Young People

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;

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> .

and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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

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

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 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 did write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who <FI>is<Fi> from the beginning; I did write to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God in you doth remain, and ye have overcome the evil.

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,

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 →

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace; — read the full passage →

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

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren; — read the full passage →

as in day-time, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation;

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, — read the full passage →

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

And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. — read the full passage →

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

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 →

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

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 →

`Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe; — read the full passage →

neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

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

and Jesus answered him--`The first of all the commands <FI>is<Fi> , Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one; — read the full passage →

What <FI>is<Fi> the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him? — read the full passage →

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of <FI>their<Fi> husbands, lovers of <FI>their<Fi> children,

honour thy father and mother, — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

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

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

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;

An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;

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

and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus:

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;

these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;

become followers together of me, brethren, and observe those thus walking, according as ye have us--a pattern;

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

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

receiving the end of your faith--salvation of souls;

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, — read the full passage →

whom resist, stedfast in the faith, having known the same sufferings to your brotherhood in the world to be accomplished.

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

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;

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;