And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they might nourish her there a thousand two hundred and sixty days.

but sinners to repentance.

And I assure you, there were many widows in Israel, in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, and there was a great famine through all the land;

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

but He that cometh from heaven, is above all: and what He hath seen and heard, this He testifieth: and yet scarce any one receiveth his testimony.

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

(for this Life was manifested, and we saw it; and we testify and declare unto you that eternal Life, which was with the Father,

keeping in memory the unfeigned faith, that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice: and I am persuaded that it dwells in thee also;

But do thou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, piety, fidelity, love, patience, meekness.

And what if God, though resolved to shew his displeasure at last, and to make known his power, yet bore with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction?

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

brought an alabaster-box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind Him, weeping, and washed his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

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

And when I began to speak, the holy Spirit fell on them, even as it did upon us at the beginning.

Him God raised up the third day, and gave Him to be seen openly; not to all the people,

And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the holy Spirit.

For He hath not subjected to angels the world to come, of which we speak.

And when Simon saw that the holy Spirit was given by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,

And those on stony-ground are such as when they hear, receive the word with joy; but have no root, and so believe only for a while, and in the time of trial fall away.

And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was very urgent in spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.

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

making void the word of God by your tradition,. And many such like things ye do.

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

for I have five brethren; that he may testify to them my misery, least they also come into this place of torment.

and with them Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.

And therefore the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute:

Jesus saith unto him, It is as thou hast said: and I tell you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

And when He was nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, He sent two of his disciples,

the Son of man is come eating and drinking like other men, and ye call Him a gluttonous man and a wine bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners.

for there are many called, but few approved.

And the disciples came to Him and said, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?

So then by their fruits ye will know them.

who appeared in glory, and spake of his exit, which He was to make at Jerusalem.

being filled with all injustice, lewdness, wickedness, covetousness, malignity; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and every evil habit; whisperers,

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

Let no one deprive you of your reward by an affected humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into what he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind;

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

A dissension therefore arising, and Paul and Barnabas having no small dispute with them, it was resolved that Paul and Barnabas, and some others, should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem about this question.

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen, is not hope; for what any one sees, how doth he yet hope for?

in the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring hath visited us from on high,

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with great joy at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore my joy is complete.

But the hireling, that is not the true shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf seizeth them, and disperseth the sheep.

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

an angel of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them, and they were greatly terrified:

Erastus staid at Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick at Miletus.

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

And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.

and I appoint you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me:

and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

but returned and prepared spices and perfumes; and then rested on the sabbath-day, according to the commandment.

and the Son of man is going indeed as was determined; but wo to that man by whom He is betrayed.

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

And one of them, perceiving that he was healed, returned, with a loud voice glorifying God:

And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, as Elias did?

And on one of those days as He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes and elders came upon Him, saying,

and behold, they brought to Him one that had the palsy laid on a couch: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Take heart my son, for thy sins are forgiven thee.

but He replied and said unto them, This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:

And when they were come to the multitude, there came to Him a man kneeling down and saying,

And as they were going to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them and said, God save you. And they drew near and embraced his feet, and worshipped Him.

Then if any shall say to you, Behold here is the Messiah, or there; believe it not:

Salt is useful, but if the salt become insipid, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt therefore in yourselves, and as a proof of it be at peace one with another.

and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

So the tongue is a small part of the body, yet boasteth great things. Behold how much fuel a little fire kindleth!

that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

Thrice I have been beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I have been shipwrecked, and was a night and a day on the deep:

I know both how to be abased, and how to abound: in every place, and in all conditions I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, to abound and to be in want.

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

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

According to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be put to shame in nothing; but that with all freedom of speech, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

for there is no respect of persons with God.

And the resemblance of the locusts was like horses prepared for war; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces as the faces of men.

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up and inflamed the minds of the Gentiles against the brethren.

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

And they went into the sepulchre and saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white robe; and they were affrighted:

And he had four daughters virgins, that were prophetesses.

heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou understand what thou readest?

