Obligation

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

`So also ye, when ye may have done all the things directed you, say--We are unprofitable servants, because that which we owed to do--we have done.'

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man.

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

for if I may proclaim good news, it is no glorying for me, for necessity is laid upon me, and woe is to me if I may not proclaim good news;

they say to him, `Caesar's;' then saith he to them, `Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,

Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,

and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest, — read the full passage →

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

For ye--to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest--complete. — read the full passage →

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

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down; — read the full passage →

and to God <FI>are<Fi> thanks, who at all times is leading us in triumph in the Christ, and the fragrance of His knowledge He is manifesting through us in every place,

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding-- — read the full passage →

`Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets--I did not come to throw down, but to fulfil; — read the full passage →

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled,

so also did the Lord direct to those proclaiming the good news: of the good news to live.

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things <FI>done<Fi> through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest, — read the full passage →

and let them learn--ours also--to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand <FI>is<Fi> toward God to do <FI>it<Fi> .

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,

the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;

for the love of the Christ doth constrain us, having judged thus: that if one for all died, then the whole died, — read the full passage →

So, then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh;

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;

to the wife let the husband the due benevolence render, and in like manner also the wife to the husband;

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out, — read the full passage →

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

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'

not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul, — read the full passage →

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

for each one his own burden shall bear.

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

for it pleased well, and their debtors they are, for if in their spiritual things the nations did participate, they ought also, in the fleshly things, to minister to them.

So, then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh; — read the full passage →

So, then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh; — read the full passage →

`No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

`And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did <FI>it<Fi> to one of these my brethren--the least--to me ye did <FI>it<Fi> .

`For--as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance, — read the full passage →

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding-- — read the full passage →

infirm ones be healing, lepers be cleansing, dead be raising, demons be casting out--freely ye did receive, freely give.

`And forgive us our debts, as also we forgive our debtors.

`Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets--I did not come to throw down, but to fulfil;

Performed have been the words of Jonadab son of Rechab, when he commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk unto this day, for they have obeyed the command of their father; and I--I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened unto Me.

And they say, `We do not drink wine: for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, charged us, saying, Ye do not drink wine, ye and your sons--unto the age; — read the full passage →

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.

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;

For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast <FI>them<Fi> down to Tartarus, did deliver <FI>them<Fi> to judgment, having been reserved,

but according as He who did call you <FI>is<Fi> holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour, — read the full passage →

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury--rich men, — read the full passage →

At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, `Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy; — read the full passage →

And a certain one of the Pharisees was asking him that he might eat with him, and having gone into the house of the Pharisee he reclined (at meat), — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, he removed from Galilee, and did come to the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan, — read the full passage →

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man. — read the full passage →

having known that, not with corruptible things--silver or gold--were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers, — read the full passage →

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated,

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

so, then, each of us concerning himself shall give reckoning to God;

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour. — read the full passage →

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — 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 →

`I have caused to testify against you to-day the heavens and the earth; life and death I have set before thee, the blessing and the reviling; and thou hast fixed on life, so that thou dost live, thou and thy seed,

for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;

and this <FI>is<Fi> the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves, — read the full passage →

honourable <FI>is<Fi> the marriage in all, and the bed undefiled, and whoremongers and adulterers God shall judge.

Wherefore, having in Christ much boldness to command thee that which is fit-- — read the full passage →

Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready, — read the full passage →

teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

As to the rest, then, brethren, we request you, and call upon you in the Lord Jesus, as ye did receive from us how it behoveth you to walk and to please God, that ye may abound the more,

having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul, — read the full passage →

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →