit, as well as we?
and was carried by angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried.
who through Him trust in God that raised Him from the dead, and gave Him glory, that your faith and hope might be fixed in God.
Take but my yoke upon you, and learn of me, (for I am meek and lowly in heart,) and ye shall find refreshment to your souls:
and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he appointed him governor over Egypt, and over all his houshold.
Now the feast of the passover and unleavened bread was within two days: and the chief priests and the scribes were contriving how they might seize Him by treachery and put Him to death.
And when eight days were fulfilled for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, having been so called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power might be evidently of God, and not of us:
If ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, which saith, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.
Then come to Him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, Master, we desire that thou wouldest do for us what we shall request:
God forbid: yea, let God be acknowledged true, though every man be a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest overcome, when thou judgest.
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing: but I assure you, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, He will give it you.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall to the ground without the will of your Father:
Verily, verily I tell you, that the time is coming, and even now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that hear shall live.
Let your women be silent in your assemblies: for it is not permitted to them to speak, but they are to be in subjection, as the law saith.
But the wisdom that is from above first is pure, then peaceable, mild, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee:"
Now as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; (for they were fishermen:)
Take heed to yourselves, least at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of life, and so that day should come upon you unawares:
Now the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
And ye masters, do the same to them, forbearing threatening: knowing that ye yourselves also have a Master in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with Him.
and she brought forth her son, the first-born, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove yourselves: do ye not know yourselves to be such that Jesus Christ is in you? unless ye are reprovable.
then Jesus saith unto him, Be gone, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,
Then said He unto them, But now let him, that hath a purse, take it, and his bag likewise; and let him that has no sword, sell his garment and buy one:
For of Him, and through Him, and for Him, are all things. To Him be glory for ever. Amen.
Now we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God conferred on the churches of Macedonia:
But do ye love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing from it: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the sons of the most High; for He is kind even to the ungrateful and the wicked:
These twelve did Jesus send forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not among the gentiles, neither enter into any city of the Samaritans:
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto Him a centurion beseeching Him, and saying, Lord,
So also do ye reckon yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Him hath God exalted with his right hand as a prince and saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins:
Whom God hath raised up again, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose, and grace bestowed upon us through Christ Jesus, before the world was,
Which are a demonstration of the just judgement of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
And I will endeavour that after my departure also ye may always be able to call these things to remembrance.
so Christ, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear the second time without sin, to those who are waiting for Him, unto salvation.
Now we that are strong, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves:
Are ye ignorant, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law) that the law hath power over a man, only so long as it liveth?
Jesus therefore seeing his mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, saith to his mother, Woman, behold thy son:
For we know that the whole world groaneth, and doth as it were travail in pain together even to this day.
For no one can lay any other foundation, but that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ: and if any build upon this foundation gold,
And when he was gone out Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him:
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way, for he is the instrument I have chosen, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
But God hath revealed them to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, even the deep things of God.
Ye are not come to a tangible mountain, and burning fire, and a thick cloud, and darkness, and tempest,
Ye will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
But Peter and John answered them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God, judge ye:
For it seemed good to the holy Spirit, and so to us, to lay no more burthen upon you than these necessary things.
And so all Israel shall be saved, as it is written, "The deliverer shall come out of Sion, and shall turn away impiety from Jacob:
Beloved, thou actest faithfully in whatsoever service thou dost to the brethren, and to strangers too;
so we who are many, are one body in Christ, and every one members of each other.
And now I beseech thee, Lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another.
For all that is in the world, the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but of the world.
Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
Whosoever is born of God doth not practise sin, because his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his evil practices;
And He spake a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Now when He had finished his discourse in the audience of the people, He entered into Capernaum: and a certain centurion's servant,
And when He was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He was at table, there came a woman with an alabaster-box of ointment of spikenard, very valuable; and she brake the box and poured it on his head.
And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that of all that He hath given me, I should lose none, but should raise them up at the last day.
And there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and he was a just and a religious man, who expected the consolation of Israel; and the holy Spirit was upon him.
besides, here men that die receive tithes; but there he of whom it is testified that he liveth.
For we presume not to number, or compare ourselves with some who recommend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are void of understanding.
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked them, By what power, or in what name have ye done this?
His head and his hairs were white like white wool, as white as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
Remember your guides, who spake the word of God to you; whose faith imitate, considering the happy end of their conversation.
as they delivered them to us, who were from the beginning eye-witnesses of them, and ministers of the word;
And when it was evening they brought to him many demoniacs: and he cast out the evil spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill: that it might be fulfilled,
Therefore as by the offence of one the effect of it was upon all men to condemnation: so also by the righteousness of one, the effect was upon all men to justification of life.
