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Acts Page 630 Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. customs which Moses delivered us. {6:15} And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it {5:33} When they heard [that,] they were cut [to the had been the face of an angel. heart,] and took counsel to slay them. {5:34} Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a {7:1} Then said the high priest, Are these things so? {7:2} doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in {5:35} And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, {7:3} And said yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, {5:36} For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting and come into the land which I shall shew thee. {7:4} Then himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. {7:5} {5:37} After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not [so much as] of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to perished; and all, [even] as many as obeyed him, were him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when [as dispersed. {5:38} And now I say unto you, Refrain from yet] he had no child. {7:6} And God spake on this wise, these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they work be of men, it will come to nought: {5:39} But if it be should bring them into bondage, and entreat [them] evil four of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even hundred years. {7:7} And the nation to whom they shall be to fight against God. {5:40} And to him they agreed: and in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they when they had called the apostles, and beaten [them,] they come forth, and serve me in this place. {7:8} And he gave commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat and let them go. Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs. {7:9} And {5:41} And they departed from the presence of the the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer but God was with him, {7:10} And delivered him out of all shame for his name. {5:42} And daily in the temple, and in his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Christ. Egypt and all his house. {7:11} Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: {6:1} And in those days, when the number of the disciples and our fathers found no sustenance. {7:12} But when was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected fathers first. {7:13} And at the second [time] Joseph was in the daily ministration. {6:2} Then the twelve called the made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was multitude of the disciples [unto them,] and said, It is not made known unto Pharaoh. {7:14} Then sent Joseph, and reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve called his father Jacob to [him,] and all his kindred, tables. {6:3} Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you threescore and fifteen souls. {7:15} So Jacob went down seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, {7:16} And were wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. {6:4} carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor ministry of the word. [the father] of Sychem. {7:17} But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the {6:5} And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and people grew and multiplied in Egypt, {7:18} Till another they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy king arose, which knew not Joseph. {7:19} The same dealt Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: {6:6} that they cast out their young children, to the end they might Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had not live. {7:20} In which time Moses was born, and was prayed, they laid [their] hands on them. {6:7} And the word exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three of God increased; and the number of the disciples months: {7:21} And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. priests were obedient to the faith. {6:8} And Stephen, full {7:22} And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. {7:23} the people. And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. {7:24} And {6:9} Then there arose certain of [the synagogue,] which seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended [him,] and is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, {7:25} For he supposed his brethren would have understood disputing with Stephen. {6:10} And they were not able to how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. {6:11} understood not. {7:26} And the next day he shewed himself Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to God. {6:12} And they stirred up the people, and the elders, another? {7:27} But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust and the scribes, and came upon [him,] and caught him, and him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over brought [him] to the council, {6:13} And set up false us? {7:28} Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak yesterday? {7:29} Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons. {6:14} For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of {7:30} And when forty years were expired, there appeared Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord www.holybooks.com

Page 631 Acts in a flame of fire in a bush. {7:31} When Moses saw [it,] he and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold [it,] {7:58} And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him:] and the voice of the Lord came unto him, {7:32} [Saying,] I the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the whose name was Saul. {7:59} And they stoned Stephen, God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, calling upon [God,] and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my and durst not behold. {7:33} Then said the Lord to him, Put spirit. {7:60} And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he standest is holy ground. {7:34} I have seen, I have seen the had said this, he fell asleep. affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And {8:1} And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that now come, I will send thee into Egypt. {7:35} This Moses time there was a great persecution against the church which whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad judge? the same did God send [to be] a ruler and a deliverer throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. apostles. {8:2} And devout men carried Stephen [to his {7:36} He brought them out, after that he had shewed burial,] and made great lamentation over him. {8:3} As for wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every and in the wilderness forty years. house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison. {8:4} Therefore they that were scattered abroad {7:37} This is that Moses, which said unto the children of went every where preaching the word. {8:5} Then Philip Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. {7:38} them. {8:6} And the people with one accord gave heed unto This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and [with] our miracles which he did. {8:7} For unclean spirits, crying fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us: with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed {7:39} To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust [with them:] and many taken with palsies, and that were [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back again into lame, were healed. {8:8} And there was great joy in that Egypt, {7:40} Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go city. {8:9} But there was a certain man, called Simon, before us: for [as for] this Moses, which brought us out of which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself {7:41} And they made a calf in those days, and offered was some great one: {8:10} To whom they all gave heed, sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great own hands. {7:42} Then God turned, and gave them up to power of God. {8:11} And to him they had regard, because worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me {8:12} But when they believed Philip preaching the things slain beasts and sacrifices [by the space of] forty years in concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus the wilderness? {7:43} Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. {8:13} Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, Babylon. {7:44} Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness beholding the miracles and signs which were done. {8:14} in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them he had seen. {7:45} Which also our fathers that came after Peter and John: {8:15} Who, when they were come down, brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the {8:16} (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only days of David; {7:46} Who found favour before God, and they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) {8:17} desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. {7:47} Then laid they [their] hands on them, and they received the But Solomon built him an house. {7:48} Howbeit the most Holy Ghost. {8:18} And when Simon saw that through High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, prophet, {7:49} Heaven [is] my throne, and earth [is] my he offered them money, {8:19} Saying, Give me also this footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the what [is] the place of my rest? {7:50} Hath not my hand Holy Ghost. {8:20} But Peter said unto him, Thy money made all these things? perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. {8:21} Thou hast {7:51} Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers the sight of God. {8:22} Repent therefore of this thy [did,] so [do] ye. {7:52} Which of the prophets have not wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which heart may be forgiven thee. {8:23} For I perceive that thou shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye art in the gall of bitterness, and [in] the bond of iniquity. have been now the betrayers and murderers: {7:53} Who {8:24} Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken not kept [it. come upon me. {8:25} And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, ]{7:54} When they heard these things, they were cut to and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. the heart, and they gnashed on him with [their] teeth. {7:55} {8:26} And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. {8:27} on the right hand of God, {7:56} And said, Behold, I see the And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the hand of God. {7:57} Then they cried out with a loud voice, Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had www.holybooks.com

Acts Page 632 come to Jerusalem for to worship, {8:28} Was returning, name’s sake. {9:17} And Ananias went his way, and and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. {8:29} entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared unto thee this chariot. {8:30} And Philip ran thither to [him,] and in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. {9:18} thou what thou readest? {8:31} And he said, How can I, And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was that he would come up and sit with him. {8:32} The place baptized. {9:19} And when he had received meat, he was of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his which were at Damascus. {9:20} And straightway he shearer, so opened he not his mouth: {8:33} In his preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall God. {9:21} But all that heard [him] were amazed, and said; declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name {8:34} And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of bring them bound unto the chief priests? {9:22} But Saul some other man? {8:35} Then Philip opened his mouth, and increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. {8:36} And as they went on [their] way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, [here is] water; {9:23} And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews what doth hinder me to be baptized? {8:37} And Philip took counsel to kill him: {9:24} But their laying await was said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son kill him. {9:25} Then the disciples took him by night, and of God. {8:38} And he commanded the chariot to stand let [him] down by the wall in a basket. {9:26} And when still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to and the eunuch; and he baptized him. {8:39} And when the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord not that he was a disciple. {9:27} But Barnabas took him, caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and and brought [him] to the apostles, and declared unto them he went on his way rejoicing. {8:40} But Philip was found how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at till he came to Caesarea. Damascus in the name of Jesus. {9:28} And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem. {9:29} And he {9:1} And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him. high priest, {9:2} And desired of him letters to Damascus to {9:30} [Which] when the brethren knew, they brought him the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. {9:31} they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Jerusalem. {9:3} And as he journeyed, he came near Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were light from heaven: {9:4} And he fell to the earth, and heard multiplied. a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? {9:5} And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord {9:32} And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee [quarters,] he came down also to the saints which dwelt at to kick against the pricks. {9:6} And he trembling and Lydda. {9:33} And there he found a certain man named astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it the palsy. {9:34} And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus shall be told thee what thou must do. {9:7} And the men Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a arose immediately. {9:35} And all that dwelt at Lydda and voice, but seeing no man. {9:8} And Saul arose from the Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord. {9:36} Now there earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by they led him by the hand, and brought [him] into Damascus. interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good {9:9} And he was three days without sight, and neither did works and almsdeeds which she did. {9:37} And it came to eat nor drink. pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid [her] in an upper chamber. {9:10} And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, {9:38} And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here,] Lord. {9:11} two men, desiring [him] that he would not delay to come to And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the street them. {9:39} Then Peter arose and went with them. When which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the {9:12} And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with coming in, and putting [his] hand on him, that he might them. {9:40} But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled receive his sight. {9:13} Then Ananias answered, Lord, I down, and prayed; and turning [him] to the body said, have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw done to thy saints at Jerusalem: {9:14} And here he hath Peter, she sat up. {9:41} And he gave her [his] hand, and authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, name. {9:15} But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for presented her alive. {9:42} And it was known throughout he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord. {9:43} And it Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: {9:16} For I came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one will shew him how great things he must suffer for my Simon a tanner. www.holybooks.com

Page 633 Acts {10:1} There was a certain man in Caesarea called ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band, before me in bright clothing, {10:31} And said, Cornelius, ]{10:2} A devout [man,] and one that feared God with all thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed in the sight of God. {10:32} Send therefore to Joppa, and to God alway. {10:3} He saw in a vision evidently about the call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and the house of [one] Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, saying unto him, Cornelius. {10:4} And when he looked on when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. {10:33} him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here memorial before God. {10:5} And now send men to Joppa, present before God, to hear all things that are commanded and call for [one] Simon, whose surname is Peter: {10:6} thee of God. He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. {10:7} {10:34} Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: {10:35} departed, he called two of his household servants, and a But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; righteousness, is accepted with him. {10:36} The word {10:8} And when he had declared all [these] things unto which [God] sent unto the children of Israel, preaching them, he sent them to Joppa. peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) {10:37} That word, [I say,] ye know, which was published throughout all {10:9} On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to John preached; {10:38} How God anointed Jesus of pray about the sixth hour: {10:10} And he became very Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the he fell into a trance, {10:11} And saw heaven opened, and a devil; for God was with him. {10:39} And we are witnesses certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: {10:12} Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of {10:40} Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of openly; {10:41} Not to all the people, but unto witnesses the air. {10:13} And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; chosen before of God, [even] to us, who did eat and drink kill, and eat. {10:14} But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I with him after he rose from the dead. {10:42} And he have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that {10:15} And the voice [spake] unto him again the second it is he which was ordained of God [to be] the Judge of time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common. quick and dead. {10:43} To him give all the prophets {10:16} This was done thrice: and the vessel was received witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him up again into heaven. {10:17} Now while Peter doubted in shall receive remission of sins. himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made {10:44} While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate, Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. {10:45} And {10:18} And called, and asked whether Simon, which was they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as surnamed Peter, were lodged there. many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. {10:46} For they {10:19} While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. {10:20} Arise answered Peter, {10:47} Can any man forbid water, that therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy nothing: for I have sent them. {10:21} Then Peter went Ghost as well as we? {10:48} And he commanded them to down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what [is] the cause to tarry certain days. wherefore ye are come? {10:22} And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of {11:1} And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, {11:2} And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that and to hear words of thee. {10:23} Then called he them in, were of the circumcision contended with him, {11:3} and lodged [them.] And on the morrow Peter went away Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied eat with them. {11:4} But Peter rehearsed [the matter] from him. {10:24} And the morrow after they entered into the beginning, and expounded [it] by order unto them, Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called saying, {11:5} I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a together his kinsmen and near friends. {10:25} And as Peter trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and worshipped [him. ]{10:26} But Peter took him up, and it came even to me: {11:6} Upon the which when I had saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. {10:27} And as fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls come together. {10:28} And he said unto them, Ye know of the air. {11:7} And I heard a voice saying unto me, how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to Arise, Peter; slay and eat. {11:8} But I said, Not so, Lord: keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or into my mouth. {11:9} But the voice answered me again unclean. {10:29} Therefore came I [unto you] without from heaven, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for common. {11:10} And this was done three times: and all what intent ye have sent for me? {10:30} And Cornelius were drawn up again into heaven. {11:11} And, behold, said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the immediately there were three men already come unto the www.holybooks.com

Acts Page 634 house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me. {11:12} raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. off from [his] hands. {12:8} And the angel said unto him, Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And entered into the man’s house: {11:13} And he shewed us he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said me. {12:9} And he went out, and followed him; and wist unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose not that it was true which was done by the angel; but surname is Peter; {11:14} Who shall tell thee words, thought he saw a vision. {12:10} When they were past the whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved. {11:15} And first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own the beginning. {11:16} Then remembered I the word of the accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but and forthwith the angel departed from him. {12:11} And ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. {11:17} when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as [he did] surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, me out of the hand of Herod, and [from] all the expectation that I could withstand God? {11:18} When they heard these of the people of the Jews. {12:12} And when he had things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, considered [the thing,] he came to the house of Mary the Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many life. were gathered together praying. {12:13} And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, {11:19} Now they which were scattered abroad upon the named Rhoda. {12:14} And when she knew Peter’s voice, persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to how Peter stood before the gate. {12:15} And they said unto none but unto the Jews only. {11:20} And some of them her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were even so. Then said they, It is his angel. {12:16} But Peter come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the continued knocking: and when they had opened [the door,] Lord Jesus. {11:21} And the hand of the Lord was with and saw him, they were astonished. {12:17} But he, them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, Lord. declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, {11:22} Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth place. {12:18} Now as soon as it was day, there was no Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch. {11:23} small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was {12:19} And when Herod had sought for him, and found glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that would cleave unto the Lord. {11:24} For he was a good [they] should be put to death. And he went down from man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much Judaea to Caesarea, and [there] abode. people was added unto the Lord. {11:25} Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: {11:26} And when he {12:20} And Herod was highly displeased with them of had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were desired peace; because their country was nourished by the called Christians first in Antioch. king’s [country. ]{12:21} And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an {11:27} And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem oration unto them. {12:22} And the people gave a shout, unto Antioch. {11:28} And there stood up one of them [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man. {12:23} named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and in the days of Claudius Caesar. {11:29} Then the disciples, gave up the ghost. every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: {11:30} Which {12:24} But the word of God grew and multiplied. also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of {12:25} And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, Barnabas and Saul. when they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark. {12:1} Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church. {12:2} And {13:1} Now there were in the church that was at Antioch he killed James the brother of John with the sword. {12:3} certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. unleavened bread.) {12:4} And when he had apprehended {13:2} As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy him, he put [him] in prison, and delivered [him] to four Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter whereunto I have called them. {13:3} And when they had to bring him forth to the people. {12:5} Peter therefore was fasted and prayed, and laid [their] hands on them, they sent kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the [them] away. church unto God for him. {12:6} And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping {13:4} So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to keepers before the door kept the prison. {12:7} And, Cyprus. {13:5} And when they were at Salamis, they behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him,] and a light preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and and they had also John to [their] minister. {13:6} And when www.holybooks.com

