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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit:
And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me.
But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;
That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
The thief comes not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
And he said unto them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
On the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
A new commandment I give unto you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;
Therefore seeing we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily ensnare us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
The next day John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
But when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
And I say also unto you, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
But the Comforter, who is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
Jesus said unto him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
I am the vine, you are the branches: He that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;
He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, has God said, you shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be condemned.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth vegetation, the plants yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved, and your house.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and reproaches not; and it shall be given him.
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight.
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
There came a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus said unto her, Give me to drink.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and deity; so that they are without excuse:
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
God, who at many times and in various manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day:
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will eat with him, and he with me.
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father's house, unto a land that I will show you:
Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound thereof, but can not tell from where it came, and where it goes: so is everyone that is born of the Spirit.
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
The invalid man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steps down before me.
Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed;
He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Let your conduct be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said, I will never leave you, nor forsake you.
Then spoke Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in heavenly places.
That you might know the certainty of those things, in which you have been instructed.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that you do, except God be with him.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
And they who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing before him.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way: When his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shall you say unto the children of Israel, I AM has sent me unto you.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tested him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
For he has made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
In whom you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after you believed, you were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God.
Pure religion and undefiled before God the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.
Moreover if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone: if he shall hear you, you have gained your brother.
Who also said, You men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven.
Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.
What does it profit, my brethren, though a man says he has faith, and has not works? can faith save him?
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Know you not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
After this manner therefore pray: Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your name.
The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becomes holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him.
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation by which you are called,
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
They are of the world: therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and said unto them, Peace be unto you.
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
No man can come to me, except the Father who has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Enter in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be who go in there:
And the times of this ignorance God overlooked; but now commands all men everywhere to repent:
Nicodemus said unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as you see the day approaching.
For Christ also has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit:
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.
Who his own self bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
For we have not a high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our weaknesses; but was in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.
You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost its savor, how shall it be salted? it is thereafter good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:
Likewise the Spirit also helps our weakness: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loves is born of God, and knows God.
All that the Father gives me shall come to me; and he that comes to me I will in no wise cast out.
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God: therefore the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
The first day of the week came Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulcher, and saw the stone taken away from the sepulcher.
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
For this cause I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed you:
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for whatsoever things he does, these also does the Son likewise.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of one's own interpretation.
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also who shall believe on me through their word;
And all persons that were direct offspring of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
My little children, these things write I unto you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, impurity, licentiousness,
Jesus answered and said unto her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that said to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how are you cut down to the ground, who did weaken the nations!
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there went into the synagogue of the Jews.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
For there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, you are made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto you.
Being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that just as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
And when he is come, he will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
And you have respect to him that wears the fine clothing, and say unto him, Sit here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand there, or sit here under my footstool:
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
And he spoke a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affections and mercies,
Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what partnership has light with darkness?
Then Solomon spoke unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' houses.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.
Looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me more than these? He said unto him, Yea, Lord; you know that I love you. He said unto him, Feed my lambs.
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall never thirst.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than clothing?
Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
And has made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have of God, and you are not your own?
And has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign show you unto us, seeing that you do these things?
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
And he that was healed knew not who it was: for Jesus had taken himself away, a multitude being in that place.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
You men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as you yourselves also know:
And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father has sent me, even so send I you.
Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he said unto us, A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
And one of the Pharisees asked him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat.
Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.
He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up your bed, and walk.
Since many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before his face into every city and place, where he himself would come.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:
If a man also lies with a man, as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well advanced in years.
If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his clothing, and cast lots.
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others came with them.
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
And Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron and Hezron begat Ram;
You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also you have received, and in which you stand;
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork.
Take heed that you give not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.
And that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their hearts, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon it was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he does judge and make war.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Therefore all things whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and upon your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not a thing to be grasped to be equal with God:
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.
But he gives more grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble.
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to deceitful spirits, and doctrines of demons;
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another.
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your lap. For with the same measure that you measure it shall be measured to you again.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the time of incense.
