For God hath not given us the Spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and sobriety.

For which cause also I suffer these things: yet I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have trusted, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him, until that day.

The Lord give mercy to the family of Onesiphorus; for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

Remember Jesus Christ of the seed of David, raised from the dead according to my gospel; For which I endure affliction even unto bonds,

Therefore I suffer all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is through Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

But avoid profane empty babblings; for they will increase to more ungodliness.

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, consecrated and fit for the master's use, prepared for every good work.

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, arrogant, proud, evil-speakers,

From these also turn away. For of these are they who creep into houses, and captivate silly women laden with sins, led away by various desires,

But they shall proceed no farther; for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.

All scripture is inspired of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;

For the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine, but will heap to themselves teachers, according to their own desires, having itching ears.

For I am now ready to be offered up, and the time of my departure is at hand.

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous judge will render me in that day, and not to me only, but to all them likewise that have loved his appearing.

For Demas hath forsaken me, loving the present world, and is gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with thee, for he is profitable to me for service.

Of whom be thou also aware; for he hath greatly withstood our words.

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom; to whom be the glory for ever, and ever.

For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest set in order the things which remain, and ordain elders in every city, as I appointed thee:

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not passionate, not given to wine, no striker, not desirous of filthy gain:

For there are many unruly vain-talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision,

Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of filthy gain.

For the saving grace of God hath appeared to all men,

Looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God, even our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work:

For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, inslaved to various desires and pleasures, living in wickedness and envy, hateful, hating one another:

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

When I shall send Artemas or Tychicus to thee, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis; for I have determined to winter there.

And let ours also learn to excell in good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

I beseech thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus, Who was formerly unprofitable to thee,

And perhaps for this end was he separated for a season, that thou mightest have him for ever;

Withal prepare me also a lodging; for I trust I shall be given to you through your prayers.

For to which of the angels did he ever say, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

But unto the Son, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness:

Are they not all ministring spirits, sent forth to serve for them who shall inherit salvation?

For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence:

For he hath not subjected to the angels the world to come, whereof we speak.

But we see Jesus crowned with glory and honour, for the suffering of death, who was made a little lower than the angels, that by the grace of God he might taste death for every man.

For it became him for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the captain of their salvation through sufferings.

For both he that sanctifieth, and all they that are sanctified, are of one; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name to my brethren;

And deliver them, as many as through fear of death, were all their life-time subject to bondage.

For verily he taketh not hold of angels, but he taketh hold of the seed of Abraham.

For in that he hath suffered, being tempted himself, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

For this person was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he that hath builded it hath more honour than the house.

And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of the things, which were to be afterwards spoken:

(For we are made partakers of Christ, if

For who, when they had heard, provoked God?

Let us therefore fear, lest a promise being left us of entring into his rest, any of us should altogether come short of it.

For unto us hath the gospel been preached as well as unto them; but the word heard did not profit them, not being mixt with faith in those that heard it.

For we that have believed, do enter into the rest; as he said, I have sworn in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest, though the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

For he saith thus in a certain place, of the seventh day, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works: And in this again, They shall not enter into my rest.

For if Joshua had given them the rest, he would not have afterward spoken of another day.

There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God.

For he that hath entered into his rest, hath himself also ceased from his works, as God did from his.

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder both of the soul and spirit, both of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

let us hold fast our profession, For we have not an high-priest who cannot sympathize with our infirmities, but who was in all points tempted like as we are: yet without sin.

For every high priest being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

And because hereof it behoveth him, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins.

As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedeck:

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again, which are the first principles of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat.

For every one that useth milk is unexperienced in the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.

For it is impossible for those who were once inlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and been made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh often upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whom it is tilled, receiveth blessing from God.

For God is not unrighteous, to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater,

For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.

That by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled to lay hold on the hope set before us:

Whither Jesus our fore-runner is entered for us, made an high-priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek.

For this Melchisedek king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him,

For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedek met him.

If then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law) what farther need was there that another priest should rise, after the order of Melchisedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

For the priesthood being changed, there is also necessarily a change of the law.

For he of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man attended on the altar.

For it is evident, that our Lord sprang out of Judah, of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning the priesthood.

And it is still far more evident, because another priest is raised up, after the likeness of Melchidek, Who was made not after the law of a carnal commandment,

For it is testified, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedek.

For verily there is a disannulling of the preceding commandment, for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did, by which we draw nigh to God.

And in as much as not without an oath he was made priest: (For those priests were made without an oath,

but this with an oath, by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedek:)

But this, because he continueth for ever, hath a priesthood that passeth not away.

Wherefore he is able also, to save them to the uttermost who come to God thro' him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

For such an high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens:

Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, then for those of the people: for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself.

For the law maketh men high priests that have infirmity; but the word of the oath which was since the law, maketh the son, who is consecrated for evermore.

For every high priest is ordained to offer up gifts and sacrifices; whence it was necessary, that this also should have somewhat to offer.

For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, there being priests that offer gifts, according to the law,

Who serve after the pattern and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle; for, saith he, See thou make all things according to the pattern which was shewed thee on the mount.

For if the first had been faultless, no place would have been sought for a second.

For finding fault with them he saith, Behold the days come, saith the Lord, when I will finish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.

And they shall not teach every one his neighbour, and every one his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least to the greatest.

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

For there was a tabernacle prepared, the first, in which was the candlestick, and the table, and the shew-bread; which is called The holy place.

But into the second, only the high-priest once a year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself and the errors of the people:

Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, which could not perfect the worshiper as to his conscience,

not made with hands, that is, not of this building, And not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, entered in once for all into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.