Page 635 Acts they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [was] day have I begotten thee. {13:34} And as concerning that he Bar-jesus: {13:7} Which was with the deputy of the raised him up from the dead, [now] no more to return to country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. mercies of David. {13:35} Wherefore he saith also in {13:8} But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by another [psalm,] Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the corruption. {13:36} For David, after he had served his own deputy from the faith. {13:9} Then Saul, (who also [is generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid called] Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on unto his fathers, and saw corruption: {13:37} But he, whom him, {13:10} And said, O full of all subtilty and all God raised again, saw no corruption. mischief, [thou] child of the devil, [thou] enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways {13:38} Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] of the Lord? {13:11} And now, behold, the hand of the brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the forgiveness of sins: {13:39} And by him all that believe are sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist justified from all things, from which ye could not be and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him justified by the law of Moses. {13:40} Beware therefore, by the hand. {13:12} Then the deputy, when he saw what lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the {13:41} Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I Lord. {13:13} Now when Paul and his company loosed work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John believe, though a man declare it unto you. {13:42} And departing from them returned to Jerusalem. when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the {13:14} But when they departed from Perga, they came to next sabbath. {13:43} Now when the congregation was Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes sabbath day, and sat down. {13:15} And after the reading of followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. unto them, saying, [Ye] men [and] brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. {13:16} Then {13:44} And the next sabbath day came almost the whole Paul stood up, and beckoning with [his] hand said, Men of city together to hear the word of God. {13:45} But when the Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. {13:17} The Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of contradicting and blaspheming. {13:46} Then Paul and Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the {13:18} And about the time of forty years suffered he their word of God should first have been spoken to you: but manners in the wilderness. {13:19} And when he had seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. {13:47} For so their land to them by lot. {13:20} And after that he gave hath the Lord commanded us, [saying,] I have set thee to be [unto them] judges about the space of four hundred and fifty a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation years, until Samuel the prophet. {13:21} And afterward unto the ends of the earth. {13:48} And when the Gentiles they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. years. {13:22} And when he had removed him, he raised up {13:49} And the word of the Lord was published unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave throughout all the region. {13:50} But the Jews stirred up testimony, and said, I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and {13:23} Of this man’s seed hath God according to [his] expelled them out of their coasts. {13:51} But they shook promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: {13:24} When off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto John had first preached before his coming the baptism of Iconium. {13:52} And the disciples were filled with joy, repentance to all the people of Israel. {13:25} And as John and with the Holy Ghost. fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not [he.] But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose {14:1} And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went shoes of [his] feet I am not worthy to loose. {13:26} Men both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, [and] brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of Greeks believed. {14:2} But the unbelieving Jews stirred up this salvation sent. {13:27} For they that dwell at Jerusalem, the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the brethren. {14:3} Long time therefore abode they speaking voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of they have fulfilled [them] in condemning [him. ]{13:28} his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their And though they found no cause of death [in him,] yet hands. {14:4} But the multitude of the city was divided: and desired they Pilate that he should be slain. {13:29} And part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. {14:5} when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, took [him] down from the tree, and laid [him] in a and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use [them] sepulchre. {13:30} But God raised him from the dead: despitefully, and to stone them, {14:6} They were ware of {13:31} And he was seen many days of them which came [it,] and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his unto the region that lieth round about: {14:7} And there witnesses unto the people. {13:32} And we declare unto they preached the gospel. you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, {13:33} God hath fulfilled the same unto {14:8} And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never www.holybooks.com

Acts Page 636 had walked: {14:9} The same heard Paul speak: who consider of this matter. {15:7} And when there had been stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men be healed, {14:10} Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on [and] brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God thy feet. And he leaped and walked. {14:11} And when the made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. {15:8} And saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving to us in the likeness of men. {14:12} And they called them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us; {15:9} And Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the put no difference between us and them, purifying their chief speaker. {14:13} Then the priest of Jupiter, which was hearts by faith. {15:10} Now therefore why tempt ye God, before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither and would have done sacrifice with the people. {14:14} our fathers nor we were able to bear? {15:11} But we [Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard [of,] believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying shall be saved, even as they. out, {14:15} And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you {15:12} Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. that are therein: {14:16} Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. {14:17} Nevertheless he {15:13} And after they had held their peace, James left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and answered, saying, Men [and] brethren, hearken unto me: gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our {15:14} Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit hearts with food and gladness. {14:18} And with these the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not {15:15} And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is done sacrifice unto them. written, {15:16} After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will {14:19} And there came thither [certain] Jews from build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: {15:17} Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all having stoned Paul, drew [him] out of the city, supposing he the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, had been dead. {14:20} Howbeit, as the disciples stood who doeth all these things. {15:18} Known unto God are all round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the his works from the beginning of the world. {15:19} next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. {14:21} And Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had from among the Gentiles are turned to God: {15:20} But taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and [to] that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of Iconium, and Antioch, {14:22} Confirming the souls of the idols, and [from] fornication, and [from] things strangled, disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and and [from] blood. {15:21} For Moses of old time hath in that we must through much tribulation enter into the every city them that preach him, being read in the kingdom of God. {14:23} And when they had ordained synagogues every sabbath day. {15:22} Then pleased it the them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and {14:24} And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they Barnabas; [namely,] Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, came to Pamphylia. {14:25} And when they had preached chief men among the brethren: {15:23} And they wrote the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia: {14:26} [letters] by them after this manner; The apostles and elders And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been and brethren [send] greeting unto the brethren which are of recommended to the grace of God for the work which they the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: {15:24} fulfilled. {14:27} And when they were come, and had Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God from us have troubled you with words, subverting your had done with them, and how he had opened the door of souls, saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: faith unto the Gentiles. {14:28} And there they abode long to whom we gave no [such] commandment: {15:25} It time with the disciples. seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and {15:1} And certain men which came down from Judaea Paul, {15:26} Men that have hazarded their lives for the taught the brethren, [and said,] Except ye be circumcised name of our Lord Jesus Christ. {15:27} We have sent after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. {15:2} therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell [you] the same When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension things by mouth. {15:28} For it seemed good to the Holy and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to these necessary things; {15:29} That ye abstain from meats Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, {15:3} And being brought on their way by the church, they and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the shall do well. Fare ye well. {15:30} So when they were conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had all the brethren. {15:4} And when they were come to gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and [of] the {15:31} [Which] when they had read, they rejoiced for the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God consolation. {15:32} And Judas and Silas, being prophets had done with them. {15:5} But there rose up certain of the also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was and confirmed [them. ]{15:33} And after they had tarried needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep [there] a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren the law of Moses. unto the apostles. {15:34} Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. {15:35} Paul also and Barnabas {15:6} And the apostles and elders came together for to continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of www.holybooks.com

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[them] into the marketplace unto the rulers, {16:20} And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being {15:36} And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, {16:21} And teach us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to have preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do. observe, being Romans. {16:22} And the multitude rose up {15:37} And Barnabas determined to take with them John, together against them: and the magistrates rent off their whose surname was Mark. {15:38} But Paul thought not clothes, and commanded to beat [them. ]{16:23} And when good to take him with them, who departed from them from they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. {15:39} prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely: {16:24} And the contention was so sharp between them, that they Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus; {15:40} And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren {16:25} And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang unto the grace of God. {15:41} And he went through Syria praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. {16:26} and Cilicia, confirming the churches. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all {16:1} Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a {16:27} And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his father [was] a Greek: {16:2} Which was well reported of by sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. {16:3} Him prisoners had been fled. {16:28} But Paul cried with a loud would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those {16:29} Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, {16:30} {16:4} And as they went through the cities, they delivered And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the saved? {16:31} And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem. {16:5} And so Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. {16:32} And were the churches established in the faith, and increased in they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that number daily. {16:6} Now when they had gone throughout were in his house. {16:33} And he took them the same hour Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the of the night, and washed [their] stripes; and was baptized, Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, {16:7} After they he and all his, straightway. {16:34} And when he had were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and the Spirit suffered them not. {16:8} And they passing by rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. {16:35} And Mysia came down to Troas. {16:9} And a vision appeared when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and Let those men go. {16:36} And the keeper of the prison told prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: us. {16:10} And after he had seen the vision, immediately now therefore depart, and go in peace. {16:37} But Paul we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto being Romans, and have cast [us] into prison; and now do them. {16:11} Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to themselves and fetch us out. {16:38} And the serjeants told Neapolis; {16:12} And from thence to Philippi, which is the these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when chief city of that part of Macedonia, [and] a colony: and we they heard that they were Romans. {16:39} And they came were in that city abiding certain days. {16:13} And on the and besought them, and brought [them] out, and desired sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer [them] to depart out of the city. {16:40} And they went out was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the of the prison, and entered into [the house of] Lydia and women which resorted [thither. when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. ]{16:14} And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, {17:1} Now when they had passed through Amphipolis heard [us:] whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a unto the things which were spoken of Paul. {16:15} And synagogue of the Jews: {17:2} And Paul, as his manner when she was baptized, and her household, she besought was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned [us,] saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, with them out of the scriptures, {17:3} Opening and come into my house, and abide [there.] And she constrained alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen us. again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. {17:4} And some of them believed, and {16:16} And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: {16:17} The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, {17:5} But the Jews which believed not, moved with These men are the servants of the most high God, which envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, shew unto us the way of salvation. {16:18} And this did she and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out to the people. {17:6} And when they found them not, out of her. And he came out the same hour. they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down {16:19} And when her masters saw that the hope of their are come hither also; {17:7} Whom Jason hath received: gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying www.holybooks.com

Acts Page 638 that there is another king, [one] Jesus. {17:8} And they again of this [matter. ]{17:33} So Paul departed from troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they among them. {17:34} Howbeit certain men clave unto him, heard these things. {17:9} And when they had taken and believed: among the which [was] Dionysius the security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go. Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. {17:10} And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming [thither] went into {18:1} After these things Paul departed from Athens, and the synagogue of the Jews. {17:11} These were more noble came to Corinth; {18:2} And found a certain Jew named than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to whether those things were so. {17:12} Therefore many of depart from Rome:) and came unto them. {18:3} And them believed; also of honourable women which were because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and Greeks, and of men, not a few. {17:13} But when the Jews wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was {18:4} And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. {18:5} And when stirred up the people. {17:14} And then immediately the Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus and Timotheus abode there still. {17:15} And they that [was] Christ. {18:6} And when they opposed themselves, conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said unto commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: with all speed, they departed. from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. {17:16} Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his {18:7} And he departed thence, and entered into a certain spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given [man’s] house, named Justus, [one] that worshipped God, to idolatry. {17:17} Therefore disputed he in the synagogue whose house joined hard to the synagogue. {18:8} And with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the market daily with them that met with him. {17:18} Then Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, hearing believed, and were baptized. {18:9} Then spake the encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange speak, and hold not thy peace: {18:10} For I am with thee, gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much resurrection. {17:19} And they took him, and brought him people in this city. {18:11} And he continued [there] a year unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new and six months, teaching the word of God among them. doctrine, whereof thou speakest, [is? ]{17:20} For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know {18:12} And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the therefore what these things mean. {17:21} (For all the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time brought him to the judgment seat, {18:13} Saying, This in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) [fellow] persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. {18:14} And when Paul was now about to open [his] {17:22} Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of said, [Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are wrong or wicked lewdness, O [ye] Jews, reason would that I too superstitious. {17:23} For as I passed by, and beheld should bear with you: {18:15} But if it be a question of your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO words and names, and [of] your law, look ye [to it;] for I THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly will be no judge of such [matters. ]{18:16} And he drave worship, him declare I unto you. {17:24} God that made the them from the judgment seat. {18:17} Then all the Greeks world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; [him] before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none {17:25} Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though of those things. he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; {17:26} And hath made of one blood all {18:18} And Paul [after this] tarried [there] yet a good nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having of their habitation; {17:27} That they should seek the Lord, shorn [his] head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow. {18:19} if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself be not far from every one of us: {17:28} For in him we live, entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own {18:20} When they desired [him] to tarry longer time with poets have said, For we are also his offspring. {17:29} them, he consented not; {18:21} But bade them farewell, Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And stone, graven by art and man’s device. {17:30} And the he sailed from Ephesus. {18:22} And when he had landed at times of this ignorance God winked at; but now Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went commandeth all men every where to repent: {17:31} down to Antioch. {18:23} And after he had spent some time Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge [there,] he departed, and went over [all] the country of the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men,] in that he hath raised him from the dead. {18:24} And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, {17:32} And when they heard of the resurrection of the came to Ephesus. {18:25} This man was instructed in the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake www.holybooks.com

Page 639 Acts and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only no small gain unto the craftsmen; {19:25} Whom he called the baptism of John. {18:26} And he began to speak boldly together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. {19:26} heard, they took him unto [them,] and expounded unto him Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but the way of God more perfectly. {18:27} And when he was almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, which are made with hands: {19:27} So that not only this helped them much which had believed through grace: our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the {18:28} For he mightily convinced the Jews, [and that] temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. {19:28} And when they heard [these {19:1} And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at sayings,] they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians. {19:29} And the whole to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, {19:2} He said city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. {19:30} heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. {19:3} And he said And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, disciples suffered him not. {19:31} And certain of the chief Unto John’s baptism. {19:4} Then said Paul, John verily of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the [him] that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. people, that they should believe on him which should come {19:32} Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. {19:5} When they heard for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not [this,] they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. wherefore they were come together. {19:33} And they drew {19:6} And when Paul had laid [his] hands upon them, the Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and and prophesied. {19:7} And all the men were about twelve. would have made his defence unto the people. {19:34} But {19:8} And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the the space of two hours cried out, Great [is] Diana of the things concerning the kingdom of God. {19:9} But when Ephesians. {19:35} And when the townclerk had appeased divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of the people, he said, [Ye] men of Ephesus, what man is there that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the [image] Tyrannus. {19:10} And this continued by the space of two which fell down from Jupiter? {19:36} Seeing then that years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. {19:11} And God and to do nothing rashly. {19:37} For ye have brought wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: {19:12} So hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs yet blasphemers of your goddess. {19:38} Wherefore if or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a spirits went out of them. matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. {19:39} But if ye {19:13} Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the determined in a lawful assembly. {19:40} For we are in name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there whom Paul preacheth. {19:14} And there were seven sons being no cause whereby we may give an account of this of [one] Sceva, a Jew, [and] chief of the priests, which did concourse. {19:41} And when he had thus spoken, he so. {19:15} And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I dismissed the assembly. know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? {19:16} And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and {20:1} And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they [him] the disciples, and embraced [them,] and departed for fled out of that house naked and wounded. {19:17} And this to go into Macedonia. {20:2} And when he had gone over was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord into Greece, {20:3} And [there] abode three months. And Jesus was magnified. {19:18} And many that believed when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. {19:19} Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia. {20:4} Many of them also which used curious arts brought their And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and books together, and burned them before all [men:] and they of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and [pieces] of silver. {19:20} So mightily grew the word of Trophimus. {20:5} These going before tarried for us at God and prevailed. Troas. {20:6} And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in {19:21} After these things were ended, Paul purposed in five days; where we abode seven days. {20:7} And upon the the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and first [day] of the week, when the disciples came together to Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on I must also see Rome. {19:22} So he sent into Macedonia the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and {20:8} And there were many lights in the upper chamber, Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. {19:23} where they were gathered together. {20:9} And there sat in And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being {19:24} For a certain [man] named Demetrius, a fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and www.holybooks.com

Acts Page 640 was taken up dead. {20:10} And Paul went down, and fell and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him, {20:38} Sorrowing on him, and embracing [him] said, Trouble not yourselves; most of all for the words which he spake, that they should for his life is in him. {20:11} When he therefore was come see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long ship. while, even till break of day, so he departed. {20:12} And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little {21:1} And it came to pass, that after we were gotten comforted. from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the [day] following unto Rhodes, and {20:13} And we went before to ship, and sailed unto from thence unto Patara: {21:2} And finding a ship sailing Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth. {21:3} appointed, minding himself to go afoot. {20:14} And when Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the Mitylene. {20:15} And we sailed thence, and came the next ship was to unlade her burden. {21:4} And finding [day] over against Chios; and the next [day] we arrived at disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next [day] we through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. came to Miletus. {20:16} For Paul had determined to sail by {21:5} And when we had accomplished those days, we Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the way, with wives and children, till [we were] out of the city: day of Pentecost. and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. {21:6} And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; {20:17} And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called and they returned home again. {21:7} And when we had the elders of the church. {20:18} And when they were come finished [our] course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. {21:8} came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at And the next [day] we that were of Paul’s company all seasons, {20:19} Serving the Lord with all humility of departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell house of Philip the evangelist, which was [one] of the me by the lying in wait of the Jews: {20:20} [And] how I seven; and abode with him. {21:9} And the same man had kept back nothing that was profitable [unto you,] but have four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. {21:10} And shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house as we tarried [there] many days, there came down from to house, {20:21} Testifying both to the Jews, and also to Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. {21:11} And the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and Lord Jesus Christ. {20:22} And now, behold, I go bound in bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that befall me there: {20:23} Save that the Holy Ghost owneth this girdle, and shall deliver [him] into the hands of witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions the Gentiles. {21:12} And when we heard these things, both abide me. {20:24} But none of these things move me, we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might Jerusalem. {21:13} Then Paul answered, What mean ye to finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the of God. {20:25} And now, behold, I know that ye all, Lord Jesus. {21:14} And when he would not be persuaded, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. shall see my face no more. {20:26} Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I [am] pure from the blood of all [men. {21:15} And after those days we took up our carriages, ]{20:27} For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the and went up to Jerusalem. {21:16} There went with us also counsel of God. [certain] of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we {20:28} Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all should lodge. {21:17} And when we were come to the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. {21:18} And the overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath [day] following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the purchased with his own blood. {20:29} For I know this, that elders were present. {21:19} And when he had saluted after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought you, not sparing the flock. {20:30} Also of your own selves among the Gentiles by his ministry. {21:20} And when they shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away heard [it,] they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou disciples after them. {20:31} Therefore watch, and seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to believe; and they are all zealous of the law: {21:21} And warn every one night and day with tears. {20:32} And now, they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an they ought not to circumcise [their] children, neither to walk inheritance among all them which are sanctified. {20:33} I after the customs. {21:22} What is it therefore? the have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. {20:34} multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered thou art come. {21:23} Do therefore this that we say to unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; {20:35} I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring {21:24} Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of charges with them, that they may shave [their] heads: and the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than all may know that those things, whereof they were informed to receive. concerning thee, are nothing; but [that] thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. {21:25} As touching {20:36} And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, the Gentiles which believe, we have written [and] and prayed with them all. {20:37} And they all wept sore, concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that www.holybooks.com

