Personal Vision

This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: — read the full passage →

Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; — read the full passage →

Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, — read the full passage →

And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? — read the full passage →

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. — read the full passage →

As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: — read the full passage →

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. — read the full passage →

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. — read the full passage →

Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

For the body is not one member, but many. — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. — read the full passage →

Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. — read the full passage →

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. — read the full passage →

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; — read the full passage →

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. — read the full passage →

Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. — read the full passage →

Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. — read the full passage →

And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: — read the full passage →

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: — read the full passage →

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: — read the full passage →

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; — read the full passage →

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, — read the full passage →

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. — read the full passage →

We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, — read the full passage →

But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; — read the full passage →

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. — read the full passage →

For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: — read the full passage →

Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

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

As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. — read the full passage →

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: — read the full passage →

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, — read the full passage →

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. — read the full passage →

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; — read the full passage →

(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, — read the full passage →

And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; — read the full passage →

And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. — read the full passage →

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. — read the full passage →

And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, — read the full passage →

And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: — read the full passage →

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: — read the full passage →

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.