Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.

he is mad with conceit, knowing nothing, but has a morbid fondness for questions and contentions about words, out of which come envy, strife, railing, evil suspicions,

Fight the good fight for the faith;
take hold of eternal life
that you were called to
and have made a good confession about
in the presence of many witnesses.

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and [in the presence] of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession [in His testimony] before Pontius Pilate,

who only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom be honour and eternal might. Amen.

of which some having made profession, have missed the faith. Grace be with thee.

Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, appointed by God to declare the promise, which Jesus Christ has made of eternal life;

desiring to see you, remembering your tears, that I might be filled with joy,

But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher;

May the Lord show favour to the household of Onesiphorus, for many a time he braced me up; he was not ashamed of my imprisonment ??17 no, he made eager search for me when he reached Rome, and he found me

Herefore I suffer all things, for the elects' sakes, that they might also obtain that salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

If we endure [i.e., remain faithful through suffering], we will also rule with Him [i.e., both here and hereafter]. If we deny Him, He will also deny us. [See Matt. 10:33].

If we prove to be unfaithful [i.e., to our commitment to Christ], He [still] remains faithful [to His word], for He cannot deny Himself. [Note: This verse refers to Christ remaining true to His promise of either accepting or rejecting us. See Matt. 10:32-33].

who have made shipwreck concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection has already come, and they overturn the faith of some.

In a large house there are not only utensils made of gold and silver, but also those made of wood and clay. Some are for special use, while others are for ordinary use.

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth,

And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.

Moses did not meet with greater opposition from Jannes and Jambres, than truth does from men so corrupted in their mind, and so adulterated in their faith.

But they will not get on; for their folly will be made as openly manifest to all as was that of Jannes and Jambres.

And thou hast closely followed my doctrine, mode of life, purpose, faith, long suffering, love, patience,

My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.

Indeed, all who delight in pursuing righteousness and are determined to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be hunted and persecuted [because of their faith].

So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.

and will turn their ears away from the truth and will wander off into myths and man-made fictions [and will accept the unacceptable].

I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:

From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.

Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;

and at the appointed time has made known His word and revealed it as His message, through preaching, which was entrusted to me according to the command of God our Savior—

For this reason I left you behind in Crete, so that you would set right what remains unfinished, and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,

Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

It trains us to renounce ungodly living and worldly passions so that we might live sensible, honest, and godly lives in the present age

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

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

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

When I shall send you Artemas, or Tychicus, endeavour to meet me at Nicopolis: for I have determined to winter there.

Our people must learn to do good deeds to meet necessary demands [whatever the occasion may require], so that they will not be unproductive.

that your participation of the faith may be made effectual by a knowledge of all the good which we have in Christ Jesus.

For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,

and intercede with you for my son Onesimus, whom I made a convert whilst I was in chains.

Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:

Perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, so that you would have him back forever,

I write to you in the full confidence that you will meet my wishes, for I know you will do even more than I say.

Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

For this reason there is the more need for us to give attention to the things which have come to our ears, for fear that by chance we might be slipping away.

For if the message delivered through angels proved to be true, and every transgression and act of disobedience met with just retribution,

how shall *we* escape if we are indifferent to a salvation as great as that now offered to us? This, after having first of all been announced by the Lord Himself, had its truth made sure to us by those who heard Him,

Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands;

Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not made subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him.

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

For he who makes holy and those who are made holy are all of one family; and for this reason it is no shame for him to give them the name of brothers,

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

and might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

As one, faithful, to him who made him: as, Moses also, in allhis house.

but as the architect is of much greater dignity than the house he has made; so the glory which Christ received was greater than that of Moses.

And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, that he might testify of those things which were to be spoken;

Be not hard of heart, as when you made me angry, on the day of testing in the waste land,

And being angry I made an oath, saying, They may not come into my rest.

But give comfort to one another every day as long as it is still Today; so that no one among you may be made hard by the deceit of sin:

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

As it is said, Today if you will let his voice come to your ears, be not hard of heart, as when you made him angry.

Who made him angry when his voice came to them? was it not all those who came out of Egypt with Moses?

And to whom did he make an oath that they might not come into his rest? was it not to those who went against his orders?

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed of it.

For we have had the good news as well as they; only, the message they heard was of no use to them, because it did not meet with faith in the hearers.

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.

Since there remains then a rest which some are still to enter into, for they to whom the promise was first made, did not enter in, because of their incredulity;

And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Having then a great high priest, who has made his way through the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us be strong in our faith.

he might have the greater compassion for those who sin through ignorance or mistake. and for the same reason

So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

And then let themselves be turned away, it is not possible for their hearts to be made new a second time; because they themselves put the Son of God on the cross again, openly shaming him.

For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

might have strong consolation to serve as a sure and stedfast anchor to the soul: till it arrives within the veil,

Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

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

Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

but he who was not of their pedigree, received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him to whom the promises were made.

and, so to speak, through Abraham, Levi also, who received tithes, has been made to pay tithes.

For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

Now if it was possible for things to be made complete through the priests of the house of Levi (for the law was given to the people in connection with them), what need was there for another priest who was of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?

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

For he of whom these things are said comes of another tribe, of which no man has ever made offerings at the altar.

And it is still far more evident, because another priest is raised up, after the likeness of Melchidek, Who was made not after the law of a carnal commandment,

Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.