for the hope's sake which is laid up in store for you in heaven, of which hope ye have heard before by the true word of the gospel,

which also declared unto us your love, which ye have in the spirit.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard of it have not ceased praying for you, and desiring that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

in whom we have redemption through his blood, that is to say, forgiveness of sins,

All things are created by him, and in him, and he is before all things, and in him all things have their being.

And he is the head of the body, that is, to wit, of the congregation: he is the beginning and first begotten of the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

if ye continue grounded and established in the faith, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, whereof ye have heard, how that it is preached among all creatures, which are under heaven, whereof I, Paul, am made a minister.

I would ye knew what fighting I have for your sakes, and for them of Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my person in the flesh,

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, even so walk rooted and built in him,

and steadfast in the faith, as ye have learned: and therein be plenteous in giving thanks.

which things have the similitude of wisdom in chosen holiness, and humbleness, and in that they spare not the body - and do the flesh no worship unto his need.

forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel to another; even as Christ forgave you, even so do ye.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdom. Teach and exhort your own selves, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs which have favour with them, singing in your hearts to the Lord.

Ye masters do unto your servants that which is just and equal, seeing ye know that ye have also a master in heaven.

whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know how ye do, and might comfort your hearts,

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord, not in Macedonia and in Achaia only: but your faith also which ye have unto God, spread herself abroad in all quarters, so greatly that it needeth not us to speak anything at all:

neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of any other, when we might have been chargeable, as the apostles of Christ.

so was our affection toward you. Our good will was to have dealt unto you, not the gospel of God only: but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

For ye brethren became followers of the congregations of God which in Jewry are in Christ Jesus: for ye have suffered like things of your kinsmen, as we ourselves have suffered of the Jews,

which as they killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, even so have they persecuted us, and God they please not, and are contrary to all men:

and therefore we would have come unto you, I Paul once and again: but Satan withstood us.

For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent that I might have knowledge of your faith, lest haply the tempter had tempted you, and that our labour had been bestowed in vain.

But now lately when Timothy came from you unto us and declared to us your faith, and your love, and how that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us, as we desire to see you.

Furthermore, we beseech you brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that ye increase more and more, even as ye have received of us, how ye ought to walk and to please God.

I would not, brethren, have you ignorant concerning them which are fallen asleep, that ye sorrow not as others do which have no hope.

Of the times and seasons brethren ye have no need that I write unto you:

We beseech you brethren, that ye know them which labour among you, and have the oversight of you in the Lord,

and give you exhortation, that ye have them the more in love: For their work's sake, and be at peace with them.

We desire you brethren warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble minded, forbear the weak, have continual patience toward all men.

and in all deceivableness of unrighteousness, among them that perish: because they received not the love of the truth, that they might have been saved.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast and keep the ordinances which ye have learned: whether it were by our preaching, or by our epistle.

Furthermore, brethren, pray for us, that the word of God may have free passage, and be glorified, as it is with you:

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men. For all men have not faith:

We have confidence through the Lord to you ward, that ye both do, and will do, that which we command you.

We have heard say, no doubt, that there are some which walk among you inordinately, and work not at all, but are busybodies.

If any man obey not our sayings, send us word of him by a letter: and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed:

from the which things, some have erred, and have turned unto vain jangling,

having faith and good conscience, which some have put away from them, and as concerning faith have made shipwreck.

Of whose number is Hymenaeus, and Alexander, which I have delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

which will have all men saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

I suffer not a woman to teach, neither to have authority over the man: but for to be in silence.

But and if I tarry long, that then thou mayst yet have knowledge how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth.

and devilish doctrine of them which speak false through hypocrisy, and have their consciences marked with a hot iron,

If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good and acceptable before God.

and well reported of in good works: if she have nourished children, if she have been liberal to strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have ministered unto them which were in adversity, if she were continually given unto all manner good works.

The younger widows refuse. For when they have begun to wax wanton, to the dishonour of Christ, then will they marry,

having damnation, because they have broken their first faith.

And if any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them minister unto them, and let not the congregation be charged: that it may have sufficient for them that are widows indeed.

See that they which have believing masters despise them not because they are brethren: but so much the rather do service, forasmuch as they are believing and beloved and partakers of the benefits. These things teach and exhort.