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

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

And He could do no miracle there, only laying his hands on a few sick people He healed them;

and Jesus, being moved with compassion, stretched out his hand and touched him, and saith unto Him, I will;

And He said unto them, No doubt ye will apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure thyself, and do here in thy own country what we have heard were done at Capernaum."

And unless those days be shortened, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.

And He said unto them, This kind cannot be cast out, but by prayer and fasting.

But he that endures to the end, shall be saved:

in hope that they also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Give due honor to all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead, that die in the Lord, from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labors and their works do follow them.

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

as said one of themselves, a prophet of their own, "The Cretans are always liars, mischievous beasts, sluggish gluttons."

I do not frustate the grace of God: for if righteousness be by the law, then Christ died in vain.

And there was given him a mouth speaking great and blasphemous things, and power was given him to make war forty two months.

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

for one believeth that he may eat any food; another, who is weak, liveth upon herbs.

And they had a king over them, the angel of the bottomless pit; whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue Apollyon.

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

For every high-priest taken from among men, is appointed for the sake of men in things relating to God, that he may offer gifts and sacrifices for sins:

but was yea in Him, (for all the promises of God are in Him yea, and in Him amen,) to the glory of God by us:

but thus hath God accomplished those things which He had foretold by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer.

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

and some thing descending to him, like a great sheet tied at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

And when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

for they can die no more, being like the angels: and they are the children of God as being the children of the resurrection.

(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:

And behold a woman in the city, that was a sinner, when she knew that He was at table in the pharisee's house,

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

Therefore when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed indeed two days in the place where He was:

wherefore Paul was desirous that he should go forth with him, and took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And after the sop Satan entred into him. Then Jesus saith unto him, What thou dost, do quickly.

The Jews then murmured about Him; because He said, I am the bread that came down from heaven.

he fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, Lord, depart from me, for I am a sinful man;

that in seeing they may see and not perceive, and in hearing they may hear and not understand, least they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.

Then saith the woman unto Him, I know that the Messiah, that is to say the Christ, is coming; and when He comes, He will tell us all things.

And yet behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is at table with me:

He hath supported Israel his servant,

but if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then certainly the kingdom of God is come unto you.

and on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father:

But as to the dead, that they are raised, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him in the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

Therefore be not afraid, ye are of more worth than many sparrows.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,

Verily I tell you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith they may blaspheme:

to the Jews indeed a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness; but to them that are called,

so do, and acquaint them that the end of that charge is charity, out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned:

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

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

and wonders, and with all iniquitous fraud, among those that shall perish; because they received not the love of the truth, by which they might be saved.

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

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead by which we were bound, that we might serve God in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

And therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, that so the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and slew those who prophesied concerning the coming of that righteous One, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers;

are come hither also, and Jason has privately received them. And they all act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, there is another king, one Jesus.

and Esaias positively affirms, "I was found of them that sought me not, I was made manifest to them that asked not after me:"

Then entred Satan into Judas who was surnamed Iscariot, one of the twelve.

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

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

And Jesus raised his voice, and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me only, but on Him that sent me:

and after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, attending to them and asking them questions.

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

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

And the chief priests likewise scoffing at Him among themselves, with the scribes, said, He saved others, Himself He cannot save: let Christ,

Peter therefore went out, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

Then He spake a parable to them, That no one putteth a piece of new cloth upon an old garment: otherwise, the new maketh a rent, and doth not match the old:

And when Jesus came to Peter's house. He saw his wife's mother lying ill of a fever:

Now at the feast he used to release to them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired:

it is sufficient sure for the disciple that he be treated as his master, and the servant as his lord. If then they call the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?

that He might prepare it for Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and unblameable.

he that distributeth, let him do it with integrity: he that presideth, with diligence: he that sheweth mercy, with chearfulness.

and turn away their attention from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

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

If therefore ye be dead with Christ from the elements of the world; why, as if living in the world, are ye subject to ceremonial ordinances,

And that which fell among thorns, are those who when they have heard the word go away and are choked with the cares and riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, These things saith the Son of God, who hath eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass; I know thy works,

Take heed to thyself, and to thy doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this, thou wilt both save thyself and those that hear thee.

