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14  In 
 him  we  have re demp tion, f  the for give ness 
 of  sins. THE CENTRALITY OF CHRIST
 15 He is the image of the invisible God,
  the firstborn over all creation. 16 For everything was created by him,
  in heaven and on earth,
  the visible and the invisible,
  whether thrones or dominions
  or rulers or authorities —
  all things have been created 
through him and for him. 17 He is before all things,
  and by him all things hold together. 18 He is also the head of the body , 
the church; 
  he is the beginning,
  the firstborn from the dead,
  so that he might come to have
  first place in everything. 19 For God was pleased to have
  all his fullness dwell in him,
 20 and through him to reconcile
  everything to himself,
  whether things on earth or things 
in heaven,
  by making peace
  through his blood, shed on the cross. g
21  Once  you  were alien at ed  and hos tile  in 
 your  minds ex pressed  in  your  evil ac tions. 22  But  now  he  has rec on ciled  you  by  his phys i cal 
 body  through  his  death,  to pre sent  you  holy , 
fault less,  and blame less be fore  him — 23  if 
in deed  you re main grounded  and stead fast 
 in  the  faith  and  are  not shifted  away  from  the 
 hope  of  the gos pel  that  you  heard. This gos pel 
 has  been pro claimed  in  all cre a tion un der 
heav en,  and  I,  Paul,  have be come  a ser vant  of  it. PAUL ’S MINISTRY
24  Now  I re joice  in  my suff  er ings  for  you,  and 
 I  am com plet ing  in  my  flesh  what  is lack ing 
 in  Christ’s afflictions  for  his  body ,  that  is,  the 
 church. 25  I  have be come  its ser vant, ac cord ing 
 to  God’s com mis sion  that  was giv en  to  me  for 
 you,  to  make  the  word  of  God ful ly  known, 
26  the mys tery hid den  for  ages  and gen er a-
tions  but  now re vealed  to  his  saints. 27  God 
want ed  to  make  known  among  the Gen tiles 
 the glo ri ous  wealth  of  this mys tery ,  which  is 
 Christ  in  you,  the  hope  of glo ry . 28  We pro claim 
 him, warn ing  and teach ing ev ery one  with  all 
wis dom,  so  that  we  may pre sent ev ery one 
a1:2 Other mss add and the Lord Jesus Christ   b1:6 Or and truly recognized God’s grace   c1:7 Other mss read our   d1:9 Or all 
spiritual wisdom and understanding   e1:12 Other mss read us   f1:14 Other mss add through his blood   g1:20 Other mss add 
through him
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ma ture  in  Christ. 29  I la bor  for  this, striv ing 
 with  his  strength  that  works pow er ful ly  in  me. 2 
 For  I  want  you  to  know  how great ly  I  am 
strug gling  for  you,  for  those  in La od i cea, 
 and  for  all  who  have  not  seen  me  in per son. 2  I 
 want  their  hearts  to  be en cour aged  and  joined 
to geth er  in  love,  so  that  they  may  have  all  the 
rich es  of com plete un der stand ing  and  have 
 the knowl edge  of  God’s mys tery  —   Christ. a 3  In 
 him  are hid den  all  the trea sures  of wis dom 
 and knowl edge. CHRIST VERSUS THE COLOSSIAN HERESY
4  I  am say ing  this  so  that  no  one  will de ceive 
 you  with ar gu ments  that  sound rea son able. 5  For  I  may  be ab sent  in  body ,  but  I  am  with  you 
 in spir it, re joic ing  to  see  how  well or dered  you 
 are  and  the  strength  of  your  faith  in  Christ. 6  So  then,  just  as  you  have re ceived  Christ 
 Jesus  as  Lord, con tin ue  to  live  in  him, 7 be ing 
root ed  and  built  up  in  him  and es tab lished  in 
 the  faith,  just  as  you  were  taught,  and over-
flow ing  with grat i tude. 8  Be care ful  that  no  one  takes  you cap tive 
 through phi los o phy  and emp ty de ceit  based 
 on hu man tra di tion,  based  on  the el e ments  of 
 the  world, rath er  than  Christ. 9  For  the en tire 
full ness  of  God’s na ture  dwells bodi ly b  in  Christ, 
10  and  you  have  been  filled  by  him,  who  is  the 
 head  over ev ery rul er  and au thor i ty . 11  You  were 
 also cir cum cised  in  him  with  a cir cum ci sion 
 not  done  with  hands,  by put ting  off  the  body 
 of  flesh,  in  the cir cum ci sion  of  Christ, 12  when 
 you  were bur ied  with  him  in bap tism,  in  which 
 you  were  also  raised  with  him  through  faith  in 
 the work ing  of  God,  who  raised  him  from  the 
 dead. 13  And  when  you  were  dead  in tres pass es 
 and  in  the un cir cum ci sion  of  your  flesh,  he 
 made  you  alive  with  him  and for gave  us  all 
 our tres pass es. 14  He erased  the cer tifi   cate  of 
 debt,  with  its ob li ga tions,  that  was  against  us 
 and op posed  to  us,  and  has tak en  it  away  by 
nail ing  it  to  the  cross.


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15  He dis armed  the rul ers 
 and au thor i ties  and dis graced  them pub lic ly; 
 he tri umphed  over  them  in  him. c
16 There fore,  don’t  let any one  judge  you  in 
re gard  to  food  and  drink  or  in  the mat ter  of 
 a fes ti val  or  a  new  moon  or  a Sab bath  day . d 
17  These  are  a shad ow  of  what  was  to  come; 
 the sub stance  is e  Christ. 18  Let  no  one con-
demn f  you  by de light ing  in as cet ic prac tic es 
 and  the wor ship  of an gels, claim ing ac cess  to 
 a visionary  realm.


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19  He  doesn’t  hold  on  to  the  head,  from  whom 
 the  whole  body , nour ished  and  held to geth-
er  by  its lig a ments  and ten dons,  grows  with 
 growth  from  God. 20  If  you  died  with  Christ  to  the el e ments 
 of  this  world,  why  do  you  live  as  if  you  still 
be longed  to  the  world? Why  do  you sub mit  to 
reg u la tions: 21 “ Don’t han dle,  don’t  taste,  don’t 
 touch”?


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22  All  these reg u la tions re fer  to  what 
 is des tined  to per ish  by be ing  used  up;  they 
 are hu man com mands  and doc trines.


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23 Al-
though  these  have  a rep u ta tion  for wis dom  by 
promoting self-made re li gion,  false hu mil i ty , 
 and se vere treat ment  of  the  body ,  they  are 
 not  of  any val ue  in curbing self-indulgence. h
THE LIFE OF THE NEW MAN
3 
 So  if  you  have  been  raised  with  Christ,  seek 
 the  things  above,  where  Christ  is, seat ed 
 at  the  right  hand  of  God. 2  Set  your  minds  on 
 things  above,  not  on earth ly  things. 3  For  you 
 died,  and  your  life  is hid den  with  Christ  in 
 God. 4  When  Christ,  who  is  your i  life, ap pears, 
 then  you  also  will ap pear  with  him  in glo ry . 5 There fore,  put  to  death  what be longs  to 
 your earth ly na ture: sex u al im mo ral i ty , im-
pu ri ty ,  lust,  evil de sire,  and  greed,  which  is 
idol a try . 6 Be cause  of  these,  God’s  wrath  is 
com ing  upon  the dis obe di ent, j 7  and  you  once 
 walked  in  these  things  when  you  were liv ing 
 in  them. 8  But  now ,  put  away  all  the fol low ing: 
an ger,  wrath, mal ice, slan der,  and  filthy lan-
guage  from  your  mouth. 9  Do  not  lie  to  one 
an oth er,  since  you  have  put  off  the  old  self  with 
 its prac tic es 10  and  have  put  on  the  new  self. You  are be ing re newed  in knowl edge ac cord-
ing  to  the im age  of  your k Cre a tor. 11  In  Christ 
 there  is  not  Greek  and  Jew , cir cum ci sion  and 
un cir cum ci sion, bar bar i an, Scyth i an,  slave 
 and  free;  but  Christ  is  all  and  in  all. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
12 There fore,  as  God’s cho sen  ones,  holy  and 
dear ly  loved,  put  on com pas sion, kind ness, 
hu mil i ty , gen tle ness,  and pa tience, 13 bear ing 
 with  one an oth er  and for giv ing  one an oth er  if 
any one  has  a griev ance  against an oth er. Just 
 as  the  Lord  has for giv en  you,  so  you  are  also 
a2:2 Other mss read mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ ; other ms variations exist on this v . b2:9 Or nature lives 
in a human body   c2:15 Or them through it   d2:16 Or or sabbaths   e2:17 Or substance belongs to   f2:18 Or disqualify   
g2:18 Lit fleshly   h2:23 Lit value against indulgence of the flesh   i3:4 Other mss read our   j3:6 Other mss omit upon the 
disobedient   k3:10 Lit his
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 to for give. 14  Above  all,  put  on  love,  which  is 
 the per fect  bond  of uni ty . 15  And  let  the  peace 
 of  Christ,  to  which  you  were  also  called  in  one 
 body ,  rule  your  hearts. And  be thank ful. 16  Let 
 the  word  of  Christ  dwell rich ly  among  you,  in 
 all wis dom teach ing  and ad mon ish ing  one 
an oth er  through  psalms,  hymns,  and spir i-
tu al  songs, a sing ing  to  God  with grat i tude  in 
 your  hearts. 17  And what ev er  you  do,  in  word 
 or  in  deed,  do ev ery thing  in  the  name  of  the 
 Lord  Jesus, giv ing  thanks  to  God  the Fa ther 
 through  him. CHRIST IN YOUR HOME
18  Wives, sub mit your selves  to  your hus bands, 
 as  is fit ting  in  the  Lord. 19 Hus bands,  love  your 
 wives  and  don’t  be bit ter to ward  them. 20 Chil-
dren,  obey  your par ents  in ev ery thing,  for  this 
pleas es  the  Lord. 21 Fa thers,  do  not ex as per ate 
 your chil dren,  so  that  they  won’t be come dis-
cour aged. 22  Slaves,  obey  your hu man mas ters 
 in ev ery thing. Don’t  work  only  while be ing 
 watched,  as people-pleasers,  but  work whole-
heart ed ly , fear ing  the  Lord. 23 What ev er  you 
 do,  do  it  from  the  heart,  as some thing  done  for 
 the  Lord  and  not  for peo ple, 24 know ing  that 
 you  will re ceive  the re ward  of  an in her i tance 
 from  the  Lord. You  serve  the  Lord  Christ. 25  For 
 the wrong do er  will  be  paid  back  for what ev er 
 wrong  he  has  done,  and  there  is  no fa vor it ism. 4 
Mas ters,  deal  with  your  slaves just ly  and 
fair ly ,  since  you  know  that  you  too  have 
 a Mas ter  in heav en.


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SPEAKING TO GOD AND OTHERS
2 De vote your selves  to  prayer;  stay  alert  in  it 
 with thanks giv ing. 3  At  the  same  time,  pray  also 
 for  us  that  God  may  open  a  door  to  us  for  the 
 word,  to  speak  the mys tery  of  Christ,  for  which 
 I  am  in  chains, 4  so  that  I  may  make  it  known  as 
 I  should. 5  Act wise ly to ward out sid ers, mak ing 
 the  most  of  the  time.


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6  Let  your  speech al ways 
 be gra cious, sea soned  with  salt,  so  that  you  may 
 know  how  you  should an swer  each per son. FINAL GREETINGS
7 Tych i cus,  our dear ly  loved broth er, faith ful 
min is ter,  and fel low ser vant  in  the  Lord,  will 
 tell  you  all  the  news  about  me. 8  I  have  sent 
 him  to  you  for  this  very pur pose,  so  that  you 
 may  know  how  we  are b  and  so  that  he  may 
en cour age  your  hearts. 9  He  is com ing  with 
Ones i mus,  a faith ful  and dear ly  loved broth-
er,  who  is  one  of  you. They  will  tell  you  about 
ev ery thing  here. 10 Ar is tar chus,  my fel low pris on er,  sends  you 
greet ings,  as  does  Mark, Bar na bas’s cous in 
(con cern ing  whom  you  have re ceived in struc-
tions:  if  he  comes  to  you, wel come  him), 11  and 
 so  does  Jesus  who  is  called Jus tus. These  alone 
 of  the cir cum cised  are  my co work ers  for  the 
king dom  of  God,  and  they  have  been  a com fort 
 to  me.


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He 
 is al ways wres tling  for  you  in  his  prayers,  so 
 that  you  can  stand ma ture  and ful ly as sured c 
 in ev ery thing  God  wills. 13  For  I tes ti fy  about 
 him  that  he  works  hard d  for  you,  for  those  in 
La od i cea,  and  for  those  in Hi er ap o lis. 14  Luke, 
 the dear ly  loved phy si cian,  and De mas  send  you 
greet ings. 15  Give  my greet ings  to  the broth ers 
 and sis ters  in La od i cea,  and  to Nym pha  and 
 the  church  in  her  home. 16 Af ter  this let ter  has 
 been  read  at  your gath er ing,  have  it  read  also 
 in  the  church  of  the La od i ce ans;  and  see  that 
 you  also  read  the let ter  from La od i cea. 17  And 
 tell Ar chip pus, “ Pay at ten tion  to  the min is try 
 you  have re ceived  in  the  Lord,  so  that  you  can 
ac com plish  it.”
18  I,  Paul,  am writ ing  this greet ing  with  my 
 own  hand. Re mem ber  my  chains.


