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Romans 1 -16 NASB

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The Gose! E"a!ted

1Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the

gospel of God,

2which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy criptures,

!concerning His on, who birth placed Him in the genealogy of "avidaccording to the flesh,

#who the $ather had declared the on of God with power by the resurrectionfrom the dead, according to the pirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our %ord,

&through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the

obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name's sa(e,

)among whom you also have received the calling of Jesus Christ*

+to all who have become the beloved of God in ome, called as saints

Grace to you and peace from God our $ather and the %ord Jesus Christ.

/$irst, 0 than( my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because peopleproclaim your faith throughout the whole world.

$or God, whom 0 serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His

on, witnesses as to how unceasingly 0 ma(e mention of you,

1always in my prayers ma(ing re3uest, if perhaps now at last by the will of

God 0 may succeed in coming to you.

11

$or 0 long to see you so that 0 may impart some spiritual gift to you, thatyou may become established*

12namely, that 0 may receive encouragement together with you while among

you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.



1! 0 do not want you to remain ignorant, brethren, that often 0 have plannedto come to you 4but something has prevented me so far5 so that 0 may

obtain some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

1# 0 feel under obligation both to Gree(s and to barbarians, both to the wise

and to the foolish.

1&o, for my part, 0 eagerly reach the gospel to you also who live in ome.

1)$or 0 do not feel ashamed of the gospel, for it brings the power of God forsalvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Gree(.

1+$or in it the righteousness of God has become revealed from faith to faith*

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1/$or the wrath of God has emanated from heaven against all ungodliness

and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

1because that people (now about God they see within them* for God madeit evident to them.

2$or since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal

power and divine nature, people have clearly seen, understanding through

what God has made, so that they have no e?cuse.21$or even though they (new God, they did not honor Him as God or give

than(s, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heartdar(ened.

22 Professing to have wisdom, they became fools,

2!and e?changed the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the formof corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling

creatures.

2#9herefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, sothat their bodies would suffer dishonor among them.

2&$or they e?changed the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served

the creature rather than the Creator, who we blessed forever. <men.



2)$or this reason God gave them over to degrading passions* for theirwomen e?changed the natural function for that which we deem unnatural,

2+and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the

woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men

committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penaltyof their error.

2/<nd @ust as they did not see fit to ac(nowledge God any longer, God gavethem over to a depraved mind, to do those things which we do not consider

proper,

2 filled themselves with all unrighteousness, wic(edness, greed, evil* full of

envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice* they gossip,

!slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil,disobedient to parents,

!1without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful*

!2and although they (now the ordinance of God, that those who practice

such things ma(e themselves worthy of death, they not only do the same,but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

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The %martia!ity o$ God

19herefore you have no e?cuse, everyone of you who passes @udgment, for

in that which you @udge another, you condemn yourself* for you who @udge

practice the same things.

2<nd we (now that the @udgment of God rightly falls upon those who

practice such things.

!

7ut do you suppose this, ; man, when you pass @udgment on those whopractice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the

@udgment of GodA

#;r do you thin( lightly of the riches of His (indness and tolerance andpatience, not (nowing that the (indness of God leads you to repentanceA



&7ut because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you have storedup wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous

@udgment of God,

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+ to those who by perseverance in doing good see( for glory and honor and

immortality, eternal life*

/but to those who act selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, butobey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.

9here will come tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does

evil, of the Jew first and also of the Gree(,

1but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew

first and also to the Gree(.

11$or God does not show partiality.

12$or all who have sinned without the %aw will also perish without the %aw,and all who have sinned under the %aw will receive @udgment by the %aw*

1!for God does not @ustify the hearers of the %aw, but @ustifies the doers ofthe %aw .

1#

$or when Gentiles who do not have the %aw do instinctively the things ofthe %aw, these, not having the %aw, act lawfully by themselves,

1&in that they show the wor( of the %aw written in their hearts, theirconscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else

defending them,

1)on the day when, according to my gospel, God will @udge the secrets ofmen through Christ Jesus.

The +e, &ondemns himse!$ by the a,

1+7ut if you bear the name 6Jew6 and rely upon the %aw and boast in God,

1/and (now His will and approve the essential things , receiving instructions

out of the %aw,

1and have confidence that you yourself can guide the blind, a light to those

who dwell in dar(ness,



2a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having in the %aw theembodiment of (nowledge and of the truth,

21you, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourselfA >ou who

preach that one shall not steal, do you stealA

22>ou who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit

adulteryA >ou who abhor idols, do you rob templesA

2!>ou who boast in the %aw, through your brea(ing the %aw, do you dishonorGodA

2#$or 6 9H: <D: ;$ G;" H< 7:C;D: 7%<PH:D:" <D;G 9H:

G:90%: 7:C<8: ;$ >;8,6 @ust as the scriptures read.

2&$or indeed circumcision has value if you practice the %aw* but if you

transgress the %aw, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

2) o if the uncircumcised man (eeps the re3uirements of the %aw, will nothis uncircumcision become e3uivalent to circumcisionA

2+<nd he who has not undergone physical uncircumcised, if he (eeps the

%aw, will he not @udge you who though having the letter of the %aw andcircumcision a transgressor of the %awA

2/$or he cannot claim Jewishness who has the outward characteristics, nor

does outward fleshly circumcision 3ualify him.

27ut he can call himself a Jew who behaves lawfully inwardly* and has

received circumcision of the heart, by the pirit, not by the letter* and his

praise does not come from men, but from God.

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A!! the /or!d G(i!ty

19hen what advantage has the JewA ;r what benefit does circumcision

haveA



2Great in every respect. $irst of all, that God entrusted them with Hisoracles .

!Bhat thenA 0f some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the

faithfulness of God, will itA

#Day it never happenE ather, let us find God true, though every man lie, as

the scripture reads,

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&7ut if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, whatshall we sayA 9he God who inflicts wrath does not act unrighteously, does

HeA 40 spea( in human terms.5

) Day it never happenE $or otherwise, how will God @udge the worldA

+7ut if through my lie the truth of God abounded to His glory, why has God @udged me as a sinnerA

/<nd why not say 4as some have slanderously reported of us and as some

claim that we say5, 6 %et us do evil that good may come6A 9hey deservetheir condemnation.

Bhat thenA "o we have more value than theyA ot at all* for we havealready charged that both Jews and Gree(s have placed themselves all

under sin*

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1ow we (now that whatever the %aw says, it spea(s to those who liveunder the %aw, so that every mouth may close and all the world may

become accountable to God*

2because by the wor(s of the %aw no flesh will receive @ustification in His

sight* for through the %aw comes the (nowledge of sin.

+(sti$i)ation by Faith

217ut now apart from the %aw the righteousness of God has manifested,

witnessed by the %aw and the Prophets,

22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all thosewho believe* for there no distinction e?ists*

2!for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

2#receiving @ustification as a gift by His grace through the redemption whichwe find in Christ Jesus*

2&whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith

9his demonstrated His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God Hepassed over the sins previously committed*

2)for the demonstration, 0 say, of His righteousness at the present time, so

that He would act @ustly @ust and the @ustifier of the one who has faith in

Jesus.2+Bhere can we boastA Be e?clude it 7y what (ind of lawA ;f wor(sA o,

but by a law of faith.

2/$or we maintain that a man receives @ustification by faith apart from

wor(s of the %aw.

2;r do we consider God the God of Jews onlyA "o we not consider Him theGod of Gentiles alsoA >es, of Gentiles also,

!

since indeed God who will @ustify the circumcised by faith and theuncircumcised through faith we recognie as the same God.



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+(sti$i)ation by Faith Eviden)ed in !d Testament

1Bhat then shall we say that <braham, our forefather according to the flesh,

has foundA

2$or if <braham received @ustified by wor(s, he has something to boast

about, but not before God.

!$or what does the cripture sayA 6 <7<H<D 7:%0:=:" G;", <" G;"C:"09:" 9; H0D < 0GH9:;8:.6

#ow to the one who wor(s, his wage does not credit as a favor, but as

something due.

&7ut to the one who does not wor(, but believes in Him who @ustifies the

ungodly, his faith is credits as righteousness,

) @ust as "avid also spea(s of the blessing on the man to whom God creditsrighteousness apart from wor(s

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"oes God bless then on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised alsoA $orwe say, 6 $<09H <CC8:" 9; <7<H<D < 0GH9:;8:.6

1How then did God credit itA Bhile he had undergone circumcised, or whilehe remained uncircumcisedA ot while circumcised, but while uncircumcised*

11and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the

faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might designated as thefather of all who believe without having undergone circumcision, that

righteousness might be credited to them,



12and the father of circumcision to those who not only have receivedcircumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father

<braham which he had while uncircumcised.

1!$or the promise to <braham or to his descendants that he would become

heir of the world did not attain it through the %aw, but through therighteousness of faith.

1#$or if those who consider themselves of the %aw become heirs, faithbecomes void and the promise remains nullified*

1&for the %aw brings about wrath, but where no law e?ists, no violatione?ists.

1)$or this reason it comes by faith, in order that it may accord with grace,

so that God will guarantee to all the descendants, not only to those whorely on the %aw, but also to those who rely on the faith of <braham, who we

designate as the father of us all,

1+4as the scriptures read, 6 < $<9H: ;$ D<> <90; H<=: 0 D<":>;865 in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to

the dead and calls into e?istence that which does not e?ist.

1/0n hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father ofmany nations according to that which had received reputation, 6 ; H<%%

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1Bithout becoming wea( in faith he contemplated his own body, now asgood as dead since he had become about a hundred years old, and the

deadness of arah's womb*

2yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief butgrew strong in faith, giving glory to God,

21and receiving full assurance that what God had promised, He could also

perform.

229herefore G;" <%; C:"09:" 9; H0D < 0GH9:;8:.

2!ow not for his sa(e only did the scriptures say that God credited it to

him,

2#but for our sa(e also, to whom it will accrue, as those who believe in Him

who raised Jesus our %ord from the dead,



2&He who our transgressions delivered over, and God raised because He @ustified us.


Res(!ts o$ +(sti$i)ation

1 9herefore, having received @ustification by faith, we have peace with Godthrough our %ord Jesus Christ,

2

through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into thisgrace in which we stand* and we e?ult in hope of the glory of God.

! <nd not only this, but we also e?ult in our tribulations, (nowing that

tribulation brings about perseverance*

#and perseverance, proven character* and proven character, hope*

&and hope does not disappoint, because the God has poured out His love

within our hearts through the Holy pirit who He gave us.

)

$or while we still felt helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

+$or one will hardly die for a righteous man* though perhaps for the goodman someone would dare even to die.

/7ut God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we still lived as

sinners, Christ died for us.

Duch more then, having now received @ustification by His blood, we shall

receive salvation from the wrath of God through Him.

1$or if while we acted as GodIs enemies we received reconciliation with Godthrough the death of His on, much more, having received reconciliation,

we shall receive salvation by His life.

11 <nd not only this, but we also e?ult in God through our %ord Jesus Christ,through whom we have now received the reconciliation.



129herefore, @ust as through one man sin entered into the world, and deaththrough sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned--

1!for until the %aw sin e?isted in the world, but we did not impute sin when

no law e?isted.

1#evertheless death reigned from <dam until Doses, even over those who

had not sinned in the li(eness of the offense of <dam, who serves as a type

of Him who would come later.

1&7ut the free gift does not resemble the transgression. $or if by the

transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of Godand the gift by the grace of the one Dan, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

1)9he gift does not resemble that which came through the one who sinned*

for on the one hand the @udgment arose from one transgression resulting incondemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many

transgressions resulting in @ustification.

1+$or if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one,much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of

righteousness will reign in life through the ;ne, Jesus Christ.

1/o then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to allmen, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted @ustification of

life to all men.

1$or as through the one man's disobedience the many became madesinners, even so through the obedience of the ;ne the many will become

righteous.

2 9he %aw came in so that the transgression would increase* but where sinincreased, grace abounded all the more,

21so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through

righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our %ord.




Be!ievers Die to Sin3 Be)ome A!ive to God

1Bhat shall we say thenA hall we continue in sin so that grace may

increaseA

2 Day it never happenE How shall we who died to sin still live in itA

!;r do you not (now that all of us who have received baptism into ChristJesus have received baptism into His deathA

#9herefore we have received burial with Him through baptism into death, sothat as God raised Christ from the dead through His glory, so we too might

wal( in newness of life.

&$or if we have become united with Him in the li(eness of His death,certainly we shall also @oin him in the li(eness of His resurrection,

)

(nowing this, that our old self suffered crucifi?ion with Him, in order thatour body of sin might e?pire, so that we would no longer enslave ourselvesto sin*

+for he who has died has freed himself from sin.

/ow if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live withHim,

(nowing that Christ, having resurrected from the dead, will never die

again* death no longer will rule over Him.

1$or the death that He died, He died to sin once for all* but the life that He

lives, He lives to God.

11:ven so consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

129herefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey itslusts,



1!and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin asinstruments of unrighteousness* but present yourselves to God as those

alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness toGod.

1#$or sin shall not have rule over you, for you do not feel under law butunder grace.

1&Bhat thenA hall we sin because we do not feel a threat from the law butunder graceA Day it never happenE

1)"o you not (now that when you present yourselves to someone as slavesfor obedience, you enslave yourselves to the one whom you obey, either of

sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousnessA

1+7ut we than( God that though you had enslaved yourselves to sin, youbecame obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you

committed yourselves,

1/and having found yourselves freed from sin, you became slaves ofrighteousness.

1 0 spea( in human terms because of the wea(ness of your flesh $or @ust as

you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness,resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to

righteousness, resulting in sanctification.

2$or when you enslaved yourselves sin, you became liberated in regard torighteousness.

219herefore what benefit did you attain derive from the things of which you

now feel shameA $or the outcome of those things constitutes death.

227ut now having received liberation from sin and enslavement to God, you

derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.

2!$or the wages of sin e3uates to death, but God gives us eternal life in

Christ Jesus our %ord as a free gift.



Romans 4

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Be!ievers #nited to &hrist

1;r do you not (now, brethren 4for 0 spea( to those who (now the law5, that

the law has @urisdiction over a person as long as he livesA

2$or the married woman has bound herself by law to her husband while helives* but if her husband dies, she will become released from the law

concerning the husband.

!o then, if while her husband lives she @oins herself to another man,

people will call her an adulteress* but if her husband dies, she has freedom

from the law, so that people will not call her an adulteress though she @oinsherself to another man.

#9herefore, my brethren, you also died to the %aw through the body of

Christ, so that you might @oin yourself to another, to Him who God raisedfrom the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.

&$or while we lived in the flesh, the sinful passions, which became arousedby the %aw, went to wor( in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.

)7ut now we have received liberation from the %aw, having died to that by

which we felt bound, so that we serve in newness of the pirit and not inoldness of the letter.

+ Bhat shall we say thenA "oes the %aw e3uate to sinA Day it never happenE

;n the contrary, 0 would not have come to (now sin e?cept through the %aw*for 0 would not have (nown about coveting if the %aw had not said, 6 >;8

H<%% ;9 C;=:9.6

/7ut sin, ta(ing opportunity through the commandment, produced in mecoveting of every (ind* for apart from the %aw sin dies.



0 felt once alive apart from the %aw* but when the commandment came,sin became alive and 0 died*

1and this commandment, which God intended to result in life, proved to

result in death for me*

11for sin, ta(ing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me

and through it (illed me.

12 o then, the %aw has holiness, and the commandment has holiness andrighteousness and goodness.

1!9herefore did that which we considered good become a cause of death for

meA Day it never happenE ather sin, in order that it might reveal itself assin by effecting my death through that which we considered good, so that

through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.

The &on$!i)t o$ T,o Nat(res

1#$or we (now that the %aw has spiritual characteristics, but 0 consist of

flesh, sold into bondage to sin.

1&$or what 0 do, 0 do not understand* for 0 do not practice what 0 would li(e

to do, but 0 do the very thing 0 hate.

1)7ut if 0 do the very thing 0 do not want to do, 0 agree with the %aw,

confessing that the %aw has inherent goodness.1+o now, no longer do 0 do it, but sin which dwells in me.

1/$or 0 (now that nothing good dwells in me, namely, in my flesh* for thewilling ta(es place in me, but the doing of the good does not.

1$or the good that 0 want, 0 do not do, but 0 practice the very evil that 0 do

not want.

27ut if 0 do the very thing 0 do not want, 0 no longer do it, but sin which

dwells in me.

210 find then the principle that evil dwells in me, the one who wants to dogood.

22$or 0 @oyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man,



2!but 0 see a different law in the members of my body, waging war againstthe law of my mind and ma(ing me a prisoner of the law of sin which dwells

in my members.

2#Bretched man that 0 feel myself to have becomeE Bho will set me free

from the body of this deathA

2&Be than( God through Jesus Christ our %ordE o then, on the one hand 0

myself with my mind serve the law of God, but on the other, with my fleshthe law of sin.

Romans 5

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De!iveran)e $rom Bondae

19herefore there e?ists now no condemnation for those who dwell in Christ

Jesus.

2$or the law of the pirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the lawof sin and of death.

!$or what the %aw could not do, wea( as it seemed through the flesh, Goddid sending His own on in the li(eness of sinful flesh and as an offering forsin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

#so that the re3uirement of the %aw might receive fulfillment in us, who do

not wal( according to the flesh but according to the pirit.

&$or those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of

the flesh, but those who live according to the pirit, the things of the pirit.

)

$or the mind set on the flesh leads to death, but the mind set on the piritleads to life and peace,

+because the mind set on the flesh shows hostility toward God* for it does

not sub@ect itself to the law of God, for it cannot even do so,

/and those who live in the flesh cannot please God.



However, you do not dwell in the flesh but in the pirit, if indeed the piritof God dwells in you 7ut if anyone does not have the pirit of Christ, he does

not belong to Him.

1 0f Christ dwells in you, though the body dies because of sin, yet the spirit

lives because of righteousness.

117ut if the pirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He

who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortalbodies through His pirit which dwells in you.

12o then, brethren, we have obligation, not to the flesh, to live according tothe flesh--

1!for if you live according to the flesh, you must die* but if by the pirit you

put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

1#$or all who allow the pirit of God to lead them constitute the real sons ofGod.

1&$or you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you

have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, 6 <bbaE$atherE6

1)9he pirit Himself testifies with our spirit that God considers us Hischildren ,

1+and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if

indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also receive glorification with Him.

1/$or 0 consider that the sufferings of this present time do not compare withthe glory that will ta(e place in us.

1$or the an?ious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of

the sons of God.

2$or the creation suffered sub@ection to futility, not willingly, but because of

Him who sub@ected it, in hope

21that the creation itself also will have liberation from its slavery tocorruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

22$or we (now that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of

childbirth together until now.



!)Just as the scripture reads, 6 $; >;8 <: B: 8$$: ":<9H <%% "<> %;G*

G;" C;0"::" 8 < H::P <B<090G %<8GH9:.6

!+7ut in all these things we overwhelmingly con3uer through Him who loved

us.

!/$or 0 feel convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor

principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

!nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will have the capability

of separating us from the love of God, which dwells in Christ Jesus our %ord.

Romans 8

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So!i)it(de $or %srae!

1 0 tell the truth in Christ, 0 do not lie, my conscience testifies with me in the

Holy pirit,

2that 0 have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart.

!$or 0 could wish that 0 myself received a curse, separated from Christ for

the sa(e of my brethren, my (insmen according to the flesh,

#who have the lineage of 0sraelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons,

and the glory and the covenants and the giving of the %aw and the temple

service and the promises,

&whose family produce the fathers, and from whom comes the Christ

according to the flesh, who rules over all, God 4P5blessed forever. <men.

)7ut it does not seem as though the word of God has failed $or they do notconstitute all 0srael who descend from 0srael*

+nor can they all claim family membership because they descend from

<braham, but 6 9H;8GH 0<<C >;8 ":C:"<9 B0%% H<=:":0G<90;.6

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/amely, it does not depend on fleshly lineage who can claim the titlechildren of God, but the children of the promise can rightfully claim

membership in the family.

$or this constitutes the word of promise 6 <9 9H0 90D: 0 B0%% C;D:,

<" <<H H<%% H<=: < ;.6

1 <nd not only this, but ebe(ah also, when she had conceived twins by one

man, our father 0saac*

11for though the twins had not yet become born and had not done anything

good or bad, so that God's purpose according to His choice would stand, notbecause of wor(s but because of Him who calls,

12 God said to her, 6 9H: ;%": B0%% :=: 9H: >;8G:.6

1!Just as the scriptures read, 6 J<C;7 0 %;=:", 789 :<8 0 H<9:".6

1# Bhat shall we say thenA 9here e?ists no in@ustice with God, does itA Day itnever happenE

1&$or He says to Doses, 6 0 B0%% H<=: D:C> ; BH;D 0 H<=: D:C>,

<" 0 B0%% H<=: C;DP<0; ; BH;D 0 H<=: C;DP<0;.6

1)o then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs,

but on God who has mercy.

1+$or the cripture says to Pharaoh, 6 $; 9H0 =:> P8P;: 0 <0:">;8 8P, 9; ":D;9<9: D> P;B: 0 >;8, <" 9H<9 P:;P%: D0GH9

P;C%<0D D> <D: 9H;8GH;89 9H: BH;%: :<9H.6

1/o then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom Hedesires.

1 >ou will say to me then, 6 Bhy does He still find faultA $or who resists His

willA6

2;n the contrary, who do you presume, ; man, who answers bac( to GodA9he thing molded will not say to the molder, 6Bhy did you ma(e me li(e

this,6 will itA

21;r does not the potter have a right over the clay, to ma(e from the same

lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common useA



Romans 19

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The /ord o$ Faith Brins Sa!vation

17rethren, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them 0 offer for their

salvation.

2$or 0 testify about them that they have a eal for God, but not in

accordance with (nowledge.

!

$or not (nowing about God's righteousness and see(ing to establish theirown, they did not sub@ect themselves to the righteousness of God.

#$or Christ serves as the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who

believes.

&$or Doses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which has

its foundation in the law shall live by that righteousness.

)7ut the righteousness based on faith spea(s as follows 6 "; ;9 <> 0>;8 H:<9, 'BH; B0%% <C:" 09; H:<=:A' 4namely, to bring Christ

down5,

+or 'BH; B0%% ":C:" 09; 9H: <7>A' 4namely, to bring Christ upfrom the dead5.6

/7ut what does it sayA 6 9H: B;" "B:%% :< >;8, 0 >;8 D;89H

<" 0 >;8 H:<96Lin other words, the word of faith which we preach,

that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as %ord, and believe in your

heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will receive salvation*

1for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and withthe mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

11$or the cripture says, 6 BH;:=: 7:%0:=: 0 H0D B0%% ;9 H<=:

"0<PP;09D:9.6



Romans 11

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God did not )ast %srae! A,ay

10 say then, God has not re@ected His people, has HeA Day it never happenE

$or 0 too come from 0sraelite stoc(, a descendant of <braham, of the tribeof 7en@amin.

2

God has not re@ected His people whom He fore(new ;r do you not (nowwhat the cripture says in the passage about :li@ah, how he pleads with Godagainst 0sraelA

!6%ord, 9H:> H<=: 0%%:" >;8 P;PH:9, 9H:> H<=: 9; ";B

>;8 <%9<, <" 0 $::% <%;: , <" 9H:> :: D> %0$:.6

#7ut what does God respond to himA 6 0 H<=: :P9 for Dyself :=:

9H;8<" D: BH; H<=: ;9 7;B:" 9H: :: 9; 7<<%.6

&0n the same way then, there has also come into e?istence at the present

time a remnant according to God's gracious choice.

)7ut if it comes by grace, it can no longer come into e?istence on the basis

of wor(s, otherwise grace does not e?ist.

+Bhat thenA Bhat 0srael see(s, it has not obtained, but those who God has

chosen obtained it, and the rest became hardened*

/ @ust as the scriptures read, 6 G;" G<=: 9H:D < P009 ;$ 98P;,

:>: 9; :: ;9 <" :< 9; H:< ;9, ";B 9; 9H0 =:> "<>.6

<nd "avid says,

6 %:9 9H:0 9<7%: 7:C;D: < <: <" < 9<P, <" < 98D7%0G 7%;C <" < :907890; 9; 9H:D.

16 %:9 9H:0 :>: 7:C;D: "<::" 9; :: ;9,

<" 7:" 9H:0 7<C $;:=:.6



11 0 say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did theyA Day it neverhappenE 7ut by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to

ma(e them @ealous.

12ow if their transgression leads to riches for the world and their failure

leads to riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fulfillment lead toE

1!7ut 0 spea( to you Gentiles. 0nasmuch then as 0 serve as an apostle of

Gentiles, 0 magnify my ministry,

1#if somehow 0 might move to @ealousy my fellow countrymen and save

some of them.

1&$or if their re@ection leads to the reconciliation of the world, what will theiracceptance produce but life from the deadA

1)0f God made the first piece of dough holy, He made the lump also* and ifthe root has holiness, the branches have holiness too.

1+7ut if God bro(e some of the branches off, and God grafted you, a wild

olive, in among them and became parta(er with them of the rich root of the

olive tree,

1/do not show arrogance toward the branches* but if you show arrogance,

remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

1

>ou will say then, 6 God bro(e the branches off so that He might graftme in.6

2uite right, God bro(e them off for their unbelief, but you stand by your

faith "o not have conceit, but fear*

21for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either.

227ehold then the (indness and severity of God* to those who fell, severity,

but to you, God's (indness, if you continue in His (indness* otherwise He willcut you off.

2!<nd they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, God will graft them

in, for God has the ability to graft them in again.

2#$or if God cut you from what by nature constitutes a wild olive tree, and

grafted you contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more



will God have the capability of grafting the natural branches into their ownolive treeA

2&$or 0 do not want you, brethren, to not (now of this mystery--so that you

will not seem wise in your own estimation--that a partial hardening has

happened to 0srael until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in*

2)and so all 0srael will receive salvation* @ust as the scriptures read,

6 9H: ":%0=:: B0%% C;D: $;D K0;, H: B0%% :D;=: 8G;"%0: $;D J<C;7.6

2+60 B0%% D<: D> C;=:<9 B09H 9H:D, BH: 0 9<: <B<> 9H:0 0.6

2/$rom the standpoint of the gospel they have become enemies for your

sa(e, but from the standpoint of God's choice He loves them for the sa(e ofthe fathers*

2for the gifts and the calling of God do not cease.

!$or @ust as you once disobeyed God, now God shows them mercy becauseof their disobedience,

!1so these also now have disobeyed, that because of the mercy shown to

you they also may now receive mercy.

!2$or God has shut up all in disobedience so that He may show mercy to all.

!!;h, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and (nowledge of GodE

How unsearchable we find His @udgments and unfathomable His waysE

!#$or BH; H< ;B 9H: D0" ;$ 9H: %;", ; BH; 7:C<D: H0C;8:%;A

!&;r BH; H< $09 G0=: 9; H0D 9H<9 9H:> D0GH9 P<> 09 7<C 9;

H0D <G<0A

!)$or from Him and through Him and to Him e?ist all things 9o Him belong

the glory forever. <men.



Romans 1*

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Dedi)ated Servi)e

19herefore 0 urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your

bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which constitutes yourspiritual service of worship.

2<nd do not conform to this world, but become transformed by the renewing

of your mind, so that you may prove the will of God, that which proves good

and acceptable and perfect.

!$or through the grace given to me 0 say to everyone among you not tothin( more highly of himself than he ought to thin(* but to thin( so as to

have sound @udgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

#$or @ust as we have many members in one body and all the members donot have the same function,

&so we, who appear many, comprise one body in Christ, and individually

members one of another.

)ince we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each ofus should e?ercise them accordingly if prophecy, according to the proportion

of his faith*

+if service, in his serving* or he who teaches, in his teaching*

/or he who e?horts, in his e?hortation* he who gives, with liberality* he who

leads, with diligence* he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

%et love occur without hypocrisy <bhor evil* cling to good.1how devotion to one another in brotherly love* give preference to one

another in honor*

11not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the %ord*

12 re@oicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,



#for the authority serves as a minister of God to you for good. 7ut if you doevil, have fear* for it does not bear the sword for nothing* for he serves as a

minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.

&9herefore you should sub@ect yourselves, not only because of wrath, but

also for conscience' sa(e.

)$or because of this you also pay ta?es, for rulers serve God, devoting

themselves to this very thing.

+ ender to all what you owe them ta? to whom you owe ta?es* custom to

whom custom* fear to whom fear* honor to whom honor.

/;we nothing to anyone e?cept to love one another* for he who loves hisneighbor has fulfilled the law.

$or this, 6 >;8 H<%% ;9 C;DD09 <"8%9:>, >;8 H<%% ;9 D8":,>;8 H<%% ;9 9:<%, >;8 H<%% ;9 C;=:9,6 and if any othercommandment e?ists , we sum it up in this saying, 6 >;8 H<%% %;=: >;8

:0GH7; < >;8:%$.6

1%ove does no wrong to a neighbor* therefore love fulfills the law.

11"o this, (nowing the time has come, namely the hour for you to awa(en

from sleep* for now salvation has come nearer to us than when we believed.

12

9he night has almost gone, and the day approaches 9herefore let us layaside the deeds of dar(ness and put on the armor of light.

1!%et us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drun(enness,

not in se?ual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and @ealousy.

1#7ut put on the %ord Jesus Christ, and ma(e no provision for the flesh in

regard to its lusts.



Romans 10

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Prin)i!es o$ &ons)ien)e

1ow accept the one who shows wea(ness in faith, but not for the purpose

of passing @udgment on his opinions.

2 ;ne person has faith that he may eat all things, but he who has wea(ness

eats vegetables only.

!9he one who eats should not regard with contempt the one who does noteat, and the one who does not eat should not @udge the one who eats, for

God has accepted him.

# Bhy should you presume to @udge the servant of anotherA 9o his ownmaster he stands or falls* and he will stand, for the %ord can ma(e him

stand.

& ;ne person regards one day above another, another regards every dayali(e :ach person must convince himself in his own mind.

)He who observes the day, observes it for the %ord, and he who eats, does

so for the %ord, for he gives than(s to God* and he who eats not, for the%ord he does not eat, and gives than(s to God.

+$or not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself*

/for if we live, we live for the %ord, or if we die, we die for the %ord*therefore whether we live or die, we belong to the %ord.

$or to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might become %ord both

of the dead and of the living.

17ut you, why do you @udge your brotherA ;r you again, why do you regard

your brother with contemptA $or we will all stand before the @udgment seat

of God.



Romans 12

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Se!$-denia! on Beha!$ o$ thers

1ow we who have strength ought to bear the wea(nesses of those without

strength and not @ust please ourselves.

2:ach of us should please his neighbor for his good, to his edification.

!$or even Christ did not please Himself* but as the scriptures read, 6 9H:

:P;<CH: ;$ 9H;: BH; :P;<CH:" >;8 $:%% ; D:.6

#$or whatever scripture said in earlier times we received for our instruction,so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the criptures we

might have hope.

&ow may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you

to have the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,

)

so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and $atherof our %ord Jesus Christ.

+9herefore, accept one another, @ust as Christ also accepted us to the glory

of God.

/$or 0 say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf ofthe truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers,

and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy* as the scriptures read, 6 9H::$;: 0 B0%% G0=: P<0: 9; >;8 <D;G 9H: G:90%:,

<" 0 B0%% 0G 9; >;8 <D:.6

1<gain he says, 6 :J;0C:, ; G:90%:, B09H H0 P:;P%:.6



11<nd again, 6 P<0: 9H: %;" <%% >;8 G:90%:,

<" %:9 <%% 9H: P:;P%: P<0: H0D.6

12<gain 0saiah says,

6 9H:: H<%% C;D: 9H: ;;9 ;$ J::, <" H: BH; <0: 9; 8%: ;=: 9H: G:90%:, 0 H0D H<%% 9H: G:90%: H;P:.6

1!ow may the God of hope fill you with all @oy and peace in believing, so

that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy pirit.

1#<nd concerning you, my brethren, 0 myself also feel convinced that you

yourselves abound in goodness, filled with all (nowledge and able also to

admonish one another.

1&7ut 0 have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you

again, because of the grace that God gave me ,

1)to serve as a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as apriest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become

acceptable, sanctified by the Holy pirit.

1+9herefore in Christ Jesus 0 have found reason for boasting in thingspertaining to God.