Page 641 Acts they keep themselves from [things] offered to idols, and shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things {21:26} Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying which are appointed for thee to do. {22:11} And when I himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. offering should be offered for every one of them. {22:12} And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt {21:27} And when the seven days were almost ended, the [there, ]{22:13} Came unto me, and stood, and said unto Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, {21:28} looked up upon him. {22:14} And he said, The God of our Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, teacheth all [men] every where against the people, and the and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the mouth. {22:15} For thou shalt be his witness unto all men temple, and hath polluted this holy place. {21:29} (For they of what thou hast seen and heard. {22:16} And now why had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into sins, calling on the name of the Lord. {22:17} And it came the temple.) {21:30} And all the city was moved, and the to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; {22:18} And of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. {21:31} saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an concerning me. {22:19} And I said, Lord, they know that I uproar. {21:32} Who immediately took soldiers and imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the on thee: {22:20} And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul. was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his {21:33} Then the chief captain came near, and took him, death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. {22:21} and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains; and And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence demanded who he was, and what he had done. {21:34} And unto the Gentiles. {22:22} And they gave him audience some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: unto this word, and [then] lifted up their voices, and said, and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he Away with such a [fellow] from the earth: for it is not fit commanded him to be carried into the castle. {21:35} And that he should live. {22:23} And as they cried out, and cast when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne off [their] clothes, and threw dust into the air, {22:24} The of the soldiers for the violence of the people. {21:36} For chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he with him. {21:37} And as Paul was to be led into the castle, might know wherefore they cried so against him. {22:25} he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the said, Canst thou speak Greek? {21:38} Art not thou that centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? {22:26} When the leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were centurion heard [that,] he went and told the chief captain, murderers? {21:39} But Paul said, I am a man [which am] a saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. Jew of Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: {22:27} Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people. Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. {22:28} And the {21:40} And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And freedom. And Paul said, But I was [free] born. {22:29} when there was made a great silence, he spake unto [them] Then straightway they departed from him which should in the Hebrew tongue, saying, have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had {22:1} Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence bound him. {22:30} On the morrow, because he would have [which I make] now unto you. {22:2} (And when they known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept he loosed him from [his] bands, and commanded the chief the more silence: and he saith,) {22:3} I am verily a man priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet down, and set him before them. brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, [and] taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, {23:1} And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. {22:4} Men [and] brethren, I have lived in all good conscience And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and before God until this day. {23:2} And the high priest delivering into prisons both men and women. {22:5} As Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate on the mouth. {23:3} Then said Paul unto him, God shall of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the smite thee, [thou] whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. {22:6} And the law? {23:4} And they that stood by said, Revilest thou it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come God’s high priest? {23:5} Then said Paul, I wist not, nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou heaven a great light round about me. {22:7} And I fell unto shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. {23:6} But the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and why persecutest thou me? {22:8} And I answered, Who art the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men [and] thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope whom thou persecutest. {22:9} And they that were with me and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. {23:7} saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between voice of him that spake to me. {22:10} And I said, What the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was www.holybooks.com

Acts Page 642 divided. {23:8} For the Sadducees say that there is no presented Paul also before him. {23:34} And when the resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees governor had read [the letter,] he asked of what province he confess both. {23:9} And there arose a great cry: and the was. And when he understood that [he was] of Cilicia; scribes [that were] of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, {23:35} I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. judgment hall. {23:10} And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces {24:1} And after five days Ananias the high priest of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take descended with the elders, and [with] a certain orator him by force from among them, and to bring [him] into the [named] Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. castle. {23:11} And the night following the Lord stood by {24:2} And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast accuse [him,] saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this at Rome. {23:12} And when it was day, certain of the Jews nation by thy providence, {24:3} We accept [it] always, and banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. {24:4} saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I killed Paul. {23:13} And they were more than forty which pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few had made this conspiracy. {23:14} And they came to the words. {24:5} For we have found this man [a] pestilent chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves [fellow,] and a mover of sedition among all the Jews under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the slain Paul. {23:15} Now therefore ye with the council Nazarenes: {24:6} Who also hath gone about to profane the signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more our law. {24:7} But the chief captain Lysias came [upon perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are us,] and with great violence took [him] away out of our ready to kill him. {23:16} And when Paul’s sister’s son hands, {24:8} Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of castle, and told Paul. {23:17} Then Paul called one of the all these things, whereof we accuse him. {24:9} And the centurions unto [him,] and said, Bring this young man unto Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him. {24:10} Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned {23:18} So he took him, and brought [him] to the chief unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto [him,] thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath the more cheerfully answer for myself: {24:11} Because something to say unto thee. {23:19} Then the chief captain that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve took him by the hand, and went [with him] aside privately, days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. {24:12} and asked [him,] What is that thou hast to tell me? {23:20} And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou man, neither raising up the people, neither in the wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as synagogues, nor in the city: {24:13} Neither can they prove though they would enquire somewhat of him more the things whereof they now accuse me. {24:14} But this I perfectly. {23:21} But do not thou yield unto them: for confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither which are written in the law and in the prophets: {24:15} eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they And have hope toward God, which they themselves also ready, looking for a promise from thee. {23:22} So the allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of chief captain [then] let the young man depart, and charged the just and unjust. {24:16} And herein do I exercise [him, See thou] tell no man that thou hast shewed these myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward things to me. {23:23} And he called unto [him] two God, and [toward] men. {24:17} Now after many years I centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings. {24:18} to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult. {24:19} {23:24} And provide [them] beasts, that they may set Paul Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they on, and bring [him] safe unto Felix the governor. {23:25} had ought against me. {24:20} Or else let these same [here] And he wrote a letter after this manner: {23:26} Claudius say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix [sendeth] before the council, {24:21} Except it be for this one voice, greeting. {23:27} This man was taken of the Jews, and that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, of the dead I am called in question by you this day. and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman. {23:28} And when I would have known the cause {24:22} And when Felix heard these things, having more wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their perfect knowledge of [that] way, he deferred them, and said, council: {23:29} Whom I perceived to be accused of When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge know the uttermost of your matter. {24:23} And he worthy of death or of bonds. {23:30} And when it was told commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let [him] have me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers to minister or come unto him. also to say before thee what [they had] against him. Farewell. {23:31} Then the soldiers, as it was commanded {24:24} And after certain days, when Felix came with his them, took Paul, and brought [him] by night to Antipatris. wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and {23:32} On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with heard him concerning the faith in Christ. {24:25} And as he him, and returned to the castle: {23:33} Who, when they reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, come Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this www.holybooks.com

Page 643 Acts time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought {24:26} He hoped also that money should have been given forth. {25:24} And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for which are here present with us, ye see this man, about him the oftener, and communed with him. {24:27} But after whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, at Jerusalem, and [also] here, crying that he ought not to willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. live any longer. {25:25} But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself {25:1} Now when Festus was come into the province, hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem. {25:26} Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my {25:2} Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and informed him against Paul, and besought him, {25:3} And specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after desired favour against him, that he would send for him to examination had, I might have somewhat to write. {25:27} Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him. {25:4} But For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and not withal to signify the crimes [laid] against him. that he himself would depart shortly [thither. ]{25:5} Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down {26:1} Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted with [me,] and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and in him. {25:6} And when he had tarried among them more answered for himself: {26:2} I think myself happy, king than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the brought. {25:7} And when he was come, the Jews which Jews: {26:3} Especially [because I know] thee to be expert came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. {26:4} My could not prove. {25:8} While he answered for himself, manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; {26:5} temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, all. {25:9} But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and Pharisee. {26:6} And now I stand and am judged for the there be judged of these things before me? {25:10} Then hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: {26:7} said Paul, I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought Unto which [promise] our twelve tribes, instantly serving to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou [God] day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, very well knowest. {25:11} For if I be an offender, or have king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. {26:8} Why should committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no raise the dead? {26:9} I verily thought with myself, that I man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar. ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of {25:12} Then Festus, when he had conferred with the Nazareth. {26:10} Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received Caesar shalt thou go. authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against [them. ]{26:11} And I {25:13} And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled came unto Caesarea to salute Festus. {25:14} And when [them] to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s them, I persecuted [them] even unto strange cities. {26:12} cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and bonds by Felix: {25:15} About whom, when I was at commission from the chief priests, {26:13} At midday, O Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the informed [me,] desiring [to have] judgment against him. brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them {25:16} To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the which journeyed with me. {26:14} And when we were all Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks. {25:17} Therefore, when they were come hither, without {26:15} And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and Jesus whom thou persecutest. {26:16} But rise, and stand commanded the man to be brought forth. {25:18} Against upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these accusation of such things as I supposed: {25:19} But had things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the certain questions against him of their own superstition, and which I will appear unto thee; {26:17} Delivering thee from of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be the people, and [from] the Gentiles, unto whom now I send alive. {25:20} And because I doubted of such manner of thee, {26:18} To open their eyes, [and] to turn [them] from questions, I asked [him] whether he would go to Jerusalem, darkness to light, and [from] the power of Satan unto God, and there be judged of these matters. {25:21} But when that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him {26:19} Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to Caesar. {25:22} Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would unto the heavenly vision: {26:20} But shewed first unto also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the hear him. coasts of Judaea, and [then] to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. {25:23} And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, {26:21} For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the and went about to kill [me. ]{26:22} Having therefore place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing www.holybooks.com

Acts Page 644 both to small and great, saying none other things than those should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were which the prophets and Moses did say should come: driven. {27:18} And we being exceedingly tossed with a {26:23} That Christ should suffer, [and] that he should be tempest, the next [day] they lightened the ship; {27:19} the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. tackling of the ship. {27:20} And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on [us,] all {26:24} And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said hope that we should be saved was then taken away. {27:21} with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of learning doth make thee mad. {26:25} But he said, I am not them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and soberness. {26:26} For the king knoweth of these and loss. {27:22} And now I exhort you to be of good things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded cheer: for there shall be no loss of [any man’s] life among that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing you, but of the ship. {27:23} For there stood by me this was not done in a corner. {26:27} King Agrippa, believest night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. {26:28} Then {27:24} Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with Christian. {26:29} And Paul said, I would to God, that not thee. {27:25} Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. {27:26} almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. {27:27} But {26:30} And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed {26:31} And when they were gone aside, they talked that they drew near to some country; {27:28} And sounded, between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a worthy of death or of bonds. {26:32} Then said Agrippa little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he fathoms. {27:29} Then fearing lest we should have fallen had not appealed unto Caesar. upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. {27:30} And as the shipmen were about {27:1} And when it was determined that we should sail to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners the sea, under colour as though they would have cast unto [one] named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band. anchors out of the foreship, {27:31} Paul said to the {27:2} And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; [one] ye cannot be saved. {27:32} Then the soldiers cut off the Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. {27:33} And while the {27:3} And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius day was coming on, Paul besought [them] all to take meat, courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried unto his friends to refresh himself. {27:4} And when we and continued fasting, having taken nothing. {27:34} had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because Wherefore I pray you to take [some] meat: for this is for the winds were contrary. {27:5} And when we had sailed your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, [a any of you. {27:35} And when he had thus spoken, he took city] of Lycia. {27:6} And there the centurion found a ship bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein. when he had broken [it,] he began to eat. {27:36} Then {27:7} And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were they all of good cheer, and they also took [some] meat. scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not {27:37} And we were in all in the ship two hundred suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; threescore and sixteen souls. {27:38} And when they had {27:8} And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city [of] wheat into the sea. {27:39} And when it was day, they Lasea. knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were {27:9} Now when much time was spent, and when sailing possible, to thrust in the ship. {27:40} And when they had was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, taken up the anchors, they committed [themselves] unto the Paul admonished [them, ]{27:10} And said unto them, Sirs, sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much to the wind, and made toward shore. {27:41} And falling damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; lives. {27:11} Nevertheless the centurion believed the and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but master and the owner of the ship, more than those things the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. which were spoken by Paul. {27:12} And because the {27:42} And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part lest any of them should swim out, and escape. {27:43} But advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] attain to Phenice, [and there] to winter; [which is] an haven purpose; and commanded that they which could swim of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west. should cast [themselves] first [into the sea,] and get to land: {27:13} And when the south wind blew softly, supposing {27:44} And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken that they had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence,] they pieces] of the ship. 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Page 645 Acts bundle of sticks, and laid [them] on the fire, there came a waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. {28:4} And eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, when the barbarians saw the [venomous] beast hang on his and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a and should be converted, and I should heal them. {28:28} murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is vengeance suffereth not to live. {28:5} And he shook off sent unto the Gentiles, and [that] they will hear it. {28:29} the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. {28:6} Howbeit And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down had great reasoning among themselves. dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and {28:30} And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired said that he was a god. house, and received all that came in unto him, {28:31} Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things {28:7} In the same quarters were possessions of the chief which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received no man forbidding him. us, and lodged us three days courteously. {28:8} And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. {28:9} So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: {28:10} Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded [us] with such things as were necessary. {28:11} And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. {28:12} And landing at Syracuse, we tarried [there] three days. {28:13} And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: {28:14} Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. {28:15} And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. {28:16} And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him. {28:17} And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men [and] brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. {28:18} Who, when they had examined me, would have let [me] go, because there was no cause of death in me. {28:19} But when the Jews spake against [it,] I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. {28:20} For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see [you,] and to speak with [you:] because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. {28:21} And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. {28:22} But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. {28:23} And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into [his] lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and [out of] the prophets, from morning till evening. {28:24} And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. {28:25} And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, {28:26} Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: {28:27} For the heart of this people is www.holybooks.com

