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shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Anointed Jesus.

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in holiness, justice and good

ness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

CHAPTER IV. CHARGE thee therefore before God, and the Lord, Anointed Jesus, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and teaching.

3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound teaching; but after their own •lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching

ears;

4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of holiness, justice and goodness, which the Lord, the holy, just and good judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

13 The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parch

ments.

14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

15 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.

16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. 17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

18 And the Lord shall deliver from me every evil work, and

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PAUL, a bondman of God,

and an apostle of Anointed Jesus, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

faithful children not accused
of riot or unruly.
7 For an
blameless, as the steward of
God; not selfwilled, not soon
angry, not given to wine, no
striker, not given to filthy lu-
cre;

overseer must be

2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, 8 But a lover of hospitality, a promised before the world be-lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

gan;

3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord, A11 Whose mouths must be nointed Jesus, our Saviour. stopped, who subvert whole 5 For this cause I left theehouses, teaching things which in Crete, that thou shouldest they ought not, for filthy luset in order the things that are cre's sake. wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointeth thee:

6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having

12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

13 This witness is true.

ly, that they may be sound in the faith;

Wherefore rebuke them sharp-ent unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. 15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the teaching of God our Saviour in all things.

11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and wordly lusts, we should live soberly, holily, justly, goodly, and godly, in this present world;

13 Looking for that blessed CHAPTER II. hope, and the glorious appearUT speak thou the things ing of the great God and our which become sound teach-Saviour Anointed Jesus,

BUT

ing:

2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to

14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

CHAPTER III.

love their husbands, to love PUT them in minties and

their children,

5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 6 Young men likewise exhort to be soberminded.

7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in teaching shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

9 Exhort bondmen to be obedi

subject to principalities powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

3 For we ourselves also were sometime foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

5 Not by works of holiness, | er the first and second admonijustice and goodness which we tion, reject; have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; 6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Anointed Jesus our Saviour;

7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

10 A man that is a heretic, aft

12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.

14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

15 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.

It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.

PAU

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO

PHILEMON.

a prisoner of Anointed Jesus, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow labourer,

2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in thy house:

3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Anointed Jesus.

4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Anointed Jesus.

7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Anointed (Je

sus) to enjoin thee that which is convenient,

9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Anointed Jesus. 10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have served me in the bonds of the gospel:

14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. 15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as my. self.

18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, put that on mine account;

19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. 21 Having confidence in thy obedience, I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Anointed Jesus;

24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow labour

25 The grace of our Lord Anointed Jesus be with your spirit. Amen.

16 Not now as a bondman, buters. above a bondman, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

¶ Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant.

THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

HEBREWS.

CHAPTER I.

2 Hath in these last days

GOD, who at sundry times spoken unto us by his * Son,

spake in time past unto the fa- of all things, by whom also he thers by the prophets, made the worlds;

*God spoke to man first through the holy examples of men and women; secondly, through Moses in giving the law; third, through his Son Jesus in giving the law of love.

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