1/

$or 0 will not presume to spea( of anything e?cept what Christ hasaccomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by wordand deed,

1in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the pirit* so that from

Jerusalem and round about as far as 0llyricum 0 have fully preached thegospel of Christ.

2<nd thus 0 aspired to preach the gospel, not where they already named

Christ , so that 0 would not build on another man's foundation*

21but as the scriptures read, 6 9H:> BH; H<" ; :B ;$ H0D H<%% ::, <" 9H:> BH; H<=: ;9 H:<" H<%% 8":9<".6

22$or this reason God has often prevented me from coming to you*



2!but now, with no further place for me in these regions, and since 0 havehad for many years a longing to come to you

2#whenever 0 go to pain--for 0 hope to see you in passing, and receive help

on my way there by you, when 0 have first en@oyed your company for a

while--

2&but now, 0 go to Jerusalem serving the saints.

2)$or Dacedonia and <chaia have willingly made a contribution for the pooramong the saints in Jerusalem.

2+>es, they too( pleasure in doing so, and they owe a debt to them. $or if

the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they owe a debt to ministerto them also in material things.

2/9herefore, when 0 have finished this, and have put my seal on this fruit oftheirs, 0 will go on by way of you to pain.

20 (now that when 0 come to you, 0 will come in the fullness of the blessing

of Christ.

!ow 0 urge you, brethren, by our %ord Jesus Christ and by the love of thepirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

!1that 0 may receive rescue from those who act disobediently in Judea, and

that my service for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to the saints*

!2so that 0 may come to you in @oy by the will of God and find refreshing rest

in your company.

!!ow the God of peace remain with you all. <men.

Romans 16

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Greetins and ove E"ressed



10 commend to you our sister Phoebe, who serves the church at Cenchrea*

2that you receive her in the %ord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that

you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you* for she herself

has also helped many, and of myself as well.

!Greet Prisca and <3uila, my fellow wor(ers in Christ Jesus,

#who for my life ris(ed their own nec(s, to whom not only do 0 give than(s,

but also all the churches of the Gentiles*

&also greet the church that meet in their house Greet :paenetus, my

beloved, who came in the first convert to Christ from <sia.

)Greet Dary, who has wor(ed hard for you.

+Greet <ndronicus and Junias, my (insmen and my fellow prisoners, whohave outstanding reputation among the apostles, who also dwelt in Christ

before me.

/Greet <mpliatus, my beloved in the %ord.

Greet 8rbanus, our fellow wor(er in Christ, and tachys my beloved.

1Greet <pelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who meet in the

household of <ristobulus.

11Greet Herodion, my (insman. Greet those of the household of arcissus,

who dwell in the %ord.

12Greet 9ryphaena and 9ryphosa, wor(ers in the %ord. Greet Persis thebeloved, who has wor(ed hard in the %ord.

1!Greet ufus, a choice man in the %ord, also his mother and mine.

1#Greet <syncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brethrenwith them.

1&Greet Philologus and Julia, ereus and his sister, and ;lympas, and all the

saints who meet with them.

1) Greet one another with a holy (iss. <ll the churches of Christ greet you.



1+ow 0 urge you, brethren, (eep your eye on those who cause dissensionsand hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away

from them.

1/$or such men enslave themselves, not of our %ord Christ but of their own

appetites* and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the heartsof the unsuspecting.

1$or the report of your obedience has reached to all* therefore 0 re@oiceover you, but 0 want you to have wisdom to do good and innocent in

committing evil.

2 9he God of peace will soon crush atan under your feet 9he grace of our

%ord Jesus remain with you.

21 9imothy my fellow wor(er greets you, and so do %ucius and Jason andosipater, my (insmen.

220, 9ertius, who write this letter, greet you in the %ord.

2! Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you :rastus, the city

treasurer greets you, and uartus, the brother.

2#M 9he grace of our %ord Jesus Christ dwell with you all. <men.N

2& ow to Him who can establish you according to my gospel and the

preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery whichhas stayed a secret for long ages past,

2)but now becomes manifest, and by the criptures of the prophets,

according to the commandment of the eternal God, has become (nown toall the nations, leading to obedience of faith*

2+to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, belong the glory forever.

<men.



1 &orinthians 1-16


Aea! to #nity

1Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and osthenes

our brother,

29o the church of God which meets at Corinth, to those who have receivedsanctification in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place

call on the name of our %ord Jesus Christ, their %ord and ours

! Grace to you and peace from God our $ather and the %ord Jesus Christ.

# 0 than( my God always concerning you for the grace of God which Jesus

Christ gave you,

&that in everything you received enrichment in Him, in all speech and all

(nowledge,)even as the testimony concerning Christ received confirmation in you,

+so that you do not lac( in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our%ord Jesus Christ,

/ who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our %ord

Jesus Christ.

God remains faithful, through whom you received calling into fellowship

with His on, Jesus Christ our %ord.

1ow 0 e?hort you, brethren, by the name of our %ord Jesus Christ, thatyou all agree and that you should have no divisions among you, but that

you may reach consensus in the same mind and in the same @udgment.

11$or 0 have received information concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe'speople, that 3uarrels erupted among you.



12ow 0 mean this, that each one of you say, 60 belong to Paul,6 and 60belong to <pollos,6 and 60 belong to Cephas,6 and 60 of Christ.6

1!Has Christ become dividedA Paul did not submit to crucifi?ion for you, did

heA ;r did someone baptie you in the name of PaulA

1# 0 than( God that 0 baptied none of you e?cept Crispus and Gaius,

1&so that no one would say you received baptism in my name.

1)ow 0 did baptie also the household of tephanas* beyond that, 0 do not(now whether 0 baptied any other.

1+ $or Christ did not send me to baptie, but to preach the gospel, not in

cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become void.

The /isdom o$ God

1/$or the word of the cross seems foolishness to those who perish, but to

us who receive salvation, we recognie it as the power of God.

1$or the scriptures state*

6 0 B0%% ":9;> 9H: B0";D ;$ 9H: B0:, <" 9H: C%:=:: ;$ 9H: C%:=: 0 B0%% :9 <0":.6

2 Bhere do we find the wise manA Bhere do we find the scribeA Bhere do

we find the debater of this ageA Has not God made foolish the wisdom of theworldA

21$or since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come

to (now God, God e?pressed pleasure through the foolishness of themessage preached to save those who believe.

22$or indeed Jews as( for signs and Gree(s search for wisdom*

2!but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling bloc( and to Gentilesfoolishness,

2#but to those who have received the calling, both Jews and Gree(s, Christ

the power of God and the wisdom of God.

2&7ecause the foolishness of God proves wiser than men, and the wea(nessof God proves stronger than men.



2)$or consider your calling, brethren, that God did not call many wiseaccording to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble*

2+but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and

God has chosen the wea( things of the world to shame the things which

seem strong,

2/and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the

things that do not amount to much, so that He may nullify the things thatseem to amount to much,

2so that no man may boast before God.

!7ut by His doing you dwell in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom fromGod, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

!1so that, @ust as the scriptures state, 6 %:9 H0D BH; 7;<9, 7;<9 09H: %;".6

1 &orinthians *

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Pa(!;s Re!ian)e (on the Sirit

1<nd when 0 came to you, brethren, 0 did not come with superiority of

speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

2$or 0 determined to (now nothing among you e?cept Jesus Christ, and Himcrucified.

!

0 stayed with you in wea(ness and in fear and in much trembling,

#and my message and my preaching did not come in persuasive words of

wisdom, but in demonstration of the pirit and of power,

&so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power

of God.



)>et we do spea( wisdom among those who have matured* a wisdom,however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who pass away*

+but we spea( God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God

predestined before the ages to our glory*

/the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood* for if they

had understood it they would not have crucified the %ord of glory*

but @ust as the scriptures stated, 6 9H0G BH0CH :>: H< ;9 :: <" :< H< ;9 H:<",

<" which H<=: ;9 :9::" 9H: H:<9 ;$ D<, <%% 9H<9 G;" H< P:P<:" $; 9H;: BH; %;=: H0D.6

1 $or to us God revealed them through the pirit* for the pirit searches all

things, even the depths of God.

11$or who among men (nows the thoughts of a man e?cept the spirit of theman which resides in himA :ven so the thoughts of God no one (nows

e?cept the pirit of God.

12ow we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the pirit whichcomes from God, so that we may (now the things freely given to us by God,

1!which things we also spea(, not in words taught by human wisdom, but inthose taught by the pirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.

1#7ut a natural man does not accept the things of the pirit of God, for they

appear foolishness to him* and he cannot understand them, because one canonly spiritually appraise them.

1&7ut he who has spiritual resources appraises all things, yet no one can

appraise him.

1)$or BH; H< ;B 9H: D0" ;$ 9H: %;", 9H<9 H: B0%% 098C9H0DA 7ut we have the mind of Christ.



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Fo(ndations $or ivin

1<nd 0, brethren, could not spea( to you as to spiritual men, but as to menof flesh, as to infants in Christ.

20 gave you mil( to drin(, not solid food* for you could not yet receive it.

0ndeed, even now you donIt seem able to consume it,

!for you still find yourself with fleshly drives. $or since @ealousy and strifee?ist among donIt you still have flesh, and do you not wal( li(e mere menA

#$or when one says, 60 belong to Paul,6 and another, 60 belong to <pollos,6do you aspire to more than mortal humanityA

&Bhat then does <pollos representA <nd what does Paul representA ervants

through whom you believed, even as the %ord gave opportunity to each one.

) 0 planted, <pollos watered, but God caused the growth.

+o neither the one who plants nor the one who waters consists of anything,

but God causes the growth.

/ow he who plants and he who waters show a unity of purpose* but eachwill receive his own reward according to his own labor.

$or we serve as God's fellow wor(ers* you represent God's field, God's

building.

1<ccording to the grace of God which He gave to me, li(e a wise master

builder 0 laid a foundation, and another built on it. 7ut each man must show

care how he builds on it.



11$or no man can lay a foundation other than the one which God laid,namely Jesus Christ.

12ow if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones,

wood, hay, straw,

1! each man's wor( will become evident* for the day will show it because will

become revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the 3uality of each

man's wor(.

1#0f any man's wor( which he has built on it remains, he will receive a

reward.

1&0f any man's wor( burns up, he will suffer loss* but he himself will receivesalvation, yet so as through fire.

1) "o you not (now that you represent a temple of God and that the piritof God dwells in youA

1+0f any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the

temple of God has holiness, you have holiness too.

1/ %et no man deceive himself 0f any man among you thin(s himself wise inthis age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

1$or the wisdom of this world proves foolishness before God $or the

scriptures state, 6H: C<9CH: 9H: B0: 0 9H:0 C<$90:6*

2and again, 6 9H: %;" ;B 9H: :<;0G of the wise, 9H<9 9H:>

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21o then let no one boast in men $or all things belong to you,

22 whether Paul or <pollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or thingspresent or things to come* all things belong to you,

2!and you belong to Christ* and Christ belongs to God.

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Servants o$ &hrist

1%et a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of

the mysteries of God.

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0n this case, moreover, we re3uire of stewards that one should provetrustworthy.

!7ut to me it seems a very small thing that you may e?amine me, or by anyhuman court* in fact, 0 do not even e?amine myself.

#$or 0 have not had consciousness of nothing against myself, yet 0 have not

become ac3uitted by this* but %ord alone e?amines me.

&9herefore do not go on passing @udgment before the time, but wait until

the %ord comes, Bho will both bring to light the things hidden in the

dar(ness and disclose the motives of men's hearts* and then each man'spraise will come to him from God.

)ow these things, brethren, 0 have figuratively applied to myself and

<pollos for your sa(es, so that in us you may learn not to e?ceed what thescripture states, so that no one of you will become arrogant in behalf of one

against the other.

+$or who regards you as superiorA Bhat do you have that you did not

receiveA <nd if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not

received itA/>ou have already become filled, you have already become rich, you have

become (ings without us* and indeed, 0 wish that you had become (ings so

that we also might reign with you.

$or, 0 thin(, God has e?hibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to

death* because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels

and to men.

1Be have become fools for Christ's sa(e, but you show prudence in Christ*

we seem wea(, but you seem strong* you seem distinguished, but we seemwithout honor.

119o this present hour we have become both hungry and thirsty, and loo(

poorly clothed, and receive rough treatment, and have no homes*

12and we toil, wor(ing with our own hands* when we receive revilement, webless* when we receive persecution, we endure*



1!when we suffer slander, we try to conciliate* we have become as the scumof the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.

1#0 do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my

beloved children.

1&$or if you would have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have

many fathers, for in Christ Jesus 0 became your father through the gospel.

1)9herefore 0 e?hort you, imitate me.

1+$or this reason 0 have sent to you 9imothy, who has become my beloved

and faithful child in the %ord, and he will remind you of my ways which dwell

in Christ, @ust as 0 teach everywhere in every church.

1/ow some have become arrogant, as though 0 did not come to you.

17ut 0 will come to you soon, if the %ord wills, and 0 shall find out, not the

words of those who arrogantly use their power.

2$or the (ingdom of God does not consist in words but in power.

21Bhat do you desireA hall 0 come to you with a rod, or with love and a

spirit of gentlenessA

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%mmora!ity Reb(<ed

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0t Be have actually heard reports that immorality e?ists among you, andimmorality of such a (ind as does not e?ist even among the Gentiles, that

someone has his father's wife.

2>ou have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the onewho had done this deed you would remove him from your midst.



!$or 0, on my part, though absent in body but present in spirit, have already @udged him who has so committed this, as though 0 had come in your midst.

# 0n the name of our %ord Jesus, when you assemble, and 0 with you in

spirit, with the power of our %ord Jesus,

&0 have decided to deliver such a one to atan for the destruction of his

flesh, so that his spirit may receive salvation in the day of the %ord Jesus.

) >our boasting does not seem good "o you not (now that a little leavenleavens the whole lump of doughA

+Clean out the old leaven so that you may become a new lump, @ust as you

have in fact become unleavened. $or Christ our Passover also sufferedsacrifice.

/9herefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with theleaven of malice and wic(edness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerityand truth.

0 wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people*

10 did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with thecovetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out

of the world.

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7ut actually, 0 wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother ifhe proves an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a

drun(ard, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a one.

12$or what have 0 to do with @udging outsidersA "o you not @udge those whoremain within the churchA

1!7ut those who remain outside, God @udges. :D;=: 9H: B0C:" D<

$;D <D;G >;8:%=:.



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a,s(its Dis)o(raed

1"oes any one of you, when he has a case against his neighbor, dare to go

to law before the unrighteous and not before the saintsA

2;r do you not (now that the saints will @udge the worldA 0f you will @udge

the world, do you not feel competent to constitute the smallest law courtsA! "o you not (now that we will @udge angelsA How much more matters ofthis lifeA

#o if you have law courts dealing with matters of this life, do you appoint

them as @udges who have no respect in the churchA

& 0 say this to your shame "oesnIt any of you have the wisdom to decide

between his brethren,

)

but brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelieversA

+<ctually, then, you already suffer defeat , that you have lawsuits with oneanother. Bhy not rather allow yourself to become wrongedA Bhy not rather

allow yourselves to become defraudedA

/;n the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. >ou do this even toyour brethren.

;r do you not (now that the unrighteous will not inherit the (ingdom ofGodA "o not deceive yourselves* neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor

adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homose?uals,

1nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drun(ards, nor revilers, nor swindlers,will inherit the (ingdom of God.



11 ome of you used to have this description* but you became washed, butyou became sanctified, but you received @ustification in the name of the

%ord Jesus Christ and in the pirit of our God.

The Body Be!ons to the ord

12 <ll things prove lawful for me, but not all things profit. <ll things prove

lawful for me, but 0 will not become mastered by anything.

1! $ood belongs to the stomach and the stomach craves food, but God will

do away with both of them >et the body you should not use for immorality,but for the %ord, and the body belongs to the %ord.

1#ow God has not only raised the %ord, but will also raise us up through His

power.

1& "o you not (now that your bodies belong to the body of ChristA hall 0then ta(e away the members of Christ and ma(e them members of a

prostituteA Day it never happenE

1);r do you not (now that the one who @oins himself to a prostitute becomesone body with herA $or He says, 6 9H: 9B; H<%% 7:C;D: ;: $%:H.6

1+7ut the one who @oins himself to the %ord becomes one spirit with Him.

1/ $lee immorality. :very other sin that a man commits he commits outside

the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.1;r do you not (now that your body you regard as a temple of the Holy

pirit which dwells in you, whom you have from God, and that you do notbelong to yourselfA

2$or God bought you with a price therefore glorify God in your body.

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Tea)hin on Marriae



1ow concerning the things about which you wrote, it proves wise for a mannot to touch a woman.

27ut because of immoralities, each man should have his own wife, and each

woman should have her own husband.

!9he husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and li(ewise also the wife to

her husband.

#9he wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husbanddoes* and li(ewise also the husband does not have authority over his own

body, but the wife does.

& top depriving one another, e?cept by agreement for a time, so that youmay devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that atan will

not tempt you because of your lac( of self-control.

)7ut this 0 say by way of concession, not of command.

+ >et 0 wish that all men could live as 0 do However, each man has his own

gift from God, one in this manner, and another in that.

/7ut 0 say to the unmarried and to widows that they should remain even as0.

7ut if they do not have self-control, let them marry* for it shows better

sense to marry than to burn with passion.

17ut to the married 0 give instructions, not 0, but the %ord, that the wife

should not leave her husband

114but if she does leave, she must remain unmarried, or else becomereconciled to her husband5, and that the husband should not divorce his

wife.

127ut to the rest 0 say, not the %ord, that if any brother has a wife who doesnot believe, and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her.

1!<nd a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live

with her, she must not send her husband away.

1#$or the unbelieving husband receives sanctification through his wife, and

the unbelieving wife receives sanctification through her believing husband*



for otherwise people would consider your children unclean, but now peopleregard them as holy.

1&>et if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave* the brother or the sister

has not placed themselves under bondage in such cases, but God has called

us to peace.

1)$or how do you (now, ; wife, whether you will save your husbandA ;r

how do you (now, ; husband, whether you will save your wifeA

1+;nly, as the %ord has assigned to each one, as God has called each, in this

manner let him wal( <nd so 0 direct in all the churches.

1/ "id any man receive a calling when he had already undergonecircumcisionA He should not try to become uncircumcised. Has anyone

receives calling in uncircumcisionA He does not have to become circumcised.

1 Circumcision e3uates to nothing, and uncircumcision e3uates to nothing,but what matters consists of the (eeping of the commandments of God.

2 :ach man must remain in that condition in which he received his calling.

21 "id you receive your calling while a slaveA "o not worry about it* but ifyou can become free, rather do that.

22$or he who the %ord called when he still served as a slave, becomes the

%ord's freedman* li(ewise he who received his calling as a free personbecomes Christ's slave.

2! God bought you with a price* do not become slaves of men.

2#7rethren, each one should remain with God in that condition in which hereceived his calling.

2&ow concerning virgins 0 have no command of the %ord, but 0 give an

opinion as one who by the mercy of the %ord proves trustworthy.

2)0 thin( then that this seems good in view of the present distress, that itseems good for a man to remain as he finds himself now.

2+ Have you bound yourself to a wifeA "o not see( release. Have youreleased yourself from a wifeA "o not see( a wife.



#7ut in my opinion she remains happier if she remains single* and 0 thin(that 0 also have the pirit of God.

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Ta<e &are ,ith =o(r iberty

1ow concerning things sacrificed to idols, we (now that we all have

(nowledge. nowledge ma(es arrogant, but love edifies.

2 0f anyone supposes that he (nows anything, he has not yet (nown as heought to (now*

!but if anyone loves God, God (nows him.

#9herefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we (now thatwe donIt recognie any such thing as an idol in the world, and that we have

only one God.

&$or even if people have so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, asindeed people have many gods and many lords,

)yet for us we have but one God, the $ather, from whom come all things

and we e?ist for Him* and one %ord, Jesus Christ, by whom come all things,and we e?ist through Him.

+However not all men have this (nowledge* but some, having become

accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if we had sacrificed to an idol*and their wea( conscience being becomes defiled.

/7ut food will not commend us to God* we do not ma(e ourselves neither

the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat.

7ut ta(e care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become astumbling bloc( to the wea(.

1$or if someone sees you, who have (nowledge, dining in an idol's temple,will not his conscience, if he has wea(ness, have the boldness to eat things

sacrificed to idolsA



11$or through your (nowledge he who has a wea(ness becomes ruined,the brother for whose sa(e Christ died.

12 <nd so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience

when it has wea(ness, you sin against Christ.

1!9herefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, 0 will never eat meat

again, so that 0 will not cause my brother to stumble.

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Pa(!;s #se o$ iberty

1"o 0 not have freedomA "o 0 not serve as an apostleA Have 0 not seenJesus our %ordA "o you not represent my wor( in the %ordA

20f others do not regard me as an apostle, at least 0 you do* for you

represent the seal of my apostleship in the %ord.

!Dy defense to those who e?amine me consists of this

# "o we not have a right to eat and drin(A

& "o we not have a right to ta(e along a believing wife, even as the rest of

the apostles and the brothers of the %ord and CephasA

);r do only 7arnabas and 0 not have a right to refrain from wor(ingA

+Bho at any time serves as a soldier at his own e?penseA Bho plants a

vineyard and does not eat the fruit of itA ;r who tends a floc( and does notuse the mil( of the floc(A

/0 do not spea( these things according to human @udgment, do 0A ;r does

not the %aw also say these thingsA

$or the scriptures read in the %aw of Doses, 6 >;8 H<%% ;9 D8KK%:

9H: ;F BH0%: H: 9H:H: 6 God does not concern Himself about o?en,

does HeA



1;r does He spea( altogether for our sa(eA >es, for our sa(e it appeared inscripture, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to

thresh in hope of sharing the crops.

11 0f we sowed spiritual things in you, does it seem too much if we reap

material things from youA

120f others share the right over you, do we not moreA evertheless, we did

not use this right, but we endure all things so that we will cause nohindrance to the gospel of Christ.

1! "o you not (now that those who perform sacred services eat the food ofthe temple, and those who attend regularly to the altar have their share

from the altarA

1#o also the %ord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their livingfrom the gospel.

1&7ut 0 have used none of these things <nd 0 do not write these things so

that it happen in my case* for 0 would rather die than have any man ma(emy boast an empty one.

1)$or if 0 preach the gospel, 0 have nothing to boast of, for 0 feel under

compulsion* for woe to me if 0 do not preach the gospel.

1+$or if 0 do this voluntarily, 0 have a reward* but if against my will, 0 have a

stewardship entrusted to me.

1/Bhat then constitutes my rewardA 9hat, when 0 preach the gospel, 0 mayoffer the gospel without charge, so as not to ma(e full use of my right in the

gospel.

1$or though 0 have freedom from all men, 0 have made myself a slave toall, so that 0 may win more.

2 9o the Jews 0 became as a Jew, so that 0 might win Jews* to those who

are under the %aw, as under the %aw though not considering myself under

the %aw, so that 0 might win those who live under the %aw*

21to those who live without law, as without law, though not living without

the law of God but under the law of Christ, so that 0 might win those whodonIt have law.



229o the wea( 0 became wea(, that 0 might win the wea(* 0 have become allthings to all men, so that 0 may by all means save some.

2!0 do all things for the sa(e of the gospel, so that 0 may become a fellow

parta(er of it.

2# "o you not (now that those who run in a race all run, but only one

receives the prieA un in such a way that you may win.

2&:veryone who competes in the games e?ercises self-control in all things9hey then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.

2)9herefore 0 run in such a way, as not without aim* 0 bo? in such a way, as

not beating the air*

2+but 0 discipline my body and ma(e it my slave, so that, after 0 have

preached to others, 0 myself will not receive dis3ualification.

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Avoid %srae!;s Mista<es

1$or 0 do not want you to have ignorance, brethren, that our fathers all

passed under the cloud and all passed through the sea*

2and all received baptism into Doses in the cloud and in the sea*

!and all ate the same spiritual food*



#and all dran( the same spiritual drin(, for they dran( from a spiritual roc(which followed them* and the roc( we have identified as Christ.

&evertheless, with most of them God did not feel pleased* for they met

their demise in the wilderness.

)ow these things happened as e?amples for us, so that we would not crave

evil things as they also craved.

+"o not become idolaters, as some of them practiced * as the scriptures say,6 9H: P:;P%: <9 ";B 9; :<9 <" "0, <" 9;;" 8P 9; P%<>.6

/or let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand

fell in one day.

or let us try the %ord, as some of them did, and suffered destruction by

the serpents.

1or grumble, as some of them did, and suffered destruction by thedestroyer.

11ow these things happened to them as an e?ample, and 495they appeared

in scripture for our instruction, upon whom 485the ends of the ages havecome.

129herefore let him who thin(s he stands ta(e heed that he does not fall.

1!o temptation has overta(en you but such as we see common to man*and God demonstrates faithfulness, who will not allow you to endure

temptation beyond what you can endure able, but with the temptation will

provide the way of escape also, so that you will have the capability toendure it.

1#9herefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

1&0 spea( as to wise men* you @udge what 0 say.

1) Can we not consider it the cup of blessing which we shared in the blood of ChristA Can we not consider the bread which we had bro(en sharing in the

body of ChristA

1+ince there e?ists one bread, we who have grown to many become one

body* for we all parta(e of the one bread.

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1/%oo( at the nation 0srael* do not those who eat the sacrifices share in thealtarA

1Bhat do 0 mean thenA 9hat a thing sacrificed to idols amounts to

anything, or that an idol amounts to anythingA

2o, but 0 say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to

demons and not to God* and 0 do not want you to become sharers in

demons.

21 >ou cannot drin( the cup of the %ord and the cup of demons* you cannot

parta(e of the table of the %ord and the table of demons.

22;r do we provo(e the %ord to @ealousyA Be do not have more strengththan He, do weA

2! <ll things 0 deem lawful, but not all things profit <ll things 0 deem aslawful, but not all things edify.

2#%et no one see( his own good, but that of his neighbor.

2& :at anything that you buy in the meat mar(et without as(ing 3uestions

for conscience' sa(e*

2) $; 9H: :<9H 7:%;G 9; 9H: %;", <" <%% 09 C;9<0.

2+

0f one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything thatpeople set before you without as(ing 3uestions for conscience' sa(e.

2/7ut if anyone says to you, 69his meat we sacrificed to idols,6 do not eatit, for the sa(e of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sa(e*

20 mean not your own conscience, but the other man's* for why should my

freedom receive @udgment by another's conscienceA

!0f 0 parta(e with than(fulness, why do people slander me for which 0 give

than(sA

!1Bhether, then, you eat or drin( or whatever you do, do all to the glory ofGod.

!2 Give no offense either to Jews or to Gree(s or to the church of God*

!! @ust as 0 also please all men in all things, not see(ing my own profit butthe profit of the many, so that they may receive salvation.



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&hristian rder

1 0mitate me, @ust as 0 also imitate Christ.

2ow 0 praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmlyto the traditions, @ust as 0 delivered them to you.

!7ut 0 want you to understand that Christ serves as the head of every man,

and the man serves as the head of a woman, and God serves as the head ofChrist.

#:very man who has something on his head while praying or prophesyingdisgraces his head.

&7ut every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or

prophesying disgraces her head, for she behaves the same as the womanwho shaves her head.

)$or if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off*

but if it seems disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her headshaved, let her cover her head.

+$or a man ought not to have his head covered, since he reflects the image

and glory of God* but the woman reflects the glory of man.

/$or man does not derive from woman, but woman from man*

for indeed man did not become created for the woman's sa(e, but woman

for the man's sa(e.

19herefore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head,because of the angels.



11However, in the %ord, neither does woman ma(e herself independent ofman, nor does man ma(e himself independent of woman.

12$or as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth

through the woman* and all things originate from God.

1! Judge for yourselves does it seem proper for a woman to pray to God

with her head uncoveredA

1#"oes not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, itdishonors him,

1&but if a woman has long hair, it glorifies herA $or her hair serves as her

covering.

1)7ut if one feels inclined to act contentiously, we have no other practice,

nor have the churches of God.

1+7ut in giving this instruction, 0 do not praise you, because you cometogether not for the better but for the worse.

1/$or, in the first place, when you come together as a church, 0 hear that

divisions e?ist among you* and in part 0 believe it.

1$or there must also develop factions among you, so that those who God

approves may become evident among you.

29herefore when you meet together, you do not do so to eat the %ord'supper,

21for in your eating each one ta(es his own supper first* and one feels

hungry and another gets drun(.

22BhatE "o you not have houses in which to eat and drin(A ;r do youdespise the church of God and shame those who have nothingA Bhat shall 0

say to youA hall 0 praise youA 0n this 0 will not praise you.

The ord;s S(er

2!$or 0 received from the %ord that which 0 also delivered to you, that the%ord Jesus in the night in which He suffered betrayal too( bread*

2#and when He had given than(s, He bro(e it and said, 69his represents Dy

body, which 0 give for you* do this in remembrance of De.6



2&0n the same way He too( the cup also after supper, saying, 69his cuprepresents the new covenant in Dy blood* do this, as often as you drin( it,

in remembrance of De.6

2)$or as often as you eat this bread and drin( the cup, you proclaim the

%ord's death until He comes.

2+9herefore whoever eats the bread or drin(s the cup of the %ord in an

unworthy manner, shall have guilt of the body and the blood of the %ord.

2/7ut a man must e?amine himself, and in so doing he will eat of the bread

and drin( of the cup.

2$or he who eats and drin(s, eats and drin(s @udgment to himself if he doesnot @udge the body rightly.

!$or this reason many among you have become wea( and sic(, and anumber sleep.

!17ut if we @udged ourselves rightly, we would not receive @udgment.

!27ut when we receive @udgment, we receive discipline by the %ord so that

we will not receive condemnation along with the world.

!!o then, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one

another.

!#0f anyone hungers, let him eat at home, so that you will not come togetherfor @udgment 9he remaining matters 0 will arrange when 0 come.

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1ow concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, 0 do not want you to remainignorant.

2 >ou (now that when you lived as pagans, they led you to the mute idols,however you became led.



!9herefore 0 ma(e (nown to you that no one spea(ing by the pirit of Godsays, 6Jesus receives a curse6* and no one can say, 6 0 ac(nowledge Jesus as

%ord,6 e?cept by the Holy pirit.

#ow there e?ist varieties of gifts, but the same pirit.

&<nd there e?ist varieties of ministries, and the same %ord.

)9here e?ist varieties of effects, but the same God who wor(s all things in

all persons.

+7ut to each one God gives the manifestation of the pirit for the common

good.

/$or to one the %ord gives the word of wisdom through the pirit, and toanother the word of (nowledge according to the same pirit*

to another faith by the same pirit, and to another gifts of healing by the

one pirit,

1and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and toanother the distinguishing of spirits, to another various (inds of tongues,

and to another the interpretation of tongues.

117ut one and the same pirit wor(s all these things, distributing to each

one individually @ust as He wills.

12$or even as the body consists of one entity and yet has many members,and all the members of the body, though they have grown to many,

constitute one body, so also does Christ.

1!$or by one pirit we all received baptism into one body, whether Jews orGree(s, whether slaves or free, and we all dran( of one pirit.

1#$or the body does not constitute one member, but many.

1&0f the foot says, 67ecause 0 cannot function as a hand, 0 do not belong to

the body,6 it does not for this reason become any the less a part of the body.

1)<nd if the ear says, 67ecause 0 do not function as an eye, 0 do not belong

to the body,6 it does not for this reason consist of any the less a part of thebody.



1+0f the whole body functioned as an eye, where would the hearing comefromA 0f the whole consisted of hearing, where would the sense of smell

come fromA

1/7ut now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, @ust

as He desired.

10f they all consisted of one member, where would the body formA

27ut now there e?ist many members, but one body.

21<nd the eye cannot say to the hand, 60 have no need of you6* or again the

head to the feet, 60 have no need of you.6

22;n the contrary, it seems much truer that the members of the body whichseem to have wea(ness have necessity*

2!and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these

we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members becomemuch more presentable,

2#whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. 7ut God has

so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member whichlac(ed,

2&so that there may e?ist no division in the body, but that the members may

have the same care for one another.

2)<nd if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it* if one member

receives honor, all the members re@oice with it.

2+ow you belong to Christ's body, and individually members of it.

2/<nd God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, thirdteachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations,

various (inds of tongues.