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Grace  be 
 with  you. e
a3:16 Or and songs prompted by the Spirit   b4:8 Other mss read that he may know how you are   c4:12 Other mss read and 
complete   d4:13 Other mss read he has a great zeal   e4:18 Other mss add Amen. 1045 COLOSSIANS 3-4
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1 Thessalonians
GREETING
1 
 Paul, Silvanus, a  and Tim o thy:
 To  the  church  of  the Thes sa lo ni ans  in  God 
 the Fa ther  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. Grace  to  you  and  peace.


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THANKSGIVING
2  We al ways  thank  God  for  all  of  you, mak ing 
men tion  of  you con stant ly  in  our  prayers. 3  We 
re call,  in  the pres ence  of  our  God  and Fa ther, 
 your  work pro duced  by  faith,  your la bor moti-
vated  by  love,  and  your en dur ance in spired  by 
 hope  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.


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4  For  we  know , 
broth ers  and sis ters  loved  by  God,  that  he  has 
cho sen  you, 5 be cause  our gos pel  did  not  come 
 to  you  in  word  only ,  but  also  in pow er,  in  the 
 Holy Spir it,  and  with  full as sur ance. You  know 
 how  we  lived  among  you  for  your ben e fit, 
6  and  you your selves be came im i ta tors  of  us 
 and  of  the  Lord  when,  in  spite  of se vere per-
se cu tion,  you wel comed  the mes sage  with  joy 
 from  the  Holy Spir it. 7  As  a re sult,  you be came 
 an ex am ple  to  all  the be liev ers  in Mac e do nia 
 and Acha ia. 8  For  the  word  of  the  Lord  rang  out 
 from  you,  not  only  in Mac e do nia  and Acha ia, 
 but  in ev ery  place  that  your  faith c  in  God  has 
 gone  out. There fore,  we  don’t  need  to  say any-
thing, 9  for  they them selves re port d  what  kind 
 of re cep tion  we  had  from  you:  how  you  turned 
 to  God  from  idols  to  serve  the liv ing  and  true 
 God 10  and  to  wait  for  his  Son  from heav en, 
 whom  he  raised  from  the  dead  —   Jesus,  who 
res cues  us  from  the com ing  wrath. PAU L’S CO N DUC T
2 
 For  you your selves  know , broth ers  and sis-
ters,  that  our vis it  with  you  was  not with out 
re sult. 2  On  the con trary , af ter  we  had pre vi-
ous ly suff  ered  and  were treat ed outrageously 
 in Phi lip pi,  as  you  know ,  we  were em bold ened 
 by  our  God  to  speak  the gos pel  of  God  to  you 
 in  spite  of  great op po si tion. 3  For  our ex hor-
ta tion  didn’t  come  from er ror  or im pu ri ty 
 or  an in tent  to de ceive. 4 In stead,  just  as  we 
 have  been ap proved  by  God  to  be en trust ed 
 with  the gos pel,  so  we  speak,  not  to  please 
peo ple,  but rath er  God,  who ex am ines  our 
 hearts. 5  For  we nev er  used flat ter ing  speech, 
 as  you  know ,  or  had  greedy mo tives  —   God 
 is  our wit ness — 6  and  we  didn’t  seek glo ry 
 from peo ple, ei ther  from  you  or  from oth-
ers. 7 Al though  we  could  have  been  a bur den 
 as  Christ’s apos tles, in stead  we  were gen tle e 
 among  you,  as  a  nurse f nurtures  her  own chil-
dren. 8  We  cared  so  much  for  you  that  we  were 
 pleased  to  share  with  you  not  only  the gos pel 
 of  God  but  also  our  own  lives, be cause  you 
 had be come  dear  to  us. 9  For  you re mem ber 
 our la bor  and hard ship, broth ers  and sis ters. Work ing  night  and  day  so  that  we  would  not 
bur den  any  of  you,  we  preached  God’s gos pel 
 to  you. 10  You  are wit ness es,  and  so  is  God,  of 
 how devoutly , righ teous ly ,  and blame less ly  we 
con duct ed our selves  with  you be liev ers. 11  As 
 you  know ,  like  a fa ther  with  his  own chil dren, 
12  we en cour aged, com fort ed,  and implored 
 each  one  of  you  to  live wor thy  of  God,  who 
 calls  you  into  his  own king dom  and glo ry . RECEPTION AND OPPOSITION TO THE MESSAGE
13  This  is  why  we con stant ly  thank  God, be-
cause  when  you re ceived  the  word  of  God  that 
 you  heard  from  us,  you wel comed  it  not  as  a 
hu man mes sage,  but  as  it tru ly  is,  the  word 
 of  God,  which  also  works eff  ec tive ly  in  you 
 who be lieve. 14  For  you, broth ers  and sis ters, 
be came im i ta tors  of  God’s church es  in  Christ 
 Jesus  that  are  in Ju dea,  since  you  have  also 
suff  ered  the  same  things  from peo ple  of  your 
 own coun try ,  just  as  they  did  from  the  Jews 
15  who  killed  the  Lord  Jesus  and  the proph ets 
 and per se cut ed  us.


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They dis please  God  and 
 are hos tile  to ev ery one, 16  by keep ing  us  from 
speak ing  to  the Gen tiles  so  that  they  may  be 
 saved.


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As  a re sult,  they  are con stant ly fill ing 
 up  their  sins  to  the lim it,  and  wrath  has over-
tak en  them  at  last. g
PAUL’S DESIRE TO SEE THEM
17  But  as  for  us, broth ers  and sis ters, af ter  we 
 were  forced  to  leave  you h  for  a  short  time ( in 
per son,  not  in  heart),  we great ly de sired  and 
 made ev ery eff  ort  to re turn  and  see  you  face 
 to  face. 18  So  we want ed  to  come  to  you  —   even 
a1:1 Or Silas ; Ac 15:22-32; 16:19-40; 17:1-16   b1:1 Other mss add from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ   c1:8 Or in every 
place news of your faith   d1:9 Lit report about us   e2:7 Many mss read infants   f2:7 Or nursing mother   g2:16 Or to the end   
h2:17 Lit orphaned from you
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 I,  Paul,  time  and  again  —   but Sa tan hin dered 
 us. 19  For  who  is  our  hope  or  joy  or  crown  of 
boast ing  in  the pres ence  of  our  Lord  Jesus  at 
 his com ing? Is  it  not  you?


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20 In deed  you  are 
 our glo ry  and  joy! ANXIETY IN ATHENS
3 
There fore,  when  we  could  no lon ger  stand 
 it,  we  thought  it  was bet ter  to  be  left  alone 
 in Ath ens. 2  And  we  sent Tim o thy ,  our broth er 
 and  God’s co work er a  in  the gos pel  of  Christ, 
 to strength en  and en cour age  you con cern ing 
 your  faith, 3  so  that  no  one  will  be shak en  by 
 these afflictions. For  you your selves  know 
 that  we  are ap point ed  to  this.


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4  In  fact,  when 
 we  were  with  you,  we  told  you  in ad vance  that 
 we  were go ing  to ex pe ri ence affliction,  and 
 as  you  know ,  it hap pened. 5  For  this rea son, 
 when  I  could  no lon ger  stand  it,  I  also  sent  him 
 to  find  out  about  your  faith, fear ing  that  the 
tempt er  had tempt ed  you  and  that  our la bor 
 might  be  for noth ing. ENCOURAGED BY TIMOTHY
6  But  now Tim o thy  has  come  to  us  from  you 
 and  brought  us  good  news  about  your  faith  and 
 love. He re port ed  that  you al ways  have  good 
mem o ries  of  us  and  that  you  long  to  see  us,  as 
 we  also  long  to  see  you. 7 There fore, broth ers 
 and sis ters,  in  all  our dis tress  and affliction, 
 we  were en cour aged  about  you  through  your 
 faith. 8  For  now  we  live,  if  you  stand  firm  in 
 the  Lord. 9  How  can  we  thank  God  for  you  in 
re turn  for  all  the  joy  we ex pe ri ence be fore 
 our  God be cause  of  you, 10  as  we  pray  very 
ear nest ly  night  and  day  to  see  you  face  to  face 
 and  to com plete  what  is lack ing  in  your  faith? PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH
11  Now  may  our  God  and Fa ther him self,  and  our 
 Lord  Jesus, di rect  our  way  to  you. 12  And  may 
 the  Lord  cause  you  to in crease  and over flow 
 with  love  for  one an oth er  and  for ev ery one, 
 just  as  we  do  for  you.


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13  May  he  make  your 
 hearts blame less  in ho li ness be fore  our  God 
 and Fa ther  at  the com ing  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
 with  all  his  saints.


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Amen. b
THE CALL TO SANCTIFICATION
4 
Additionally  then, broth ers  and sis ters,  we 
 ask  and en cour age  you  in  the  Lord  Jesus, 
 that  as  you  have re ceived in struc tion  from  us 
 on  how  you  should  live  and  please  God  —   as 
 you  are do ing c  —   do  this  even  more. 2  For  you 
 know  what com mands  we  gave  you  through 
 the  Lord  Jesus. 3  For  this  is  God’s  will,  your sanctification: 
 that  you  keep  away  from sex u al im mo ral i ty , 
4  that  each  of  you  knows  how  to con trol  his 
 own  body d  in ho li ness  and hon or, 5  not  with 
lust ful pas sions,  like  the Gen tiles,  who  don’t 
 know  God. 6  This  means  one  must  not trans-
gress  against  and  take ad van tage  of  a broth er 
 or sis ter  in  this man ner, be cause  the  Lord  is 
 an aveng er  of  all  these off  enses,  as  we  also 
pre vi ous ly  told  and  warned  you. 7  For  God 
 has  not  called  us  to im pu ri ty  but  to  live  in 
ho li ness. 8 Con se quent ly , any one  who re jects 
 this  does  not re ject  man,  but  God,  who  gives 
 you  his  Holy Spir it. LOVING AND WORKING
9  About broth er ly  love:  You  don’t  need  me  to 
 write  you be cause  you your selves  are  taught 
 by  God  to  love  one an oth er. 10  In  fact,  you  are 
do ing  this to ward  all  the broth ers  and sis ters 
 in  the en tire re gion  of Mac e do nia. But  we en-
cour age  you, broth ers  and sis ters,  to  do  this 
 even  more, 11  to  seek  to  lead  a qui et  life,  to  mind 
 your  own busi ness, e  and  to  work  with  your 
 own  hands,  as  we com mand ed  you, 12  so  that 
 you  may be have prop er ly  in  the pres ence  of 
out sid ers  and  not  be de pen dent  on any one. f
THE COMFORT OF CHRIST’S COMING
13  We  do  not  want  you  to  be un in formed, broth-
ers  and sis ters, con cern ing  those  who  are 
 asleep,  so  that  you  will  not  grieve  like  the 
 rest,  who  have  no  hope. 14  For  if  we be lieve 
 that  Jesus  died  and  rose  again,  in  the  same 
 way ,  through  Jesus,  God  will  bring  with  him 
 those  who  have fall en  asleep. 15  For  we  say  this 
 to  you  by  a  word  from  the  Lord:  We  who  are 
 still  alive  at  the  Lord’s com ing  will cer tain ly 
 not pre cede  those  who  have fall en  asleep. 16  For  the  Lord him self  will de scend  from 
heav en  with  a  shout, g  with  the arch an gel’s 
 voice,  and  with  the trum pet  of  God,  and  the 
 dead  in  Christ  will  rise  first. 17  Then  we  who 
 are  still  alive,  who  are  left,  will  be  caught  up 
to geth er  with  them  in  the  clouds  to  meet  the 
 Lord  in  the  air,  and  so  we  will al ways  be  with 
 the  Lord. 18 There fore en cour age h  one an oth er 
 with  these  words.


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his own vessel   e4:11 Lit to practice one’s own things   f4:12 Or not need anything, or  not be in need   g4:16 Or command   
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THE DAY OF THE LORD
5 
 About  the  times  and  the sea sons: Broth ers 
 and sis ters,  you  do  not  need any thing  to 
 be writ ten  to  you. 2  For  you your selves  know 
 very  well  that  the  day  of  the  Lord  will  come 
 just  like  a  thief  in  the  night. 3  When  they  say , 
“ Peace  and se cu ri ty ,”  then sud den de struc-
tion  will  come  upon  them,  like la bor  pains 
 on  a preg nant wom an,  and  they  will  not es-
cape. 4  But  you, broth ers  and sis ters,  are  not 
 in  the  dark,  for  this  day  to sur prise  you  like 
 a  thief. 5  For  you  are  all chil dren  of  light  and 
chil dren  of  the  day . We  do  not be long  to  the 
 night  or  the dark ness. 6  So  then,  let  us  not 
 sleep,  like  the  rest,  but  let  us  stay  awake  and 
 be self-controlled. 7  For  those  who  sleep,  sleep 
 at  night,  and  those  who  get  drunk,  get  drunk 
 at  night. 8  But  since  we be long  to  the  day ,  let 
 us  be self-controlled  and  put  on  the ar mor 
 of  faith  and  love,  and  a hel met  of  the  hope 
 of sal va tion. 9  For  God  did  not ap point  us  to 
 wrath,  but  to ob tain sal va tion  through  our 
 Lord  Jesus  Christ, 10  who  died  for  us,  so  that 
wheth er  we  are  awake  or  asleep,  we  may  live 
to geth er  with  him. 11 There fore en cour age 
 one an oth er  and  build  each oth er  up  as  you 
 are al ready do ing. EXHORTATIONS AND BLESSINGS
12  Now  we  ask  you, broth ers  and sis ters,  to 
 give rec og ni tion  to  those  who la bor  among 
 you  and  lead  you a  in  the  Lord  and ad mon-
ish  you, 13  and  to re gard  them  very high ly  in 
 love be cause  of  their  work. Be  at  peace  among 
your selves. 14  And  we ex hort  you, broth ers  and 
sis ters:  warn  those  who  are  idle, b com fort  the 
dis cour aged,  help  the  weak,  be pa tient  with 
ev ery one. 15  See  to  it  that  no  one re pays  evil 
 for  evil  to any one,  but al ways pur sue  what 
 is  good  for  one an oth er  and  for  all. 16 Re joice 
al ways, 17  pray con stant ly , 18  give  thanks  in ev-
ery thing;  for  this  is  God’s  will  for  you  in  Christ 
 Jesus. 19  Don’t stifle  the Spir it.


