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A Translation Of The New Testament From The Original Greek

Thomas Haweis

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

T HE book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren, 3 and Judas begat Phares, and Zara of Thamar, and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram; 4 and Aram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon, 5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rachab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, 6 and Jesse begat David the king, and David the king begat Solomon of h

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

N OW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, lo! Magians from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to pay him homage. 3 Now when Herod the king heard this, he was much agitated, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them, where the Messiah should be born. 5 Then they answered him, In Bethlehem of Ju

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

T HEN in those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the desert country of Judea, 2 and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh. 3 For this is the person spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying 5 , “The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait.” 4 Now this John had his garment made of camel’s hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, an

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

T HEN was Jesus led away by the spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he became hungry. 3 And the tempter coming to him said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made loaves. 4 But he answering said, It is written 6 , “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and placed him on a wing of the

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

T HEN seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and seating himself, his disciples came to him: 2 and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their’s is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be fed to the full. 7 Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. 8

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VI.

T AKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou givest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They receive their reward. 3 But when thou givest alms, let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing: 4 that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth

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CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VII.

J UDGE not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with the same judgment ye judge others, shall ye be judged: and with the measure ye mete, shall it be measured to you again. 3 And why spiest thou out the mote which is in thy brother’s eye, yet payest no attention to the beam which is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer me to take the mote off from thine eye: and behold there is a beam in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, take first the beam out of thine own eye and then shalt

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CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. VIII.

N OW when he descended from the mount, great multitudes followed him. 2 And lo! a leper came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And instantly the leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, See thou tell no man; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them. 5 Then as Jesus was entering into Capernaum, there met him a

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CHAP. IX.

CHAP. IX.

A ND going on board the vessel, he passed over, and came to his own city. 2 And lo! they brought him a paralytic stretched on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven thee. 3 And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4 And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, wherefore do ye imagine evil things in your hearts? 5 For which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? 6 B

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CHAP. X.

CHAP. X.

A ND having called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease, and every malady. 2 Now these are the names of the twelve apostles; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname is Thaddeus; 4 Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betraye

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CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XI.

A ND it came to pass, when Jesus had finished his injunctions to his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities. 2 Then John, having heard in prison the works of Christ, sent two of his disciples, 3 and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or should we expect another? 4 And Jesus answering said unto them, Go, and tell John what things ye hear and see. 5 The blind receive sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, an

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CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XII.

A T that time Jesus walked through corn-fields on a sabbath-day; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do a thing that it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. 3 And he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they who were with him? 4 how they went into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of shew-bread, of which it was not lawful for him or those

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CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIII.

T HEN the same day Jesus going out from the house, sat down near the sea. 2 And vast multitudes were gathered together unto him, insomuch that he entered into a vessel to be seated; and all the multitude stood on the beach. 3 And he spake unto them many things in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow: 4 and as he was sowing, some seeds fell indeed by the road-side; and the birds came and ate them up: 5 and other seed fell on a rocky soil, where it had not much earth; and immediately

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CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XIV.

A T that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report of Jesus, 2 and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore miracles are wrought by him. 3 For Herod having seized John, had bound him, and put him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother. 4 For John said unto him, It is unlawful for thee to have her. 5 And though he wished to kill him, he was afraid of the multitude, for they held him as a prophet. 6 But when Herod’s birt

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CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XV.

T HEN came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread? 3 And he answering said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying “Honour thy father and thy mother:” and, He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die. 5 But ye say, If any man declare to his father or mother, This is a devoted gift, which else might

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CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVI.

A ND the Pharisees and the Sadducees came to him, and, to make trial of him, desired him to shew them a sign from heaven. 2 And he answering, said unto them, When evening comes, ye say, Fair weather, for the sky is red. 3 And in the morning, It will be tempestuous to-day, for the sky is gloomy and fiery red. Ye hypocrites, do ye know how to discern the appearance of the sky, and are ye unable to discern the signs of the times? 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; and no sign shal

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CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVII.

T HEN six days after, Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them into an exceeding high mountain apart. 2 And he was transformed before them; and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them, Moses and Elias talking with him. 4 Then Peter addressing him, said to Jesus, Lord, It is well that we are here; if it please thee, we will make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5 An

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CHAP. XVIII.

CHAP. XVIII.

A T that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is indeed the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And Jesus calling a little boy, set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be changed and be as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself, as this little child, he shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me. 6 An

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CHAP. XIX.

CHAP. XIX.

A ND it came to pass when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan. 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 3 And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 But he replying, said unto them, Have ye not read, that he who created them from the beginning, created them male and female? 5 And he said, for this reason shall a man forsake fat

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CHAP. XX.

CHAP. XX.

F OR the kingdom of heaven is like a man, the master of a family, who went out at break of day, to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers at a denarius a day, he sent them into the vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place unemployed. 4 And he said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is equitable, I will give it you. So they went. 5 Again going out, about the sixth and ninth hour, he did after

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CHAP. XXI.

CHAP. XXI.

A ND when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage to the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, Go into the village, which is opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tied, and a foal with her; loose and bring them to me. 3 And if any man say aught to you, ye shall tell them, That the Lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them. 4 Now this was entirely done, that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, 5 “Tell

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CHAP. XXII.

CHAP. XXII.

A ND Jesus continuing his discourse, spake again to them in parables, saying, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, who made a marriage-feast for his son: 3 and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the entertainment: and they would not come. 4 Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and the fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage-feast. 5 But they gave themselves n

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CHAP. XXIII.

CHAP. XXIII.

T HEN Jesus spake to the multitudes and to his disciples, 2 saying, The scribes and Pharisees are seated on the chair of Moses; 3 all things therefore which they prescribe for you to observe, observe and practise; but do not according to their works, for they say, yet do not practise. 4 For they bind burdens grievous, and difficultly borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they will not move them with a finger of their own. 5 And all their works they do to be seen of men: they make their phy

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CHAP. XXIV.

CHAP. XXIV.

A ND Jesus departing was going his way from the temple: and his disciples came to him, to point out to his observation the buildings of the temple. 2 But Jesus said unto them, Do you not see all these things? I tell you of a certainty, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be utterly thrown down. 3 Then as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall there things be? and what is the sign of thy coming, an

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CHAP. XXV.

CHAP. XXV.

T HEN shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 But five of them were provident, and five foolish. 3 Those who were taking their lamps, took no oil with them: 4 but the provident took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But as the bridegroom stayed long, they all slumbered and slept. 6 Then at midnight the cry came, Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go forth to meet him. 7 Then all these virgins arose, and set about trim

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CHAP. XXVI.

CHAP. XXVI.

A ND it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 Ye know that after two days is the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3 Then were the chief priests and scribes, and the elders of the people gathered together in the palace of the high-priest, called Caiaphas. 4 And they consulted together, how they might seize Jesus by guile, and put him to death. 5 But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there be a tumult among the people

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CHAP. XXVII.

CHAP. XXVII.

N OW when the morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus how they might put him to death. 2 And having bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 3 Then Judas who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, carried back the thirty silver pieces to the chief priests and the elders, 4 saying, I have sinned, in betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And throwing

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CHAP. XXVIII.

CHAP. XXVIII.

N OW after the eve of the sabbath, as the light was dawning, towards the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen had come, and the other Mary, to view the sepulchre. 2 And, lo! there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His aspect was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow. 4 And for fear of him the guards shook, and became as dead men. 5 Then the angel addressing them, said to the women, Fear

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

T HE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 as it is written in the prophets 11 ; “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, he shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait.” 4 John was baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea went out to him, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptised by him in the ri

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

A ND again he entered into Capernaum after some days: and it was heard, that he was in the house; 2 and immediately many collected round him, so that there was no room, not even at the door; and he spake the word to them. 3 And they come to him, carrying a paralytic, borne of four: 4 and not being able to come nigh him because of the crowd, they stripped off the roofing of the house where he was; and having broken a way through, they let down with ropes the couch, on which the paralytic lay. 5 T

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

A ND he entered again into the synagogue; and a man was there who had a withered hand. 2 And they watched him if he would cure him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him. 3 And he saith to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up in the midst. 4 And he saith to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do evil, to preserve life, or to kill? but they were silent. 5 Then looking round about on them with indignation, exceedingly grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

A ND again he began to teach by the sea side: and a vast multitude was assembled about him, so that he went into a vessel to sit down on the sea, and all the multitude was on the land close by the sea. 2 And he taught them in parables many things, and said unto them in the course of his teaching, 3 Hear me! Behold, a sower went out to sow; 4 and it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the road side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up. 5 And some fell on a rocky soil, where it had not

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

A ND they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2 And as he was going out of the vessel, immediately there met him a man with an unclean spirit, 3 coming out of the tombs; who had his abode among the tombs; and no man could secure him, not even with chains; 4 for he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains were burst asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces, and no man was able to master him: 5 and continually night and day he was in th

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VI.

A ND he went out thence, and came into his native country; and his disciples followed him. 2 And when the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many when they heard him were amazed, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and what is the wisdom given to him, that even such miracles are done by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses, and Judah and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 4 Then

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CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VII.

A ND the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem, collected together around him. 2 And seeing some of his disciples eating bread with hands unclean, that is, unwashed, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands to the wrist, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And coming from the market, unless they have washed, they never eat. And there are many other things which they have by tradition received to observe, as the washing

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CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. VIII.