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

And I turned to see the voice that spake to me: and when I turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of truth, that is the gospel;

but he, whose pedigree is not reckoned among them, took tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them: and that rock was an emblem of Christ.

For a married woman is bound by the law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband die, she is discharged from the law of her husband.

But the unbelieving Jews being filled with envy, collected some loose profligate fellows, and making a tumult set all the city in an uproar: and assaulting Jason's house, they sought for them in order to bring them out to the populace.

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

And while they were in perplexity about it, behold, two men stood by them in shining robes.

But they who are counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

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

Festus therefore, being come into the province, after three days went up from Cesarea to Jerusalem.

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

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

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land to make a proselyte, and when he is gained, ye make him more the child of hell than yourselves.

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

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

And while He was yet speaking, behold, Judas one of the twelve came, and with him a great number, with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people:

(And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour.) And he saith to the Jews, Behold your king. But they cried out,

(and a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many hearts may be discovered.

and therefore the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.

who shall be punished with everlasting destruction, by the presence of the Lord and by his glorious power:

being afflicted on every side, but not oppressed; perplexed, but not in despair;

And he was permitted to make war upon the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over every tribe, and tongue, and nation.

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 hidden manna: and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth, but He that receiveth it.

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

I never owned you, depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.

And if thine eye cause thee to offend, cast it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire;

And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted:

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

Where then is boasting? it is excluded: by what law? of works? no: but by the law of faith.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, If any one keep my word, he shall never see death.

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

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was permitted to live by himself with the soldier that had him in custody.

This, I say, is the third time I am coming to you: and at the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

But I say again, Did not Israel know this? when first Moses saith, "I will move you to jealousy by those who are not a people, I will provoke you to anger by a foolish nation:"

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

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

for the kingdom of God consisteth not in speech, but in power.

Pilate therefore saith unto Him, Dost thou not speak to me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

For I assure you that in the whole human race there hath not risen a greater than John the baptist: though the lest in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he:

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

And then the wicked one shall be detected, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth, and abolish by the brightness of his coming:

and knowing the grace which was given to me; James, and Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars of the church, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go to the gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

But when Jesus heard these things He said unto him, Thou yet wantest one thing, Sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

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

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

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

Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

This is He that came by water and by blood, even Jesus the Messiah; not with water only, but with water and blood: and of this the Spirit beareth witness, for the Spirit is truth.

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

And I persecuted those of this persuasion even unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and trials which befel me by the ambushes of the Jews.

or lands for my sake and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold: now in this time indeed, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands with persecutions; but in the world to come life everlasting.

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh thus, "Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven, (that is, to bring Christ down) or,

What shall we say then? that the Gentiles, who sought not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith;

Who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an understanding man: who calling for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.

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

But the Lord said unto him, ye pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness.

And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbiding to give tribute to Cesar; saying, that He himself is Christ the king.

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

And He said, Take heed that ye be not deceived; for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and the time is near: but do not therefore go after them.

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

Therefore they said to him, How were thine eyes opened?

But Peter arose and ran to the sepulchre; and stooping down he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves: and he went away, wondering in himself at what had happened.

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

But Pilate said to the chief priests, and to the people, I find nothing criminal in this man.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith but as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe in Him. And even they that were crucified with Him, reviled Him.

I tell you, tho' he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend: yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

Wo unto you when all men speak well of you; for their fathers did the same to the false prophets.

and the graves opened, and many bodies of departed saints arose,

But Jesus cried out again with a loud voice; and then gave up the ghost.

and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he might deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years be finished: and then he must be loosed for a little time.

to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

having a form of godliness, but strangers to the power of it: from such turn away.

and if any one take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things that are written in this book.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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

for a demonstration, I say, of his righteousness at this time: that He might be just, and the justifier of him, that believeth in Jesus.

and whatsoever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

And he gathered them together into a place called in Hebrew Armageddon.