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22  Stay  away  from ev ery  kind  of  evil. 23  Now  may  the  God  of  peace him self sanc ti fy 
 you com plete ly . And  may  your  whole spir it, 
 soul,  and  body  be  kept  sound  and blame less 
 at  the com ing  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 24  He 
 who  calls  you  is faith ful;  he  will  do  it.


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25 Broth-
ers  and sis ters,  pray  for  us  also. 26  Greet  all 
 the broth ers  and sis ters  with  a  holy  kiss. 27  I 
 charge  you  by  the  Lord  that  this let ter  be  read 
 to  all  the broth ers  and sis ters.


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28  The  grace  of 
 our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you. a5:12 Or care for you   b5:14 Or who are disorderly, or  who are undisciplined
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2 Thessalonians
GREETING
1 
 Paul, Silvanus, a  and Tim o thy:
 To  the  church  of  the Thes sa lo ni ans  in  God 
 our Fa ther  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 2  Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our Fa-
ther  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.


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GOD’S JUDGMENT AND GLORY
3  We  ought  to  thank  God al ways  for  you, broth-
ers  and sis ters,  and right ly  so,  since  your  faith 
 is flour ish ing  and  the  love  each  one  of  you 
 has  for  one an oth er  is in creas ing. 4 There fore, 
 we our selves  boast  about  you  among  God’s 
church es  —   about  your per se ver ance  and 
 faith  in  all  the per se cu tions  and afflictions 
 that  you  are en dur ing. 5  It  is  clear ev i dence 
 of  God’s righ teous judg ment  that  you  will  be 
count ed wor thy  of  God’s king dom,  for  which 
 you  also  are suff  er ing, 6  since  it  is  just  for  God 
 to re pay  with affliction  those  who afflict  you 
7  and  to  give re lief  to  you  who  are afflicted, 
 along  with  us. This  will  take  place  at  the rev e-
la tion  of  the  Lord  Jesus  from heav en  with  his 
pow er ful an gels, 8  when  he  takes ven geance 
 with flam ing  fire  on  those  who  don’t  know 
 God  and  on  those  who  don’t  obey  the gos pel 
 of  our  Lord  Jesus. 9  They  will  pay  the pen al ty  of 
eter nal de struc tion  from  the  Lord’s pres ence 
 and  from  his glo ri ous  strength 10  on  that  day 
 when  he  comes  to  be glo ri fied  by  his  saints 
 and  to  be mar veled  at  by  all  those  who  have 
be lieved, be cause  our tes ti mo ny  among  you 
 was be lieved. 11  In  view  of  this,  we al ways  pray 
 for  you  that  our  God  will  make  you wor thy  of 
 his call ing,  and  by  his pow er ful fill  your ev ery 
de sire  to  do  good b  and  your  work pro duced 
 by  faith,  12  so  that  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
 will  be glo ri fied  by  you,  and  you  by  him, ac-
cord ing  to  the  grace  of  our  God  and  the  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ. THE MAN OF LAWLESSNESS
2 
 Now con cern ing  the com ing  of  our  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ  and  our be ing gath ered  to  him: 
 We  ask  you, broth ers  and sis ters, 2  not  to  be 
eas i ly up set  or trou bled, ei ther  by  a proph e cy c 
 or  by  a mes sage  or  by  a let ter sup pos ed ly  from 
 us, alleging  that  the  day  of  the  Lord d  has  come. 3  Don’t  let any one de ceive  you  in  any  way .


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For 
 that  day  will  not  come un less  the apos ta sy e 
 comes  first  and  the  man  of law less ness f  is 
re vealed,  the  man  doomed  to de struc tion. 4  He op pos es  and ex alts him self  above ev ery 
so-called  god  or ob ject  of wor ship,  so  that 
 he  sits g  in  God’s tem ple, pro claim ing  that  he 
him self  is  God. 5  Don’t  you re mem ber  that  when  I  was  still 
 with  you  I  used  to  tell  you  about  this?


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6  And 
 you  know  what currently restrains  him,  so 
 that  he  will  be re vealed  in  his  time. 7  For  the 
mys tery  of law less ness  is al ready  at  work, 
 but  the  one  now re strain ing  will  do  so un til 
 he  is  out  of  the  way , 8  and  then  the law less  one 
 will  be re vealed. The  Lord  Jesus  will de stroy 
 him  with  the  breath  of  his  mouth  and  will 
 bring  him  to noth ing  at  the ap pear ance  of 
 his com ing. 9  The com ing  of  the law less  one 
 is  based  on Sa tan’s work ing,  with  all  kinds 
 of  false mir a cles,  signs,  and won ders, 10  and 
 with ev ery wick ed de cep tion  among  those 
 who  are per ish ing. They per ish be cause  they 
 did  not ac cept  the  love  of  the  truth  and  so  be 
 saved.


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11  For  this rea son  God  sends  them  a 
 strong de lu sion  so  that  they  will be lieve  the 
 lie, 12  so  that  all  will  be con demned  —   those 
 who  did  not be lieve  the  truth  but de light ed 
 in un righ teous ness. STAND FIRM
13  But  we  ought  to  thank  God al ways  for  you, 
broth ers  and sis ters  loved  by  the  Lord, be cause 
 from  the be gin ning h  God  has cho sen  you  for 
sal va tion  through sanctification  by  the Spir it 
 and  through be lief  in  the  truth. 14  He  called  you 
 to  this  through  our gos pel,  so  that  you  might 
ob tain  the glo ry  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 15  So 
 then, broth ers  and sis ters,  stand  firm  and  hold 
 to  the tra di tions  you  were  taught, wheth er  by 
 what  we  said  or  what  we  wrote. 16  May  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ him self  and 
 God  our Fa ther,  who  has  loved  us  and giv en 
 us eter nal encouragement  and  good  hope  by 
 grace, 17 en cour age  your  hearts  and strength en 
 you  in ev ery  good  work  and  word. a1:1 Or Silas ; Ac 15:22-32; 16:19-40; 17:1-16   b1:11 Or power bring to fruition your desire to do good   c2:2 Or spiritual utterance   
d2:2 Other mss read Christ   e2:3 Or rebellion   f2:3 Other mss read man of sin   g2:4 Other mss add as God   h2:13 Other mss 
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PRAY FOR US
3 
 In ad di tion, broth ers  and sis ters,  pray  for 
 us  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  may  spread 
rap id ly  and  be hon ored,  just  as  it  was  with  you, 
2  and  that  we  may  be de liv ered  from wick ed 
 and  evil peo ple,  for  not  all  have  faith. a 3  But  the 
 Lord  is faith ful;  he  will strength en  and  guard 
 you  from  the  evil  one.


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4  We  have con fi dence 
 in  the  Lord  about  you,  that  you  are do ing  and 
 will con tin ue  to  do  what  we com mand. 5  May 
 the  Lord di rect  your  hearts  to  God’s  love  and 
 Christ’s en dur ance. WARNING AGAINST IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR
6  Now  we com mand  you, broth ers  and sis-
ters,  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
 to  keep  away  from ev ery broth er  or sis ter 
 who  is  idle  and  does  not  live ac cord ing  to  the 
tra di tion re ceived  from  us. 7  For  you your-
selves  know  how  you  should im i tate  us:  We 
 were  not  idle  among  you; 8  we  did  not  eat 
any one’s  food  free  of  charge; in stead,  we 
la bored  and  toiled, work ing  night  and  day , 
 so  that  we  would  not  be  a bur den  to  any  of 
 you. 9  It  is  not  that  we  don’t  have  the  right 
 to sup port,  but  we  did  it  to  make our selves 
 an ex am ple  to  you  so  that  you  would im i tate 
 us. 10  In  fact,  when  we  were  with  you,  this  is 
 what  we com mand ed  you: “ If any one  isn’t 
will ing  to  work,  he  should  not  eat.” 11  For  we 
 hear  that  there  are  some  among  you  who 
 are  idle. They  are  not  busy  but busy bod ies. 12  Now  we com mand  and ex hort  such peo ple 
 by  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  to  work qui et ly  and 
pro vide  for them selves. b 13  But  as  for  you, 
broth ers  and sis ters,  do  not  grow wea ry  in 
do ing  good. 14  If any one  does  not  obey  our in struc tion 
 in  this let ter,  take  note  of  that per son;  don’t 
as so ci ate  with  him,  so  that  he  may  be  ashamed. 15  Yet  don’t con sid er  him  as  an en e my ,  but  warn 
 him  as  a broth er. FINAL GREETINGS
16  May  the  Lord  of  peace him self  give  you  peace 
al ways  in ev ery  way .


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The  Lord  be  with  all  of 
 you. 17  I,  Paul,  am writ ing  this greet ing  with  my 
 own  hand,  which  is  an authenticating  mark  in 
ev ery let ter;  this  is  how  I  write. 18  The  grace  of 
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a3:2 Or for the faith is not in everyone   b3:12 Lit they may eat their own bread
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1 TimoThy
GREETING
1 
 Paul,  an apos tle  of  Christ  Jesus  by  the com-
mand  of  God  our Sav ior  and  of  Christ  Jesus 
 our  hope:
2  To Tim o thy ,  my  true  son  in  the  faith. Grace, mer cy ,  and  peace  from  God  the a Fa-
ther  and  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. FALSE DOCTRINE AND MISUSE OF THE LAW
3  As  I  urged  you  when  I  went  to Mac e do nia, 
re main  in Eph e sus  so  that  you  may in struct 
cer tain peo ple  not  to  teach  false doc trine 4  or 
 to  pay at ten tion  to  myths  and end less ge ne-
al o gies. These pro mote emp ty speculations 
rath er  than  God’s  plan,  which operates  by  faith.


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5  Now  the  goal  of  our in struc tion  is  love  that 
 comes  from  a  pure  heart,  a  good con science, 
 and  a sin cere  faith. 6  Some  have de part ed  from 
 these  and  turned  aside  to fruit less dis cus sion. 7  They  want  to  be teach ers  of  the  law , al though 
 they  don’t un der stand  what  they  are say ing 
 or  what  they  are in sist ing  on. 8  But  we  know 
 that  the  law  is  good, pro vid ed  one  uses  it le-
gitimately . 9  We  know  that  the  law  is  not  meant 
 for  a righ teous per son,  but  for  the law less  and 
re bel lious,  for  the un god ly  and sin ful,  for  the 
un ho ly  and ir rev er ent,  for  those  who  kill  their 
fa thers  and moth ers,  for mur der ers, 10  for  the 
sex u al ly im mor al  and homosexuals,  for  slave 
trad ers,  liars, per jur ers,  and  for what ev er  else 
 is con trary  to  the  sound teach ing 11  that con-
forms  to  the gos pel con cern ing  the glo ry  of 
 the  blessed  God,  which  was en trust ed  to  me. PAUL’S TESTIMONY
12  I  give  thanks  to  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord  who 
 has strength ened  me, be cause  he con sid ered 
 me faith ful, ap point ing  me  to  the min is try — 
13  even  though  I  was for mer ly  a blas phem er,  a 
per se cu tor,  and  an ar ro gant  man. But  I re ceived 
mer cy be cause  I act ed  out  of ig no rance  in un-
be lief, 14  and  the  grace  of  our  Lord over flowed, 
 along  with  the  faith  and  love  that  are  in  Christ 
 Jesus. 15  This say ing  is trust wor thy  and de serv-
ing  of  full ac cep tance: “ Christ  Jesus  came  into 
 the  world  to  save sin ners”  —   and  I  am  the  worst 
 of  them. 16  But  I re ceived mer cy  for  this rea son, 
 so  that  in  me,  the  worst  of  them,  Christ  Jesus 
 might dem on strate  his ex tra or di nary pa tience 
 as  an ex am ple  to  those  who  would be lieve  in 
 him  for eter nal  life. 17  Now  to  the  King eter nal, 
im mor tal, in vis i ble,  the  only b  God,  be hon or 
 and glo ry for ev er  and  ever.


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Amen. ENGAGE IN BATTLE
18 Tim o thy ,  my  son,  I  am giv ing  you  this in struc-
tion  in keep ing  with  the proph e cies pre vi ous ly 
 made  about  you,  so  that  by re call ing  them  you 
 may  fight  the  good  fight, 19 hav ing  faith  and 
 a  good con science. Some  have re ject ed  these 
 and  have ship wrecked  their  faith.


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20  Among 
 them  are Hy me nae us  and Al ex an der,  whom 
 I  have de liv ered  to Sa tan,  so  that  they  may  be 
 taught  not  to blas pheme. INSTRUCTIONS ON PRAYER
2 
 First  of  all,  then,  I  urge  that pe ti tions, 
 prayers, in ter ces sions,  and thanks giv-
ings  be  made  for ev ery one, 2  for  kings  and 
 all  those  who  are  in au thor i ty ,  so  that  we  may 
 lead  a tranquil  and qui et  life  in  all god li ness 
 and dig ni ty . 3  This  is  good,  and  it pleas es  God 
 our Sav ior, 4  who  wants ev ery one  to  be  saved 
 and  to  come  to  the knowl edge  of  the  truth.