I N those days the multitude being exceedingly great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus calling his disciples to him, said unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, for they have stayed with me already three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 and if I send them away fasting to their houses, they will faint on the road; for many of them came from a great distance. 4 His disciples answered him, Whence can a man here in the desert satisfy these with bread? 5 And he asked them, How many loaves h

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CHAP. IX.

CHAP. IX.

A ND he said unto them, I tell you of a certainty, that there are some standing here who shall not taste of death, until they see the kingdom of God come with power. 2 And six days after Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, only, and carrieth them up with him into an exceeding high mountain in great privacy; and was transfigured before them. 3 His garments became glistering, exceeding white, like snow; such as no fuller upon earth can whiten. 4 And there appeared to him Elias with Mos

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CHAP. X.

CHAP. X.

A ND arising, he went from thence into the coasts of Judea, through the country on the other side of the Jordan; and again the multitudes came together unto him; and as his custom was, he again taught them. 2 And the Pharisees coming to him, put a question to him, Is it lawful for a husband to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 He answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 They said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away. 5 Then Jesus answering said unto

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CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XI.

A ND when he drew nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, to the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 2 and saith unto them, Go into the village opposite to you: and immediately as you enter it, you will find a foal tied, on which no man yet hath rode; loose him, and bring him hither. 3 And if any man say to you, Why do ye this? say, That the Lord hath need of it; and immediately he will send it hither. 4 And they went, and found the foal tied to a gate without, where two ways m

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CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XII.

A ND he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and digged a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. 2 And in the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 But they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and they cut the account short with him, by stoning him, and sent him away s

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CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIII.

A ND as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said unto him, Master, behold what vast stones, and what structures! 2 And Jesus answering said to him, Beholdest thou these magnificent structures? there shall not be left one stone upon another which shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he was sitting on the mount of Olives, opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what is the sign when all these things sha

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CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XIV.

N OW the passover and the feast of unleavened bread were but two days distant; and the chief priests, and the scribes, sought how they might seize him by craft, and kill him. 2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be a commotion among the people. 3 And when he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at table, a woman came, having an alabaster vase of ointment, of genuine spikenard, of vast value: and breaking the vase, she let it flow down upon his head. 4 And there

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CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XV.

A ND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? He answering said to him, Thou sayest true. 3 And the chief priests laid many accusations against him. 4 Then Pilate again interrogated him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee. 5 But Jesus notwithstanding

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CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVI.

A ND when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, purchased aromatics, that they might come, and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre, as the sun was rising. 3 And said among themselves, Who will roll away for us the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4 And looking again, they saw that the stone was rolled away, for it was vastly large. 5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting at th

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

S INCE many have attempted to compose a narrative of facts, confirmed to us by the fullest evidence: 2 exactly as they delivered them to us, who were eve witnesses from the first, and ministers of the word; 3 it seemed right to me also, having obtained accurate knowledge of all things from above, to write to thee in regular order, most excellent Theophilus, 4 to the intent that thou mayest clearly know the certainty of those matters, concerning which thou hast been instructed. 5 There was in the

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

N OW it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that the whole land should be registered. 2 (And this first enrolment was made by Cyrenius, afterwards governor of Syria) 3 And all went to be registered, every one to his own city. 4 Then Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and family of David; 5 to be enregistered with Mary, the wife espoused to him

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

N OW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene: 2 when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness; 3 and he came into all the country on the confines of Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 4 as it is written in th

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

T HEN Jesus full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the spirit into the wilderness, 2 being tempted forty days by the devil; and did eat nothing during those days: and when they were ended, afterwards he was hungry. 3 And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf. 4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” 5 And the devil taking him up into an exceeding high

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

A ND it came to pass, as the multitude were thronging upon him, in order to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret: 2 and he saw two vessels a-ground near the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and washing their nets. 3 Then he went on board one of the vessels, which was Simon’s, and desired him to put off a little from the land: and sitting down, he taught the multitudes out of the vessel. 4 And when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Go off into dee

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VI.

A ND it came to pass on the sabbath after the second day of the passover, that he was passing through the cornfields; and the disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them out in their hands. 2 Then said some of the Pharisees unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful on the sabbath-day? 3 And Jesus answering said to them; Have ye never read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him? 4 how he entered into the house of God, and took the loaves of shew-brea

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CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VII.

N OW after he had finished all these sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2 And the servant of a certain centurion, who was very valuable to him, being seized with an illness, was ready to die. 3 But when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, entreating him that he would come and preserve the life of his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they entreated him importunately, saying, He is a worthy man on whom thou wilt confer this favour: 5 for he

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CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. VIII.

A ND it came to pass afterwards, that he went through every city and village, preaching and publishing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God, and the twelve with him. 2 And certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and sicknesses, Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven devils had gone out. 3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s lieutenant-governor, and Susanna, and many others, who ministred to his support out of their possessions. 4 Now when a vast multitude was collected, even those w

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CHAP. IX.

CHAP. IX.

T HEN calling his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3 And he said to them, Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs, nor satchel, nor bread, nor money, nor have two coats each. 4 And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence go out. 5 And whosoever shall not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the dust from your feet, for a testimony aga

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CHAP. X.

CHAP. X.

T HEN after these things the Lord appointed other seventy persons also, and sent them, two and two before his face, into every city and place, whither he himself designed to go. 2 He said therefore unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the labourers few: pray ye therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he would send out labourers into his harvest. 3 Go forth! behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor sandals: and stay to salute no m

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CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XI.

A ND it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, when he had done, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. 2 And he said unto them, When ye pray say, Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name: thy kingdom come: thy will be done as in heaven so upon earth. 3 Give us our necessary food, day by day: 4 and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive every one who is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation; but del

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CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XII.

M EANTIME myriads of people collecting, so that they trod on one another, he began to speak to his disciples, Take heed principally of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 For there is nothing concealed, that shall not be laid open; nor hid, which shall not be known. 3 Wherefore whatsoever things ye have spoken in darkness, they shall be reported in the light; and what ye have whispered into the ear in the closets, shall be proclaimed on the house-tops. 4 But I say to you my friend

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CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIII.

N OW there were some present at that time who informed him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus in reply said to them, Think ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? 3 I tell you, No: for except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were debtors to divine justice above all the men who dwell at Jerusale

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CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XIV.

A ND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the principal Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watchfully observant of him. 2 And, behold, there was a certain man who had a dropsy, before him. 3 And Jesus addressing himself to the teachers of the law and the Pharisees, spake, saying, Is it lawful to perform cures on the sabbath? 4 And they said nothing. And he took him, and healed him, and sent him away; 5 and addressing them, said, Whose ass or ox is fallen into

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CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XV.

T HEN drew nigh unto him all the tax-farmers and the sinners to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man entertains sinners, and eateth with them. 3 Then spake he unto them this parable, saying, 4 What man is there of you, possessing an hundred sheep, though he lose but one of them, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 and when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And coming

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CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVI.

T HEN said he also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he received an information against him, as having dissipated his treasures. 2 And calling him, he said to him, What is this report I hear of thee? give up the account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer in that office. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? because my master is taking away the stewardship from me: to dig, I have not the strength; to beg, I am ashamed. 4 I know

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CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVII.

T HEN he said to his disciples, It is impossible that offences should not come; but wo to him through whom they come! 2 It would be advantageous for him, if a milstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea, rather than offend one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin against thee, reprove him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And if seven times in the day he sin against thee, and seven times in the day return to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt

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CHAP. XVIII.

CHAP. XVIII.

T HEN he spake also to them a parable, to shew that we ought to pray always, and not faint; 2 saying, There was a certain judge in a particular city, having no fear of God, nor respect for man: 3 and there was a certain widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Do me justice against my adversary. 4 And he would not for a long while: but after this he said, Though I fear not God, nor respect man; 5 yet because this woman is so troublesome to me, I will do her justice, lest by her perpetual

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CHAP. XIX.

CHAP. XIX.

A ND entering into Jericho, he passed through. 2 And there was a person whose name was Zaccheus, and he was a principal farmer of the taxes, and the man was rich. 3 And he was desirous to have a sight of Jesus, what sort of person he was; and he could not, because of the crowd, for he was short of stature. 4 So running before, he climbed up a sycamore-tree, in order to get a sight of him: for he was about to pass that way. 5 And when he was come to the spot, Jesus looking up, saw him, and said t

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CHAP. XX.

CHAP. XX.

A ND it came to pass, on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and scribes with the elders came upon him, 2 and spake to him, saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things or who is he that giveth thee this authority? 3 Then he answering said to them, I also will ask you one question; and resolve me: 4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? 5 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, Fro

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CHAP. XXI.

CHAP. XXI.

A ND as he looked up, he saw some casting their gifts into the treasury who were rich. 2 And he observed also a certain widow, miserably poor, put in there two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I tell you that this poor widow hath put in more than all they: 4 for all they have of their superfluity cast into the oblations for God: but she out of her indigence hath cast in all the substance which she possessed. 5 And some of them talking of the temple, how adorned it was with the beautiful stone-wo

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CHAP. XXII.

CHAP. XXII.

A ND the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the Passover, was at hand. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might destroy him; for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then entered Satan into Judas called Iscariot, though he was of the number of the twelve. 4 And he went and conversed with the chief priests and the captains, by what means he could betray him unto them. 5 And they were glad, and agreed with him to give him a sum of money. 6 And he gave them his promise, an

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CHAP. XXIII.

CHAP. XXIII.

A ND the whole multitude of them rising up, led him to Pilate, 2 and began to accuse him, saying, We have found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay tribute to Cæsar; pretending that he himself is the King Messiah. 3 Then Pilate interrogated him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said to him, Thou sayest so. 4 Then said Pilate unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find nothing culpable in this man. 5 But they were urgent, saying, He stirreth up th

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CHAP. XXIV.