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Page 647 Romans The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans recompence of their error which was meet. {1:28} And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, {1:1} Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, {1:2} (Which he which are not convenient; {1:29} Being filled with all had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, {1:3} Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, made of the seed of David according to the flesh; {1:4} And malignity; whisperers, {1:30} Backbiters, haters of God, declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: disobedient to parents, {1:31} Without understanding, {1:5} By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: unmerciful: {1:32} Who knowing the judgment of God, that {1:6} Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: they which commit such things are worthy of death, not {1:7} To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. {2:1} Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou {1:8} First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. things. {2:2} But we are sure that the judgment of God is {1:9} For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit according to truth against them which commit such things. in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make {2:3} And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them mention of you always in my prayers; {1:10} Making which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt request, if by any means now at length I might have a escape the judgment of God? {2:4} Or despisest thou the prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; {1:11} For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; {1:12} repentance? {2:5} But after thy hardness and impenitent That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of mutual faith both of you and me. {1:13} Now I would not wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to {2:6} Who will render to every man according to his deeds: come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have {2:7} To them who by patient continuance in well doing some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: {1:14} I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the {2:8} But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. {1:15} So, the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you {2:9} Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that that are at Rome also. {1:16} For I am not ashamed of the doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; {2:10} gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: {2:11} For Greek. {1:17} For therein is the righteousness of God there is no respect of persons with God. {2:12} For as many revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: live by faith. and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; {2:13} (For not the hearers of the law [are] just {1:18} For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who {2:14} For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do hold the truth in unrighteousness; {1:19} Because that by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God the law, are a law unto themselves: {2:15} Which shew the hath shewed [it] unto them. {1:20} For the invisible things work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal accusing or else excusing one another;) {2:16} In the day power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: {1:21} when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not according to my gospel. as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. {1:22} {2:17} Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, law, and makest thy boast of God, {2:18} And knowest {1:23} And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into [his] will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and being instructed out of the law; {2:19} And art confident fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, {2:20} An instructor of the foolish, a {1:24} Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own the truth in the law. {2:21} Thou therefore which teachest bodies between themselves: {1:25} Who changed the truth another, teachest thou not thyself? 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Romans Page 648 the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. circumcision? {2:27} And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter {4:1} What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as and circumcision dost transgress the law? {2:28} For he is pertaining to the flesh, hath found? {4:2} For if Abraham not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: {2:29} But he before God. {4:3} For what saith the scripture? Abraham [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] believed God, and it was counted unto him for of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose righteousness. {4:4} Now to him that worketh is the reward praise [is] not of men, but of God. not reckoned of grace, but of debt. {4:5} But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the {3:1} What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. {4:6} Even [is there] of circumcision? {3:2} Much every way: chiefly, as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. whom God imputeth righteousness without works, {4:7} {3:3} For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief [Saying,] Blessed [are] they whose iniquities are forgiven, make the faith of God without effect? {3:4} God forbid: and whose sins are covered. {4:8} Blessed [is] the man to yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, whom the Lord will not impute sin. {4:9} [Cometh] this That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest blessedness then upon the circumcision [only,] or upon the overcome when thou art judged. {3:5} But if our uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what Abraham for righteousness. {4:10} How was it then shall we say? [Is] God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in (I speak as a man) {3:6} God forbid: for then how shall God uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in judge the world? {3:7} For if the truth of God hath more uncircumcision. {4:11} And he received the sign of abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which judged as a sinner? {3:8} And not [rather,] (as we be [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be the slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let father of all them that believe, though they be not us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just. circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: {4:12} And the father of circumcision to them who are {3:9} What then? are we better [than they?] No, in no not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, of that faith of our father Abraham, which [he had] being that they are all under sin; {3:10} As it is written, There is [yet] uncircumcised. {4:13} For the promise, that he should none righteous, no, not one: {3:11} There is none that be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. {3:12} seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of They are all gone out of the way, they are together become faith. {4:14} For if they which are of the law [be] heirs, unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: {3:13} Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their {4:15} Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under [there is] no transgression. {4:16} Therefore [it is] of faith, their lips: {3:14} Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and that [it might be] by grace; to the end the promise might be bitterness: {3:15} Their feet [are] swift to shed blood: sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but {3:16} Destruction and misery [are] in their ways: {3:17} to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the And the way of peace have they not known: {3:18} There is father of us all, {4:17} (As it is written, I have made thee a no fear of God before their eyes. father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those {3:19} Now we know that what things soever the law things which be not as though they were. {4:18} Who saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every against hope believed in hope, that he might become the mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, guilty before God. {3:20} Therefore by the deeds of the law So shall thy seed be. {4:19} And being not weak in faith, he there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law considered not his own body now dead, when he was about [is] the knowledge of sin. an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: {4:20} He staggered not at the promise of God {3:21} But now the righteousness of God without the law through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; God; {4:21} And being fully persuaded that, what he had {3:22} Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of promised, he was able also to perform. {4:22} And Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. {4:23} there is no difference: {3:23} For all have sinned, and come Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was short of the glory of God; {3:24} Being justified freely by imputed to him; {4:24} But for us also, to whom it shall be his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord {3:25} Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation from the dead; {4:25} Who was delivered for our offences, through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for and was raised again for our justification. the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; {3:26} To declare, [I say,] at this time his {5:1} Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: {5:2} By whom which believeth in Jesus. {3:27} Where [is] boasting then? also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. {5:3} And of faith. {3:28} Therefore we conclude that a man is not only [so,] but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that justified by faith without the deeds of the law. {3:29} [Is tribulation worketh patience; {5:4} And patience, he] the God of the Jews only? [is he] not also of the experience; and experience, hope: {5:5} And hope maketh Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: {3:30} Seeing [it is] one not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. {5:6} For uncircumcision through faith. {3:31} Do we then make void when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died www.holybooks.com

Page 649 Romans for the ungodly. {5:7} For scarcely for a righteous man will {6:16} Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; dare to die. {5:8} But God commendeth his love toward us, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. {5:9} righteousness? {6:17} But God be thanked, that ye were the Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form be saved from wrath through him. {5:10} For if, when we of doctrine which was delivered you. {6:18} Being then were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of made free from sin, ye became the servants of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by righteousness. {6:19} I speak after the manner of men his life. {5:11} And not only [so,] but we also joy in God because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto received the atonement. iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. {6:20} For when ye were the {5:12} Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. {6:21} world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now for that all have sinned: {5:13} (For until the law sin was in ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death. {6:22} But the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, {5:14} Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of life. {6:23} For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. come. {5:15} But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much {7:1} Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. {5:16} as long as he liveth? {7:2} For the woman which hath an And not as [it was] by one that sinned, [so is] the gift: for husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he the judgment [was] by one to condemnation, but the free liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the gift [is] of many offences unto justification. {5:17} For if by law of [her] husband. {7:3} So then if, while [her] husband one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to {5:18} Therefore as by the offence of one [judgment came] another man. {7:4} Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye of one [the free gift came] upon all men unto justification of should be married to another, [even] to him who is raised life. {5:19} For as by one man’s disobedience many were from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be {7:5} For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, made righteous. {5:20} Moreover the law entered, that the which were by the law, did work in our members to bring offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did forth fruit unto death. {7:6} But now we are delivered from much more abound: {5:21} That as sin hath reigned unto the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto should serve in newness of spirit, and not [in] the oldness of eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. the letter. {6:1} What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, {7:7} What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God that grace may abound? {6:2} God forbid. How shall we, forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? {6:3} Know ye not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ covet. {7:8} But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, were baptized into his death? {6:4} Therefore we are buried wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was law sin [was] dead. {7:9} For I was alive without the law raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I we also should walk in newness of life. {6:5} For if we died. {7:10} And the commandment, which [was ordained] have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we to life, I found [to be] unto death. {7:11} For sin, taking shall be also [in the likeness of his] resurrection: {6:6} occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him,] that [me. ]{7:12} Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we commandment holy, and just, and good. {7:13} Was then should not serve sin. {6:7} For he that is dead is freed from that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin. {6:8} Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that we shall also live with him: {6:9} Knowing that Christ which is good; that sin by the commandment might become being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no exceeding sinful. {7:14} For we know that the law is more dominion over him. {6:10} For in that he died, he died spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. {7:15} For that unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but {6:11} Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead what I hate, that do I. {7:16} If then I do that which I would indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our not, I consent unto the law that [it is] good. {7:17} Now Lord. {6:12} Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. {6:13} {7:18} For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as perform that which is good I find not. {7:19} For the good those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I instruments of righteousness unto God. {6:14} For sin shall do. {7:20} Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. {7:21} I find then a law, but under grace. {6:15} What then? shall we sin, because that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. {7:22} we are not under the law, but under grace? 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Romans Page 650 But I see another law in my members, warring against the according to [the will of] God. {8:28} And we know that all law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law things work together for good to them that love God, to of sin which is in my members. {7:24} O wretched man that them who are the called according to [his] purpose. {8:29} I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] {7:25} I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the firstborn among many brethren. {8:30} Moreover whom he flesh the law of sin. did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also {8:1} [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them glorified. {8:31} What shall we then say to these things? If which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but God [be] for us, who [can be] against us? {8:32} He that after the Spirit. {8:2} For the law of the Spirit of life in spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and shall he not with him also freely give us all things? {8:33} death. {8:3} For what the law could not do, in that it was Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? [It is] weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the God that justifieth. {8:34} Who [is] he that condemneth? [It likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the is] Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is flesh: {8:4} That the righteousness of the law might be even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the for us. {8:35} Who shall separate us from the love of Spirit. {8:5} For they that are after the flesh do mind the Christ? [shall] tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? {8:36} As it is things of the Spirit. {8:6} For to be carnally minded [is] written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace. {8:7} accounted as sheep for the slaughter. {8:37} Nay, in all Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is these things we are more than conquerors through him that not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. {8:8} loved us. {8:38} For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. {8:9} life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the present, nor things to come, {8:39} Nor height, nor depth, Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. {8:10} And if Christ [be] love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. in you, the body [is] dead because of sin; but the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness. {8:11} But if the Spirit of him {9:1} I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, {9:2} That I raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. {9:3} For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: {8:12} Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the {9:4} Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, flesh, to live after the flesh. {8:13} For if ye live after the and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the and the service [of God,] and the promises; {9:5} Whose deeds of the body, ye shall live. {8:14} For as many as are [are] the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. {8:15} Christ [came,] who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, {9:6} Not as though the word of God hath taken none Abba, Father. {8:16} The Spirit itself beareth witness with effect. For they [are] not all Israel, which are of Israel: our spirit, that we are the children of God: {8:17} And if {9:7} Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him,] that we may be {9:8} That is, They which are the children of the flesh, also glorified together. these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. {9:9} For this [is] the {8:18} For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which have a son. {9:10} And not only [this;] but when Rebecca shall be revealed in us. {8:19} For the earnest expectation also had conceived by one, [even] by our father Isaac; of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of {9:11} (For [the children] being not yet born, neither having God. {8:20} For the creature was made subject to vanity, done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) same] in hope, {8:21} Because the creature itself also shall {9:12} It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the younger. {9:13} As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but glorious liberty of the children of God. {8:22} For we know Esau have I hated. that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. {8:23} And not only [they,] but {9:14} What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even with God? God forbid. {9:15} For he saith to Moses, I will we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have adoption, [to wit,] the redemption of our body. {8:24} For compassion on whom I will have compassion. {9:16} So we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? {8:25} But if but of God that sheweth mercy. {9:17} For the scripture we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised for [it. ]{8:26} Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we name might be declared throughout all the earth. {9:18} ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy,] groanings which cannot be uttered. {8:27} And he that and whom he will he hardeneth. {9:19} Thou wilt say then searcheth the hearts knoweth what [is] the mind of the unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? 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Page 651 Romans against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all [it,] Why hast thou made me thus? {9:21} Hath not the the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one {10:19} But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? {9:22} will provoke you to jealousy by [them that are] no people, [What] if God, willing to shew [his] wrath, and to make his [and] by a foolish nation I will anger you. {10:20} But power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that of wrath fitted to destruction: {9:23} And that he might sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, not after me. {10:21} But to Israel he saith, All day long I which he had afore prepared unto glory, {9:24} Even us, have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the gainsaying people. Gentiles? {9:25} As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, {11:1} I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God which was not beloved. {9:26} And it shall come to pass, forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not [of] the tribe of Benjamin. {11:2} God hath not cast away my people; there shall they be called the children of the his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the living God. {9:27} Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand against Israel, saying, {11:3} Lord, they have killed thy of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: {9:28} For he will prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, finish the work, and cut [it] short in righteousness: because and they seek my life. {11:4} But what saith the answer of a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. {9:29} And God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us men, who have not bowed the knee to [the image of] Baal. a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto {11:5} Even so then at this present time also there is a Gomorrha. {9:30} What shall we say then? That the remnant according to the election of grace. {11:6} And if by Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have grace, then [is it] no more of works: otherwise grace is no attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of more grace. But if [it be] of works, then is it no more grace: faith. {9:31} But Israel, which followed after the law of otherwise work is no more work. righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. {9:32} Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, {11:7} What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest that stumblingstone; {9:33} As it is written, Behold, I lay in were blinded {11:8} (According as it is written, God hath Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not believeth on him shall not be ashamed. see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. {11:9} And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, {10:1} Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto Israel is, that they might be saved. {10:2} For I bear them them: {11:10} Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to see, and bow down their back alway. {11:11} I say then, knowledge. {10:3} For they being ignorant of God’s Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but righteousness, and going about to establish their own [rather] through their fall salvation [is come] unto the righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. {11:12} Now if righteousness of God. {10:4} For Christ [is] the end of the the fall of them [be] the riches of the world, and the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. {10:5} diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, more their fulness? That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. {10:6} But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on {11:13} For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: {11:14} If by heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above:]) {10:7} any means I may provoke to emulation [them which are] my Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up flesh, and might save some of them. {11:15} For if the Christ again from the dead.) {10:8} But what saith it? The casting away of them [be] the reconciling of the world, what word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that [shall] the receiving [of them be,] but life from the dead? is, the word of faith, which we preach; {10:9} That if thou {11:16} For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt [holy:] and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches. believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the {11:17} And if some of the branches be broken off, and dead, thou shalt be saved. {10:10} For with the heart man thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive is made unto salvation. {10:11} For the scripture saith, tree; {11:18} Boast not against the branches. But if thou Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. {10:12} boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. {11:19} For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. might be graffed in. {11:20} Well; because of unbelief they {10:13} For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not shall be saved. {10:14} How then shall they call on him in highminded, but fear: {11:21} For if God spared not the whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in natural branches, [take heed] lest he also spare not thee. him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear {11:22} Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: without a preacher? {10:15} And how shall they preach, on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the thou continue in [his] goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad cut off. {11:23} And they also, if they abide not still in tidings of good things! {10:16} But they have not all unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath again. {11:24} For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree believed our report? {10:17} So then faith [cometh] by which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature hearing, and hearing by the word of God. {10:18} But I say, into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be www.holybooks.com

Romans Page 652 the natural [branches,] be graffed into their own olive tree? [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. {12:20} Therefore if {11:25} For I would not, brethren, that ye should be thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until {12:21} Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. {11:26} And so all good. Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from {13:1} Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. Jacob: {11:27} For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are shall take away their sins. {11:28} As concerning the ordained of God. {13:2} Whosoever therefore resisteth the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers’ sakes. shall receive to themselves damnation. {13:3} For rulers are {11:29} For the gifts and calling of God [are] without not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then repentance. {11:30} For as ye in times past have not not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their shalt have praise of the same: {13:4} For he is the minister unbelief: {11:31} Even so have these also now not believed, of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the {11:32} For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him he might have mercy upon all. that doeth evil. {13:5} Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. {11:33} O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and {13:6} For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. and his ways past finding out! {11:34} For who hath known {13:7} Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? tribute [is due;] custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; {11:35} Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be honour to whom honour. {13:8} Owe no man any thing, but recompensed unto him again? {11:36} For of him, and to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled through him, and to him, [are] all things: to whom [be] the law. {13:9} For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, glory for ever. Amen. Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any {12:1} I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. {13:10} Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore {12:2} And be not conformed to this world: but be ye love [is] the fulfilling of the law. {13:11} And that, transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we God. believed. {13:12} The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put {12:3} For I say, through the grace given unto me, to on the armour of light. {13:13} Let us walk honestly, as in every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, and wantonness, not in strife and envying. {13:14} But put according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the faith. {12:4} For as we have many members in one body, flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof. and all members have not the same office: {12:5} So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one ]{14:1} Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not members one of another. {12:6} Having then gifts differing to doubtful disputations. {14:2} For one believeth that he according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith; {14:3} Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; {12:7} Or ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for that teacheth, on teaching; {12:8} Or he that exhorteth, on God hath received him. {14:4} Who art thou that judgest exhortation: he that giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make cheerfulness. him stand. {14:5} One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike.] Let every man {12:9} [Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that be fully persuaded in his own mind. {14:6} He that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. {12:10} [Be] regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it.] He honour preferring one another; {12:11} Not slothful in that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; {12:12} he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant thanks. {14:7} For none of us liveth to himself, and no man in prayer; {12:13} Distributing to the necessity of saints; dieth to himself. {14:8} For whether we live, we live unto given to hospitality. {12:14} Bless them which persecute the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: you: bless, and curse not. {12:15} Rejoice with them that do whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. {14:9} rejoice, and weep with them that weep. {12:16} [Be] of the For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but he might be Lord both of the dead and living. {14:10} But condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at conceits. {12:17} Recompense to no man evil for evil. nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the Provide things honest in the sight of all men. {12:18} If it judgment seat of Christ. {14:11} For it is written, [As] I be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every men. {12:19} Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but tongue shall confess to God. {14:12} So then every one of www.holybooks.com