Yet He emptied himself, assuming the form of a servant, when made in the likeness of men:
By which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
To the angel of the church at Ephesus write, These things saith He that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
Now they that say such things shew plainly that they are seeking their own country:
but his lord answered and said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed;
Herein is my father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and so shall ye be my disciples.
Now there came to Ephesus a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures.
Do not ye say, it is yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, lift up your eyes, and see the fields, they are already white for harvest.
And as Jesus was passing from thence, He saw a man sitting at the custom-house, named Matthew; and He saith to him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Wherefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good character, full of the holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this matter:
For though we are in the flesh, we do not carry on our war according to the flesh:
And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth animal saying, Come and see.
And this is the will of Him that sent me, that every one who looketh attentively at the Son, and so believeth on Him, may have eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
and these, when they came, said to Him, Master, we know that thou art a man of truth, and carest for no man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Cesar, or not? should we give, or should we not give?
who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
And when Jesus passed over again in the ship to the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto Him, nigh unto the sea.
Are they not all ministring spirits, sent forth to attend on those who shall be heirs of salvation?
And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the parts adjacent to Tyre and Sidon.
Flee youthful passions: and follow righteousness, fidelity, love, and peace, with all those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart:
And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.
And as He was going out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to Him, Master, behold what fine stones are here, and what stately buildings!
And a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any one worship the beast and his image, and receive the mark on his forehead,
many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name have wrought many miracles? and I will then declare unto them,
Dost thou not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? as to the words which I speak to you, I speak them not of my self; and the Father who abideth in me, doth the works.
But He answered them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me:
Now Stephen being full of grace and power, wrought miracles and great signs among the people.
And He calleth unto Him the twelve, and sent them forth two and two, and gave them power over impure spirits;
and enlighten the eyes of your understanding; that ye may know, what is the hope of his calling, and how rich the glory of his inheritance in the saints;
Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily I tell you, that I am the door of the sheep.
of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand: of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand: of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
Now the promises were made to Abraham, and to his seed. He doth not say, "and to seeds," as of many; but as of one, "and to thy seed," which is Christ.
For Moses said unto the fathers, the Lord your God will raise up a prophet unto you, of your brethren, like me, Him shall ye hear in all things whatever He shall say unto you;
who have borne witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well in forwarding, as is worthy of God.
He, that is faithful in the lest, is faithful also in much: and he, that is unjust in the lest, is unjust also in much.
And I knew Him not: but therefore came I baptizing with water, that He might be made known to Israel.
for as the lightning cometh from the east, and flashes in an instant even to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the advantage of all.
But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his own family, he hath renounced the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Flee from whoredom. Every other sin, that a man committeth, is without the body; but he, that committeth whoredom, sinneth against his own body.
One preferreth some days to others; another esteemeth every day alike. Let every one be fully satisfied in his own mind.
Labour not so much for the meat that perisheth, but rather for that food which endureth unto life eternal, which the Son of man will give you: for Him hath God the Father sealed.
and as soon as He came up from the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him.
but one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water.
for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Charity never faileth: but as to prophecies, they shall be abolished; or tongues, they shall cease; or knowledge, it shall be laid aside.
And Peter said to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.
This beginning of his miracles Jesus wrought at Cana of Galilee, and made manifest his glory: and his disciples believed on Him.
So that the law was our guide to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
And this let us observe, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.
so that my bonds are manifest in all the palace, and all other places, to be for the sake of Christ;
but I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except on account of whoredom, tempteth her to commit adultery; and if any man marry her that is divorced, he committeth adultery.
For a bishop must be blameless as the steward of God, not self-willed, not passionate, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of sordid gain:
Now when ye shall see the desolating abomination, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, set up where it ought not to be, (let him that readeth, attend) then let those in Judea flee to the mountains:
Give not that which is holy unto dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; least they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you.
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things: in which are some things hard to be understood, which the illiterate and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
Let the elders, who preside well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially those that labour in preaching and teaching.
For though I am free from all, yet I have made myself a servant to all, that I might gain the more.
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
grace and peace be multiplied unto you, in the acknowledgement of God, and of Jesus our Lord;
Charge them, that are rich in this world, not to be high-minded nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who richly affords us all things for enjoyment: charge them to do good,
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a teacher of Israel and knowest not these things?
Then I looked and behold a Lamb standing on mount Sion, and with Him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written on their foreheads.
And they passing on from Perga came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and sat down.
