For it is written: Abraham had two sons, the one out of the slave-woman, and one out of the free woman.

for us to be to the praise of His glory, who previously had trusted in Christ;

among whom we also had our way of life in times past, in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

For he longed after you all and was full of heaviness, because you had heard that he had been sick.

For indeed he was sick, coming near death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect, but I am pressing on, if I may lay hold of that for which I also was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

For they themselves witness what kind of entrance we had to you, even how you turned from idols to God in order to serve the living and true God,

For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed you,

Since then the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise partook of the same; that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death (that is, the Devil),

For some, when they had heard, did provoke; however, not all who came out of Egypt by Moses.

But with whom was He grieved forty years? Was it not with those who had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

For also we have had the gospel preached, as well as them. But the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.

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

For Jesus, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong cryings and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared,

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

For if that first covenant had been without fault, then no place would have been sought for the second.

Then truly the first tabernacle had also ordinances of divine service and an earthly sanctuary.

having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid all around with gold, in which was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

But when Christ had become a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building

For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the Law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

For then would they not have ceased to be offered? Because the worshipers, when they had been once for all purged, would have had no more conscience of sin.

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have had no pleasure.

But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right of God,

The Holy Spirit also is a witness to us; for after He had said before,

By faith Enoch was translated so as not to see death, and he was not found, because God had translated him; for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

By faith also Sarah herself received strength to conceive seed and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged Him who had promised to be faithful.

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from which they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

By faith Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. And he who had received the promises offered up his only-begotten son,

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed seven days.

By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace.

And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings; yes, more, of bonds and imprisonments.

for God had provided some better thing for us, that they should not be made perfect without us.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

And in the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she had received the messengers and had sent them out another way?

but had reproof of his lawbreaking, a dumb ass speaking in a man's voice, held back the madness of the prophet.

Brothers, I do not write a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the Word which you have heard from the beginning.

And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

I had many things to write, but I will not write to you with pen and ink,

Having made all haste to write to you about the common salvation, beloved, I had need to write to you to exhort you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.

And He had seven stars in His right hand, and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword. And His face was like the sun shining in its strength.

And around the throne I saw twenty-four thrones. And on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white clothing. And they had crowns of gold on their heads.

And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle.

And each one of the four living creatures had six wings about him, and within being full of eyes. And they had no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was and is and is to come.

And I looked, and lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, amidst the elders, a Lamb stood, as if it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having harps and golden vials full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

And I saw. And behold a white horse! And he sitting on it had a bow. And a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering and to conquer.

And when He had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, Come and see.

And when He had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, Come and see. And I looked, and lo, a black horse. And he sitting on it had a balance in his hand.

And when He had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, Come and see.

And when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they held.

And when He had opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake. And the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.

Out of the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand had been sealed. Out of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand had been sealed. Out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand had been sealed.

Out of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand had been sealed. Out of the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand had been sealed. Out of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand had been sealed.

Out of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand had been sealed. Out of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand had been sealed. Out of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand had been sealed.

Out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand had been sealed. Out of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand had been sealed. Out of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand had been sealed.

And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

And they had hairs like the hairs of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.

And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron. And the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

And they had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails. And their authority was to hurt men five months.

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

saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, Loose the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.

And he had a little book open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the earth.

And he cried with a loud voice, like a lion roaring. And when he had cried, seven thunders spoke their sounds.

And I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it up. And it was sweet as honey in my mouth, and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter.

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

And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. And it had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.

And it deceives those dwelling on the earth, because of the miracles which were given to it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who had the wound by a sword and lived.

And another angel came out from the altar, who had authority over fire. And he spoke with a great cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe.

And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire. And those who had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

And the first went and poured out his vial on the earth. And a bad and grievous sore fell on the men who had the mark of the beast, and on those who worshiped his image.

And one of the seven angels who had the seven vials came and talked with me, saying to me, Come here, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot sitting on many waters,

And they threw dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe! Woe to the great city, by which all who had ships in the sea were rich out of her costliness! For in one hour she was ruined.

And His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head many crowns. And He had a name written, one that no one knew except Himself.

And He had been clothed in a garment dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet doing signs before it, (by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast), and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone.

And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the Word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast nor his image, nor had received his mark on their foreheads, nor in their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. And the sea no longer is.

And one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, Come here, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife.

And it had a great and high wall, with twelve gates. And on the gates were twelve angels, and having names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel:

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

And he who talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city and its gates and its wall.

And the foundations of the wall of the city had been adorned with every precious stone. The first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

And the city had no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they might shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.