And to them was given power, not to kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it striketh a man.

and with them the workmen they employed about such things, and said, My friends, ye know that by this employment we get our wealth.

He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea-side: he shall tell thee what thou must do.

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

for if I grieve you, who is it that maketh me glad, but he that is grieved by me?

And a young man named Eutychus, who sat in a window, falling into a deep sleep, as Paul was discoursing for a long time, sunk down and fell from the third story, and was taken up dead.

Besides, what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why then are they baptized for the dead?

"Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and vanish; for I do a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though any one should declare it unto you."

And now, brethren, I know that ye did it through ignorance, as did also your rulers:

Therefore when he was risen from the dead,

who received the law by the ministration of angels, and yet have not kept it.

Whereupon that disciple whom Jesus loved, saith to Peter, "It is the Lord." Then Simon Peter perceiving that it was the Lord, girded on his coat, (for he was stript,) and threw himself into the sea;

And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross: and there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Nathaniel replied, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the king of Israel.

or the day before the sabbath,) Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counsellor, who also was expecting the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

Now when an impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders through dry desert places, seeking rest, and findeth none:

saying, Tell us when these things shall be, and what shall be the sign when all these things are to be accomplished.

the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Booz, the son of Salmon,

And as they were going along they met with a man of Cyrene, whose name was Simon; and forced him to carry the cross.

And as they departed, Jesus took occasion to say to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken by the wind?

Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was surnamed Thaddeus;

And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four animals, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb, as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

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

for as He himself hath suffered, in being tempted, He is able to succour those that are tempted.

And he was permitted to give life to the image of the beast, that it might both speak, and cause all those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain.

For they are willingly ignorant of this, that by the Word of God the heavens were made of old, and the earth too from the water, and subsisting on the water.

By faith they passed through the Red-sea, as by dry land, which the Egyptians attempting to do were drowned.

and spake boldly, disputing with them for the space of three months, and persuading them of the things concerning the kingdom of God.

For the mystery of iniquity is already working, only there is one that hindreth till he be taken out of the way.

Now by saying, a new covenant, He hath antiquated the first: and what is antiquated, and groweth old, is near it's exit.

My little children, of whom I do as it were travail in birth again,

Let as many as are servants under the yoke account their own masters worthy of all honor; that the name of God and his doctrine may not be blasphemed:

And on the sabbath-day we went out of the city to a river-side, where there used to be prayer: and we sat down and preached to the women that resorted thither.

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

Then the commanding officer came near and took him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and inquired, who he was, and what he had done.

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

What shall we say then? Is there injustice in God?

and He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it:

And they watched Him and sent out spies, pretending to be righteous men, to lay hold of his words, that they might deliver Him up to the power and authority of the governor.

I protest by your rejoicing, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I am even dying daily.

Now as soon as we had parted from them, and set sail, we came in a strait course to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara.

And through faith in his name, hath strengthened this man, whom ye see and know: his name, I say, and saith in Him, hath wrought this perfect cure before you all.

For the bread of God is that which descendeth from heaven, and giveth life to the world.

And the pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things; and derided Him.

Upon which Jesus, who knew all that was coming upon Him, went forth and said unto them, Whom do ye seek? They answered Him, Jesus the Nazarene.

And there followed Him a great multitude of people, and of women, who also bewailed and lamented Him: but Jesus turning to them said,

And when they bring you before the synagogues, and magistrates, and powers, be not solicitous how or what defence to make, or what to say:

And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people, and chief-priests, and scribes, assembled together, and ordered Him up into their council:

And when they found Him on the other side of the Sea, they said unto Him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

saying, Blessed be the king that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!

which shall not be discovered; nor hidden which shall not be known.

Hear me all of you, and understand, There is nothing without a man, which entring into him can defile him: but the things proceeding from him are those which defile a man.