Page 653 Romans us shall give account of himself to God. {14:13} Let us not fully preached the gospel of Christ. {15:20} Yea, so have I therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in lest I should build upon another man’s foundation: {15:21} [his] brother’s way. {14:14} I know, and am persuaded by But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand. to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] {15:22} For which cause also I have been much hindered unclean. {14:15} But if thy brother be grieved with [thy] from coming to you. {15:23} But now having no more meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him place in these parts, and having a great desire these many with thy meat, for whom Christ died. {14:16} Let not then years to come unto you; {15:24} Whensoever I take my your good be evil spoken of: {14:17} For the kingdom of journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by and joy in the Holy Ghost. {14:18} For he that in these you, if first I be somewhat filled with your [company. things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved ]{15:25} But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the of men. {14:19} Let us therefore follow after the things saints. {15:26} For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints another. {14:20} For meat destroy not the work of God. All which are at Jerusalem. {15:27} It hath pleased them verily; things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been eateth with offence. {14:21} [It is] good neither to eat flesh, made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother minister unto them in carnal things. {15:28} When therefore stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. {14:22} Hast I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Happy [is] he will come by you into Spain. {15:29} And I am sure that, that condemneth not himself in that thing which he when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the alloweth. {14:23} And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, blessing of the gospel of Christ. because [he eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin. {15:30} Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive {15:1} We then that are strong ought to bear the together with me in [your] prayers to God for me; {15:31} infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. {15:2} That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Let every one of us please [his] neighbour for [his] good to Judaea; and that my service which [I have] for Jerusalem edification. {15:3} For even Christ pleased not himself; but, may be accepted of the saints; {15:32} That I may come as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be fell on me. {15:4} For whatsoever things were written refreshed. {15:33} Now the God of peace [be] with you all. aforetime were written for our learning, that we through Amen. patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. {15:5} Now the God of patience and consolation grant you {16:1} I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: {16:2} That ye Jesus: {15:6} That ye may with one mind [and] one mouth receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. {15:7} Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also {16:3} Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ received us to the glory of God. {15:8} Now I say that Jesus Jesus: {16:4} Who have for my life laid down their own Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the God, to confirm the promises [made] unto the fathers: churches of the Gentiles. {16:5} Likewise [greet] the church {15:9} And that the Gentiles might glorify God for [his] that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ. {16:6} Greet among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. {15:10} And Mary, who bestowed much labour on us. {16:7} Salute again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my {15:11} And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who laud him, all ye people. {15:12} And again, Esaias saith, also were in Christ before me. {16:8} Greet Amplias my There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign beloved in the Lord. {16:9} Salute Urbane, our helper in over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust. {15:13} Christ, and Stachys my beloved. {16:10} Salute Apelles Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus’ believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of [household. ]{16:11} Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet the Holy Ghost. {15:14} And I myself also am persuaded of them that be of the [household] of Narcissus, which are in you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled the Lord. {16:12} Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which {15:15} Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more laboured much in the Lord. {16:13} Salute Rufus chosen in boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, the Lord, and his mother and mine. {16:14} Salute because of the grace that is given to me of God, {15:16} Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, brethren which are with them. {16:15} Salute Philologus, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy saints which are with them. {16:16} Salute one another with Ghost. {15:17} I have therefore whereof I may glory an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you. through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God. {15:18} For I will not dare to speak of any of those things {16:17} Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which obedient, by word and deed, {15:19} Through mighty signs ye have learned; and avoid them. {16:18} For they that are and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of www.holybooks.com

Romans Page 654 the simple. {16:19} For your obedience is come abroad unto all [men.] I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. {16:20} And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen. {16:21} Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you. {16:22} I Tertius, who wrote [this] epistle, salute you in the Lord. {16:23} Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. {16:24} The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. {16:25} Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, {16:26} But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: {16:27} To God only wise, [be] glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. www.holybooks.com

Page 655 1 Corinthians The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. {1:1} Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ {2:1} And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with through the will of God, and Sosthenes [our] brother, {1:2} excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are testimony of God. {2:2} For I determined not to know any sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, {2:3} And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in both theirs and ours: {1:3} Grace [be] unto you, and peace, much trembling. {2:4} And my speech and my preaching from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ. [was] not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: {2:5} That your {1:4} I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; {1:5} That in power of God. {2:6} Howbeit we speak wisdom among every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and [in] them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor all knowledge; {1:6} Even as the testimony of Christ was of the princes of this world, that come to nought: {2:7} But confirmed in you: {1:7} So that ye come behind in no gift; we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: {1:8} Who hidden [wisdom,] which God ordained before the world shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye may be] unto our glory: {2:8} Which none of the princes of this blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. {1:9} God world knew: for had they known [it,] they would not have [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of crucified the Lord of glory. {2:9} But as it is written, Eye his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them {1:10} Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our that love him. {2:10} But God hath revealed [them] unto us Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be deep things of God. {2:11} For what man knoweth the perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? judgment. {1:11} For it hath been declared unto me of you, even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of my brethren, by them [which are of the house] of Chloe, God. {2:12} Now we have received, not the spirit of the that there are contentions among you. {1:12} Now this I world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of the things that are freely given to us of God. {2:13} Which Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. {1:13} Is Christ things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing the name of Paul? {1:14} I thank God that I baptized none spiritual things with spiritual. {2:14} But the natural man of you, but Crispus and Gaius; {1:15} Lest any should say receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are that I had baptized in mine own name. {1:16} And I foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them,] because baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know they are spiritually discerned. {2:15} But he that is spiritual not whether I baptized any other. {1:17} For Christ sent me judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of {2:16} For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. {1:18} For the preaching of the cross is to them that {3:1} And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ. power of God. {1:19} For it is written, I will destroy the {3:2} I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the hitherto ye were not able [to bear it,] neither yet now are ye understanding of the prudent. {1:20} Where [is] the wise? able. where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? {3:3} For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among {1:21} For after that in the wisdom of God the world by you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of walk as men? {3:4} For while one saith, I am of Paul; and preaching to save them that believe. {1:22} For the Jews another, I [am] of Apollos; are ye not carnal? {3:5} Who require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: {1:23} then is Paul, and who [is] Apollos, but ministers by whom But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? {3:6} I stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; {1:24} have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, {3:7} So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. {1:25} he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. {3:8} Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and weakness of God is stronger than men. {1:26} For ye see every man shall receive his own reward according to his your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the own labour. {3:9} For we are labourers together with God: flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called: ye are God’s husbandry, [ye are] God’s building. {3:10} ]{1:27} But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another of the world to confound the things which are mighty; buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he {1:28} And base things of the world, and things which are buildeth thereupon. {3:11} For other foundation can no man despised, hath God chosen, [yea,] and things which are not, lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. {3:12} Now if to bring to nought things that are: {1:29} That no flesh any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious should glory in his presence. {1:30} But of him are ye in stones, wood, hay, stubble; {3:13} Every man’s work shall Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: {1:31} shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. {3:14} If any man’s work abide www.holybooks.com

1 Corinthians Page 656 which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s {3:15} If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer wife. {5:2} And ye are puffed up, and have not rather loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. {3:16} mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the away from among you. {5:3} For I verily, as absent in Spirit of God dwelleth in you? {3:17} If any man defile the body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of were present, [concerning] him that hath so done this deed, God is holy, which [temple] ye are. {5:4} In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord {3:18} Let no man deceive himself. If any man among Jesus Christ, {5:5} To deliver such an one unto Satan for you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in that he may be wise. {3:19} For the wisdom of this world is the day of the Lord Jesus. {5:6} Your glorying [is] not foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole their own craftiness. {3:20} And again, The Lord knoweth lump? {5:7} Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. {3:21} be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; passover is sacrificed for us: {5:8} Therefore let us keep the {3:22} Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are and wickedness; but with the unleavened [bread] of yours; {3:23} And ye are Christ’s; and Christ [is] God’s. sincerity and truth. {5:9} I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: {5:10} Yet not altogether with {4:1} Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. {4:2} extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found of the world. {5:11} But now I have written unto you not to faithful. {4:3} But with me it is a very small thing that I keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a not mine own self. {4:4} For I know nothing by myself; yet drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. {5:12} For what have I to do to judge them also that are {4:5} Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the without? do not ye judge them that are within? {5:13} But Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: from among yourselves that wicked person. and then shall every man have praise of God. {4:6} And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to {6:1} Dare any of you, having a matter against another, myself and [to] Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? {6:2} in us not to think [of men] above that which is written, that Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if no one of you be puffed up for one against another. {4:7} the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge For who maketh thee to differ [from another?] and what the smallest matters? {6:3} Know ye not that we shall judge hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? receive [it,] why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not {6:4} If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this received [it? ]{4:8} Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did {6:5} I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise reign, that we also might reign with you. {4:9} For I think man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were between his brethren? {6:6} But brother goeth to law with appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the brother, and that before the unbelievers. {6:7} Now world, and to angels, and to men. {4:10} We [are] fools for therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go Christ’s sake, but ye [are] wise in Christ; we [are] weak, but to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? ye [are] strong; ye [are] honourable, but we [are] despised. why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to] be defrauded? {4:11} Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and {6:8} Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain brethren. {6:9} Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not dwellingplace; {4:12} And labour, working with our own inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor it: {4:13} Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the abusers of themselves with mankind, {6:10} Nor thieves, filth of the world, [and are] the offscouring of all things nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, unto this day. {4:14} I write not these things to shame you, shall inherit the kingdom of God. {6:11} And such were but as my beloved sons I warn [you. ]{4:15} For though ye some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet [have ye] not are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you of our God. through the gospel. {4:16} Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. {4:17} For this cause have I sent unto you {6:12} All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which brought under the power of any. {6:13} Meats for the belly, be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church. {4:18} and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to them. Now the body [is] not for fornication, but for the you. {4:19} But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, Lord; and the Lord for the body. {6:14} And God hath both and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own but the power. {4:20} For the kingdom of God [is] not in power. {6:15} Know ye not that your bodies are the word, but in power. {4:21} What will ye? shall I come unto members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, you with a rod, or in love, and [in] the spirit of meekness? and make [them] the members of an harlot? God forbid. {6:16} What? know ye not that he which is joined to an {5:1} It is reported commonly [that there is] fornication harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. among you, and such fornication as is not so much as {6:17} But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. www.holybooks.com

Page 657 1 Corinthians {6:18} Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth you. {7:29} But this I say, brethren, the time [is] short: it against his own body. {6:19} What? know ye not that your remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, had none; {7:30} And they that weep, as though they wept which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? {6:20} For not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your they that buy, as though they possessed not; {7:31} And body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. they that use this world, as not abusing [it:] for the fashion of this world passeth away. {7:32} But I would have you {7:1} Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman. {7:2} things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his {7:33} But he that is married careth for the things that are own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. of the world, how he may please [his] wife. {7:34} There is {7:3} Let the husband render unto the wife due difference [also] between a wife and a virgin. The benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she {7:4} The wife hath not power of her own body, but the may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of married careth for the things of the world, how she may his own body, but the wife. {7:5} Defraud ye not one the please [her] husband. {7:35} And this I speak for your own other, except [it be] with consent for a time, that ye may profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. {7:6} without distraction. {7:36} But if any man think that he But I speak this by permission, [and] not of commandment. behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass {7:7} For I would that all men were even as I myself. But the flower of [her] age, and need so require, let him do what every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. {7:37} Nevertheless manner, and another after that. he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his {7:8} I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. {7:38} So then good for them if they abide even as I. {7:9} But if they he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better. {7:39} The wife is to burn. {7:10} And unto the married I command, [yet] not bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband: husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she {7:11} But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or will; only in the Lord. {7:40} But she is happier if she so be reconciled to [her] husband: and let not the husband put abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the away [his] wife. {7:12} But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: Spirit of God. If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. {7:13} {8:1} Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. charity edifieth. {8:2} And if any man think that he {7:14} For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: know. {8:3} But if any man love God, the same is known of else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. him. {8:4} As concerning therefore the eating of those {7:15} But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that brother or a sister is not under bondage in such [cases:] but an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none God hath called us to peace. {7:16} For what knowest thou, other God but one. {8:5} For though there be that are called O wife, whether thou shalt save [thy] husband? or how gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save [thy] wife? and lords many,) {8:6} But to us [there is but] one God, the {7:17} But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him. in all churches. {7:18} Is any man called being {8:7} Howbeit [there is] not in every man that knowledge: circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat [it] called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being {7:19} Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is weak is defiled. {8:8} But meat commendeth us not to God: nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat {7:20} Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he not, are we the worse. {8:9} But take heed lest by any was called. {7:21} Art thou called [being] a servant? care means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use [it] rather. them that are weak. {8:10} For if any man see thee which {7:22} For he that is called in the Lord, [being] a servant, is hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, [being] conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat free, is Christ’s servant. {7:23} Ye are bought with a price; those things which are offered to idols; {8:11} And through be not ye the servants of men. {7:24} Brethren, let every thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. Christ died? {8:12} But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. {7:25} Now concerning virgins I have no commandment {8:13} Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. {7:26} I suppose brother to offend. therefore that this is good for the present distress, [I say,] that [it is] good for a man so to be. {7:27} Art thou bound {9:1} Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? wife? seek not a wife. {7:28} But and if thou marry, thou {9:2} If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. www.holybooks.com

1 Corinthians Page 658 {9:3} Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, to eat and drink, and rose up to play. {10:8} Neither let us {9:4} Have we not power to eat and to drink? {9:5} Have commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other one day three and twenty thousand. {10:9} Neither let us apostles, and [as] the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were {9:6} Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear destroyed of serpents. {10:10} Neither murmur ye, as some working? {9:7} Who goeth a warfare any time at his own of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit destroyer. {10:11} Now all these things happened unto thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk them for ensamples: and they are written for our of the flock? {9:8} Say I these things as a man? or saith not admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. the law the same also? {9:9} For it is written in the law of {10:12} Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that heed lest he fall. {10:13} There hath no temptation taken treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? {9:10} you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should plow in able; but will with the temptation also make a way to hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker escape, that ye may be able to bear [it. of his hope. {9:11} If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal ]{10:14} Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from things? {9:12} If others be partakers of [this] power over idolatry. {10:15} I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I you, [are] not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this say. {10:16} The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we of Christ. {9:13} Do ye not know that they which minister break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? about holy things live [of the things] of the temple? and {10:17} For we [being] many are one bread, [and] one they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. {10:18} {9:14} Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the preach the gospel should live of the gospel. {9:15} But I sacrifices partakers of the altar? {10:19} What say I then? have used none of these things: neither have I written these that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice things, that it should be so done unto me: for [it were] better to idols is any thing? {10:20} But [I say,] that the things for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not void. {9:16} For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto devils. {10:21} Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the me, if I preach not the gospel! {9:17} For if I do this thing cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a and of the table of devils. {10:22} Do we provoke the Lord dispensation [of the gospel] is committed unto me. {9:18} to jealousy? are we stronger than he? {10:23} All things are What is my reward then? [Verily] that, when I preach the lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that lawful for me, but all things edify not. {10:24} Let no man I abuse not my power in the gospel. {9:19} For though I be seek his own, but every man another’s [wealth. ]{10:25} free from all [men,] yet have I made myself servant unto all, Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, [that] eat, asking no that I might gain the more. {9:20} And unto the Jews I question for conscience sake: {10:26} For the earth [is] the became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are Lord’s, and the fulness thereof. {10:27} If any of them that under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that believe not bid you [to a feast,] and ye be disposed to go; are under the law; {9:21} To them that are without law, as whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for without law, (being not without law to God, but under the conscience sake. {10:28} But if any man say unto you, This law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that {9:22} To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth [is] the weak: I am made all things to all [men,] that I might by all Lord’s, and the fulness thereof: {10:29} Conscience, I say, means save some. {9:23} And this I do for the gospel’s not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged sake, that I might be partaker thereof with [you. ]{9:24} of another [man’s] conscience? {10:30} For if I by grace be Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. {9:25} And thanks? {10:31} Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. {10:32} Give things. Now they [do it] to obtain a corruptible crown; but none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to we an incorruptible. {9:26} I therefore so run, not as the church of God: {10:33} Even as I please all [men] in all uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: {9:27} [things,] not seeking mine own profit, but the [profit] of But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: many, that they may be saved. lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. {11:1} Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ. {10:1} Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and {11:2} Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me all passed through the sea; {10:2} And were all baptized in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered [them] unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; {10:3} And did all to you. {11:3} But I would have you know, that the head of eat the same spiritual meat; {10:4} And did all drink the every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock man; and the head of Christ [is] God. {11:4} Every man that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. {10:5} But praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were dishonoureth his head. {11:5} But every woman that overthrown in the wilderness. {10:6} Now these things prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head uncovered were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were things, as they also lusted. {10:7} Neither be ye idolaters, as shaven. {11:6} For if the woman be not covered, let her also [were] some of them; as it is written, The people sat down be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or www.holybooks.com