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5  For  there  is  one  God  and  one me di a tor 
be tween  God  and hu man i ty ,  the  man  Christ 
 Jesus, 6  who  gave him self  as  a ran som  for  all, 
 a tes ti mo ny  at  the prop er  time. 7  For  this  I  was ap point ed  a her ald,  an apos-
tle ( I  am tell ing  the  truth; c  I  am  not ly ing),  and 
 a teach er  of  the Gen tiles  in  faith  and  truth. INSTRUCTIONS TO MEN AND WOMEN
8 There fore,  I  want  the  men  in ev ery  place  to 
 pray , lift ing  up  holy  hands with out an ger  or 
argument. 9  Also,  the wom en  are  to  dress them-
selves  in modest cloth ing,  with de cen cy  and 
 good  sense,  not  with elaborate hairstyles,  gold, 
 pearls,  or ex pen sive apparel, 10  but  with  good 
 works,  as  is prop er  for wom en  who pro fess 
 to wor ship  God. 11  A wom an  is  to  learn qui et ly 
 with  full sub mis sion. 12  I  do  not al low  a wom an 
 to  teach  or  to  have au thor i ty  over  a  man; in-
stead,  she  is  to re main qui et. 13  For  Adam  was 
 formed  first,  then  Eve. 14  And  Adam  was  not 
de ceived,  but  the wom an  was de ceived  and 
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trans gressed. 15  But  she  will  be  saved  through 
child bear ing,  if  they con tin ue  in  faith,  love, 
 and ho li ness,  with  good  sense. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OVERSEERS AND 
DEACONS
3 
 This say ing  is trust wor thy: “ If any one 
aspires  to  be  an over seer, a  he de sires  a 
no ble  work.” 2  An over seer, there fore,  must 
 be  above re proach,  the hus band  of  one  wife, 
self-controlled, sen si ble, re spect able, hos pi-
ta ble,  able  to  teach, 3  not  an ex ces sive drinker, 
 not  a bully  but gen tle,  not quar rel some,  not 
 greedy . 4  He  must man age  his  own house hold 
competently  and  have  his chil dren un der con-
trol  with  all dig ni ty .


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5 ( If any one  does  not  know 
 how  to man age  his  own house hold,  how  will 
 he  take  care  of  God’s  church?) 6  He  must  not 
 be  a  new con vert,  or  he  might be come con-
ceit ed  and in cur  the  same con dem na tion  as 
 the dev il. 7 Fur ther more,  he  must  have  a  good 
rep u ta tion  among out sid ers,  so  that  he  does 
 not  fall  into dis grace  and  the dev il’s  trap. 8 Dea cons, like wise,  should  be wor thy  of 
re spect,  not hyp o crit i cal,  not drink ing  a  lot 
 of  wine,  not  greedy  for mon ey , 9 hold ing  the 
mys tery  of  the  faith  with  a  clear con science. 10  They  must  also  be test ed  first;  if  they  prove 
blame less,  then  they  can  serve  as dea cons. 11  Wives, b  too,  must  be wor thy  of re spect,  not 
slan der ers, self-controlled, faith ful  in ev ery-
thing. 12 Dea cons  are  to  be hus bands  of  one 
 wife, managing  their chil dren  and  their  own 
house holds competently . 13  For  those  who  have 
 served  well  as dea cons ac quire  a  good stand-
ing  for them selves  and  great bold ness  in  the 
 faith  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus. THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS
14  I  write  these  things  to  you, hop ing  to  come 
 to  you  soon. 15  But  if  I  should  be de layed,  I  have 
writ ten  so  that  you  will  know  how peo ple 
 ought  to con duct them selves  in  God’s house-
hold,  which  is  the  church  of  the liv ing  God,  the 
pil lar  and foun da tion  of  the  truth. 16  And  most 
cer tain ly ,  the mys tery  of god li ness  is  great:
  He  c was manifested in the flesh,
  vindicated in the Spirit,
  seen by angels,
  preached among the nations,
  believed on in the world,
  taken up in glory . DEMONIC INFLUENCE
4 
 Now  the Spir it explicitly  says  that  in lat-
er  times  some  will de part  from  the  faith, 
pay ing at ten tion  to de ceit ful spir its  and  the 
teach ings  of de mons, 2  through  the hy poc ri sy 
 of  liars  whose con sciences  are  seared. 3  They 
for bid mar riage  and de mand abstinence  from 
 foods  that  God cre at ed  to  be re ceived  with 
grat i tude  by  those  who be lieve  and  know  the 
 truth.


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4  For ev ery thing cre at ed  by  God  is  good, 
 and noth ing  is  to  be re ject ed  if  it  is re ceived 
 with thanks giv ing, 5  since  it  is sanc ti fied  by 
 the  word  of  God  and  by  prayer. A GOOD SERVANT OF JESUS CHRIST
6  If  you  point  these  things  out  to  the broth ers 
 and sis ters,  you  will  be  a  good ser vant  of  Christ 
 Jesus, nour ished  by  the  words  of  the  faith  and 
 the  good teach ing  that  you  have fol lowed. 7  But 
 have noth ing  to  do  with pointless  and silly 
 myths.


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Rath er,  train your self  in god li ness. 8  For 
 the train ing  of  the  body  has limited ben e fit, 
 but god li ness  is ben e fi cial  in ev ery  way ,  since 
 it  holds prom ise  for  the pre sent  life  and  also 
 for  the  life  to  come. 9  This say ing  is trust wor thy 
 and de serves  full ac cep tance.


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10  For  this rea-
son  we la bor  and  strive, d be cause  we  have  put 
 our  hope  in  the liv ing  God,  who  is  the Sav ior 
 of  all peo ple, es pe cial ly  of  those  who be lieve. INSTRUCTIONS FOR MINISTRY
11 Com mand  and  teach  these  things. 12  Don’t  let 
any one de spise  your  youth,  but  set  an ex am ple 
 for  the be liev ers  in  speech,  in con duct,  in  love, e 
 in  faith,  and  in pu ri ty . 13 Un til  I  come,  give  your 
at ten tion  to pub lic read ing, ex hor ta tion,  and 
teach ing. 14  Don’t ne glect  the  gift  that  is  in  you; 
 it  was giv en  to  you  through proph e cy ,  with  the 
lay ing  on  of  hands  by  the coun cil  of el ders. 15 Prac tice  these  things;  be com mit ted  to  them, 
 so  that  your progress  may  be ev i dent  to  all.


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16  Pay 
 close at ten tion  to  your  life  and  your teach ing; 
per se vere  in  these  things,  for  in do ing  this  you 
 will  save  both your self  and  your hear ers. 5 
 Don’t re buke  an old er  man,  but ex hort 
 him  as  a fa ther, youn ger  men  as broth ers, 
2 old er wom en  as moth ers,  and  the youn ger 
wom en  as sis ters  with  all pu ri ty . THE SUPPORT OF WIDOWS
3 Sup port f wid ows  who  are genuinely  in  need. 4  But  if  any wid ow  has chil dren  or grand chil dren, 
a3:1 Or bishop, pastor   b3:11 Or The women   c3:16 Other mss read God   d4:10 Other mss read and suffer reproach    
e4:12 Other mss add in spirit,   f5:3 Lit Honor
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 let  them  learn  to prac tice god li ness to ward 
 their  own fam i ly  first  and  to re pay  their par-
ents,  for  this pleas es  God. 5  The wid ow  who 
 is tru ly  in  need  and  left  all  alone  has  put  her 
 hope  in  God  and con tin ues  night  and  day 
 in  her pe ti tions  and  prayers; 6 how ev er,  she 
 who  is self-indulgent  is  dead  even  while  she 
 lives. 7 Com mand  this  also,  so  that  they  will 
 be  above re proach.


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8  But  if any one  does  not 
pro vide  for  his  own fam i ly , es pe cial ly  for  his 
 own house hold,  he  has de nied  the  faith  and 
 is  worse  than  an un be liev er. 9  No wid ow  is  to  be en rolled  on  the  list  for 
sup port un less  she  is  at  least six ty  years  old, 
 has  been  the  wife  of  one hus band, 10  and  is 
 well  known  for  good  works  —   that  is,  if  she 
 has  brought  up chil dren,  shown hos pi tal i ty , 
 washed  the  saints’  feet,  helped  the afflicted, 
 and de vot ed her self  to ev ery  good  work. 11  But 
re fuse  to en roll youn ger wid ows,  for  when  they 
 are  drawn  away  from  Christ  by de sire,  they 
 want  to mar ry 12  and  will there fore re ceive 
con dem na tion be cause  they  have re nounced 
 their orig i nal  pledge. 13  At  the  same  time,  they 
 also  learn  to  be  idle, go ing  from  house  to  house; 
 they  are  not  only  idle,  but  are  also gos sips  and 
busy bod ies, say ing  things  they  shouldn’t  say . 14 There fore,  I  want youn ger wom en  to mar ry , 
 have chil dren, man age  their house holds,  and 
 give  the ad ver sary  no op por tu ni ty  to ac cuse 
 us. 15  For  some  have al ready  turned  away  to 
fol low Sa tan. 16  If  any a be liev ing wom an  has 
wid ows  in  her fam i ly ,  let  her  help  them. Let 
 the  church  not  be bur dened,  so  that  it  can 
 help wid ows  in gen u ine  need. HONORING THE ELDERS
17  The el ders  who  are  good lead ers  are  to  be 
con sid ered wor thy  of dou ble hon or, b es pe cial ly 
 those  who  work  hard  at preach ing  and teach-
ing. 18  For  the Scrip ture  says:  Do  not muz zle 
 an  ox  while  it  is tread ing  out  the  grain, c  and 
 the work er  is wor thy  of  his wag es.


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19  Don’t ac cept  an ac cu sa tion  against  an 
el der un less  it  is sup port ed  by  two  or  three 
wit ness es. 20 Pub lic ly re buke  those  who  sin,  so 
 that  the  rest  will  be  afraid. 21  I sol emn ly  charge 
 you be fore  God  and  Christ  Jesus  and  the  elect 
an gels  to ob serve  these  things with out preju-
dice, do ing noth ing  out  of fa vor it ism. 22  Don’t 
 be  too  quick  to ap point d any one  as  an el der, 
 and  don’t  share  in  the  sins  of oth ers.


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Keep 
your self  pure. 23  Don’t con tin ue drink ing  only 
wa ter,  but  use  a lit tle  wine be cause  of  your 
stom ach  and  your fre quent ill ness es. 24  Some 
peo ple’s  sins  are ob vi ous, pre ced ing  them  to 
judg ment,  but  the  sins  of oth ers sur face e lat er.


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25 Like wise,  good  works  are ob vi ous,  and  those 
 that  are  not ob vi ous can not re main hid den. HONORING MASTERS
6 
 All  who  are un der  the  yoke  as  slaves  should 
re gard  their  own mas ters f  as wor thy  of 
 all re spect,  so  that  God’s  name  and  his teach-
ing  will  not  be blas phemed. 2  Let  those  who 
 have be liev ing mas ters  not  be disrespectful 
 to  them be cause  they  are broth ers,  but  serve 
 them  even bet ter,  since  those  who ben e fit  from 
 their ser vice  are be liev ers  and dear ly  loved. g
FALSE DOCTRINE AND HUMAN GREED
 Teach  and en cour age  these  things. 3  If any one 
teach es  false doc trine  and  does  not  agree  with 
 the  sound teach ing  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
 and  with  the teach ing  that pro motes god li-
ness, 4  he  is con ceit ed  and un der stands noth-
ing,  but  has  an un healthy in ter est  in dis putes 
 and ar gu ments  over  words. From  these  come 
 envy , quar rel ing, slan der,  evil sus pi cions, 5  and 
con stant dis agree ment  among peo ple  whose 
 minds  are de praved  and de prived  of  the  truth, 
 who imag ine  that god li ness  is  a  way  to ma teri-
al  gain. h 6  But god li ness  with con tent ment  is 
 great  gain.


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7  For  we  brought noth ing  into  the 
 world,  and i  we  can  take noth ing  out. 8  If  we 
 have  food  and cloth ing, j  we  will  be con tent 
 with  these. 9  But  those  who  want  to  be  rich  fall 
 into temp ta tion,  a  trap,  and  many fool ish  and 
harm ful de sires,  which  plunge peo ple  into 
 ruin  and de struc tion. 10  For  the  love  of mon ey 
 is  a  root k  of  all  kinds  of  evil,  and  by crav ing  it, 
 some  have wan dered  away  from  the  faith  and 
 pierced them selves  with  many  griefs. FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
11  But  you,  man  of  God,  flee  from  these  things, 
 and pur sue righ teous ness, god li ness,  faith, 
 love, en dur ance,  and gen tle ness. 12  Fight  the 
 good  fight  of  the  faith. Take  hold  of eter nal  life 
 to  which  you  were  called  and  about  which  you 
 have  made  a  good con fes sion  in  the pres ence 
 of  many wit ness es. 13  In  the pres ence  of  God, 
a5:16 Other mss add believing man or   b5:17 Or of respect and remuneration   c5:18 Dt 25:4   d5:22 Lit to lay hands on    
e5:24 Lit follow   f6:1 Or owners   g6:2 Or because, as believers who are dearly loved, they are devoted to others’ welfare   
h6:5 Other mss add From such people withdraw yourself. i6:7 Other mss add it is clear that   j6:8 Or food and shelter    
k6:10 Or is the root
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 who  gives  life  to  all,  and  of  Christ  Jesus,  who 
 gave  a  good con fes sion be fore Pon tius Pi late, 
 I  charge  you 14  to  keep  this com mand with-
out  fault  or fail ure un til  the ap pear ing  of  our 
 Lord  Jesus  Christ. 15  God  will  bring  this  about 
 in  his  own  time.


