But he who was of the servant, was born according to the course of nature; whereas the son of the free-woman was by virtue of the promise.

Which things are figurative; for these persons are emblems of the two covenants, the one from mount Sinai, bringing forth children unto bondage, which is Hagar: for this name Hagar,

a rock, is expressive of mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to the present Jerusalem, which is in bondage with her children.

But what saith the scripture? "Cast out the servant and her son: for the son of the servant shall not inherit with the son of the free-woman."

till we all arrive in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at perfect maturity, even to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.

Be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath;

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

I hope therefore to send him as soon as I see the issue of my own affairs.

But I trust in the Lord, that I shall soon come myself too.

and what ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these practise; and the God of peace will be with you.

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

For I would have you know what a great conflict I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen me in person:

Let no one deprive you of your reward by an affected humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into what he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind;

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

we beseech you, brethren, that ye be not soon moved from your steadiness of mind, or troubled, neither by Spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as from us, that the day of Christ is at hand.

Let not any one deceive you by any means; for it shall not come till there come an apostasy first, and the man of sin be revealed,

the son of perdition, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or the object of worship; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

to Timothy my true son in the faith, be grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

This charge I commit to thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which before came on thee, that by them thou mightest war a good warfare,

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up into glory.

who alone hath immortality, dwelling in light inaccessible, whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.

to Timothy my beloved son, grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Lord.

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus:

Endeavour to come to me soon: for Demas hath forsaken me,

to Titus my son in the common faith, grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

I intreat thee then for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds,

God, who at sundry times, and various ways, spake of old unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son,

For to which of the angels did He ever say, "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee?" and again, "I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to me a Son?"

but to the Son, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness:

But one in a certain place hath testified, saying, "What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest Him?

but Christ as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we maintain the free profession and exultation of hope firm unto the end.

but exhort one another daily, while it is called to-day; that none of you may be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin:

Having therefore a great high-priest, that is passed into the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession:

for we have not an high-priest who cannot sympathize with our infirmities, but was in all respects tempted in like manner with us, yet without sin.

So also Christ did not glorify himself to be made an high-priest; but He that said unto Him, "Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."

but though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered: and being thus perfected,

and the powers of the gospel-age, and yet fall away, should be renewed again to repentance: since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God, and make an open example of Him.

without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days recorded, nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God, remaineth a priest continually.

For the law appointeth men high-priests, who have infirmity; but the oath, recorded since the law, appointeth the Son to be priest for ever, being fully perfected for it.

(for then He must indeed have suffered often since the foundation of the world) but now once at the conclusion of the ages He hath been made manifest for the abolishing of sin by the sacrifice of himself.

so Christ, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear the second time without sin, to those who are waiting for Him, unto salvation.

in whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hadst no pleasure:

Having said before, "Thou didst not desire, nor hadst pleasure in, sacrifice and offering, and whole burnt-offerings, and sacrifices for sin," (which are offered by the law) then He adds,

Now where there is such a remission of these, there needs no more offering for sin.

For if we sin wilfully after having received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins;

of how much greater punishment, think ye, shall he be counted worthy, who hath trampled under foot the Son of God, and accounted the blood of the covenant, by which he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and abused the Spirit of grace?

Now faith is the confident expectation of things hoped for, and a conviction of things not seen:

By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, for the things which are seen were not made of things which appear.

By faith Noah being warned by God of things which were not yet seen, moved with pious fear, prepared an ark for the safety of his family; whereby he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

By faith also Sarah received strength to conceive seed, and brought forth a son when she was past age, because she accounted Him faithful who had promised.

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but seen them from afar, and been persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he who had received the promises, offered up his only son;

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

chusing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to have the temporary enjoyment of sin:

They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain by the sword: they went about in sheep-skins, and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted,

Having therefore so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every incumbrance, and the sin that easily besets us, and run with patience the race that is set before us,

for ye have not resisted unto blood in striving against sin.

Have ye forgotten the exhortation, which speaketh to you as to sons, saying, "My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor saint when rebuked by Him?

for whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."

If ye endure chastening, God treateth you as sons; for what son is there, whom the father doth not chastise?

but ye are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,

As the bodies of those animals, whose blood being offered for sin is brought into the holy place by the high-priest, are not eaten, but are burnt without the camp.

Know that our brother Timothy is set at liberty, with whom (if he come soon) I will see you.

For when the sun is risen with it's sultry heat, it drieth up the grass, and the flower of, it falleth, and the beauty of it's appearance is lost: so shall the rich man fade away in his projects.

Then desire having conceived bringeth forth sin, and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death.

But if ye partially respect persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

consider, Was not our father Abraham justified by works, when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar?

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those that promote peace.

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.

Behold, we account those happy, that are patient. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing ye rejoice with joy ineffable and full of glory; receiving the end of your faith,

Whence also it is said in scripture, Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner-stone, choice and precious: and he that confideth on it shall not be ashamed.

For what glory is it, if when ye sin and are punished for it, ye bear it patiently? but if when ye do well and suffer for it, ye bear it patiently, this will gain favor with God.

Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

Seeing therefore Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same thought, that he, who hath mortified the flesh, hath ceased from sin;

The church in Babylon, chosen together with you saluteth you, and so doth Marcus my son.

knowing that I must soon lay down this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

For He received from God the Father honor and glory when a voice came to Him from the magnificent glory, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

having eyes full of adultery, and which cannot be restrained from sin: ensnaring unstable souls, and having a heart practised in rapine; cursed people:

who have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of iniquity;

But it is happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog is returned to his own vomit, and, The swine that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have contemplated, and our very hands have felt concerning the Word of life,

and was manifested unto us) what we have seen and heard we declare unto you, that ye also may have communion with us: and our communion is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

but if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have communion with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

My little children, I write these things unto you, that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

Who is a liar, if not he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, that denieth the Father as well as the Son;

for whosoever denieth the Son, hath not the Father: but he that confesseth the Son acknowledgeth the Father also.

Let that therefore, which ye have heard from the beginning, abide in you: for if that, which ye heard from the beginning, remain in you, ye also will remain in the Son and in the Father.

Every one that committeth sin, transgresseth the law; for sin is the violation of the law.

And ye know that He was manifested, to take away our sins: and in Him there is no sin.

Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, nor known Him.

he, that makes a practise of sin, is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. And for this the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Whosoever is born of God doth not practise sin, because his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He hath given us a charge to do.

In this was the love of God manifested towards us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

Herein is love; not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

No one hath ever seen God: but if we love one another, God dwelleth in us and his love is perfected in us.

And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.