For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she who hath a husband.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then hath the offense of the cross ceased.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

According as he hath chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath made us accepted in the beloved:

In which he hath abounded towards us in all wisdom and prudence;

Having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

And you hath he revived, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

Even when we were dead in sins, hath made us alive together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places, in Christ Jesus:

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor.

For this ye know, that no lewd, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Being confident of this very thing, that he who hath begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

But ye know the proof of him, that as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath reason to trust in the flesh, I more:

But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

Giving thanks to the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:

And you, that were formerly alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled,

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which hath been preached to every creature which is under heaven; of which I Paul am made a minister;

Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages, and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

Buried with him in baptism, in which also ye are raised with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he made alive together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshiping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man hath a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

But he that doeth wrong, will receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

For I bear him testimony, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you into his kingdom and glory.

For God hath not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness.

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given to us his holy Spirit.

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by them who believe and know the truth.

But if any widow hath children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

But if any provideth not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if she hath lodged strangers, if she hath washed the saints' feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.

If any man or woman that believeth hath widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the world began;

But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and hath departed to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

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

But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, put that on my account;

Hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

For to the angels he hath not put in subjection the world to come, concerning which we speak.

And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold, I, and the children which God hath given me.

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

For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath built the house, hath more honor than the house.

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

Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

Whither the forerunner hath for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.

But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and groweth old is ready to vanish away.

Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined to you.

For Christ hath not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the vail, that is to say, his flesh;

Of how much more severe punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, by which he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite to the Spirit of grace?

For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge his people.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.

For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.

Let your manner of life be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

For the sun hath no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and its flower falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Of his own will he hath begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

For he shall have judgment without mercy that hath shown no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man sayeth he hath faith, and hath not works? can faith save him?

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of animals in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind:

Be patient, therefore, brethren, to the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receiveth the early and the latter rain.

And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he hath committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

But as he who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of deportment.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit:

Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.

According as his divine power hath given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: