one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God. 8 He that loves not has not known God, for God is love. 9 In this has been manifested the love of God in us, that God has sent his Son the only Begotten into the world that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son the expiation for our sins.

1 Every one that believes that Jesus is the Christ, has been begotten of God; and every one that loves him that begot, loves him also that has been begotten of him. 2 In this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, not burdensome, 4 because all we also ought to love one another. that has been begotten of God 12 No one has seen God at any overcomes the world; and this time: if we love one another, God is the victory that overcomes the abides in us and his love is per- world, our faith. 5 Who is he fected in us. 13 In this we know that overcomes the world but he that we abide in him and he in us, that believes that Jesus is the Son because he has given us of his of God? Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent the Son the Saviour of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him and he in God. 16 And we have known and have believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God and God in him.

17 In this has been perfected the love with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is we also are in this world. 18 Fear is not in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment, but he that fears is not made perfect in love. 19 We love, because he first loved us. 20 If any one say: I love God, and hate his brother, he is a liar; for he that loves not his brother, whom he has seen, God, whom he has not seen, how can he love? 21 And this commandment have we from him, that he that loves God loves his brother also.

6 This is he that came through water and blood, Jesus Christ: not in the water only, but in the water and in the blood; and it is the Spirit that testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For they that testify are three, 8 the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are one. * 9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son. 10 He that believes on the Son of God has the testimony in himself: he that believes not God has made him a liar, because he has not believed on the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son. 11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that has the Son has the life: he that has not the Son of God has not the life.

*Testify the same thing.

13 These things have I written to you that you may know that you have eternal life, who believe on the name of the Son of God. 14 And this is the confidence that we have towards him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us as to whatever we ask, we know that we have the petition that we have asked of him. 16 If any one see his brother sinning a sin not to death, he shall ask, and shall give him life, to those that sin not to death. There is a sin to death not concerning this do I say that he should ask. All unright

eousness is sin, and there is a sin not to death.

18 We know that every one that has been begotten of God sins not; but he that has been begotten of God keeps himself, and the wicked one touches him not. 19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the wicked one. 20 We know, however, that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, that we know him that is true; and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ: This is the true God and life eternal. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN

1 The elder to the elect lady and | into the world, who con.ess not that her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all that have known the truth, 2 because of this truth that abides in us, and shall be with us for ever. 3 There shall be with you grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

4 I rejoiced greatly that I have found of thy children walking in the truth as we received commandment | from the Father. 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments: the commandment is this, as you heard from the beginning, that you walk in it. 7 For many deceivers have gone out

Jesus Christ is come in the flesh: this is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Take heed to yourselves, that you lose not the things that you have wrought, but that you receive a full reward. 9 Whoever advances and abides not in the teaching of Christ has not God: he that abides in the teaching, he has both the Son and Father. 10 If any one comes to you, and brings not this teaching, receive him not into the house, and wish him not well; 11 for he that wishes well is partaker in his evil deeds.

12 Having many things to write to you, I would not by means of paper and ink; but I hope to be with you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full. 13 The children of thy elect sister salute thee,

THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN

1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, | loves the pre-eminence over them, whom I love in truth.

2 Beloved, concerning all things I pray that thou mayest prosper and be in health, as thy soul prospers. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brethren came and testified to thy truth, as thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no joy greater than this, that I hear of my children walking in the truth.

receives us not. 10 Wherefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance the works that he does, prating against us with evil words; and not content with this, he neither himself receives the brethren, and those that would he hinders and casts out of the church.

11 Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that does good is of God: he that does evil has not seen God. 12 To Demetrius good testimony is given by all and by the truth itself; and we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatever thou workest for the brethren, and for strangers, 6 who have testified to thy love before the church, whom thou wilt do well in conducting forward in a manner worthy of God. 7 For in behalf of 13 I had many things to write to the name they went forth, taking thee, but I will not write to thee by nothing from the heathen. 8 We means of ink and pen: 14 I hope, then, ought to receive such, that we however, to see thee soon, and we may become fellow-workmen for will speak mouth to mouth. the truth. 9 wrote somewhat to Peace to thee. The friends salute the church; but Diotrephes, who thee: salute the friends by name.

