Sound Doctrine

And thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

holding--according to the teaching--to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching, — read the full passage →

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,

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 →

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,

whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,

The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;

take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.

this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition, — read the full passage →

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

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

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

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;

Beloved, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to the saints,

according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus--I going on to Macedonia--that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

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 →

this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,

(not by works that <FI>are<Fi> in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

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

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, — read the full passage →

For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

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,

`I am the living bread that came down out of the heaven; if any one may eat of this bread he shall live--to the age; and the bread also that I will give is my flesh, that I will give for the life of the world.'

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!

These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,

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.

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,

if any one may will to do His will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God, or--I do speak from myself.

and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that <FI>is<Fi> in the Christ;

And thou sayest, `Pure <FI>is<Fi> my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'

not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

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;

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 →

Jesus, therefore, said to the twelve, `Do ye also wish to go away?' — read the full passage →

all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

and thanks to God, that ye were servants of the sin, and--were obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which ye were delivered up;

every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son;

And thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching; — read the full passage →

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

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, — read the full passage →

then the proconsul having seen what hath come to pass, did believe, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

`If ye love me, my commands keep,

Jesus answered them and said, `My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me;

and they were astonished at his teaching, because his word was with authority.

`And to you I say, and to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, and who did not know the depths of the Adversary, as they say; I will not put upon you other burden;

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,

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that <FI>is<Fi> according to piety,

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;

And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

with teachings manifold and strange be not carried about, for <FI>it is<Fi> good that by grace the heart be confirmed, not with meats, in which they who were occupied were not profited;

God they profess to know, and in the works they deny <FI>Him<Fi> , being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

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 →

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

What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:

and they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Then they understood that he did not say to take heed of the leaven of the bread, but of the teaching, of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that <FI>is<Fi> according to piety, — read the full passage →

As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of;

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

I wonder that ye are so quickly removed from Him who did call you in the grace of Christ to another good news; — read the full passage →

In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

<FI> Beth.<Fi> With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe--according to Thy word.

if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!'

many, therefore, of his disciples having heard, said, `This word is hard; who is able to hear it?' — read the full passage →

and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, `What is this? what new teaching <FI>is<Fi> this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commandeth, and they obey him!'

And having heard, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching;

Who have said to seers, `Ye do not see,' And to prophets, `Ye do not prophesy to us Straightforward things, Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits,

And the erring in spirit have known understanding, And murmurers learn doctrine!'

By whom doth He teach knowledge? And by whom doth He cause to understand the report? The weaned from milk, the removed from breasts,

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 the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

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,

and when He may come--the Spirit of truth--He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you; — read the full passage →

this is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one may eat of it, and not die. — read the full passage →

How do ye say, We <FI>are<Fi> wise, And the law of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes. — read the full passage →

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,

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 →

Followers of me become ye, as I also <FI>am<Fi> of Christ. — read the full passage →

The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

`But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon the earth to forgive sins--(then saith he to the paralytic) --having risen, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.' — read the full passage →

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. — read the full passage →

Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem Turned back--a perpetual backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit, They have refused to turn back. — read the full passage →

An astonishing and horrible thing hath been in the land. — read the full passage →

I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching, — read the full passage →

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,

so, then, brethren, stand ye fast, and hold the deliverances that ye were taught, whether through word, whether through our letter;

to which He did call you through our good news, to the acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know <FI>them<Fi> , because spiritually they are discerned;

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;

And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour, — read the full passage →

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

`For I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this scroll, if any one may add unto these, God shall add to him the plagues that have been written in this scroll, — read the full passage →