For Christ is not entered into holy places made with hands, which were but types of the true ones; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
For it became Him for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect by sufferings:
as to zeal persecuting the church, as to the righteousness of the law blameless: but those things,
And it came to pass, as He was praying in private, his disciples were with Him: and He asked them saying, Whom say the people that I am?
And on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the paschal lamb, his disciples said to Him, Where wouldst thou have us go and make preparation for thee to eat of the paschal lamb?
having above all things fervent love to each other; for love will cover a multitude of sins.
And she said, None, Lord. Then said Jesus unto her, Neither do I condemn thee, Go thy way and sin no more.
and Achim begat Eliud, and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,
for He, whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God giveth the Spirit to Him not by measure.
Watch therefore and be constant in prayer, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things, which shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
and to you, who are in trouble, rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven,
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his children, and his cattle?
For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of Him that sent me.
For if, by the offence of one, death reigned through one, much more they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life through one, even Jesus Christ.
And as soon as ever it was light the chief priests holding a consultation with the elders and scribes, they and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus, and carried Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.
At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was thy good pleasure.
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision not performed by hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision which is of Christ:
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new mass, without leaven. For our paschal lamb, even Christ, was slain for us.
Who is a liar, if not he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, that denieth the Father as well as the Son;
but exhort one another daily, while it is called to-day; that none of you may be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin:
But John answered Him and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, who doth not follow us; and we forbade him, because he followeth not us.
and when He again introduceth the First-born into the world, he saith, "And let all the angels of God worship Him."
No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or at lest he will be attached to the one, and neglect the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.
And He arose from thence and came into the coasts of Judea, through the country beyond Jordan: and the people resorted to Him again; and, as He was wont, He taught them again.
and being in the human state, He humbled himself, and was obedient even unto death, and that the death of the cross.
And He said to his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor for the body, what ye shall put on:
For this doth the Father love me; because I lay down my life: that I may take it again.
And as He was walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea,
and hath made us kings and priests to his God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
The law and the prophets continued until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one presseth into it.
and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace by the blood of his cross; by Him only, whether they be things on earth, or things in heaven.
Who in the days of his flesh, offered prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears, to Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in what He feared;
And when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion towards them; because they were dispersed and scattered like sheep that have no shepherd:
Be not therefore sollicitous about the morrow; for the morrow will require thought for its own affairs: sufficient to each day is its own trouble.
And they stoned Stephen calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
And we trust in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do and will do the things which we give you in charge.
But he that looketh well into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
And as He was going thro' the corn-fields on the sabbath-day, his disciples began as they went along to pluck the ears of corn.
But the unction, which ye have received from Him, abideth in you; and therefore ye have no need that any should teach you: since this very unction teacheth you concerning all things, and is truth and not falshood; even as that hath taught you, abide in Him.
And his disciples went out, and came into the city, and found every thing as He told them; and so prepared the passover.
And if ye call upon the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
And I saw another beast ascending out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb; but he spake like a dragon.
But Mary stood without near the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept she stooped down to look into the sepulchre; and there seeth two angels in white sitting,
---The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? the bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
For I know that in me (that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good: for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good, I find not.
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
Then went Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane, and saith to the disciples, Sit here, while I go there and pray:
Ye desire, and ye have not: ye are envious, and jealous, and cannot obtain: ye fight and contend; but ye have not, because ye ask not.
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their mind, and I will inscribe them on their hearts; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
He answered and said, A man who is called Jesus, made clay and anointed mine eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash: and I went and washed and received my sight.
And I, my brethren, could not speak to you, as to spiritual persons, but as to carnal ones, even as to babes in Christ.
If we then have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things?
But I fear least as the serpent seduced Eve by his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the purity that is in Christ.
For when we were with you, we told you before that we should be afflicted, as it came to pass, and ye know.
Ye worship ye know not what; but we worship what we know: for salvation is from the Jews.
After these things He went out and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house, and said to him, Follow me:
Whence it behoved Him to be made in all things like unto his brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high-priest in the things concerning God, to make atonement for the sins of the people:
And He said, The kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed into the ground,
For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, hath shined into our hearts, to reflect the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
But if they have not the gift of continence, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with lust.
Then said He to the disciples, It is impossible that offences should not come: but wo to him by whom they come.
Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
And Paul saw a vision in the night, There stood a certain man of Macedonia, intreating him and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.
And after these things, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind might not blow upon the earth, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree.
For of these are they who insinuate themselves into families, and captivate weak women, that are laden with sins,
They answered, Cesar's. Then saith He unto them, Render therefore to Cesar the things that are Cesar's; and to God the things that are God's.