Page 659 1 Corinthians shaven, let her be covered. {11:7} For a man indeed ought worketh all in all. {12:7} But the manifestation of the Spirit not to cover [his] head, forasmuch as he is the image and is given to every man to profit withal. {12:8} For to one is glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. {11:8} given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the of knowledge by the same Spirit; {12:9} To another faith by man. {11:9} Neither was the man created for the woman; the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same but the woman for the man. {11:10} For this cause ought Spirit; {12:10} To another the working of miracles; to the woman to have power on [her] head because of the another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to angels. {11:11} Nevertheless neither is the man without the another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. interpretation of tongues: {12:11} But all these worketh that {11:12} For as the woman [is] of the man, even so [is] the one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally man also by the woman; but all things of god. {11:13} as he will. {12:12} For as the body is one, and hath many Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto members, and all the members of that one body, being God uncovered? {11:14} Doth not even nature itself teach many, are one body: so also [is] Christ. {12:13} For by one you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] {11:15} But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have for [her] hair is given her for a covering. {11:16} But if any been all made to drink into one Spirit. {12:14} For the body man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, is not one member, but many. {12:15} If the foot shall say, neither the churches of God. Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? {12:16} And if the ear shall say, {11:17} Now in this that I declare [unto you] I praise Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it [you] not, that ye come together not for the better, but for therefore not of the body? {12:17} If the whole body [were] the worse. {11:18} For first of all, when ye come together an eye, where [were] the hearing? If the whole [were] in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and hearing, where [were] the smelling? {12:18} But now hath I partly believe it. {11:19} For there must be also heresies God set the members every one of them in the body, as it among you, that they which are approved may be made hath pleased him. {12:19} And if they were all one manifest among you. {11:20} When ye come together member, where [were] the body? {12:20} But now [are therefore into one place, [this] is not to eat the Lord’s they] many members, yet but one body. {12:21} And the supper. {11:21} For in eating every one taketh before eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor [other] his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. {12:22} drunken. {11:22} What? have ye not houses to eat and to Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them be more feeble, are necessary: {12:23} And those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in [members] of the body, which we think to be less this? I praise [you] not. {11:23} For I have received of the honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness. Jesus the [same] night in which he was betrayed took bread: {12:24} For our comely [parts] have no need: but God hath {11:24} And when he had given thanks, he brake [it,] and tempered the body together, having given more abundant said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: honour to that [part] which lacked: {12:25} That there this do in remembrance of me. {11:25} After the same should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, should have the same care one for another. {12:26} And This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; as ye drink [it,] in remembrance of me. {11:26} For as often or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. as ye eat this bread, and drink [this] cup, ye do shew the {12:27} Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in Lord’s death till he come. {11:27} Wherefore whosoever particular. {12:28} And God hath set some in the church, shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, Lord. {11:28} But let a man examine himself, and so let diversities of tongues. {12:29} [Are] all apostles? [are] all him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup. {11:29} For prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles? he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh {12:30} Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. tongues? do all interpret? {12:31} But covet earnestly the {11:30} For this cause many [are] weak and sickly among best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. you, and many sleep. {11:31} For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. {11:32} But when we {13:1} Though I speak with the tongues of men and of are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not angels, and have not charity, I am become [as ]sounding be condemned with the world. {11:33} Wherefore, my brass, or a tinkling cymbal. {13:2} And though I have [the brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all another. {11:34} And if any man hunger, let him eat at knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. the rest will I set in order when I come. {13:3} And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor,] and though I give my body to be burned, and have {12:1} Now concerning spiritual [gifts,] brethren, I would not charity, it profiteth me nothing. {13:4} Charity suffereth not have you ignorant. {12:2} Ye know that ye were long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye itself, is not puffed up, {13:5} Doth not behave itself were led. {12:3} Wherefore I give you to understand, that unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus thinketh no evil; {13:6} Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, rejoiceth in the truth; {13:7} Beareth all things, believeth all but by the Holy Ghost. {12:4} Now there are diversities of things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. {13:8} Charity gifts, but the same Spirit. {12:5} And there are differences never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall of administrations, but the same Lord. {12:6} And there are fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether diversities of operations, but it is the same God which [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away. {13:9} For we www.holybooks.com

1 Corinthians Page 660 know in part, and we prophesy in part. {13:10} But when report that God is in you of a truth. {14:26} How is it then, that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a be done away. {13:11} When I was a child, I spake as a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. I became a man, I put away childish things. {13:12} For {14:27} If any man speak in an [unknown] tongue, [let it now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: be] by two, or at the most [by] three, and [that] by course; now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am and let one interpret. {14:28} But if there be no interpreter, known. {13:13} And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to three; but the greatest of these [is] charity. himself, and to God. {14:29} Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. {14:30} If [any thing] be {14:1} Follow after charity, and desire spiritual [gifts,] revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his but rather that ye may prophesy. {14:2} For he that peace. {14:31} For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, may learn, and all may be comforted. {14:32} And the but unto God: for no man understandeth [him;] howbeit in spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. {14:33} the spirit he speaketh mysteries. {14:3} But he that For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and all churches of the saints. {14:34} Let your women keep exhortation, and comfort. {14:4} He that speaketh in an silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to [unknown] tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as edifieth the church. {14:5} I would that ye all spake with also saith the law. {14:35} And if they will learn any thing, tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater [is] he let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except women to speak in the church. {14:36} What? came the he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. {14:6} word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, {14:37} If any man think himself to be a prophet, or what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by unto you are the commandments of the Lord. {14:38} But if doctrine? {14:7} And even things without life giving sound, any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. {14:39} whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? speak with tongues. {14:40} Let all things be done decently {14:8} For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall and in order. prepare himself to the battle? {14:9} So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how {15:1} Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, air. {14:10} There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices and wherein ye stand; {15:2} By which also ye are saved, if in the world, and none of them [is] without signification. ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye {14:11} Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I have believed in vain. {15:3} For I delivered unto you first shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for speaketh [shall be] a barbarian unto me. {14:12} Even so our sins according to the scriptures; {15:4} And that he was ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts,] seek that buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the ye may excel to the edifying of the church. {14:13} scriptures: {15:5} And that he was seen of Cephas, then of Wherefore let him that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue the twelve: {15:6} After that, he was seen of above five pray that he may interpret. {14:14} For if I pray in an hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. {15:7} After is unfruitful. {14:15} What is it then? I will pray with the that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. {15:8} spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding due time. {15:9} For I am the least of the apostles, that am also. {14:16} Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen church of God. {15:10} But by the grace of God I am what at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what I am: and his grace [which was bestowed] upon me was not thou sayest? {14:17} For thou verily givest thanks well, but in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet the other is not edified. {14:18} I thank my God, I speak not I, but the grace of God which was with me. {15:11} with tongues more than ye all: {14:19} Yet in the church I Therefore whether [it were] I or they, so we preach, and so had rather speak five words with my understanding, that [by ye believed. {15:12} Now if Christ be preached that he rose my voice] I might teach others also, than ten thousand from the dead, how say some among you that there is no words in an [unknown] tongue. {14:20} Brethren, be not resurrection of the dead? {15:13} But if there be no children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: {15:14} but in understanding be men. {14:21} In the law it is And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and written, With [men of] other tongues and other lips will I your faith [is] also vain. {15:15} Yea, and we are found speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God me, saith the Lord. {14:22} Wherefore tongues are for a that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: the dead rise not. {15:16} For if the dead rise not, then is but prophesying [serveth] not for them that believe not, but not Christ raised: {15:17} And if Christ be not raised, your for them which believe. {14:23} If therefore the whole faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins. {15:18} Then they church be come together into one place, and all speak with also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. {15:19} tongues, and there come in [those that are] unlearned, or If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? {14:24} But most miserable. {15:20} But now is Christ risen from the if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept. 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Page 661 1 Corinthians man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. {15:58} that are Christ’s at his coming. {15:24} Then [cometh] the Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. all authority and power. {15:25} For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. {15:26} The last enemy {16:1} Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I [that] shall be destroyed [is] death. {15:27} For he hath put have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are {16:2} Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you put under [him, it is] manifest that he is excepted, which did lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there put all things under him. {15:28} And when all things shall be no gatherings when I come. {16:3} And when I come, be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be whomsoever ye shall approve by [your] letters, them will I subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem. {16:4} And if be all in all. {15:29} Else what shall they do which are it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me. {16:5} Now baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: they then baptized for the dead? {15:30} And why stand we for I do pass through Macedonia. {16:6} And it may be that in jeopardy every hour? {15:31} I protest by your rejoicing I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. {15:32} on my journey whithersoever I go. {16:7} For I will not see If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us the Lord permit. {16:8} But I will tarry at Ephesus until eat and drink; for to morrow we die. {15:33} Be not Pentecost. {16:9} For a great door and effectual is opened deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. unto me, and [there are] many adversaries. {16:10} Now if {15:34} Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame. for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also [do. ]{16:11} Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in {15:35} But some [man] will say, How are the dead peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with raised up? and with what body do they come? {15:36} the brethren. {16:12} As touching [our] brother Apollos, I [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but except it die: {15:37} And that which thou sowest, thou his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may when he shall have convenient time. {16:13} Watch ye, chance of wheat, or of some other [grain: ]{15:38} But God stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. {16:14} giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his Let all your things be done with charity. {16:15} I beseech own body. {15:39} All flesh [is] not the same flesh: but you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the [there is] one [kind of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, firstfruits of Achaia, and [that] they have addicted another of fishes, [and] another of birds. {15:40} [There themselves to the ministry of the saints,) {16:16} That ye are] also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth glory of the celestial [is] one, and the [glory] of the with [us,] and laboureth. {16:17} I am glad of the coming of terrestrial [is] another. {15:41} [There is] one glory of the Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the lacking on your part they have supplied. {16:18} For they stars: for [one] star differeth from [another] star in glory. have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge {15:42} So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown ye them that are such. in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: {15:43} It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it {16:19} The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and is raised in power: {15:44} It is sown a natural body; it is Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is in their house. {16:20} All the brethren greet you. Greet ye a spiritual body. {15:45} And so it is written, The first man one another with an holy kiss. {16:21} The salutation of Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a [me] Paul with mine own hand. {16:22} If any man love not quickening spirit. {15:46} Howbeit that [was] not first the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward {16:23} The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. that which is spiritual. {15:47} The first man [is] of the {16:24} My love [be] with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from heaven. {15:48} As [is] the earthy, such [are] they also that are earthy: and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] they also that are heavenly. {15:49} And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. {15:50} Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. {15:51} Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, {15:52} In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. {15:53} For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality. {15:54} So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. {15:55} O death, where [is] thy sting? 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Page 663 2 Corinthians The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all. {2:4} For out of much {1:1} Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many and Timothy [our] brother, unto the church of God which is tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: {1:2} the love which I have more abundantly unto you. {2:5} But Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and [from] if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: the Lord Jesus Christ. {1:3} Blessed [be] God, even the that I may not overcharge you all. {2:6} Sufficient to such a Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and man is this punishment, which [was inflicted] of many. the God of all comfort; {1:4} Who comforteth us in all our {2:7} So that contrariwise ye [ought] rather to forgive tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are [him,] and comfort [him,] lest perhaps such a one should be in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. {2:8} Wherefore I comforted of God. {1:5} For as the sufferings of Christ beseech you that ye would confirm [your] love toward him. abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. {2:9} For to this end also did I write, that I might know the {1:6} And whether we be afflicted, [it is] for your proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. {2:10} consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring To whom ye forgive any thing, I [forgive] also: for if I of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we forgave any thing, to whom I forgave [it,] for your sakes be comforted, [it is] for your consolation and salvation. [forgave I it] in the person of Christ; {2:11} Lest Satan {1:7} And our hope of you [is] stedfast, knowing, that as ye should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his are partakers of the sufferings, so [shall ye be] also of the devices. {2:12} Furthermore, when I came to Troas to consolation. {1:8} For we would not, brethren, have you [preach] Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we the Lord, {2:13} I had no rest in my spirit, because I found were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went we despaired even of life: {1:9} But we had the sentence of from thence into Macedonia. {2:14} Now thanks [be] unto death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and in God which raiseth the dead: {1:10} Who delivered us maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust place. {2:15} For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, that he will yet deliver [us; ]{1:11} Ye also helping together in them that are saved, and in them that perish: {2:16} To by prayer for us, that for the gift [bestowed] upon us by the the one [we are] the savour of death unto death; and to the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on other the savour of life unto life. And who [is] sufficient for our behalf. these things? {2:17} For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. {1:12} For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our {3:1} Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with we, as some [others,] epistles of commendation to you, or fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our [letters] of commendation from you? {3:2} Ye are our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you- epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: ward. {1:13} For we write none other things unto you, than {3:3} [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but acknowledge even to the end; {1:14} As also ye have with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as in fleshy tables of the heart. ye also [are] ours in the day of the Lord Jesus. {3:4} And such trust have we through Christ to God- {1:15} And in this confidence I was minded to come unto ward: {3:5} Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think you before, that ye might have a second benefit; {1:16} And any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God; to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of {3:6} Who also hath made us able ministers of the new Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter toward Judaea. {1:17} When I therefore was thus minded, killeth, but the spirit giveth life. {3:7} But if the did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose ministration of death, written [and] engraven in stones, was according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly and nay nay? {1:18} But [as] God [is] true, our word behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; toward you was not yea and nay. {1:19} For the Son of which [glory] was to be done away: {3:8} How shall not the God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? {3:9} For if the [even] by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and ministration of condemnation [be] glory, much more doth nay, but in him was yea. {1:20} For all the promises of God the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. {3:10} in him [are] yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this by us. {1:21} Now he which stablisheth us with you in respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. {3:11} For if Christ, and hath anointed us, [is] God; {1:22} Who hath that which is done away [was] glorious, much more that also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our which remaineth [is] glorious. {3:12} Seeing then that we hearts. {1:23} Moreover I call God for a record upon my have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: {3:13} soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. And not as Moses, [which] put a vail over his face, that the {1:24} Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand. which is abolished: {3:14} But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in {2:1} But I determined this with myself, that I would not the reading of the old testament; which [vail] is done away come again to you in heaviness. {2:2} For if I make you in Christ. {3:15} But even unto this day, when Moses is sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same read, the vail is upon their heart. {3:16} Nevertheless when which is made sorry by me? {2:3} And I wrote this same it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. {3:17} unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord www.holybooks.com