CHAP. XXIV.

N OW on the first day of the week, at the earliest dawn of day, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the aromatics which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And on entering, found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were in the greatest perplexity concerning this matter, then behold, two men stood by them in refulgent garments: 5 and when they were exceedingly terrified, and inclined their face t

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

I N the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not one thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 A man was sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came for a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 H

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

A ND on the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 So Jesus also, and his disciples, were invited to the marriage. 3 And the wine being exhausted, the mother of Jesus saith to him, They have no more wine. 4 Jesus saith unto her, What is that to me and thee, woman? my hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith to the waiters, Whatsoever he orders you, do it. 6 Now there stood there six large stone jars, for the customary purifying ablution of the Jew

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

N OW there was a man of the Pharisees, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 this man came to Jesus in the night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles which thou dost, unless God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

A S soon then as the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John 2 (though Jesus himself did not baptise, but his disciples), 3 he left Judea, and went again into Galilee. 4 Now he must necessarily pass through Samaria. 5 Then he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sichar, near the spot of ground which Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 And Jacob’s well was there. Therefore Jesus, weary with his journey, e’en sat himself down on the well: it was abou

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

A FTER these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem near the sheep-market a pool, called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porticos. 3 In these lay a vast multitude of infirm persons, blind, lame, withered, waiting the motion of the water. 4 For occasionally an angel descended into the pool, and put the water into commotion: he therefore who first stepped in after the commotion of the water became well, under whatever complaint

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VI.

A FTER these things Jesus went beyond the sea of Galilee, that is of Tiberias. 2 And a vast multitude followed him, because they saw the miracles which he performed on those who were diseased. 3 Then Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat down with his disciple. 4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 5 Then Jesus lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a vast concourse of people was come to him, said to Philip, Whence shall we buy loaves, that these may eat? 6 And this he said

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CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VII.

A ND Jesus after these things travelled about in Galilee: for he would not go about in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 And a feast of the Jews was nigh, the feast of tabernacles. 3 Then said his disciples to him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou doest. 4 For no man doeth any thing in secret, yet seeketh himself to appear publicly: if thou doest these things, exhibit thyself to the world. 5 For even his own brethren did not believ

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CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. VIII.

T HEN Jesus went to the mount of Olives. 2 But early in the morning he came again to the temple, and all the people came to him; and sitting down he taught them. 3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery; and placing her in the midst, 4 they say unto him, Master, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded, that such women should be stoned: therefore what sayest thou? 6 But this they said, trying to entrap him, that they m

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CHAP. IX.

CHAP. IX.

A ND as he passed along, he saw a man blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples inquired of him, saying, Rabbi, who was in fault, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man been in fault, nor his parents; but it is in order to make manifest the works of God in him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 So speaking, he spat

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CHAP. X.

CHAP. X.

V ERILY, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but getteth in some other way, that person is a thief and a robber. 2 He that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own peculiar sheep by name, and leadeth them forth. 4 And when he bringeth out his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: because they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not foll

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CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XI.

N OW there was a sick man, Lazarus, of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was the Mary who had anointed the Lord with the balm, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not for death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6

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CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XII.

J ESUS then before the days of the passover came to Bethany, where the deceased Lazarus was, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 Therefore they made him a supper there; and Martha waited: but Lazarus was one of those who sat at table with him. 3 Then Mary taking a pound of unadulterated balm of nard, very valuable, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 4 Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, the son of Sim

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CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIII.

N OW before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour was come, that he should go out of this world to the Father, having loved his peculiar people that are in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 And supper being served, (the devil having now injected into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, that he should betray him;) 3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came out from God, and was going to God; 4 he rises from supper, and l

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CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XIV.

L ET not your hearts be troubled: trust in God, and trust in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: and if not, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare you a place, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I am going ye know, and the way ye know. 5 Thomas saith to him, We know not whither thou art going; and how can we know the way? 6 Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the

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CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XV.

I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth no fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he pruneth it clean, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Ye are already clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine: so neither can ye, except ye abide in me. 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, th

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CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVI.

T HESE things have I spoken, that ye might not be stumbled. 2 They will put you out of their synagogues: yea, the hour is coming, that every one who killeth you will think he offers God a sacred service. 3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But these things have I spoken to you, that when the hour is come, ye may remember the same for I had told you. But these things I told you not at the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am goi

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CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVII.

T HESE things spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify thee: 2 even as thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that with regard to all those whom thou hast given him, he should give to them eternal life: 3 and this is eternal life, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou hast sent, Jesus, the Messiah. 4 I have glorified thee upon earth: I have completed the work which thou gavest me

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CHAP. XVIII.

CHAP. XVIII.

H AVING thus spoken, Jesus went out with his disciples beyond the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into which he went himself, and his disciples. 2 Now Judas also, who betrayed him, knew the place: for frequently had Jesus consorted with his disciples there. 3 Then Judas having taken a band of soldiers, and the inferior officers of the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and arms. 4 Jesus therefore, conscious of all things that were coming upon him, going forwa

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CHAP. XIX.

CHAP. XIX.

T HEN Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers having platted a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe, 3 and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they gave him slaps on the face with their hands. 4 Then again went Pilate out, and said to them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that I find in him no fault at all. 5 Then came Jesus out, bearing the thorny crown, and the purple robe. And he said to them, Behold the man! 6 Whe

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CHAP. XX.

CHAP. XX.

A ND on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen came very early, whilst yet some darkness remained, to the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2 She therefore runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. 3 Then Peter went out, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. 4 And they two ran together: and the other di

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CHAP. XXI.

CHAP. XXI.

A FTER these things Jesus again shewed himself to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and he appeared in the following manner: 2 Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, the twin, and Nathaniel who was of Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of the disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, I am going a-fishing. They say to him, We too will go with thee. They went out, and got on board the vessel immediately; and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morni

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

T HE former treatise, Theophilus, I composed, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach, 2 until that day, when having given a charge to his apostles through the Holy Ghost, whom he had chosen, he was taken up: 3 to whom also he had shewed himself alive, after he had suffered, by many infallible proofs, during forty days being frequently seen by them, and speaking of the things which relate to the kingdom of God: 4 and assembling them together, commanded them not to depart

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

S O when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with unanimity assembled together. 2 And there came suddenly from heaven a sound as it were of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there was an appearance to them of divided tongues, as of fire, and it rested on every one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves. 5 Now there were

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

N OW at that time Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth; 2 when a certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those who were entering into the temple; 3 who seeing Peter and John just going into the temple, asked to receive alms. 4 Then Peter fixing his eves stedfastly on him with John, said, Look on us. 5 So he attentively regarded them, expecting to receive som

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

A ND as they were thus speaking, the priests, and the captain of the temple-guard, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 2 worn down with vexation, because they taught the people, and preached by Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and committed them to prison till the next day: for it was then evening. 4 But many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. 5 Now it came to pass that the next morning, their rulers, and elde

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

N OW a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, had sold an estate, 2 and secreted a part of the price paid, his wife also being privy to the transaction, and he brought a part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter said, O Ananias! why hath Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Ghost, and secrete something from the price of the estate? 4 it remained unsold, was it not vested in thee? and when sold, was it not in thine own power? why then hast thou determin

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VI.

N OW in those days, when the disciples were multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian proselytes against the Hebrews, because their widows were overlooked in the daily distribution. 2 Then the twelve assembling the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not fit that we should leave the word of God, to make distribution to the tables. 3 Therefore, brethren, do ye look out for seven men from among yourselves, the best approved, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint to su

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CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VII.

T HEN said the high-priest, Are these things so? 2 He replied, Men, brethren, and fathers, hear me: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 and said to him, Go forth out of thy country, and from among thy relations, and come hither to a land which I will shew thee 32 . 4 Then he went out from the country of the Chaldeans, and, dwelt in Charran: and from thence, after his father was dead, God removed him as a sojourner into this v

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CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. VIII.

B UT Saul was delighted with his execution. Now on that very day commenced a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all, besides the apostles, were dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria. 2 Then some pious men assembling, carried Stephen to his grave, and made great lamentation over him. 3 But Saul ravaged the church, entering into the houses, and dragging men and women, cast them into prison. 4 Those therefore who were dispersed, travelled through the count

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CHAP. IX.

CHAP. IX.

B UT Saul, still breathing out threatenings and murder against the disciples of the Lord, applying to the high-priest, 2 besought of him letters for the synagogues at Damascus, that if he should find any persons of this way, whether men or women, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem. 3 So advancing on his journey, he was drawing nigh to Damascus: and suddenly there shone around him a light from heaven: 4 and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecute

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CHAP. X.

CHAP. X.

N OW there was a man at Cæsarea named Cornelius, a centurion of the cohort called the Italic, 2 a man of piety, and who feared God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God continually. 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, Cornelius. 4 Then looking stedfastly on him, and being terrified, he said, What means this, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memoria

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CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XI.

N OW the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision disputed with him, 3 saying, Thou hast gone in to men holding uncircumcision, and hast eaten with them. 4 Then Peter taking up the matter from the beginning, explained it to them regularly, saying, 5 I was in the city of Joppa praying and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel descending as a vast sheet let down from hea

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CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XII.

N OW at that time Herod the king stretched forth his hand to treat cruelly certain persons belonging to the church. 2 And he slew James the brother of John with a sword. 3 And seeing how agreeable this was to the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) 4 Whom having apprehended, he put him in prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep guard over him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people for execution . 5 So th

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CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIII.