Thus, I tell you, there shall be joy in heaven over one repenting sinner, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons, that have no need of repentance.
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be under the power of any:
Then saith He to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands, and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side; and be not incredulous, but believing.
For that which I do, I allow not: for I do not that which I would; but what I hate, this I do.
Father, I desire that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for Thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
for when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature the duties of the law, these though they have not the law, are a law to themselves,
After these things Jesus resided in Galilee: for He would not appear in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him.
There are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were to be described particularly, I suppose that the whole world could not contain the books that would be written concerning them. Amen.
not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
Men and brethren, allow me to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he is dead and buried, and his sepulchre is among us to this day.
Then they asked Him, saying, Why do the scribes say, that Elias must come first?
Then they came to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to turn out those that sold and bought in the court of the temple, and threw down the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves:
If any among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his heart, this man's devotion is vain.
And they heard a great voice from heaven, saying to them, Come up hither; and they ascended up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies beheld them.
(and it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field is called in their own dialect, Aceldama, that is, the field of blood:)
but whosoever blasphemeth against the holy Ghost never hath forgiveness, but is liable to eternal damnation:
and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
among whom also we were all conversant heretofore in our carnal desires, indulging the appetites of the flesh and of our imaginations; and were by nature children of wrath, even as others.
The day following Jesus had a mind to go out into Galilee, and meeting with Philip, saith unto him, Follow me.
And there was also a dispute among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest:
And He said unto them, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few: pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that He would send out workmen to his harvest.
Then Jesus looked upon him with affection, and said to him, One thing thou wantest; go, sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor; and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross and follow me.
Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which ye have wrought, but that ye may receive a full reward.
Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing, Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to let it be lost?
and as a mantle wilt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail."
And He went another time into a synagogue, where there was a man that had a withered hand:
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, by the power of God, with the armour of righteousness on the right and on the left; through honor and dishonor,
Verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.
Be it known therefore unto you, brethren, that through Him is preached unto you the remission of sins:
On the morrow, while they were on their journey, and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the top of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.
And He began to speak unto them in parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and made a fence about it, and digged a place for the wine-fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and travelled abroad.
For I neither received it, nor was taught it by man, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
For thou bringest strange things to our ears; we would therefore know what these things mean.
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to obey it in the lusts thereof.
(Now all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled, which the Lord spake by the prophet, saying,
by whom we have received grace and apostleship to preach the obedience of faith for his name's sake, to all nations;
and I tell you, that whosoever putteth away his wife, except for whoredom, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he that marrieth her so put away committeth adultery.
And it came to pass on one of the days that He went into a ship, Himself and his disciples, and He said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake.
And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham from afar, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
That no one over-reach, or wrong his brother in any thing: because the Lord is an avenger of all such crimes, as we also told you before, and testified to you.
And when they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrenean coming out of the country, and put the cross on him to bear it behind Jesus.
And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him and the malefactors: one on his right hand and the other on his left.
and he shall drink neither wine nor any other strong liquor; and he shall be filled with the holy Spirit even from his birth;
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy in you may continue, and that your joy may be full.
But the pharisees went out of the synagogue and took counsel together against Him, how they might destroy Him:
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and drove out all that were selling and buying in the court of the temple, and threw down the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves:
and by Him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
But when his brethren were gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not in a public manner but as it were in private.
Now this was the sabbath-day, therefore the Jews said to him that was cured, It is the sabbath, it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
Look not every one to his own interests only, but every one also to the concerns of others.
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things saith the holy One, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth and no one shutteth, and shutteth and no one openeth:
(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the demolishing of bulwarks:)
And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to prepare for the Lord a people well-disposed.
But the end of all things draws nigh: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer:
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transformed into apostles of Christ.
I must perform the works of Him that sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no man can work.
and his lord said to him, Well done, my good and trusty servant, thou hast been faithful in a few things, I will set thee over many, enter into thy master's joy.
Therefore when I come, I will remember his deeds, prating against us with wicked words: and not content with these, he neither receiveth the brethren himself, nor suffers those that would; and casteth them out of the church.
I tell you, He will avenge them speedily. And yet when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith in the land?
I rejoiced greatly in the Lord, that your care for me has now flourished again; for whom ye were indeed careful before, but ye wanted opportunity.
For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, at table in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be encouraged to eat of the things sacrificed to idols?
to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called and holy: grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Jews therefore, that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the sabbath-day, because it was now the preparation, (for that sabbath-day was an high-day) desired Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
Wherefore since we receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and holy fear:
Let him, that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
whose are the fathers, and of whom, as to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all God blessed for ever. Amen.
