And we charge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which you received from us.

And I thank our Lord Jesus Christ who has empowered me [to preach,] that he accounted me faithful, putting me in the ministry,

who formerly was a blasphemer and persecutor and an injurious man; but I obtained mercy because I did those things ignorantly in unbelief;

The word is true and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief;

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.

of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

who wishes all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of truth.

who gave himself a ransom for all, a testimony for its own times,

For they who exercise the deaconship well, procure for themselves an honorable standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

And confessedly great is the mystery of piety; [Christ,] who was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen by angels, was preached to the nations, was believed on in the world, was received up into glory.

who forbid to marry, [command] to abstain from meat, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful and those who know the truth.

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.

Support the widows who are widows indeed.

Let the elders who rule well be accounted worthy of a double compensation, especially those who labor in word and teaching.

And let those who have believing masters not despise them, because they are brothers, but rather serve, because they are believers and beloved, who partake of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

But those who wish to be rich fall into trial and a snare, and many foolish and injurious desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

I charge you before the God who gives life to all [creatures], and Christ Jesus who made the good profession before Pontius Pilate,

who only has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no man has seen nor can see; to whom be honor and power eternal; amen.

Charge the rich in the present life not to be high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God who gives us all things richly to enjoy,

I thank God, whom I serve from my ancestors with a pure conscience, that I mention you incessantly in my prayers night and day,

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his purpose and grace given us in Christ Jesus from eternity,

but made known now through the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who destroyed death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

for which cause I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know in whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep my trust to that day.

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

and what you heard from me through many witnesses, these things commit to faithful men, who shall be competent to teach others also.

No one who serves as a soldier is involved in the business of life, that he may please him who has employed him as a soldier.

The husbandman who labors must first partake of the fruits of the earth.

and their word will eat like a gangrene; of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

who have erred from the truth, saying that the resurrection has passed already, and overturn the faith of some.

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.

But avoid youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

and that they may recover themselves from the snare of the devil, who are made captives by him to his will.

Of these are those who go into the houses and take captive foolish women loaded with sins, and led by various desires,

And all who will live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted.

But do you continue in what you learned and understood, knowing from whom you learned,

I earnestly charge you before God and Christ Jesus who is about to judge the living and dead, and [by] his appearing and his kingdom,

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge will give me in that day, and not me only but all who love his appearing.

The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever; amen.

for the hope of eternal life, which God who cannot lie announced before eternal ages,

holding firmly the faithful word taught, that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to convince those who contradict.

whom it is necessary to silence, who mislead whole families, teaching for base gain what they ought not.

not attending to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who subvert the truth.

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

The word is true, and I wish you to insist strongly concerning these things, that those who have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works. For these things are honorable and useful to men.

All who are with me salute you. Salute those who love us in the faith. The grace be with you all.

I request you for my son Onesimus, whom I obtained in my bonds,

who was formerly not useful to you but is now most useful to you and me,

whom I have sent back. And do you receive him, that is, my soul,

whom I should like to retain for myself, that he might serve me for you in the bonds of the gospel,

Epaphras, who is my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus,

GOD, who at many times and in many ways spoke anciently to the fathers by the prophets,

in these last days spoke to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds,

who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his substance, and sustaining all things by the word of his power, having made a purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high,

And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire;

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?

how shall we escape who have neglected so great a salvation? which began to be spoken by the Lord, and was affirmed to us by those who heard,

For it became him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, to perfect by sufferings the prince of their salvation, bringing many sons to glory.

and liberate those who all their life were subjects of servitude to the fear of death.

who is faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was in his house.

for who having heard committed provocation? Did not all indeed who came out of Egypt with Moses?

And with whom was he displeased forty years? Was it not with those that sinned? whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

And to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest? was it not to them that disobeyed?

For we have also received the good news as they did; but the word of the report did not profit them, not being accompanied with faith in those who heard.

For we enter into the rest who believed, as he said, I swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest, although of works made from the foundation of the world.

Since then it remains that some entered into it, and those to whom it was first preached entered not in on account of unbelief,

For he [Christ] who entered into his rest, also himself rested from his works, as God from his.

and there is nothing which is not manifest in his sight; for all things are naked and exposed to his eyes, to whom our discourse relates.

HAVING therefore a great chief priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast the profession.

For we have not a chief priest who cannot sympathise with our infirmities, but one tried in all respects as we are, without sin.

Who in the days of his flesh having offered both prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, with loud cries and tears, [and being heard and delivered] from fear,??8 although he was a Son, learned obedience from what he suffered,

and being made perfect became to all who obey him an author of eternal salvation,

Concerning whom we have much to say, and that which is difficult to explain, because you have become dull of hearing.

For you who ought on account of the time to be teachers, have need that one should teach you again what are the first rudiments of the oracles of God, and have need of milk and not solid food.

But the land which drinks in the rain that often falls on it, and produces plants beneficial to those by whom it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God;

that you be not stupid, but followers of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who fled to lay hold on the hope set before us,

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,

to whom also Abraham gave a tenth of all, first being interpreted king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace,

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

And the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to tithe the people according to the law, that is their brothers, although descended from Abraham;

but he whose descent is not reckoned from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him who has the promises.

And here, men who die receive tithes, but there, one of whom it is testified that he lives.

And so to speak, Levi also who receives tithes paid tithes through Abraham;

For he of whom these things are said belonged to another tribe, of which no one attended to the altar;

who was not a priest after the law of an external commandment, but after the power of imperishable life.

And as he was not [constituted] without swearing,??21 for they were made priests without swearing, but he with swearing by him who says to him, The Lord swore, and he will not change, You are a priest forever;??22 by so much is Jesus the pledge of a better covenant.

whence also he is able to save forever those who come to God through him, always living to intercede for them.

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.

BUT the chief thing in addition to what has been said is, that we have such a chief priest who sat on the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens,

who serve for a symbol and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when about to make the tabernacle; for see, he says, that you make all things after the pattern shown you in the Mount;

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who with an eternal spirit offered himself without fault to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

so also Christ having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time without sin, to those who look for him for salvation.

Any one who despised the law of Moses died without mercy by two or three witnesses;

of how much greater punishment do you suppose he will be thought worthy, who has trodden down the Son of God, and accounted defiled the blood of the covenant with which he was purified, and treated injuriously the Spirit of grace.

But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of faith to the saving of the soul.

For those who say such things show that they seek a native country.

of whom it was said, In Isaac shall your posterity be called,

who by faith subdued kingdoms, performed righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

of whom the world was not worthy, wandering in deserts and mountains, and in caves and openings of the earth.

And none of these who became martyrs through faith received the promise,