When we have food and raiment, let us therewith be content.

which science, while some professed, they have erred as concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. {The end of the First Epistle unto Timothy, Sent from Laodicea, which is the Chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.}

for the which cause I also suffer these things. Nevertheless, I am not ashamed. For I know whom I have believed, and am sure that he is able keep that which I have committed to his keeping against that day.

See thou have the example of the wholesome words which thou heardest of me, in faith and love which is in Jesus Christ.

which as concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and do destroy the faith of divers persons.

having a similitude of godly living, but have denied the power thereof. Such abhor.

I have fought a good fight, and have fulfilled my course, and have kept the faith.

And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me unto Nicopolis. For I have determined there to winter.

And we have great joy and consolation over thy love: For by thee, brother, the saints' hearts are comforted.

whom I have sent home again. Thou therefore receive him, that is to say mine own heart,

whom I would fain have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel.

If he have hurt thee or oweth thee ought, that lay to my charge.

I, Paul, have written it with mine own hand. I will recompense it. So that I do not say to thee how that thou owest unto me even thine own self.

and is more excellent than the angels, inasmuch as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than have they.

Wherefore we ought to give the more heed to the things which we have heard, lest we perish.

Wherefore I was grieved with that generation and said, 'They ever err in their hearts: they verily have not known my ways,'

But we which have believed, do enter into his rest, as contrariwise he said to the other, "As I have sworn in my wrath, 'They shall not enter into my rest.'" And that spake he verily long after that the works were made, and the foundation of the world laid.

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

Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest which is entered into heaven - I mean Jesus the son of God - let us hold our profession.

For we have not a high priest, which cannot have compassion on our infirmities: but was in all points tempted, as we are: but yet without sin.

which can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the high way, because that he himself also is compassed with infirmity:

Whereof we have many things to say which are hard to be uttered: because ye are dull of hearing.

For when as concerning the time, ye ought to be teachers, yet have ye need again that we teach you the first principles of the word of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat:

But strong meat belongeth to them that are perfect, which through custom have their wits exercised, to judge both good and evil also.

For it is not possible that they which were once lighted, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were become partakers of the holy ghost,

and have tasted of the good word of God, and of the power of the world to come;

if they fall away, should be renewed again unto repentance: Forasmuch as they have, as concerning themselves, crucified the son of God afresh, making a mock of him.

For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, which love showed in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister.

that by two immutable things - in which it was impossible that God should lie - we might have perfect consolation, which have fled, for to hold fast the hope that is set before us:

which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast. Which hope also entereth in, into those things which are within the veil,

And verily those children of Levi, which receive the office of the priests, have a commandment to take according to the law, tithes of the people, that is to say, of their brethren, yea though they sprung out of the loins of Abraham.

Such a high priest it becometh us to have, which is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than heaven.

For the law maketh men priests, which have infirmity: but the word of the oath that came since the law, maketh the son priest, which is perfect for evermore.

Of the things which we have spoken, this is the sum: that we have such a high priest, that is sitten on the righthand of the seat of majesty in heaven;

For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity, that this man have somewhat also to offer.

For if that first testament had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

for then must he have often suffered since the world began: But now in the end of the world, hath he appeared once, to put sin to flight, by the offering up of himself.

For would not then those sacrifices have ceased to have been offered? Because that the offerers, once purged, should have had no more consciences of sins.

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, "Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not have: but a body hast thou ordained me.

Above when he had said, "sacrifice, and offering, and burnt sacrifices, and sin offerings thou wouldest not have, neither hast allowed" - which yet are offered by the law -

And seeing also that we have a high priest which is ruler over the house of God,

and let us not forsake the fellowship that we have among ourselves, as the manner of some is: but let us exhort one another, and that so much the more, because ye see that the day draweth nigh.

For if we sin willingly after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins:

For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

But the just shall live by faith. And if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Also, if they had been mindful of that country, from whence they came out, they had leisure to have returned again.

For ye have not yet resisted unto blood shedding, striving against sin.

And ye have forgotten the consolation which speaketh unto you, as unto children, "My son despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him:

and see that ye have straight steps unto your feet, lest any halting turn out of the way: yea, let it rather be healed.

Ye know how that afterward when that he would have inherited the blessing, he was put by, and he found no means to come thereby again: no, though he desired it with tears.