I WROTE unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have 9 the pre-eminence among them, receiveth us not. Wherefore, if 10 I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. Beloved, follow 11 not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. De-12 metrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true. I HAD many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen 13 write unto thee: but I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall 14 speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. THE EPISTLE OF JUDE. JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to 1 them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called. Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be 2 multiplied. 4 BELOVED, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the 3 common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. I will therefore put you in remembrance, though 5 ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not: and the angels which kept not their first estate, but left 6 their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day: even as Sodom 7 and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise do- 8 minion, and speak evil of dignities. Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the Devil, (he disputed about the body of Moses,) durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. But these speak evil of those things 10 which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. Woe unto them! 11 for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. These are spots in your Feasts-of-Charity, when they 12 feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are 9 without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots: raging 13 waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, 14 saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, And to convince all that are ungodly among them, Of all their ungodly deeds, Which they have ungodly committed, Which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 15 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; 16 and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. But, beloved, re- 17 member ye the words which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; how that they told you there should be 18 mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. THESE be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not 19 the Spirit. But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most 20 holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the 21 love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And of some have compassion, making a differ- 22 ence: and others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; 23 hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to 24 present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, ' to the only wise God our Savior, be glory and ma- 25 jesty, dominion and power, both now and ever! Amen. THE REVELATION OF JOHN. THE revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his Angel unto his servant JOHN, who bare record of the Word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 1 2 3 JOHN to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be 4 unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful Witness, 5 and the First-begotten of the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto 6 God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and eyer. Amen. Behold, he cometh with clouds, and every eye shall see him, 7 and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him: even so. Amen. I am Alpha and 8 Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the LORD, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribula- 9 tion, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and 10 heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 'saying, I am 11 Alpha and Omega, the first and the last; and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice that spake with 12 me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks, 'and in 13 the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle; his head and his hairs were white like 14 wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; 15 and his voice as the sound of many waters: and he had in his 16 right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 'And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And 17 he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last; 'I am he that liveth and was dead; and 18 behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Write the things which thou hast seen, and 19 the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right 20 hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the Angels of the seven churches; and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. UNTO the Angel of the church of Ephesus write: These 2 things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I 2 know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil; and thou hast tried them which say they are Apostles, and are not; and hast found them liars: and hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake 3 hast labored, and hast not fainted. Nevertheless, I have some- 4 what against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remem- 5 ber therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. But 6 this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He that hath an ear let him hear what the 7 Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.' AND unto the Angel of the church in Smyrna write; 'These 8 things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art 9 rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none 10 of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear 11 what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh, shall not be hurt of the second death.' AND to the Angel of the church in Pergamos write; 'These 12 things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I 13 know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have 14 a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So hast thou also them 15 that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight 16 against them with the sword of my mouth. He that hath an ear, 17 let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth, saving he that receiveth it.' AND unto the Angel of the church in Thyatira write; These 18 things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; I know thy works, and 19 charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. Notwithstanding, I have 20 a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her forni- 21 cation, and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, 22 and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children 23 with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. But unto you I say, and unto the 24 rest in Thyatira, As many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, (as they speak ;) I will put upon you none other burden: but that which ye have already, 25 hold fast till I come. And he that overcometh, and keepeth my 26 works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a 27 potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my He that hath 28 3 Father. 'And I will give him the morning-star. an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.' AND unto the Angel of the church in Sardis write; These 3 things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which 2 remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Thou hast a few names even 4 in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his Angels. He that hath an 6 ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.' 5 AND to the Angel of the church in Philadelphia write; 'These 7 things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth: and shutteth, and no man openeth: 'I know thy works: behold, I have set 8 before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, 9 which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Because thou hast kept the word of my 10 patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, 11 that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh, will I make 12 a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the 13 Spirit saith unto the churches.' So 16 AND unto the Angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; 14 These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou 15 art neither cold nor hot. I would thou wert cold or hot. then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and 17 increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked; I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, 18 that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve that thou mayest see. As 19 many as I love I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: If any man hear 20 |