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I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

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

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

and I, if I may be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.'

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but <FI>one<Fi> tempted in all things in like manner--apart from sin;

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits. — read the full passage →

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?' — read the full passage →

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, — read the full passage →

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.

we--of God we are; he who is knowing God doth hear us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us; from this we know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.

(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,

upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages,

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.

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; — read the full passage →

for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

They--of the world they are; because of this from the world they speak, and the world doth hear them;

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

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

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

and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'

thou--thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder!

because this <FI>is<Fi> the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith the Lord, giving My laws into their mind, and upon their hearts I will write them, and I will be to them for a God, and they shall be to Me for a people;

that through two immutable things, in which <FI>it is<Fi> impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before <FI>us<Fi> ,

thou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee--God, thy God--with oil of gladness above thy partners;'

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

And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, — read the full passage →

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

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.

testifying fully both to Jews and Greeks, toward God reformation, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

how nothing I did keep back of what things are profitable, not to declare to you, and to teach you publicly, and in every house, — read the full passage →

and having brought them forth, said, `Sirs, what must I do--that I may be saved?' — read the full passage →

to this one do all the prophets testify, that through his name every one that is believing in him doth receive remission of sins.'

and Simon also himself did believe, and, having been baptized, he was continuing with Philip, beholding also signs and mighty acts being done, he was amazed.

and these have been written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.'

`Verily, verily, I say to you--He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.

and many more did believe because of his word,

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 I heard a great voice out of the sanctuary saying to the seven messengers, `Go away, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God to the earth;'

These things I did write to you who are believing in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that life ye have age-during, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.

He who is saying in him he doth remain, ought according as he walked also himself so to walk.

By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises, — 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,

we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace--for seasonable help.

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.

for for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Saviour of all men--especially of those believing.

and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,

because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,

for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

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

in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of the sins,

in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth--the good news of your salvation--in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,

for our being to the praise of His glory, <FI>even<Fi> those who did first hope in the Christ,

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;

according as Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him--to righteousness;

and no wonder--for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light;

reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,

I now do rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry to reformation, for ye were made sorry toward God, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us; — read the full passage →

and what agreement to the sanctuary of God with idols? for ye are a sanctuary of the living God, according as God said--`I will dwell in them, and will walk among <FI>them<Fi> , and I will be their God, and they shall be My people,

but we ourselves in ourselves the sentence of the death have had, that we may not be trusting on ourselves, but on God, who is raising the dead,

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 →

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

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;

And we the spirit of the world did not receive, but the Spirit that <FI>is<Fi> of God, that we may know the things conferred by God on us,

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,

for every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.' — read the full passage →

for every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

And ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God doth dwell in you; and if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ--this one is not His;

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.

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God, — read the full passage →

being declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God-- — read the full passage →

All did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.

wherefore be of good cheer, men! for I believe God, that so it shall be, even as it hath been spoken to me,

the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,

And Peter said unto him, `Thy silver with thee--may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money; — read the full passage →

this one God, a Prince and a Saviour, hath exalted with His right hand, to give reformation to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;

reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Jesus said to her, `I am the rising again, and the life; he who is believing in me, even if he may die, shall live; — read the full passage →

he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'

I said, therefore, to you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye may not believe that I am <FI>he<Fi> , ye shall die in your sins.'

he who is believing in me, according as the Writing said, Rivers out of his belly shall flow of living water;'

no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;

he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'

he who is believing in him is not judged, but he who is not believing hath been judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God--to those believing in his name, — read the full passage →