But that ye may know, that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,

For that is not a good tree which produceth bad fruit, nor is the tree bad, which produceth good fruit:

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand: and in confirmation of your doctrine heal the sick,

And the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a great multitude met Him:

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things that were done by Him; and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead;

And as soon as it was morning all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, how to get Him executed:

Whence also it is said in scripture, Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner-stone, choice and precious: and he that confideth on it shall not be ashamed.

For if I preach the gospel, yet I have no ground for boasting; because I am under necessity to do it: and wo is me if I do not preach the Gospel.

Salute Priscilla and Aquila my fellow-laborers in Christ Jesus:

Wo unto you interpreters of the law; for ye have taken away the key of knowledge, ye entered not in yourselves, and those that were entering in, ye hindered.

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

And Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. And that other disciple being known to the high priest went in with Jesus into the high-priest's hall.

And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour:

(but when they looked up, they saw that the stone was rolled away,) for it was a very great one.

since He that sanctifieth, and they that are sanctified, are all of one. For which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren,

So the two disciples went away again to their own company.

Thomas saith unto Him, Lord, we know not whither thou art going, and how can we know the way?

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and preserve you from the evil one.

But whosoever keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: and by this we know that we are in Him.

But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou a wild-olive wert grafted in among them, and art made a partaker together with them of the root and fatness of the olive; boast not against the branches:

And when they were safe on shore, they understood, that the island was called Melita.

Then Saul, who also is called Paul, being filled with the holy Spirit, and looking earnestly at him,

And herein was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

but immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and being devoured by worms he died.

or on his hand, he also shall drink of the wine of God's indignation poured forth without mixture, in the cup of his wrath; and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.

but in every thing approving ourselves as the ministers of God; by much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits,

But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is nowhere less honoured, than in his own country, and among his relations, and his own family.

But He frequently retired into solitary places, and prayed.

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

And they that conducted Paul attended him to Athens: and receiving an order to Silas and Timothy, to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.

And Judas and Silas being prophets also themselves, exhorted and established: the brethren by many discourses.

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God almighty; just and true are thy ways, O king of saints: who should not fear thee,

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other thinks he hath whereof to trust in the flesh, I more:

being recommended to the grace of God.

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

yet I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother there; but taking my leave of them, I went away into Macedonia.

And the ten horns, which thou sawest, are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but shall receive power as kings for a limited time with the beast.

saying, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests, and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles;

And He rose and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still; and the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

and not to her only; but Rebecca also being with child by our father Isaac,

yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them by: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon."

and when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

If then we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged:

And He spake this parable, A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, but found none.

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

But profane and groundless fables reject, and exercise thyself unto godliness.

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

And when ye hear of wars, and rumors of wars, be not troubled; for such things must happen; but the end will not be yet.

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

The nations were enraged, but thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and to give a reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to those that fear thy name, small and great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth.

And admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be of a patient spirit towards all.

And after they had fixed Him to the cross, they parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God might be manifested in him.

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

Then Paul stood up, and made a sign with his hand, and said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

and Salathiel begat Zorobabel, and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,

And He saith unto them, My Soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death, stay here and watch.

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

And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery: to whom Paul went in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

ye yourselves like men waiting for their lord's return from a wedding, that they may immediately open the door to him, when he comes and knocks.

Another parable spake He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like leaven, which a woman took and put into a large quantity of dough, till the whole was leavened.

for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that revileth father or mother, let him be put to death:

And Paul having gathered together a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came out a viper from the heat, and fastened on his hand.

And as he was speaking, lo a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.

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

But Jesus hearing them, said unto them, They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill: go therefore and learn what that means,

But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering them in her heart.

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

knowing this, that a law does not lie against a righteous person, but against the lawless and unruly, the impious and wicked, the unholy and profane,

but they do all their works to be seen by men; they make their phylacteries broad, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,

Then began He to upbraid the cities, in which most of his miracles were wrought; because they did not repent.

And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this man was righteous.

Whoever shall receive one of these little children in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me only, but Him that sent me.

