Leaving A Church

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;

having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

that is not another, except there be certain who are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the good news of the Christ; — read the full passage →

I did write to you in the epistle, not to keep company with whoremongers-- — 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 →

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain <FI>is<Fi> , but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh.

`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

Whoredom is actually heard of among you, and such whoredom as is not even named among the nations--as that one hath the wife of the father! -- — read the full passage →

And he went forth thence, and came to his own country, and his disciples do follow him, — read the full passage →

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this <FI>is<Fi> unprofitable to you.

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, — read the full passage →

and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth <FI>thee<Fi> to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God--a pillar and foundation of the truth,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,

`And if he may not hear them, say <FI>it<Fi> to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother; — read the full passage →

and if any one do not obey our word through the letter, this one note ye, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed,

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,

Salute you doth the <FI>assembly<Fi> in Babylon jointly elected, and Markus my son.

and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith--considering the issue of the behaviour--be imitating,

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 →

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

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, — read the full passage →

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him <FI>in<Fi> all things, who is the head--the Christ;

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

for first, indeed, ye coming together in an assembly, I hear of divisions being among you, and partly I believe <FI>it<Fi> ,

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

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.

and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.

for where there are two or three gathered together--to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

A sectarian man, after a first and second admonition be rejecting,

And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying, — read the full passage →

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

to you, then, who are believing <FI>is<Fi> the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

is any infirm among you? let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil, in the name of the Lord, — read the full passage →

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

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

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon, — read the full passage →

Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.

for ye did die, and your life hath been hid with the Christ in God;

And himself is the head of the body--the assembly--who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all <FI>things<Fi> --himself--first,

I give thanks to my God upon all the remembrance of you,

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it, — read the full passage →

The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord, — read the full passage →

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,

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us, — read the full passage →

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner-<FI> stone<Fi> , — read the full passage →

and all things He did put under his feet, and did give him--head over all things to the assembly,

for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,

For, even as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also <FI>is<Fi> the Christ,

And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant; — read the full passage →

if any one the sanctuary of God doth waste, him shall God waste; for the sanctuary of God is holy, the which ye are.

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.

faithful <FI>is<Fi> God, through whom ye were called to the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Salute Priscilla and Aquilas, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus--

so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office, — read the full passage →

Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart, — read the full passage →

and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers. — read the full passage →

then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

`Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do--that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;

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

A false witness <FI>who<Fi> doth breathe out lies--And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.