Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.

For this reason let no man be your judge in any question of food or drink or feast days or new moons or Sabbaths:

Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,

As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

And when this letter has been made public among you, let the same be done in the church of Laodicea; and see that you have the letter from Laodicea.

So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.

But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.

Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;

For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;

For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority.

And let these first be put to the test; then let them become Deacons if there is nothing against them.

Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well.

Let these be your orders and your teaching.

Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.

Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:

But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,

If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.

And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.

But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.

Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.

But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.

But let your words be in agreement with true and right teaching:

On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.

And let our people go on with good works for necessary purposes, so that they may not be without fruit.

So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.

And again, when he is sending his only Son into the world, he says, Let all the angels of God give him worship.

But we see him who was made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, crowned with glory and honour, because he let himself be put to death so that by the grace of God he might undergo death for all men.

And let those who all their lives were in chains because of their fear of death, go free.

And so, as the Holy Spirit says, Today if you let his voice come to your ears,

As it is said, Today if you will let his voice come to your ears, be not hard of heart, as when you made him angry.

Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.

After a long time, again naming a certain day, he says in David, Today (as he had said before), Today if you will let his voice come to your ears, be not hard of heart,

Because of this, let us have a strong desire to come into that rest, and let no one go after the example of those who went against God's orders.

Having then a great high priest, who has made his way through the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us be strong in our faith.

Then let us come near to the seat of grace without fear, so that mercy may be given to us, and we may get grace for our help in time of need.

For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,

Now we will do this, if God lets us.

And then let themselves be turned away, it is not possible for their hearts to be made new a second time; because they themselves put the Son of God on the cross again, openly shaming him.

And it is true that there have been a great number of those priests, because death does not let them go on for ever;

Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:

Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word:

And let us be moving one another at all times to love and good works;

Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come;

For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,

For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,

Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.

If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect:

Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.

Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.

Let us then go out to him outside the circle of the tents, taking his shame on ourselves.

Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.

Our brother Timothy has been let out of prison; and if he comes here in a short time, he and I will come to you together.

Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;

But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.

But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

Let him make his request in faith, doubting nothing; for he who has doubt in his heart is like the waves of the sea, which are troubled by the driving of the wind.

Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;

But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;

Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God; for it is not possible for God to be tested by evil, and he himself puts no man to such a test:

You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.

Let your words and your acts be those of men who are to be judged by the law which makes free.

But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.

And in the same way, was not the righteousness of Rahab, the loose woman, judged by her works, when she took into her house those who were sent and let them go out by another way?

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

Be troubled, with sorrow and weeping; let your laughing be turned to sorrow and your joy to grief.

Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.

But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.

Is anyone among you in trouble? let him say prayers. Is anyone glad? let him make a song of praise.

Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.

Do not let your ornaments be those of the body such as dressing of the hair, or putting on of jewels of gold or fair clothing;

But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

And let him be turned from evil and do good; searching for peace and going after it with all his heart.

If anyone has anything to say, let it be as the words of God; if anyone has the desire to be the servant of others, let him do it in the strength which is given by God; so that in all things God may have the glory through Jesus Christ, whose are the glory and the power for ever.

Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;

But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.

For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.

And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.

And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers;

My little children, let no man take you out of the true way: he who does righteousness is upright, even as he is upright;

My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.

If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.

To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, let us give glory and honour and authority and power, before all time and now and for ever. So be it.

And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to his God and Father; to him let glory and power be given for ever and ever. So be it.

He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the fruit of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.

He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not come under the power of the second death.

He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the secret manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name, of which no one has knowledge but he to whom it is given.