And this he did for two years; so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord Jesus.

For then they would have ceased to be offered, because the sacrificers, being once purified, would no longer retain any consciousness of sins.

And when this corruptible shall be clothed with incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory."

Then Jesus lifted up his eyes, and seeing a great multitude come to Him, saith to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that these people may eat?

Then delivered he Him therefore unto them to be crucified.

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

having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that He might form the two into one new man, in Himself, so making peace;

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

But leave the outer court of the temple, and measure it not, for it is given to the gentiles: and they shall trample on the holy city forty two months.

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

And he said unto them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into the baptism of John.

The Jews therefore that were with her in the house to comfort her, seeing Mary that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She is going to the grave to weep there.

Watch, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the body is weak.

How can ye believe, who receive applause from each other, and the glory which is from God only, ye seek not?

And they went into a house, and the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat.

Then a dispute rose among them, which of them should be greatest.

for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast provided in the sight of all people,

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

And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us with joy.

If all things be lawful for me, yet all things are not expedient: all things may be lawful for me, but all things do not edify.

So that he who resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive condemnation.

for our God is a consuming fire.

If therefore any one purify himself from these corruptions, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified and fitted for the Master's use, being prepared for every good work.

Nay but, O man, who art thou, that disputest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?

And Pilate asked Him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And He answered him and said, I am as thou sayest.

If ye know that He is righteous, ye know that every one, who practiseth righteousness, is born of Him.

and because iniquity shall abound,

But Jesus answered them and said, Beware least any one deceive you:

And the people stood looking on, and even the rulers also with them derided Him, saying, He saved others, let Him save Himself, if He be the Christ the chosen of God.

but I tell you, that many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;

And he called him, and said unto him, What is this I hear of thee? give up the accounts of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was enlightened with his glory.

So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will cast thee out of my mouth:

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he followeth not thee with us.

Pilate saith unto Him, What is truth? And as soon as he had spoke, he went out again to the Jews,

And he came out that instant. And when her masters saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the court to the magistrates.

for he that would save his life shall lose it; but he that would lose his life for my sake shall find it.

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

In your patience therefore possess your souls.

But He answered them, In the evening ye say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red:

So Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples, that she had seen the Lord, and that He had said these things to her.

And Jesus said, I am come into this world to execute judgement; that they who see not, may see; and that they who say they see, may be made blind.

who devour widows houses, and for a shew of religion make long prayers: these shall receive the heavier judgement.

and ordered them to take nothing for their journey, but a staff only; no bag, nor bread, nor money in their purse:

And mind what ye hear: for with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you; and more shall be imparted to you that are observant:

And He spake a parable to them, Behold the fig-tree,

so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases lest them, and evil spirits went out of them.

being apprised of it they fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the adjacent country:

Beware of those that are like dogs, beware of evil doers, beware of the concision.

For Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him.

and again I tell you, It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

And now send men to Joppa, and fetch hither one Simon, whose sirname is Peter.

And the tempter came to Him and said, If thou art the Son of God, command these stones to become bread:

And when Jesus saw Nathaniel coming towards Him, He saith concerning him, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile."

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

thy cousin Elisabeth also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren;

Now ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant, which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed:"

And I have made known to them thy name, and will farther make it known; that the love wherewith Thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I also in them.

Whereas Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, did not presume to bring against him a railing accusation, but said, "The Lord rebuke thee."

(for I am conscious to myself of nothing; though I am not hereby justified;) but He that judgeth me is the Lord.

Now Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two that heard what John said, and thereupon followed Jesus.

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

And they asked him, What then? art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou a prophet? and he answered, No.

And as we abode there several days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet named Agabus:

But Elymas the magician (for so his name signifies) withstood them endeavouring to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

They therefore, being brought forward on their way by the church, passed through Phenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of the Gentiles: and they gave great joy to all the brethren.

saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at lest in this thy day, the things relating to thy peace--- but now they are hid from thine eyes.