2<ll do not function as apostles, do theyA <ll do not function as prophets,do theyA <ll do not function as teachers, do theyA <ll do not wor( miracles,

do theyA

!<ll do not have gifts of healings, do theyA <ll do not spea( with tongues,

do theyA <ll do not interpret, do theyA



!17ut earnestly desire the greater gifts. <nd 0 show you a still moree?cellent way.

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The E")e!!en)e o$ ove

10f 0 spea( with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, 0

20f 0 become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. have the gift of prophecy,

and (now all mysteries and all (nowledge* and if 0 have all faith, so as toremove mountains, but do not have love, 0 become nothing.

!<nd if 0 give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if 0 surrender my

body to become burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

#%ove has patience, love has (indness and does not act @ealously* love does

not brag and does not become arrogant,

&

does not act unbecomingly* it does not see( its own, does not becomeprovo(ed, does not ta(e into account a wrong suffered,

) does not re@oice in unrighteousness, but re@oices with the truth*

+ bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

/%ove never fails* but if one has gifts of prophecy, they will disappear* ifpeople have tongues, they will cease* if they have (nowledge, it will

dissipate.

$or we (now in part and we prophesy in part*

1but when the perfect comes, the partial will disappear.

11Bhen 0 lived a child, 0 used to spea( li(e a child, thin( li(e a child, reason

li(e a child* when 0 became a man, 0 did away with childish things.



12$or now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face* now 0 (now inpart, but then 0 will (now fully @ust as 0 also have become fully (nown.

1!7ut now faith, hope, love, abide these three* but the greatest of these

consists of love.

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Prohe)y a S(erior Gi$t

1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may

prophesy.

2$or one who spea(s in a tongue does not spea( to men but to God* for noone understands, but in his spirit he spea(s mysteries.

!7ut one who prophesies spea(s to men for edification and e?hortation and

consolation.

#;ne who spea(s in a tongue edifies himself* but one who prophesies edifiesthe church.

&ow 0 wish that you all spo(e in tongues, but even more that you wouldprophesy* and greater proves one who prophesies than one who spea(s in

tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edifying.

)7ut now, brethren, if 0 come to you spea(ing in tongues, what will 0 profityou unless 0 spea( to you either by way of revelation or of (nowledge or of

prophecy or of teachingA

+>et even lifeless things, either flute or harp, in producing a sound, if theydo not produce a distinction in the tones, how will people (now what one

plays on the flute or on the harpA

/$or if the bugle produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself forbattleA



o also you, unless you utter by the tongue speech that which soundsclear, how will people (now what you spea(A $or you will spea( into the air.

19here e?ist, perhaps, a great many (inds of languages in the world, and

no (ind e?ists without meaning.

110f then 0 do not (now the meaning of the language, 0 will seem to the one

who spea(s a barbarian, and the one who spea(s will seem a barbarian to

me.

12o also you, since you desire spiritual gifts, see( to abound for the

edification of the church.

1!9herefore let one who spea(s in a tongue pray that he may interpret.

1#$or if 0 pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind proves unfruitful.

1& Bhat constitutes the outcome thenA 0 will pray with the spirit and 0 will

pray with the mind also* 0 will sing with the spirit and 0 will sing with themind also.

1);therwise if you bless in the spirit only, how will the one who fills the place

of the ungifted say the 6<men6 at your giving of than(s, since he does not(now what you sayA

1+$or you give than(s well enough, but the other person does not receive

edification.

1/0 than( God, 0 spea( in tongues more than you all*

1however, in the church 0 desire to spea( five words with my mind so that 0

may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

%nstr()tion $or the &h(r)h

2 7rethren, do not act li(e children in your thin(ing* yet in evil imitateinfants, but in your thin(ing demonstrate maturity.

210n the %aw it the scripture says, 6 7> D: ;$ 9<G: 9;G8: <" 7>

9H: %0P ;$ 9<G: 0 B0%% P:< 9; 9H0 P:;P%:, <" :=: ;9H:> B0%% ;9 %09: 9; D:,6 says the %ord.

22o then tongues serve as a sign, not to those who believe but to

unbelievers* but prophecy serves as a sign, not to unbelievers but to thosewho believe.



2!9herefore if the whole church assembles together and all spea( intongues, and ungifted men or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you

appear madA

2#7ut if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he

receives conviction by all, he receives a calling to account by all*

2& the secrets of his heart become disclosed* and so he will fall on his face

and worship God, declaring that God dwells certainly among you.

2) Bhat happens then, brethrenA Bhen you assemble, each one has a

psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation%et all things occur for edification.

2+0f anyone spea(s in a tongue, it should occur by two or at the most three,

and each in turn, and one must interpret*

2/but if one can find no interpreter, he must (eep silent in the church* andlet him spea( to himself and to God.

2%et two or three prophets spea(, and let the others pass @udgment.

!7ut if one ma(es a revelation to another who sits, the first one must (eepsilent.

!1$or you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may

receive e?hortation*

!2and the prophets (eep under their under control*

!!for God does not rule in confusion but in peace, as in all the churches of

the saints.

!#9he women should (eep silent in the churches* for they do not havepermission to spea(, but should sub@ect themselves, @ust as the %aw also

says.

!&0f they desire to learn anything, let them as( their own husbands at home*for it seems improper for a woman to spea( in church.

!) "id it come from you that the word of God first went forthA ;r has itcome to you onlyA



!+ 0f anyone thin(s he functions as a prophet or spiritual, let him recogniethat the things which 0 write to you come from the %ord's commandment.

!/7ut if anyone does not recognie this, he will not receive recognition.

!

9herefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid tospea( in tongues.

#7ut all things must occur properly and in an orderly manner.

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The Fa)t o$ &hrist;s Res(rre)tion

1ow 0 ma(e (nown to you, brethren, the gospel which 0 preached to you,

which also you received, in which also you stand,

2by which also you receive salvation, if you hold fast the word which 0preached to you, unless you believed in vain.

!$or 0 delivered to you as of first importance what 0 also received, that

Christ died for our sins according to the criptures,

#and that He became buried, and that God raise Him on the third day

according to the criptures,

&and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

)<fter that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time,

most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep*

+

then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles*/and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.

$or 0 consider myself the least of the apostles, and not fit to receive the

calling as an apostle, because 0 persecuted the church of God.



17ut by the grace of God 0 have turned into what 0 have turned into, andHis grace toward me did not prove vain* but 0 labored even more than all of

them, yet not 0, but the grace of God with me.

11Bhether then it came from me or them, so we preach and so you

believed.

12ow if we preach Christ, that He God has raised Him from the dead, how

do some among you say that no resurrection of the dead will occurA

1!7ut if we have no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has undergone

resurrection*

1#and if Christ has not undergone resurrection, then we preached in vain,your faith also has proved vain.

1&Doreover people can charge us as false witnesses of God, because wetestified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in factthe dead will not undergo resurrection.

1)$or if the dead do not rise, not even Christ has risen*

1+and if Christ has not risen, your faith proves worthless* you still remainin your sins.

1/9hen those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

10f we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we of all men should receivepity.

The rder o$ Res(rre)tion

27ut now Christ has risen from the dead, the first fruits of those who havedied.

21$or since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection ofthe dead.

22$or as in <dam all die, so also in Christ God will ma(e alive.

2!7ut each in his own order Christ the first fruits, after that those who

belong to Christ at His coming,

2#then comes the end, when He hands over the (ingdom to the God and

$ather, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.



2&$or He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

2)9he last enemy that He will abolish we recognie as death.

2+$or H: H< P89 <%% 9H0G 0 87J:C90; 8": H0 $::9 7ut when

He says, 6 <ll things He put in sub@ection,6 it has become evident that Heremains e?cepted who put all things in sub@ection to Him.

2/Bhen all things become sub@ected to Him, then the on Himself also will

sub@ect Himself to the ;ne who sub@ected all things to Him, so that God maybecome all in all.

2;therwise, what will those do who receive baptism for the deadA 0f the

dead do not rise at all, why then do they baptie for themA

!Bhy do we find ourselves also in danger every hourA

!10 affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which 0 have in Christ Jesus our

%ord, 0 die daily.

!20f from human motives 0 fought with wild beasts at :phesus, what does itprofit meA 0f the dead do not come to life, %:9 8 :<9 <" "0, $;

9;D;;B B: "0:.

!! "o not deceive yourselves 67ad company corrupts good morals.6

!#

7ecome sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning* for some have no(nowledge of God 0 spea( this to your shame.

!&7ut someone will say, 6How do the dead riseA <nd with what (ind of bodydo they comeA6

!) >ou foolE 9hat which you sow does not come to life unless it dies*

!+and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which will eventuallyform, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else.

!/7ut God gives it a body @ust as He wished, and to each of the seeds a bodyof its own.

!<ll flesh does not have the same composition, but one flesh appears in

men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of

fish.



#9here appear also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of theheavenly manifests itself one way, and the glory of the earthly manifests

itself another way.

#19here e?ists one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and

another glory of the stars* for star differs from star in glory.

#2 o also resembles the resurrection of the dead 0t becomes sown in a

perishable body, it becomes raised in an imperishable body*

#!it becomes sown in dishonor, it becomes raised in glory* it becomes sown

in wea(ness, it becomes raised in power*

##it becomes sown a natural body, it becomes raised a spiritual body. 0f anatural body e?ists, there will also emerge a spiritual body.

#&o also the scriptures say, 69he first D<, <dam, 7:C<D: < %0=0G ;8%6 9he last <dam became a life-giving spirit.

#)However, the spiritual does not come first, but the natural* then the

spiritual.

#+9he first man comes from the earth,earthy* the second man comes fromheaven.

#/<s e?ists the earthy, so also e?ists those who consists of the earthy* and

as e?ists the heavenly, so also e?ist the heavenly.

#Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image

of the heavenly.

The Mystery o$ Res(rre)tion

&ow 0 say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the (ingdom

of God* nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

&17ehold, 0 tell you a mystery* we will not all sleep, but we will all undergo

change,

&2in a moment, in the twin(ling of an eye, at the last trumpet* for thetrumpet will sound, and God will raise the dead imperishable, and we will

undergo change.

&!$or this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must puton immortality.



&#7ut when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortalwill have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that the

scriptures say, 6 %0$: B<%%;B ":<9H 8P in victory.

&&6 ; ":<9H, BH:: "; >;8 $0" >;8 =0C9;>A ; ":<9H, BH::

";: >;8 90G ;CC8A6

&)9he sting of death comes from sin, and the power of sin comes from the

law*

&+but than(s goes to God, who gives us the victory through our %ord Jesus

Christ.

&/ 9herefore, my beloved brethren, remain steadfast, immovable, alwaysabounding in the wor( of the %ord, (nowing that you toil not in vain in the

%ord.

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%nstr()tions and Greetins

1ow concerning the collection for the saints, as 0 directed the churches ofGalatia, so do you also.

2;n the first day of every wee( each one of you should put aside and save,

as he may prosper, so that no collections should ta(e place when 0 come.

!Bhen 0 arrive, whomever you may approve, 0 will send them with letters tocarry your gift to Jerusalem*

#and if it fits me to go also, they will go with me.

&7ut 0 will come to you after 0 go through Dacedonia, for 0 will travelthrough Dacedonia*

)and perhaps 0 will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you may

send me on my way wherever 0 may go.



+$or 0 do not wish to see you now @ust in passing* for 0 hope to remain withyou for some time, if the %ord permits.

/7ut 0 will remain in :phesus until Pentecost*

for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and manyadversaries have appeared.

1ow if 9imothy comes, see that he dwells with you without cause to have

fear, for he does the %ord's wor(, as 0 also do.

11 o let no one despise him 7ut send him on his way in peace, so that he

may come to me* for 0 e?pect him with the brethren.

127ut concerning <pollos our brother, 0 encouraged him greatly to come toyou with the brethren* and he did not desire to come now, but he will come

when he has opportunity.

1! tay on alert, stand firm in the faith, act li(e men, remain strong.

1#%et all that you do ta(e place in love.

1&ow 0 urge you, brethren 4you (now the household of tephanas, that

they counted themselves the first fruits of <chaia, and that they havedevoted themselves for ministry to the saints5,

1)

that you also sub@ect yourselves to such men and to everyone who helpsin the wor( and labors.

1+0 re@oice over the coming of tephanas and $ortunatus and <chaicus,because they have supplied what you lac(ed.

1/$or they have refreshed my spirit and yours 9herefore ac(nowledge such

men.

19he churches of <sia greet you <3uila and Prisca greet you heartily in the

%ord, with the church that meets in their house.

2<ll the brethren greet you. Greet one another with a holy (iss.

219he greeting 0 write in my own hand--Paul.

220f anyone does not love the %ord, he should receive a curse Daranatha.

2! 9he grace of the %ord Jesus go with you.



2#Dy love go with you all in Christ Jesus. <men.

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%ntrod()tion

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and 9imothy our brother,

9o the church of God which meets at Corinth with all the saints who live

throughout <chaia

2 Grace to you and peace from God our $ather and the %ord Jesus Christ.

! Be bless the name of God and $ather of our %ord Jesus Christ, the $ather

of mercies and God of all comfort,

#who comforts us in all our affliction so that can comfort those who have

any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves receive comfort from

God.

&$or @ust as the sufferings of Christ have become abundantly ours , so also

we receive abundant comfort through Christ.

)7ut if we suffer affliction, we have received it for your comfort andsalvation* or if we receive comfort, we receive comfort for you, which proves

effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer*

+and our hope for you we ac(nowledge as firmly grounded, (nowing that asyou share our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.

/

$or we do not want you to have ignorance, brethren, of our affliction whichcame to us in <sia, that we felt burdened e?cessively, beyond our strength,so that we despaired even of life*

indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we wouldnot trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead*



1who delivered us from so great a peril of death, and will deliver us, He onwhom we have set our hope. <nd He will yet deliver us,

11your also @oining in helping us through your prayers, so that many persons

may give than(s on our behalf for the favor bestowed on us through the

prayers of many.

Pa(!;s %nterity

12$or our proud confidence consists in this the testimony of our conscience,

that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace ofGod, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

1!$or we write nothing else to you than what you read and understand, and

0 hope you will understand until the end*

1# @ust as you also partially did understand us, that we represent your reasonto feel proud as you belong to us, in the day of our %ord Jesus.

1&0n this confidence 0 intended at first to come to you, so that you might

twice receive a blessing*

1) namely, to pass your way into Dacedonia, and again from Dacedonia to

come to you, and by you to receive help on my @ourney to Judea.

1+9herefore, 0 had not vacillated when 0 intended to do this, did 0A ;r what 0

purpose, do 0 purpose according to the flesh, so that with me we will haveyes, yes and no, no at the same timeA

1/7ut as God demonstrates faithfulness, our word to you has not becomeyes and no.

1$or the on of God, Christ Jesus, who ilvanus, 9imothy, and 0 preached

among youLdid not consist of yes and no, but only yes in Him.

2$or as many promises God has made, in Him they become yes*

therefore also through Him we recognie our <men to the glory of God

through us.

21ow God establishes us and anointed us with you in Christ,

22who have sealed us and gave us the pirit in our hearts as a pledge.

2!7ut 0 call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you 0 did not comeagain to Corinth.



2#ot that we lord it over your faith, but wor( with you for your @oy* for inyour faith you stand firm.

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Rea$$irm =o(r ove

17ut 0 determined this for my own sa(e, that 0 would not come to you in

sorrow again.

2$or if 0 cause you sorrow, who then ma(es me glad but the one whom 0

made sorrowfulA

!9his very thing 0 wrote you, so that when 0 came, 0 would not have sorrowfrom those who ought to ma(e me re@oice* having confidence in you all that

my @oy would radiate to you all.

#$or out of much affliction and anguish of heart 0 wrote to you with manytears* not so that you would sorrow, but that you might (now the love which

0 have especially for you.

&7ut if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in somedegree--in order not to say too much--to all of you.

)ufficient for such a one do we regard this punishment which the ma@ority

inflicted,

+so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him,

otherwise such a one might succumb to e?cessive sorrow.

/Bherefore 0 urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

$or to this end also 0 wrote, so that 0 might put you to the test, whetheryou obey in all things.



17ut one whom you forgive anything, 0 forgive also* for indeed what 0 haveforgiven, if 0 have forgiven anything, 0 did it for your sa(es in the presence

of Christ,

11so that no one would ta(e advantage of us by atan, for we have no

ignorance of his schemes.

12ow when 0 came to 9roas for the gospel of Christ and when a door

opened for me in the %ord,

1!0 had no rest for my spirit, not finding 9itus my brother* but ta(ing my

leave of them, 0 went on to Dacedonia.

1# 7ut 0 than( God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifeststhrough us the sweet aroma of the (nowledge of Him in every place.

1&$or have become a fragrance of Christ to God among those who receivesalvation and among those who perish*

1) to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life

to life <nd who proves ade3uate for these thingsA

1+$or we do not li(e many, peddle the word of God, but as from sincerity,but as from God, we spea( in Christ in the sight of God.

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Ministers o$ a Ne, &ovenant

1"o we begin to commend ourselves againA ;r do we need, as some, letters

of commendation to you or from youA

2 >ou represent our letter, written in our hearts, (nown and read by all men*

! Be maintain that you constitute a letter of Christ, cared for by us,written not with in( but with the pirit of the living God, not on tablets of

stone but on tablets of human hearts.

#uch confidence we have through Christ toward God.



&ot that we feel ade3uate in ourselves to consider anything as coming fromourselves, but our ade3uacy derives from God,

)who also made us ade3uate as servants of a new covenant, not of the

letter but of the pirit* for the letter (ills, but the pirit gives life.

+7ut if the ministry of death, in letters engraved on stones, came with glory,

so that the sons of 0srael could not loo( intently at the face of Doses

because of the glory of his face, fading as it seemed,

/how will the ministry of the pirit fail to appear even more gloriousA

$or if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry

of righteousness abound in glory.

1$or indeed what had glory, in this case has no glory because of the glory

that surpasses it.

11$or if that which fades away came with glory, much more that whichremains does so in glory.

12 9herefore having such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech,

1!and do not behave li(e Doses, who used to put a veil over his face so thatthe sons of 0srael would not loo( intently at the end of what would fade

away.

1#7ut their minds became hardened* for until this very day at the reading ofthe old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because Christ removes it .

1&7ut to this day whenever they read Doses, a veil lies over their heart*

1) but whenever a person turns to the %ord, the %ord ta(es away the veil .

1+ow the %ord consists of pirit, and where the pirit of the %ord dwells,there dwells liberty.

1/7ut we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the%ord, will undergo transformation into the same image from glory to glory, @ust as from the %ord, the pirit.



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Pa(!;s Aosto!i) Ministry

19herefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not

lose heart,

2but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not wal(ing in

craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth

commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

!<nd even if we veil our gospel, we veil it to those who perish,

#in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the

unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory ofChrist, who constitutes the image of God.

&$or we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as %ord, and ourselves as

your bond-servants for Jesus' sa(e.

)$or God, who said, 6 %ight shall shine out of dar(ness,6 has become the

;ne who has shown in our hearts to give the %ight of the (nowledge of theglory of God in the face of Christ.

+7ut we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing

greatness of the power will emanate from God and not from ourselves*

/we have suffered affliction in every way, but not crushed* perple?ed, butnot despairing*

persecuted, but not forsa(en* struc( down, but not destroyed*

1 always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life ofJesus also may manifest in our body.

11$or we who live receive constant deliverance over to death for Jesus' sa(e,

so that the life of Jesus also may manifest in our mortal flesh.

12o death wor(s in us, but life in you.



1!7ut having the same spirit of faith, according to what the scriptures say, 60 7:%0:=:", 9H::$;: 0 P;:,6 we also believe, therefore we also spea(,

1#(nowing that He who raised the %ord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus

and will present us with you.

1&$or all things occur for your sa(es, so that the grace which has spread to

more and more people may cause the giving of than(s to abound to the

glory of God.

1)9herefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man decays, yet our

inner man renews day by day.

1+$or momentary, light affliction produces for us an eternal weight of gloryfar beyond all comparison,

1/while we loo( not at the things which we see, but at the things which wedonIt see* for the things which we see prove temporal, but the things whichwe donIt see prove eternal.

While we look not at the things which we see, but at the things which we don’t see; for the things

which we see prove temporal, but the things which we don’t see prove eternal.

* &orinthians 2

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The Temora! and Eterna!

1$or we (now that if the earthly tent which serves as our house becomes

torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands,

eternal in the heavens.

2

$or indeed in this house we groan, longing to become clothed with ourdwelling from heaven,

!inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not find ourselves na(ed.

#$or indeed while we dwell in this tent, we groan, feeling burdened,

because we do not want to feel unclothed but to feel clothed, so that what

we (now as mortal will become swallowed up by life.



&ow God prepared us for this very purpose , who gave to us the pirit as apledge.

)9herefore, always having of good courage, and (nowing that while we dwell

at home in the body we find ourselves absent from the %ord--

+for we wal( by faith, not by sight--

/we have good courage, 0 say, and prefer rather to remain absent from the

body and to become at home with the %ord.

9herefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to

please Him.

1$or we must all appear before the @udgment seat of Christ, so that eachone may receive recompense for his deeds in the body, according to what he

has done, whether good or bad.

119herefore, (nowing the fear of the %ord, we persuade men, but webecoming manifest to God* and 0 hope that we manifest also in your

consciences.

12Be do not again commend ourselves to you but give you an occasion tohave pride in us, so that you will have an answer for those who ta(e pride in

appearance and not in heart.

1!

$or if we seem beside ourselves, we do it for God* if we have a soundmind, we have it for you.

1#$or the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for

all, therefore all died*

1&and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for

themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

1)9herefore from now on we recognie no one according to the flesh* eventhough we have (nown Christ according to the flesh, yet now we (now Him

in this way no longer.

1+9herefore if anyone dwells in Christ, he has become a new creature* theold things passed away* behold, new things have come.

1/ow all these things come from God, who reconciled us to Himself through

Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,



1namely, that God performed through Christ reconciling the world toHimself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed

to us the word of reconciliation.

29herefore, we serve as ambassadors for Christ, as though God had made

an appeal through us* we beg you on behalf of Christ, to reconcileyourselves to God.

21He made Him who (new no sin to represent sin on our behalf, so that wemight become the righteousness of God in Him.

* &orinthians 6

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Their Ministry &ommended

1<nd wor(ing together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace

of God in vain--

2for He says,

6 <9 9H: <CC:P9<7%: 90D: 0 %09::" 9; >;8,

<" ; 9H: "<> ;$ <%=<90; 0 H:%P:" >;8.6 7ehold, now constitutes 69H: <CC:P9<7%: 90D:,6 behold, now has

come 69H: "<> ;$ <%=<90;6--

! giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not

receive discredit,

#but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in muchendurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,

&in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in

hunger,

)in purity, in (nowledge, in patience, in (indness, in the Holy pirit, ingenuine love,

+in the word of truth, in the power of God* by the weapons of righteousnessfor the right hand and the left,



/by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report* regarded asdeceivers and yet true*

as un(nown yet well-(nown, as dying yet behold, we live* as punished yet

not put to death,

1as sorrowful yet always re@oicing, as poor yet ma(ing many rich, as having

nothing yet possessing all things.

11 ;ur mouth has spo(en freely to you, ; Corinthians, our heart has openedwide.

12Be have not restrained you, but you restrained yourselves in your own

affections.

1!ow in a li(e e?change--0 spea( as to children--open wide to us also.

1# "o not bind yourselves together with unbelievers* for what partnership

does righteousness have with lawlessness, or what fellowship has light withdar(nessA

1&;r what harmony has Christ with 7elial, or what has a believer in common

with an unbelieverA

1);r what agreement has the temple of God with idolsA $or we ma(e up the

temple of the living God* @ust as God said,

6 0 B0%% "B:%% 0 9H:D <" B<% <D;G 9H:D* <" 0 B0%% 8%: < 9H:0 G;", <" 9H:> H<%% 7:C;D: D>

P:;P%:.1+6 9herefore, C;D: ;89 $;D 9H:0 D0"9 <" :P<<9:

>;8:%=: $;D 9H:D,6 says the %ord.

6<" "; ;9 9;8CH <>9H0G 8C%:<* <nd 0 will welcome you.

1/6<nd 0 will become a father to you, <nd you shall become sons and daughters to De,6

ays the %ord <lmighty.



)o we urged 9itus that as he had previously made a beginning, so hewould also complete in you this gracious wor( as well.

+7ut @ust as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and (nowledge

and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you

abound in this gracious wor( also.

/ 0 do not spea( this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness

of others the sincerity of your love also.

$or you (now the grace of our %ord Jesus Christ, that though He had riches

, yet for your sa(e He became poor, so that you through His poverty mightbecome rich.

10 give my opinion in this matter, for this proves your advantage, who

became the first to begin a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire todo it.

117ut now finish doing it also, so that @ust as you had the readiness to desire

it, so you may complete it by your ability.

12$or if the readiness has presented itself, we find it acceptable according towhat a person has, not according to what he does not have.

1!$or this occurs not for the ease of others and for your affliction, but byway of e3uality--

1#at this present time your abundance providing a supply for their need, so

that their abundance also may become a supply for your need, that theremay come e3uality*

1&as the scriptures say, 6 H: BH; gathered D8CH "0" ;9 H<=: 9;;

D8CH, <" H: BH; gathered %099%: H<" ; %<C.6

1)7ut we give than(s to God who puts the same earnestness on your behalfin the heart of 9itus.

1+$or he not only accepted our appeal, but showing himself very earnest, hehas gone to you of his own accord.

1/Be have sent along with him the brother whose fame in the things of the

gospel has spread through all the churches*



that the same you would have ready as a bountiful gift and not affected bycovetousness.

)ow this 0 say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who

sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

+:ach one must do @ust as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or

under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

/<nd God can ma(e all grace abound to you, so that always having allsufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed*

as the scriptures read,

6 H: C<99::" <7;<", H: G<=: 9; 9H: P;;, H0 0GH9:;8: :"8: $;:=:.6

1ow He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply andmultiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of yourrighteousness*

11you will receive enrichment in everything for all liberality, which through

us has produced than(sgiving to God.

12$or the ministry of this service does not only fully supply the needs of the

saints, but is also overflows through many than(sgivings to God.

1!

7ecause of the proof given by this ministry, they will glorify God for yourobedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ and for the liberality of

your contribution to them and to all,

1#while they also, by prayer on your behalf, yearn for you because of thesurpassing grace of God in you.

1&Be than( God for His indescribable giftE

* &orinthians 19



1!7ut we will not boast beyond our measure, but within the measure of thesphere which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as

you.

1#$or we do not overe?tend ourselves, as if we did not reach to you, for we

came to you first in the gospel of Christ*

1&not boasting beyond our measure, namely, in other men's labors, but with

the hope that as your faith grows, we will become, within our sphere,enlarged even more by you,

1)so as to preach the gospel even to the regions beyond you, and not toboast in what another has accomplished in his sphere.

1+7ut H: BH; 7;<9 H;8%" 7;<9 0 9H: %;".

1/$or he does commend himself, but the %ord commends.

* &orinthians 11

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Pa(! De$ends >is Aost!eshi

10 wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness* but indeed youbear with me.

2$or 0 feel @ealousy for you with a godly @ealousy* for 0 betrothed you to

one husband, so that to Christ 0 might present you as a pure virgin.

!7ut 0 fear that, as the serpent deceived :ve by his craftiness, your minds

will go astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.#$or if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached,

or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a differentgospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.

&$or 0 consider myself not in the least inferior to the most eminent apostles.



)7ut even if 0 seem uns(illed in speech, yet 0 have (nowledge* in fact, inevery way we have made this evident to you in all things.

+;r did 0 commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might receive

e?altation, because 0 preached the gospel of God to you without chargeA

/0 robbed other churches by ta(ing wages from them to serve you*

and when 0 found myself present with you and felt in need, 0 did not

become a burden to anyone* for when the brethren came from Dacedoniathey fully supplied my need, and in everything 0 (ept myself from becoming

a burden to you, and will continue to do so.

1 <s the truth of Christ resides in me, this boasting of mine will not stop inthe regions of <chaia.

11BhyA 7ecause 0 do not love youA God (nows 0 doE

127ut what 0 do 0 will continue to do, so that 0 may cut off opportunity fromthose who desire an opportunity to ta(e advantage in the matter about

which they boast.

1!$or such men prove themselves false apostles, deceitful wor(ers,disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

1#o wonder, for even atan disguises himself as an angel of light.

1&9herefore does not surprise us if his servants also disguise themselves asservants of righteousness, whose end will accord to their deeds.

1) <gain 0 say, let no one thin( me foolish* but if you do, receive me even as

foolish, so that 0 also may boast a little.

1+Bhat 0 say, 0 do not say as the %ord would, but as in foolishness, in thisconfidence of boasting.

1/ince many boast according to the flesh, 0 will boast also.

1$or you, becoming so wise, tolerate the foolish gladly.

2$or you tolerate it if anyone enslaves you, anyone devours you, anyone

ta(es advantage of you, anyone e?alts himself, anyone hits you in the face.



219o my shame 0 must say that we have shown wea(ness by comparison 7utin whatever respect anyone else behaves boldlyL0 spea( in foolishness--0

behave @ust as boldly myself.

22 "o they call themselves HebrewsA o do 0 "o they call themselves

0sraelitesA o do 0 "o they call themselves descendants of <brahamA o do0.

2!"o they call themselves servants of ChristA--0 spea( as if insane--0 moreso* in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without

number, often in danger of death.

2#$ive times 0 received from the Jews thirty-nine lashes.

2&9hree times 0 they beat me with rods, once they stoned me three times 0

suffered shipwrec(, a night and a day 0 have spent in the deep.

2)0 have gone on fre3uent @ourneys, in dangers from rivers, dangers fromrobbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers

in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the sea, dangers amongfalse brethren*

2+0 have labored in hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and

thirst, often without food, in cold and e?posure.

2/<part from such e?ternal things, 0 have the daily pressure on me of

concern for all the churches.

2Bho has become wea( without my becoming wea(A Bho gets led into sinwithout my intense concernA

!0f 0 have to boast, 0 will boast of what pertains to my wea(ness.

!19he God and $ather of the %ord Jesus, He who we bless forever, (nows

that 0 do not lie.

!20n "amascus the ethnarch under <retas the (ing who guarded the city of

the "amascenes in order to seie me,

!!and they let me down in a bas(et through a window in the wall, and soescaped his hands.



* &orinthians 1*

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Pa(!;s 7ision

1 7oasting may become necessary, though it does not profit* but 0 will go on

to visions and revelations of the %ord.

20 (now a man in Christ who fourteen years ago--whether in the body 0 do

not (now, or out of the body 0 do not (now, God (nows--such a man became

caught up to the third heaven.

!<nd 0 (now how such a man--whether in the body or apart from the body 0

do not (now, God (nows--

# became caught up into Paradise and heard ine?pressible words, which aman does not have permission to spea(.

& ;n behalf of such a man 0 will boast* but on my own behalf 0 will not

boast, e?cept in regard to my wea(nesses.

)$or if 0 do wish to boast 0 will not feel foolish, for 0 will spea( the truth* but

0 refrain from this, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in

me or hears from me.

A Thorn in the F!esh

+7ecause of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to

(eep me from e?alting myself, God gave me a thorn in the flesh, a

messenger of atan to torment me--to (eep me from e?alting myselfE

/Concerning this 0 implored the %ord three times that it might leave me.

<nd He has said to me, 6Dy grace proves sufficient for you, for power

perfects in wea(ness6 Dost gladly, therefore, 0 will rather boast about mywea(nesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

19herefore 0 feel well content with wea(nesses, with insults, with

distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sa(e* for when 0seem wea(, then 0 have strength.



110 have become foolish* you yourselves compelled me <ctually 0 shouldhave received commendation by you, for in no respect did 0 prove inferior to

the most eminent apostles, even though 0 seem a nobody.

129he signs of a true apostle you had performed among you with all

perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles.

1!$or in what respect did you receive treatment as inferior to the rest of the

churches, e?cept that 0 myself did not become a burden to youA $orgive methis wrongE

1#Here for this third time 0 find myself ready to come to you, and 0 will notburden you* for 0 do not see( yours, but you* for children do not have the

responsibility to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

1&0 will most gladly spend and e?pend myself for your souls 0f 0 love youmore, do you love me lessA

1)7ut though it may seem, 0 did not burden you myself* nevertheless, crafty

fellow that 0 have prove myself, 0 too( you in by deceit.