This is the first resurrection. Happy and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on these the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
but though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered: and being thus perfected,
And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made them an open spectacle, triumphing over them by it.
And there appeared unto them divided tongues, as it were of fire, and it sat upon each of them:
Having thus answered them, He afterwards saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is asleep; but I am going to awake him.
And one of the malefactors that were executed with Him reviled Him, saying, If thou be the Messiah, save thyself and us.
I Jesus have sent my messenger to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am both the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star.
And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word tho' in much affliction, yet with joy of the holy Ghost.
but I say unto you, Set not yourselves against him that injures you, but if any one smite thee on thy right cheek, rather turn to him the other also:
Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask wickedly; that ye may spend it in your pleasures.
And going a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship, mending their nets, and immediately called them likewise:
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?
Wherefore, I tell you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy against the holy Spirit shall not be forgiven them:
It is commonly reported that there is lewdness among you, and such lewdness as is not named even amongst the heathens, that one should have his father's wife.
But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel preached by me is not of human invention.
Let a man so account of us, as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
and said, Men and brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the holy Ghost spake by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus:
As I exhorted thee to stay at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain persons not to teach other doctrine,
Take heed, my brethren, least there be in any of you a wicked heart of unbelief in departing from the living God:
I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for how can he, that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen?
And on this account He is the mediator of a new covenant, that undergoing death for the redemption of transgressions against the first covenant, they that are called might receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.
But one may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith by thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return and visit our brethren in every city, where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are.
Paul an apostle (not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),
And when they were filled, He saith to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that are left, that nothing may be lost.
See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you, that their angels in heaven do continually appear in the presence of my father, who is in heaven:
And He said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to Thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt.
And they came to a place called Gethsemane, and He saith to his disciples, Sit here whilst I go and pray.
My Father who gave them to me, is greater than all: and therefore none is able to force them out of my Father's hand.
Then He cometh to Bethsaida, where they brought to Him a blind man, and begged of Him that He would touch him.
and we are his witnesses of what we declare; and so is the holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey Him.
To the pure indeed all things are pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure; even their mind and conscience is polluted.
And they brought to Him infants also, that He might touch them: and his disciples seeing it rebuked them.
let us draw near with sincerity, in the full assurance of faith, having our hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
And when ye fast, be not, like the hypocrites, of a gloomy countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may be observed by men to fast: I tell you, they have indeed their reward.
---Simeon hath related, how God at first condescended to take out of the Gentiles a people to his name.
If I have told you earthly things and ye believe not, how will ye believe if I should tell you heavenly ones?
---He, that heareth you, heareth me; and he, that rejecteth you, rejecteth me; and he, that rejecteth me, rejecteth Him that sent me.
And one day, as He was teaching, there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to heal the people:
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that Thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved me.
for whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."
And they went forth and preached every where, the Lord co-operating with them, and confirming the word by miracles following upon it. Amen.
Then the dragon was enraged against the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and who have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread only, but on every word of God.
And one of those; who sat at table with Him, hearing these things, said unto Him, Happy is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
But before faith came, we were kept shut up under the law, till the faith appeared which was to be revealed.
But in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give it's light; and the stars of heaven shall fall,
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or how shall we be clothed?
which we have as an anchor of the soul safe and stedfast, and which entereth within the veil.
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit of God; that we might know the things that are graciously bestowed upon us by God:
For as by the disobedience of one man many were made sinners; so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous.
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him that sat upon the cloud, Put in thy sickle and reap; for the time to reap is come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
for God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as we see in all the assemblies of the saints.
But thanks be to God, who always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and spreadeth the odor of his knowledge by us in every place.
And when they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, Thou art God, who hast made heaven and earth, and sea, and all things therein:
for I hope to see thee soon, and we shall speak mouth to mouth. (15) Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.
And that servant, who knew his master's will, and did not prepare himself to do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
and many of the brethren in the Lord, encouraged by my bonds, are much more bold to publish the word without fear.
And when I saw Him, I fell at his feet as dead; and He laid his right hand upon me, and said to me, "Fear not,
And while they were looking stedfastly toward heaven, as He went up, behold two men in white stood by them;
that they might seek the Lord, if possibly they might trace Him, and find Him: though indeed He is not far from every one of us.
And the advice pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch.
O race of vipers, how can ye speak good things, who are yourselves so wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser; who was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her first marrying,
Verily I tell you, this generation shall not pass away, till all these be fulfilled.
There were also women at a distance looking on: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
and account the long-suffering of our Lord salvation, as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, hath written unto you;
Jesus replied, If thou wouldst be perfect, go, sell thy estate, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.
and led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.