Now therefore you are no more strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, you have heard of me.
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue:
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man:
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
And the angel of the Lord spoke unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goes down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Blessed is the man that endures trial: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love him.
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the seashore innumerable.
For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
And he spoke this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said unto him, They have no wine.
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
That they all may be one; as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that you have sent me.
And Ram begat Amminidab; and Amminidab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;
And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
You believe that there is one God; you do well: the demons also believe, and tremble.
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who shall secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that any of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Therefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made that same Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Jesus said unto him, Have I been so long a time with you, and yet have you not known me, Philip? he that has seen me has seen the Father; and how say you then, Show us the Father?
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith.
And he said unto them, These are the words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.
And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
At the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from here.
Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
For our citizenship is in heaven; from which also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the severer judgment.
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
For you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband: that said you truly.
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
For after this manner in former times the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; in sorrow you shall bring forth children; and your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over you.
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of the appearance of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
As every man has received a gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you shall be no priest to me: because you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
Bring you all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:
You have heard that it was said by them of old time, You shall not commit adultery:
Since then the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Since you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD.
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
For I testify unto every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made of the descendants of David according to the flesh;
And I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day you heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you.
And to knowledge self control; and to self control patience; and to patience godliness;
Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
By this perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto you, Today shall you be with me in paradise.
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption.
Hearken to me, you that follow after righteousness, you that seek the LORD: look unto the rock from where you were hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
But whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every plant bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, which has seed in its fruit; to you it shall be for food.
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
A fire devours before them; and behind them a flame burns: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Have not I commanded you? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be you dismayed: for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
Let marriage be held in honor by all, and the bed undefiled: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
This is a true saying, If a man desires the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.
And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.
For, brethren, you have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God.
For so an entrance shall be provided unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Since you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers;
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib: but Israel does not know, my people do not consider.
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which stands for the children of your people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time your people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name.
Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conduct of the wives;
And do you think, O man, that judge them who do such things, and do the same, that you shall escape the judgment of God?
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that for a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.
(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calls;)
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.
The voice of him that cries in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Then said the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that you, being a Jew, ask drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was told that he was in the house.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
And one of the crowd said unto him, Teacher, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
Buried with him in baptism, in which also you are risen with him through the faith of the working of God, who has raised him from the dead.
There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
By which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation works patience;
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages began;
Whosoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me: and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
And if your hand offend you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
And certain men who came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except you be circumcised after the manner of Moses, you cannot be saved.
In whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of them who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, by whom you are sealed unto the day of redemption.
And now why do you tarry? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
For even to this were you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow his steps:
But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Therefore I say unto you, whatever things you desire, when you pray, believe that you will receive them, and you shall have them.
Making request, if by any means now at last I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling;
Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, even Christ:
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands;
You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
Which he has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God.
And it came to pass after these things, that God did test Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here am I.
And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
Even the very dust of your city, which cleaves on us, we do wipe off against you: nevertheless be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near unto you.
Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yea, I will help you; yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
The elders who are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
And this is the witness, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who show unto us the way of salvation.
And I saw another angel fly in midheaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people,
You are my witnesses, says the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
Let no man therefore judge you in food, or in drink, or in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Behold, he comes with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also who pierced him: and all tribes of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as were being saved.
For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father.
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will:
For while one says, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are you not carnal?
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Ho, everyone that thirsts, come you to the waters, and he that has no money; come you, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Delight yourself also in the LORD; and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever.
And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,
And he answering said, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us:
That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
And without doubt great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Hold fast the pattern of sound words, which you have heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Therefore God also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry you in the city of Jerusalem, until you are endued with power from on high.
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
Jesus said unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son, that your Son also may glorify you:
From where come wars and fightings among you? come they not from here, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, says the LORD of hosts.
There were present at that time some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him.
You have heard that it was said by them of old time, You shall not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
You have heard that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.
Little children, it is the last time: and as you have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; by which we know that it is the last time.