1+ Certainly 0 have not ta(en advantage of you through any of those whom 0have sent to you, have 0A

1/0 urged 9itus to go, and 0 sent the brother with him 9itus did not ta(e anyadvantage of you, did heA "id we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit

and wal( in the same stepsA

1<ll this time you have thought that we defended ourselves to you. <ctually,it has proved in the sight of God that we have spo(en in Christ* and all for

your edification, beloved.

2$or 0 fear that perhaps when 0 come 0 may find you to have become notwhat 0 wish and you may find me not what you wish* that perhaps there will

occur strife, @ealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance,

disturbances*

210 fear that when 0 come again my God may humiliate me before you, and 0may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and notrepented of the impurity, immorality and sensuality which they have

practiced.



* &orinthians 1

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E"amine =o(rse!ves

1 9his constitutes the third time 0 come to you :=:> $<C9 H;8%"

:C:0=: C;$0D<90; 7> 9H: 9:90D;> ;$ 9B; ; 9H::

B09::.

20 have previously said when present the second time, and though now

absent 0 say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the

rest as well, that if 0 come again 0 will not spare anyone,

!since you see( for proof of the Christ who spea(s in me, and who does not

show wea(ness toward you, but mighty in you.

#$or indeed He suffered crucifi?ion because of wea(ness, yet He livesbecause of the power of God $or we also seem wea( in Him, yet we will live

with Him because of the power of God directed toward you.

& 9est yourselves to see if you remain in the faith* e?amine yourselvesE ;rdo you not recognie this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ dwells in you--

unless indeed you fail the testA

)7ut 0 trust that you will realie that we ourselves do not fail the test.

+ow we pray to God that you do no wrong* not that we ourselves may

appear approved, but that you may do right, even though we may appear

unapproved.

/$or we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth.

$or we re@oice when we ourselves seem wea( but appear strong* this we

also pray for, that you may receive completion.

1$or this reason 0 write these things while absent, so that when present 0

need not use severity, in accordance with the authority which the %ord gaveme for building up and not for tearing down.

11 $inally, brethren, re@oice, receive completion, receive comfort, have li(e-

mindedness, live in peace* and the God of love and peace will dwell with

you.

12 Greet one another with a holy (iss.



1! <ll the saints greet you.

1# 9he grace of the %ord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship

of the Holy pirit, remain with you all.

Ga!atians 1-6


%ntrod()tion

1Paul, an apostle not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but

through Jesus Christ and God the $ather, who raised Him from the dead,

2and all the brethren who dwell with me, 9o the churches of Galatia

! Grace to you and peace from God our $ather and the %ord Jesus Christ,

#who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present

evil age, according to the will of our God and $ather,& to whom we ac(nowledge the glory forevermore. <men.

Perversion o$ the Gose!

)0 feel amaed that you have so 3uic(ly deserted Him who called you by the

grace of Christ, for a different gospel*

+which we canIt really call another* only some have disturbed you and wantto distort the gospel of Christ.

/7ut even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel

contrary to what we have preached to you, he should receive a curseE

<s we have said before, so 0 say again now, if any man preaches to you a

gospel contrary to what you received, he deserves a curseE



Ga!atians *

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The &o(n)i! at +er(sa!em

19hen after an interval of fourteen years 0 went up again to Jerusalem with

7arnabas, ta(ing 9itus along also.

2 0 went up because of a revelation * and 0 submitted to them the gospel

which 0 preach among the Gentiles, but 0 did so in private to those who

considered themselves of reputation, for fear that 0 might have run, in vain.

!7ut not even 9itus, who accompanied me, though a Gree(, did they

compel to undergo circumcision.

#7ut because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had snea(ed into spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into

bondage.

&7ut we did not yield in sub@ection to them for even an hour, so that thetruth of the gospel would remain with you.

)7ut from those who considered themselves of high reputation 4what they

thought of themselves ma(es no difference to me* God shows nopartiality5--well, those who considered themselves of reputation contributed

nothing to me.

+7ut on the contrary, seeing that God had entrusted me with the gospel tothe uncircumcised, @ust as Peter had ministered to the circumcised

/4for He who effectually wor(ed for Peter in his apostleship to the

circumcised effectually wor(ed for me also to the Gentiles5,



2160 do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the%aw, then Christ died needlessly.6

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Faith Brins Rihteo(sness

1>ou foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus

Christ had become publicly portrayed as crucifiedA

29his 0 want to find out from you did you receive the pirit by the wor(s ofthe %aw, or by hearing with faithA

!Have you become so foolishA Having begun by the pirit, do you now

desire to achieve perfection by the fleshA

#"id you suffer so many things in vain-- if indeed it seemed in vainA

&o then, does He who provides you with the pirit and wor(s miracles

among you, do it by the wor(s of the %aw, or by hearing with faithA

):ven so <braham 7:%0:=:" G;", <" G;" :C;:" 09 9; H0D <0GH9:;8:.

+9herefore, (now that those of faith represent the real sons of <braham.

/9he cripture, foreseeing that God would @ustify the Gentiles by faith,preached the gospel beforehand to <braham, saying, 6 <%% 9H: <90;

B0%% :C:0=: 7%:0G 0 >;8.6

o then those who live by faith will receive blessings with <braham, thebeliever.



1$or as many as depend on the wor(s of the %aw fall under a curse* for thescriptures say, 6 :=:>;: BH; ";: ;9 <70": 7> <%% 9H0G

B099: 0 9H: 7;; ;$ 9H: %<B, 9; P:$;D 9H:D :C:0=: <C8:.6

11ow that no one receives @ustification by the %aw before God becomesevident* for, 6 9H: 0GH9:;8 D< H<%% %0=: 7> $<09H.6

12However, the %aw does not ta(e the place of faith* on the contrary, 6 H:BH; P<C90C: 9H:D H<%% %0=: 7> 9H:D.6

1!Christ redeemed us from the curse of the %aw, having become a curse forus--for the scripture says, 6 B: <C;B%:"G: 9H<9 :=:>;: BH;

H<G ; < 9:: H< :C:0=:" < C8:6--

1#in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of <braham might come to theGentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the pirit through faith.

%ntent o$ the a,

1& 7rethren, 0 spea( in terms of human relations even though it representsonly a man's covenant, yet when it they have ratified it, no one sets it aside

or adds conditions to it.

1)ow when God spo(e the promises to <braham and to his seed He does

not say, 6<nd to seeds,6 as referring to many, but rather to one, 6<nd to

your seed,6 namely, Christ.1+ 0 say the %aw, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not

invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.

1/$or if we base the inheritance on law, we no longer base it on a promise*but God has granted it to <braham by means of a promise.

1 Bhy the %aw thenA God added the %aw because of transgressions, having

received ordination through angels by the agency of a mediator, until theseed would come to whom God had made the promise.

2ow a mediator does not decide for one party only* whereas God

represents only one principal in the mediation.

21"oes the %aw then contravene against the promises of GodA Day it never

happenE $or if God had given a law was able to impart life, then

righteousness would indeed have derived from law.



227ut the cripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise byfaith in Jesus Christ might accrue to those who believe.

2!7ut before faith came, we were (ept in custody under the law, having

ac3uiesced to the faith which later God revealed.

2#9herefore the %aw has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we

may receive @ustification by faith.

2&7ut now that faith has come, we no longer need a tutor.

2)$or you have all become sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

2+$or all of you who received baptism into Christ have clothed yourselves

with Christ.

2/ 9here e?ists neither Jew nor Gree(, there e?ists neither slave nor freeman, there e?ists neither male nor female* for you have all become one in

Christ Jesus.

2<nd if you belong to Christ, then you have become <braham'sdescendants, heirs according to promise.

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Sonshi in &hrist

1ow 0 say, as long as the heir remains a child, he does not differ at all from

a slave although he owns everything,

2but his parents place him under guardians and managers until the date setby the father.

!o also we, while we remained children, suffered bondage under the

elemental things of the world.



#7ut when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His on, born of awoman, born under the %aw,

&so that He might redeem those who lived under the %aw, that we might

receive the adoption as sons.

)7ecause you have now become sons, God has sent forth the pirit of His

on into our hearts, crying, 6 <bbaE $atherE6

+9herefore you serve no longer as a slave, but a son* and if a son, then anheir through God.

/However at that time, when you did not (now God, you became slaves to

those which by nature do not really have any claim as gods.

7ut now that you have come to (now God, or rather that God (nows you,

how can you turn bac( again to the wea( and worthless elemental things, towhich you desire enslavement all over againA

1>ou observe days and months and seasons and years.

110 fear for you, that perhaps 0 have labored over you in vain.

120 beg of you, brethren, do as 0 do, for 0 also have become as you havebecome. >ou have done me no wrong*

1!

but you (now that because of a bodily illness that 0 preached the gospel toyou the first time*

1#and that which 0 considered a trial - my bodily condition you did notdespise or loathe, but you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus

Himself.

1&Bhat then has become of the blessing you hadA $or 0 bear you witnessthat, if possible, you would have pluc(ed out your eyes and given them to

me.

1)o have 0 become your enemy by telling you the truthA

1+9hey eagerly see( you, not commendably, but they wish to shut you out

so that you will see( them.

1/7ut it feels good always to have someone see( us out in a commendablemanner, and not only when 0 dwell with you presently.



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!1o then, brethren, we should not consider ourselves children of a

bondwoman, but of the free woman.

Ga!atians 2

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/a!< by the Sirit

1$or our freedom Christ set us free* therefore (eep standing firm and do not

sub@ect yourself again to a yo(e of slavery.

27ehold 0, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will not

benefit you.

!<nd 0 testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he placedhimself under obligation to (eep the whole %aw.

#>ou have severed yourself from Christ, you who see( @ustification by law*

you have fallen from grace.

&$or we through the pirit, by faith, wait for the hope of righteousness.

)$or in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything,

but faith wor(ing through love.

+

>ou had run well* who hindered you from obeying the truthA

/9his persuasion did not come from Him who calls you.

< little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.

1 0 have confidence in you in the %ord that you will adopt no other view* butthe one who disturbs you will bear his @udgment, whoever he may represent.



117ut 0, brethren, if 0 still preach circumcision, why do 0 still receivepersecutionA 9hen the stumbling bloc( of the cross has become abolished.

120 wish that those who trouble you would even mutilate themselves.

1!

$or God called you to freedom, brethren* only do not turn your freedominto an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

1#$or the whole %aw we can fulfill in one word, in the statement, 6 >;8

H<%% %;=: >;8 :0GH7; < >;8:%$.6

1&7ut if you bite and devour one another, ta(e care that you do not consume

one another.

1)7ut 0 say, wal( by the pirit, and you will not carry out the desire of theflesh.

1+$or the flesh sets its desire against the pirit, and the pirit against the

flesh* for these oppose one another, so that you may not do the things thatyou please.

1/7ut if the pirit leads you, you will not find yourselves under the %aw.

1ow the deeds of the flesh become evident, namely immorality, impurity,sensuality,

2

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, @ealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes,dissensions, factions,

21envying, drun(enness, carousing, and things li(e these, of which 0forewarn you, @ust as 0 have forewarned you, that those who practice such

things will not inherit the (ingdom of God.

227ut the fruit of the pirit consists of love, @oy, peace, patience, (indness,goodness, faithfulness,

2!gentleness, self-control* against such things no law e?ists.

2#ow those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with itspassions and desires.

2&0f we live by the pirit, let us also wal( by the pirit.

2)%et us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another.



11ee with what large letters 0 write to you with my own hand.

129hose who desire to ma(e a good showing in the flesh try to compel you

to undergo circumcision, simply so that they will not receive persecution for

the cross of Christ.

1!$or those who have become circumcised do not even (eep the %aw

themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised so that they may boast

in your flesh.

1#7ut may 0 never boast, e?cept in the cross of our %ord Jesus Christ,

through which the world has endured crucifi?ion to me, and 0 to the world.

1&$or neither avails circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a newcreation.

1)<nd those who will wal( by this rule, peace and mercy rest upon them,and upon the 0srael of God.

1+$rom now on let no one cause trouble for me, for 0 bear on my body the

brand-mar(s of Jesus.

1/ 9he grace of our %ord Jesus Christ remain with your spirit, brethren.<men.

Ehesians 1-6




The B!essins o$ Redemtion

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, 9o the saints who dwell

at :phesus and who remain faithful in Christ Jesus


! /e b!ess the name of God and $ather of our %ord Jesus Christ, who hasblessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

# @ust as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we

would attain holiness and blamelessness before Him 0n love

&He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself,

according to the (ind intention of His will,

) to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us inthe 7eloved.

+ 0n Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our

trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

/which He lavished on us. 0n all wisdom and insight

He made (nown to us the mystery of His will, according to His (ind

intention which He purposed in Him

1with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times,

name!y, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and

things on the earth. 0n Him

11also we have obtained an inheritance, having be)ome predestined

according to His purpose who wor(s all things after the counsel of His will,

12to the end that we who first hoped in Christ would do so to the praise ofHis glory.

1!0n Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of

your salvation--having also believed, you received His seal in Him with theHoly pirit of promise,



1#$or He Himself consists of our peace, who made both groups into one andbro(e down the barrier of the dividing wall,

1&by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which came from the %aw of

commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might ma(e

the two into one new man, thus establishing peace,

1)and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it

having put to death the enmity.

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<" P:<C: 9; 9H;: BH; ":B :<*

1/for through Him we both have our access in one pirit to the $ather.

1o then He does no longer consider you strangers and aliens, but you

have become fellow citiens with the saints, and have entered God'shousehold,

2having become built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ

Jesus Himself as the corner stone,

21 in whom the whole building, which God fitted together, grows into a holytemple in the %ord,

22in whom God placed you also building together into a dwelling of God in

the pirit.

Ehesians



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Pa(!;s Ste,ardshi

1$or this reason 0, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sa(e of you

Gentiles--

2if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which God gave

to me for you*

! that by revelation 0 came to (now the mystery, as 0 wrote before in brief.

#7y referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the

mystery of Christ,

&which in other generations the sons of men had not (nown, as God has

revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the pirit*

)$or e?ample, that the Gentiles have become fellow heirs and fellow

members of the body, and fellow parta(ers of the promise in Christ Jesusthrough the gospel,

+ of which God made me a minister, according to the gift of God's gracewhich He had given to me according to the wor(ing of His power.

/God gave to me , the very least of all saints, this grace, to preach to the

Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,

and to bring to light the administration of the mystery which for ages hasremained hidden in God who created all things*

1so that the manifold wisdom of God might now have revelation through

the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.

119his accorded with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ

Jesus our %ord,

12

in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

1!9herefore 0 as( you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for

they occur for your glory.

1#$or this reason 0 bow my (nees before the $ather,

1&from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,



1)that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to receivestrength with power through His pirit in the inner man,

1+so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith* and that you, find

yourselves rooted and grounded in love,

1/may have the capability to comprehend with all the saints the breadth and

length and height and depth,

1and to (now the love of Christ which surpasses (nowledge, that you mayreceive fulfillment up to all the fullness of God.

2 ow to Him who can do far more abundantly beyond all that we as( or

thin(, according to the power that wor(s within us,

21 to Him belong the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all

generations forever and ever. <men.

Ehesians 0

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#nity o$ the Sirit

19herefore 0, the prisoner of the %ord, implore you to wal( in a manner

worthy of the calling from God,

2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one

another in love,

!showing diligence to preserve the unity of the pirit in the bond of peace.

#9here e?ists one body and one pirit, @ust as also God called you in one

hope of your calling*& one %ord, one faith, one baptism,

)one God and $ather of all who rules over all and through all and in all.

+7ut to each one of us we received grace according to the measure of

Christ's gift.



21if indeed you have heard Him and have received instruction in Him, @ust astruth emanates from Jesus,

22that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self,

which becomes corrupt in accordance with the lusts of deceit,

2!and that you receive renewal in the spirit of your mind,

2#and put on the new self, which in the li(eness of God He created in

righteousness and holiness of the truth.

2&9herefore, laying aside falsehood, P:< 989H :<CH ;: of you B09H

H0 :0GH7;, for we have become members of one another.

2) H<=: <G:, <" yet "; ;9 0* do not let the sun go down on youranger,

2+and do not give the devil an opportunity.

2/He who steals must steal no longer* but rather he must labor, performing

with his own hands what proves good, so that he will have something toshare with one who has need.

2%et no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a wordwhich proves good for edification according to the need of the moment, so

that it will give grace to those who hear.

! "o not grieve the Holy pirit of God, by whom you received a seal for theday of redemption.

!1 %et all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander disappear

from you, along with all malice.

!2 how (indness to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, @ustas God in Christ also has forgiven you.



Ehesians 2

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%mitate God

1 9herefore imitate God, as beloved children*

2and wal( in love, @ust as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us,

an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

!7ut immorality or any impurity or greed must not even have association

among you, as has proper decorum among saints*

#and there must proceed no filthiness and silly tal(, or coarse @esting, whichdo not seem fitting, but rather giving of than(s.

&$or this you (now with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or

covetous man, who practices idolatry, has an inheritance in the (ingdom ofChrist and God.

) %et no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the

wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

+9herefore do not become parta(ers with them*

/for you formerly wal(ed in dar(ness, but now you receive %ight in the %ord*

wal( as children of %ight

4for the fruit of the %ight consists in all goodness and righteousness and

truth5,

1 trying to learn what pleases the %ord.

11 "o not participate in the unfruitful deeds of dar(ness, but instead even

e?pose them*

12for it has become disgraceful even to spea( of the things which they do in

secret.

1!7ut all things become visible when the light e?poses them, for everything

that becomes visible receives light.



1#$or this reason it says, 6 <wa(e, sleeper,

<nd arise from the dead, <nd Christ will shine on you.6

1&9herefore show care how you wal(, not as unwise men but as wise,

1) ma(ing the most of your time, because the days seem evil.

1+o then do not act foolishly, but understand what the %ord wills.

1/<nd do not get drun( with wine, for that shows dissipation, but become

filled with the pirit,

1 spea(ing to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singingand ma(ing melody with your heart to the %ord*

2 always giving than(s for all things in the name of our %ord Jesus Christ to

God, even the $ather*

21 and sub@ect yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

Marriae i<e &hrist and the &h(r)h

22 Bives, sub@ect yourselves to your own husbands, as to the %ord.

2!$or the husband guides the wife, as Christ also leads the church, He

Himself serving as the avior of the body.

2#7ut as the church sub@ects itself to Christ, so also the wives ought tosub@ect themselves to their husbands in everything.

2& Husbands, love your wives, @ust as Christ also loved the church and gave

Himself up for her,

2) so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of

water with the word,

2+that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having nospot or wrin(le or any such thing* but that she would emerge holy and

blameless.

2/o husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. Hewho loves his own wife loves himself*



2for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, @ust asChrist also does the church,

!because we have become members of His body.

!1

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!29his mystery has greatness* but 0 spea( with reference to Christ and the

church.

!!evertheless, each individual among you also should love his own wife

even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband.

Ehesians 6

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Fami!y Re!ationshis

1 Children, obey your parents in the %ord, for this demonstrates right

behavior.

2 5H;; >;8 $<9H: <" D;9H: 4 the first commandment with a

promise5,

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# $athers, do not provo(e your children to anger, but bring them up in the

discipline and instruction of the %ord.

& laves, show obedience to those who serve as your masters according to

the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ*

) not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doingthe will of God from the heart.

+Bith good will render service, as to the %ord, and not to men,



/ (nowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive bac(from the %ord, whether slave or free.

<nd masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening,

(nowing that both their Daster and yours dwells in heaven, and no partiality

e?ists with Him.

The Armor o$ God

1$inally, have strength in the %ord and in the strength of His might.

11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will have the capacity to stand

firm against the schemes of the devil.

12$or we do not struggle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,

against the powers, against the world forces of this dar(ness, against the

spiritual forces of wic(edness in the heavenly places.

1!9herefore, ta(e up the full armor of God, so that you will have the capacity

to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

1#tand firm therefore, H<=0G G0":" >;8 %;0 B09H 989H, andH<=0G P89 ; 9H: 7:<9P%<9: ;$ 0GH9:;8:,

1&and having shod >;8 $::9 B09H 9H: P:P<<90; ;$ 9H: G;P:% ;$

P:<C:*

1)in addition to all, ta(ing up the shield of faith with which you will have the

power to e?tinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

1+<nd ta(e 9H: H:%D:9 ;$ <%=<90;, and the sword of the pirit, whichconsists of the word of God.

1/Bith all prayer and petition pray at all times in the pirit, and with this in

view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

1and pray on my behalf, that God may give me utterance in the opening

of my mouth, to ma(e (nown with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

2for which 0 serve as an ambassador in chains* that in proclaiming it 0 mayspea( boldly, as 0 ought to spea(.

21 7ut that you also may (now about my circumstances, how 0 do, 9ychicus,

the beloved brother and faithful minister in the %ord, will ma(e everything(nown to you.



22 0 have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may (now aboutus, and that he may comfort your hearts.

2! 0 send peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the $ather and

the %ord Jesus Christ.

2#Grace remain with all those who love our %ord Jesus Christ with

incorruptible love.

Phi!iians 1-0


Than<sivin

1 Paul and 9imothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, 9o all the saints in Christ

Jesus who dwell in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons




! 0 than( my God in all my remembrance of you,

#always offering prayer with @oy in my every prayer for you all,

&in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.

)$or 0 feel confident of this very thing, that He who began a good wor( in

you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

+$or it seems only right for me to feel this way about you all, because 0 have

you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense andconfirmation of the gospel, you all parta(e of grace with me.

/$or God has served as my witness, how 0 long for you all with the affection

of Christ Jesus.

<nd this 0 pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real(nowledge and all discernment,

1so that you may approve the things that prove e?cellent, in order to

remain sincere and blameless until the day of Christ*

11having become filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through

Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Someone has Prea)hed The Gose!

12ow 0 want you to (now, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out

for the greater progress of the gospel,

1!so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well (nown

throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else,

1#and that most of the brethren, trusting in the %ord because of myimprisonment, have far more courage to spea( the word of God without fear.

1& ome, surely, preach Christ even from envy and strife, but some also

from good will*

1)the latter do it out of love, (nowing that 0 have received appointment for

the defense of the gospel*

1+the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from puremotives, thin(ing to cause me distress in my imprisonment.



1/Bhat thenA ;nly that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth,someone has proclaimed Christ* and in this 0 re@oice. >es, and 0 will re@oice,

1for 0 (now that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers

and the provision of the pirit of Jesus Christ,

2according to my earnest e?pectation and hope, that 0 will not have shame

in anything, but that with all boldness, Christ will even now, as always,

receive e?altation in my body, whether by life or by death.

To ive &omes Thro(h &hrist

21$or to me, to live comes through Christ and to die leads to gain.

227ut if 0 live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me* and 0 do

not (now which to choose.

2!7ut 0 feel hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to departand @oin Christ, for that seems very much better*

2#yet to remain on in the flesh seems more necessary for your sa(e.

2& Convinced of this, 0 (now that 0 will remain and continue with you all foryour progress and @oy in the faith,

2)so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through

my coming to you again.

2+;nly conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, sothat whether 0 come and see you or remain absent, 0 will hear of you that

you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith ofthe gospel*

2/in no way alarmed by your opponents--which represents a sign of

destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.

2$or to you this has happened for Christ's sa(e, not only to believe in Him,

but also to suffer for His sa(e,

!e?periencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear tooccur in me.

Phi!iians *

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%mitate &hrist

19herefore if we have any encouragement in Christ, if we have any

consolation of love, if we have any fellowship of the pirit, if any affectionand compassion,

2 ma(e my @oy complete by having the same mind, maintaining the same

love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

!"o nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind

regard one another as more important than yourselves*

# do not merely loo( out for your own personal interests, but also for theinterests of others.

& Have this attitude in yourselves which e?isted also in Christ Jesus,

)who, although He e?isted in the form of God, did not regard e3uality withGod a thing at which to grasp,

+but emptied Himself, ta(ing the form of a bond-servant, and made in the

li(eness of men.

/$inding himself in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming

obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

$or this reason also, God highly e?alted Him, and bestowed on Him thename which e?alts above every name,

1so that at the name of Jesus :=:> :: B0%% 7;B, of those who dwell

in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11and that every tongue will confess that we ac(nowledge Jesus Christ as%ord, to the glory of God the $ather.

12o then, my beloved, @ust as you have always obeyed, not as in mypresence only, but now much more in my absence, wor( out your salvation

with fear and trembling*

1!for God wor(s in you, both to will and to wor( for His good pleasure.

1#"o all things without grumbling or disputing*



1&so that you will prove yourselves blameless and innocent, children of Godabove reproach in the midst of a croo(ed and perverse generation, among

whom you appear as lights in the world,

1)holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ 0 will have reason

to glory because 0 did not run in vain nor toil in vain.

1+7ut even if 0 feel myself poured out as a drin( offering upon the sacrifice

and service of your faith, 0 re@oice and share my @oy with you all.

1/>ou too, 0 urge you, re@oice in the same way and share your @oy with me.

Timothy and Eahrodit(s

17ut 0 hope in the %ord Jesus to send 9imothy to you shortly, so that 0 also

have encouragement when 0 learn of your condition.

2$or 0 have no one else of (indred spirit who will have genuine concern foryour welfare.

21$or they all see( after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

227ut you (now of his proven worth, that he served with me in thefurtherance of the gospel li(e a child serving his father.

2! 9herefore 0 hope to send him immediately, as soon as 0 see how things go

with me*

2#and 0 trust in the %ord that 0 myself also will come shortly.

2&7ut 0 thought it necessary to send to you :paphroditus, my brother and

fellow wor(er and fellow soldier, who has also served as your messenger and

minister to my need*

2)because he longed for you all and felt distressed because you had heard

that he had fallen sic(.

2+

$or indeed he become sic( to the point of death, but God had mercy onhim, and not on him only but also on me, so that 0 would not have sorrow

upon sorrow.

2/9herefore 0 have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see himagain you may re@oice and 0 may feel less concerned about you.



2 eceive him then in the %ord with all @oy, and hold men li(e him in highregard*

!because he came close to death for the wor( of Christ, ris(ing his life to

complete what had lac(ed in your service to me.

Phi!iians

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The Goa! o$ i$e

1$inally, my brethren, re@oice in the %ord. 9o write the same things againseems no trouble to me, and has proved a safeguard for you.

27eware of the dogs, beware of the evil wor(ers, beware of the falsecircumcision*

!for we represent the true circumcision, who worship in the pirit of God

and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,

#although 0 myself might have confidence even in the flesh. 0f anyone elsehas a mind to put confidence in the flesh, 0 far more

& circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of 0srael, of the tribe of7en@amin, a Hebrew of Hebrews* as to the %aw, a Pharisee*

)as to eal, a persecutor of the church* as to the righteousness which lies in

the %aw, found blameless.

+7ut whatever things became gain to me, those things 0 have counted asloss for the sa(e of Christ.

/

Dore than that, 0 count all things a loss in view of the surpassing value of(nowing Christ Jesus my %ord, for whom 0 have suffered the loss of allthings, and count them but rubbish so that 0 may gain Christ,

and 0 may find in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived fromthe %aw, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness

which comes from God on the basis of faith,



1that 0 may (now Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowshipof His sufferings, conforming to His death*

11in order that 0 may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

12

ot that 0 have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but 0press on so that 0 may lay hold of that for which also 0 laid hold of by Christ

Jesus.

1!7rethren, 0 do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet* but onething 0 do forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies

ahead,

1#0 press on toward the goal for the prie of the upward call of God in ChristJesus.

1&%et us therefore, as many as have reached perfection, have this attitude*and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also toyou*

1)however, let us (eep living by that same standard to which we have

attained.

1+7rethren, @oin in following my e?ample, and observe those who wal(

according to the pattern you have in us.

1/

$or many wal(, of whom 0 often told you, and now tell you even weeping,that they prove themselves enemies of the cross of Christ,

1whose end leads to destruction, whose god has become their appetite, and

whose glory has become their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.

2$or our citienship locates in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for

a avior, the %ord Jesus Christ*

21who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with thebody of His glory, by the e?ertion of the power that He has even to sub@ect

all things to Himself.

Phi!iians 0



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Thin< o$ E")e!!en)e

19herefore, my beloved brethren whom 0 long to see, my @oy and crown, in

this way stand firm in the %ord, my beloved.

20 urge :uodia and 0 urge yntyche to live in harmony in the %ord.

!0ndeed, true companion, 0 as( you also to help these women who haveshared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also

and the rest of my fellow wor(ers, whose names we read in the boo( of life.

# e@oice in the %ord always* again 0 will say, re@oiceE

&%et your gentle spirit have reputation with all men. 9he %ord draws near.

) Have an?iety for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with

than(sgiving let you ma(e your re3uests (nown to God.

+<nd the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard yourhearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

/$inally, brethren, whatever has truth, whatever has honor, whatever has

righteousness, whatever has purity, whatever has loveliness, whatever hasgood reputation, if any e?cellence e?ists and if anything may seem worthy

of praise, dwell on these things.

9he things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me,practice these things, and the God of peace will remain with you.

God;s Provisions

17ut 0 re@oiced in the %ord greatly, that now at last you have revived your

concern for me* indeed, you felt concern before, but you lac(ed opportunity.

11ot that 0 spea( from want, for 0 have learned to have contentment in

whatever circumstances 0 find myself.

120 (now how to get along with humble means, and 0 also (now how to livein prosperity* in any and every circumstance 0 have learned the secret of

having enough and going hungry, both of having abundance and sufferingneed.

1!0 can do all things through Him who strengthens me.



1#evertheless, you have done well to share with me in my affliction.

1&>ou yourselves also (now, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the

gospel, after 0 left Dacedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of

giving and receiving but you alone*

1)for even in 9hessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs.

1+ ot that 0 see( the gift itself, but 0 see( for the profit which increases to

your account.

1/7ut 0 have received everything in full and have an abundance* 0 feel amply

supplied, having received from :paphroditus what you have sent, a fragrant

aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

1<nd my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in

Christ Jesus.

2ow to our God and $ather belong the glory forever and ever. <men.

21Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. 9he brethren who dwell with me greetyou.

22 <ll the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar's household.

2! 9he grace of the %ord Jesus Christ accompany your spirit.

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Than<$(!ness $or Sirit(a! Attainments

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and 9imothy ourbrother,

29o the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who dwell at Colossae Grace to

you and peace from God our $ather.



! Be give than(s to God, the $ather of our %ord Jesus Christ, praying alwaysfor you,

# since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have

for all the saints*

&because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously

heard in the word of truth, the gospel

)which has come to you, @ust as in all the world also it constantly bears fruitand increases, even as it has increased in you also since the day you heard

of it and understood the grace of God in truth*

+ @ust as you learned it from :paphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, whofaithfully serves Christ on our behalf,

/and he also informed us of your love in the pirit.

$or this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased topray for you and to as( that you may become filled with the (nowledge of

His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

1so that you will wal( in a manner worthy of the %ord, to please Him in allrespects, bearing fruit in every good wor( and increasing in the (nowledge

of God*

11

strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for theattaining of all steadfastness and patience* @oyously

12giving than(s to the $ather, who has 3ualified us to share in the

inheritance of the saints in %ight.

The %n)omarab!e &hrist

1!$or He rescued us from the domain of dar(ness, and transferred us to the(ingdom of His beloved on,

1#

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

1&He comprises the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

1)$or He created all things , both in the heavens and on earth, visible andinvisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-- all things

have entered creation through Him and for Him.



1+He e?isted before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

1/He also serves as head of the body, the church* and He has become the

beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have

first place in everything.

1$or the $ather desires for all the fullness to dwell in Him,

2and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace

through the blood of His cross* through Him, 0 say, whether things on earthor things in heaven.

21<nd although you formerly felt alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in

evil deeds,

22yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order

to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach--

2!if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, andnot moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which we

proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which 0, Paul, became a

minister.

2# ow 0 re@oice in my sufferings for your sa(e, and in my flesh 0 do my

share on behalf of His body, the church, in filling up what lac(s in Christ'safflictions.

2& ;f this church 0 became a minister according to the stewardship from God

bestowed on me for your benefit, so that 0 might fully carry out thepreaching of the word of God,

2)namely, the mystery which has remained hidden from the past ages and

generations, but has now has become clear to His saints,

2+to whom God willed to ma(e (nown the riches of the glory of this mysteryamong the Gentiles, which consists of Christ in you, the hope of glory.

2/Be proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with allwisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.

2$or this purpose also 0 labor, striving according to His power, which wor(s

mightily within me.

