"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,"

then he adds, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more."

but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries.

How much severer punishment do you think a man will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as an unclean thing the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people."

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

"For yet in a very little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.

And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,

Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also heaven."

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for God will judge the immoral and adulterous.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you."

So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this with joy, and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

You should know that our brother Timothy has been released, with whom I will see you if he comes soon.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,

and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.

For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls and its beauty is destroyed. So will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, for when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

But one who looks intently into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but a doer that acts, this man will be blessed in what he does.

For judgment will be without mercy to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

Look at the ships also; though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit."

Yet you do not know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that."

Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.

and the prayer offered in faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

let him know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, kept in heaven for you,

For it stands in scripture: "Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and he who believes in him will not be put to shame."

For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with honor as the weaker partner, since you are joint heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

For it is better to suffer for doing right, if that should be God's will, than for doing wrong.

so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human lusts, but for the will of God.

but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

For this reason the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they might live in the spirit according to the will of God.

For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

And "if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?"

Therefore, let those who suffer according to God's will do right and entrust their souls to a faithful Creator.

shepherd the flock of God that is under your care, serving as overseersnot under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you.

Therefore, brethren, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall;

so there will be an entrance richly provided for you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.

since I know that the putting aside of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

And I will see to it that after my departure you will be able at any time to call these things to mind.

And we have the prophetic word made more sure, and you will do well to pay attention to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

for no prophecy was ever made by the act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

And many will follow their licentiousness, and because of them the way of truth will be reviled.

And in their greed they will exploit you with false words; from long ago their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not been asleep.

But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and killed, reviling in matters of which they are ignorant, will be destroyed in the same destruction with them,

First of all you must understand this, that scoffers will come in the last days, with scoffing, following their own lusts

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with fire, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by fire, and the elements will melt with intense heat!

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

Let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.

And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he will ask, and God will give him life for those whose sin is not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that.

because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:

grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love.

and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping against us with evil words. And not satisfied with that, he refuses himself to welcome the brethren, and also stops those who want to welcome them and puts them out of the church.

I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.

wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

they said to you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly lusts."

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. Even so. Amen.

Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place after this.

Remember then from where you have fallen, repent and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.'

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful even until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.'

Repent therefore, or else I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone which no one knows except him who receives it.'

So I will cast her on a sickbed, and I will throw those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her ways.

And I will strike her children dead. And all the churches shall know that I am he who searches minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works.

But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I will not lay upon you any other burden;

He who overcomes, and keeps my works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations

just as I also have received from my Father; and I will give him the morning star.

Remember therefore what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come upon you.

He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lielook, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and know that I have loved you.

Because you have kept my command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall never go out of it. And I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God. And I will write on him my new name.

So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spit you out of my mouth.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

To him who overcomes, I will grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.

After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the voice, which I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this."

"You are worthy, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created."