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Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.

But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins, — read the full passage →

But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with them than the first. — read the full passage →

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Ye were running well; who hindered you that ye should not obey the truth?

But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him. — read the full passage →

But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love. — read the full passage →

Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep it, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God.

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with them than the first.

For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

lest again when I come my God should humble me before you, and I should mourn for many of them that have sinned heretofore, and repented not of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they committed.

My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; — read the full passage →

When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace: — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:

I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel;

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

which is not another gospel: only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

looking carefully lestthere beany man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled;

For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →

for already some are turned aside after Satan.

It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that oneof you hath his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified?

Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. — read the full passage →

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.

Remember Lot’s wife.

but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again? — read the full passage →

And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

of whom is Hymenæus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto thee, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritualgifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. — read the full passage →