Fables

and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.

not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;

For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty--

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --

and because of this shall God send to them a working of delusion, for their believing the lie,

All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,

I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,

`The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us. — read the full passage →

Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them, — read the full passage →

`Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,

and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from--for they are unprofitable and vain.

and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

for those such <FI>are<Fi> false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ, — read the full passage →

And all these things as types did happen to those persons, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the end of the ages did come,

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Ye do not hearken unto the words Of the prophets who are prophesying to you, They are making you vain things, A vision of their own heart they speak, Not from the mouth of Jehovah.

And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: `Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor; — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, `Certainly ye will say to me this simile, Physician, heal thyself; as great things as we heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country;'

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?' — read the full passage →

Lo, I <FI>am<Fi> against the prophets of false dreams, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they recount them, and cause my people to err, By their falsehoods, and by their instability, And I--I have not sent them, Nor have I commanded them, And they are not at all profitable to this people, An affirmation of Jehovah.

For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction, — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them; — read the full passage →

and use unto the rebellious house a simile, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To set on the pot, to set <FI>it<Fi> on, and also to pour into it water,

They have seen vanity, and lying divination, Who are saying: An affirmation of Jehovah, And Jehovah hath not sent them, And they have hoped to establish a word. — read the full passage →

`Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,

and no wonder--for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light;

but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, `Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> always to pray, and not to faint, — read the full passage →

And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear, — read the full passage →

And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?' — read the full passage →

`But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves.

And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?

Fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

and they declare <FI>it<Fi> to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth up his voice, and calleth, and saith to them, `Hearken unto me, O masters of Shechem, and God doth hearken unto you: — read the full passage →

And he taketh up his simile, and saith: `Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!

For every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature,

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — 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.

to Him <FI>is<Fi> the glory, and the power--to the ages and the ages! Amen. — read the full passage →

sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth;

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,

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

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; — read the full passage →

upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages,

and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge, — read the full passage →

O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and to the teaching according to piety,

and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety--God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

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 →

for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.

for we have heard him saying, That this Jesus the Nazarean shall overthrow this place, and shall change the customs that Moses delivered to us;'

And he answering said, `Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up; — read the full passage →

Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

and these, as many things indeed as they have not known, they speak evil of; and as many things as naturally (as the irrational beasts) they understand, in these they are corrupted;

for there did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord--Jesus Christ--denying,

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; `A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, `A sow having bathed herself--to rolling in mire.'

and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

because it hath been written, `Become ye holy, because I am holy;'

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers--itching in the hearing, — read the full passage →

thou hast known this, that they did turn from me--all those in Asia, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes;

because every creature of God <FI>is<Fi> good, and nothing <FI>is<Fi> to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,

in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

<FI> him,<Fi> whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders, — read the full passage →

<FI> him,<Fi> whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders, — read the full passage →

which are all for destruction with the using, after the commands and teachings of men,

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects, — read the full passage →

and no wonder--for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light; — read the full passage →

for those such <FI>are<Fi> false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ, — read the full passage →

reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

and those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these did desire.

And these things, brethren, I did transfer to myself and to Apollos because of you, that in us ye may learn not to think above that which hath been written, that ye may not be puffed up one for one against the other,

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came--not in superiority of discourse or wisdom--declaring to you the testimony of God,

where <FI>is<Fi> the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but--to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen.

`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.

And he said, `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

`Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. — read the full passage →

Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him--till seven times?' — read the full passage →

And Peter answering said to him, `Explain to us this simile.'

and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings--commands of men.'

And the disciples having come near, said to him, `Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?' — read the full passage →

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: `Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

And I have spoken unto the prophets, And I have multiplied vision, And by the hand of the prophets I use similes.

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

They have seen vanity, and lying divination, Who are saying: An affirmation of Jehovah, And Jehovah hath not sent them, And they have hoped to establish a word.