Growth

and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him <FI>is<Fi> the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.

of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;

Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,

for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what <FI>are<Fi> the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food, — read the full passage →

through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God. — read the full passage →

and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,

And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.

Your own selves try ye, if ye are in the faith; your own selves prove ye; do ye not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, if ye be not in some respect disapproved of? — read the full passage →

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

as, then, ye did receive Christ Jesus the Lord, in him walk ye, — read the full passage →

till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ, — read the full passage →

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold; — read the full passage →

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the babe;

Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, — read the full passage →

verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit; — read the full passage →

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus; — read the full passage →

(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and <FI>is<Fi> good both with Jehovah, and also with men.

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow, — 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 →

having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform <FI>it<Fi> till a day of Jesus Christ,

`And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion. — read the full passage →

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat; — read the full passage →

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,

and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

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.

Charge these things, and teach; — read the full passage →

and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment, — read the full passage →

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Ye, then, beloved, knowing before, take heed, lest, together with the error of the impious being led away, ye may fall from your own stedfastness, — read the full passage →

and now there doth remain faith, hope, love--these three; and the greatest of these <FI>is<Fi> love.

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day;

till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, — read the full passage →

being rooted and built up in him, and confirmed in the faith, as ye were taught--abounding in it in thanksgiving.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

And Moses saith unto the people, `Fear not, station yourselves, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which He doth for you to-day; for, as ye have seen the Egyptians to-day, ye add no more to see them--to the age; — read the full passage →

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

`I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman; — read the full passage →

And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth, — read the full passage →

`I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything;

for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless--to a day of Christ,

so thoughtless are ye! having begun in the Spirit, now in the flesh do ye end?

rejoiceth not over the unrighteousness, and rejoiceth with the truth;

through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God.

`And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.

Charge these things, and teach;

as, then, ye did receive Christ Jesus the Lord, in him walk ye,

who being reviled--was not reviling again, suffering--was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

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.

through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God. — read the full passage →

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

that He may give to you, according to the riches of His glory, with might to be strengthened through His Spirit, in regard to the inner man, — 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; — read the full passage →

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; — read the full passage →

And it being now the middle of the feast, Jesus went up to the temple, and he was teaching, — read the full passage →

And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him, — read the full passage →

Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them. — read the full passage →

And Jabez calleth to the God of Israel, saying, `If blessing Thou dost bless me, then Thou hast made great my border, and Thy hand hath been with me, and Thou hast kept <FI>me<Fi> from evil--not to grieve me;' and God bringeth in that which he asked.

And Joseph saith unto them, `Fear not, for <FI>am<Fi> I in the place of God? — read the full passage →

if we may say--`we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us; — read the full passage →

whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus,

Concerning this thing thrice the Lord did I call upon, that it might depart from me, — read the full passage →

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you; — 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 →

glory from man I do not receive, — read the full passage →

that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath been born of the Spirit is spirit. — read the full passage →

And he was withdrawn from them, as it were a stone's cast, and having fallen on the knees he was praying, — read the full passage →

and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart, — read the full passage →

`Teacher, which <FI>is<Fi> the great command in the Law?' — read the full passage →

and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, `No more from thee may fruit be--to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered. — read the full passage →

so every good tree doth yield good fruits, but the bad tree doth yield evil fruits. — read the full passage →

From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, <FI>From the<Fi> increase of his lips he is satisfied. — read the full passage →

for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk; — read the full passage →

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit; — read the full passage →

Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms; — read the full passage →

and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him--to righteousness;' and, `Friend of God' he was called. — read the full passage →

a two-souled man <FI>is<Fi> unstable in all his ways.

and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire--in nothing lacking; — read the full passage →

Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens--Jesus the Son of God--may we hold fast the profession, — read the full passage →

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

If, then, ye did die with the Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances? — read the full passage →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others. — read the full passage →

For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you--anathema let him be! — read the full passage →

because of this, these things--being absent--I write, that being present, I may not treat <FI>any<Fi> sharply, according to the authority that the Lord did give me for building up, and not for casting down. — read the full passage →

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

And Jesus answering said to her, `Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and disquieted about many things, — read the full passage →

And he said, `To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it? — read the full passage →

who <FI>were<Fi> once not a people, and <FI>are<Fi> now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.