And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones, that believe in me, to offend, it were better for him, if a milstone were laid upon his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith: and be ye rooted and grounded in love,
But put on the Lord Jesus, and make not provision for the flesh to gratify its irregular desires.
For do I now persuade you to obey men or God? Or do I seek to please men? if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
But he that acts according to truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
And they took Jesus, and led Him away. And He went out, bearing his cross, into a place called the place of a scull, in Hebrew Golgotha:
And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, but be not troubled; for all these must indeed come to pass, but the end is not yet.
for I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is much preferable:
And He disappeared from them. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, as He was talking with us by the way, and while He was opening to us the scriptures?
since we know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he, that loveth not his brother, remaineth in death.
And so it is written, "The first man Adam was made a living soul." But the last Adam is an enlivening spirit.
For of a truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles and the people of Israel, combined against thy holy child Jesus,
But Peter said, By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing polluted or unclean.
Seeing therefore Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same thought, that he, who hath mortified the flesh, hath ceased from sin;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen."
We ought therefore to receive such, that we may become fellow-laborers in the truth.
And they send to Him some of the pharisees, and of the Herodians to insnare Him in his discourse:
Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth,
But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.
Then it seemed good to the apostles, and elders, and the whole church, to send men chose from among themselves to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas sirnamed Barsabas, and Silas; leading men among the brethren:
By this ye may know the Spirit of God: every Spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ, who is come in the flesh, is of God:
This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel that spake to him on mount Sinai, and with our fathers; and who received the oracles of life to give unto us.
Another parable delivered He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
Now I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of them, that can only kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
taking the episcopal charge of it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for shameful lucre, but with a ready mind:
If any one see his brother commit a sin which is not unto death, let him pray for him, and God will give him life, that is for them that do not sin unto death. There is a sin unto death: and for that I do not say that he should pray.
And He said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou desirest to enter into life, keep the commandments.
And king Herod heard of Him, (for his name was spread abroad,) and he said, John the baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore miraculous powers appear in him.
And indeed all, that are desirous to live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.
I have glorified Thee on earth, I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do:
And He came out and went, as He used to do, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed Him.
being in every thing enriched to all liberality, which produceth through us thanksgiving to God.
But now put away all these also, wrath, animosity, malice, calumny, and filthy discourse out of your mouth.
But I would have you know, my brethren, that the things, which have befallen me, have proved rather to the advancement of the gospel:
In the mean time great multitudes of people being gathered together about Him, so that they trode upon one another, He began to say to his disciples, Beware of the leaven of the pharisees, which is hypocrisy: for there is nothing concealed,
and I made a proficiency in Judaism above many of the same age with me in my own nation, being excessively zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
Not that the word of God hath failed. For they are not all Israel, who are descended from Israel.
And having removed him, He raised up David for their king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will perform all my will.
But now He hath obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which is established upon better promises.
Then going up into a mountain, He calleth for such as He saw fit, and they came to Him:
Labour after charity, and be desirous of spiritual gifts: but especially that ye may prophesy.
and shall come forth, they that have done good to the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil to the resurrection of damnation.
A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
I shall not have much more conversation with you: for the prince of this world is coming; not that he hath any thing in me,
For who of you that hath a mind to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expence, whether he hath wherewithal to perfect it?
And Jesus, seeing their faith, saith to him that had the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.
And when Peter knocked at the door of the porch, a servant named Rhoda came to ask who was there.
And God hath placed you accordingly in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, and various kinds of tongues.
But when these things begin to come to pass, look upwards and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh.
Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of this world who are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which He hath promised to them that love Him? but ye have slighted the poor.
Being dismissed they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
And ye know that He was manifested, to take away our sins: and in Him there is no sin.
for He saith, "I have heard thee in an acceptable time, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee." Behold now is the acceptable time; behold now is the day of salvation.
Then will be the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God even the Father; when He shall have abolished all rule, and all authority, and power.
And there came one of the seven angels, that had the seven vials, and talked with me and said, Come hither, and I will shew thee the judgement of the great harlot, that sitteth upon many waters:
But above all, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay nay; that ye may not fall under condemnation.
If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
So his brethren and his mother came, and standing without sent to Him to call Him to them:
nor by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
Now if it be preached that Christ is risen from the dead, how say some among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Which Jesus hearing, saith unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are ill: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
And why dost thou look at the splinter in thy brother's eye, but takest no notice of the beam in thine own eye?
But he that hath any scruple, is condemned if he eat; because he doth it not with faith: and whatsoever is not of faith, is sin.