EPISTLE OF JUDE

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1 Jude, a servant of Christ Jesus. | this condemnation; ungodly men, but brother of James, to the called turning the grace of our God into that are beloved in God the Father, lasciviousness, and denying and kept for Jesus Christ. 2 Mercy to you and peace and love be multiplied.

3 Beloved, giving all diligence to write to you concerning this common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you, exhorting you to contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. 4 For some men have come in by stealth, who have long ago been written of beforehand for

only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

5 But I wish to put you in remembrance, though you already know all things, that the Lord, after having saved the people from the land of Egypt, the second time destroyed those that believed not: 6 angels also that kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he has kept in eternal chains under darkness for the judgment of the

among them of all their ungodly works in which they were ungodly, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking according to their own desires, and their mouth speaks great swelling words, admiring persons for profit's sake.

17 But you, beloved, be mindful of the words that were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 that they said that at the last time there shall be scoffers walking according to their own desires in ungodliness. 19 These are they that separate, psychical, not having spirit. 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal

great day: 7 how Sodom and to execute judgment against all, and Gomorrah and the cities about to convince all that are ungodly them, giving themselves over to lewdness in like manner with these men, and having gone after other flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire. 8 Yet still in like manner these dreamers also defile indeed the flesh, but despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 9 But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not to bring a railing accusation, but said: The Lord rebuke thee. 10 But these speak evil of whatever things indeed they know not, but whatever things they understand naturally as the irrational animals, in these they corrupt themselves. 11 Alas for them, for in the way of Cain they have walked, and in the error of Balaam they have rushed headlong for hire, and in the contradiction of Corah have they per-life. 22 And some, indeed, reprove ished. 12 These are they that are rocks in your love-feasts, feasting with you without fear, feeding themselves; clouds without water, driven rapidly by winds; late autumnal trees without fruit, twice dead, torn up by the roots; 13 raging waves of the sea foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been kept for ever. 14 But of these also prophesied Enoch, the seventh from Adam, saying: Behold, the Lord came in his holy myriads, 15

when they contend; 23 but others save, snatching them out of the fire; and on others have compassion in a spirit of fear, hating even the garment that is spotted by the flesh.

24 But to him that is able to keep you without falling, and to set you in the presence of his glory blameless in exceeding joy; 25 to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might and authority before every age, both now and throughout all the ages: amen.

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REVELATION OF JOHN

1 The revelation of Jesus testimony of Jesus. 10 I was in Christ, which God gave to spirit on the Lord's day, and heard him, to show to his servants things behind me a voice great as that of that must shortly take place, and a trumpet, 11 saying: What thou having sent by his angel he made seest write in a book, and send to it known to his servant John, 2 the seven churches, to Ephesus, and who became a witness to the word to Smyrna, and to Pergamus, and of God and the testimony of Jesus to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Christ, whatever things he saw. 3 Philadelphia, and to Laodicea. 12 Blessed is he that reads and they And I turned to see the voice that that hear the words of the proph-talked with me; and having turned, ecy, and that keep the things that I saw seven golden candlesticks, 13 are written in it; for the time is at and in the midst of the candlesticks hand.

4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: grace to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who comes, and from the seven spirits that are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loves us and that washed us from our sins in his blood, 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and strength through the ages:

amen.

7 Behold, he comes with clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they also that pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yes, amen. 8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who comes, the Almighty.

9 I John, your brother and companion in the affliction and kingdom and patience in Jesus, was in the island that is called Patmos because of the word of God and the

one like the Son of man, clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and girded about the breasts with a golden girdle; 14 but his head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow, and his eyes were as a flame of fire, 15 and his feet were like burnished brass, as if they burned in a furnace, and his voice as the sound of many waters; 16 and he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth went forth a sword two-edged, sharp, and his face as the sun when it shines in its strength. 17 And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not: I am the First and the Last, 18 and that lives, and I was dead, and behold, I am living from age to age. and have the keys of death and of hades. 19 Write therefore the things that thou sawest, and the things that are, and those that shall be after these, 20 the mystery of the seven stars that thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are