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=o( >ave Be)ome B(i!t # in &hrist

1$or 0 want you to (now how great a struggle 0 have on your behalf and for

those who live at %aodicea, and for all those who have not personally seenmy face,

2that their hearts may receive encouragement, having become (nit togetherin love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of

understanding, resulting in a true (nowledge of God's mystery, namely,Christ Himself,

!in whom hide all the treasures of wisdom and (nowledge.

# 0 say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument.

&$or even though 0 have become absent in body, nevertheless 0 feel withyou in spirit, re@oicing to see your good discipline and the stability of your

faith in Christ.

)9herefore as you have received Christ Jesus the %ord, so wal( in Him,

+having become firmly rooted and now becoming built up in Him and

established in your faith, @ust as you received instruction, and overflowed

with gratitude.

/ ee to it that no one ta(es you captive through philosophy and empty

deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary

principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.

$or in Him all the fullness of "eity dwells in bodily form,

1and in Him you have reached completion, and He has become the head

over all rule and authority*

11and in Him you also received circumcision with a circumcision made

without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision ofChrist*

12having undergone burial with Him in baptism, in which you also became

raised up with Him through faith in the wor(ing of God, who raised Him from

the dead.



19herefore if God has raised you up with Christ, (eep see(ing the thingsabove, where Christ resides, seated at the right hand of God.

2 et your mind on the things above, not on the things on earth.

!

$or you have died and your life has become hidden with Christ in God.

#Bhen Christ, who has become our life, becomes revealed, then you alsowill become revealed with Him in glory.

& 9herefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead toimmorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to

idolatry.

)$or because of these things the wrath of God will come upon the sons ofdisobedience,

+and in them you also once wal(ed, when you lived in them.

/7ut now you also, put them all aside anger, wrath, malice, slander, and

abusive speech from your mouth.

"o not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil

practices,

1and have put on the new self who receives renewal to a true (nowledge

according to the image of the ;ne who created him--11a renewal which shows no distinction between Gree( and Jew,circumcised

and uncircumcised, barbarian, cythian, slave and freeman, but Christresides in all.

12o, as those whom God has chosen , holy and beloved, put on a heart of

compassion, (indness, humility, gentleness and patience*

1! bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a

complaint against anyone* @ust as the %ord forgave you, so also should you.

1#7eyond all these things put on love, which consists of the perfect bond ofunity.

1&%et the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you received

calling in one body* and have than(fulness.



1)%et the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching andadmonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with than(fulness in your hearts to God.

1+ Bhatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the %ord Jesus,

giving than(s through Him to God the $ather.

Fami!y Re!ations

1/ Bives, sub@ect yourselves to your husbands, as seems fitting in the %ord.

1 Husbands, love your wives and do not have bitterness against them.

2Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the %ord.

21 $athers, do not e?asperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.

22 laves, in all things obey those who serve as your masters on earth, not

with e?ternal service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of

heart, fearing the %ord.

2!Bhatever you do, do your wor( heartily, as for the %ord rather than for

men,

2# (nowing that from the %ord you will receive the reward of the inheritance>ou serve the %ord Christ.

2&$or he who does wrong will receive the conse3uences of the wrong which

he has done, and that without partiality.

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1Dasters, grant to your slaves @ustice and fairness, (nowing that you toohave a Daster in heaven.

2 "evote yourselves to prayer, (eeping alert in it with an attitude of

than(sgiving*

!praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door

for the word, so that we may spea( forth the mystery of Christ, for which 0

have also received imprisonment*

#that 0 may ma(e it clear in the way 0 ought to spea(.

& Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, ma(ing the most of the

opportunity.

) %et you spea( always with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that

you will (now how you should respond to each person.

+ <s to all my affairs, 9ychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant andfellow bond-servant in the %ord, will bring you information.

/ $or 0 have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may (now about

our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts*

and with him ;nesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who belongs to

your fellowship. 9hey will inform you about the whole situation here.

1 <ristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings* and also7arnabas's cousin Dar( 4about whom you received instructions* if he comes

to you, welcome him5*

11and also Jesus who people refer to as Justus* these constitute the onlyfellow wor(ers for the (ingdom of God who have remained with me from the

circumcision, and they have proved an encouragement to me.

12 :paphras, who belongs to your fellowship, a bondslave of Jesus Christ,sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers,

that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

1!$or 0 testify for him that he has a deep concern for you and for those whoare in %aodicea and Hierapolis.

1# %u(e, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also "emas.



1&Greet the brethren who dwell in %aodicea and also ympha and the churchthat meets in her house.

1) Bhen you read this letter among you, have it also read in the church of

the %aodiceans* and you, for your part read my letter that comes from

%aodicea.

1+ay to <rchippus, 69a(e heed to the ministry which you have received in

the %ord, that you may fulfill it.6

1/0, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand emember my

imprisonment. 0 send grace to you.

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Than<sivin $or These Be!ievers

1 Paul and ilvanus and 9imothy, 9o the church of the 9hessalonians in God

the $ather and the %ord Jesus Christ Grace to you and peace.



2 Be give than(s to God always for all of you, ma(ing mention of you in ourprayers*

!constantly bearing in mind your wor( of faith and labor of love and

steadfastness of hope in our %ord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God

and $ather,

#(nowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you*

&for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and inthe Holy pirit and with full conviction* @ust as you (now what (ind of men

we proved to wor( among you for your sa(e.

)>ou also became imitators of us and of the %ord, having received the wordin much tribulation with the @oy of the Holy pirit,

+so that you became an e?ample to all the believers in Dacedonia and in<chaia.

/$or the word of the %ord has sounded forth from you, not only in Dacedonia

and <chaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so

that we have no need to say anything.

$or they themselves report about us what (ind of a reception we had with

you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

1

and to wait for His on from heaven, whom He raised from the dead,namely Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.

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Pa(!;s Ministry

1$or you yourselves (now, brethren, that our coming to you did not happen

in vain,



2but after we had already suffered and suffered mistreatment in Philippi, asyou (now, we had the boldness in our God to spea( to you the gospel of God

amid much opposition.

!$or our e?hortation does not come from error or impurity or by way of

deceit*

# but @ust as God had not approve us to entrust us with the gospel, so we

spea(, not to please men, but God who e?amines our hearts.

&$or we never came with flattering speech, as you (now, nor with a prete?t

for greed-- <s God can witness--

)nor did we see( glory from men, either from you or from others, eventhough as apostles of Christ we might have asserted our authority.

+7ut we proved gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares forher own children.

/Having so fond an affection for you, we felt well-pleased to impart to you

not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become

very dear to us.

$or you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how wor(ing night and

day so as not to seem a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you thegospel of God.

1>ou witness, and so does God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly

we behaved toward you believers*

11 @ust as you (now how we e?horted and encouraged and implored each oneof you as a father would his own children,

12so that you would wal( in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into

His own (ingdom and glory.

1!$or this reason we also constantly than( God that when you received the

word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word ofmen, but for what it really consists of, the word of God, which also performs

its wor( in you who believe.

1#$or you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesusthat live in Judea, for you also endured the same sufferings at the hands of

your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews,



1& who both (illed the %ord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out. 9heydo not please God, but hostile to all men,

1) hindering us from spea(ing to the Gentiles so that they may receive

salvation* with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins

7ut wrath has come upon them to the utmost.

1+7ut we, brethren, having become separated from you for a short while-- in

person, not in spirit--were all the more eager with great desire to see yourface.

1/$or we wanted to come to you--0, Paul, more than once--and yet atanhindered us.

1$or who do we consider our hope or @oy or crown of e?ultationA "oes it

not even consist of you, in the presence of our %ord Jesus at His comingA

2$or you represent our glory and @oy.

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19herefore when we could endure it no longer, we thought it best to staybehind at <thens alone,

2and we sent 9imothy, our brother and God's fellow wor(er in the gospel of

Christ, to strengthen and encourage you as to your faith,

!so that no one would feel disturbed by these afflictions* for you yourselves

(now that God has destined us for this.

#$or indeed when we dwelled with you, we (ept telling you in advance thatwe would suffer affliction* and so it came to pass, as you (now.

&$or this reason, when 0 could endure it no longer, 0 also sent to find out

about your faith, for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and ourlabor would seem in vain.

)7ut now that 9imothy has come to us from you, and has brought us goodnews of your faith and love, and that you always thin( (indly of us, longingto see us @ust as we also long to see you,

+for this reason, brethren, in all our distress and affliction we received

comfort about you through your faith*

/for now we really live, if you stand firm in the %ord.

$or what than(s can we render to God for you in return for all the @oy with

which we re@oice before our God on your account,

1as we night and day (eep praying most earnestly that we may see your

face, and may complete what lac(s in your faithA

11 ow may our God and $ather Himself and Jesus our %ord direct our way toyou*

12and may the %ord cause you to increase and abound in love for one

another, and for all people, @ust as we also do for you*

1!so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before ourGod and $ather at the coming of our %ord Jesus with all His saints.

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San)ti$i)ation and ove

1 $inally then, brethren, we re3uest and e?hort you in the %ord Jesus, that

as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to wal( and pleaseGod 4@ust as you actually do wal(5, that you e?cel still more.

2$or you (now what commandments we gave you by the authority of the%ord Jesus.

!$or God wills, your sanctification* namely, that you abstain from se?ual

immorality*

#that each of you (now how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and

honor,

&not in lustful passion, li(e the Gentiles who do not (now God*

)and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter becausethe %ord avenges in all these things, @ust as we also told you before and

solemnly warned you.

+$or God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification.

/o, he who re@ects this does not re@ect man but the God who gives His Holy

pirit to you.

ow as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to writeto you, for you yourselves had received teaching from God to love one

another*

1for indeed you do practice it toward all the brethren who dwell in allDacedonia 7ut we urge you, brethren, to e?cel still more,

11and to ma(e it your ambition to lead a 3uiet life and a ttend to your ownbusiness and wor( with your hands, @ust as we commanded you,

12so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not have any need.

Those /ho Died in &hrist

1!7ut we do not want you to remain in ignorance, brethren, about those who

have died, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.



/7ut since we represent the day, let us show sobriety, having put on thebreastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

$or God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through

our %ord Jesus Christ,

1 who died for us, so that whether we live or die, we will live together with

Him.

119herefore encourage one another and build up one another, @ust as youalso have done.

&hristian &ond()t

127ut we re3uest of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently

labor among you, and have charge over you in the %ord and give you

instruction,

1!and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their wor(. %ive

in peace with one another.

1#Be urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted,help the wea(, show patience with everyone.

1&ee that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always see( after

that which wor(s good for one another and for all people.

1) e@oice always*

1+ pray without ceasing*

1/in everything give than(s* for this represents God's will for you in Christ

Jesus.

1 "o not 3uench the pirit*

2do not despise prophetic utterances.

217ut e?amine everything carefully* hold fast to that which proves good*

22abstain from every form of evil.

2!ow may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely* and may your

spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at thecoming of our %ord Jesus Christ.



2# Be ac(nowledge as faithful He who calls you, and He also will bring it topass.

2&7rethren, pray for us.

2)

Greet all the brethren with a holy (iss.

2+0 ad@ure you by the %ord to have this letter read to all the brethren.

2/ 9he grace of our %ord Jesus Christ go with you.

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Than<sivin $or Faith and Perseveran)e

1 Paul and ilvanus and 9imothy, 9o the church of the 9hessalonians in God

our $ather and the %ord Jesus Christ

2 Grace to you and peace from God the $ather and the %ord Jesus Christ.

!Be ought always to give than(s to God for you, brethren, as seems only

fitting, because your faith has greatly enlarged, and the love of each one ofyou toward one another grows ever greater*

#therefore, we ourselves spea( proudly of you among the churches of God

for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions andafflictions which you endure.

&9his plainly indicates God's righteous @udgment so that you God willconsider you worthy of His (ingdom , for which indeed you suffer.

)$or after all it seems only @ust for God to repay with affliction those whoafflict you,



+and to give relief to you who suffer affliction and to us as well when the%ord Jesus will reveal Himself from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming

fire,

/dealing out retribution to those who do not (now God and to those who do

not obey the gospel of our %ord Jesus.

9hese will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence

of the %ord and from the glory of His power,

1when He comes to receive glorification in His saints on that day, and to

receive adoration among all who have believed--for our testimony youbelieved.

119o this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you

worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the wor( offaith with power,

12so that you will glorify the name of our %ord Jesus , and you in Him,

according to the grace of our God and the %ord Jesus Christ.

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Man o$ a,!essness

1ow we re3uest you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our %ord JesusChrist and our gathering together to Him,

2that you not become 3uic(ly sha(en from your composure or become

disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to theeffect that the day of the %ord has come.

! %et no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy

comes first, and the man of lawlessness reveals himself, the son ofdestruction,

#who opposes and e?alts himself above every so-called god or ob@ect of

worship, so that he ta(es his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself ase3uivalent to God.



&"o you not remember that while 0 still remained with you, 0 told youthese thingsA

)<nd you (now what restrains him now, so that in his time he will reveal

himself.

+$or the mystery of lawlessness already wor(* only he who now restrains

will do so until God ta(es him out of the way.

/9hen that lawless one will become revealed whom the %ord will slay withthe breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His

coming*

namely, the one whose coming accords with the activity of atan, with allpower and signs and false wonders,

1and with all the deception of wic(edness for those who perish, becausethey did not receive the love of the truth so as to receive salvation.

11$or this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they

will believe falsehood,

12in order that they all may receive @udgment who did not believe the truth,but too( pleasure in wic(edness.

1! 7ut we should always give than(s to God for you, brethren beloved by the

%ord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation throughsanctification by the pirit and faith in the truth.

1# $or this sanctification by the pirit He called you through our gospel, that

you may gain the glory of our %ord Jesus Christ.

1&o then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you received

instruction, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.

1) ow may our %ord Jesus Christ Himself and God our $ather, who has lovedus and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,

1+ comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good wor( and word.

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E"hortation

1 $inally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the %ord will spread rapidly

and receive glorification, @ust as it did also with you*

*and that we will have deliverance from perverse and evil men* for not allhave faith.

7ut the %ord remains faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you fromthe evil one.

0Be have confidence in the %ord concerning you, that you do well and will

continue to do what we command.

2Day the %ord direct your hearts into the love of God and into thesteadfastness of Christ.

6ow we command you, brethren, in the name of our %ord Jesus Christ, that

you (eep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and notaccording to the tradition which you received from us.

4$or you yourselves (now how you ought to follow our e?ample, because wedid not act in an undisciplined manner among you,

5

nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with labor andhardship we (ept wor(ing night and day so that we would not burden anyof you*

8not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves

as a model for you, so that you would follow our e?ample.

19$or even when we dwelled with you, we used to give you this order ifanyone does not show willingness to wor(, then he should not eat, either.

11$or we hear that some among you lead an undisciplined life, doing no

wor( at all, but acting li(e busybodies.

1*ow such persons we command and e?hort in the %ord Jesus Christ to

wor( in 3uiet fashion and eat their own bread.

17ut as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good.



100f anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, ta(e special note ofthat person and do not associate with him, so that he will suffer shame.

12>et do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16

ow may the %ord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in everycircumstance 9he %ord remain with you allE

140, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, and this distinguishes my

mar( in every letter* this demonstrates the way 0 write.

15 9he grace of our %ord Jesus Christ remain with you all.

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Mis!eadins in Do)trine and ivin

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our

avior, and of Christ Jesus, who we ac(nowledge as our hope,



1)>et for this reason 0 found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, JesusChrist might demonstrate His perfect patience as an e?ample for those who

would believe in Him for eternal life.

1+ow to the ing eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, belong honor

and glory forever and ever. <men.

1/9his command 0 entrust to you, 9imothy, my son, in accordance with the

prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the goodfight,

1(eeping faith and a good conscience, which some have re@ected andsuffered shipwrec( in regard to their faith.

2<mong these we include Hymenaeus and <le?ander, whom 0 have handed

over to atan, so that they will learn not to blaspheme.

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1$irst of all, then, 0 urge that you ma(e entreaties and prayers, petitionsand than(sgivings on behalf of all men,

2 for (ings and all who e?ercise authority, so that we may lead a tran3uil and

3uiet life in all godliness and dignity.

!9his proves good and acceptable in the sight of God our avior,

# who desires all men to receive salvation and to come to the (nowledge of

the truth.

&$or one God e?ists, and one mediator also between God and men, the

man Christ Jesus,

)who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the propertime.

+ $or this He appointed me a preacher and an apostle 4 0 tell the truth, 0 do

not lie5 as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

/9herefore 0 want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands,without wrath and dissension.

/omen %nstr()ted

%i(ewise, 0 want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing,

modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costlygarments,

1but rather by means of good wor(s, as we deem proper for women ma(ing

a claim to godliness.

11 < woman must 3uietly receive instruction with submissiveness.

12 7ut 0 do not allow a woman to teach or e?ercise authority over a man, but

to remain 3uiet.

1!

$or God created <dam first created, and then :ve.

1# <dam did not fall into deception, but the woman became deceived and fell

into transgression.

1&7ut women will preserve themselves through the bearing of children ifthey continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint.



12 "eacons must have only one wife, and good managers of their childrenand their own households.

1!$or those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a high

standing and great confidence in the faith in Christ Jesus.

1#0 write these things to you, hoping to come to you before long*

1&but in case something delays me, 0 write so that you will (now how one

ought to conduct himself in the household of God, the church of the livingGod, the pillar and support of the truth.

1)7y common confession, great we regard the mystery of godliness

He who revealed Himself in the flesh, eceived vindication in the pirit,

=iewed by angels, Proclaimed among the nations,

7elieved on in the world,

9a(en up in glory.

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Aostasy

17ut the pirit e?plicitly says that in later times some will fall away from thefaith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

2by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with abranding iron,

!men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God

has created to for people to gratefully share by those who believe and (nowthe truth.



#$or everything created by God has goodness, and we should re@ect nothingif they receive it with gratitude*

&for it receives sanctification by means of the word of God and prayer.

A Good Minister;s Dis)i!ine

)0n pointing out these things to the brethren, you will become a good

servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have followed.

+7ut have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women ;n the

other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness*

/for bodily discipline brings only a little profit, but godliness profits for all

things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to

come.

0 ma(e a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance.

1$or this we labor and strive, because we have fi?ed our hope on the living

God, who saves all men, especially of believers.

11 Prescribe and teach these things.

12 %et no one loo( down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct,

love, faith and purity, show yourself an e?ample of those who believe.

1! 8ntil 0 come, give attention to the public reading of cripture, toe?hortation and teaching.

1#"o not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which God bestowed on you

through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery.

1&9a(e pains with these things* absorb yourself in them, so that all will

notice your progress.

1)

Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching* persevere in thesethings, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for

those who hear you.



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>onor /ido,s

1 "o not sharply rebu(e an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father,

to the younger men as brothers,

2the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, in all

purity.

!Honor widows who actually need assistance*

#but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn topractice piety in regard to their own family and to ma(e some return to their

parents* for God accepts this.

&ow she who has become widow indeed and who has become abandoned,

has fi?ed her hope on God and continues in entreaties and prayers night and

day.

)7ut she who gives herself to wanton pleasure has, in effect, died even

while she lives.

+ Prescribe these things as well, so that they may remain above reproach.

/7ut if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his

household, he has denied the faith and behaves worse than an unbeliever.

Be should put a widow on the list only if she has reached si?ty years, andhad only married one man,

1having a reputation for good wor(s* and if she has brought up children, if

she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if

she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to everygood wor(.

117ut refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensualdesires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married,

12thus incurring condemnation, because they have set aside their previous

pledge.



1!<t the same time they also learn idleness, as they go around from houseto house* and not merely idle, but also gossips and busybodies, tal(ing

about things not proper to mention.

1#9herefore, 0 want younger widows to get married, bear children, (eep

house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach*

1&for some have already turned aside to follow atan.

1)0f any woman who we recognie as a believer has dependent widows, shemust assist them and the church must not become burdened, so that it may

assist those who we recognie as true widows indeed.

&on)ernin E!ders

1+ 9he elders who rule well we should consider worthy of double honor,

especially those who wor( hard at preaching and teaching.

1/$or the cripture says, 6>;8 H<%% ;9 D8KK%: 9H: ;F BH0%: H:

9H:H:,6 and 6 9he laborer deserves his wages.6

1"o not receive an accusation against an elder e?cept on the basis of twoor three witnesses.

29hose who continue in sin, rebu(e in the presence of all, so that the rest

also will have fear of sinning.

21 0 solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of

His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing

in a spirit of partiality.

22 "o not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility

for the sins of others* (eep yourself free from sin.

2!o longer drin( water e?clusively, but use a little wine for the sa(e of yourstomach and your fre3uent ailments.

2#

9he sins of some men become evident, going before them to @udgment*for others, their sins follow after.

2&%i(ewise also, good deeds become 3uite evident, and bad deeds we cannot

conceal either.



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%nstr()tions to Those /ho Minister

1 <ll who find themselves under the yo(e as slaves should regard their own

masters as worthy of all honor so that they will not spea( against the name

of God and our doctrine.

29hose who have believers as their masters must not show disrespect to

them because they recognie them as brethren, they must serve them all

the more, because those who parta(e of the benefit we recognie them asbelievers and beloved 9each and preach these principles.

!0f anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound

words, those of our %ord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming togodliness,

#he shows conceit and understands nothing* but he has a morbid interest in

controversial 3uestions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy,strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

&and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of thetruth, who suppose that they can use godliness as a means of gain.

)

7ut godliness actually can lead to great gain when accompanied bycontentment.

+$or we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot ta(e anythingout of it either.

/0f we have food and covering, with these we shall have contentment.

7ut those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and manyfoolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.

1

$or the love of money resembles a root of all sorts of evil, and some bylonging for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselveswith many grievances.

117ut flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness,

godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.



12 $ight the good fight of faith* ta(e hold of the eternal life to which youreceived your calling, and you made the good confession in the presence of

many witnesses.

1! 0 charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of

Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

1#that you (eep the commandment without stain or reproach until the

appearing of our %ord Jesus Christ,

1&which He will bring about at the proper time--He who we ac(nowledge as

the blessed and only overeign, the ing of (ings and %ord of lords,

1) who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light,whom no man has seen or can see 9o Him belong honor and eternal

dominionE <men.

1+0nstruct those who have grown rich in this present world not to haveconceit or to fi? their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who

richly supplies us with all things to en@oy.

1/0nstruct them to do good, to become rich in good wor(s, to showgenerosity and ready to share,

1 storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future,so that they may ta(e hold of that which life consists.

2; 9imothy, guard what 0 have entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and

empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what people falsely call6(nowledge6--

21which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith. Day

grace accompany you

* Timothy 1-0




Timothy &hared to G(ard >is Tr(st

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise

of life in Christ Jesus,

2

9o 9imothy, my beloved son Grace, mercy and peace from God the $atherand Christ Jesus our %ord.

! 0 than( God, whom 0 serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathersdid, as 0 constantly remember you in my prayers night and day,

# longing to see you, even as 0 recall your tears, so that 0 may fill with @oy.

&$or 0 stay mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in yourgrandmother %ois and your mother :unice, and 0 feel sure that it dwells in

you as well.

)$or this reason 0 remind you to (indle afresh the gift of God which dwells inyou through the laying on of my hands.

+$or God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and

discipline.

/9herefore do not feel ashamed of the testimony of our %ord or of me His

prisoner, but @oin with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power

of God,

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our

wor(s, but according to His own purpose and grace which God granted us in

Christ Jesus from all eternity,

1but now has become revealed by the appearing of our avior Christ Jesus,

who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the

gospel,

11 for which He appointed me a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.

12

$or this reason 0 also suffer these things, but 0 do not feel ashamed* for 0(now whom 0 have believed and 0 feel convinced that He can guard what 0have entrusted to Him until that day.

1! etain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the

faith and love which dwell in Christ Jesus.



1#Guard, through the Holy pirit who dwells in us, the treasure which Godhas entrusted to you.

1&>ou realie that all who live in <sia turned away from me, among whom

we number Phygelus and Hermogenes.

1)9he %ord grant mercy to the house of ;nesiphorus, for he often refreshed

me and did not have shame because of my chains*

1+but when he came to ome, he eagerly searched for me and found me--

1/the %ord grant to him to find mercy from the %ord on that day--and you

(now very well what services he rendered at :phesus.

* Timothy *

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Remain Stron

1>ou therefore, my son, remain strong in the grace that dwells in Christ

Jesus.

29he things which you have heard from me in the presence of many

witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will have the capability to teachothers also.

! uffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

#o soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life,

so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.

&<lso if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prie unless he

competes according to the rules.

) 9he hard-wor(ing farmer ought have the first opportunity to receive hisshare of the crops.

+Consider what 0 say, for the %ord will give you understanding in everything.



/emember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of "avid,according to my gospel,

for which 0 suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal* but no

one can imprison the word of God.

1$or this reason 0 endure all things for the sa(e of those who God has

chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which comes from Christ

Jesus and with it eternal glory.

11 0 ma(e a trustworthy statement

$or if we died with Him, we will also live with Him*120f we endure, we will also reign with Him*

0f we deny Him, He also will deny us*1!0f we show faithlessness, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny

Himself.

An #nashamed /or<man

1#emind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence

of God not to wrangle about words, which proves useless and leads to the

ruin of the hearers.

1&how diligence to present yourself approved to God as a wor(man who

does not need to feel ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

1)

7ut avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,

1+and their tal( will spread li(e gangrene. <mong them we number

Hymenaeus and Philetus,

1/men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection hasalready ta(en place, and they upset the faith of some.

1evertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, 6 9he

%ord (nows those who belong to Him,6 and, 6 :veryone who names thename of the %ord should abstain from wic(edness.6

2ow in a large house we find not only gold and silver vessels, but also

vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some todishonor.

219herefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will become a

vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Daster, prepared for every goodwor(.



22ow flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love andpeace, with those who call on the %ord from a pure heart.

2!7ut refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, (nowing that they produce

3uarrels.

2# 9he %ord's bond-servant must not 3uarrel, but show (indness to all, able

to teach, patient when wronged,

2& with gentleness correcting those who oppose, if perhaps God may grantthem repentance leading to the (nowledge of the truth,

2)and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the

devil, having suffered captivity by him to do his will.

* Timothy

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Di$$i)(!t Times /i!! &ome

17ut realie this, that in the last days difficult times will come.



2$or men will love themselves, become lovers of money, boastful, arrogant,revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

! unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal,

haters of good,

# treacherous, rec(less, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of

God,

&holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power* <voidsuch men as these.

)$or among them we count those who enter into households and captivate

wea( women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,

+always learning and never able to come to the (nowledge of the truth.

/Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Doses, so these men also oppose the

truth, men of depraved mind, re@ected in regard to the faith.

7ut they will not ma(e further progress* for their folly will appear obviousto all, @ust as Jannes's and Jambres's folly became evident.

1ow you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love,perseverance,

11

persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at <ntioch, at0conium and at %ystra* what persecutions 0 endured, and out of them all the%ord rescued meE

120ndeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

1!7ut evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and

becoming deceived.

1#>ou, however, continue in the things you have learned and become

convinced of, (nowing from whom you have learned them,

1&and that from childhood you have (nown the sacred writings which havethe capacity to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith

which dwells in Christ Jesus.

1) <ll cripture receives inspiration by God and profitable for teaching, forreproof, for correction, for training in righteousness*



1+so that the man of God may become ade3uate, e3uipped for every goodwor(.

* Timothy 0

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Prea)h the /ord

1 0 solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will

@udge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His (ingdom

2preach the word* remain ready in season and out of season* reprove,rebu(e, e?hort, with great patience and instruction.

!$or the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine* butwanting to have their ears tic(led, they will accumulate for themselves

teachers in accordance to their own desires,

#and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.

&7ut you, (eep sober in all things, endure hardship, do the wor( of anevangelist, fulfill your ministry.

)$or 0 already have become poured out as a drin( offering, and the time ofmy departure has come.

+ 0 have fought the good fight, 0 have finished the course, 0 have (ept the

faith*

/in the future God has laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the%ord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day* and not only to me,

but also to all who have loved His appearing.

Persona! &on)erns

Da(e every effort to come to me soon*

1for "emas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to

9hessalonica* Crescens has gone to Galatia, 9itus to "almatia.



2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long agesago,

!but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in the proclamation with

which God entrusted me according to the commandment of God our avior,

#9o 9itus, my true child in a common faith Grace and peace from God the

$ather and Christ Jesus our avior.

(a!i$i)ations o$ E!ders

&$or this reason 0 left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains

and appoint elders in every city as 0 directed you,

)namely, if any man lives above reproach, the husband of one wife, having

children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.

+$or the overseer must live above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed,not 3uic(-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid

gain,

/but hospitable, loving what we (now as good, sensible, @ust, devout, self-controlled,

holding fast the faithful word which accords with the teaching, so that he

will have the capability to e?hort in sound doctrine and to refute those who

contradict.1$or we can identify many rebellious men, empty tal(ers and deceivers,

especially those of the circumcision,

11who you must silence because they upset whole families, teaching things

they should not teach for the sa(e of sordid gain.

12;ne of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans always lie, actingli(e evil beasts and lay gluttons.6

1!

9his testimony seems true. $or this reason reprove them severely so thatthey may become sound in the faith,

1#not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn

away from the truth.



1&9o the pure, all things appear pure* but to those who have become defiledand unbelieving, nothing seems pure, but both their mind and their

conscience have become defiled.

1)9hey profess to (now God, but by their deeds they deny Him, behaving

detestably, disobediently and worthlessly for any good deed.

Tit(s *

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D(ties o$ the !der and =o(ner

17ut as for you, spea( the things which prove fitting for sound doctrine.

2;lder men need to show temperance, dignity, sensibility, soundness in faith,

in love, in perseverance.

!;lder women li(ewise need to show reverence in their behavior, not

malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what proves good,

#so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to

love their children,

&to behave sensibly, purely, becoming wor(ers at home, (ind, sub@ectingthemselves to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not become

dishonored.

)%i(ewise urge the young men to show sensibility*

+in all things show yourself as an e?ample of good deeds, with purity in

doctrine, dignified,

/sound in speech which people cannot reproach, so that the opponent willsuffer shame, having nothing bad to say about us.

8rge bondslaves to sub@ect themselves to their own masters in everything,

to have a pleasant demeanor, not argumentative,

1not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine

of God our avior in every respect.

11$or the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,



12instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly,righteously and godly in the present age,

1!loo(ing for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great

God and avior, Christ Jesus,

1#who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to

purify for Himself a people for His own possession, ealous for good deeds.

1&9hese things spea( and e?hort and reprove with all authority. %et no onedisregard you.

Tit(s

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God!y ivin

1emind them to sub@ect themselves to rulers, to authorities, to show

obedience, to show readiness for every good deed,

2to malign no one, to behave peaceably, gently, showing every considerationfor all men.

!$or we also once demonstrated foolishness in ourselves, disobedient,

deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in maliceand envy, hateful, hating one another.

#7ut when the (indness of God our avior and His love for man(ind

appeared,

&He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in

righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration

and renewing by the Holy pirit,

)

which He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our avior,

+so that receiving @ustification by His grace we would become made heirs

according to the hope of eternal life.

/0 ma(e a trustworthy statement* and concerning these things 0 want you to

spea( confidently, so that those who have believed God will carefully engage

in good deeds. 9hese things prove good and profitable for men.



7ut avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputesabout the %aw, for they prove unprofitable and worthless.

1e@ect a factious man after a first and second warning,

11

(nowing that such a man has become perverted and has sinnedcondemning himself.

Persona! &on)erns

12Bhen 0 send <rtemas or 9ychicus to you, ma(e every effort to come to me

at icopolis, for 0 have decided to spend the winter there.

1!"iligently help Kenas the lawyer and <pollos on their way so that they lac(nothing.

1#;ur people must also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressingneeds, so that they will not become unfruitful.

1&<ll who dwell with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Daygrace abound with you all.

Phi!emon 1


Sa!(tation

1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and 9imothy our brother, 9o Philemon our

beloved brother and fellow wor(er,



2and to <pphia our sister, and to <rchippus our fellow soldier, and to thechurch in your house

! Grace to you and peace from God our $ather and the %ord Jesus Christ.

Phi!emon;s ove and Faith

# 0 than( my God always, ma(ing mention of you in my prayers,

&because 0 hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the%ord Jesus and toward all the saints*

)and 0 pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through

the (nowledge of every good thing which lies in you for Christ's sa(e.

