Training

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

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 →

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

for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

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 →

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

for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.

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.

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

for the law of the Spirit of the life in Christ Jesus did set me free from the law of the sin and of the death;

that the man of God may be fitted--for every good work having been completed.

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety, — read the full passage →

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 →

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

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.

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 the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

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;

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

looking to the author and perfecter of faith--Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him--did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

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

this one came unto him by night, and said to him, `Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come--a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

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

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.

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;

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.

when the Christ--our life--may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested in glory.

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

but it is great gain--the piety with contentment;

By David. Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.

The end of humility <FI>is<Fi> the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;

and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise--to salvation, through faith that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

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

concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing, — read the full passage →

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

lo, I Paul do say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing;

`Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands--the least--and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach <FI>them<Fi> , he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.

be strong and courageous, fear not, nor be terrified because of them, for Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> He who is going with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee.'

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. — read the full passage →

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, — read the full passage →

And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up; — read the full passage →

`Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,

in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,

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,

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;

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 →

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

have ye not known that those running in a race--all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain; — read the full passage →

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

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.

able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

and ye have forgotten the exhortation that doth speak fully with you as with sons, `My son, be not despising chastening of the Lord, nor be faint, being reproved by Him, — read the full passage →

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

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.

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend <FI>it<Fi> .

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

but I chastise my body, and bring <FI>it<Fi> into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others--I myself may become disapproved.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

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

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding. — read the full passage →

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,

aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers, — read the full passage →

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

And he answering said, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.

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

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.

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth--

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,