N OW there were at Antioch, according to the established church, prophets and teachers; such as Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger the black, and Lucius a Cyrenian, and Manaen, Herod the tetrarch’s foster-brother, and Saul. 2 And as they were employed in the ministry, and kept a fast, the Holy Ghost said, Set apart for me now both Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3 Then having kept a fast and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them out. 4 They then being s

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CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XIV.

N OW it came to pass at Iconium, that they went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spake in such a manner, as that a vast multitude both of the Jews and Greek proselytes believed. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up, and maliciously prejudiced the spirits of the Gentiles against the brethren. 3 A long space therefore continued they there speaking boldly in the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, and granted signs and miracles to be wrought by their hands. 4 So the multit

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CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XV.

A ND certain persons coming down from Judea taught the brethren, That if ye are not circumcised according to the ordinances of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 There being therefore no small contention and dispute maintained by Paul and Barnabas against them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of their body, should go up to the apostles and presbyters at Jerusalem, for the decision of this question. 3 They therefore being sent on their way by the church, passed through Phœnic

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CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVI.

T HEN he came to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold! a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman, who believed; but his father was a Greek: 2 who was highly spoken of by the brethren at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Him Paul resolved to take out with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places: for they all knew his father, that he was a Greek. 4 So as they passed through the cities, they delivered to them for their observance the ordinanc

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CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVII.

S O journeying through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of Jews: 2 And Paul, according to his usual custom, went in to them, and for three sabbaths he reasoned with them from the scriptures, 3 opening them clearly, and laying it evidently down that the Messiah must suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this man is the Messiah, even Jesus, whom I preach unto you. 4 And some of them believed, and associated themselves with Paul and Silas; an

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CHAP. XVIII.

CHAP. XVIII.

A ND after these transactions, Paul departing from Athens, came to Corinth; 2 and finding a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, lately arrived from Italy, with Priscilla his wife, (because Claudius had issued an order that all Jews should depart from Rome,) he turned in to them. 3 And as he was of the same occupation, he abode with them, and worked, (for by trade they were tent-makers:) 4 and he discoursed in the synagogue every sabbath-day, and persuaded both the Jews and the Greek pr

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CHAP. XIX.

CHAP. XIX.

N OW it came to pass that during the time Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, after passing through the upper provinces, came to Ephesus; and finding certain disciples, 2 said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not even heard if the Holy Ghost is given . 3 And he asked them, Into what then were ye baptised? And they replied, Into John’s baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, That t

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CHAP. XX.

CHAP. XX.

T HEN after the tumult was quieted, Paul called to him the disciples, and taking his leave, departed to go into Macedonia. 2 And passing through those parts, and having exhorted them with much discourse, he went into Greece. 3 And after three months stay, as the Jews were lying in wait for him, when he was just embarking for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia. 4 And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater a Berean; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius

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CHAP. XXI.

CHAP. XXI.

A ND tearing ourselves away from them, when we had set sail, we came in a direct course to Coos, and the day after to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara. 2 And finding a ship passing over to Phenice, we went on board and set sail: 3 and coming in sight of Cyprus, and leaving it on the left, we sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to discharge her cargo. 4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: and they said to Paul, by the Spirit, that he should not go up unt

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CHAP. XXII.

CHAP. XXII.

M EN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my apology which I now offer unto you. 2 Then when they heard that he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence: and he said, 3 I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed accurately in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day: 4 so much so that I persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women. 5 A

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CHAP. XXIII.

CHAP. XXIII.

T HEN Paul, looking earnestly at the sanhedrim, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience unto God even to this day. 2 Then the high-priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth. 3 Then said Paul unto him, God is ready to smite thee, thou whited wall: for art thou sitting to judge me according to the law, and violating that law, commandest me to be smitten? 4 Then they who stood by, said, Revilest thou God’s high-priest? 5 And Paul said, I had not o

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CHAP. XXIV.

CHAP. XXIV.

S O after five days Ananias the high-priest went down with the elders, and a certain rhetorician, Tertullus, who made their appearance before the governor against Paul. 2 And he being summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Since by thee we enjoy so much peace, and such noble acts are happily performed for this nation by thy provident administration, 3 always and in all places we acknowledge it, most excellent Felix, with all gratitude. 4 Now that I may not be unnecessarily tedious to t

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CHAP. XXV.

CHAP. XXV.

W HEN Festus then was come into the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Cæsarea. 2 And the high-priest and the principal persons among the Jews informed him against Paul, and entreated him, 3 begging it as a favour from him, that he would send him back to Jerusalem, lying in wait for him to kill him on the road. 4 Then Festus answered, that Paul should be kept in custody at Cæsarea, and that he himself was going thither shortly. 5 Let therefore, said he, those among you who a

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CHAP. XXVI.

CHAP. XXVI.

T HEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand, began his defence: 2 I count myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am about to address my defence to thee this day concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews: 3 especially as thou art skilled both in all the customs, and questions which respect the Jews: wherefore I beg the favour of thee to hear me patiently. 4 The manner of my life even from my youth, which from its beginning

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CHAP. XXVII.

CHAP. XXVII.

N OW as it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan cohort. 2 And embarking in a ship of Adrymittium, ready to sail for the coast of Asia, we proceeded on our voyage, Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 3 And the next day we arrived at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul with the greatest humanity, and permitted him to go to his friends, to enjoy the benefit of their care. 4 And taki

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CHAP. XXVIII.

CHAP. XXVIII.

A ND being safe landed, we then understood that the island was called Melita. 2 And the rude people treated us with singular humanity; for, lighting a fire, they received us all, because of the violent rain, and because of the cold. 3 But as Paul was gathering up a faggot of sticks, and laying them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4 Now when the rude people saw the venomous animal hanging from his hand, they said one to another, Surely this man is a murd

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

P AUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God, 2 (which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) 3 concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; made from the seed of David after the flesh, 4 definitively marked out as the Son of God by miracle, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead: 5 through whom we have received grace and apostolic mission among all nations for his name, to bring them to the obedience of f

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

T HEREFORE thou art inexcusable, O man, even every one that judgeth: for in the very thing wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest art living in the practices of the same things. 2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth, against those who practise such things. 3 For thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest those who do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his kindness

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

W HAT then is the superiority of the Jew? or what is the advantage of circumcision? 2 Much in every view: the principal one indeed is, that the oracles of God were entrusted to them. 3 For what if some were unbelievers? shall their unbelief render the faithfulness of God ineffectual? 4 God forbid: but let God be true, though every man were a liar; as it is written, “That thou mayest be acknowledged just in thy sayings, and overcome when thou art judged 51 .” 5 But if our unrighteousness commend

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

W HAT then shall we say that Abraham our father hath obtained by the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath cause for glorying; though not before God. 3 For what doth the scripture say? Abraham truly believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness 53 . 4 Now to him that worketh, the reward is not brought to account as a favour, but as a debt. 5 But to him who doth not work, but believeth in him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned in account for righteousn

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

B EING justified therefore by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have had an introduction through faith into this grace in which we have stood fast, and are rejoicing in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but we glory also in tribulations: knowing that tribulation produceth patience; 4 and patience, proof; and proof, hope; 5 and hope doth not make us ashamed; because the love of God is poured out into our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is giv

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VI.

W HAT then shall we say? Shall we abide in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. We who are dead to sin, how shall we still live therein? 3 Do ye not know, that as many as have been baptised into Christ Jesus have been baptised into his death? 4 We have been buried therefore with him by baptism into death: that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so also we should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted with him in the likeness of his death, so shall

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CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VII.

A RE you unacquainted, brethren, (for I am speaking to those who know the law,) that the law exercises dominion over a person for as long time as he liveth? 2 For the woman who is subject to a husband, is bound by the law to that husband during his life; but if the husband be dead, she is discharged from that husband. 3 She shall therefore certainly be counted an adulteress, if, her husband being alive, she be for another man: but if her husband is dead, she is free from the law; so that she sha

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CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. VIII.

T HERE is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath liberated me from the law of sin and of death. 3 For that which was impossible by the law, inasmuch as it was impotent through the flesh, God having sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in that flesh: 4 that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled by us, who walk not a

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CHAP. IX.

CHAP. IX.

I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, (my conscience also bearing witness to me in the Holy Ghost,) 2 that great is my sorrow and unceasing the anguish in my heart. 3 For could I myself wish that an anathema should be from Christ upon my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh? 4 who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the gift of the law, and the sacred service, and the promises; 5 of whom are the fathers, and from whom as respecting the flesh Chri

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CHAP. X.

CHAP. X.

B RETHREN, the kind wish of my heart indeed, and the prayer which I offer to God for Israel, is for their salvation. 2 For I am a witness for them, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and seeking to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth the righteousness

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CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XI.

I SAY then, Hath God rejected his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God hath not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture saith of Elias 75 ? how he maketh intercession with God against Israel, saying, 3 “Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I only am left, and they seek my life.” 4 But what saith the oracle of God to him? “I have left to myself seven thousand men who h

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CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XII.

I BESEECH you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renovation of your mind, that you may prove by experience what is the will of God, that is good, acceptable, and perfect. 3 For, I say, by the grace which is given unto me, to every one that is among you, not to think of himself above what he ought to think; but to think sob

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CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIII.

L ET every soul be subject to the superior powers: for there is no power but from God; the existing powers are appointed by God. 2 Wherefore he that sets himself against authority, resists the ordinance of God: and they who resist shall receive to themselves condemnation. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from it: 4 for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou doest

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CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XIV.