When you therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoever reads, let him understand:)
Hear you the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
I have showed you all things, how that so laboring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Therefore remember, that you being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love dwells in God, and God in him.
As you also learned of Epaphras our dear fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and in this way showed he himself.
In these lay a great multitude of invalid folk, of blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die.
I charge you therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; to which you do well that you take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
You shall not make unto yourself any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they draw to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it sees him not, neither knows him: but you know him; for he dwells with you, and shall be in you.
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Call unto me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Blessed are they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
By which are given unto us exceedingly great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Let no man despise your youth; but be an example of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may be recompensed for the things done in his body, according to what he has done, whether it be good or bad.
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you, and I ordained you a prophet unto the nations.
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, You men of Judea, and all you that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; and avoid them.
Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law.
Holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to refute the opposition.
For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
[A Psalm of David.] Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes unto you: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a donkey.
Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
For by one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
But as it is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him.
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loves us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?
Jesus said unto him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him that believes.
Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you brings an offering unto the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain maid possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
For I know that my redeemer lives, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father who is in heaven.
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
While Peter yet spoke these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them who heard the word.
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their food with gladness and sincerity of heart,
Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given unto us.
Because, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has to do with punishment. He that fears is not made perfect in love.
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that often I purposed to come unto you, (but was prevented thus far,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what does hinder me to be baptized?
Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
And Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brothers, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.
And have endured, and have patience, and for my name's sake have labored, and have not fainted.
Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does: and he will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is thirsty come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things away; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
[To the Chief Musician for the sons of Korah. A song upon alamoth.] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Take you the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male individually;
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;
Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven by fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have.
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto maturity; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets.
And whatsoever you shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
And the same day, when the evening was come, he said unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own, zealous of good works.
You have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If you loved me, you would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
And the things that you have heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] O LORD, you have searched me, and known me.
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Behold, the days come, says the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, even as you walk in the truth.
And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open the seals thereof: for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and for your pleasure they are and were created.
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.
But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels who are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the west side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be you perfect.
And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
Has in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that when Jesus also was baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and everyone that loves him that begat loves him also that is begotten of him.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give its light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, How have we robbed you? In tithes and offerings.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in me.
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if indeed I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
And when they had ordained elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain.
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
And immediately Jesus made his disciples get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has showed it unto them.
Then asked they him, What man is that who said unto you, Take up your bed, and walk?
And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
The like figure unto which even baptism does also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Because he has appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained; and of this he has given assurance unto all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.
And there were set there six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons each.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.
And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Or says he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that plows should plow in hope; and that he that threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.
There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
For I would not, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in.
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with hewn stones: the sycamores are cut down, but we will replace them into cedars.
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
And when he was demanded by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God comes not with outward observation:
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in his own power.
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good.
When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem.
So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
Talk no more so very proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
I said therefore unto you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sins.
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to you. Holy Father, keep through your own name those whom you have given me, that they may be one, as we are.
Yea, I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.
Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and you say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins,
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
[A Psalm of David.] The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them unto babes.
Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward.
Jesus said unto her, Woman, what have I to do with you? my hour has not yet come.
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone;
[A Psalm of David.] The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them who are sanctified.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own life?
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, has he made alive together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: has he said, and shall he not do it? or has he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be rich.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, to be content.
I am the LORD your God, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and revealed it by his angel unto his servant John:
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come the falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
They said therefore, What is this that he said, A little while? we cannot tell what he said.
And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River, and in Egypt; and serve you the LORD.
And Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and on the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am?
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, You men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious.
To whom coming, as unto a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man who sowed good seed in his field:
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she commits adultery.
For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say unto this mountain, Remove from here to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
But I say unto you, That whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Having confidence in your obedience I wrote unto you, knowing that you will also do more than I say.
(For if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
For whoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
In which in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience:
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive you the Holy Spirit:
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinks of this water shall thirst again:
You also, as living stones, are built up into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.
And he answered and said unto them, Have you not read, that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female,
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, You fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, so that we may be also glorified together.