+$or 0 have come to have much @oy and comfort in your love, because the

hearts of the saints have receives refreshment through you, brother.

/9herefore, though 0 have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do

what we consider proper,

yet for love's sa(e 0 rather appeal to you--since 0 ma(e this re3uest as

Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus--

P!ea $or nesim(s3 a Free Man

10 appeal to you for my child ;nesimus, whom 0 have begotten in my

imprisonment,

11who formerly proved useless to you, but now has usefulness both to you

and to me.

120 have sent him bac( to you in person, namely, sending my very heart,

1!whom 0 wished to (eep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister

to me in my imprisonment for the gospel*

1#

but without your consent 0 did not want to do anything, so that yourgoodness would not result, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.

1&$or perhaps he for this reason separated himself from you for a while, thatyou would have him bac( forever,

1)no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially

to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the %ord.



1+0f then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me.

1/7ut if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that

to my account*

1

0, Paul, write this with my own hand, 0 will repay it 4not to mention to youthat you owe to me even your own self as well5.

2>es, brother, let me benefit from you in the %ord* refresh my heart in

Christ.

21 Having confidence in your obedience, 0 write to you, since 0 (now that you

will do even more than what 0 say.

22<t the same time also prepare me a lodging, for 0 hope that through yourprayers 0 will come to you.

2! :paphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

2#as do Dar(, <ristarchus, "emas, %u(e, my fellow wor(ers.

2& 9he grace of the %ord Jesus Christ accompanies your spirit.

>ebre,s 1-1


God;s Fina! /ord in >is Son

1God, after He spo(e long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many

portions and in many ways,



1!7ut to which of the angels has He ever said, 609 <9 D> 0GH9 H<",890% 0 D<: >;8 ::D0: < $;;99;;% $; >;8 $::96A

1#"; they not all serve as ministering spirits, sent out to render service for

the sa(e of those who will inherit salvationA

>ebre,s *

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Give >eed

1$or this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard,

so that we do not drift away from it.

2$or if the word spo(en through angels proved unalterable, and every

transgression and disobedience received a @ust penalty,

!how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvationA <fter it initially

became first spo(en through the %ord, those who heard confirmed it to us,

#God also testified with them, both by signs and wonders and by various

miracles and by gifts of the Holy pirit according to His own will.

Earth S(b:e)t to Man

&$or He did not sub@ect to angels the world to come, concerning which we

spea(.

)7ut one has testified somewhere, saying,

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/>;8 H<=: P89 <%% 9H0G 0 87J:C90; 8": H0 $::96 $or insub@ecting all things to him, He left nothing that has not become sub@ect to

him 7ut now we do not yet see all things sub@ected to him.

+es(s Brie$!y >(mb!ed



7ut we do see Him who God the $ather made for a little while lower thanthe angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with

glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death foreveryone.

1$or it seemed appropriate for Him, for whom came all things, and throughwhom came all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the authorof their salvation through sufferings.

11$or both He who sanctifies and those who receive sanctification come from

one $ather* for which reason He does not feel ashamed to call thembrethren,

12saying,

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1!<nd again,

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D:.6

1#9herefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself li(ewisealso partoo( of the same, that through death He might render powerless him

who had the power of death, namely, the devil,

1&

and might free those who through fear of death felt sub@ect to slavery alltheir lives.

1)$or assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to thedescendant of <braham.

1+9herefore, He had to become made li(e His brethren in all things, so that

He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining toGod, to ma(e propitiation for the sins of the people.

1/$or since He Himself received temptation in that which He has suffered, He

has the capability to come to the aid of those who undergo temptation.

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+es(s (r >ih Priest

19herefore, holy brethren, parta(ers of a heavenly calling, consider Jesus,

the <postle and High Priest of our confession*

2

He remained faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Doses also remainedfaithful in all His house.

!$or we count Him worthy of more glory than Doses, by @ust so much as thebuilder of the house has more honor than the house.

#$or someone builds every house, but God builds all things.

&ow Doses remained faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimonyof those things which became spo(en later*

)but Christ remained faithful as a on over His houseLwhose house we havebecome, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm untilthe end.

+9herefore, @ust as the Holy pirit says,

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'9H:> H<%% ;9 :9: D> :9.'6

The Peri! o$ #nbe!ie$

129a(e care, brethren, that there not e?ist in any one of you an evil,unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.



1!7ut encourage one another day after day, as long as we still ac(nowledge69oday,6 so that none of you will become hardened by the deceitfulness of

sin.

1#$or we have become parta(ers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of

our assurance firm until the end,

1&while the scripture says,

69;"<> 0$ >;8 H:< H0 =;0C:, "; ;9 H<": >;8 H:<9, < BH: 9H:> P;=;:" D:.6

1)$or who provo(ed Him when they had heardA 0ndeed, did not all those whocame out of :gypt led by DosesA

1+<nd with whom did He become angry for forty yearsA "id it not occur with

those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wildernessA

1/<nd to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to thosewho disobeyedA

1o we see that they could not enter because of unbelief.

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The Be!iever;s Rest

19herefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any

one of you may seem to have come short of it.

2$or indeed we have had good news preached to us, @ust as they also* but

the word they heard did not profit them, because it did not connect to faith

in those who heard.!$or we who have believed enter that rest, @ust as He has said,

6< 0 B;: 0 D> B<9H,

9H:> H<%% ;9 :9: D> :9,6 although His wor(s came to aconclusion from the foundation of the world.



#$or He has said somewhere concerning the seventh day 6<" G;":9:" ; 9H: :=:9H "<> $;D <%% H0 B;6*

&and again in this passage, 69H:> H<%% ;9 :9: D> :9.6

)

9herefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly hadgood news preached to them failed to enter because of disobedience,

+He again fi?es a certain day, 69oday,6 saying through "avid after so long a

time @ust as the scriptures has said before, 69;"<> 0$ >;8 H:< H0 =;0C:,

"; ;9 H<": >;8 H:<9.6

/$or if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spo(en of another dayafter that.

o there remains a abbath rest for the people of God.

1$or the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from hiswor(s, as God did from His.

119herefore let us show diligence to enter that rest, so that no one will fall,

through following the same e?ample of disobedience.

12$or the word of God lives and acts and seems sharper than any two-edged

sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both @oints

and marrow, and able to @udge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

1!<nd no creature can hide from His sight, but all things have become open

and lay bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

1#9herefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through theheavens, Jesus the on of God, let us hold fast our confession.

1&$or we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathie with our

wea(nesses, but ;ne who has suffered temptation in all things as we have,yet without sin.

1)9herefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that

we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.



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The Per$e)t >ih Priest

1$or every high priest ta(en from among men receives appointment on

behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and

sacrifices for sins*

2he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also

e?perienced wea(ness*

!and because of it he has an obligation to offer sacrifices for sins, as for thepeople, so also for himself.

#<nd no one ta(es the honor to himself, but receives it when God calls him,even as He called <aron.

&o also Christ did not glorify Himself so as to become a high priest, but Hewho said to Him,

60 <C;B%:"G: >;8 < D> ;, 9;"<> 0 H<=: 7:G;99: >;86*

) @ust as He says also in another passage,

60 <PP;09 >;8 < < P0:9 $;:=:

<CC;"0G 9; 9H: ;": ;$ D:%CH0K:":.6+0n the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with

loud crying and tears to the ;ne able to save Him from death, and Godheard him because of His piety.

/<lthough God confirmed Him as a on, He learned obedience from the

things which He suffered.

<nd having grown into perfection, He became to all those who obey Him the

source of eternal salvation,

1eceiving designation from God as a high priest according to the order ofDelchiede(.

11Concerning him we have much to say, and we find it hard to e?plain, since

you have become dull of hearing.



12$or though by this time you ought to serve as teachers, you have needagain for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of

God, and you have come to need mil( and not solid food.

1!$or everyone who parta(es only of mil( has not familiaried himself to the

word of righteousness, for he resembles an infant.

1#7ut solid food we reserve for the mature, who because of practice have

their senses trained to discern good and evil.

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The Peri! o$ Fa!!in A,ay

19herefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press onto maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead wor(s

and of faith toward God,

2of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrectionof the dead and eternal @udgment.

!<nd this we will do, if God permits.

#$or in the case of those who have once have received enlightenment andhave tasted of the heavenly gift and have parta(en of the Holy pirit,

&and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,

)and then have fallen away, it has become impossible to renew them againto repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the on of God and

put Him to open shame.

+$or ground that drin(s the rain which often falls on it and brings forth

vegetation useful to those for whose sa(e it has received tilling, receives ablessing from God*

/but if it yields thorns and thistles, we regard it as worthless and sub@ect toreceiving curses, and it ends up burned.

Better Thins $or =o(



7ut, beloved, we have conviction of better things concerning you, andthings that accompany salvation, though we spea( in this way.

1$or God does not act un@ustly so as to forget your wor( and the love which

you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still

ministering to the saints.

11<nd we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to

realie the full assurance of hope until the end,

12so that you will not show sluggishness, but imitators of those who through

faith and patience inherit the promises.

1!$or when God made the promise to <braham, since He could swear by noone greater, He swore by Himself,

1#saying, 60 B0%% 8:%> 7%: >;8 <" 0 B0%% 8:%> D8%90P%> >;8.6

1&<nd so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.

1)$or men swear by one greater than themselves, and with them an oathgiven as confirmation proves an end of every dispute.

1+0n the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of thepromise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath,

1/

so that by two unchangeable things in which God has proclaimed itimpossible, we who have ta(en refuge would have strong encouragement tota(e hold of the hope set before us.

19his hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and

steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

2where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a highpriest forever according to the order of Delchiede(.

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Me!)hiCede<;s Priesthood i<e &hrist;s



1$or this Delchiede(, (ing of alem, priest of the Dost High God, who met<braham as he returned from the slaughter of the (ings and blessed him,

2to whom also <braham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of

all, by the translation of his name, (ing of righteousness, and then also (ing

of alem, which means (ing of peace.

!Bithout father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning

of days nor end of life, but made li(e the on of God, He remains a priestperpetually.

#ow observe how great this man seemed to <braham, the patriarch, gave atenth of the choicest spoils.

&<nd those indeed of the sons of %evi who receive the priest's office have

commandment in the %aw to collect a tenth from the people, namely, fromtheir brethren, although these have descended from <braham.

)7ut the one whose genealogy has not traced from them collected a tenth

from <braham and blessed the one who had the promises.

+7ut without any dispute the greater blesses the lesser.

/0n this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them,

of whom we witnessed that he lives on.

<nd, so to spea(, through <braham even %evi, who received tithes, paidtithes,

1for he e?isted in the loins of his father when Delchiede( met him.

11ow if perfection came through the %evitical priesthood 4for on the basis ofit the people received the %aw5, what further need did we have for another

priest to arise according to the order of Delchiede(, and not receive

designation according to the order of <aronA

12$or when the priesthood becomes changed, of necessity there ta(es place a

change of law also.

1!$or the one concerning whom these things people have spo(en belongs toanother tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

1#$or it has become evident that our %ord had descended from Judah, a tribe

with reference to which Doses spo(e nothing concerning priests.



1&<nd this becomes clearer still, if another priest arises according to theli(eness of Delchiede(,

1)who has become such not on the basis of a law of physical re3uirement,

but according to the power of an indestructible life.

1+$or God attested of Him,

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<CC;"0G 9; 9H: ;": ;$ D:%CH0K:":.6

1/$or, on the one hand, there appears a setting aside of a former

commandment because of its wea(ness and uselessness

14for the %aw made nothing perfect5, and on the other hand there will occura bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

2<nd inasmuch as it did not occur without an oath

214for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oaththrough the ;ne who said to Him,

69H: %;" H< B;

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22so much the more also Jesus has become the guarantee of a bettercovenant.

2!9he former priests, on the one hand, e?isted in greater numbers because

death prevented them from continuing,

2#but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds Hispriesthood permanently.

2&9herefore He has the ability to save forever those who draw near to God

through Him, since He always lives to ma(e intercession for them.

2)$or it seemed fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent,

undefiled, separated from sinners and e?alted above the heavens*

2+who does not need daily, li(e those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, firstfor His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did

once for all when He offered up Himself.



2/$or the %aw appoints men as high priests who have inherent wea(ness, butthe word of the oath, which came after the %aw, appoints a on, made

perfect forever.

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A Better Ministry

1ow the main point in what we have said consists of this we have such a

high priest, who has ta(en His seat at the right hand of the throne of theDa@esty in the heavens,

2a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the %ordpitched, not man.

!$or every high priest receives appointment to offer both gifts and sacrifices*

so it becomes necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.

#ow if He lived on earth, He would serve as a priest at all, since there e?istthose who offer the gifts according to the %aw*

&who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, @ust as God warned

Doses when he intended to erect the tabernacle* for, 6::,6 He says, 69H<9>;8 D<: all things <CC;"0G 9; 9H: P<99: BH0CH 0 H;B:" >;8

; 9H: D;89<0.6

)7ut now He has obtained a more e?cellent ministry, by as much as He

serves also as the mediator of a better covenant, which God has enacted on

better promises.

A Ne, &ovenant

+$or if that first covenant had no fault, there would have e?isted no occasion

sought for a second.

/$or finding fault with them, He says, 67:H;%", "<> C;D:, <> 9H: %;",

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1!Bhen He said, 6< new covenant,6 He has made the first obsolete 7ut

whatever becomes obsolete and grows old, ready to disappear.

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The !d and the Ne,

1ow even the first covenant had regulations of divine worship and theearthly sanctuary.

2$or people prepared a tabernacle, the outer one, in which stood the

lampstand and the table and the sacred bread* this we called the holy place.

!7ehind the second veil there stood a tabernacle which we called the Holy ofHolies,



#having a golden altar of incense and the ar( of the covenant covered on allsides with gold, in which stood a golden @ar holding the manna, and <aron's

rod which budded, and the tables of the covenant*

&and above it appeared the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy

seat* but of these things we cannot now spea( in detail.

)ow when people have prepared these things, the priests continually enter

the outer tabernacle performing the divine worship,

+but into the second, only the high priest enters once a year, not without

ta(ing blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the peoplecommitted in ignorance.

/9he Holy pirit signifies this, that the way into the holy place has not yet

become disclosed while the outer tabernacle still stands,

which serves as a symbol for the present time. <ccordingly both gifts andsacrifices priests offered which cannot ma(e the worshiper perfect in

conscience,

1since they relate only to food and drin( and various washings, regulationsfor the body imposed until a time of reformation.

117ut when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, Heentered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with

hands, in other words, not of this creation*

12and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood,He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.

1!$or if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprin(ling those

who have become defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh,

1#how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal piritoffered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead

wor(s to serve the living GodA

1&$or this reason He serves as the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since

a death has ta(en place for the redemption of the transgressions that people

committed under the first covenant, those who God called may receive thepromise of the eternal inheritance.



1)$or where a covenant ta(es place, there must of necessity occur the deathof the one who made it.

1+$or a covenant becomes valid only when men die, for it had never become

enforced while the one who made it lives.

1/9herefore even the first covenant had not become inaugurated without

blood.

1$or after Doses had spo(en every commandment to all the peopleaccording to the %aw, he too( the blood of the calves and the goats, with

water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprin(led both the boo( itself and allthe people,

2saying, 69H0 :P::9 9H: 7%;;" ;$ 9H: C;=:<9 BH0CH G;"

C;DD<":" >;8.6

21<nd in the same way he sprin(led both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry with the blood.

22<nd according to the %aw, one may almost say, all things become cleansed

with blood, and without shedding of blood no forgiveness ta(es place.

2!9herefore it became necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens

to become cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves withbetter sacrifices than these.

2#$or Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the

true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us*

2&nor would He offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy placeyear by year with blood that does not belong to him.

2);therwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of

the world* but now once at the consummation of the ages He manifestedHimself to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

2+<nd inasmuch as men have an appointment to die once and after thiscomes @udgment,

2/so Christ also, having offered himself once to bear the sins of many, will

appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those whoeagerly await Him.



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ne Sa)ri$i)e o$ &hrist %s S($$i)ient

1$or the %aw, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not

the very form of things, can never, by the same sacrifices which they offer

continually year by year, ma(e perfect those who draw near.

2;therwise, would they not have ceased to offer them, because the

worshipers, having once undergone cleansing, would no longer have had

consciousness of sinsA

!7ut in those sacrifices a reminder of sins e?ists year by year.

#$or it proves impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to ta(e away sins.

&9herefore, when He comes into the world, He says,

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)0 BH;%: 789 ;$$:0G <" <C0$0C: $; 0 >;8 H<=: 9<:

; P%:<8:.

+69H: 0 <0", '7:H;%", 0 H<=: C;D: 40 9H: C;%% ;$ 9H: 7;; 09 <> ;$ D:5

9; "; >;8 B0%%, ; G;".'6

/<fter saying above, 6<C0$0C: <" ;$$:0G <" BH;%: 789;$$:0G <" sacrifices $; 0 >;8 H<=: ;9 ":0:", ; H<=:

>;8 9<: P%:<8: in them6 4which are offered according to the %aw5,

then He said, 67:H;%", 0 H<=: C;D: 9; "; >;8 B0%%.6 He ta(es awaythe first in order to establish the second.

17y this will we have received sanctification through the offering of the body

of Jesus Christ once for all.

11:very priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same

sacrifices, which can never ta(e away sins*



12but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, <9 ";B <9 9H:0GH9 H<" ;$ G;",

1!waiting from that time onward 890% H0 ::D0: 7:C;D: < $;;99;;%

$; H0 $::9.

1#$or by one offering He has perfected for all time those who receive

sanctification.

1&<nd the Holy pirit also testifies to us* for after saying,

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He then says,

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0 B0%% :D:D7: ; D;:.6

1/ow where no forgiveness of these things e?ists, there can no longer e?ist

any offering for sin.

A Ne, and ivin /ay

19herefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by

the blood of Jesus,

2by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil,

namely, His flesh,

21and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our

hearts sprin(led clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with

pure water.

2!%et us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who

promised demonstrates faithfulness*

2#and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,



2&not forsa(ing our own assembling together, as has become the habit ofsome, but encouraging one another* and all the more as you see the day

drawing near.

&hrist or +(dment

2)$or if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the (nowledge of the truth,

there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

2+but a terrifying e?pectation of @udgment and 9H: $8> ;$ < $0: BH0CH

B0%% C;8D: 9H: <"=:<0:.

2/<nyone who has set aside the %aw of Doses dies without mercy on thetestimony of two or three witnesses.

2How much severe punishment do you thin( he will deserve who has

trampled underfoot the on of God, and has regarded as unclean the bloodof the covenant by which he received sanctification, and has insulted the

pirit of graceA

!$or we (now Him who said, 6=:G:<C: 7:%;G 9; D:, 0 B0%% :P<>6<nd again, 69H: %;" B0%% J8"G: H0 P:;P%:.6

!10t proves a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

!27ut remember the former days, when, after receiving enlightenment, you

endured a great conflict of sufferings,!!partly by serving as a public spectacle through reproaches and tribulations,

and partly by becoming sharers with those who received the sametreatment.

!#$or you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted @oyfully the

seiure of your property, (nowing that you have for yourselves a betterpossession and a lasting one.

!&9herefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

!)$or you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will ofGod, you may receive what He had promised you.!+$; >:9 0 < =:> %099%: BH0%:, H: BH; C;D: B0%% C;D:, <" B0%% ;9 ":%<>.



!/789 D> 0GH9:;8 ;: H<%% %0=: 7> $<09H* <" 0$ H: H0 7<C, D> ;8% H< ; P%:<8: 0 H0D.

!7ut we do not shrin( bac( to destruction, but of those who have faith to

the preserving of the soul.

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The Tri(mhs o$ Faith

1ow faith proves the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things

not seen.

2$or by it the men of old gained approval.

!7y faith we understand that the worlds received preparations by the word of

God, so that what we see did not appear out of things which have visibility.

#7y faith <bel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he

obtained the testimony that he acted righteously, God testifying about his

gifts, and through faith, though he has died, he still spea(s.

&7y faith God too( :noch up so that he would not see death* <" ; ;:

C;8%" $0" H0D 7:C<8: G;" 9;; H0D 8P* for he obtained the witness

that before God too( him up He found :noch pleasing.

)<nd without faith one finds it impossible to please Him, for he who comes to

God must believe that He e?ists and that He rewards those who see( Him.

+7y faith oah, when God warned him about things not yet seen, inreverence prepared an ar( for the salvation of his household, by which he

condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness whichproves according to faith.

/7y faith <braham, when God called him, obeyed by going out to a place

which he would receive for an inheritance* and he went out, not (nowingwhere God planned to lead him.

7y faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land,

dwelling in tents with 0saac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise*



2#7y faith Doses, when he had grown up, refused people to call him the sonof Pharaoh's daughter,

2&choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to

en@oy the passing pleasures of sin,

2)considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of

:gypt* for he loo(ed to the reward.

2+7y faith he left :gypt, not fearing the wrath of the (ing* for he endured, asseeing Him who remains unseen.

2/7y faith he (ept the Passover and the sprin(ling of the blood, so that he

who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them.

27y faith they passed through the ed ea as though they passed through

dry land* and the :gyptians, when they attempted it, drowned.

!7y faith the walls of Jericho fell down after Joshua had encircled it forseven days.

!17y faith ahab the harlot did not perish along with those who disobeyed,

after she had welcomed the spies in peace.

!2<nd what more shall 0 sayA $or time will fail me if 0 tell of Gideon, 7ara(,

amson, Jephthah, of "avid and amuel and the prophets,

!!who by faith con3uered (ingdoms, performed acts of righteousness,obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions,

!#3uenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from wea(ness

received strength, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

!&Bomen received bac( their dead by resurrection* and others enduredtorture, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better

resurrection*

!)and others e?perienced moc(ings and scourgings, yes, also chains andimprisonment.

!+9hey suffered stoning, their torturers sawed them in two, they enduredtemptation, they endured death with the sword* they went about in

sheeps(ins, in goats(ins, having become destitute, afflicted, ill-treated



!/4men of whom the world did not deserve5, wandering in deserts andmountains and caves and holes in the ground.

!<nd all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive

their promises,

#because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us

they would not receive perfecting.

>ebre,s 1*

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+es(s3 the E"am!e

19herefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let

us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entanglesus, and let us run with endurance the race set before us,

2fi?ing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the @oy

set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down atthe right hand of the throne of God.

!$or consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself,so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

A Father;s Dis)i!ine

#>ou have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving

against sin*

&and you have forgotten the e?hortation which God addresses you as sons, 6D> ;, "; ;9 :G<" %0GH9%> 9H: "0C0P%0: ;$ 9H: %;",

; $<09 BH: H: :P;=: >;8*)$; 9H;: BH;D 9H: %;" %;=: H: "0C0P%0:, <" H: C;8G: :=:> ; BH;D H: :C:0=:.6

+$or discipline you endure* God deals with you as with sons* for what sonlives whom his father does not disciplineA



/7ut if you have no discipline, of which all have become parta(ers, then youseem more li(e illegitimate children and not sons.

$urthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected

them* shall we not much rather sub@ect ourselves to the $ather of spirits,

and liveA

1$or they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He

disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness.

11<ll discipline for the moment seems not @oyful, but sorrowful* yet to those

who have endured training by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit ofrighteousness.

129herefore, strengthen the hands that grow wea( and the (nees that grow

feeble,

1!and ma(e straight paths for your feet, so that the lame limb may not goout of @oint, but rather receive healing.

1#Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will

see the %ord.

1&ee to it that no one comes short of the grace of God* that no root of

bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many suffer defilement*

1)

that there should live no immoral or godless person li(e :sau, who sold hisown birthright for a single meal.

1+$or you (now that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing,

God re@ected him, for he found no place for repentance, though he soughtfor it with tears.

&ontrast o$ Sinai and ion

1/$or you have not come to a mountain that one can touch and to a blaing

fire, and to dar(ness and gloom and whirlwind,

1and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which soundresembled such that those who heard begged that God would spea( no

further word to them.

2$or they could not bear the command, 60$ :=: < 7:<9 9;8CH: 9H:D;89<0, >;8 B0%% 9;: 09.6



2"o not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some haveentertained angels without (nowing it.

!emember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who

some have ill-treated, since you yourselves also reside in the body.

#<ll shall hold marriage in honor among all, and the marriage bed should

remain undefiled* for fornicators and adulterers God will @udge.

&Da(e sure that your character stays free from the love of money, havingcontentment with what you have* for He Himself has said, 60 B0%% :=:

"::9 >;8, ; B0%% 0 :=: $;<: >;8,6

)so that we confidently say, 69H: %;" H:%P D:, 0 B0%% ;9 $:<.

BH<9 B0%% D< "; 9; D:A6

+emember those who led you, who spo(e the word of God to you* andconsidering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.

/Jesus Christ remains the same yesterday and today and forever.

"o not get carried away by varied and strange teachings* for it does theheart good to receive strength by grace, not by foods, through which those

who occupied themselves could not receive benefit.

1

Be have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no rightto eat.

11$or the bodies of those animals whose blood the high priest brought into

the holy place as an offering for sin, become burned outside the camp.

129herefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own

blood, suffered outside the gate.

1!o, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

1#$or here we do not have a lasting city, but we see( the city which willcome.

God-!easin Sa)ri$i)es

1&9hrough Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God,

namely, the fruit of lips that give than(s to His name.



1)<nd do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices Godseems pleased.

1+;bey your leaders and submit to them, for they (eep watch over your souls

as those who will give an account. %et them do this with @oy and not with

grief, for this would seem unprofitable for you.

1/Pray for us, for we have assurance that we have a good conscience,

desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.

1<nd 0 urge you all the more to do this, so that 0 may become restored to

you the sooner.

Benedi)tion

2ow the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great hepherd

of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our %ord,

21e3uip you in every good thing to do His will, wor(ing in us that which

seems pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom we ac(nowledge

the glory forever and ever. <men.

227ut 0 urge you, brethren, bear with this word of e?hortation, for 0 have

written to you briefly.

2!9a(e notice that our brother 9imothy has attained his freedom, with whom,

if he comes soon, 0 will see you.2#Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. 9hose from 0taly greet you.

2&0 send grace with you all.



+ames 1-2


Testin =o(r Faith

1James, a bond-servant of God and of the %ord Jesus Christ, 9o the twelve

tribes dispersed abroad Greetings.

* Consider it all @oy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,

(nowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

0<nd let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may become perfect

and complete, lac(ing in nothing.

27ut if any of you lac(s wisdom, let him as( of God, who gives to allgenerously and without reproach, and God will give it to him.

67ut he must as( in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts

resembles the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.

4$or that man ought not to e?pect that he will receive anything from the

%ord,

/ Having become double-minded, showing instability in all his ways.

8 7ut the brother of humble circumstances should glory in his high position*

19and the rich man should glory in his humiliation, because li(e flowering

grass he will pass away.

11$or the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass* and itsflower falls off and the beauty of its appearance perishes* so too the rich

man in the midst of his pursuits will fade away.

1* God blesses the man who perseveres under trial* for once God approves

him, he will receive the crown of life which the %ord has promised to thosewho love Him.

1%et no one say, when he falls into temptation, 6God has tempted me6* forGod does not succumb to evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.

107ut each one falls into temptation when his own lust carries himself awayand enticing him.



129hen when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin* and when sin hasmatured, it brings forth death.

16 "o not fall under deception, my beloved brethren.

14:very good thing given and every perfect gift comes from above, comingdown from the $ather of lights, who demonstrates no variation or shifting

shadow.

150n the e?ercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so thatwe would become a (ind of first fruits among His creatures.

18 9his you (now, my beloved brethren 7ut everyone must 3uic(ly hear,

slowly spea( and have self control regarding anger*

*9for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.

*19herefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wic(edness, in

humility receive the word implanted, which can save your souls.

** 7ut prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers whodelude themselves.

*$or if anyone hears the word and does not do the word, he resembles aman who loo(s at his natural face in a mirror*

*0

for once he has loo(ed at himself and gone away, he has immediatelyforgotten what he previously loo(ed li(e.

*27ut one who loo(s intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abidesby it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man

will receive blessings in what he does.

*60f anyone considers himself religious, and yet does not bridle his tonguebut deceives his own heart, this man's religion has no worth.

*4Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and $ather consists of

this to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to (eep oneselfunstained by the world.



+ames *

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The Sin o$ Partia!ity

1 Dy brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious %ord Jesus Christ with

an attitude of personal favoritism.

2$or if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fineclothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes,

!and you pay special attention to the one who wears the fine clothes, and

say, 6>ou sit here in a good place,6 and you say to the poor man, 6>ou standover there, or sit down by my footstool,6

#have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become @udges withevil motivesA

&%isten, my beloved brethren did not God choose the poor of this world todemonstrate richness in faith and heirs of the (ingdom which He promised to

those who love HimA

)7ut you have dishonored the poor man. "oes not the rich oppress you and

personally drag you into courtA

+ "o they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have received yourcallingA

/0f, however, you fulfill the royal law according to the cripture, 6 ;8 H<%%

%;=: >;8 :0GH7; < >;8:%$,6 you do well.

7ut if you show partiality, you commit sin and the law convicts you astransgressors.

1$or whoever (eeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he hasbecome guilty of all.

11$or He who said, 6 "; ;9 C;DD09 <"8%9:>,6 also said, 6 "; ;9

C;DD09 D8":.6 ow if you do not commit adultery, but do commitmurder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

12o spea( and so act as those who will receive @udgment by the law of

liberty.



1!$or @udgment will show no mercy to the one who has shown no mercy*mercy triumphs over @udgment.

Faith and /or<s

1#

Bhat use can it serve, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but hehas no wor(sA Can that faith save himA

1&0f a brother or sister has no clothing and in need of daily food,

1)and one of you says to them, 6Go in peace, become warm and filled,6 and

yet you do not give them what they need for their body, what good can

come of thatA

1+:ven so faith, if it has no wor(s, has perished.

1/ 7ut someone may well say, 6>ou have faith and 0 have wor(s* show meyour faith without the wor(s, and 0 will show you my faith by my wor(s.6

1>ou believe that God consists of one :ntity >ou do well* the demons alsobelieve, and shudder.

27ut can you recognie, you foolish fellow, that faith without wor(s has nouseA

21 "id not <braham our father receive @ustification by wor(s when he offered

up 0saac his son on the altarA

22>ou see that <braham demonstrated faith in his wor(s, and as a result ofthe wor(s, faith became perfected*

2!and the cripture reached fulfillment which says, 6<" <7<H<D

7:%0:=:" G;", <" G;" :C;:" 9; H0D < 0GH9:;8:,6 callinghimself the friend of God.

2#>ou see that a man receives @ustification by wor(s and not by faith alone.

2&

0n the same way, didnIt ahab the harlot receive @ustification by wor(swhen she received the messengers and sent them out by another wayA

2)$or @ust as the body without the spirit will die, so also faith without wor(s

will die.



+ames

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The Ton(e %nites a Fire

1 %et not many of you become teachers, my brethren, (nowing that as suchwe will incur a stricter @udgment.

2$or we all stumble in many ways 0f anyone does not stumble in what he

says, he becomes a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.

!ow if we put the bits into the horses' mouths so that they will obey us, wedirect their entire body as well.

#%oo( at the ships also, though they loo( so great and receive propulsion by

strong winds, still receive direction by a very small rudder wherever theinclination of the pilot desires.

&o we also consider the tongue a small part of the body, and yet it boastsof great things ee how a small fire sets a great forestE

)<nd the tongue resembles a fire, the very world of ini3uity* the tongue

rests among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets onfire the course of our life, and becomes ignited by hell.

+9he human race has tamed every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles

and creatures of the sea.

/7ut no one can tame the tongue* it contains restless evil and full of deadly

poison.

Bith it we bless our %ord and $ather, and with it we curse men, whom Godhas made in His li(eness.

1from the same mouth comes both blessing and cursing. Dy brethren,

these things ought not to occur in this fashion.

11"oes a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitterwaterA

12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figsA orcan salt water produce fresh.

/isdom $rom Above



)7ut He gives a greater grace 9herefore it says, 6G;" ;PP;: 9; 9H:P;8", 789 G0=: G<C: 9; 9H: H8D7%:.6

+ubmit therefore to Godesist the devil and he will flee from you.

/

"raw near to God and He will draw near to you Cleanse your hands, yousinners* and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Humble yourselves in misery and mourn and weep* let your laughter turn

into mourning and your @oy to gloom.

