Neither murmur, as some of them murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

But these things happened unto them as examples; and were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have descended.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction taking place in Asia, because we were burthened exceedingly, above our power, so that we despaired even of living:

But if the ministry of death, having been written in letters of stone, was in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look upon the face of Moses on account of the glory of his countenance; which was destined to be done away:

But their minds were darkened. For until this day the same veil remains in the reading of the old covenant, remains, not lifted; because it is done away in Christ;

For the love of Christ constrains us; having judged this, that one died for all; then were all dead;

Because I witness, that according to their ability, and beyond their ability they were anxious,

But I sent the brethren, in order that our boasting which is in your behalf may not be in vain in this region; in order that, as I was saying, your were ready:

in order that I may not seem as it were to terrify you by my letters.

What I say, I am not saying according to the Lord, but as it were in folly, in this confidence of glorying.

For a long time you were thinking that I am apologizing to you. We speak before God in Christ; but all things, beloved, are for your edification.

For must I now believe men, or God? whether do I seek to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I would not be the servant of Christ.

neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

But they were only hearing that The one persecuting us at one time is now preaching the faith which he was once desolating;

But of those seeming to be something what they were at that time makes no difference to me: God does not receive the face of man: for those seeming to me to be prominent added nothing extra:

For before certain ones came from James, he was eating along with the Gentiles: but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

But the promises were spoken to Abraham and his seed. He does not say, And unto seeds, as of many; but as of one; And thy seed, which is Christ.

For if the inheritance were by law, it is no more by promise: but God gave it to Abraham through the promise.

But before faith came, we were kept under law, being shut up to the faith about to be revealed.

for so many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

You were running well; who did hinder you that you should not obey the truth?

For you were called unto liberty, brethren; only use not the liberty unto an occasion to the flesh, but through divine love serve one another.

in whom we were also chosen by lot, having been predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things within us according to the counsel of his own will;

in whom you also, having heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom, also having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

You, who were dead in trespasses and in your sins,

among whom we all indeed at one time lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the thoughts, and we were by nature the children of wrath, like the rest also:

created life in us in Christ, who were dead in trespasses, by grace you have been saved,

Therefore remember, that when you were Gentiles in the flesh, called Uncircumcision by that which is called Circumcision, made in the flesh with hands;

because you were at that time without Christ, being alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers of the covenants of the promise, having no hope and being atheists in the world.

And having come he preached the gospel of peace to you, who were far away, and peace to them who were nigh:

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption.

For at one time ye were darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord: walk about as children of the light,

Those things which were gained to me, these I counted loss for the sake of Christ.

But I greatly rejoice in the Lord, because indeed you have at length revived to think about me; in whatsoever you indeed were thinking, nevertheless you lacked opportunity.

because in him all things are created, in the heavens and upon the earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All things were created by him, and unto him;

because our gospel came not unto you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as you know what sort we were among you for your sakes.

but having suffered, and been abused, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.

but as we were approved of God that the gospel should be intrusted unto us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God who is proving our hearts,

For at that time we were not in word of flattery, as you know, nor in a pretext of covetousness, God is our witness;

but we were gentle in the midst of you, as if a nurse may cherish her children;

You are witnesses, and God, how sacredly and righteously and blamelessly we were unto you who believed:

But, brethren, we having been absent from you for the space of an hour, in presence, not in heart, we were the more exceedingly anxious to see your face with much desire.

For indeed, when we were with you, we foretold you that we are about to suffer tribulation; as indeed took place, and you know it.

therefore we were comforted, brethren, over you in all our distress and tribulation on account of your faith;

For you yourselves know how it behooves you to imitate us; because we were not disorderly among you;

For indeed when we were with you, we proclaimed this to you, that if any one does not wish to work, let him not eat.

For when we also were without understanding, being disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in sin and envy, hateful, hating one another;

and might reconcile them whosoever were subject to bondage all their life through the fear of death.

for who were those, having heard, who were hardened? yea, were they not all those having come out of Egypt under Moses?

And we see that they were not able to enter in on account of their unbelief.