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He  is  the  blessed  and  only 
Sov er eign,  the  King  of  kings,  and  the  Lord  of 
 lords, 16  who  alone  is im mor tal  and  who  lives 
 in un ap proach able  light,  whom  no  one  has 
 seen  or  can  see,  to  him  be hon or  and eter nal 
pow er. Amen. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE RICH
17 In struct  those  who  are  rich  in  the pre sent 
 age  not  to  be ar ro gant  or  to  set  their  hope  on 
 the uncertainty  of  wealth,  but  on  God, a  who 
rich ly pro vides  us  with  all  things  to en joy . 18 In struct  them  to  do  what  is  good,  to  be  rich 
 in  good  works,  to  be gen er ous  and will ing  to 
 share, 19 stor ing  up trea sure  for them selves 
 as  a  good foun da tion  for  the com ing  age,  so 
 that  they  may  take  hold  of  what  is tru ly  life. GUARD THE HERITAGE
20 Tim o thy ,  guard  what  has  been en trust ed  to 
 you, avoid ing ir rev er ent  and emp ty  speech 
 and contradictions  from  what  is false ly  called 
knowl edge. 21  By professing  it,  some peo ple 
 have de part ed  from  the  faith.


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Grace  be  with  you  all. a6:17 Other mss read on the living God
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2 TimoThy
GREETING
1 
 Paul,  an apos tle  of  Christ  Jesus  by  God’s 
 will,  for  the  sake  of  the prom ise  of  life  in 
 Christ  Jesus:
2  To Tim o thy ,  my dear ly  loved  son. Grace, mer cy ,  and  peace  from  God  the Fa-
ther  and  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. THANKSGIVING
3  I  thank  God,  whom  I  serve  with  a  clear con-
science  as  my an ces tors  did,  when  I con stant ly 
re mem ber  you  in  my  prayers  night  and  day . 4 Re mem ber ing  your  tears,  I  long  to  see  you 
 so  that  I  may  be  filled  with  joy .


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5  I re call  your 
sin cere  faith  that  first  lived  in  your grand-
moth er  Lois  and  in  your moth er Eu ni ce  and 
 now ,  I  am con vinced,  is  in  you  also. 6 There fore,  I re mind  you  to rekindle  the 
 gift  of  God  that  is  in  you  through  the lay ing 
 on  of  my  hands. 7  For  God  has  not giv en  us 
 a spir it  of  fear,  but  one  of pow er, a  love,  and 
 sound judg ment. NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL
8  So  don’t  be  ashamed  of  the tes ti mo ny  about 
 our  Lord,  or  of  me  his pris on er. In stead,  share 
 in suff  er ing  for  the gos pel, relying  on  the pow er 
 of  God. 9  He  has  saved  us  and  called  us  with 
 a  holy call ing,  not ac cord ing  to  our  works, 
 but ac cord ing  to  his  own pur pose  and  grace, 
 which  was giv en  to  us  in  Christ  Jesus be fore 
 time be gan. 10  This  has  now  been  made ev-
i dent  through  the ap pear ing  of  our Sav ior 
 Christ  Jesus,  who  has abol ished  death  and  has 
 brought  life  and im mor tal i ty  to  light  through 
 the gos pel. 11  For  this gos pel  I  was ap point ed  a 
her ald, apos tle,  and teach er, b 12  and  that  is  why 
 I suff  er  these  things.


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But  I  am  not  ashamed, 
be cause  I  know  whom  I  have be lieved  and  am 
per suad ed  that  he  is  able  to  guard  what  has 
 been en trust ed  to  me c un til  that  day . BE LOYAL TO THE FAITH
13  Hold  on  to  the pat tern  of  sound teach ing 
 that  you  have  heard  from  me,  in  the  faith  and 
 love  that  are  in  Christ  Jesus. 14  Guard  the  good 
de pos it  through  the  Holy Spir it  who  lives  in 
 us. 15  You  know  that  all  those  in  the prov ince 
 of  Asia  have de sert ed  me, in clud ing Phy ge lus 
 and Her mog e nes. 16  May  the  Lord  grant mer cy 
 to  the house hold  of On esiph o rus, be cause  he 
of ten re freshed  me  and  was  not  ashamed  of 
 my  chains. 17  On  the con trary ,  when  he  was  in 
 Rome,  he dil i gent ly  searched  for  me  and  found 
 me. 18  May  the  Lord  grant  that  he ob tain mer cy 
 from  him  on  that  day .


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You  know  very  well  how 
 much  he min is tered  at Eph e sus. BE STRONG IN GRACE
2 
 You, there fore,  my  son,  be  strong  in  the 
 grace  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus. 2  What  you 
 have  heard  from  me  in  the pres ence  of  many 
wit ness es, com mit  to faith ful  men d  who  will 
 be  able  to  teach oth ers  also.


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3  Share  in suff  er ing  as  a  good sol dier  of  Christ 
 Jesus. 4  No  one serv ing  as  a sol dier  gets en tan-
gled  in  the con cerns  of ci vil ian  life;  he  seeks  to 
 please  the com mand ing off  i cer. 5  Also,  if any-
one com petes  as  an ath lete,  he  is  not  crowned 
un less  he com petes ac cord ing  to  the  rules. 6  The hard work ing farm er  ought  to  be  the  first 
 to  get  a  share  of  the  crops. 7 Con sid er  what  I 
 say ,  for  the  Lord  will  give  you un der stand ing 
 in ev ery thing.


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8 Re mem ber  Jesus  Christ, ris en  from  the 
 dead  and de scend ed  from Da vid, ac cord ing 
 to  my gos pel, 9  for  which  I suff  er  to  the  point 
 of be ing  bound  like  a crim i nal. But  the  word 
 of  God  is  not  bound. 10  This  is  why  I en dure 
 all  things  for  the  elect:  so  that  they  also  may 
ob tain sal va tion,  which  is  in  Christ  Jesus,  with 
eter nal glo ry . 11  This say ing  is trust wor thy:
  For if we died with him,
  we will also live with him;
 12 if we endure, we will also reign 
with him;
  if we deny him, he will also deny us;
 13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful,
  for he cannot deny himself. AN APPROVED WORKER
14 Re mind  them  of  these  things,  and  charge 
 them be fore  God e  not  to  fight  about  words. This 
 is use less  and  leads  to  the  ruin  of  those  who 
a1:7 Or For the Spirit God gave us does not make us fearful, but gives us power   b1:11 Other mss add of the Gentiles    
c1:12 Or guard what I have entrusted to him, or  guard my deposit   d2:2 Or faithful people   e2:14 Other mss read before  
the Lord
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lis ten. 15  Be dil i gent  to pre sent your self  to  God 
 as  one ap proved,  a work er  who  doesn’t  need 
 to  be  ashamed, cor rect ly teach ing  the  word  of 
 truth. 16  Avoid ir rev er ent  and emp ty  speech, 
 since  those  who en gage  in  it  will pro duce  even 
 more god less ness, 17  and  their teach ing  will 
 spread  like gan grene. Hy me nae us  and Phi le tus 
 are  among  them.


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18  They  have de part ed  from 
 the  truth, say ing  that  the res ur rec tion  has al-
ready tak en  place,  and  are ru in ing  the  faith  of 
 some. 19 Nev er the less,  God’s sol id foun da tion 
 stands  firm, bear ing  this in scrip tion:  The  Lord 
 knows  those  who  are  his, a  and  let ev ery one 
 who  calls  on  the  name  of b  the  Lord  turn  away 
 from wick ed ness. 20  Now  in  a  large  house  there  are  not  only 
 gold  and sil ver ves sels,  but  also  those  of  wood 
 and  clay;  some  for hon or able c  use  and  some 
 for dishonorable. d 21  So  if any one pu ri fies him-
self  from any thing dishonorable,  e  he  will  be 
 a spe cial f in stru ment,  set  apart, use ful  to  the 
Mas ter, pre pared  for ev ery  good  work. 22  Flee  from youth ful pas sions,  and pur-
sue righ teous ness,  faith,  love,  and  peace, 
 along  with  those  who  call  on  the  Lord  from 
 a  pure  heart. 23  But re ject fool ish  and ig no-
rant dis putes, be cause  you  know  that  they 
 breed quar rels. 24  The  Lord’s ser vant  must 
 not quar rel,  but  must  be gen tle  to ev ery one, 
 able  to  teach, g  and pa tient, 25 in struct ing  his 
op po nents  with gen tle ness. Per haps  God  will 
 grant  them re pen tance lead ing  them  to  the 
knowl edge  of  the  truth.


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26  Then  they  may 
 come  to  their sens es  and es cape  the  trap 
 of  the dev il,  who  has tak en  them cap tive  to 
 do  his  will. DIFFICULT TIMES AHEAD
3 
 But  know  this:  Hard  times  will  come  in 
 the  last  days. 2  For peo ple  will  be lov ers 
 of  self, lov ers  of mon ey , boast ful,  proud, de-
meaning, dis obe di ent  to par ents, un grate ful, 
un ho ly , 3 unloving, ir rec on cil able, slan der ers, 
with out self-control, bru tal, with out  love  for 
 what  is  good, 4 trai tors, reck less, con ceit ed, 
lov ers  of plea sure rath er  than lov ers  of  God, 
5 hold ing  to  the  form  of god li ness  but de ny ing 
 its pow er. Avoid  these peo ple.


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6  For  among  them  are  those  who  worm  their 
 way  into house holds  and de ceive gullible wom-
en over whelmed  by  sins  and  led  astray  by 
 a variety  of pas sions, 7 al ways learn ing  and 
nev er  able  to  come  to  a knowl edge  of  the  truth. 8  Just  as Jan nes  and Jam bres re sist ed Mo ses, 
 so  these  also re sist  the  truth. They  are  men 
 who  are cor rupt  in  mind  and worth less  in 
re gard  to  the  faith. 9  But  they  will  not  make 
fur ther progress,  for  their fool ish ness  will  be 
 clear  to  all,  as  was  the fool ish ness  of Jan nes 
 and Jam bres. STRUGGLES IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
10  But  you  have fol lowed  my teach ing, con duct, 
pur pose,  faith, pa tience,  love,  and en dur ance, 
11  along  with  the per se cu tions  and suff  er ings 
 that  came  to  me  in An ti och, Ico ni um,  and Lys-
tra. What per se cu tions  I en dured  —   and  yet 
 the  Lord res cued  me  from  them  all. 12  In  fact, 
 all  who  want  to  live  a god ly  life  in  Christ  Jesus 
 will  be per se cut ed. 13  Evil peo ple  and im pos-
tors  will be come  worse, de ceiv ing  and be ing 
de ceived. 14  But  as  for  you, con tin ue  in  what 
 you  have  learned  and firm ly be lieved. You 
 know  those  who  taught  you, 15  and  you  know 
 that  from in fan cy  you  have  known  the sa cred 
Scrip tures,  which  are  able  to  give  you wis dom 
 for sal va tion  through  faith  in  Christ  Jesus. 16  All 
Scrip ture  is in spired  by  God h  and  is profi  t able 
 for teach ing,  for re buk ing,  for cor rect ing,  for 
train ing  in righ teous ness, 17  so  that  the  man 
 of  God  may  be com plete,  equipped  for ev ery 
 good  work. FULFILL YOUR MINISTRY
4 
 I sol emn ly  charge  you be fore  God  and 
 Christ  Jesus,  who  is go ing  to  judge  the liv-
ing  and  the  dead,  and be cause  of  his ap pear ing 
 and  his king dom: 2  Preach  the  word;  be  ready 
 in sea son  and  out  of sea son; re buke, cor rect, 
 and en cour age  with  great pa tience  and teach-
ing. 3  For  the  time  will  come  when peo ple  will 
 not tol er ate  sound doc trine,  but ac cord ing  to 
 their  own de sires,  will mul ti ply teach ers  for 
them selves be cause  they  have  an  itch  to  hear 
 what  they  want  to  hear.


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4  They  will  turn  away 
 from hear ing  the  truth  and  will  turn  aside  to 
 myths. 5  But  as  for  you, ex er cise self-control 
 in ev ery thing, en dure hard ship,  do  the  work 
 of  an evan ge list, ful fill  your min is try . 6  For  I  am al ready be ing  poured  out  as  a 
 drink off  er ing,  and  the  time  for  my de par ture 
 is  close.