H IM that is weak in faith take by the hand, and enter not into niceties of disputes. 2 One man indeed thinketh he may eat all meats; another, who is weak, eateth vegetables. 3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not, and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth; for God hath accepted him. 4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? To his own master he standeth or falleth; but he shall be established: for God is able to establish him. 5 One man judgeth one day differ

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CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XV.

W E then that are strong, ought to bear the infirmities of those who are feeble, and not to gratify ourselves. 2 Let every one of us gratify his neighbour in that which is good for his edification. 3 For even Christ gratified not himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me 81 .” 4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime, were written for our instruction; that by patience and the consolation of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5 Now the Go

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CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVI.

I NOW commend unto you Phœbe our sister, who is a deaconess of the church which is at Cenchrea: 2 that ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that you assist her in every matter wherein she may have need of you: for she hath also been a succourer of many, and of me myself. 3 Salute Priscilla and Aquila my fellow-labourers in Christ Jesus: 4 (who for my life have laid down their own neck: to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles:) 5 and the church whi

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

P AUL, a called apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes a brother, 2 to the church of God which is at Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, to the called saints, with all those who invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both their’s and our’s: 3 grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I give thanks to my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which hath been given you in Christ Jesus; 5 that in every thing ye hav

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

A ND I, when I came to you, brethren, came not with superior excellence of discourse or wisdom, preaching unto you the gospel of God. 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And in weakness, and in fear, and in much timidity, was I among you. 4 And my conversation and my preaching was not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but with demonstration of the Spirit, and of power: 5 that your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men, but on the p

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

A ND I, brethren, have been unable to speak to you as unto spiritual men, but as to carnal, even as to babes in Christ. 2 And I have given you milk to drink, and not meat: for hitherto ye have not been capable of it, yea, even to the present moment ye are not capable of it. 3 For ye are still carnal: for since there are among you envy, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as other men? 4 For when one saith, I am indeed of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 5

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

L ET a man so account of us, as the under servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is expected of stewards, that a man be found faithful. 3 But it is my least consideration that I should be judged by you, or by human opinion: yea I decide not respecting myself. 4 For though I am not conscious to myself of any unfaithfulness, yet am I not thereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the Lord. 5 Wherefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord come, who also wi

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

I T is generally reported that there is whoredom among you, and such whoredom as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife. 2 And ye are puffed up, though ought ye not rather to be grieved? that he who hath done this deed might be plucked from the midst of you. 3 For I indeed, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already, as present, passed judgment on him who hath so done this thing; 4 in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ye being assembled together

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VI.

D ARE any of you, having a matter of controversy with another, sue for judgment before the unjust, and not before the saints? 2 Know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to be judges in the smallest matters? 3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels, much more things pertaining to this life? 4 If then ye have disputes about the things of this life, do you seat those on the bench who are least esteemed in the church? 5 I speak to yo

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CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VII.

N OW with regard to those things concerning which ye have written unto me, it were good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 But because of the whoredoms, let every man have his own wife, and every wife her own husband. 3 Let the husband render to the wife due benevolence, and in like manner also the wife to the husband. 4 The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: in like manner also the husband has not power over his own body, but the wife. 5 Defraud not one another, except it ma

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CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. VIII.

N OW concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. 2 But if any man conceit that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him. 4 Now concerning eating things sacrificed unto idols: we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. 5 For though there are gods so called, whether celestial or terrestrial, (as of this s

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CHAP. IX.

CHAP. IX.

A M I not an apostle? am I not a free man? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 2 If I am not an apostle unto others, doubtless I am to you: for ye are the seal of my apostolic mission in the Lord. 3 My apology to those who interrogate me is this, 4 Have we not power to eat and drink? 5 Have we not power to carry about with us a sister wife, as do also the other apostles, even the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 or I alone and Barnabas, have we not power to

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CHAP. X.

CHAP. X.

B UT I would not that you should be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 and were all baptised unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 and did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual rock which followed them; but that rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless with the most of them God was not well pleased, for they were destroyed in the wilderness. 6 Now these things were e

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CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XI.

B E ye imitators of me, as I am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the injunctions as I delivered them unto you. 3 But I desire you to take notice that the head of every man is Christ; but the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, holding a veil over his head, dishonoureth his head; 5 but every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled, dishonoureth her head; for it is one

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CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XII.

N OW concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, drawn away after the idols that are dumb, even as ye have been led. 3 Wherefore I advertise you, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God, call Jesus anathema: and no man can say, Lord Jesus, but by the Holy Ghost. 4 But there are diversities of gifts, though the same Spirit. 5 And there are diversities of services, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of mighty operations, but i

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CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIII.

T HOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become as sounding brass, and tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries, and all manner of science; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And if I deal out all my goods in alms, and deliver up my body that I should be burned, but have not love, I am nothing advantaged by it. 4 Love is long-suffering, is kind; love envie

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CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XIV.

F OLLOW earnestly after love, and zealously seek spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. 2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue, speaketh not to men, but to God: for no man understandeth him; although in spirit he speaketh mysterious truths. 3 But he that prophesieth, addresseth men for edification, and exhortation, and consolation. 4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue, edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth, edifieth the church. 5 Now I could wish that you all spake with to

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CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XV.

N OW I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I have preached unto you, and which ye have received, in which also ye have stood fast; 2 by which also ye are saved; if ye cleave to that word I have preached to you, except haply ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you among the first things that which I also had received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures; 4 and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 and

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CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVI.

N OW concerning the collection which is for the saints, as I have given an order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye. 2 On the first day of the week let every one of you set apart with himself, treasuring it up, whatsoever he may please to give, that when I come there may be then no gatherings. 3 But when I come, whosoever you shall approve by letters, those will I send to carry your charity to Jerusalem. 4 But if it be of importance that I should go also, they shall go with me. 5 Now I wi

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

P AUL an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy a brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: 2 grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all consolation; 4 who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we might be able to comfort those who are in all tribulation, by the consolation with which we ourselve

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

B UT I prescribed to myself this rule, not to come again to you with sorrow. 2 For if I make you sorry, who is he that maketh me glad, but he that is made sorrowful by me? 3 And I have written unto you for this very purpose, that I might not, when I come to you, have sorrow from those in whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears, not that ye should be grieved, but th

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

D O we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some, commendatory letters to you, or commendatory letters from you? 2 Ye are our letter written in our hearts, acknowledged and read of all men: 3 because ye are manifestly seen to be the letter of Christ, of which we have been the secretaries, written not with ink, but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tables of stone, but on the fleshly tables of the heart. 4 And such confidence have we through Christ towards God: 5 not that we are

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

T HEREFORE having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we faint not; 2 but have renounced all shameful secret practices, not conducting ourselves with artifice, nor deceitfully disguising the word of God, but by clear manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man’s conscience as in the presence of God. 3 And if now our gospel be hid, it is hid from those who are lost: 4 among whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the light of the gospel o

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

F OR we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle should be taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our mansion which is from heaven; 3 that so invested, we may not be found naked. 4 For we which are in this tabernacle, groan, being burdened; wherein we desire not to be unclothed, but clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life. 5 But he that hath wrought

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VI.

W E then as labourers with him, exhort you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: 2 for he saith, “In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I succoured thee 102 .” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: 4 but in every thing approving ourselves as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits, 5 in stripes, in imprisonments,

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CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VII.

H AVING therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Give us a favourable reception: we have injured no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. 3 I speak not for your condemnation, for I have already said, that ye are in our hearts to die and live together. 4 Great is my freedom of speech to you, great is my glorying over you: I am filled with consolation, I overflow with joy in all

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CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. VIII.

N OW we inform you, brethren, of the grace of God which hath been bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; 2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, hath more abounded to the riches of their liberality. 3 For unto their power, I bear them witness, and above their power, they were voluntarily ready to give : 4 with much entreaty praying us that we would receive the gift, and undertake the communication of the contribution for the saints. 5 And not mer

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CHAP. IX.

CHAP. IX.

N OW concerning the contribution for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write unto you. 2 For I know your readiness of mind, for which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia had made preparation a year ago; and your zeal hath stirred up very many. 3 But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying in you might not be vain in this matter; that as I have said, ye may be prepared. 4 Lest haply if the Macedonians come with me, and find you unprepared, we (not to say, you) may be confound

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CHAP. X.

CHAP. X.

N OW I Paul myself exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who, when present, am indeed lowly among you, but being absent, am bold towards you. 2 But I pray, that when I am present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I purpose to act resolutely against some who think of us, as if we walked after the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we war not after the flesh: 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the casting down the strong

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CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XI.

I WISH ye would bear with me a little in my foolishness, yea indeed bear with me. 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one husband, to present you a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear lest as the serpent beguiled Eve by his craftiness, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity which belongs to Christ. 4 For if he indeed that cometh preach another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or an

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CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XII.

I T is not expedient doubtless for me to boast. I will yet come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body I know not, or whether out of the body I know not: God knoweth;) such a one was caught up unto the third heavens. 3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body or out of the body I know not: God knoweth,) 4 that he was caught up into paradise, and heard ineffable words, which it is not permitted to man to speak. 5 Of such

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CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIII.