The woman saith unto Him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou the living water?
And Jesus replied and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
The woman answered, I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Thou hast said right, I have no husband:
And it came to pass on the second-sabbath after the first, that as He was passing through the corn-fields, his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and rubbed them in their hands and ate them.
Wherefore, my brethren, be the more diligent thus to make your calling and election sure; for if ye do these things ye shall never fall.
And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine on his journey is come to me,
Therefore said they unto Him, What should we do, that we may work the works approved of God?
to the praise of his glorious grace, whereby He hath made us acceptable in the Beloved:
hath made us alive in Christ, even when we were dead in trespasses, (for by grace ye are saved) and hath raised us up together,
So that thou art no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, an heir also of God through Christ.
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God.
Let him that stole steal no more; but rather let him labour, doing some good with his hands, that he may have something to bestow on him that hath need of it.
and to put on the new man, which according to the image of God is created in righteousness, and true holiness.
I direct therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without wrath and debate:
Let us therefore fear least a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of us should seem to fall short of it:
And I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who gave me ability for the work, that He accounted me faithful, having put me into the ministry,
and the second is like it, even this, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:" there is no other commandment greater than these.
Now I commend you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
At last he appeared to the eleven as they were sitting at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief, and hardness of heart; because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He was risen.
So, every one of you, that doth not give up all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.
Wherefore it is said, "When he ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."
For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of the left of these commandments, and thereby teach men so to do, he shall be esteemed very little in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do as well as teach them, he shall be accounted great in the kingdom of heaven.
Happy are they that do his commandments, so shall they have a right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.
And therefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one part of thee perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell:
And when He came to the other disciples, He saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes disputing with them.
even as Christ hath loved us, and given Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet perfume.
And going directly on board a ship with his disciples, He came into the parts of Dalmanutha:
but whosoever shall lay a stumbling-block in the way of one of these little ones, who believe in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hung on his neck, and that he were thrown into the sea.
Then the churches throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had rest, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord; and through the consolation of the holy Spirit were multiplied.
He who testifieth these things saith, I surely come quickly. Amen, even so come, Lord Jesus.
Now the law made some entrance, that the offence might appear to abound; but where sin abounded, grace hath superabounded; that as sin had reigned in death,
And He that sat upon the cloud put forth his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.
And I, when I came among you, brethren, came not with excellency of language, or of human wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God:
And when Jesus heard these things, He marvelled, and turning about, said to the multitude that followed Him, I declare unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel.
and whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; but whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
However rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice that your names are written in heaven.
But Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.
but when he came out he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and continued speechless:
that Thou wilt not leave my soul in the invisible state, nor suffer thine holy one to see corruption.
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother who walketh disorderly, and not according to the instruction which he received from us.
Now as to things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge about them. Knowledge however puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
The Lord therefore answered him and said, Thou hypocrite, does not any of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall and lead him away to watering?
If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye do know Him, and may be said to have seen Him.
but let us, who are of the day, be sober; putting on the breast-plate of faith and love, and for an helmet the hope of salvation.
was of the house and line of David) to be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was big with child.
And He led them out as far as to Bethany: and lifted up his hands and blessed them.
for the flesh desireth things contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit things contrary to the flesh: and these are opposite to each other; so that ye do not those things which ye would.
Again, ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
that ye may be the children of your heavenly Father; for He causeth his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain upon the just and the unjust.
and from the days of John the baptist to this time, the kingdom of heaven is as it were forced into, and the most pressing seize upon it with eagerness.
If any one speak, let it be as declaring the oracles of God: if any one minister, let it be as from the power which God affordeth him: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things saith He that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead:
And Jesus said unto them, Verily I tell you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon the twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel:
that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
Hear another parable, There was a certain man, a master of a family, that planted a vineyard, and made a fence about it, and put a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and travelled abroad.
For all the law is fulfilled in one precept, even in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Brethren, be imitators of me, and observe those that walk as ye have us for an example.
And I knew Him not: but He that sent me to baptize with water, said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, the same is he that baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.
and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do? for I have not room to lay up my corn.
not one newly converted, least being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
And fear came upon all the people: and many miracles and signs were wrought by the apostles.
And as they were going by the way, there was one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest:
Speak not against one another, my brethren; he that speaketh against his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accused them before our God day and night.
Now the sum of the things that have been said is this, that we have such an high-priest, who is sat down at the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens;
concerning which salvation the prophets, who prophesied of the grace to be conferred on you, enquired and diligently sought after it:
Then the high priest rose up, and all that were with him, (being of the sect of the sadducees,) and were filled with rage:
And he ordered the chariot to stop: and they both went down to the water, Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man, who takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.