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7  I  have  fought  the  good  fight,  I  have 
fin ished  the  race,  I  have  kept  the  faith. 8  There 
 is re served  for  me  the  crown  of righ teous ness, 
a2:19 Nm 16:5   b2:19 Lit everyone who names the name of   c2:20 Or special   d2:20 Or ordinary   e2:21 Lit from these   
f2:21 Or an honorable   g2:24 Or everyone, skillful in teaching   h3:16 Lit breathed out by God
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 which  the  Lord,  the righ teous  Judge,  will  give 
 me  on  that  day ,  and  not  only  to  me,  but  to  all 
 those  who  have  loved  his ap pear ing. a
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
9  Make ev ery eff  ort  to  come  to  me  soon, 10 be-
cause De mas  has de sert ed  me,  since  he  loved 
 this pre sent  world,  and  has  gone  to Thes sa-
lo ni ca. Cres cens  has  gone  to Ga la tia, Ti tus  to 
Dal ma tia. 11  Only  Luke  is  with  me. Bring  Mark 
 with  you,  for  he  is use ful  to  me  in  the min is try . 12  I  have  sent Tych i cus  to Eph e sus. 13  When 
 you  come,  bring  the  cloak  I  left  in Tro as  with 
Car pus,  as  well  as  the  scrolls, es pe cial ly  the 
parch ments. 14 Al ex an der  the coppersmith 
 did  great  harm  to  me. The  Lord  will re pay 
 him ac cord ing  to  his  works. 15  Watch  out  for 
 him your self be cause  he strong ly op posed 
 our  words. 16  At  my  first de fense,  no  one  stood  by  me,  but 
ev ery one de sert ed  me. May  it  not  be count ed 
 against  them. 17  But  the  Lord  stood  with  me  and 
strength ened  me,  so  that  I  might ful ly  preach 
 the  word  and  all  the Gen tiles  might  hear  it. So  I 
 was res cued  from  the  lion’s  mouth. 18  The  Lord 
 will res cue  me  from ev ery  evil  work  and  will 
 bring  me safe ly  into  his heav en ly king dom. To  him  be  the glo ry for ev er  and  ever!


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Amen. BENEDICTION
19  Greet Prisca  and Aq ui la,  and  the house hold 
 of On esiph o rus. 20 Eras tus  has re mained  at Cor-
inth;  I  left Troph i mus  sick  at Mi le tus.


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Eu bu lus 
 greets  you,  as  do Pu dens, Li nus, Clau dia,  and 
 all  the broth ers  and sis ters. 22  The  Lord  be  with  your spir it.


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Grace  be 
 with  you  all. a4:8 Or have longed for his appearing
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TiTus
GREETING
1 
 Paul,  a ser vant  of  God  and  an apos tle  of 
 Jesus  Christ,  for a  the  faith  of  God’s  elect 
 and  their knowl edge  of  the  truth  that  leads b 
 to god li ness, 2  in  the  hope  of eter nal  life  that 
 God,  who can not  lie, prom ised be fore  time 
be gan. 3  In  his  own  time  he  has re vealed  his 
 word  in  the preach ing  with  which  I  was en-
trust ed  by  the com mand  of  God  our Sav ior:
4  To Ti tus,  my  true  son  in  our com mon  faith. Grace  and  peace  from  God  the Fa ther  and 
 Christ  Jesus  our Sav ior. TITUS’S MINISTRY IN CRETE
5  The rea son  I  left  you  in  Crete  was  to  set  right 
 what  was  left un done  and,  as  I di rect ed  you, 
 to ap point el ders  in ev ery  town. 6  An el der 
 must  be blame less:  the hus band  of  one  wife, 
 with faith ful c chil dren  who  are  not ac cused 
 of wildness  or re bel lion. 7  As  an over seer  of 
 God’s house hold,  he  must  be blame less:  not 
ar ro gant,  not hot-tempered,  not  an ex ces sive 
drinker,  not  a bully ,  not  greedy  for mon ey , 
8  but hos pi ta ble, lov ing  what  is  good, sen si ble, 
righ teous,  holy , self-controlled, 9 hold ing  to  the 
faith ful mes sage  as  taught,  so  that  he  will  be 
 able  both  to en cour age  with  sound teach ing 
 and  to re fute  those  who con tra dict  it. 10  For  there  are  many re bel lious peo ple, 
 full  of emp ty  talk  and de cep tion, es pe cial ly 
 those  from  the cir cum ci sion par ty .


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11  It  is nec-
es sary  to si lence  them;  they  are ru in ing en tire 
house holds  by teach ing  what  they  shouldn’t 
 in or der  to  get mon ey dis hon est ly . 12  One  of 
 their  very  own proph ets  said, “Cre tans  are 
al ways  liars,  evil  beasts,  lazy glut tons.” 13  This 
tes ti mo ny  is  true. For  this rea son, re buke 
 them sharp ly ,  so  that  they  may  be  sound  in 
 the  faith 14  and  may  not  pay at ten tion  to Jew-
ish  myths  and  the com mands  of peo ple  who 
re ject  the  truth. 15  To  the  pure, ev ery thing  is  pure,  but  to  those 
 who  are de filed  and un be liev ing noth ing  is 
 pure;  in  fact,  both  their  mind  and con science 
 are de filed. 16  They  claim  to  know  God,  but  they 
 deny  him  by  their  works.


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They  are de test able, 
dis obe di ent,  and un fit  for  any  good  work. SOUND TEACHING AND CHRISTIAN LIVING
2 
 But  you  are  to pro claim  things consistent 
 with  sound teach ing. 2 Old er  men  are  to 
 be self-controlled, wor thy  of re spect, sen si ble, 
 and  sound  in  faith,  love,  and en dur ance. 3  In 
 the  same  way , old er wom en  are  to  be rev er-
ent  in be hav ior,  not slan der ers,  not  slaves  to 
ex ces sive drink ing. They  are  to  teach  what  is 
 good, 4  so  that  they  may en cour age  the  young 
wom en  to  love  their hus bands  and  to  love 
 their chil dren, 5  to  be self-controlled,  pure, 
workers at home,  kind,  and  in sub mis sion  to 
 their hus bands,  so  that  God’s  word  will  not 
 be slan dered. 6  In  the  same  way , en cour age  the  young  men 
 to  be self-controlled 7  in ev ery thing. Make your-
self  an ex am ple  of  good  works  with in teg ri ty 
 and dig ni ty d  in  your teach ing. 8  Your mes sage 
 is  to  be  sound be yond re proach,  so  that  any 
op po nent  will  be  ashamed, be cause  he  doesn’t 
 have any thing  bad  to  say  about  us. 9  Slaves  are  to sub mit  to  their mas ters  in ev-
ery thing,  and  to  be well-pleasing,  not talk ing 
 back 10  or steal ing,  but demonstrating ut ter 
faith ful ness,  so  that  they  may  adorn  the teach-
ing  of  God  our Sav ior  in ev ery thing. 11  For  the  grace  of  God  has ap peared, bring-
ing sal va tion e  for  all peo ple, 12 in struct ing  us  to 
 deny god less ness  and world ly  lusts  and  to  live 
 in  a sen si ble, righ teous,  and god ly  way  in  the 
pre sent  age, 13  while  we  wait  for  the  blessed 
 hope,  the ap pear ing  of  the glo ry  of  our  great 
 God  and Sav ior,  Jesus  Christ. 14  He  gave him self 
 for  us  to re deem  us  from  all law less ness  and 
 to  cleanse  for him self  a peo ple  for  his  own 
pos ses sion, ea ger  to  do  good  works.


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Let  no  one disre-
gard f  you. CHRISTIAN LIVING AMONG OUTSIDERS
3 
Re mind  them  to sub mit  to rul ers  and au-
thor i ties,  to  obey ,  to  be  ready  for ev ery  good 
 work, 2  to slan der  no  one,  to  avoid fight ing, 
 and  to  be  kind, al ways show ing gen tle ness 
 to  all peo ple. 3  For  we  too  were  once fool ish, 
dis obe di ent, de ceived, en slaved  by var i ous 
a1:1 Or according to   b1:1 Or corresponds   c1:6 Or believing   d2:7 Other mss add and incorruptibility   e2:11 Or appeared 
with saving power   f2:15 Or despise
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 1059 TITUS 3
pas sions  and plea sures, liv ing  in mal ice  and 
 envy , hateful, detesting  one an oth er. 4  But  when  the kind ness  of  God  our Sav-
ior  and  his  love  for man kind ap peared, 5  he 
 saved  us —  not  by  works  of righ teous ness 
 that  we  had  done,  but ac cord ing  to  his mer cy    
—   through  the wash ing  of regeneration  and 
re new al  by  the  Holy Spir it. 6  He  poured  out 
 his Spir it  on  us abun dant ly  through  Jesus 
 Christ  our Sav ior 7  so  that, hav ing  been jus-
ti fied  by  his  grace,  we  may be come  heirs 
 with  the  hope  of eter nal  life. 8  This say ing 
 is trust wor thy . I  want  you  to in sist  on  these 
 things,  so  that  those  who  have be lieved  God 
 might  be care ful  to de vote them selves  to 
 good  works. These  are  good  and prof it able 
 for ev ery one. 9  But  avoid fool ish debates, 
ge ne al o gies, quar rels,  and dis putes  about 
 the  law , be cause  they  are un prof it able  and 
worth less. 10 Re ject  a di vi sive per son af ter 
 a  first  and sec ond warn ing.


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11  For  you  know 
 that  such  a per son  has  gone  astray  and  is 
sin ning;  he  is self-condemned. FINAL INSTRUCTIONS AND CLOSING
12  When  I  send Ar te mas  or Tych i cus  to  you, 
 make ev ery eff  ort  to  come  to  me  in Ni cop o lis, 
be cause  I  have de cid ed  to  spend  the win ter 
 there. 13 Dil i gent ly  help Ze nas  the law yer  and 
Apol los  on  their jour ney ,  so  that  they  will  lack 
noth ing. 14  Let  our peo ple  learn  to de vote them selves 
 to  good  works  for press ing  needs,  so  that  they 
 will  not  be un fruit ful. 15  All  those  who  are  with 
 me  send  you greet ings.


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Greet  those  who  love 
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Philemon
GREETING
P 
aul,  a pris on er  of  Christ  Jesus,  and Tim o-
thy  our broth er:
 To Phi le mon  our  dear  friend  and co work-
er, 2  to Ap phia  our sis ter, a  to Ar chip pus  our 
fel low sol dier,  and  to  the  church  that  meets 
 in  your  home. 3  Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  our Fa-
ther  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. PHILEMON’S LOVE AND FAITH
4  I al ways  thank  my  God  when  I men tion  you 
 in  my  prayers, 5 be cause  I  hear  of  your  love  for 
 all  the  saints  and  the  faith  that  you  have  in  the 
 Lord  Jesus. 6  I  pray  that  your par tic i pa tion  in  the 
 faith  may be come eff  ec tive  through know ing 
ev ery  good  thing  that  is  in  us b  for  the glo ry  of 
 Christ.


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7  For  I  have  great  joy  and encouragement 
 from  your  love, be cause  the  hearts  of  the  saints 
 have  been re freshed  through  you, broth er. AN APPEAL FOR ONESIMUS
8  For  this rea son, al though  I  have  great bold-
ness  in  Christ  to com mand  you  to  do  what  is 
 right, 9  I ap peal  to  you, in stead,  on  the ba sis  of 
 love. I,  Paul,  as  an el der ly  man c  and  now  also 
 as  a pris on er  of  Christ  Jesus, 10 ap peal  to  you 
 for  my  son, Ones i mus. d  I be came  his fa ther 
 while  I  was  in  chains.


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11  Once  he  was use less 
 to  you,  but  now  he  is use ful  both  to  you  and 
 to  me. 12  I  am send ing  him  back  to  you  —   I 
 am send ing  my  very  own  heart. e,f 13  I want ed 
 to  keep  him  with  me,  so  that  in  my im pris-
on ment  for  the gos pel  he  might  serve  me  in 
 your  place. 14  But  I  didn’t  want  to  do any thing 
with out  your con sent,  so  that  your  good  deed 
 might  not  be  out  of ob li ga tion,  but  of  your 
 own  free  will. 15  For per haps  this  is  why  he 
 was sep a rat ed  from  you  for  a  brief  time,  so 
 that  you  might  get  him  back per ma nent ly , 
16  no lon ger  as  a  slave,  but  more  than  a  slave  
—   as  a dear ly  loved broth er. He  is es pe cial ly 
 so  to  me,  but  how  much  more  to  you,  both  in 
 the  flesh  and  in  the  Lord.


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17  So  if  you con sid er  me  a part ner, wel come 
 him  as  you  would  me. 18  And  if  he  has  wronged 
 you  in  any  way ,  or  owes  you any thing,  charge 
 that  to  my ac count. 19  I,  Paul,  write  this  with 
 my  own  hand:  I  will re pay  it  —   not  to men-
tion  to  you  that  you  owe  me  even  your  very 
 self. 20  Yes, broth er,  may  I ben e fit  from  you  in 
 the  Lord; re fresh  my  heart  in  Christ. 21  Since  I 
 am con fi dent  of  your obe di ence,  I  am writ ing 
 to  you, know ing  that  you  will  do  even  more 
 than  I  say . 22 Mean while,  also pre pare  a  guest 
 room  for  me,  since  I  hope  that  through  your 
 prayers  I  will  be re stored  to  you. FINAL GREETINGS
23 Ep a phras,  my fel low pris on er  in  Christ  Jesus, 
 sends  you greet ings,  and  so  do 24  Mark, Ar-
is tar chus, De mas,  and  Luke,  my co work ers. 25  The  grace  of  the  Lord g  Jesus  Christ  be  with 
 your spir it. a2 Other mss read our beloved   b6 Other mss read in you   c9 Or an ambassador   d10 In Gk, Onesimus means “useful”    
e12 Other mss read him back. Receive him, my own heart.


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f12 Lit you  —  that is, my own heart   g25 Other mss read our Lord
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hebrews
THE NATURE OF THE SON
1 
 Long  ago  God  spoke  to  the fa thers  by  the 
proph ets  at diff  er ent  times  and  in diff  er ent 
 ways. 2  In  these  last  days,  he  has spo ken  to  us 
 by  his  Son. God  has ap point ed  him  heir  of  all 
 things  and  made  the uni verse a  through  him. 3  The  Son  is  the ra di ance b  of  God’s glo ry  and 
 the ex act ex pres sion c  of  his na ture, sus tain ing 
 all  things  by  his pow er ful  word. Af ter mak ing 
pu ri fi ca tion  for  sins, d  he  sat  down  at  the  right 
 hand  of  the Maj es ty  on  high.