T HIS third time I am coming to you: by the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every charge be established. 2 I have told you before, and I repeat it, as when I was present the second time, and now absent, I write to those who have sinned already, and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare you: 3 since ye demand a proof that Christ speaketh in me, who to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. 4 For though he was crucified in weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God: f

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

P AUL the apostle (not sent from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and our Father who raised him from the dead), 2 and all the brethren with me, to the churches of Galatia: 3 grace unto you, and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ; 4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might pluck us out of this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 6 I marvel that ye are so quickly departed from him that called you,

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

F OURTEEN years afterwards I again went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also along with us. 2 And I went up then by revelation, and laid before them that gospel which I preach among the Heathen, but in private conference with those who were of the first importance, that haply I might not run, nor had run in vain. 3 And even Titus, who was with me, though a Greek, was not compelled to be circumcised: 4 but this I did because of false brethren artfully introduced, who came to pry into

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

O INFATUATED Galatians, who hath bewitched you that ye should not obey the truth? To whom Jesus Christ has been described, as before your eyes, crucified among you. 2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or from hearing of the faith? 3 Are ye so senseless? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect in the flesh? 4 have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 5 He therefore who ministereth to you a supply of the Spirit, and pow

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N OW I affirm, that as long as the heir is an infant, he differeth nothing from a servant, though he be master of all; 2 but is under tutors and trustees until the time fixed by his father. 3 So we also, when we were infants, were in bondage under the first elementary principles of the world: 4 but when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his Son born of a woman, born under the law, 5 that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 But be

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S TAND fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made you free, and be not again held under a yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I Paul declare to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 And again, I testify to every man who is circumcised, that he is under an obligation to keep the whole law. 4 Ye have vacated all expectations from Christ, as many of you as are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 5 For we in spirit by faith expect the hope of right

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B RETHREN, if a man also be surprised into any act of offence, ye that are spiritual, replace such a one in the spirit of meekness; keeping an attentive eye on thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 2 Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 3 For if any man conceits that he is something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 4 But let every man bring his own work to the test, and then shall he have glorying in himself alone, and not by comparison with another. 5 For every

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P AUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly things in Christ; 4 as he hath elected us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love: 5 having predestinated us for h

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A ND you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 wherein in times past ye walked after the fashion of this world, after the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now worketh with energy in the children of disobedience: 3 among whom also we all have had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of the flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, as well as the rest. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, through the great

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F OR this cause am I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, 2 if so be, that ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you: 3 that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote unto you before briefly; 4 wherein when ye read, ye may be able to perceive my knowledge in the mystery of Christ, 5 which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it hath been now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the

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I THEN, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation with which ye are called, 2 with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 careful to preserve unity of spirit, in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one spirit, even as ye have been called to one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God, and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But to every one of us hath th

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B E ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an oblation and sacrifice to God, for an odour of a sweet smell. 3 But fornication and all impurity, or insatiable desire, let it not be mentioned among you, as becometh saints; 4 or obscenity, or foolish talk, or loose witticisms; things which become not a Christian , but rather thanksgiving. 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, or impure person, or avaricious,

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C HILDREN, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 “Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with a promise;) 3 that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest be long-lived upon earth 118 .” 4 And, ye fathers, exasperate not your children: but educate them in the discipline and admonition of the Lord. 5 Servants, be obedient to your masters after the flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as unto Christ; 6 not with eye-service, as men-pl

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P AUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 2 grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I give thanks to my God on every remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy, 5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day even until now; 6 being confident of this very thing, that he who hath wrought in you the good work will perf

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I F there be then any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any communion of spirit, if any bowels and compassions, 2 fulfil ye my joy, that ye may be united in sentiment, having the same love, of one soul, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done contentiously or vain-gloriously; but in humility reckoning others superior to yourselves. 4 Let not each aim at their own particular interests, but every man at those of others. 5 Let the same sentiment of mind be in you, which was also in Chris

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M OREOVER, brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but is safe for you. 2 Beware of dogs, beware of the malicious labourers, beware of the concision. 3 For we are the circumcision, who serve God in spirit, and glory in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh. 4 Though I too might have confidence in the flesh; if any other man thinks that he may have confidence in the flesh, I may claim more: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the race o

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W HEREFORE, my brethren, beloved, and very dear to me, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, O beloved. 2 I beseech Euodias, and I beseech Syntiche to be of one mind in the Lord. 3 And I beseech thee also, my genuine associate, assist those women who laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and my other fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life. 4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, Rejoice. 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be

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P AUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy a brother, 2 to the saints at Colosse, and to the faithful brethren in Christ: grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you, 4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love ye show to all the saints; 5 because of the hope laid up for you in the heavens, which ye have heard before in the word of truth,

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F OR I wish you to know how great a struggle I sustain for you, and those at Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2 that their hearts may be comforted, firmly united together in love, and unto all riches of full assurance of understanding, in the knowledge of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 Now this I say, lest any man pervert you with specious discourse. 5 For though I am absent from you

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I F ye then be risen with Christ, seek the things which are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2 Fix your minds on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ shall appear, who is our life, then shall you also with him be manifested in glory. 5 Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity, the vile passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is idolatry: 6 fo

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M ASTERS, afford to your servants that which is just, and an equivalent, knowing that ye also have a Master in the heavens. 2 Persevere in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; 3 praying also at the same time for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, that I may speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains: 4 that I may make it evident, as I ought to speak. 5 Walk wisely with regard to those without, redeeming the time. 6 Let your discourse be always gracious, seaso

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P AUL, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ: grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 without ceasing calling to mind your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father; 4 knowing, brethren, beloved of God, your election. 5 For our gospel came not

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F OR ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in to you, that it was not in vain. 2 But though we had suffered before, and were infamously treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to preach unto you the gospel of God amidst a great conflict. 3 And our exhortation originated not from delusion, or impurity, or from guile; 4 but as we have been approved of God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts. 5 For neither at any t

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W HEREFORE when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone: 2 and sent Timothy our brother, and a minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, that he might stablish you, and comfort you concerning your faith: 3 that no man might be shaken by these tribulations; for ye yourselves know that thereunto we are appointed. 4 For when we were with you, we told you before that we were about to suffer tribulation; as also it came to pass, and ye know. 5

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F INALLY, brethren, we beseech you therefore, and conjure you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk, and please God, so ye would abound more and more. 2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from whoredom; 4 that every one of you may know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour, 5 not in the vile passion of lewdness, as the Gentiles which kno

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N OW concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I should write to you: 2 for yourselves know precisely that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction rusheth upon them, as travail on a woman with child, and they shall in no wise escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of day: we are not the

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P AUL, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 grace unto you and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as it is fit, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all towards each other aboundeth: 4 so that we ourselves make our boast of you among the churches of God, for your patience and fidelity under all your

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N OW we entreat you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him: 2 that ye be not hastily agitated with apprehension, nor troubled, neither by spirit, nor by discourse, nor by letter, as coming from us, as though the day of the Lord was instantly approaching. 3 Let no man deceive you in any way: because that cannot be till the apostasy come first, and the man of sin appear, the son of perdition, 4 who opposeth himself against, and exalteth h

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F INALLY, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run, and be glorified, even as among you; 2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for there is not faith in all. 3 But the Lord is faithful, who will stablish you, and keep you from the wicked one. 4 But we have confidence in the Lord towards you, that the things which we have enjoined you, ye both do, and will do. 5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ. 6 Now

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CHAP. I.

P AUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God, our Saviour, and Lord, Jesus Christ, who is our hope; 2 to Timothy, my genuine son in faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 As I exhorted thee to abide at Ephesus when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin certain persons to introduce no different doctrine, 4 nor to attend to fables and endless genealogies, which give occasion to disputes rather than godly edification, which is by faith;

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CHAP. II.

I EXHORT therefore, first of all, that there be offered supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings for the whole race of mankind: 2 for kings, and all that are in a state of eminence, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and seriousness. 3 For this is becoming, and acceptable before God our Saviour; 4 who wills all men to be saved, and come to the acknowledgment of truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 who g

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I T is a true saying, If a man seeks the office of a bishop, he desireth a laudable employment. 2 A bishop then must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, temperate, sagacious, respectable, hospitable, well qualified for teaching; 3 not addicted to wine, not using hard words or blows, not greedy of base gain; but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money; 4 presiding over his own family with propriety, having his children under subjection with all gravity of behaviour: 5 for if a man

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N OW the Spirit speaketh expresly, that in the latter days some will apostatise from the faith, giving heed to spirits of delusion, and doctrines of devils; 2 men who teach lies with hypocrisy; and have their own consciences cauterised; 3 prohibiting marriage, and enjoining abstinence from particular meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful, and those who acknowledge the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and none to be rejected, if used with thanksgivin

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CHAP. V.

R EBUKE not harshly an aged man, but admonish him as a father; the younger men as brethren; 2 the aged women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. 3 Honour the widows, that are widows indeed. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn as their first duty to shew their piety towards their own family, and make a grateful return to their progenitors: for this is becoming and acceptable before God. 5 But she who is a widow indeed, and abandoned to solitude, hopet

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CHAP. VI.

L ET as many slaves as are under the yoke account their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed. 2 But they who have believing masters, let them not think less of them, because they are brethren; but serve them the rather, because they are faithful and beloved, who have equally partaken of the benefit. These things teach and enjoin. 3 If any man teach another doctrine, and attend not to the sound words, which are those of Jesus Christ our Lord, a

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P AUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, 2 to Timothy, my beloved son: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I keep up a constant remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; 4 earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I might be filled with joy; 5 recalling to my memory the unfeigned faith whi

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CHAP. II.