And how I with-held nothing that was useful, but have declared it to you, and have taught you publicly and from house to house:
(Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling down on his face, burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out:
But not finding them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, these men that have turned the world upside down,
for they will excommunicate you: yea, the time is coming, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he offers an acceptable service to God.
whereas the gate is narrow, and the way troublesome, which leadeth into life, and few there be that find it.
Then Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord, may it be unto me according to thy word. So the angel departed from her.
And they were attentive to him, because he had for a considerable time astonished them by his magic arts.
Then was brought to Him a demoniac, who was blind and dumb; and he healed Him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw:
that cometh after me, but is preferred before me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
And in the evening, there came a rich man of Arimathea, whose name was Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus, and went to Pilate,
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
But Jesus said unto him, No one, that hath put his hand to the plough and looketh back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Who hath also fitted us to be ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.
but that which bringeth forth thorns and briars, is rejected and near to a curse, (whose end is burning) so are they.
And as he was on his journey, and came near to Damascus, suddenly there shone round about him a light from heaven;
And I fell at his feet to worship him: and he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow-servant, and a fellow-servant of thy brethren, that hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God. For the Spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus.
---I am indeed a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day.
And he said, "Brethren and fathers, hearken,---The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
But Jesus called them to Him, and said unto them, Ye know that those who rule among the Gentiles, lord it over them, and their grandees exercise authority upon them.
Jesus said unto them, If God were your father, ye would love me: for I came forth, and do come, from God; neither came I of myself, but He sent me.
But wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, nor suffer those that are entering to go in.
All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal Him.
I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead:
And immediately He obliged his disciples to get into the ship, and to go before Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the people:
and as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
And let him, that is instructed in the word, communicate in all good things to him that instructeth.
And when the manager of the feast had tasted the water which was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants, that drew the water, knew,) he called the bride-groom,
for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
And the glory which thou gavest me, I have given them: that they may be one, even as we are one.
I John, who am also your brother, and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me:
for if the rejecting of them be the reconciling of the world, what will the receiving them again be but life from the dead?
Now if any one come unto you, and bringeth not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, nor wish him success: for he,
For the time is coming when judgement is to begin at the house of God: and if at us first, what will be the end of those that obey not the gospel of God?
And suddenly there was a sound from heaven as of a strong rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land till the ninth hour.
for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also those, that sleep in Jesus, will God bring with Him.
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom Thou hast given me, for they are thine.
For as the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given also to the Son to have life in Himself.
who comes, through the efficacy of Satan, with all kind of lying power, and signs,
And with many other words did he press and exhort them, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.
And every day in the temple and from house to house they ceased not from teaching and preaching that Jesus was the Christ.
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they neither understand what they say, nor what things they assert.
and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of Him that created him.
But Jesus called them to Him and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Jesus therefore said unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am He, and that I do nothing of myself, but as my Father hath instructed me, I speak these things.
But He said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
And the devil taking Him up into an high mountain, shewed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant,
Then were brought to Him little children, that He might put his hands upon them, and bless them: and the disciples rebuked them;
I speak not of you all; I know whom I have chosen: but have done it that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me.
which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, He took our infirmities himself, and bore our diseases.
And the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Write not "The king of the Jews," but that "He said, I am king of the Jews."
Therefore said he to the multitudes that came to be baptised by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Then said Jesus to him, Put up thy sword into it's place; for they that take the sword shall perish by the sword:
saying, the Lord hath thus dealt with me in the days wherein he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes and contentions about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain:
and if any offend not in word, he is a compleat man, able to manage also the whole body.
But wo unto you pharisees, who tithe even your mint, and rue, and all your herbs, and pass by judgement and the love of God: these ought ye to practise and not to omit the others.
whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing ye rejoice with joy ineffable and full of glory; receiving the end of your faith,
And He commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is He who is appointed by God to be judge of the living and of the dead.
and make all men to see the communication of the mystery, which from the ages past hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ;
And there was given me a reed like a measuring rod; and the angel stood and said, Rise and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the extent of those that worship at it.
For as the sufferings for the sake of Christ abound on us, so our consolation by Christ doth also abound.
Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy:
And He said unto them as He was teaching them, Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes, and salutations in public-places,
And as soon as Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and Elisabeth was filled with the holy Spirit:
And herein I give my opinion: for this is to your advantage, who not only began to act, but also to be forward to it above a year ago.
But those mine enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Again the devil taketh Him to a very high mountain, and sheweth Him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;