1Humble yourselves in the presence of the %ord, and He will e?alt you.

11"o not spea( against one another, brethren He who spea(s against a

brother or @udges his brother, spea(s against the law and @udges the law*but if you @udge the law, you cannot consider yourself a doer of the law but a

@udge of it.

12;nly one %awgiver and Judge e?ists, the ;ne who can save and todestroy* but how can you presume to @udge your neighborA

1!Come now, you who say, 69oday or tomorrow we will go to such and such

a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and ma(e a profit.6

1#>et you do not (now what your life will have become tomorrow. >ou

resemble a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.

1&0nstead, you ought to say, 60f the %ord wills, we will live and also do this orthat.6

1)7ut currently, you boast in your arrogance* all such boasting has an evil

source.

1+9herefore,to one who (nows the right thing to do and does not do it, hesins.



+ames 2

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Mis(se o$ Ri)hes

1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which come upon

you.

2>our riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten.

!>our gold and your silver have rusted* and their rust will witness againstyou and will consume your flesh li(e fire. >ou have stored up your treasure

in the last daysE

#7ehold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which have

withheld , cries out against you* and the outcry of those who did theharvesting has reached the ears of the %ord of abaoth.

& >ou have lived lu?uriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure*you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

)>ou have condemned and put to death the righteous man* he does notresist you.

E"hortation

+9herefore have patience, brethren, until the coming of the %ord 9he farmerwaits for the precious produce of the soil, e?ercising patience about it, untilit gets the early and late rains.

/>ou too have patience* strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the %ord

has come near.

"o not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselvesmay not receive @udgment* behold, the Judge stands right at the door.

1

<s an e?ample, brethren, of suffering and patience, ta(e5

the prophetswho spo(e in the name of the %ord.

11Be count those blessed who endured >ou have heard of the endurance of

Job and have seen the outcome of the %ord's dealings, that the %ord hasdemonstrated compassion and mercy fully.



1 Peter *

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As Ne,born Babes

19herefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy

and all slander,

2 li(e newborn babies, long for the pure mil( of the word, so that by it youmay grow in respect to salvation,

!if you have tasted the (indness of the %ord.

As ivin Stones

#

<nd coming to Him as to a living stone which men re@ected, but whom Godregarded as choice and precious ,

& you also, as living stones, have become constructed as a spiritual house

for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God

through Jesus Christ.

)$or this appears in cripture

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stone, <" H: BH; 7:%0:=: 0 H0D B0%% ;9 H<=: "0<PP;09D:9.6

+ 9his precious value, then, accrues to you who believe* but for those whodisbelieve,

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/and,

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for they stumble because they disobey the word, and to this doomthey appointed themselves.

7ut G;" has made you < CH;: <C:, < royal P0:9H;;", < H;%>

<90;, < P:;P%: $; H0 ;B P;:0;, so that you may proclaimthe e?cellencies of Him who has called you out of dar(ness into His

marvelous light*



1 for you once could not claim (inship as < P:;P%:, but now you havebecome 9H: P:;P%: ;$ G;"* you had ;9 :C:0=:" D:C>, but now you

have :C:0=:" D:C>.

11 7eloved, 0 urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts

which wage war against the soul.

12 eep your behavior e?cellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in

which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds,as they observe them, glorify God in the day of MaNvisitation.

>onor A(thority

1! ubmit yourselves for the %ord's sa(e to every human institution, whether

to a (ing as the one in authority,

1#or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and thepraise of those who do right.

1&$or God wills that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish

men.

1)<ct as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but

use it as bondslaves of God.

1+ Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the (ing.

1/ ervants, submit to your masters with all respect, not only to those who

do good and e?ercise gentleness, but also to those who behave

unreasonably.

1$or this finds favor, if for the sa(e of conscience toward God a person

bears up under sorrows when suffering un@ustly.

2$or what credit do you have if, when you sin and receive harsh treatment,you endure it with patienceA 7ut if when you do right and suffer for it you

patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.

&hrist Provides (r E"am!e

21$or God has called you for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you,leaving you an e?ample for you to follow in His steps,

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2!and while people reviled Him, He did not revile in return* while suffering,He uttered no threats, but (ept entrusting Himself to Him who @udges

righteously*

2#and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might

die to sin and live to righteousness* for by His wounds you received healing.

2&$or you continually strayed li(e sheep, but now you have returned to the

hepherd and Guardian of your souls.

1 Peter

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God!y ivin

1 0n the same way, you wives, submit to your own husbands so that even ifany of them disobey the word, you may win them without a word by the

behavior of their wives,

2as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior.

! >our adornment must not consist of e?ternal behavior merely e?ternal--

braiding the hair, and wearing gold @ewelry, or putting on dresses*

#but let it reside in the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable3uality of a gentle and 3uiet spirit, which God considers precious in His sight.

&$or in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God,

used to adorn themselves, showing submission to their own husbands*

) @ust as arah obeyed <braham, calling him lord, and you have become her

children if you right without having any fear.

+ >ou husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understandingway, as with someone wea(er, since God created her a woman* and show

her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not

suffer hindrance.

/9o sum up, all of you behave harmoniously, sympathetically, brotherly,

(indheartedly, and humbly in spirit*



not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead*for God called you for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.

1$or,

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1! Bho will harm you if you prove ealous for goodA

1#7ut even if you should suffer for the sa(e of righteousness, God blesses

you <" "; ;9 $:< 9H:0 090D0"<90;, <" "; ;9 <%%;B 9H:D9; 9;87%: >;8,

1&but sanctify Christ as %ord in your hearts, always demonstrate readiness to

ma(e a defense to everyone who as(s you to give an account for the hopethat you have, yet with gentleness and reverence*

1)and (eep a good conscience so that in the thing in which people slander

you, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will suffer shame.

1+

>ou will find it preferable, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doingright rather than for doing wrong.

1/$or Christ also died for sins once for all, the @ust for the un@ust, so that Hemight bring us to God, having suffered death in the flesh, but made alive in

the spirit*

1in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison,

2who once disobeyed, when the patience of God (ept waiting in the days ofoah, during the construction of the ar(, in which God brought a few,

namely, eight persons safely through the water.

21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-- not the removal of dirt

from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscienceLthrough the

resurrection of Jesus Christ,



11 Bhoever spea(s should do so as one who spea(s the utterances of God*whoever serves should do so as one who serves by the strength which God

supplies* so that in all things God may have glory through Jesus Christ, towhom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. <men.

Share the S($$erins o$ &hrist

12 7eloved, do not seem surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, whichcomes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing had

happened to you*

1!but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, (eep on

re@oicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may re@oice with

e?ultation.

1#0f someone reviles you for the name of Christ, you receive a blessing,

because the pirit of glory and of God rests on you.

1&Da(e sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or atroublesome meddler*

1)but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he should not have shame, but should

glorify God in this name.

1+$or the time for @udgment has arrived, beginning with the household of

God* and if it begins with us first, what (ind of outcome will befall those

who do not obey the gospel of GodA1/ <" 0$ 9H: 0GH9:;8 $0" <%=<90; "0$$0C8%9, BH<9 B0%%

7:C;D: ;$ 9H: G;"%: D< <" 9H: 0:A

19herefore, those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrusttheir souls to a faithful Creator in doing right.

1 Peter 2

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Serve God /i!!in!y



* Peter 1-


Gro,th in &hristian 7irt(e

1imon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, 9o those who have

received a faith of the same (ind as ours, by the righteousness of our Godand avior, Jesus Christ

2

Day grace and peace multiply to you in the (nowledge of God and of Jesusour %ord*

!seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life

and godliness, through the true (nowledge of Him who called us by His own

glory and e?cellence.

#$or by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises,

so that by them you may become parta(ers of the divine nature, havingescaped the corruption that remains in the world by lust.

&ow for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supplymoral e?cellence, and in your moral e?cellence, (nowledge,

)and in your (nowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance,and in your perseverance, godliness,

+and in your godliness, brotherly (indness, and in your brotherly (indness,

love.

/$or if these 3ualities belong to you and have increased, they render you

neither useless nor unfruitful in the true (nowledge of our %ord Jesus Christ.

$or he who lac(s these 3ualities has become blind or short-sighted, havingforgotten his purification from his former sins.

19herefore, brethren, show more diligence to ma(e certain about His calling

and choosing you* for as long as you practice these things, you will neverstumble*



11 whereas angels who have greater might and power do not bring a reviling @udgment against them before the %ord.

127ut these, li(e unreasoning animals, born as creatures of instinct to fall

into captivity and die, reviling where they have no (nowledge, will in the

destruction of those creatures also suffer destruction,

1!suffering wrong as the wages of doing wrong 9hey count it a pleasure to

revel in the daytime 9hey resemble stains and blemishes, reveling in theirdeceptions, as they carouse with you,

1#having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstablesouls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children*

1&forsa(ing the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of

7alaam, the son of 7eor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness*

1)but he received a rebu(e for his own transgression, for a mute don(ey,spea(ing with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.

1+9hese resemble springs without water and mists driven by a storm, for

whom God has reserved the blac( dar(ness.

1/$or spea(ing out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires,

by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,

1

promising them freedom while they themselves enslave themselves tocorruption* for by what overcomes a man enslaves him.

2$or if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the

(nowledge of the %ord and avior Jesus Christ, they again entanglethemselves in them and succumb to them, the last state has become worse

for them than the first.

21 $or it would have become more desirable for them not to have (nown theway of righteousness, than having (nown it, to turn away from the holy

commandment handed on to them.

220t has happened to them according to the true proverb, 6 < ";G :98

9; 09 ;B =;D09,6 and, 6< sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the

mire.6



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P(rose o$ This etter

19his constitutes now, beloved, the second letter 0 write to you in which 0

stir up your sincere mind by way of reminder,

2that you should remember the words spo(en beforehand by the holyprophets and the commandment of the %ord and avior spo(en by your

apostles.

The &omin Day o$ the ord

! now this first of all, that in the last days moc(ers will come with their

moc(ing, following after their own lusts,

#and saying, 6 Bhere do we find the promise of His comingA $or ever since

the fathers fell asleep, all continues @ust as it had from the beginning ofcreation.6

&$or when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God

the heavens e?isted long ago and the He formed the earth out of water andby water,

)through which He destroyed the world at that time, flooding it with water.

+7ut by His word God has reserved the present heavens and earth for fire,(ept for the day of @udgment and destruction of ungodly men.

/7ut do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the %ord

one day resembles a thousand years, and a thousand years li(e one day.

9he %ord does not delay about His promise, as some count slowness, butshows patience toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come

to repentance.

A Ne, >eaven and Earth

17ut the day of the %ord will come li(e a thief, in which the heavens willpass away with a roar and the elements will dissolve with intense heat, and

the earth and its wor(s will burn up.



11ince God will destroy all these things in this way, what sort of peopleought you aspire to in holy conduct and godliness,

12 loo(ing for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which

the heavens will suffer destruction by burning, and the elements will melt

with intense heatE

1!7ut according to His promise we loo( for new heavens and a new earth, in

which righteousness dwells.

1# 9herefore, beloved, since you loo( for these things, diligently strive to

have Him find you in peace, spotless and blameless,

1&and regard the patience of our %ord as salvation* @ust as also our belovedbrother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,

1)as also in all his letters, spea(ing in them of these things, in which we findsome things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, asthey do also the rest of the criptures, to their own destruction.

1+>ou therefore, beloved, (nowing this beforehand, (eep on your guard so

that you become unduly influences by the error of unprincipled men and fallfrom your own steadfastness,

1/but grow in the grace and (nowledge of our %ord and avior Jesus Christ9o Him we recognie the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. <men.

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%ntrod()tion3 The %n)arnate /ord

1Bhat e?isted from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen

with our eyes, what we have loo(ed at and touched with our hands,concerning the Bord of %ife--

2and the life manifested itself , and we have seen and testify and proclaim

to you the eternal life, which e?isted with the $ather and became manifestedto us--

!what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too mayhave fellowship with us* and indeed we have our fellowship with the $ather,

and with His on Jesus Christ.

# 9hese things we write, so that our @oy may come to completion.

God &onstit(tes iht

& Be recognie this as the message we have heard from Him and announceto you, that God comprises %ight, and in Him there e?ists no dar(ness at all.

) 0f we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet wal( in the dar(ness,

we lie and do not practice the truth*

+but if we wal( in the %ight as He Himself wal(s in the %ight, we have

fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His on cleanses us from

all sin.

/ 0f we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth does not

reside in us.

0f we confess our sins, He faithfully and righteously forgives us our sinsand to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 0f we say that we have not sinned, we ma(e Him a liar and His word does

not dwell in us.

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&hrist >as Be)ome (r Advo)ate

1 Dy little children, 0 write these things to you so that you may not sin <nd

if anyone sins, we have an <dvocate with the $ather, Jesus Christ therighteous*

2and He Himself has become the propitiation for our sins* and not for ours

only, but also for those of the whole world.

! 7y this we (now that we have come to (now Him, if we (eep His

commandments.

#9he one who says, 6 0 have come to (now Him,6 and does not (eep Hiscommandments, lies, and the truth does not dwell in him*

&but whoever (eeps His word, in him the love of God has truly grown toward

perfection 7y this we (now that we dwell in Him

)the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to wal( in the same

manner as He wal(ed.

+ 7eloved, 0 have not written a new commandment to you, but an oldcommandment which you have had from the beginning* the old

commandment you will recognie as the word which you have heard.

/;n the other hand, 0 do write a new commandment to you, which proves

true in Him and in you, because the dar(ness passes away and the true%ight already shines.

9he one who says he wal(s in the %ight and yet hates his brother dwells inthe dar(ness until now.

1 9he one who loves his brother abides in the %ight and demonstrates no

cause for stumbling in him.

117ut the one who hates his brother lives in the dar(ness and wal(s in the

dar(ness, and does not (now where he goes because the dar(ness has

blinded his eyes.

120 write to you, little children, because you receive forgiveness for your

sins.

1!0 write to you, fathers, because you (now Him who has e?isted from thebeginning 0 write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil

one 0 have written to you, children, because you (now the $ather.



1#0 have written to you, fathers, because you (now Him who has e?istedfrom the beginning 0 have written to you, young men, because you have

strength, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome theevil one.

Do Not ove the /or!d

1&"o not love the world nor the things in the world 0f anyone loves theworld, the love of the $ather does not dwell in him.

1)$or all that dwells in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of theeyes and the boastful pride of life, does not emanate from the $ather, but

comes from the world.

1+ 9he world passes away, and also its lusts* but the one who does the will of God lives forever.

1/Children, the last hour has come* and @ust as you heard that antichrist

will come, even now many antichrists have appeared* from this we (nowthat the last hour has come .

1 9hey went out from us, but they didnIt really belong to us* for if they had

belonged to us, they would have remained with us* but they went out, sothat it would become apparent that they did not belong to us.

27ut you have an anointing from the Holy ;ne, and you all (now.

210 have not written to you because you do not (now the truth, but becauseyou do (now it, and because no lie derives from the truth.

22Bho has branded himself as the liar but the one who denies that Jesus

constitutes the ChristA 9he antichrist denies the $ather and the on.

2! Bhoever denies the on does not have the $ather* the one who confessesthe on has the $ather also.

2#<s for you, let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning 0f

what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in theon and in the $ather.

The Promise &onstit(tes Eterna! i$e

2& 9his constitutes the promise which He Himself made to us eternal life.



2)9hese things 0 have written to you concerning those who have tried todeceive you.

2+<s for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and

you have no need for anyone to teach you* but as His anointing teaches you

about all things, and has revealed truth and not falsehood, and @ust as it hastaught you, you abide in Him.

2/ow, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may haveconfidence and not shrin( away from Him in shame at His coming.

20f you (now that He encompasses righteous, you (now that everyone alsowho practices righteousness has become born of Him.

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&hi!dren o$ God ove ne Another

1ee how great a love the $ather has bestowed on us, that He would call uschildren of God* and such we have become $or this reason the world does

not (now us, because it did not (now Him.

2 7eloved, now we have become children of God, and it has not appeared as

yet what we will be will have become Be will (now that when He appears,we will resemble Him, because we will see Him @ust as He appears now.

!<nd everyone who has this hope fi?ed on Him purifies himself, @ust as Hecomprises purity.



#:veryone who practices sin also practices lawlessness* and sin e3uates withlawlessness.

&>ou (now that He appeared in order to ta(e away sins* and in Him no sin

e?ists.

)o one who abides in Him sins* no one who sins has seen Him or (nows

Him.

+ %ittle children, ma(e sure no one deceives you* the one who practicesrighteousness has become righteous, @ust as He comprises righteous*

/the one who practices sin comes from the devil* for the devil has sinned

from the beginning 9he on of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy thewor(s of the devil.

o one who has become born of God practices sin, because His seed abidesin him* and he cannot sin, because he has become born of God.

17y this the children of God and the children of the devil become obvious

anyone who does not practice righteousness does not belong to God, nor the

one who does not love his brother.

11 $or this message which you have heard from the beginning, that we

should love one another*

12

not as Cain, who, giving himself to the evil one and slew his brother <ndfor what reason did he slay himA 7ecause his deeds became evil, and his

brother behaved righteously.

1!"o not show surprise, brethren, if the world hates you.

1#Be (now that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the

brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

1&:veryone who hates his brother behaves as a murderer* and you (nowthat no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

1)Be (now love by this, that He laid down His life for us* and we ought to

lay down our lives for the brethren.

1+7ut whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need and

closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in himA



1/ %ittle children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed andtruth.

1Be will (now by this that we belong to the truth, and will assure our heart

before Him

2in whatever our heart condemns us* for God has more influence than our

heart and (nows all things.

21 7eloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence beforeGod*

22and whatever we as( we receive from Him, because we (eep His

commandments and do the things that please Him.

2!9his constitutes His commandment, that we believe in the name of His on

Jesus Christ, and love one another, @ust as He commanded us.

2#9he one who (eeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him Be(now by this that He abides in us, by the pirit whom He has given us.

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Testin the Sirits

1 7eloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether

they come from God, because many false prophets have gone out into theworld.

2

7y this you (now the pirit of God every spirit that confesses that JesusChrist has come in the flesh comes from God*

!and every spirit that does not confess Jesus does not come from God* thisidentifies the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it will

come, and now it has already appeared in the world.



#>ou come from God, little children, and have overcome them* because Berecognie Him as greater who dwells in you than he who dwells in the

world.

& 9hey come from the world* therefore they spea( as from the world, and

the world listens to them.

) Be come from God* he who (nows God listens to us* he who does not

from God does not listen to us 7y this we (now the spirit of truth and thespirit of error.

God &onstit(tes ove

+ 7eloved, let us love one another, for love comes from God* and everyone

who loves has become born of God and (nows God.

/9he one who does not love does not (now God, for God constitutes love.

7y this the love of God manifested itself in us, that God has sent His only

begotten on into the world so that we might live through Him.

10n this we see love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sentHis on to serve as the propitiation for our sins.

11 7eloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

12 o one has seen God at any time* if we love one another, God abides inus, and His love can perfect in us.

1! 7y this we (now that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given

us of His pirit.

1#Be have seen and testify that the $ather has sent the on to serve as theavior of the world.

1& Bhoever confesses that we identify Jesus as the on of God, God abidesin him, and he in God.

1) Be have come to (now and have believed the love which God has for us

God constitutes love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and Godabides in him.

1+7y this, love perfects within us, so that we may have confidence in the day

of @udgment* because as He appears now, so also we appear in this world.



1/9here e?ists no fear in love* but perfect love casts out fear, because fearinvolves punishment, and the one who fears has not received perfection in

love.

1 Be love, because He first loved us.

2 0f someone says, 60 love God,6 and hates his brother, he lies* for the one

who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he

has not seen.

21<nd this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God

should love his brother also

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ver)omin the /or!d

1 Bhoever believes that Jesus constitutes the Christ who has become born

of God, and whoever loves the $ather loves the child born of Him.

2 7y this we (now that we love the children of God, when we love God and

observe His commandments.

!$or this demonstrates the love of God, that we (eep His commandments*and His commandments do not seem burdensome.

#$or whatever becomes born of God overcomes the world* and this

constitutes the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.

&Bho overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus constitutes the

on of GodA

)9his ;ne who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ* not with the wateronly, but with the water and with the blood 9he pirit testifies, because the

pirit reveals the truth.

+$or three testify

/ the pirit and the water and the blood* and the three agree.



0f we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God we regard asgreater* for the testimony of God consists of this, that He has testified

concerning His on.

19he one who believes in the on of God has the testimony in himself* the

one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has notbelieved in the testimony that God has given concerning His on.

11<nd the testimony consists of this, that God has given us eternal life, andthis life e?ists in His on.

12 He who has the on has the life* he who does not have the on of Goddoes not have the life.

This % >ave /ritten That =o( May no,

1! 9hese things 0 have written to you who believe in the name of the on ofGod, so that you may (now that you have eternal life.

1#9his confidence we have before Him, that, if we as( anything according to

His will, He hears us.

1&<nd if we (now that He hears us in whatever we as(, we (now that we

have the re3uests which we have as(ed from Him.

1)0f anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall

as( and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading todeath. ome sins do lead to death* 0 do not say that he should ma(e re3uestfor this.

1+ <ll unrighteousness e3uates with sin, and certain sins do not lead to

death.

1/ Be (now that no one who has become born of God sins* but He who hasbecome born of God (eeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.

1 Be (now that we belong to God, and that the whole world lies under the

power of the evil one.

2<nd we (now that the on of God has come, and has given us

understanding so that we may (now Him who remains true* and we dwell inHim who remains true, in His on Jesus Christ 9his we ac(nowledge as the

true God and eternal life.

21 %ittle children, guard yourselves from idols.



10f anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receivehim into your house, and do not give him a greeting*

11for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds.

12

9hough 0 have many things to write to you, 0 do not want to do so withpaper and in(* but 0 hope to come to you and spea( face to face, so that

your 0 can ma(e your @oy may full.

1!9he children of your chosen sister greet you.

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=o( /a!< in the Tr(th

1 9he elder to the beloved Gaius, whom 0 love in truth.

27eloved, 0 pray that in all respects you may prosper and remain in goodhealth, @ust as your soul prospers.

!$or 0 felt very glad when brethren came and testified to your truth, namely,

how you wal( in truth.

#0 have no greater @oy than this, to hear of my children wal(ing in the truth.

&7eloved, you act faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the brethren,

and especially when they have seemed strangers*

)and they have testified to your love before the church. >ou will do well to

send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

+$or they went out for the sa(e of the ame, accepting nothing from theGentiles.

/9herefore we ought to support such men, so that we may act as fellow

wor(ers with the truth.

0 wrote something to the church* but "iotrephes, who loves to place

himself as first among them, does not accept what we say.



1$or this reason, if 0 come, 0 will call attention to his deeds which he does,un@ustly accusing us with wic(ed words* and not satisfied with this, he

himself does not receive the brethren, either, and he forbids those whodesire to do so and puts them out of the church.

117eloved, do not imitate evil, but good 9he one who does good comesfrom God* the one who does evil has not seen God.

12"emetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from thetruth itself* and we add our testimony, and you (now that our testimony

rings true.

1! 0 had many things to write to you, but 0 do not want to write them to you

with pen and in(*

1#but 0 hope to see you shortly, and we will spea( face to face.

1& 0 send peace to you. 9he friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.

+(de 1


The /arnins o$ >istory to the #nod!y

1 Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, 9o those whohave received the calling, beloved in God the $ather, and (ept for Jesus

Christ

2 Day mercy and peace and love increase e?ponentially to you.

! 7eloved, while 0 tried to ma(e every effort to write you about our common

salvation, 0 felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contendearnestly for the faith which the saints had received.



#$or certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who God had longbeforehand mar(ed out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the

grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Daster and %ord,Jesus Christ.

&ow 0 desire to remind you, though you (now all things once for all, thatthe %ord, after saving a people out of the land of :gypt, subse3uentlydestroyed those who did not believe.

)<nd angels who did not (eep their own domain, but abandoned their proper

abode, He has (ept in eternal bonds under dar(ness for the @udgment of thegreat day,

+ @ust as odom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the

same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strangeflesh, e?hibit themselves as an e?ample in undergoing the punishment of

eternal fire.

/>et in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, andre@ect authority, and revile angelic ma@esties.

7ut Dichael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued

about the body of Doses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing @udgment, but said, 6 9he %ord rebu(e youE6

17ut these men revile the things which they do not understand* and the

things which they (now by instinct, li(e unreasoning animals, by thesethings they will receive destruction.

11Boe to themE $or they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they haverushed headlong into the error of 7alaam, and perished in the rebellion of

orah.

129hese men who resemble hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feastwith you without fear, caring for themselves* clouds without water, carried

along by winds* autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted*

1! wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame li(e foam* wanderingstars, for whom the God reserved the blac( dar(ness forever.

1#Be also learned about these men from :noch, in the seventh generation

from <dam, who prophesied, saying, 6 7ehold, the %ord came with manythousands of His holy ones,



1& to e?ecute @udgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all theirungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh

things which ungodly sinners have spo(en against Him.6

1)9hese grumblers, find fault, following after their own lusts* they spea(

arrogantly, flattering people for the sa(e of gaining an advantage.

ee =o(rse!ves in the ove o$ God

1+7ut you, beloved, ought to remember the words which the %ord Christ

spo(e beforehand through by his apostles

1/that they said to you, 6 0n the last time moc(ers will arise, following aftertheir own ungodly lusts.6

19hese moc(ers cause divisions, having become worldly-minded, devoid of

the pirit.

27ut you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying

in the Holy pirit,

21(eep yourselves in the love of God, waiting an?iously for the mercy of our%ord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

22<nd have mercy on some, who doubt*

2!save others, snatching them out of the fire* and on some having mercywith fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh.

2# ow to Him who has the ability to (eep you from stumbling, and to ma(e

you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great @oy,

2&to the only God our avior, through Jesus Christ our %ord, we ac(nowledgeas having glory, ma@esty, dominion and authority, before all time and now

and forever. <men.



Reve!ation 1-**


The Reve!ation o$ +es(s &hrist

19he evelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-

servants, the things which must soon ta(e place* and He sent and

communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,

2who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even

to all that he saw.



! 7lessings will accrue to the person who reads and those who hear thewords of the prophecy, and heed the things which have appeared in it* for

the time has drawn near.

Messae to the Seven &h(r)hes

# John to the seven churches that locate in <sia Grace to you and peace,

from Him who e?ists and who did e?ist and who will e?ist, and from theseven pirits who dwell before His throne,

&and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, andthe ruler of the (ings of the earth 9o Him who loves us and released us from

our sins by His blood--

)and He has made us a (ingdom, priests to His God and $ather-- to Himbelong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. <men.

+ 7:H;%", H: C;D: B09H 9H: C%;8", and every eye will see Him, even

those who pierced Him* and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him.o it will happen. <men.

/60 proclaim myself as the <lpha and the ;mega,6 says the %ord God, 6 who

e?ists and who did e?ist and who will come, the <lmighty.6

The Patmos 7ision

0, John, your brother and fellow parta(er in the tribulation and (ingdomand perseverance which we find in Jesus, resided on the island called Patmos

because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

10 found myself in the pirit on the %ord's day, and 0 heard behind me a

loud voice li(e the sound of a trumpet,

11saying, 6 Brite in a boo( what you see, and send it to the seven churchesto :phesus and to myrna and to Pergamum and to 9hyatira and to ardis

and to Philadelphia and to %aodicea.6

12

9hen 0 turned to see the voice that spo(e with me. <nd having turned 0saw seven golden lampstands*

1!and in the middle of the lampstands 0 saw one li(e a son of man, clothed

in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded across His chest with a goldensash.



1#His head and His hair appeared white li(e white wool, li(e snow* and Hiseyes resembled a flame of fire.

1&His feet loo(ed li(e burnished brone, when it has become refined to glow

in a furnace, and His voice resembled the sound of many waters.

1)0n His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp

two-edged sword* and His face resembled the sun shining in its strength.

1+Bhen 0 saw Him, 0 fell at His feet li(e a dead man <nd He placed His righthand on me, saying, 6 "o not fear* 0 proclaim myself as the first and the

last,

1/and the living ;ne* and 0 died, and behold, 0 live forevermore, and 0 havethe (eys of death and of Hades.

169herefore write the things which you have seen, and the things whichta(e place now, and the things which will ta(e place after these things.

26<s for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in Dy right hand,

and the seven golden lampstands the seven stars symbolie the angels of

the seven churches, and the seven lampstands symbolie the sevenchurches.

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Messae to Ehes(s

169o the angel of the church in :phesus write 9he ;ne who holds the seven

stars in His right hand, the ;ne who wal(s among the seven golden

lampstands, says this

2' 0 (now your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot

tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves



apostles, and but do not behave li(e apostles, and you found them falseapostles*

!and you have perseverance and have endured for Dy name's sa(e, and

have not grown weary.

#'7ut 0 have this against you, that you have left your first love.

&'9herefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the

deeds you did at first* or else 0 will come to you and will remove yourlampstand out of its place--unless you repent.

)'>et this you do have, that you hate the deeds of the icolaitans, which 0

also hate.

+' He who has an ear, let him hear what the pirit says to the churches 9o

him who overcomes, 0 will grant to eat of the tree of life which located in theParadise of God.'

Messae to Smyrna

/6<nd to the angel of the church in myrna write 9he first and the last, whohad died, and has come to life, says this

'0 (now your tribulation and your poverty 4but proclaim yourself as rich5,

and the blasphemy by those who claim Jewishness but do not have Jewish

ancestry, but constitute a synagogue of atan.1'"o not fear what you will soon suffer. 7ehold, the devil intends to cast

some of you into prison, so that you will receive testing, and you will havetribulation for ten days remain faithful until death, and 0 will give you the

crown of life.

11' He who has an ear, let him hear what the pirit says to the churches Hewho overcomes will not suffer the second death.'

Messae to Peram(m

126<nd to the angel of the church in Pergamum write 9he ;ne who has the

sharp two-edged sword says this

1!'0 (now where you dwell, where atan's throne locates* and you hold fast

Dy name, and did not deny Dy faith even in the days of <ntipas, Dy witness,Dy faithful one, who received martyrdom among you, where atan dwells.



2)' He who overcomes, and he who (eeps Dy deeds until the end, 9; H0D 0B0%% G0=: <89H;09> ;=: 9H: <90;*

2+<" H: H<%% 8%: 9H:D B09H < ;" ;$ 0;, < 9H: =::% ;$

9H: P;99: 7:< 9; P0:C:, as 0 also have received authority from Dy

$ather*

2/and 0 will give him the morning star.

2' He who has an ear, let him hear what the pirit says to the churches.'

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Messae to Sardis

169o the angel of the church in ardis write He who has the seven pirits of God and the seven stars, says this ' 0 (now your deeds, that you have a

name that you live, but you have died.

2'Ba(e up, and strengthen the things that remain, which seemed about todie* for 0 have not found your deeds completed in the sight of Dy God.

!'o remember what you have received and heard* and (eep it, and repent9herefore if you do not wa(e up, 0 will come li(e a thief, and you will not

(now at what hour 0 will come to you.

#'7ut you have a few people in ardis who have not soiled their garments*and they will wal( with De in white, for they have become worthy.

&

' He who overcomes will thus receive clothing of white garments* and 0 willnot erase his name from the boo( of life, and 0 will confess his name beforeDy $ather and before His angels.

)' He who has an ear, let him hear what the pirit says to the churches.'

Messae to Phi!ade!hia



+6<nd to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write He who has holiness,who has truth, who has the (ey of "avid, who opens and no one will shut,

and who shuts and no one opens, says this

/' 0 (now your deeds 7ehold, 0 have put before you an open door which no

one can shut, because you have a little power, and have (ept Dy word, andhave not denied Dy name.

'7ehold, 0 will cause those of the synagogue of atan, who say that claimauthentic Jewishness, but lie--0 will ma(e them come and bow down at your

feet, and ma(e them (now that 0 have loved you.

1'7ecause you have (ept the word of Dy perseverance, 0 also will (eep you

from the hour of testing, that hour which will soon come upon the whole

world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

11' 0 come 3uic(ly* hold fast what you have, so that no one will ta(e your

crown.

12' He who overcomes, 0 will ma(e him a pillar in the temple of Dy God, andhe will not go out from it anymore* and 0 will write on him the name of Dy

God, and the name of the city of Dy God, the new Jerusalem, which comes

down out of heaven from Dy God, and Dy new name.