T HOU therefore, my son, be mighty in the grace which is in Jesus Christ. 2 And the things which thou hast heard of me before many witnesses, these commit to faithful men, who shall be qualified to teach others also. 3 Thou therefore endure hardships, as a brave soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man who enters the army involves himself with secular affairs; that he may please the person who hath enlisted him. 5 And if a man contend in the public games, he is not crowned victor, unless he contend acc

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B UT this know, that in the last days distressing times will come. 2 For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, vainglorious, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unnatural, implacable, slanderers, intemperate, inhuman, averse to goodness, 4 treacherous, wilful, puffed up with pride , lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; 5 holding the form of godliness, but denying the power of it: from these men turn with aversion. 6 For such are they who insinuate themsel

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CHAP. IV.

I ADJURE thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2 preach the word, be urgent, in season, out of season; reprove, enjoin, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own inclinations will set up a herd of teachers for themselves, having the itch of hearing; 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and listen unto fables

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P AUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God, and the knowledge of truth which leads to godliness; 2 in hope of life eternal, which God, who cannot lie, hath promised before time had a being; 3 but hath manifested in his own appointed season his word by the preaching, with which I have been entrusted, according to the command of our Saviour God; 4 to Titus, my genuine son after the common faith, be grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father an

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CHAP. II.

B UT speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience. 3 That the elder women also be sacredly becoming in their behaviour, not slanderers, not enslaved by much wine, teachers of propriety; 4 that they instruct the young women to be discreet, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be sober, domestic, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not ill reported of. 6 The younger

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R EMIND them to be subject to princes and those invested with authority, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work, 2 to slander no man, to be inoffensive, gentle, shewing all meekness to all men. 3 For we ourselves also in time past were thoughtless, disobedient, erroneous, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. 4 But even then the kindness and love of God our Saviour to man shone forth, 5 not for works of righteousness whi

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EPISTLE of PAUL the APOSTLE, TO PHILEMO N. P AUL, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy a brother, to Philemon the beloved, and our fellow-labourer, 2 and to Apphia the beloved, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church at thy house: 3 grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers, 5 hearing of thy love and faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and unto all the saints; 6 that there m

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G OD, who spake to the fathers of old at various times, and in different manners by the prophets, 2 in these last days hath spoken to us by a Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 who being the splendour of his glory, and the very impress of his substance, and upholding all things with his powerful word, by himself having effected the cleansing of our sins, he sat down at the right hand of Majesty on high; 4 made as much superior to the angels, as he

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CHAP. II.

F OR this reason we ought to attend more diligently to the things which have been heard, lest by any means we let them flow by us. 2 For if the discourse spoken by angels was confirmed, and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment as its due, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation, which, commencing at the beginning to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed unto us by those who had heard him; 4 God superadding his testimony with them, by signs, and wonders, a

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CHAP. III.

W HEREFORE, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, contemplate the apostle and high-priest whom ye confess, Jesus Christ; 2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, as Moses also was in all his house. 3 For this personage hath been counted worthy of higher glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built it, hath greater honour than the house. 4 For every house is built by some person; but he who is the architect of all things is God. 5 And Moses indeed was faithful in all that house of h

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CHAP. IV.

L ET us fear then lest, though a promise be left of entering into his rest, any one of you should appear to fail of obtaining it. 2 For we are hearing the same gospel preached as they did; but the word heard did not profit them, not being incorporated by faith with those who heard it. 3 For we who have believed, have entered into the rest, even as he said, “So, I sware in my wrath, that they shall not enter into my rest;” and that notwithstanding the works were done from the foundation of the wo

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F OR, every high-priest taken from among men, is constituted on behalf of men for those services which relate to God, that he should offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 being able to feel tenderly for the ignorant and erroneous; forasmuch as he is himself encompassed with infirmity. 3 And on this account he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifice for sins. 4 And no man assumes to himself this honour, but he who is called of God, even as Aaron was. 5 So Christ al

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VI.

W HEREFORE, desisting from initiatory discourse respecting Christ, let us advance towards perfection; not again laying a foundation of repentance from dead works, and faith in God, 2 of the doctrine of ablutions, and of imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 And so we will do, if God permit. 4 For it is not possible to renew again unto repentance those who have been once illuminated, and have tasted the celestial gift, and have been made partakers of

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CHAP. VII.

F OR this Melchisedec, king of Salem, a priest of God most high, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth share of all the spoil: being, as the interpretation of his name imports, first, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, that is, King of peace: 3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but in exact resemblance with the Son of God, abideth a priest

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CHAP. VIII.

N OW the summary of the things spoken is this: we have such an high-priest, who hath taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens; 2 a minister of the holies, and of the true tabernacle which the Lord hath pitched, and not man. 3 For every high-priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is necessary that this person also have somewhat to offer. 4 For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, there being priests who offer gifts according

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CHAP. IX.

T HEN also the first tabernacle had indeed regulations for the divine service, and a sanctuary furnished. 2 For the tabernacle was prepared; the first part, in which was both the candlestick, and the table, and the shew-bread, which is called the holy . 3 But behind the second vail was the tabernacle, called the holy of holies: 4 having the golden censer, and the coffer of the covenant, overlaid with gold within and without, in which were the golden urn containing the manna, and Aaron’s rod whic

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CHAP. X.

CHAP. X.

N OW the law, having a shadow of the good things which were to come, not the very substance of the things, cannot possibly, by the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually, make those perfect who approach God ; 2 else they would have discontinued to make the offering, because they who performed the service being once made clean, would have had no more sense of sins on their conscience. 3 But in these sacrifices there is a commemoration of sins every year. 4 For it is impossible

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CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XI.

N OW faith is the realizing confidence of the things hoped for, and the demonstration of things unseen: 2 for thereby the ancients obtained a testimony of approbation. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were exactly formed by the word of God, so that the visible objects were not made out of things which now appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a sacrifice of more excellence than Cain, by which he received a testimony that he was a righteous man, God bearing witness upon his gifts: and

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CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XII.

T HEREFORE also seeing we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and that most easily besetting sin, let us run with patience the race lying before us, 2 earnestly looking up to Jesus the author and the finisher of faith; who, for the joy set before him, endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider then attentively him that endured from sinners such opposition against himself, that ye be not wearie

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CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIII.

L ET brotherly love continue. 2 Forget not to exercise hospitality: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. 3 Remember those who are in chains, as in chains with them; and those who are suffering afflictions, as being yourselves also in the body. 4 Marriage is honourable for all persons, and the marriage bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 5 Let the tenor of your life be divested of the love of money; content with your present possessions: for he hath said,

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J AMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are dispersed, greeting. 2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials; 3 knowing that the proof of your faith produceth patience. 4 But let patience have its work perfected, that ye may be perfect and complete, deficient in nothing. 5 But if any man of you be deficient in wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not and it shall be given him. 6 But let him a

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

M Y brethren, hold not the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus shewing a respect for persons. 2 For if there come into your congregation a man with a gold ring, and in splendid apparel, and there come in also a poor man in a sordid garb; 3 and ye fix your eyes upon him who bears the splendid robe, and say to him, Sit thou here in an honourable place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 4 are you not thus partial among yourselves, and form your decision from

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CHAP. III.

M Y brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment. 2 For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, he is a perfect man, and capable of reining in the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits into the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, though so great, and driven by tempestuous winds, are turned about by the smallest rudder, whithersoever the inclination of the pilot pleaseth. 5 So also

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

F ROM whence come wars and conflicts among you? spring they not from hence, even from your passions, which war in your members? 2 Ye eagerly covet, yet have not: ye murder, and are envious, yet cannot obtain your object ; ye wage war, but have not, because ye pray not. 3 Ye ask, and receive nothing, because ye ask vilely, in order to consume it on your sensual appetites. 4 Ye adulterers and adultresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity against God? whosoever therefore will be

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

C OME now, ye rich men, let your tears run down, howling over your miseries which are coming upon you. 2 Your wealth is corrupted, and your robes are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver is cankered with rust; and the rust upon them is a testimony against you, and shall eat into your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasures in the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the workmen who have mowed down your fields, which is kept back by you from them, crieth out: and the loud moans of the reapers are e

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

P ETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners, dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, that they might be brought to the obedience, and sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ: grace unto you and peace be multiplied. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto an animating hope through the resu

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

W HEREFORE putting far away wickedness of every kind, and all deceit, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all backbitings, 2 as new-born babes desire earnestly the unadulterated milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 Whom approaching, as the living stone, rejected indeed of men, but elect of God, and honourable, 5 ye also, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, well pleasing t

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

L IKEWISE, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if some obey not the word, by their wives’ conduct without the word, they may be won over; 2 being eye-witnesses of your chaste behaviour with timidity. 3 Whose adorning let it not be that exterior one of braided locks, and golden trimmings, and dresses put on with nicety; 4 but let it be the hidden man of the heart, with that incorruptible ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God highly valuable. 5

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

C HRIST then having suffered for us in the flesh, be ye also in mind armed for the same conflict: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sinning; 2 that he might not spend the remaining space of life in the flesh after human passions, but the divine will. 3 For the time past of life is enough for us to have wrought the will of the heathen, when we walked in all impurities, lewd appetites, excess of wine, revels, drinking-bouts, and abominable idolatries; 4 wherein they think it

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

T HE presbyters among you I exhort, who am a co-presbyter and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed: 2 feed the flock of God which is among you, exercising your pastoral office not of necessity, but of choice, not for base gain, but with alacrity of mind; 3 not as domineering over your allotted congregations, but as being examples of the flock. 4 And when the arch Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that will never fade aw

