For this is the will of God, your purity, that you should abstain from fornication,

For we tell you this by the word of the Lord, that we who live and remain till the coming of the Lord, shall not anticipate those that have fallen asleep,

give thanks on every occasion; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to us.

I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brothers.

For when we were with you, we gave you this charge, that if any one will not work, neither let him eat.

But if any one obeys not our word by this epistle, mark that one, and have no association with him, that he may be ashamed;

knowing this, that a law is not made for a righteous man, but for the wicked and disorderly, the impious and sinful, the unholy and profane, murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers and murderers of their fellow-men,

but on this account I obtained mercy, that Jesus Christ might exhibit in me first all long-suffering, for an example to those who should hereafter believe in him to life eternal.

This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before concerning you, that by them you may perform an honorable service,

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,

For to this end we also labor and suffer reproach, because we hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.

Attend to yourself, and to teaching; continue in it, for doing this you will both save yourself and those that hear you.

But if any widow has children or relatives, let them learn first to support their family and to make returns to their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

You know this, that all those in Asia left me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

But the foundation of God stands firm, having this seal, The Lord knows them that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from wickedness.

AND know this, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

For this cause I left you in Crete, that you might regulate things which are deficient, and appoint elders in every city, as I charged you,

This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

For this man is judged worthy of more glory than Moses, as much as he has more honor than the house [tabernacle] which he built.

And in this place again, They shall not enter into my rest.

And this we will do if God permits.

For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

And behold, how great this man was, to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils.

And moreover, [this] is still further evident, if another priest is raised up according to the likeness of Melchisedec,

who has no need daily as the chief priests first to present sacrifices for their sins, then for those of the people; for this he did once for all, having offered himself.

For every chief priest is constituted to offer gifts and sacrifices, whence it was necessary that this man also should have something to offer.

This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord; I will put my laws in their minds, and will write them in their hearts, and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.

the Holy Spirit showing this, that the way into the sanctuary is not made manifest while the first tabernacle yet has a standing,

But Christ having come, a chief priest of the good times that were to come, with a greater and a more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new covenant, that death having been for a redemption of transgressions [transgressors] under the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

saying, This is the blood of the covenant which God has enjoined upon you.

And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this is the judgment,

but this [priest] having offered one sacrifice forever for sins, sat down on the right hand of God,

The Holy Spirit also testifies [this] to us; for after it had said before,

This is the covenant which I will make with them after those days, the Lord says, I will put my laws in their hearts, and in their minds will I write them,

And this, Hereafter once for all, signifies the removal of the things shaken as of things made, that those not shaken may continue.

Forget not hospitality; for by this some without knowing it have entertained angels.

Obey your guides and be in subjection; for they watch for your souls as having to give an account, that they may do this with joy and not with grief; for this is unprofitable for you.

And I exhort you do this the more, that I may sooner be restored to you.

Pure religion and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to visit the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.

This wisdom comes not from above, but is earthly, natural, demoniacal.

for you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we shall both live and do this or that.

but the word of the Lord continues forever. And this is the word preached to you.

for this is the will of God, that by well-doing you may silence the ignorance of foolish men;

For this deserves thanks, if on account of a knowledge of God one endures pain, suffering unjustly.

For what glory is it if when you sin and are punished you bear it patiently? But if you do well and suffer and bear it patiently, [this deserves thanks], for it is acceptable to God.

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you a copy that you should follow his steps,

not returning evil for evil or railing for railing, but on the contrary blessing [your enemies], because to this you are called, that you may inherit blessing.

And for this cause was the gospel preached also to the dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the Spirit.

but as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, let him glorify God on this account.

I have written to you in a few words by Silvanus [Silas], a faithful brother as I suppose, exhorting you, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

I think it right as long as I am in this tabernacle, to excite you by remembrance,

For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when this voice was brought to him from the magnificent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

And this voice we heard brought from heaven when we were with him on the holy mount.

knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of its own solution.

promising them liberty, when they themselves are servants of corruption; for by whatever a man is overcome, to this is he made a servant.

THIS second epistle, beloved, I now write to you, in which I excite your pure minds by remembrance,

knowing this first, that in the last days scoffers shall come with scoffing walking after their inordinate desires,

For of this they are willingly ignorant, that the heavens were of old, and the earth was made of water and by water by the word of God,

But let not this one thing escape you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

And this is the message which we have heard from him and declare to you, That God is light, and with him there is no darkness.

And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.

but whoever keeps his word, in him truly is the love of God perfected. By this we know that we are in him.

Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the anti-christ, [the man that] denies the Father and the Son.

And this is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.

And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, as he is pure.

he that commits sin is of the devil, for the devil sinned from the beginning. For this was the Son of God manifested, to destroy the works of the devil.

By this are the children of God manifest, and the children of the devil; no one that does not righteousness is of God, and no one that loves not his brother.

For this is the message which you heard from the beginning; that we should love one another;

By this we have known love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him;

And this is his commandment; that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as he gave commandment.

And he that keeps his commandments continues in him and he in him; and by this we know that he continues in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. And this is the [spirit] of anti-christ, of which you have heard that he is coming, and he is now in the world already.

We are of God; he that knows God hears us, he that is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

The love of God was manifested to us in this; that God has sent his only Son into the world that we may live through him.

In this is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.

By this we know that we continue in him and he in us, that he has given us of his Spirit.

By this is love perfected with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that as he is we also are in this world.

And we have this commandment from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous;

for every child that has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory which overcomes the world, our faith.

This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus, the Christ; not by water only, but by water and by blood; and the Spirit is that which testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.

If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.

And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

And this is the confidence which we have in respect to him, that if we ask any thing according to his will he hears us.

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding that we may know the true One; and we are in the true One, in his Son Jesus Christ; this is the true God, and eternal life.

And this is love, that we should walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in the flesh; this is the deceiver, and the antichrist.

If any one comes to you and brings not this doctrine, receive him not into your houses, and salute him not;

I have no greater joy than this, that I hear of my children walking in the truth.

For some men have come in by deception, who were of old appointed to this judgment, impious, changing the grace of our God into lewdness, and denying our only master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

But you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira who have not this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden;

AFTER this I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard was of a trumpet speaking to me, saying, Come up hither, and I will show you things that must occur hereafter.

And after this I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

After this I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and having palm branches in their hands;

One woe has passed; behold, there come yet two woes after this.