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e 4  So  he be came 
su pe ri or  to  the an gels,  just  as  the  name  he 
in her it ed  is  more ex cel lent  than  theirs. THE SON SUPERIOR TO ANGELS
5  For  to  which  of  the an gels  did  he  ever  say ,
  You are my Son;
  today I have become your Father,  f,g
 or  again,
  I will be his Father,
  and he will be my Son? h
6  Again,  when  he i  brings  his first born  into 
 the  world,  he  says,
  And let all God’s angels worship 
him. j
7  And  about  the an gels  he  says:
  He makes his angels winds,  k
  and his servants  l a fiery flame, m
8  but  to n  the  Son:
  Your throne, O God,
  is forever and ever,
  and the scepter of your kingdom
  is a scepter of justice. 9 You have loved righteousness
  and hated lawlessness;
  this is why God, your God,
  has anointed you
  with the oil of joy
  beyond your companions. o,p
10  And:
  In the beginning, Lord,
  you established the earth,
  and the heavens are the works 
of your hands;
 11 they will perish, but you remain. They will all wear out like clothing;
 12 you will roll them up like a cloak,  q
  and they will be changed 
like clothing.


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But you are the same,
  and your years will never end. r
13  Now  to  which  of  the an gels  has  he  ever  said:
  Sit at my right hand
  until I make your enemies 
your footstool? s
14  Are  they  not  all min is ter ing spir its  sent  out  to 
 serve  those  who  are go ing  to in her it sal va tion?


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WARNING AGAINST NEGLECT
2 
 For  this rea son,  we  must  pay at ten tion  all 
 the  more  to  what  we  have  heard,  so  that 
 we  will  not  drift  away . 2  For  if  the mes sage 
spo ken  through an gels  was legally bind ing t 
 and ev ery trans gres sion  and dis obe di ence 
re ceived  a  just pun ish ment, 3  how  will  we es-
cape  if  we ne glect  such  a  great sal va tion? This 
sal va tion  had  its be gin ning  when  it  was spo ken 
 of  by  the  Lord,  and  it  was con firmed  to  us  by 
 those  who  heard  him.


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4  At  the  same  time,  God 
 also tes ti fied  by  signs  and won ders, var i ous 
mir a cles,  and dis tri bu tions  of  gifts  from  the 
 Holy Spir it ac cord ing  to  his  will. JESUS AND HUMANITY
5  For  he  has  not sub ject ed  to an gels  the  world 
 to  come  that  we  are talk ing  about. 6  But some-
one some where  has tes ti fied:
  What is man that you remember him,
  or the son of man that you care 
for him? 7 You made him lower than the angels
  for a short time;
  you crowned him with glory 
and honor
 u
 8 and subjected everything 
under his feet. v
 For  in sub ject ing ev ery thing  to  him,  he  left 
noth ing  that  is  not sub ject  to  him. As  it  is,  we 
 do  not  yet  see ev ery thing sub ject ed  to  him. 9  But  we  do  see  Jesus  —   made low er  than 
a1:2 Lit ages   b1:3 Or reflection   c1:3 Or representation, or  copy, or reproduction   d1:3 Other mss read for our sins by himself   
e1:3 Or he sat down on high at the right hand of the Majesty   f1:5 Or have begotten you   g1:5 Ps 2:7   h1:5 2Sm 7:14; 1Ch 17:13   
i1:6 Or When he again   j1:6 Dt 32:43 LXX; Ps 97:7   k1:7 Or spirits   l1:7 Or ministers   m1:7 Ps 104:4   n1:8 Or about   o1:9 Or 
associates   p1:8-9 Ps 45:6-7   q1:12 Other mss omit like a cloak   r1:10-12 Ps 102:25-27   s1:13 Ps 110:1   t2:2 Or valid, or reliable   
u2:7 Other mss add and set him over the works of your hands   v2:6-8 Ps 8:5-7 LXX
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 the an gels  for  a  short  time  so  that  by  God’s 
 grace  he  might  taste  death  for ev ery one  —  
 crowned  with glo ry  and hon or be cause  he 
suff  ered  death. 10  For  in bring ing  many  sons  and daugh ters 
 to glo ry ,  it  was en tire ly ap pro pri ate  that  God  
—   for  whom  and  through  whom  all  things 
ex ist  —   should  make  the  source a  of  their 
sal va tion per fect  through suff  er ings.


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11  For 
 the  one  who sanctifies  and  those  who  are 
sanc ti fied  all  have  one Fa ther. b  That  is  why 
 Jesus  is  not  ashamed  to  call  them broth ers 
 and sis ters, 12 say ing:
  I will proclaim your name 
to my brothers and sisters;
  I will sing hymns to you 
in the congregation. c
13  Again,  I  will  trust  in  him.


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d  And  again,  Here 
 I  am  with  the chil dren  God  gave  me. e
14  Now  since  the chil dren  have  flesh  and 
 blood  in com mon,  Jesus  also  shared  in  these, 
 so  that  through  his  death  he  might de stroy 
 the  one hold ing  the pow er  of  death  —   that  is, 
 the dev il — 15  and  free  those  who  were  held 
 in slav ery  all  their  lives  by  the  fear  of  death. 16  For  it  is  clear  that  he  does  not  reach  out  to 
 help an gels,  but  to  help Abra ham’s off spring.


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17 There fore,  he  had  to  be  like  his broth ers  and 
sis ters  in ev ery  way ,  so  that  he  could be come 
 a mer ci ful  and faith ful  high  priest  in mat ters f 
per tain ing  to  God,  to  make atone ment g  for  the 
 sins  of  the peo ple. 18  For  since  he him self  has 
suff  ered  when  he  was tempt ed,  he  is  able  to 
 help  those  who  are tempt ed. OUR APOSTLE AND HIGH PRIEST
3 
There fore,  holy broth ers  and sis ters,  who 
 share  in  a heav en ly call ing, con sid er  Jesus, 
 the apos tle  and  high  priest  of  our con fes sion. 2  He  was faith ful  to  the  one  who ap point ed 
 him,  just  as Mo ses  was  in  all  God’s house hold. 3  For  Jesus  is con sid ered wor thy  of  more glo ry 
 than Mo ses,  just  as  the build er  has  more hon or 
 than  the  house. 4  Now ev ery  house  is  built  by 
some one,  but  the  one  who  built ev ery thing  is 
 God. 5 Mo ses  was faith ful  as  a ser vant  in  all 
 God’s house hold,  as  a tes ti mo ny  to  what  would 
 be  said  in  the fu ture. 6  But  Christ  was faith ful 
 as  a  Son  over  his house hold. And  we  are  that 
house hold  if  we  hold  on  to  our con fi dence 
 and  the  hope  in  which  we  boast. h
WARNING AGAINST UNBELIEF
7 There fore,  as  the  Holy Spir it  says:
  Today , if you hear his voice,
 8 do not harden your hearts 
as in the rebellion,
  on the day of testing 
in the wilderness,
 9 where your fathers tested me, 
tried me,
  and saw my works 10 for forty years. Therefore I was provoked to anger 
with that generation
  and said, “They always go astray 
in their hearts,
  and they have not known my ways.”
 11 So I swore in my anger,
  “They will not enter my rest.”  i
12  Watch  out, broth ers  and sis ters,  so  that  there 
 won’t  be  in  any  of  you  an  evil, un be liev ing 
 heart  that  turns  away  from  the liv ing  God. 13  But en cour age  each oth er dai ly ,  while  it  is 
 still  called to day,  so  that  none  of  you  is hard-
ened  by  sin’s de cep tion. 14  For  we  have be come 
par tic i pants  in  Christ  if  we  hold firm ly un til 
 the  end  the re al i ty j  that  we  had  at  the  start. 15  As  it  is  said:
  Today , if you hear his voice,
  do not harden your hearts 
as in the rebellion.


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16  For  who  heard  and re belled? Wasn’t  it  all 
 who  came  out  of  Egypt un der Mo ses? 17  With 
 whom  was  God an gry  for for ty  years? Wasn’t 
 it  with  those  who  sinned,  whose bod ies  fell 
 in  the wil der ness? 18  And  to  whom  did  he 
 swear  that  they  would  not en ter  his  rest, 
 if  not  to  those  who dis obeyed? 19  So  we  see 
 that  they  were un able  to en ter be cause  of 
un be lief. THE PROMISED REST
4 
There fore,  since  the prom ise  to en ter  his 
 rest re mains,  let  us be ware l  that  none  of 
 you  be  found  to  have fall en  short. m 2  For  we 
 also  have re ceived  the  good  news  just  as  they 
 did.


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But  the mes sage  they  heard  did  not ben-
e fit  them,  since  they  were  not unit ed  with 
 those  who  heard  it  in  faith. n 3  For  we  who 
 have be lieved en ter  the  rest,  in keep ing  with 
 what o  he  has  said,
  So I swore in my anger,
  “They will not enter my rest,”
 p
a2:10 Or pioneer, or leader   b2:11 Or father, or origin; lit all are of one   c2:12 Ps 22:22   d2:13 2Sm 22:3 LXX; Is 8:17 LXX; 12:2 LXX   
e2:13 Is 8:18 LXX   f2:17 Lit things   g2:17 Or propitiation   h3:6 Other mss add firm to the end   i3:7-11 Ps 95:7-11   j3:14 Or 
confidence   k3:15 Ps 95:7-8   l4:1 Lit fear   m4:1 Or that any of you might seem to have missed it   n4:2 Other mss read since 
it was not united by faith in those who heard   o4:3 Or rest, just as   p4:3 Ps 95:11
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 even  though  his  works  have  been fin ished 
 since  the foun da tion  of  the  world. 4  For some-
where  he  has spo ken  about  the sev enth  day 
 in  this  way:  And  on  the sev enth  day  God 
rest ed  from  all  his  works. a 5  Again,  in  that 
pas sage  he  says,  They  will nev er en ter  my 
 rest. b 6 There fore,  since  it re mains  for  some 
 to en ter  it,  and  those  who for mer ly re ceived 
 the  good  news  did  not en ter be cause  of dis-
obe di ence, 7  he  again specifies  a cer tain  day  
—  to day. He spec i fied  this speak ing  through 
Da vid af ter  such  a  long  time:
  Today , if you hear his voice,
  do not harden your hearts. c
8  For  if Josh ua  had giv en  them  rest,  God 
 would  not  have spo ken lat er  about an oth er 
 day . 9 There fore,  a Sab bath  rest re mains  for 
 God’s peo ple. 10  For  the per son  who  has en-
tered  his  rest  has rest ed  from  his  own  works, 
 just  as  God  did  from  his. 11  Let  us  then  make 
ev ery eff  ort  to en ter  that  rest,  so  that  no  one 
 will  fall  into  the  same pat tern  of dis obe di ence. 12  For  the  word  of  God  is liv ing  and eff  ec tive 
 and sharp er  than  any double-edged  sword, 
penetrating  as  far  as  the sep a ra tion  of  soul 
 and spir it,  joints  and mar row . It  is  able  to  judge 
 the  thoughts  and intentions  of  the  heart.


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13  No 
crea ture  is hid den  from  him,  but  all  things 
 are na ked  and ex posed  to  the  eyes  of  him  to 
 whom  we  must  give  an ac count. OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST
14 There fore,  since  we  have  a  great  high  priest 
 who  has  passed  through  the heav ens  —   Jesus 
 the  Son  of  God  —   let  us  hold  fast  to  our con fes-
sion. 15  For  we  do  not  have  a  high  priest  who 
 is un able  to sym pa thize  with  our weak ness es, 
 but  one  who  has  been tempt ed  in ev ery  way 
 as  we  are,  yet with out  sin. 16 There fore,  let  us 
ap proach  the  throne  of  grace  with bold ness, 
 so  that  we  may re ceive mer cy  and  find  grace 
 to  help  us  in  time  of  need. CHRIST, A HIGH PRIEST
5 
 For ev ery  high  priest tak en  from  among 
 men  is ap point ed  in mat ters per tain ing 
 to  God  for  the peo ple,  to of fer  both  gifts  and 
sac ri fic es  for  sins. 2  He  is  able  to  deal gent ly 
 with  those  who  are ig no rant  and  are go ing 
 astray ,  since  he  is  also  clothed  with weak ness.


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3 Be cause  of  this,  he  must  make  an of fer ing 
 for  his  own  sins  as  well  as  for  the peo ple.