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

S IMON Peter, the servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained with us the same precious faith by the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 grace unto you and peace be multiplied through the knowledge of God, even Jesus our Lord, 3 as his divine power hath freely given us all things tending to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who hath called us to glory and fortitude: 4 whereby superlatively great and precious promises are freely given to us

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

B UT there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers also among you, who wickedly introduce damnable heresies, and deny the sovereign Lord who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will go out of the way after their fatal errors; by means of whom the way of truth will be injuriously reviled. 3 And with plausible speeches will they avariciously make gain of you whose condemnation from of old lingereth not, and their perdition doth not slumbe

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

T HIS second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I rouse up your sincere mind by awakening your recollection 2 to remember the words, that have been spoken aforetime by the holy prophets, and the injunction of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: 3 knowing this principally, that in the last of the days there will come scoffers, walking after their own lewd passions, 4 and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

T HAT which was from the beginning, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled of the word of life; 2 (for the life was manifested, and we have beheld it, and bear testimony, and declare unto you that life eternal, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;) 3 that which we have seen and heard, declare we to you, that ye also may have communion with us: and indeed our communion is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these th

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

M Y dear children, these things I write to you, that ye should not sin. And if any of us sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 and he himself is the propitiatory victim for our sins: and indeed not for ours only, but for the whole world. 3 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and in him the truth is not. 5 But whosoever keepeth his word, verily in him is the lo

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

B EHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God! therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet evident what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is. 3 And every one who hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 4 Every one who committeth sin, committeth also a transgression of the

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

B ELOVED, believe not every pretender to inspiration, but bring these spirits to the trial whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone forth into the world. 2 By this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesseth that Jesus the Messiah is come in the flesh, is from God. 3 And every spirit who confesseth not that Jesus the Messiah is come into the world, is not from God: and this is that spirit of antichrist which ye have heard that it is coming, and now is already in t

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

E VERY one who believeth that Jesus is the Messiah, is born of God; and every one who loveth him that begat, loveth him also who is begotten by him. 2 Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we should keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome. 4 Because every one that is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith . 5 Who is he that ov

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THE SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL

THE SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL

OF THE APOSTLE JOHN. T HE presbyter to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all who have known the truth: 2 because of the truth which abideth in us, and shall be with us for ever: 3 grace, mercy, peace be with you from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4 I rejoiced greatly that I found thy children walking in truth, as we have received commandment from the Father. 5 And now I beseech thee, lad

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THE THIRD GENERAL EPISTLE

THE THIRD GENERAL EPISTLE

T HE presbyter to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 2 Beloved, above all things I pray that thou mayest prosper, and be in sound health of body, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came, and bore witness to thy truth, even as thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than these tidings, that I hear my own children are walking in the truth. 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever services thou performest for the brethren, and for strangers;

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THE EPISTLE GENERAL

THE EPISTLE GENERAL

OF THE APOSTLE JUDE. J UDE a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are sanctified in God the Father, and preserved by Jesus Christ, the called: 2 mercy unto you, and peace and love be multiplied. 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you concerning the common salvation, I held it necessary to write unto you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered unto the saints. 4 For certain men have craftily introduced themselves, who were from of ol

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CHAP. I.

CHAP. I.

T HE revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his servants the things which must shortly come to pass; and sending by his angel, he shewed them to his servant John: 2 who was a witness for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ, and for the things which he saw. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they who hear the words of this prophecy, and observe the things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Gr

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. II.

T O the angel of the Ephesian church write; These things saith he who grasps the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh round in the midst of the seven golden lamps; 2 I know thy works, and thy travail, and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear the wicked; and hast tried those who give themselves out as apostles, yet are not, and hast found them liars; 3 and hast borne, and hast exercised patience, and for my name sake hast endured great toil, and hast not fainted. 4 Yet have I a charge

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. III.

A ND to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, and that thou hast a name, as though thou wert alive, yet art dead. 2 Be vigilant and strengthen the things which remain, which are ready to die; for I have not found thy works complete before God. 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and observe, and repent. If then thou art not found watching, I will come upon thee as a thief, and t

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CHAP. IV.

CHAP. IV.

A FTER these things I beheld, and, lo! a door was opened in heaven, and a voice, the first which I heard, as of a trumpet, speaking to me, said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee what things will be after these. 2 And immediately I was rapt in spirit: and, lo! a throne was placed in heaven, and upon the throne a person sitting. 3 And he that sat was in appearance like a stone of jasper and sardine: and a rainbow encircled the throne, like in hue to an emerald. 4 And around the throne were twe

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CHAP. V.

CHAP. V.

A ND I saw on the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a volume of a book written within, and on the back sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to break the seals thereon? 3 And no man was able in heaven, nor upon earth, nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to look into it. 4 And I wept much because no man was found worthy either to open or read the book, or even to look upon it. 5 And one of the presb

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VI.

A ND I saw when the lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four living beings, saying, as with a voice of thunder, Come, and see. 2 And I looked, and lo! a white horse; and he who sat on it held a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering and to conquer. 3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living being say, Come and see. 4 And there went out another horse flame-coloured; and to him who sat thereon there was power given to take peace from t

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CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VII.

A ND after these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, to hold back the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, neither on the sea, nor on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom power was given for them to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed

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CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. VIII.

A ND when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God, and there were given to them seven trumpets. 3 And another angel came, and stood by the altar, holding a golden censer; and there were given to him many perfumes, to offer with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the perfumes went up with the prayers of the saints, out of the angel’s hand before

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CHAP. IX.

CHAP. IX.

A ND the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth; and to him was given the key of the pit of the abyss of hell . 2 And he opened the pit of the abyss; and a smoke ascended out of the pit like the smoke of a vast furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit. 3 And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given to them, such power as the scorpions of the earth possess. 4 And it was told them, Hurt not the grass of the e

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CHAP. X.

CHAP. X.

A ND I saw another mighty angel descending from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow on his head, and his countenance as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 2 and he held in his hand a little book open; and he placed his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land, 3 and cried with a loud voice, as a lion roareth: and when he had cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices. 4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from

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CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XI.

A ND there was given me a cane like a measuring staff; and the angel stood by, saying, Arise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship therein. 2 But the exterior court of the temple leave out, and measure it not; because it is given to the Gentiles: and they shall trample under foot the holy city forty-two months. 3 And I will give charge to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive

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CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XII.

A ND there appeared a great sign in the heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 and being with child, she cried out in travailing pain, and in anguish to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another sign in the heaven; and lo! a great fiery dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven crowns. 4 And his tail drew a third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them on the earth: and the dragon placed himself

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CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIII.

A ND I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon the horns ten diadems, and upon the heads a title of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as if wounded unto death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the earth

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CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XIV.

A ND I saw, and lo, a lamb stood upon the mount Zion, and with him an hundred forty-four thousand, having the name of his Father inscribed on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the sound of many waters, and as the roar of loud thunder; and I heard the sound of harpers harping on their harps: 3 and they sang as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living beings, and the presbyters: and no person could learn that song, but the hundred forty-four thousand, w

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CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XV.

A ND I saw another sign in the heaven, great and wonderful, seven angels having the seven last plagues because by them is the wrath of God completely executed. 2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire; and those who had obtained the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name standing upon the sea of glass, holding the harps of God. 3 And they sung the sacred ode of Moses the servant of the Lord, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

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CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVI.

A ND I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go and pour out the vases of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2 And the first angel went, and poured out his vase upon the earth; and there came an ulcer malignant and painful upon the men that had the brand of the beast, and upon those who worshipped his image. 3 And the second angel poured his vase upon the sea and it became blood as of a dead man: and every living creature died in the sea. 4 And the third angel poured ou

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CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVII.

A ND one of the seven angels who had the seven vases, came to me, and talked with me, saying to me, Come hither, I will shew thee the judgment of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters: 2 with whom the kings of the earth have committed whoredom, and all the inhabitants of the world have intoxicated themselves with the wine of her whoredom. 3 And he bore me away in spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads, and

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CHAP. XVIII.

CHAP. XVIII.

A ND after these things I saw an angel descending from heaven, having great authority; and the earth was enlightened by his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a great voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of demons, and the hold of every impure spirit, and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 Because all nations have drunk of the wine of the rage of her whoredom, and the kings of the earth have committed whoredom with her, and the merchants

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CHAP. XIX.

CHAP. XIX.

A ND after these things I heard a loud sound as of a vast multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah: Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power be to the Lord our God: 2 because true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, that corrupted the earth with her whoredom, and hath avenged the blood of his servants shed by her hand. 3 And the second time they said, Hallelujah. And her smoke ascended up for ever and ever. 4 And the four and twenty presbyters fell prostrate,

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CHAP. XX.

CHAP. XX.

A ND I saw an angel descending from heaven, having the key of the abyss of hell , and a great chain in his hand: 2 and he seized on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 and cast him into the abyss, and shut him up, and put a seal upon it, that he might deceive the nations no more until the thousand years are completed: and after that he must be loosed a short time. 4 And I saw thrones, and persons were seated upon them, and authority to jud

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CHAP. XXI.

CHAP. XXI.

A ND 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. 2 And I John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall pitch his tent with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their own God. 4 And God shall wipe away every t

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CHAP. XXII.

CHAP. XXII.

A ND he shewed me a clear river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, even on this side, and on that of the river, grew the tree of life, producing twelve crops of fruit, and ripening its fruit in succession every month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 And no accursed thing is there any more; and the throne of God and of the Lamb are in it, and his servants will pay divine wor

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