2 Corinthians Page 664 [is,] there [is] liberty. {3:18} But we all, with open face {5:11} Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the trust also are made manifest in your consciences. {5:12} Spirit of the Lord. For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have {4:1} Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have somewhat to [answer] them which glory in appearance, and received mercy, we faint not; {4:2} But have renounced the not in heart. {5:13} For whether we be beside ourselves, [it hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor is] to God: or whether we be sober, [it is] for your cause. handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation {5:14} For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: conscience in the sight of God. {4:3} But if our gospel be {5:15} And [that] he died for all, that they which live hid, it is hid to them that are lost: {4:4} In whom the god of should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe which died for them, and rose again. {5:16} Wherefore not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we image of God, should shine unto them. {4:5} For we preach have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your we [him] no more. {5:17} Therefore if any man [be] in servants for Jesus’ sake. {4:6} For God, who commanded Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, behold, all things are become new. {5:18} And all things to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus the face of Jesus Christ. Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; {5:19} To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world {4:7} But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. {5:20} {4:8} [We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did [we are] perplexed, but not in despair; {4:9} Persecuted, but beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ’s stead, be ye not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; {4:10} Always reconciled to God. {5:21} For he hath made him [to be] sin bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. righteousness of God in him. {4:11} For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made {6:1} We then, [as] workers together [with him,] beseech manifest in our mortal flesh. {4:12} So then death worketh [you] also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. in us, but life in you. {4:13} We having the same spirit of {6:2} (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; {4:14} now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise salvation.) {6:3} Giving no offence in any thing, that the up us also by Jesus, and shall present [us] with you. {4:15} ministry be not blamed: {6:4} But in all [things] approving For all things [are] for your sakes, that the abundant grace ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, {6:5} In stripes, in glory of God. {4:16} For which cause we faint not; but imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is fastings; {6:6} By pureness, by knowledge, by renewed day by day. {4:17} For our light affliction, which longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding unfeigned, {6:7} By the word of truth, by the power of God, [and] eternal weight of glory; {4:18} While we look not at by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the the things which are seen, but at the things which are not left, {6:8} By honour and dishonour, by evil report and seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the good report: as deceivers, and [yet] true; {6:9} As things which are not seen [are] eternal. unknown, and [yet] well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; {6:10} As sorrowful, yet {5:1} For we know that if our earthly house of [this] alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an nothing, and [yet] possessing all things. house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. {5:2} For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon {6:11} O [ye] Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, with our house which is from heaven: {5:3} If so be that our heart is enlarged. {6:12} Ye are not straitened in us, but being clothed we shall not be found naked. {5:4} For we ye are straitened in your own bowels. {6:13} Now for a that are in [this] tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not recompence in the same, (I speak as unto [my] children,) be for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that ye also enlarged. {6:14} Be ye not unequally yoked mortality might be swallowed up of life. {5:5} Now he that together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath hath wrought us for the selfsame thing [is] God, who also righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. {5:6} Therefore hath light with darkness? {6:15} And what concord hath [we are] always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: {5:7} (For an infidel? {6:16} And what agreement hath the temple of we walk by faith, not by sight:) {5:8} We are confident, [I God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as say,] and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them;] and be present with the Lord. {5:9} Wherefore we labour, that, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. {6:17} whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 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Page 665 2 Corinthians us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and doing [of it;] that as [there was] a readiness to will, so [there spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. may be] a performance also out of that which ye have. {8:12} For if there be first a willing mind, [it is] accepted {7:2} Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have according to that a man hath, [and] not according to that he corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. {7:3} I speak hath not. {8:13} For [I mean] not that other men be eased, not [this] to condemn [you:] for I have said before, that ye and ye burdened: {8:14} But by an equality, [that] now at are in our hearts to die and live with [you. ]{7:4} Great [is] this time your abundance [may be a supply] for their want, my boldness of speech toward you, great [is] my glorying of that their abundance also may be [a supply] for your want: you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all that there may be equality: {8:15} As it is written, He that our tribulation. {7:5} For, when we were come into [had gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [had Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on gathered] little had no lack. {8:16} But thanks [be] to God, every side; without [were] fightings, within [were] fears. which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for {7:6} Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast you. {8:17} For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; {7:7} And not being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you. by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he {8:18} And we have sent with him the brother, whose was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches; {8:19} your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I And not [that] only, but who was also chosen of the rejoiced the more. {7:8} For though I made you sorry with a churches to travel with us with this grace, which is letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and the same epistle hath made you sorry, though [it were] but [declaration of] your ready mind: {8:20} Avoiding this, that for a season. {7:9} Now I rejoice, not that ye were made no man should blame us in this abundance which is sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made administered by us: {8:21} Providing for honest things, not sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. us in nothing. {7:10} For godly sorrow worketh repentance {8:22} And we have sent with them our brother, whom we to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now world worketh death. {7:11} For behold this selfsame thing, much more diligent, upon the great confidence which [I that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it have] in you. {8:23} Whether [any do enquire] of Titus, [he wrought in you, yea, [what] clearing of yourselves, yea, is] my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our [what] indignation, yea, [what] fear, yea, [what] vehement brethren [be enquired of, they are] the messengers of the desire, yea, [what] zeal, yea, [what] revenge! In all [things] churches, [and] the glory of Christ. {8:24} Wherefore shew ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, {7:12} Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, [I did it] not for and of our boasting on your behalf. his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God {9:1} For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is might appear unto you. {7:13} Therefore we were superfluous for me to write to you: {9:2} For I know the comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your refreshed by you all. {7:14} For if I have boasted any thing zeal hath provoked very many. {9:3} Yet have I sent the to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this to you in truth, even so our boasting, which [I made] before behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: {9:4} Lest haply if Titus, is found a truth. {7:15} And his inward affection is they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye confident boasting. {9:5} Therefore I thought it necessary to received him. {7:16} I rejoice therefore that I have exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and confidence in you in all [things. make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] ]{8:1} Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace bounty, and not as [of] covetousness. {9:6} But this [I say,] of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; {8:2} How He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. {9:7} and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let liberality. {8:3} For to [their] power, I bear record, yea, and him give;] not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a beyond [their] power [they were] willing of themselves; cheerful giver. {9:8} And God [is] able to make all grace {8:4} Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in the gift, and [take upon us] the fellowship of the ministering all [things,] may abound to every good work: {9:9} (As it is to the saints. {8:5} And [this they did,] not as we hoped, but written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. {9:10} Now he will of God. {8:6} Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the also. {8:7} Therefore, as ye abound in every [thing, in] fruits of your righteousness;) {9:11} Being enriched in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all diligence, every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace thanksgiving to God. {9:12} For the administration of this also. {8:8} I speak not by commandment, but by occasion service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; {9:13} your love. {8:9} For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he God for your professed subjection into the gospel of Christ, became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. and for [your] liberal distribution unto them, and unto all {8:10} And herein I give [my] advice: for this is expedient [men; ]{9:14} And by their prayer for you, which long after for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to you for the exceeding grace of God in you. {9:15} Thanks be forward a year ago. {8:11} Now therefore perform the [be] unto God for his unspeakable gift. www.holybooks.com

2 Corinthians Page 666 {10:1} Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this and gentleness of Christ, who in presence [am] base among boasting in the regions of Achaia. {11:11} Wherefore? you, but being absent am bold toward you: {10:2} But I because I love you not? God knoweth. {11:12} But what I beseech [you,] that I may not be bold when I am present do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be some, which think of us as if we walked according to the found even as we. {11:13} For such [are] false apostles, flesh. {10:3} For though we walk in the flesh, we do not deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles war after the flesh: {10:4} (For the weapons of our warfare of Christ. {11:14} And no marvel; for Satan himself is [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling transformed into an angel of light. {11:15} Therefore [it is] down of strong holds;) {10:5} Casting down imaginations, no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the and every high thing that exalteth itself against the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every their works. thought to the obedience of Christ; {10:6} And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience {11:16} I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if is fulfilled. {10:7} Do ye look on things after the outward otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, a little. {11:17} That which I speak, I speak [it] not after the let him of himself think this again, that, as he [is] Christ’s, Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. even so [are] we Christ’s. {10:8} For though I should boast {11:18} Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given also. {11:19} For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not [yourselves] are wise. {11:20} For ye suffer, if a man bring be ashamed: {10:9} That I may not seem as if I would you into bondage, if a man devour [you,] if a man take [of terrify you by letters. {10:10} For [his] letters, say they, you,] if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. [are] weighty and powerful; but [his] bodily presence [is] {11:21} I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had weak, and [his] speech contemptible. {10:11} Let such an been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when foolishly,) I am bold also. {11:22} Are they Hebrews? so we are absent, such [will we be] also in deed when we are [am] I. Are they Israelites? so [am] I. Are they the seed of present. {10:12} For we dare not make ourselves of the Abraham? so [am] I. {11:23} Are they ministers of Christ? number, or compare ourselves with some that commend (I speak as a fool) I [am] more; in labours more abundant, in themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. oft. {11:24} Of the Jews five times received I forty [stripes] {10:13} But we will not boast of things without [our] save one. {11:25} Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I measure, but according to the measure of the rule which stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto been in the deep; {11:26} [In] journeyings often, [in] perils you. {10:14} For we stretch not ourselves beyond [our of waters, [in] perils of robbers, [in] perils by [mine own] measure,] as though we reached not unto you: for we are countrymen, [in] perils by the heathen, [in] perils in the city, come as far as to you also in [preaching] the gospel of [in] perils in the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils Christ: {10:15} Not boasting of things without [our] among false brethren; {11:27} In weariness and measure, [that is,] of other men’s labours; but having hope, painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by fastings often, in cold and nakedness. {11:28} Beside those you according to our rule abundantly, {10:16} To preach things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the gospel in the [regions] beyond you, [and] not to boast in the care of all the churches. {11:29} Who is weak, and I am another man’s line of things made ready to our hand. not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? {11:30} If I {10:17} But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern {10:18} For not he that commendeth himself is approved, mine infirmities. {11:31} The God and Father of our Lord but whom the Lord commendeth. Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. {11:32} In Damascus the governor under Aretas the {11:1} Would to God ye could bear with me a little in king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, [my] folly: and indeed bear with me. {11:2} For I am desirous to apprehend me: {11:33} And through a window jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his you to one husband, that I may present [you as] a chaste hands. virgin to Christ. {11:3} But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds {12:1} It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. come to visions and revelations of the Lord. {12:2} I knew {11:4} For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the we have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. have not accepted, ye might well bear with [him. ]{11:5} {12:3} And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) {12:4} How that apostles. {11:6} But though [I be] rude in speech, yet not in he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. {12:5} Of among you in all things. {11:7} Have I committed an such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because in mine infirmities. {12:6} For though I would desire to I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? {11:8} I glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but [now] robbed other churches, taking wages [of them,] to do you I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which service. {11:9} And when I was present with you, and he seeth me [to be,] or [that] he heareth of me. {12:7} And wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lest I should be exalted above measure through the lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn supplied: and in all [things] I have kept myself from being in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I burdensome unto you, and so will I keep [myself. ]{11:10} should be exalted above measure. {12:8} For this thing I www.holybooks.com

Page 667 2 Corinthians besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. {13:13} All the saints salute you. {13:14} The grace of {12:9} And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly communion of the Holy Ghost, [be] with you all. Amen. therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. {12:10} Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. {12:11} I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing. {12:12} Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. {12:13} For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except [it be] that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong. {12:14} Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. {12:15} And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. {12:16} But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile. {12:17} Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you? {12:18} I desired Titus, and with [him] I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? [walked we] not in the same steps? {12:19} Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but [we do] all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying. {12:20} For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and [that] I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest [there be] debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: {12:21} [And] lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and [that] I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed. {13:1} This [is] the third [time] I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. {13:2} I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare: {13:3} Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. {13:4} For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you. {13:5} Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? {13:6} But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. {13:7} Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. {13:8} For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. {13:9} For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, [even] your perfection. {13:10} Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction. {13:11} Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. {13:12} Greet one another with an holy kiss. www.holybooks.com

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Page 669 Galatians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of {1:1} Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but the circumcision [was] unto Peter; {2:8} (For he that by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the the dead;) {1:2} And all the brethren which are with me, circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the unto the churches of Galatia: {1:3} Grace [be] to you and Gentiles:) {2:9} And when James, Cephas, and John, who peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given Christ, {1:4} Who gave himself for our sins, that he might unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will fellowship; that we [should go] unto the heathen, and they of God and our Father: {1:5} To whom [be] glory for ever unto the circumcision. {2:10} Only [they would] that we and ever. Amen. should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. {2:11} But when Peter was come to Antioch, {1:6} I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: {2:12} For before that certain came from James, he did eat {1:7} Which is not another; but there be some that trouble with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. {1:8} But and separated himself, fearing them which were of the though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other circumcision. {2:13} And the other Jews dissembled gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried you, let him be accursed. {1:9} As we said before, so say I away with their dissimulation. {2:14} But when I saw that now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the than that ye have received, let him be accursed. gospel, I said unto Peter before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the {1:10} For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the Jews? {2:15} We [who are] Jews by nature, and not sinners servant of Christ. {1:11} But I certify you, brethren, that the of the Gentiles, {2:16} Knowing that a man is not justified gospel which was preached of me is not after man. {1:12} by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught [it,] but even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be by the revelation of Jesus Christ. {1:13} For ye have heard justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and {2:17} But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we wasted it: {1:14} And profited in the Jews’ religion above ourselves also are found sinners, [is] therefore Christ the many my equals in mine own nation, being more minister of sin? God forbid. {2:18} For if I build again the exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. {1:15} things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my {2:19} For I through the law am dead to the law, that I mother’s womb, and called [me] by his grace, {1:16} To might live unto God. {2:20} I am crucified with Christ: reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the {1:17} Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned {2:21} I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if again unto Damascus. {1:18} Then after three years I went righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. {1:19} But other of the apostles saw I none, save {3:1} O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that James the Lord’s brother. {1:20} Now the things which I ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. {1:21} hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? {3:2} Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by {1:22} And was unknown by face unto the churches of the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? {3:3} Are Judaea which were in Christ: {1:23} But they had heard ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made only, That he which persecuted us in times past now perfect by the flesh? {3:4} Have ye suffered so many things preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. {1:24} And in vain? if [it be] yet in vain. {3:5} He therefore that they glorified God in me. ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by the works of the law, or by the hearing {2:1} Then fourteen years after I went up again to of faith? {3:6} Even as Abraham believed God, and it was Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with [me] also. accounted to him for righteousness. {2:2} And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but {3:7} Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any same are the children of Abraham. {3:8} And the scripture, means I should run, or had run, in vain. {2:3} But neither foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to preached before the gospel unto Abraham, [saying,] In thee be circumcised: {2:4} And that because of false brethren shall all nations be blessed. {3:9} So then they which be of unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. {3:10} For as many liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is us into bondage: {2:5} To whom we gave place by written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel things which are written in the book of the law to do them. might continue with you. {2:6} But of these who seemed to {3:11} But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith. {3:12} me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them [to be somewhat] in conference added nothing to me: {2:7} shall live in them. {3:13} Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that hangeth on a tree: {3:14} That www.holybooks.com

Galatians Page 670 the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? {4:17} through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they would the Spirit through faith. {3:15} Brethren, I speak after the exclude you, that ye might affect them. {4:18} But [it is] manner of men; Though [it be] but a man’s covenant, yet [if good to be zealously affected always in [a] good [thing,] it be] confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. and not only when I am present with you. {4:19} My little {3:16} Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, formed in you, {4:20} I desire to be present with you now, And to thy seed, which is Christ. {3:17} And this I say, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you. [that] the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years {4:21} Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of not hear the law? {4:22} For it is written, that Abraham had none effect. {3:18} For if the inheritance [be] of the law, [it two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. is] no more of promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by {4:23} But he [who was] of the bondwoman was born after promise. {3:19} Wherefore then [serveth] the law? It was the flesh; but he of the freewoman [was] by promise. {4:24} added because of transgressions, till the seed should come Which things are an allegory: for these are the two to whom the promise was made; [and it was] ordained by covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth angels in the hand of a mediator. {3:20} Now a mediator is to bondage, which is Agar. {4:25} For this Agar is mount not [a mediator] of one, but God is one. {3:21} [Is] the law Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there and is in bondage with her children. {4:26} But Jerusalem had been a law given which could have given life, verily which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. {4:27} righteousness should have been by the law. {3:22} But the For it is written, Rejoice, [thou] barren that bearest not; scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. hath many more children than she which hath an husband. {4:28} Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of {3:23} But before faith came, we were kept under the law, promise. {4:29} But as then he that was born after the flesh shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. persecuted him [that was born] after the Spirit, even so [it {3:24} Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring is] now. {4:30} Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. {3:25} out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free schoolmaster. {3:26} For ye are all the children of God by woman. {4:31} So then, brethren, we are not children of the faith in Christ Jesus. {3:27} For as many of you as have bondwoman, but of the free. been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. {3:28} There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, {5:1} Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke Jesus. {3:29} And if ye [be] Christ’s, then are ye of bondage. Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. {5:2} Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be {4:1} Now I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child, circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. {5:3} For I differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a {4:2} But is under tutors and governors until the time debtor to do the whole law. {5:4} Christ is become of no appointed of the father. {4:3} Even so we, when we were effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: ye are fallen from grace. {5:5} For we through the Spirit {4:4} But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. {5:6} For in forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, {4:5} Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor To redeem them that were under the law, that we might uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. {5:7} Ye receive the adoption of sons. {4:6} And because ye are did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your truth? {5:8} This persuasion [cometh] not of him that hearts, crying, Abba, Father. {4:7} Wherefore thou art no calleth you. {5:9} A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God {5:10} I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye through Christ. will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be. {5:11} And I, {4:8} Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer service unto them which by nature are no gods. {4:9} But persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. {5:12} now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of I would they were even cut off which trouble you. {5:13} God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? {4:10} Ye not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve observe days, and months, and times, and years. {4:11} I one another. {5:14} For all the law is fulfilled in one word, am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. vain. {5:15} But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. {5:16} [This] I say {4:12} Brethren, I beseech you, be as I [am;] for I [am] as then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the ye [are:] ye have not injured me at all. {4:13} Ye know how flesh. {5:17} For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the at the first. {4:14} And my temptation which was in my other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. {5:18} flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. angel of God, [even] as Christ Jesus. {4:15} Where is then {5:19} Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if [it [these;] Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, had been] possible, ye would have plucked out your own {5:20} Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, eyes, and have given them to me. {4:16} Am I therefore wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, {5:21} Envyings, murders, www.holybooks.com

