Agnostics

and to some be kind, judging thoroughly,

he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

all things prove; that which is good hold fast; — read the full passage →

for revealed is the wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness. — read the full passage →

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, `If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth, — read the full passage →

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

To the Overseer. --By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. The heavens <FI>are<Fi> recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse <FI>is<Fi> declaring. — read the full passage →

The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.

In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets, — read the full passage →

for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us--those being saved--it is the power of God, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands. — read the full passage →

Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.

And yet, ask, I pray thee, <FI>One of<Fi> the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee. — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually. — read the full passage →

all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,

For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law--to themselves are a law; — read the full passage →

and there is not salvation in any other, for there is no other name under the heaven that hath been given among men, in which it behoveth us to be saved.'

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

`He who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me, doth scatter.

`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because they shall be filled. — read the full passage →

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear; — read the full passage →

for it hath been written, `I live! saith the Lord--to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

He who is believing in the Son of God, hath the testimony in himself; he who is not believing God, a liar hath made Him, because he hath not believed in the testimony that God hath testified concerning His Son; — read the full passage →

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,

Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

who is the image of the invisible God, first-born of all creation, — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness, — read the full passage →

having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that <FI>is<Fi> towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that <FI>is<Fi> with me; — read the full passage →

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God-- — read the full passage →

for as many as without law did sin, without law also shall perish, and as many as did sin in law, through law shall be judged, — read the full passage →

professing to be wise, they were made fools, — read the full passage →

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead--to their being inexcusable;

for revealed is the wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness. — read the full passage →

and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;' — read the full passage →

though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good--from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'

And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, `Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' --this is desert. — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'

And Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came; — read the full passage →

in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;

`Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is not entering through the door to the fold of the sheep, but is going up from another side, that one is a thief and a robber; — read the full passage →

the Father doth love the Son, and all things hath given into his hand; — read the full passage →

he who is believing in him is not judged, but he who is not believing hath been judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;

and having laid on them <FI>his<Fi> hands, he departed thence. — read the full passage →

And also My sabbaths I have given to them, To be for a sign between Me and them, To know that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah their sanctifier.

And it cometh to pass, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth <FI>month<Fi> , in the fifth of the month, and I <FI>am<Fi> in the midst of the Removed by the river Chebar, the heavens have been opened, and I see visions of God. — read the full passage →

Hearken unto Me, ye pursuing righteousness, Seeking Jehovah, Look attentively unto the rock--ye have been hewn, And unto the hole of the pit--ye have been digged. — read the full passage →

For the living know that they die, and the dead know not anything, and there is no more to them a reward, for their remembrance hath been forgotten.

There is no man ruling over the spirit to restrain the spirit, and there is no authority over the day of death, and there is no discharge in battle, and wickedness delivereth not its possessors. — read the full passage →

Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher, Vanity of vanities: the whole <FI>is<Fi> vanity.

Words of a preacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: — read the full passage →

The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

The honour of God <FI>is<Fi> to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter. — read the full passage →

Death and life <FI>are<Fi> in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

Better <FI>is<Fi> a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. — read the full passage →

In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil. — read the full passage →

The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step. — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. The heavens <FI>are<Fi> recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse <FI>is<Fi> declaring. — read the full passage →

and it turneth back in its distress unto Jehovah, God of Israel, and they seek Him, and He is found of them, — read the full passage →

one judgment is to you; as a sojourner so is a native; for I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.'

as a native among you is the sojourner to you who is sojourning with you, and thou hast had love to him as to thyself, for sojourners ye have been in the land of Egypt; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God. — read the full passage →

And yet, ask, I pray thee, <FI>One of<Fi> the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee. — read the full passage →

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth--

by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.

for what the law was not able to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, His own Son having sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, did condemn the sin in the flesh,

because, having known God they did not glorify <FI>Him<Fi> as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Happy is he who is reading, and those hearing, the words of the prophecy, and keeping the things written in it--for the time is nigh!

and we have known that the Son of God is come, and hath given us a mind, that we may know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ; this one is the true God and the life age-during!

in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;

and the Life was manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you the Life, the age-during, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us--

according to a foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied!

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

The whole <FI>is<Fi> as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as <FI>is<Fi> the good, so <FI> is<Fi> the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath.