Again I say, Let no one think me foolish. If otherwise, yet receive me as foolish, so that I may also boast a little.

I told you before, and I say beforehand, as being present the second time and being absent now. I write to those who sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare.

As we said before, and now I say again, If anyone preaches a gospel to you beside what you have received, let him be accursed.

And to Abraham and to his Seed the promises were spoken. It does not say, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, "And to your Seed," which is Christ.

And I say this, A covenant having been ratified by God in Christ, the Law (coming into being four hundred and thirty years after) does not annul the promise, so as to abolish it.

But I say, Over so long a time the heir is an infant, he does not differ from a slave, though being lord of all;

But what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the slave-woman and her son; for in no way shall the son of the slave-woman inherit with the son of the free woman."

Behold, I, Paul, say to you that if you are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

I say, then, Walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.

Therefore He says, "When He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts to men."

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should not walk from now on as other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,

Therefore he says, "Awake, sleeping ones! And arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light."

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, Rejoice!

I do not say this because I desire a gift, but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

And I say this that not anyone should beguile you with enticing words.

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.

For we say this to you by the Word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall not go before those who are asleep.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety! Then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail upon a woman with child. And they shall not escape.

desiring to be teachers of the law, neither understanding what they say nor that which they affirm.

But the Spirit expressly says that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox treading out grain," and, "The laborer is worthy of his reward."

Consider what I say, and the Lord will give you understanding in all things.

in sound speech that cannot be condemned, that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

I, Paul, wrote it with my own hand; I will repay, that I do not say to you that you owe even yourself to me also.

Trusting to your obedience, I wrote to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

For to which of the angels did He say at any time, "You are My Son, this day I have begotten You?" And again, "I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son?"

And again, when He brings in the First-born into the world, He says, "And let all the angels of God worship Him."

And of the angels He says, "Who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire."

But to the Son He says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

But to which of the angels, did He say at any time, "Sit on My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool?"

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Today if you will hear His voice,

As He says also in another place, "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."

of whom we have much to say, and hard to be explained since you are dull of hearing.

and who have fallen away; it is impossible, I say, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify the Son of God afresh to themselves and put Him to an open shame.

And if I may say so, Levi, also, who receives tithes, paid tithes in Abraham.

who serve the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was warned of God when he was about to make the tabernacle. For, He says "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown to you in the mountain."

For finding fault with them, He said to them, "Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, and I will make an end on the house of Israel and on the house of Judah; a new covenant shall be,

not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day I took hold of their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt," because they did not continue in My covenant, and I did not regard them, says the Lord.

"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My Laws into their mind and write them in their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

In that He says, A new covenant, He has made the first one old. Now that which decays and becomes old is ready to vanish away.

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

Therefore when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You have prepared a body for Me.

"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,"

by a new and living way which He has consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say, His flesh;

For we know Him who has said, "Vengeance belongs to Me, I will repay, says the Lord." And again, "The Lord shall judge His people."

For they who say such things declare plainly that they seek a fatherland.

And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah; also David, and Samuel and the prophets,

so that we may boldly say, "The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me."

Let no one being tempted say, I am tempted from God. For God is not tempted by evils, and He tempts no one.

and if you have respect to him who has the fancy clothing and say to him, You sit here in a good place, and say to the poor, You stand there, or sit here under my footstool;

My brothers, what profit is it if a man says he has faith and does not have works? Can faith save him?

and if one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled, but you do not give them those things which are needful to the body, what good is it?

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

And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness, and he was called the friend of God."

Do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us yearns to envy?

But He gives more grace. Therefore He says, God resists the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.

If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us.

He who says, I have known Him, and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk even as He walked.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in darkness until now.

If anyone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar. For if he does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

If anyone sees his brother sin a sin not to death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life for those that do not sin to death. There is a sin to death, I do not say that he shall pray for it.

Having many things to write to you, I do not want to say with paper and ink. But I trust to come to you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be full.

I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

To the angel of the church of Ephesus write: He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands, says these things.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the Tree of Life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The First and the Last, who became dead and lived, says these things:

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

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write: He who has the sharp sword with two edges says these things.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knows except he who receives it .

And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: The Son of God, He who has His eyes like a flame of fire and His feet like burnished metal, says these things:

But to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, and who have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak, I will put on you no other burden.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says these things. I know your works, that you have a name that you live, and are dead.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts; and shuts and no one opens, says these things:

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

And to the angel of the church of the Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Head of the creation of God, says these things:

Because you say, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing, and do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

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 I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures say, A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenixes of barley for a denarius. And do not hurt the oil and the wine.

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

And I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they shall rest from their labors, and their works follow them.

And I heard the angel of the waters say, Righteous is the Lord, who is, and was, and who will be, because You have judged these things,

And he says to me, The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues,

As much as she has glorified herself and has lived in luxury, so much torment and sorrow give her. For she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and I am not a widow; and I do not see mourning at all.

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let the one hearing say, Come! And let the one who is thirsty come. And he willing, let him take of the Water of Life freely.

He who testifies these things says, Yes, I am coming quickly, Amen. Yes, come, Lord Jesus.