Not that I have alreaedy attained or have been already perfected: and I pursue, if I also may overtake, for which also I was overtaken by Christ Jesus.

For in him was he pleased that all fulness should dwell:

If indeed ye remain in the faith, founded and firmly fixed, and not moved aside from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I Paul was a servant;

Of which I was a servant, according to the stewardship of God, given to me for you, to complete the word of God;

Having wiped out the handwriting against us in enactments, which was opposed to us, and he has taken it from the midst, having nailed it to his cross

Women, place yourselves under your own husbands, as was permitted in the Lord.

Praying together also for us, that God would open to us a door of the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, by which also I was bound;

For our good news was not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much complete certainty; as we know what we were among you for your sake.

For ye yourselves know, brethren, our entrance to you, that it was not in vain:

For also, when we were with you, we told you before that we were about to be pressed; as also it was, and ye know.

When he should come to be honoured in his holy ones, and to be admired in all the believing, (that our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

According to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

Being before slandering, expelling, and an abuser: but I was commiserated, because I did, not knowing, in unbelief.

But for this was I commiserated, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering, for a model to them about to believe on him to eternal life.

For which I was placed a herald, and the sent, (I speak truth in Christ, I lie not;) a teacher of the nations in faith and truth.

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, having been deceived, was in the transgression.

And manifestly great is the mystery of devotion: God was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed in the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up in glory.

Neglect not the power which in thee, which was given thee by the gift of prophecy, with the putting on of hands of the council of elders.

To which I was set a herald, and sent, teacher of the nations.

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus; for many times he refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my perplexity:

But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also was.

In my first defence none was present with me, but all forsook me; (may it not be reckoned to them.)

But the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the promulgation might be rendered perfectly certain, and all the nations might hear: and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.

And manifested his word in his own times, in the proclamation, which I was entrusted with according to the command of the Saviour our God;)

For the grace of God who saves, was manifested to all men,

And when the kindness and philanthropy of our Saviour God was made evident,

Whom I was wishing to retain to myself, that for thee he might serve me in the bonds of the good news:

For perhaps therefore he was separated for a time, that thou mightest receive him forever;

For if the word spoken by angels was firm, and every transgression and bad instruction received the just payment of reward;

How shall we escape, having neglected such great salvation; which at the beginning taken to be spoken by the Lord, by them having heard was made firm to us;

Wherefore in all things it was necessary to be made like to the brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful chief priest in things towards God, in order to propitiate for the sin of the people.

For this was deemed worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he has greater honour of the house having built it.

Wherefore I was offended with that generation and I said, They always wander in heart; and they knew not my ways.

And with whom was he offended forty years? was it not with them having sinned, whose members fell in the desert?

For yet was he in his father's loins, when Melchisedec met him.

Who according to the law of a fleshly command was not born, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

Who serve the pattern and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was given an intimation of the divine will, being about to complete the tent: for, See, says he, thou make all things according to the type shewed thee in the mount.

And now he has attained a more distinguished office, in how much also he is mediator of a better covenant, which was legislated upon better promises.

For if that first was faultless, then place was not to be sought for the second.

For the first tent was prepared; (in which was the chandelier, and table, and the setting up of the loaves;) which is called holy.

Having the golden censer, and ark of the covenant surrounded on all sides with gold, in which was the golden urn having the manna, and Aaron's rod having budded, and the tables of the covenant;

Wherefore neither was the first consecrated without blood.

And with whole burnt offering for sin wast thou not contented.

Then said I, Behold, I am here (in the head of the book it was written of me,) O God, to do thy will.

Of how much worse punishment, think ye, shall he be deemed worthy. having trodden down the Son of God, and deemed the blood of the covenant common, in which he was consecrated, and having outraged the Spirit of grace?

By faith Abel brought near a greater sacrifice to God than Cain, by which he was testified of to be just, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he being dead yet speaks.

By faith Enoch was transferred not to see death; and was not found, because God had transferred him: for before his transferring he had been testified of, to have pleased God.

By faith Abraham, being called, listened, to go forth into the place which he was about to receive for an inheritance; and he came out, not knowing where he is coming.

To whom it was spoken, That in Isaac shall seed be called to thee:

Reckoning that God was also able to raise from the dead; whence he also received him in a parable.