1!' He who has an ear, let him hear what the pirit says to the churches.'

Messae to aodi)ea

1#69o the angel of the church in %aodicea write 9he <men, the faithful and

true Bitness, the 7eginning of the creation of God, says this

1&' 0 (now your deeds, that you seem neither cold nor hot* 0 wish that youwould become cold or hot.

1)'o because you seem lu(ewarm, and neither hot nor cold, 0 will spit you

out of Dy mouth.

1+'7ecause you say, 6 0 have great riches, and have become wealthy, andhave need of nothing,6 and you do not (now that you appear wretched and

miserable and poor and blind and na(ed,

1/0 advise you to buy from De gold refined by fire so that you may become

rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the

shame of your na(edness will not become revealed* and eye salve to anointyour eyes so that you may see.



1' 9hose whom 0 love, 0 reprove and discipline* therefore show eal andrepent.

2'7ehold, 0 stand at the door and (noc(* if anyone hears Dy voice and

opens the door, 0 will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with De.

21' He who overcomes, 0 will grant to him to sit down with De on Dy throne,

as 0 also overcame and sat down with Dy $ather on His throne.

22' He who has an ear, let him hear what the pirit says to the churches.'6

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S)ene in >eaven

1<fter these things 0 loo(ed, and behold, a door standing open in heaven,and the first voice which 0 had heard, li(e the sound of a trumpet spea(ing

with me, said, 6 Come up here, and 0 will show you what must ta(e placeafter these things.6

20mmediately 0 found myself in the pirit* and behold, a throne stood in

heaven, and ;ne sitting on the throne.

!<nd He who sat appeared li(e a @asper stone and a sardius in appearance*

and there appeared a rainbow around the throne, li(e an emerald in

appearance.

# <round the throne stood twenty-four thrones* and upon the thrones 0 saw

twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on

their heads.

The Throne and /orshi o$ the &reator

&;ut from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of

thunder <nd there appeared seven lamps of fire burning before the throne,

which symbolied the seven pirits of God*



)and before the throne appeared something li(e a sea of glass, li(e crystal*and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in

front and behind.

+ 9he first creature loo(ed li(e a lion, and the second creature li(e a calf,

and the third creature had a face li(e that of a man, and the fourth creatureloo(ed li(e a flying eagle.

/<nd the four living creatures, each one of them having si? wings, andappeared full of eyes around and within* and day and night they do not

cease to say, 6 H;%>, H;%>, H;%> do we ac(nowledge 9H: %;" G;", 9H:<%D0GH9>, BH; :F09:" <" BH; :F09 <" BH; B0%% C;D:.6

<nd when the living creatures give glory and honor and than(s to Him who

sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,

1the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne,

and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns

before the throne, saying,

116 Borthy we consider >ou, our %ord and our God, to receive glory and

honor and power* for >ou created all things, and because of >our will they

e?isted, and had become created.6

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The Boo< ,ith Seven Sea!s

10 saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a boo( written inside

and on the bac(, sealed up with seven seals.

2<nd 0 saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, 6Bhom do we

consider worthy to open the boo( and to brea( its sealsA6



!<nd no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth had the ability toopen the boo( or to loo( into it.

#9hen 0 began to weep greatly because they could find no one worthy to

open the boo( or to loo( into it*

&and one of the elders said to me, 6top weeping* behold, the %ion that

comes from the tribe of Judah, the oot of "avid, has overcome so as to

open the boo( and its seven seals.6

)<nd 0 saw between the throne 4with the four living creatures5 and the

elders a %amb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes,which symbolie the seven pirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

+<nd He came and too( the boo( out of the right hand of Him who sat on

the throne.

/Bhen He had ta(en the boo(, the four living creatures and the twenty-fourelders fell down before the %amb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls

full of incense, which symbolie the prayers of the saints.

<nd they sang a new song, saying, 6 Be ac(nowledge >ou to ta(e theboo( and to brea( its seals* for >ou became slain, and purchased for God

with >our blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

16>ou have made them to become a (ingdom and priests to our God* and

they will reign upon the earth.6

Ane!s E"a!t the amb

119hen 0 loo(ed, and 0 heard the voice of many angels around the throne

and the living creatures and the elders* and the number of them e?ceededmyriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

12saying with a loud voice, 6 Be ac(nowledge the slain %amb as worthy to

receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory andblessing.6

1!<nd every created thing which dwells in heaven and on the earth and

under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, 0 heard saying, 69oHim who sits on the throne, and to the %amb, receives blessing and honor

and glory and dominion forever and ever.6

1#<nd the four living creatures (ept saying, 6 <men 6 <nd the elders felldown and worshiped.



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The First Sea!--Rider on /hite >orse

19hen 0 saw when the %amb bro(e one of the seven seals, and 0 heard one

of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, 6Come.6

20 loo(ed, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow* and

He received a crown , and he went out con3uering and to con3uer.

The Se)ond Sea!--/ar

!Bhen He bro(e the second seal, 0 heard the second living creature saying,6Come.6

#<nd another, a red horse, went out* and to him who sat on it, he received

the commission to ta(e peace from the earth, and that men would slay oneanother* and someone gave him a sword.

The Third Sea!--Famine

&

Bhen He bro(e the third seal, 0 heard the third living creature saying,6Come 6 0 loo(ed, and behold, a blac( horse* and he who sat on it had a pair

of scales in his hand.

)<nd 0 heard something li(e a voice in the center of the four living creatures

saying, 6< 3uart of wheat for a denarius, and three 3uarts of barley for a

denarius* and do not damage the oil and the wine.6

The Fo(rth Sea!--Death

+Bhen the %amb bro(e the fourth seal, 0 heard the voice of the fourth living

creature saying, 6Come.6

/0 loo(ed, and behold, an ashen horse* and he who sat on it had the name"eath* and Hades followed him 9hey received <uthority over a fourth of the

earth, to (ill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild

beasts of the earth.

The Fi$th Sea!--Martyrs



&9hen the angel too( the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, andthrew it to the earth* and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and

flashes of lightning and an earth3ua(e.

) <nd the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to

sound them.

+9he first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mi?ed with blood, and they

the angels threw them to the earth* and a third of the earth burned up, anda third of the trees burned up, and all the green grass burned up.

/9he second angel sounded, and something li(e a great mountain burningwith fire which he threw into the sea* and a third of the sea became blood,

and a third of the creatures which lived in the sea and had life, died* and a

third of the ships suffered destruction.

19he third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning li(e atorch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters.

119he star had the name of Bormwood* and a third of the waters became

wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they had becomebitter.

129he fourth angel sounded, and struc( a third of the sun and a third of themoon and a third of the stars , so that a third of them would become dar(

and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way.

1!9hen 0 loo(ed, and 0 heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with aloud voice, 6 Boe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the

remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who would soon soundE6

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The Fi$th Tr(met--the Bottom!ess Pit



19hen the fifth angel sounded, and 0 saw a star from heaven which hadfallen to the earth* and the angel received the (ey of the bottomless pit.

2He opened the bottomless pit, and smo(e went up out of the pit, li(e the

smo(e of a great furnace* and the sun and the air grew dar( by the smo(e

of the pit.

!9hen out of the smo(e came locusts upon the earth, and power came to

them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

#9hey had instructions not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green

thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God ontheir foreheads.

&<nd they did not receive permission to (ill anyone, but to torment for five

months* and their torment felt li(e the torment of a scorpion when it stingsa man.

)<nd in those days men will see( death and will not find it* they will long to

die, and death flees from them.

+9he appearance of the locusts resembled horses prepared for battle* andon their heads appeared crowns li(e gold, and their faces loo(ed li(e the

faces of men.

/9hey had hair li(e the hair of women, and their teeth resembled the teeth

of lions.

9hey had breastplates li(e breastplates of iron* and the sound of theirwings resembled the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle.

19hey have tails li(e scorpions, and stings* and in their tails they have

power to hurt men for five months.

119hey have as (ing over them, the angel of the abyss* his name in Hebrewwe call <baddon, and in the Gree( he has the name <pollyon.

12 9he first woe has passed past* behold, two woes still come after thesethings.

The Si"th Tr(met--Army $rom the East

1!9hen the si?th angel sounded, and 0 heard a voice from the four horns ofthe golden altar which stands before God,



1#one saying to the si?th angel who had the trumpet, 6elease the fourangels who we have bound at the great river :uphrates.6

1&<nd the four angels, who had received preparation for the hour and day

and month and year, became released, so that they would (ill a third of

man(ind.

1)9he number of the armies of the horsemen consisted of two hundred

million* 0 heard the number of them.

1+<nd this 0 saw in the vision the horses and those who sat on them the

riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone*and the heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions* and out of their

mouths proceed fire and smo(e and brimstone.

1/< third of man(ind died by these three plagues, by the fire and the smo(eand the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths.

1$or the power of the horses locates in their mouths and in their tails* for

their tails resemble serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm.

29he rest of man(ind, who did not die by these plagues, did not repent ofthe wor(s of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold

and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither seenor hear nor wal(*

21

and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of theirimmorality nor of their thefts.

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The Ane! and the itt!e Boo<

10 saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with acloud* and the rainbow appeared upon his head, and his face loo(ed li(e the

sun, and his feet li(e pillars of fire*



2and he had in his hand a little boo( which he had opened He placed hisright foot on the sea and his left on the land*

!and he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars* and when he had

cried out, the seven peals of thunder uttered their voices.

#Bhen the seven peals of thunder had spo(en, 0 readied myself to write*

and 0 heard a voice from heaven saying, 6 eal up the things which the

seven peals of thunder have spo(en and do not write them.6

&9hen the angel whom 0 saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up

his right hand to heaven,

) and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, BH; C:<9:" H:<=: <"9H: 9H0G 0 09, <" 9H: :<9H <" 9H: 9H0G 0 09, <" 9H: :<

<" 9H: 9H0G 0 09, that they will tolerate no more delay,

+but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he will soon sound,then the mystery of God finishes, as He preached to His servants the

prophets.

/9hen the voice which 0 heard from heaven, 0 heard again spea(ing withme, and saying, 6Go, ta(e the boo( which lies open in the hand of the angel

who stands on the sea and on the land.6

o 0 went to the angel, telling him to give me the little boo(. <nd he said to

me, 6 9a(e it and eat it* it will ma(e your stomach bitter, but in your mouthit will taste sweet as honey.6

10 too( the little boo( out of the angel's hand and ate it, and in my mouth it

taste sweet as honey* and when 0 had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.

11<nd they said to me, 6>ou must prophesy again concerning many peoplesand nations and tongues and (ings.6

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The T,o /itnesses

19hen 0 received a measuring rod li(e a staff* and someone said, 6Get up

and measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it.



1#9he second woe has passed* behold, the third woe comes 3uic(ly.

The Seventh Tr(met--&hrist;s Rein Foreseen

1&9hen the seventh angel sounded* and we heard loud voices in heaven,

saying, 6 9he (ingdom of the world has become the (ingdom of our %ord andof His Christ* and He will reign forever and ever.6

1)<nd the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell ontheir faces and worshiped God,

1+saying, 6Be give >ou than(s, ; %ord God, the <lmighty, who has always

e?isted , because >ou have ta(en >our great power and have begun to reign.

1/6<nd the nations became enraged, and >our wrath came, and the time

came for the dead to receive @udgment, and the time to reward >our bond-

servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear >our name, thesmall and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.6

1<nd the temple of God which lies in heaven opened* and the ar( of His

covenant appeared in His temple, and we saw flashes of lightning andsounds and peals of thunder and an earth3ua(e and a great hailstorm.

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The /oman3 %srae!

1< great sign appeared in heaven a woman clothed with the sun, and the

moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars*

2and she labored with child* and she cried out, suffering in labor and in painto give birth.



The Red Draon3 Satan

!9hen another sign appeared in heaven and behold, a great red dragon

having seven heads and ten horns, and it had seven diadems on his heads .

#

<nd his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them tothe earth <nd the dragon stood before the woman who became ready to give

birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.

The Ma!e &hi!d3 &hrist

&<nd she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with

a rod of iron* and her child became caught up to God and to His throne.

)9hen the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place preparedby God, so that there she would receive nourishment for one thousand two

hundred and si?ty days.

The Ane!3 Mi)hae!

+<nd there bro(e out war in heaven, Dichael and his angels waging war with

the dragon. 9he dragon and his angels waged war,

/and they didnIt prove strong enough, and no place e?isted for them in

heaven.

<nd God threw the great dragon down, the serpent of old who we call the

devil and atan, who deceives the whole world* God threw him down to theearth, and threw his angels down with him.

19hen 0 heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, 6ow the salvation, and thepower, and the (ingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have

come, for God has thrown down the accuser of our brethren , he whoaccuses them before our God day and night.

116<nd they overcame him because of the blood of the %amb and because of

the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced

with death.126$or this reason, re@oice, ; heavens and you who dwell in them Boe to the

earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having greatwrath, (nowing that he has only a short time.6

1!<nd when the dragon saw that God had thrown him down to the earth, he

persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.



1#7ut the woman received two wings of the great eagle , so that she couldfly into the wilderness to her place, where she received nourishment for a

time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.

1&<nd the serpent poured water li(e a river out of his mouth after the

woman, so that he might sweep her away with the flood.

1)7ut the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and

dran( up the river which the dragon poured out of his mouth.

1+o the dragon became enraged with the woman, and went off to ma(e war

with the rest of her children, who (eep the commandments of God and holdto the testimony of Jesus.

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The Beast $rom the Sea

1<nd the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. 9hen 0 saw a beast

coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on hishorns appeared ten diadems, and on his heads appeared blasphemous

names.

2<nd the beast which 0 saw resembled a leopard, and his feet loo(ed li(e

those of a bear, and his mouth li(e the mouth of a lion <nd the dragon gave

him his power and his throne and great authority.

!0 saw one of his heads as if someone had slain it, and his fatal wound had

healed. <nd the whole earth e?pressed amaement and followed after the

beast*



#they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast* andthey worshiped the beast, saying, 6 Bho resembles the beast, and who can

wage war with himA6

&He received a mouth spea(ing arrogant words and blasphemies, and

authority to act for forty-two months .

)<nd he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His

name and His tabernacle, namely, those who dwell in heaven.

+He received the power to ma(e war with the saints and to overcome them,

and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation .

/<ll who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name God haswritten from the foundation of the world in the boo( of life of the %amb who

the world has slain.

0f anyone has an ear, let him hear.

1 0f anyone becomes destined for captivity, to captivity he goes* if anyone

(ills with the sword, with the sword he will die Here we witness the

perseverance and the faith of the saints.

The Beast $rom the Earth

119hen 0 saw another beast coming up out of the earth* and he had two

horns li(e a lamb and he spo(e as a dragon.12He e?ercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence <nd he

ma(es the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whosefatal wound had healed.

1!He performs great signs, so that he even ma(es fire come down out of

heaven to the earth in the presence of men.

1#<nd he deceives those who dwell on the earth because of the signs which

he had received to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who

dwell on the earth to ma(e an image to the beast who had the wound of thesword and has come to life.

1&<nd he received power to give breath to the image of the beast, so thatthe image of the beast would even spea( and cause as many as do not

worship the image of the beast to die.



1)<nd he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, andthe free men and the slaves, to receive a mar( on their right hand or on

their forehead,

1+and he provides that no one can buy or to sell, e?cept the one who has

the mar(, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.

1/ Here we find wisdom %et him who has understanding calculate the

number of the beast, for the number represents that of a man* and hisnumber adds up to si? hundred and si?ty-si?.

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The amb and the 1003999 on Mo(nt ion

19hen 0 loo(ed, and behold, the %amb stood on Dount Kion, and with Him

one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His name and the name of His$ather written on their foreheads.

2<nd 0 heard a voice from heaven, li(e the sound of many waters and li(e

the sound of loud thunder, and the voice which 0 heard resembled the soundof harpists playing on their harps.

!<nd they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living

creatures and the elders* and no one could learn the song e?cept the onehundred and forty-four thousand who had received redemption from the

earth.

# 9hese have not defiled themselves with women, for they have (eptthemselves chaste 9hese follow the %amb wherever He goes 9hese have

become purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the %amb.

&<nd no lie e?isted in their mouth* they seemed blameless.

7ision o$ the Ane! ,ith the Gose!

)<nd 0 saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to

preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and

tongue and people*



+and he said with a loud voice, 6 $ear God, and give Him glory, because thehour of His @udgment has come* worship Him who made the heaven and the

earth and sea and springs of waters.6

/<nd another angel, a second one, followed, saying, 6 7abylon the great has

fallen, has fallen, she who has made all the nations drin( of the wine of thepassion of her immorality.6

Doom $or /orshiers o$ the Beast

9hen another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice,60f anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mar( on his

forehead or on his hand,

1he also will drin( of the wine of the wrath of God, which He mi?ed in fullstrength in the cup of His anger* and he will suffer torment with fire and

brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the%amb.

116<nd the smo(e of their torment goes up forever and ever* they have no

rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever

receives the mar( of his name.6

12Here we witness the perseverance of the saints who (eep the

commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.

1!

<nd 0 heard a voice from heaven, saying, 6Brite, ' 7lessed do we considerthe dead who die in the %ord from now onE'6 6>es,6 says the pirit, 6so that

they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.6

The Reaers

1#9hen 0 loo(ed, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloudappeared one li(e a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a

sharp sic(le in His hand.

1&<nd another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice to

Him who sat on the cloud, 6 Put in your sic(le and reap, for the hour to reaphas come, because the harvest of the earth has ripened.6

1)9hen He who sat on the cloud swung His sic(le over the earth, and Hereaped the earth.

1+<nd another angel came out of the temple which locates in heaven, and healso had a sharp sic(le.



1/9hen another angel, the one who has power over fire, came out from thealtar* and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sic(le,

saying, 6 Put in your sharp sic(le and gather the clusters from the vine of theearth, because her grapes have ripened.6

1o the angel swung his sic(le to the earth and gathered the clusters fromthe vine of the earth, and threw them into the great wine press of the wrathof God.

2<nd the angel trod the wine press outside the city, and blood came out

from the wine press, up to the horses' bridles, for a distance of two hundredmiles.

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A S)ene o$ >eaven

19hen 0 saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels who

had seven plagues, which constitute the last, because in them the wrath ofGod has finished.

2<nd 0 saw something li(e a sea of glass mi?ed with fire, and those who hadvictory over the beast and his image and the number of his name, standingon the sea of glass, holding harps of God.

!<nd they sang the song of Doses, the bond-servant of God, and the song

of the %amb, saying, 6 Great and marvelous we ac(nowledge >our wor(s,



; %ord God, the <lmighty* we ac(nowledge >ou as ighteous and true in >our ways,

ing of the nationsE#6 Bho will not fear, ; %ord, and glorify >our nameA

$or >ou alone have holiness*

$or <%% 9H: <90; B0%% C;D: <" B;H0P 7:$;: >;8, $; >;8 0GH9:;8 <C9 H<=: 7:C;D: :=:<%:".6

&<fter these things 0 loo(ed, and the temple of the tabernacle of testimony

in heaven opened,

)and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple,

clothed in linen, clean and bright, and girded around their chests with goldensashes.

+9hen one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven

golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.

/<nd the temple filled with smo(e from the glory of God and from Hispower* and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the

seven angels had finished.

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Si" Bo,!s o$ /rath

19hen 0 heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, 6Goand pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.6

2

o the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth* and itbecame a loathsome and malignant sore on the people who had the mar( ofthe beast and who worshiped his image.

!9he second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood

li(e that of a dead man* and every living thing in the sea died.



#9hen the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs ofwaters* and these became blood.

&<nd 0 heard the angel of the waters saying, 6 Be ac(nowledge >ou as

ighteous , who have e?isted continually, ; Holy ;ne, because >ou @udged

these things*

)for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and >ou have given

them blood to drin(. 9hey deserve it.6

+<nd 0 heard the altar saying, 6>es, ; %ord God, the <lmighty, true and

righteous we ac(nowledge >our @udgments.6

/9he fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and he received it toscorch men with fire.

Den became scorched with fierce heat* and they blasphemed the name ofGod who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as togive Him glory.

19hen the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and

his (ingdom became dar(ened* and they gnawed their tongues because ofpain,

11and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and theirsores* and they did not repent of their deeds.

129he si?th angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the :uphrates* and

its water dried up, so that the way would become prepared for the (ingsfrom the east.

Armaeddon

1!<nd 0 saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth ofthe beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits

li(e frogs*

1#for they symbolied spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out tothe (ings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the

great day of God, the <lmighty.

1&467ehold, 0 come li(e a thief the one who stays awa(e and (eeps his

clothes will receive a blessing, so that he will not wal( about na(ed and men

will not see his shame.65



1)<nd they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew we callHar-Dagedon.

Seventh Bo,! o$ /rath

1+

9hen the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air, and a loud voicecame out of the temple from the throne, saying, 6 0t has concluded.6

1/<nd flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and a greatearth3ua(e erupted, such as had not occurred since man lived upon the

earth.

1 9he great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell7abylon the great received remembrance before God, to give her the cup of

the wine of His fierce wrath.

2<nd every island fled away, and the mountains no one could find.

21<nd huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from

heaven upon men* and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the

hail, because its plague grew e?tremely severe.

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The Doom o$ Baby!on

1 9hen one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spo(e

with me, saying, 6Come here, 0 will show you the @udgment of the great

harlot who sits on many waters,

2with whom the (ings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those

who dwell on the earth had become drun( with the wine of her immorality.6



1&<nd he said to me, 69he waters which you saw where the harlot sits,symbolie peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

1)6<nd the ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the

harlot and will ma(e her desolate and na(ed, and will eat her flesh and will

burn her up with fire.

1+6$or God has put it in their hearts to e?ecute His purpose by having a

common purpose, and by giving their (ingdom to the beast, until the wordsof God will become fulfilled.

1/69he woman whom you saw represents the great city, which reigns overthe (ings of the earth.6

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Baby!on >as Fa!!en

1<fter these things 0 saw another angel coming down from heaven, havinggreat authority, and the earth became illumined with his glory.

2

<nd he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, 6 7abylon the great hasfallen, has fallenE he has become a dwelling place of demons and a prisonof every unclean spirit, and a prison of every unclean and hateful bird.

!6$or all the nations have drun( of the wine of the passion of her immorality,

and the (ings of the earth have committed acts of immorality with her, andthe merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth of her

sensuality.6



#0 heard another voice from heaven, saying, 6 Come out of her, my people,so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues*

&for her sins have piled up as high as heaven, and God has remembered her

ini3uities.

)6 Pay her bac( even as she has paid, and give bac( to her double according

to her deeds* in the cup which she has mi?ed, mi? twice as much for her.

+6 9o the degree that she glorified herself and lived sensuously, to the samedegree give her torment and mourning* for she says in her heart, ' 0 09 as

< 8:: <" 0 B0%% :=: 7:C;D: < B0";B, and will never seemourning.'

/6$or this reason in one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning

and famine, and she will burn up with fire* for the %ord God who @udges herhas strength.

ament $or Baby!on

6<nd the (ings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and livedsensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the

smo(e of her burning,

1 standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ' Boe,

woe, the great city, 7abylon, the strong cityE $or in one hour your @udgment

has come.'116<nd the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no

one buys their cargoes any more--

12cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linenand purple and sil( and scarlet, and every (ind of citron wood and every

article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and brone and

iron and marble,

1!and cinnamon and spice and incense and perfume and fran(incense and

wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, andcargoes of horses and chariots and slaves and human lives.

1#69he fruit you long for has gone from you, and all things that seemed

lu?urious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longerfind them.



The Fo(r$o!d >a!!e!(:ah

1<fter these things 0 heard something li(e a loud voice of a great multitude

in heaven, saying, 6 Hallelu@ahE alvation and glory and power belong to ourGod*

2 7:C<8: H0 J8"GD:9 P;=: 98: <" 0GH9:;8* for He has @udged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and H:

H< <=:G:" 9H: 7%;;" ;$ H0 7;"-:=<9 ; H:.6

!<nd a second time they said, 6 Hallelu@ahE H: D;: 0: 8P $;:=:<" :=:.6

#<nd the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and

worshiped God who sits on the throne saying, 6 <men Hallelu@ahE6

&<nd a voice came from the throne, saying, 6 Give praise to our God, all you

His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.6

)9hen 0 heard something li(e the voice of a great multitude and li(e thesound of many waters and li(e the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying,

6 Hallelu@ahE $or the %ord our God, the <lmighty, reigns.

Marriae o$ the amb

+6%et us re@oice and show gladness and give the glory to Him, for themarriage of the %amb has come and His bride has made herself ready.6

/ he clothed herself in fine linen, bright and clean* for the fine linen

symbolies the righteous acts of the saints.

9hen he said to me, 6 Brite, ' 7lessings accrue to those who received an

invitation to the marriage supper of the %amb '6 <nd he said to me, 6 9hese

represents the true words of God.6

1

9hen 0 fell at his feet to worship him 7ut he said to me, 6"o not do that* 0serve as your fellow servant and your brethren who hold the testimony of

Jesus* worship God. $or the testimony of Jesus e3uates to the spirit ofprophecy.6

The &omin o$ &hrist



11<nd 0 saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat onwe ac(nowledge as $aithful and 9rue, and in righteousness He @udges and

wages war.

12His eyes resemble a flame of fire, and on His head rest many diadems*

and He has a name written on Him which no one (nows e?cept Himself.

1!He has clothed Himself with a robe dipped in blood, and He has a name

called 9he Bord of God.

1#<nd the armies which reside in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and

clean, followed Him on white horses.

1& $rom His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may stri(e downthe nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron* and He treads the wine

press of the fierce wrath of God, the <lmighty.

1)<nd on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, 6 0G ;$0G, <" %;" ;$ %;".6

1+9hen 0 saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud

voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, 6 Come, assemble forthe great supper of God,

1/so that you may eat the flesh of (ings and the flesh of commanders andthe flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on

them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small andgreat.6

1<nd 0 saw the beast and the (ings of the earth and their armies assembled

to ma(e war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army.

Doom o$ the Beast and Fa!se Prohet

2<nd God seied the beast , and with him the false prophet who performed

the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received themar( of the beast and those who worshiped his image* God threw these two

alive into the la(e of fire which burns with brimstone.

21<nd the rest suffered death with the sword which came from the mouth ofHim who sat on the horse, and all the birds filled themselves with their

flesh.



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Satan Bo(nd

19hen 0 saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the (ey of the

abyss and a great chain in his hand.

2<nd he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who we also (now as thedevil and atan, and bound him for a thousand years*

!and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that

he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years had

drawn to completion* after these things he must become released for a shorttime.

#9hen 0 saw thrones, and they sat on them, and they received @udgment tothem <nd 0 saw the souls of those who had suffered beheading because of

their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who hadnot worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mar( on

their forehead and on their hand* and they came to life and reigned withChrist for a thousand years.

&

9he rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years had cometo an end. 9his constitutes the first resurrection.

) Be consider blessed and holy the one who has a part in the firstresurrection* over these the second death has no power, but they will serve

as priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

Satan Freed3 Doomed

+Bhen the thousand years had ended completed, God will release atanfrom his prison,

/and atan will come out to deceive the nations which lie in the four corners

of the earth, Gog and Dagog, to gather them together for the war* thenumber of them seems li(e the sand of the seashore.

<nd they came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded thecamp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven

and devoured them.



!<nd 0 heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, 67ehold, the tabernacleof God resides among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall

become His people, and God Himself will dwell among them,

#and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes* and death will no longer

e?ist* no mourning will e?ist any longer ,nor crying, nor pain* the first thingshave passed away.6

&<nd He who sits on the throne said, 67ehold, 0 ma(e all things new 6 <ndHe said, 6Brite, for these words proves faithful and true.6

)9hen He said to me, 6 0t has concluded 0 proclaim myself the <lpha andthe ;mega, the beginning and the end 0 will give to the one who thirsts from

the spring of the water of life without cost.

+6 He who overcomes will inherit these things, and He will ac(nowledge Deas God and 0 will ac(nowledge him as Dy son.

/6 7ut for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and

immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will ta(eplace in the la(e that burns with fire and brimstone, which constitutes the

second death.6

9hen one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the sevenlast plagues came and spo(e with me, saying, 6 Come here, 0 will show you

the bride, the wife of the %amb.6

The Ne, +er(sa!em

1<nd he carried me away in the pirit to a great and high mountain, and

showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

11having the glory of God Her brilliance compares li(e a very costly stone, as

a stone of crystal-clear @asper.

120t had a great and high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelveangels* and names appeared on them, which consist of the names of the

twelve tribes of the sons of 0srael.

1!9here e?isted three gates on the east and three gates on the north andthree gates on the south and three gates on the west.

1#<nd the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them

appeared the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the %amb.



1&9he one who spo(e with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city,and its gates and its wall.

1)9he city lays out as a s3uare, and its length measures as great as the

width* and he measured the city with the rod, fifteen hundred miles* its

length and width and height appears e3ual.

1+<nd he measured its wall, seventy-two yards, according to human

measurements, which prove also angelic measurements.

1/9he material of the wall consisted of @asper* and the city consisted of pure

gold, li(e clear glass.

1 9he foundation stones of the city wall received adornment with every (indof precious stone 9he first foundation stone consisted of @asper* the second,

sapphire* the third, chalcedony* the fourth, emerald*

2the fifth, sardony?* the si?th, sardius* the seventh, chrysolite* the eighth,beryl* the ninth, topa* the tenth, chrysoprase* the eleventh, @acinth* the

twelfth, amethyst.

21 <nd the twelve gates added up to twelve pearls* each one of the gatesconsisted of a single pearl. <nd the street of the city consisted of pure gold,

li(e transparent glass.

220 saw no temple in it, for the %ord God the <lmighty and the %amb serve

as its temple.

2!<nd the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for theglory of God has illumined it, and its lamp consists of the %amb.

2# 9he nations will wal( by its light, and the (ings of the earth will bring their

glory into it.

2&0n the daytime 4for no night will e?ist there5 its gates will never close*

2)and they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it*

2+and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying,

shall ever come into it, but only those whose names appear written in the%amb's boo( of life.



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The River and the Tree o$ i$e

19hen he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming

from the throne of God and of the %amb,

2in the middle of its street ;n either side of the river stood the tree of life,bearing twelve (inds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month* and the leaves of

the tree served for the healing of the nations.

! 9here will no longer e?ist any curse* and the throne of God and of the

%amb will locate in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him*

#they will see His face, and His name will appear on their foreheads.

&<nd there will no longer e?ist any night* and they will not have need of thelight of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the %ord God will illumine

them* and they will reign forever and ever.

)<nd he said to me, 69hese words we (now as faithful and true6* and the%ord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His

bond-servants the things which must soon ta(e place.

+6<nd behold, 0 come 3uic(ly 0 count 7lessed he who heeds the words ofthe prophecy of this boo(.6

/ 0, John, heard and saw these things <nd when 0 heard and saw, 0 fell

down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

7ut he said to me, 6"o not do that 0 serve as a fellow servant of yours and

of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this boo(.Borship God.6

The Fina! Messae

1<nd he said to me, 6 "o not seal up the words of the prophecy of this

boo(, for the time draws near.

116 %et the one who does wrong, still do wrong* and the one who hasbecome filthy, still remain filthy* and let the one who has righteousness, still



practice righteousness* and the one who has become holy, still (eep himselfholy.6

1267ehold, 0 come 3uic(ly, and Dy 0 bring a reward with De, to render to

every man according to what he has done.

1!60 proclaim myself as the <lpha and the ;mega, the first and the last, the

beginning and the end.6

1# Be count blessed those who wash their robes, so that they may have theright to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.

1& ;utside remain the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and

the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practiceslying.

1)6 0, Jesus, have sent Dy angel to testify to you these things for thechurches 0 serve as both the root and the descendant of "avid, the brightmorning star.6

1+9he pirit and the bride say, 6Come 6 <nd let the one who hears say,

6Come 6 <nd let the one who thirsts come* let the one who wishes ta(e thewater of life without cost.

1/0 testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this boo( ifanyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which 0 write in this

boo(*

1and if anyone ta(es away from the words of the boo( of this prophecy,God will ta(e away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which

0 have written in this boo(.

2He who testifies to these things says, 6>es, 0 come 3uic(ly 6 <men Come,%ord Jesus.

21 9he grace of the %ord Jesus remain with all. <men.

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