Ye blind guides, which strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel.

that upon you may come all the righteous blood that was shed upon the earth: from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah the son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar:

But the wise answered, saying, 'Not so, lest there be not enough for us and you, but go rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.'

Then said Jesus unto them, "My soul is heavy even unto the death. Tarry ye here: and watch with me."

What shall it profit a man, if he should win all the world and lose his own soul?

Or else, what shall a man give, to redeem his soul again?

Jesus beheld him, and had a favour to him, and said unto him, "One thing is lacking unto thee. Go, and sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me, and take up thy cross on thee."

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.' This is the first commandment.

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the soul, and with all the strength. And to love a man's neighbor as himself, is a greater thing than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

And said unto them, "My soul is very heavy even unto the death, tarry here and watch."

And Mary said, "My soul magnifieth the Lord.

And moreover, the sword shall pierce thy soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be opened."

And he answered and said, "Thou shalt love thy Lord God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind: and thy neighbor as thyself."

"Therefore said the wisdom of God: I will send them prophets and apostles, and of them they shall slay and persecute:

and I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up in store for many years, take thine ease: eat, drink and be merry.'

But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'

Sell that ye have, and give alms. And make you bags, which wax not old, and treasure that faileth not in heaven, where no thief cometh, neither moth corrupteth.

Or those eighteen upon which the tower in Siloam fell and slew them: think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwell in Jerusalem?

When Jesus heard that, he said unto him, "Yet lackest thou one thing. Sell all that thou hast, and distribute it unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, and follow me."

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, saying unto them, 'Buy and sell till I come.'

Moreover, those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.'"

And he said to them, "But now he that hath a wallet let him take it up, and likewise his scrip. And he that hath no sword, let him sell his coat and buy one.

And he said unto them, "O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.

And his disciples remembered, how that it was written, "The zeal of thine house, hath even eaten me."

Howbeit, he that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

And therefore the Jews did persecute Jesus, and sought the means to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.

"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say, 'Father deliver me from this hour?' But therefore came I unto this hour.

because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt suffer thine holy to see corruption.

He saw before, and spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul should not be left in hell: neither his flesh should see corruption.

And fear came over every soul. And many wonders and signs were showed by the apostles.

For the time will come, that every soul which shall not hear that same prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.'

And the multitude of them that believed, were of one heart; And of one soul. Also, none of them said that any of the things which he possessed was his own: But had all things common.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on tree.

When they heard that, they clave asunder, and sought means to slay them.

and cast him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, named Saul.

Saul had pleasure in his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the congregation which was at Jerusalem, and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Jewry and Samaria, except the apostles.

But Saul made havoc of the congregation, entering into every house: and drew out both man and woman, and thrust them into prison.

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"

And Saul arose from the earth, and opened his eyes, but saw no man. Then led they him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

And the Lord said to him, "Arise, and go into the street which is called straight, and seek in the house of Judas after one called Saul of the city of Tarsus. For behold, he prayeth;

Ananias went his way and entered into the house and put his hands on him and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the holy ghost."

And received meat and was comforted. Then was Saul a certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

But Saul increased in strength; And confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus affirming that this was very Christ.

But their layings wait was known of Saul. And they watched at the gates day and night to kill him.

And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to couple himself with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him and believed not that he was a disciple.

and quit himself boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. And he spake and disputed with the Greeks; and they went about to slay him.

And we are witnesses of all things which he did in the land of the Jews and at Jerusalem: whom they slew, and hung on tree.

And I heard also a voice saying unto me, 'Arise Peter, slay and eat.'

Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul,

which thing they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

And Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their office, and took with them John, which was also called Mark.

There were at Antioch, in the congregation, certain prophets and teachers: as Barnabas and Symeon called Niger; And Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, Herod the tetrarch's nurse-fellow, and Saul.

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted; The holy ghost said, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work whereunto I have called them."

named Barjesus: which was with the ruler of the country, one Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. The same ruler called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

Then Saul, which also is called Paul, being full of the holy ghost, set his eyes on him, and said,

And after that they desired a king, and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

and there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria; He purposed to return through Macedonia.

And we found a ship ready to sail unto Phoenicia, and went aboard and set forth.

and I fell unto the earth, and heard a voice saying unto me, 'Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?'

came unto me, and stood and said unto me, 'Brother Saul, look up.' And that same hour I received my sight and saw him.

And when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also stood by, and consented unto his death and kept the raiment of them that slew him.'

When we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, 'Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the prick.'

When it was concluded that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, an under-captain of Caesar's soldiers.

And we entered into a ship of Adramyttium, and loosed from land, appointed to sail by the coasts of Asia: one Aristarchus out of Macedonia, of the country of Thessalonica, being with us.

And there the under-captain found a ship of Alexandria ready to sail into Italy, and put us therein,

saying, 'Fear not Paul, for thou must be brought before Caesar. And lo, God hath given unto thee all that sail with thee.'

And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bonds and hoisted up the main sail to the wind and drew to land.

tribulation and anguish, upon the soul of every man that doth evil. Of the Jew first: And also of the gentile.

And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness which is by faith: which faith he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that believe: though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also;

For sin took occasion by the means of the commandment and so deceived me, and by the selfsame commandment, slew me.

Let every soul submit himself unto the authority of the higher powers. For there is no power, but of God. The powers that be, are ordained of God.

These things, brethren, I have described in mine own person, and Apollos, for your sakes - that ye might learn by us that no man count of himself beyond that which is above written: that one swell not against another for any man's cause.

Some swell, as though I would come no more at you:

but I will come to you shortly, if God will, and will know not the words of them which swell, but the power.

And ye swell and have not rather sorrowed, that he which hath done this deed might be put from among you.

To speak of things dedicated unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth.

If I be not an apostle unto others, yet am I unto you. For the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

As it is written, "The first man Adam was made a living soul," and the last Adam was made a quickening spirit:

I call God for a record unto my soul, that for to favor you withal, I came not any more unto Corinth.

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, lawing, zeal, wrath, strife, sedition, sects,

And to reconcile both unto God in one body through his cross, and slew hatred thereby:

Only let your conversation be, as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may yet hear of you, that ye continue in one spirit, and in one soul laboring as we do to maintain the faith of the gospel,

The very God of peace sanctify you throughout. And I pray God that your whole spirit, soul, and body, be kept faultless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

He may not be a young scholar, lest he swell and fall into the judgment of the evil speaker.

But the sure ground of God remaineth, and hath this seal: the Lord knoweth them that are his, and let every man that calleth on the name of Christ, depart from iniquity.

One being of themselves, which was a poet of their own said, "The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and slow bellies."

for the word of God is quick, and mighty in operation, and sharper than any two edged sword: and entereth through, even unto the dividing asunder of the soul and the spirit and of the joints, and the marrow: and judgeth the thoughts and the intents of the heart.

which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast. Which hope also entereth in, into those things which are within the veil,

But the just shall live by faith. And if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

We are not which withdraw ourselves unto damnation, but pertain to faith, to the winning of the soul.

Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.

Go to now, ye that say, "Today and tomorrow let us go into such a city and continue there a year and buy, and sell, and win,"

let the same know, that he which converted the sinner from going astray out of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide the multitude of sins. {Here ends the General Epistle of James}

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers, and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which fight against the soul,

For he being righteous and dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds -

and not be as Cain, which was of the devil and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? For his own deeds were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Wellbeloved, I wish in all things that thou prosperedest and faredest well, even as thy soul prospereth.

And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, "Come and see."

And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, "Come and see." And I beheld, and lo, a black horse: and he that sat on him, had a pair of balances in his hand.