so being greatly desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own souls, because you were dear to us.

But we, brothers, being deprived of you for a short time in presence, not in heart, used greater diligence to see your face, with much desire.

For this reason, being no longer able to forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest in some way the tempter should have tempted you, and our labor be in vain.

And we beseech you, brothers, in respect to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being brought together to him,

And now you know what hinders him from being revealed in his time.

For we hear that some go about among you in a disorderly manner, not working, but being above work;

And Adam was not deceived; but the woman being deceived fell into transgression;

ruling well his own house, having his children in subjection with all dignity,??5 but if any one knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God???6 not a novice, lest being inflated with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

And let these be proved first, then let them serve, being found blameless.

being condemned because they have rejected the first faith;

and at the same time also, being idle, they learn to go from house to house, and not only are they idle, they are also tattlers and mischief makers, saying what they ought not.

but being at Rome he sought most diligently, and found me.

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.

They profess to know God, but by works deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and as to every good work reprobate.

knowing that such a one is subverted, and sins, being self-condemned.

on account of love I rather request; being such as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus,

who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his substance, and sustaining all things by the word of his power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high,

being made as much greater than the angels as he has inherited a more excellent name than they.

Let us fear, therefore, lest at any time a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to come short.

For we have also received the good news as they did; but the word of the report did not profit them, not being accompanied with faith in those who heard.

being able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he is himself encompassed with infirmity,

So also Christ did not put on himself the honor of being made a chief priest, but he that said to him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee;

Who in the days of his flesh having offered both prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, with loud cries and tears, [and being heard and delivered] from fear,??8 although he was a Son, learned obedience from what he suffered,

and being made perfect became to all who obey him an author of eternal salvation,

being called by God a chief priest after the order of Melchisedec.

to whom also Abraham gave a tenth of all, first being interpreted king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace,

without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither a beginning of days nor end of life, but being made like the Son of God, continues a priest forever.

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

And they indeed were made many priests, on account of being forbidden by death to continue;

For if he had been on earth he would not have been a priest, there being priests to offer, the gifts according to the law,

And these being thus provided, the priests enter into the first tabernacle continually, performing the services,

not that he may often present himself, as the chief priest enters into the sanctuary once a year with the blood of another [being];

partly in being made a spectacle by reproaches and afflictions, and partly being companions of those so treated.

By faith Abraham being called obeyed and went out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out not knowing where he was going.

Remember those bound as bound with them, and those injured as being yourselves also in the body.

then the desire taking effect produces sin, and sin being finished brings forth death.

But he that looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, not being a forgetful hearer but a doer of work, he shall be blessed in his doing.

So speak and so do, as being about to be judged by the law of liberty.

So also faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone.

and a stone of stumbling and rock of offense, who stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.

who being reviled reviled not, suffering threatened not, but committed himself to him that judges righteously,

For so formerly also the holy women who hoped in God adorned themselves, being subject to their husbands,

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might lead us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,

who were formerly disobedient when the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is eight souls, were saved by water.

who is on the right hand of God, having gone to heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

not as having a lordship over God's inheritance but being examples to the flock;

by which the world that then was, being overflowed with water, was destroyed.

But the present heavens and the earth have been preserved by his word, being kept for fire, at the day of the judgment and destruction of wicked men.

All these things therefore being dissolved, what persons ought we to be in holy conduct and piety,

expecting and hastening the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being burnt up will be dissolved and the elements be melted with heat.

Therefore if I come I will remember his works which he performs, prating against us with evil words, and not being satisfied, in addition to these [things] he does not receive the brothers, and forbids and casts out of the church those wishing to do it.

and being with child she cried out in pain and distress to give it birth.