By faith Moses, born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw a shrewd child; and they were not afraid of the edict of the king.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not having feared the king's wrath: for, as seeing the invisible, he was strong.

(Of whom the world was not worthy:) wandering about in solitary places, and mountains, and caves, and holes of the earth.

For ye know also afterwards, wishing to inherit the praise, he was disapproved of: for he found no place for a change of mind, although having sought it with tears.

And so dreadful was that being made to appear, Moses said, I am terrified and trembling:)

For the sun sprang up with heat, and dried up the grass, and its flower fell out, and the decorum of its face was destroyed: so also shall the rich be dried up in his goings.

For he observed himself, and went away, and straightway forgot of what kind he was.

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar

Thou seest that faith cooperated with his works, and from works was faith perfected.

And the writing was completed, saying, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for justice: and he was called the Friend of God.

And likewise also was not Rehab the harlot justified by works, having received the messengers, and cast out by another way?

Elias was a man having similar feelings with us, and in prayer he prayed for it not to rain: and it rained not upon the earth for three years and six months.

To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were serving these things, which now have been again proclaimed to you by them having announced the good news in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; into which angels eagerly desire to stoop and creep.

Who did no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth:

For also for this was the good news announced to the dead, that truly they might be judged according to men in the flesh, and live according to God in the spirit.

For having received from God the Father honour and glory, and such a voice brought to him from the magnificent glory, This is my dearly beloved Son, in whom I was contented.

For prophecy was not once brought by the will of man: but holy men of God spake, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

For it was better for them not to have known the way of justice, than, having known, to turn back from the holy command delivererd to them.

What was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we beheld, and our own hands felt, concerning the word of life;

(And the life was manifested, and we have seen, and we testify, and announce to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)

And ye know that he was manifested that he might let go our sins; and in him is no sin.

He doing sin is of the accuser; for the accuser sins from the beginning. For this was the Son of God manifested, that he might loose the works of the accuser.

Not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And for what slew he him? Because his works were evil, and those of his brother just.

In this was the love of God manifested in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world, that we might live by him.

I was greatly rejoiced that I found of thy children walking about in the truth, as we received a command from the Father.

Having many things to write to you, I was not willing by paper and ink: but I hope to come to you, and to speak mouth to month, that our joy might be filled up.

For I was greatly rejoiced, the brethren coming and testifying to thy truth, as thou walkest about in the truth.

John to the seven churches which in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from him who being, and who was, and who coming; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, says the Lord, who being, and who was, and who coming, the Omnipotent Ruler.

I John, and your brother, and partaker in pressure, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, I was in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

I was in the Spirit In the day pertaining to the Lord, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, saying,

And he living, and I was dead; and, behold, I am living for the times of times, Amen; and have the keys of hades and of death.

And to the messenger of the church of the Smyrnians write; Thus says the first and the last, who was dead and he lived;

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan: and thou holdest my name, and hast not denied my faith, and in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness, who was slain with you, where Satan dwells.

And instantly I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sitting upon the throne.

And he sitting was like the vision to a jasper stone and a sardine; and a rainbow round about the throne, like the vision to an emerald.

And the four living creatures, one by itself, had six wings together round about; and within full of eyes; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Omnipotent Ruler, who was, and who being, and who coming.

And none was able in heaven, nor upon earth, nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to look upon it.

And I wept much, that none was found worthy to open and to read the hook, neither to look upon it.

And I saw, and heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders: and their number was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands;

And I saw and behold a white horse: and he sitting upon him having a bow; and a crown was given to him: and he went forth conquering, and that he might conquer.

And another horse came forth fiery red: and it was given to him sitting upon him to take peace from the earth, and that they should slaughter one another: and a great sword was given to him.

And I saw, and behold a pale horse: and he sitting above him the name to him Death, and Hades follows with him. And power was given to them to kill upon the fourth of the earth, with sword, and by famine, and by death, and by wild beasts of the earth.

And to each were given white robes; and it was said to them, that they should rest for a little time, till also their fellowservants be filled up, about to be killed, as also they.

And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and, behold, there was a great shaking; and the sun was black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon was as blood;

And the heaven was separated as a book turned round; and every mount and isle were moved from their places.

And I saw another angel having come from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to injure the earth and the sea,

And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.

And another angel came and was placed by the altar, having a golden censer; and many perfumes were given him, that he might give to the prayers of the holy upon the golden altar before the throne.