Page 671 Galatians drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. {5:22} But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, {5:23} Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. {5:24} And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. {5:25} If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. {5:26} Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. {6:1} Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. {6:2} Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. {6:3} For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. {6:4} But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. {6:5} For every man shall bear his own burden. {6:6} Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. {6:7} Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. {6:8} For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. {6:9} And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. {6:10} As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men,] especially unto them who are of the household of faith. {6:11} Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. {6:12} As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. {6:13} For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh. {6:14} But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. {6:15} For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. {6:16} And as many as walk according to this rule, peace [be] on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. {6:17} From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. {6:18} Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit. Amen. www.holybooks.com

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Page 673 Ephesians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians {2:6} And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus: {2:7} That in {1:1} Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus: {1:2} Grace [be] to you, and peace, from God {2:8} For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ. of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: {2:9} Not of works, lest any man should boast. {2:10} For we are his {1:3} Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in which God hath before ordained that we should walk in heavenly [places] in Christ: {1:4} According as he hath them. chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: {1:5} {2:11} Wherefore remember, that ye [being] in time past Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by his will, {1:6} To the praise of the glory of his grace, hands; {2:12} That at that time ye were without Christ, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. {1:7} In being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and whom we have redemption through his blood, the strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; and without God in the world: {2:13} But now in Christ {1:8} Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the and prudence; {1:9} Having made known unto us the blood of Christ. {2:14} For he is our peace, who hath made mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition hath purposed in himself: {1:10} That in the dispensation of [between us; ]{2:15} Having abolished in his flesh the the fulness of times he might gather together in one all enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, earth; [even] in him: {1:11} In whom also we have obtained [so] making peace; {2:16} And that he might reconcile both an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own thereby: {2:17} And came and preached peace to you which will: {1:12} That we should be to the praise of his glory, were afar off, and to them that were nigh. {2:18} For who first trusted in Christ. {1:13} In whom ye also through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the [trusted,] after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of Father. {2:19} Now therefore ye are no more strangers and your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, {1:14} Which is the household of God; {2:20} And are built upon the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. himself being the chief corner [stone; ]{2:21} In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy {1:15} Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the temple in the Lord: {2:22} In whom ye also are builded Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, {1:16} Cease not to together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; {1:17} That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of {3:1} For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and you Gentiles, {3:2} If ye have heard of the dispensation of revelation in the knowledge of him: {1:18} The eyes of the grace of God which is given me to youward: {3:3} How your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the I wrote afore in few words, {3:4} Whereby, when ye read, glory of his inheritance in the saints, {1:19} And what [is] ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who {3:5} Which in other ages was not made known unto the believe, according to the working of his mighty power, sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and {1:20} Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him prophets by the Spirit; {3:6} That the Gentiles should be from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his heavenly [places, ]{1:21} Far above all principality, and promise in Christ by the gospel: {3:7} Whereof I was made power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to unto me by the effectual working of his power. {3:8} Unto come: {1:22} And hath put all [things] under his feet, and me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church, given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the {1:23} Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all unsearchable riches of Christ; {3:9} And to make all [men] in all. see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created {2:1} And you [hath he quickened,] who were dead in all things by Jesus Christ: {3:10} To the intent that now trespasses and sins; {2:2} Wherein in time past ye walked unto the principalities and powers in heavenly [places] according to the course of this world, according to the might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in God, {3:11} According to the eternal purpose which he the children of disobedience: {2:3} Among whom also we purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: {3:12} In whom we have all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and {3:13} Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. {2:4} tribulations for you, which is your glory. {3:14} For this But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus he loved us, {2:5} Even when we were dead in sins, hath Christ, {3:15} Of whom the whole family in heaven and quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) earth is named, {3:16} That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 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Ephesians Page 674 your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, love, {3:18} May be able to comprehend with all saints but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; minister grace unto the hearers. {4:30} And grieve not the {3:19} And to know the love of Christ, which passeth holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of redemption. {4:31} Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, God. and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: {4:32} And be ye kind one to another, {3:20} Now unto him that is able to do exceeding tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. power that worketh in us, {3:21} Unto him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without {5:1} Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; end. Amen. {5:2} And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God {4:1} I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you for a sweetsmelling savour. {5:3} But fornication, and all that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named called, {4:2} With all lowliness and meekness, with among you, as becometh saints; {5:4} Neither filthiness, longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; {4:3} nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of but rather giving of thanks. {5:5} For this ye know, that no peace. {4:4} [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who are called in one hope of your calling; {4:5} One Lord, one is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ faith, one baptism, {4:6} One God and Father of all, who and of God. {5:6} Let no man deceive you with vain words: [is] above all, and through all, and in you all. {4:7} But unto for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the children of disobedience. {5:7} Be not ye therefore the gift of Christ. {4:8} Wherefore he saith, When he partakers with them. {5:8} For ye were sometimes ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as unto men. {4:9} (Now that he ascended, what is it but that children of light: {5:9} (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? goodness and righteousness and truth;) {5:10} Proving what {4:10} He that descended is the same also that ascended up is acceptable unto the Lord. {5:11} And have no fellowship far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) {4:11} with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, [them. ]{5:12} For it is a shame even to speak of those evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; {4:12} For the things which are done of them in secret. {5:13} But all perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for edifying of the body of Christ: {4:13} Till we all come in whatsoever doth make manifest is light. {5:14} Wherefore the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of and Christ shall give thee light. {5:15} See then that ye the fulness of Christ: {4:14} That we [henceforth] be no walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, {5:16} more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. {5:17} every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; {4:15} But will of the Lord [is. ]{5:18} And be not drunk with wine, speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; {5:19} things, which is the head, [even] Christ: {4:16} From whom Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual Lord; {5:20} Giving thanks always for all things unto God working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; {5:21} the body unto the edifying of itself in love. Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. {5:22} Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, {4:17} This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye as unto the Lord. {5:23} For the husband is the head of the henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the their mind, {4:18} Having the understanding darkened, saviour of the body. {5:24} Therefore as the church is being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: husbands in every thing. {5:25} Husbands, love your wives, {4:19} Who being past feeling have given themselves over even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with it; {5:26} That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the greediness. {4:20} But ye have not so learned Christ; washing of water by the word, {5:27} That he might present {4:21} If so be that ye have heard him, and have been it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: {4:22} That ye put or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without off concerning the former conversation the old man, which blemish. {5:28} So ought men to love their wives as their is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; {4:23} And be own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. {5:29} renewed in the spirit of your mind; {4:24} And that ye put For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: {5:30} For we and true holiness. are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. {5:31} For this cause shall a man leave his father and {4:25} Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of be one flesh. {5:32} This is a great mystery: but I speak another. {4:26} Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go concerning Christ and the church. {5:33} Nevertheless let down upon your wrath: {4:27} Neither give place to the every one of you in particular so love his wife even as devil. {4:28} Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband. him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. {4:29} {6:1} Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is www.holybooks.com

Page 675 Ephesians right. {6:2} Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) {6:3} That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. {6:4} And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. {6:5} Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; {6:6} Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; {6:7} With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: {6:8} Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free. {6:9} And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. {6:10} Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. {6:11} Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. {6:12} For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places. ]{6:13} Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. {6:14} Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; {6:15} And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; {6:16} Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. {6:17} And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: {6:18} Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; {6:19} And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, {6:20} For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. {6:21} But that ye also may know my affairs, [and] how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things: {6:22} Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and [that] he might comfort your hearts. {6:23} Peace [be] to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. {6:24} Grace [be] with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. www.holybooks.com

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Page 677 Philippians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind. {2:3} [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or {1:1} Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the better than themselves. {2:4} Look not every man on his bishops and deacons: {1:2} Grace [be] unto you, and peace, own things, but every man also on the things of others. from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ. {2:5} Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ {1:3} I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Jesus: {2:6} Who, being in the form of God, thought it not {1:4} Always in every prayer of mine for you all making robbery to be equal with God: {2:7} But made himself of no request with joy, {1:5} For your fellowship in the gospel reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and from the first day until now; {1:6} Being confident of this was made in the likeness of men: {2:8} And being found in very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ: {1:7} Even as unto death, even the death of the cross. {2:9} Wherefore it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the which is above every name: {2:10} That at the name of defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and of my grace. {1:8} For God is my record, how greatly I [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth; {2:11} And long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. {1:9} And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in Lord, to the glory of God the Father. knowledge and [in] all judgment; {1:10} That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and {2:12} Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always without offence till the day of Christ; {1:11} Being filled obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and unto the glory and praise of God. trembling. {2:13} For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure. {2:14} Do all things {1:12} But I would ye should understand, brethren, that without murmurings and disputings: {2:15} That ye may be the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in unto the furtherance of the gospel; {1:13} So that my bonds the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other shine as lights in the world; {2:16} Holding forth the word [places; ]{1:14} And many of the brethren in the Lord, of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to run in vain, neither laboured in vain. {2:17} Yea, and if I be speak the word without fear. {1:15} Some indeed preach offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: and rejoice with you all. {2:18} For the same cause also do {1:16} The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, ye joy, and rejoice with me. supposing to add affliction to my bonds: {1:17} But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the {2:19} But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus gospel. {1:18} What then? notwithstanding, every way, shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I know your state. {2:20} For I have no man likeminded, who therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. {1:19} For I know will naturally care for your state. {2:21} For all seek their that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s. {2:22} But ye the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, {1:20} According to know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath my earnest expectation and [my] hope, that in nothing I served with me in the gospel. {2:23} Him therefore I hope shall be ashamed, but [that] with all boldness, as always, to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with [so] now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, me. {2:24} But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall whether [it be] by life, or by death. {1:21} For to me to live come shortly. {2:25} Yet I supposed it necessary to send to [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain. {1:22} But if I live in the you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, flesh, this [is] the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose and fellow soldier, but your messenger, and he that I wot not. {1:23} For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a ministered to my wants. {2:26} For he longed after you all, desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he {1:24} Nevertheless to abide in the flesh [is] more needful had been sick. {2:27} For indeed he was sick nigh unto for you. {1:25} And having this confidence, I know that I death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. {2:28} I and joy of faith; {1:26} That your rejoicing may be more sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again. again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. {1:27} Only let your conversation be as it becometh the {2:29} Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be and hold such in reputation: {2:30} Because for the work of absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the supply your lack of service toward me. gospel; {1:28} And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of {3:1} Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write salvation, and that of God. {1:29} For unto you it is given the same things to you, to me indeed [is] not grievous, but in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also for you [it is] safe. to suffer for his sake; {1:30} Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear [to be] in me. {3:2} Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. {3:3} For we are the circumcision, which {2:1} If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any have no confidence in the flesh. {3:4} Though I might also bowels and mercies, {2:2} Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: {3:5} Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, [of] the www.holybooks.com

Philippians Page 678 tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be the law, a Pharisee; {3:6} Concerning zeal, persecuting the hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. {4:13} I can do church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. {4:14} blameless. {3:7} But what things were gain to me, those I Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did counted loss for Christ. {3:8} Yea doubtless, and I count all communicate with my affliction. {4:15} Now ye things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. Christ, {3:9} And be found in him, not having mine own {4:16} For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through unto my necessity. {4:17} Not because I desire a gift: but I the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by desire fruit that may abound to your account. {4:18} But I faith: {3:10} That I may know him, and the power of his have all, and abound: I am full, having received of resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being Epaphroditus the things [which were sent] from you, an made conformable unto his death; {3:11} If by any means I odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. {3:12} Not as to God. {4:19} But my God shall supply all your need though I had already attained, either were already perfect: according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. {4:20} Now but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which unto God and our Father [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen. also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. {3:13} Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing {4:21} Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren [I do,] forgetting those things which are behind, and which are with me greet you. {4:22} All the saints salute reaching forth unto those things which are before, {3:14} I you, chiefly they that are of Caesar’s household. press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. {3:15} Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. {3:16} Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. {3:17} Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. {3:18} (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ: {3:19} Whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.) {3:20} For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: {3:21} Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. {4:1} Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, [my] dearly beloved. {4:2} I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. {4:3} And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and [with] other my fellowlabourers, whose names [are] in the book of life. {4:4} Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice. {4:5} Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord [is] at hand. {4:6} Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. {4:7} And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. {4:8} Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things. {4:9} Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. {4:10} But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. {4:11} Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, [therewith] to be content. {4:12} I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where www.holybooks.com

Page 679 Colossians The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians {2:1} For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and [for] them at Laodicea, and [for] as many as {1:1} Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, have not seen my face in the flesh; {2:2} That their hearts and Timotheus [our] brother, {1:2} To the saints and might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace [be] riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, Jesus Christ. {1:3} We give thanks to God and the Father of and of Christ; {2:3} In whom are hid all the treasures of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, {1:4} Since wisdom and knowledge. {2:4} And this I say, lest any man we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love should beguile you with enticing words. {2:5} For though I [which ye have] to all the saints, {1:5} For the hope which be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith word of the truth of the gospel; {1:6} Which is come unto in Christ. you, as [it is] in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as [it doth] also in you, since the day ye heard [of it,] and knew {2:6} As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, the grace of God in truth: {1:7} As ye also learned of [so] walk ye in him: {2:7} Rooted and built up in him, and Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding minister of Christ; {1:8} Who also declared unto us your therein with thanksgiving. {2:8} Beware lest any man spoil love in the Spirit. {1:9} For this cause we also, since the you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition day we heard [it,] do not cease to pray for you, and to desire of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all Christ. {2:9} For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the wisdom and spiritual understanding; {1:10} That ye might Godhead bodily. {2:10} And ye are complete in him, which walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in is the head of all principality and power: {2:11} In whom every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without {1:11} Strengthened with all might, according to his hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with circumcision of Christ: {2:12} Buried with him in baptism, joyfulness; {1:12} Giving thanks unto the Father, which wherein also ye are risen with [him] through the faith of the hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. saints in light: {1:13} Who hath delivered us from the {2:13} And you, being dead in your sins and the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together kingdom of his dear Son: {1:14} In whom we have with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; {2:14} redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against sins: {1:15} Who is the image of the invisible God, the us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, firstborn of every creature: {1:16} For by him were all nailing it to his cross; {2:15} [And] having spoiled things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or triumphing over them in it. {2:16} Let no man therefore dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, created by him, and for him: {1:17} And he is before all or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days: ]{2:17} Which things, and by him all things consist. {1:18} And he is the are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ. head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the {2:18} Let no man beguile you of your reward in a firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding the preeminence. {1:19} For it pleased [the Father] that in into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up him should all fulness dwell; {1:20} And, having made by his fleshly mind, {2:19} And not holding the Head, from peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment things unto himself; by him, [I say,] whether [they be] ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of things in earth, or things in heaven. {1:21} And you, that God. were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled {1:22} In the {2:20} Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: {1:23} If ye are ye subject to ordinances, {2:21} (Touch not; taste not; continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not handle not; {2:22} Which all are to perish with the using;) moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have after the commandments and doctrines of men? {2:23} heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; {1:24} worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church: {1:25} Whereof I am {3:1} If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 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