For he unto whom these things were spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one ministers at the altar:

And in as much as it is without an oath, for the priests were made without an oath;

And indeed many have been made priests, because they were prohibited by death from continuing:

For the first tabernacle was made; in which there were candlesticks, and the table, and shew-bread; which is called, Holy.

By faith we understand that the worlds were created by the word of God, and that which was seen was not made from things which are manifest.

Therefore indeed they were born of one, and those things of one having died, as the stars of heaven for multitude, and as the sands which are by the sea, which are innumerable.

By faith they pass through the Red sea as through dry land: the undertaking of which the Egyptians having entered upon were drowned.

women receive their dead from a resurrection: some were tortured, not accepting deliverance; in order that they might receive a better resurrection:

they were stoned, they were tempted, they were burnt, they died by the edge of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, troubled, persecuted,

For they indeed for a few days were accustomed to chastise us according to that which seemed right to them; but he made unto our profit, in order that we might partake his holiness.

Forget not hospitality: for by it some having entertained angels were incognizant.

Be not carried away with fantastical and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, in which those going round were not profited.

Ye flourished upon the earth, and were wanton; you nourished your hearts in the day of slaughter.

to whom it was revealed, because they were ministering not these things for themselves, but for you, which are now proclaimed unto you by those who preach to you the gospel with the Holy Ghost having been sent from heaven; into which things the angels desire to look down.

who stumble over the word, disbelieving: unto which they indeed were appointed.

who at one time were no people, but now you are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, lint just now having received mercy.

For in this way in olden times the holy wives, the ones having hope toward God, were indeed accustomed to beautify themselves, submissive to their own husbands:

who at one time were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, the ark being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls were saved through the water.

However there were indeed false prophets among the people, as there will also be false teachers among you, whosoever shall bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

For they willingly forget this, that the heavens were in the olden time, and the earth standing out of the water and through the water, by the word of God;

They came out from us, but they were not of us; for if they were of us, they would have remained with us: but in order that they might be made manifest that they are not all of us.

not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother; and on account of what did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.

For certain men have crept in, who long ago were written down to this judgment, ungodly, transforming the grace of God into impurity, even denying Jesus Christ, our only Sovereign and Lord.

And his head and his hairs were as wool, white as snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire;

and his feet were like brass, as having been burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters,

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I would that you were either cold or hot.

And around about the throne were twenty-four thrones: and on the thrones twenty-four elders are sitting, clothed in white garments; and upon their heads golden crowns.

saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord truly our God, to receive glory and honor and power: because thou hast created all things, and through thy will they were, and were created.

And I saw, and I heard as it were a 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 heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A measure of wheat for a denarion, and three measures of barley for a denarion; and hurt not the oil and the wine.

And a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them, that they should wait a little while, until their fellow-servants and brethren, who are about to be slain as they were should be fulfilled.

and the heaven rolled away as a book is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

And I heard the number of the sealed ones: a hundred and forty-four thousand were sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel?

Out of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;

of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

And I saw the seven angels who stood before God; and seven trumpets were given unto them.

And the angel took the censer, and filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it to the earth: and there were thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

And the first sounded, and there were hail and fire mingled with blood, and cast to the earth: and the third of the earth was burnt up, and the third of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

and the third of the creatures which were in the sea, those having life, died; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.

And the name of the star is called Apsinth. And the third part of the waters became apsinth; and many of the men died from the waters, because they were bitter.

And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars, were smitten; and the third part of them was darkened, and the day did not shine the third part of it, and likewise the night.

And he opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke came out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened from the smoke of the pit.

And the shapes of the locusts are like horses having been made ready for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like gold, and their faces are like the faces of men.

And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

And the four angels were loosed, who were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, that they should slay the third part of the men.

And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those sitting on them, having breastplates as of fire, and of hyacinth, and of brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as of the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceeds fire and smoke and brimstone.

And from these three plagues the third of the men were slain, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, coming out of their mouth.

And the rest of the men who were not slain by these plagues did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and wood; which are neither able to see, nor to hear, nor to walk:

And at that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth of the city fell, and there were killed by the earthquake seven thousand persons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of the heaven.