Creation And The Fall

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

and the great dragon was cast forth--the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world--he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.

by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

so also it hath been written, `The first man Adam became a living creature,' the last Adam <FI>is<Fi> for a life-giving spirit,

`Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou--Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.'

for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,

and the God of the peace shall bruise the Adversary under your feet quickly; the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <FI>be<Fi> with you. Amen!

and this is the testimony, that life age-during did God give to us, and this--the life--is in His Son;

he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;

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

and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,

because in him were the all things created, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things through him, and for him, have been created,

there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus;

So that we henceforth have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him no more;

`Ye are of a father--the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar--also his father.

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.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more;

and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,

and for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise we do wait, in which righteousness doth dwell;

through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

in these last days did speak to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages;

aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee;

for Adam was first formed, then Eve, — read the full passage →

Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection, — read the full passage →

in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price, — read the full passage →

I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning; — read the full passage →

I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: — read the full passage →

and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who did create him;

and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that <FI>is<Fi> in the Christ;

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness? — read the full passage →

because <FI>it is<Fi> God who said, Out of darkness light <FI>is<Fi> to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

for even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive,

And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood, — read the full passage →

So, then, as through one offence to all men <FI>it is<Fi> to condemnation, so also through one declaration of `Righteous' <FI>it is<Fi> to all men to justification of life;

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin; — read the full passage →

And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria--and with him <FI>are<Fi> Priscilla and Aquilas--having shorn <FI>his<Fi> head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;

on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together, — read the full passage →

and these have been written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.'

for if ye were believing Moses, ye would have been believing me, for he wrote concerning me;

and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about himself.