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4  No 
 one  takes  this hon or  on him self; in stead,  a 
per son  is  called  by  God,  just  as Aar on  was. 5  In  the  same  way ,  Christ  did  not ex alt him-
self  to be come  a  high  priest,  but  God  who 
 said  to  him,
  You are my Son;
  today I have become your Father,
 d,e
6  also  says  in an oth er  place,
  You are a priest forever
  according to the order 
of Melchizedek. f
7 Dur ing  his earth ly  life, g  he off  ered  prayers 
 and ap peals  with  loud  cries  and  tears  to  the 
 one  who  was  able  to  save  him  from  death, 
 and  he  was  heard be cause  of  his rev er ence. 8 Al though  he  was  the  Son,  he  learned obe-
di ence  from  what  he suff  ered. 9 Af ter  he  was 
perfected,  he be came  the  source  of eter nal 
sal va tion  for  all  who  obey  him, 10  and  he  was 
de clared  by  God  a  high  priest ac cord ing  to 
 the or der  of Mel chiz e dek. THE PROBLEM OF IMMATURITY
11  We  have  a  great  deal  to  say  about  this,  and 
 it  is diff  i cult  to ex plain,  since  you  have be-
come  too  lazy  to un der stand. 12 Al though  by 
 this  time  you  ought  to  be teach ers,  you  need 
some one  to  teach  you  the ba sic prin ci ples 
 of  God’s rev e la tion  again. You  need  milk,  not 
sol id  food. 13  Now ev ery one  who  lives  on  milk 
 is in ex pe ri enced  with  the mes sage  about righ-
teous ness, be cause  he  is  an in fant. 14  But sol id 
 food  is  for  the ma ture  —   for  those  whose sens-
es  have  been  trained  to dis tin guish be tween 
 good  and  evil. WARNING AGAINST FALLING AWAY
6 
There fore,  let  us  leave  the el e men ta ry 
teach ing  about  Christ  and  go  on  to ma tu ri-
ty ,  not lay ing  again  a foun da tion  of re pen tance 
 from  dead  works,  faith  in  God, 2 teach ing  about 
rit u al wash ings, h lay ing  on  of  hands,  the res-
ur rec tion  of  the  dead,  and eter nal judg ment.


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4  For  it  is im pos si ble  to re new  to re pen tance 
 those  who  were  once en light ened,  who tast ed 
 the heav en ly  gift,  who  shared  in  the  Holy Spir it, 
5  who tast ed  God’s  good  word  and  the pow ers 
 of  the com ing  age, 6  and  who  have fall en  away . This  is be cause, i  to  their  own  harm,  they  are 
recrucifying  the  Son  of  God  and hold ing  him 
a4:4 Gn 2:2   b4:5 Ps 95:11   c4:7 Ps 95:7-8   d 5:5 Lit I have begotten you   e 5:5 Ps 2:7   f 5:6 Gn 14:18-20; Ps 110:4   g 5:7 Lit In the 
days of his flesh   h 6:2 Or about baptisms   i 6:6 Or while
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 up  to con tempt. 7  For  the  ground  that  drinks 
 the  rain  that of ten  falls  on  it  and  that pro-
duc es veg e ta tion use ful  to  those  for  whom 
 it  is cul ti vat ed re ceives  a bless ing  from  God. 8  But  if  it pro duc es  thorns  and this tles,  it  is 
worth less  and  about  to  be  cursed,  and  at  the 
 end  will  be  burned.


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9  Even  though  we  are speak ing  this  way , 
dear ly  loved  friends,  in  your  case  we  are con-
fi dent  of  things  that  are bet ter  and  that per-
tain  to sal va tion. 10  For  God  is  not un just;  he 
 will  not for get  your  work  and  the  love a  you 
demonstrated  for  his  name  by serv ing  the 
 saints  —   and  by con tin u ing  to  serve  them. 11  Now  we de sire  each  of  you  to dem on strate 
 the  same dil i gence  for  the  full as sur ance  of 
 your  hope un til  the  end, 12  so  that  you  won’t 
be come  lazy  but  will  be im i ta tors  of  those 
 who in her it  the prom is es  through  faith  and 
per se ver ance. INHERITING THE PROMISE
13  For  when  God  made  a prom ise  to Abra ham, 
 since  he  had  no  one great er  to  swear  by ,  he 
 swore  by him self: 14  I  will in deed  bless  you, 
 and  I  will great ly mul ti ply  you. b 15  And  so, 
af ter wait ing pa tient ly , Abra ham ob tained  the 
prom ise. 16  For peo ple  swear  by some thing 
great er  than them selves,  and  for  them  a con-
firm ing  oath  ends ev ery dis pute. 17 Be cause  God 
want ed  to  show  his un change able pur pose 
 even  more clear ly  to  the  heirs  of  the prom-
ise,  he guar an teed  it  with  an  oath, 18  so  that 
 through  two un change able  things,  in  which  it 
 is im pos si ble  for  God  to  lie,  we  who  have  fled 
 for ref uge  might  have  strong encouragement 
 to  seize  the  hope  set be fore  us. 19  We  have  this 
 hope  as  an an chor  for  the  soul,  firm  and se-
cure.


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It en ters  the in ner sanc tu ary be hind  the 
cur tain. 20  Jesus  has en tered  there  on  our be-
half  as  a forerunner, be cause  he  has be come 
 a  high  priest for ev er ac cord ing  to  the or der 
 of Mel chiz e dek. THE GREATNESS OF MELCHIZEDEK
7 
 For  this Mel chiz e dek,  king  of Sa lem,  priest 
 of  God  Most  High,  met Abra ham  and 
 blessed  him  as  he re turned  from de feat ing 
 the  kings, 2  and Abra ham  gave  him  a  tenth 
 of ev ery thing. First,  his  name  means  king  of 
righ teous ness,  then  also,  king  of Sa lem, mean-
ing  king  of  peace. 3 With out fa ther, moth er,  or 
ge ne al o gy , hav ing nei ther be gin ning  of  days 
 nor  end  of  life,  but re sem bling  the  Son  of  God, 
 he re mains  a  priest for ev er.


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4  Now con sid er  how  great  this  man  was: 
 even Abra ham  the pa tri arch  gave  a  tenth  of 
 the plun der  to  him. 5  The  sons  of  Levi  who 
re ceive  the priest ly off  ice  have  a com mand 
ac cord ing  to  the  law  to col lect  a  tenth  from 
 the peo ple  —   that  is,  from  their broth ers  and 
sis ters  —   though  they  have  also de scend ed 
 from Abra ham. 6  But  one with out  this c lineage 
col lect ed  a  tenth  from Abra ham  and  blessed 
 the  one  who  had  the prom is es.


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7 With out  a 
 doubt,  the in fe ri or  is  blessed  by  the su pe ri or. 8  In  the  one  case,  men  who  will  die re ceive  a 
 tenth,  but  in  the oth er  case, Scrip ture tes ti fies 
 that  he  lives. 9  And  in  a  sense  Levi him self,  who 
re ceives  a  tenth,  has  paid  a  tenth  through 
Abra ham, 10  for  he  was  still with in  his an ces-
tor d  when Mel chiz e dek  met  him. A SUPERIOR PRIESTHOOD
11  Now  if per fec tion  came  through  the Le vit i-
cal priest hood ( for  on  the ba sis  of  it  the peo-
ple re ceived  the  law),  what fur ther  need  was 
 there  for an oth er  priest  to ap pear,  said  to  be 
ac cord ing  to  the or der  of Mel chiz e dek  and 
 not ac cord ing  to  the or der  of Aar on? 12  For 
 when  there  is  a  change  of  the priest hood,  there 
 must  be  a  change  of  law  as  well. 13  For  the  one 
 these  things  are spo ken  about be longed  to  a 
diff  er ent  tribe.


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No  one  from  it  has  served  at 
 the al tar. 14  Now  it  is ev i dent  that  our  Lord 
 came  from Ju dah,  and Mo ses  said noth ing 
 about  that  tribe con cern ing  priests. 15  And  this be comes clearer  if an oth er 
 priest  like Mel chiz e dek ap pears, 16  who  did 
 not be come  a  priest  based  on  a le gal reg u-
la tion  about phys i cal e de scent  but  based  on 
 the pow er  of  an in de struc ti ble  life. 17  For  it 
 has  been tes ti fied:
  You are a priest forever
  according to the order 
of Melchizedek. f
18  So  the pre vi ous com mand  is an nulled be-
cause  it  was  weak  and un profi  t able 19 ( for  the 
 law perfected noth ing),  but  a bet ter  hope  is in-
tro duced,  through  which  we  draw  near  to  God. 20  None  of  this hap pened with out  an  oath. For oth ers be came  priests with out  an  oath, 
21  but  he be came  a  priest  with  an  oath  made 
 by  the  one  who  said  to  him:
a6:10 Other mss read labor of love   b6:14 Gn 22:17   c7:6 Lit their   d7:10 Lit still in his father’s loins   e7:16 Or fleshly    
f7:17 Ps 110:4
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  The Lord has sworn
  and will not change his mind,
  “You are a priest forever.”  a
22 Be cause  of  this  oath,  Jesus  has  also be come 
 the guar an tee  of  a bet ter cov enant. 23  Now  many  have be come Le vit i cal  priests, 
 since  they  are pre vent ed  by  death  from re-
main ing  in off  ice. 24  But be cause  he re mains 
for ev er,  he  holds  his priest hood per ma nent-
ly. 25 There fore,  he  is  able  to  save com plete ly 
 those  who  come  to  God  through  him,  since 
 he al ways  lives  to in ter cede  for  them. 26  For  this  is  the  kind  of  high  priest  we  need: 
 holy , in no cent, undefiled, sep a rat ed  from sin-
ners,  and ex alt ed  above  the heav ens. 27  He 
 doesn’t  need  to off  er sac ri fic es ev ery  day ,  as 
 high  priests  do  —   first  for  their  own  sins,  then 
 for  those  of  the peo ple. He  did  this  once  for 
 all  time  when  he off  ered him  self. 28  For  the 
 law ap points  as  high  priests  men  who  are 
 weak,  but  the prom ise  of  the  oath,  which  came 
af ter  the  law , ap points  a  Son,  who  has  been 
perfected for ev er. A HEAVENLY PRIESTHOOD
8 
 Now  the  main  point  of  what  is be ing  said 
 is  this:  We  have  this  kind  of  high  priest, 
 who  sat  down  at  the  right  hand  of  the  throne 
 of  the Maj es ty  in  the heav ens, 2  a min is ter  of 
 the sanc tu ary  and  the  true tab er na cle  that 
 was  set  up  by  the  Lord  and  not  man. 3  For ev-
ery  high  priest  is ap point ed  to off  er  gifts  and 
sac ri fic es; there fore,  it  was nec es sary  for  this 
 priest  also  to  have some thing  to off  er. 4  Now 
 if  he  were  on  earth,  he  wouldn’t  be  a  priest, 
 since  there  are  those b off  er ing  the  gifts pre-
scribed  by  the  law . 5  These  serve  as  a  copy  and 
shad ow  of  the heav en ly  things,  as Mo ses  was 
 warned  when  he  was  about  to com plete  the 
tab er na cle.


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For  God  said,  Be care ful  that  you 
 make ev ery thing ac cord ing  to  the pat tern 
 that  was  shown  to  you  on  the moun tain. c 
6  But  Jesus  has  now ob tained  a su pe ri or min-
is try ,  and  to  that de gree  he  is  the me di a tor  of 
 a bet ter cov enant,  which  has  been es tab lished 
 on bet ter prom is es. A SUPERIOR COVENANT
7  For  if  that  first cov enant  had  been fault less, 
 there  would  have  been  no oc ca sion  for  a sec-
ond  one. 8  But find ing  fault  with  his peo ple, d 
 he  says: e
  See, the days are coming, 
says the Lord,
  when I will make a new covenant
  with the house of Israel
  and with the house of Judah —
 9 not like the covenant
  that I made with their ancestors
  on the day I took them by the hand
  to lead them out of the land 
 
of Egypt. I showed no concern for them, 
says the Lord,
  because they did not continue 
in my covenant. 10 For this is the covenant
  that I will make with the house 
of Israel
  after those days, says the Lord:
  I will put my laws into their minds
  and write them on their hearts. I will be their God,
  and they will be my people. 11 And each person will not teach 
his fellow citizen,  f
  and each his brother or sister, saying, 
“Know the Lord,”
  because they will all know me,
  from the least to the greatest 
of them. 12 For I will forgive their wrongdoing,
  and I will never again remember 
their sins. g,h
13  By say ing  a  new cov enant,  he  has de clared 
 that  the  first  is ob so lete.


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And  what  is ob so lete 
 and grow ing  old  is  about  to  pass  away . OLD COVENANT MINISTRY
9 
 Now  the  first cov enant  also  had reg u la-
tions  for min is try  and  an earth ly sanc-
tu ary . 2  For  a tab er na cle  was  set  up,  and  in 
 the  first  room,  which  is  called  the  holy  place, 
 were  the lamp stand,  the ta ble,  and  the pre-
sen ta tion  loaves. 3 Be hind  the sec ond cur tain 
 was  a  tent  called  the  most  holy  place. 4  It  had 
 the  gold al tar  of in cense  and  the  ark  of  the 
cov enant, cov ered  with  gold  on  all  sides,  in 
 which  was  a  gold  jar con tain ing  the man na, 
Aar on’s  staff  that bud ded,  and  the tab lets  of 
 the cov enant. 5  The cher u bim  of glo ry  were 
 above  the  ark over shad ow ing  the mer cy  seat.


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a7:21 Ps 110:4   b8:4 Other mss read priests   c8:5 Ex 25:40   d8:8 Lit with them   e8:8 Other mss read finding fault, he says to 
them   f8:11 Other mss read neighbor   g8:12 Other mss add and their lawless deeds   h8:8-12 Jr 31:31-34
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6  With  these  things pre pared  like  this,  the 
 priests en ter  the  first  room re peat ed ly , per-
form ing  their min is try . 7  But  the  high  priest 
 alone en ters  the sec ond  room,  and  he  does 
 that  only  once  a  year,  and nev er with out  blood, 
 which  he off  ers  for him self  and  for  the  sins  the 
peo ple  had com mit ted  in ig no rance. 8  The  Holy 
Spir it  was mak ing  it  clear  that  the  way  into 
 the  most  holy  place  had  not  yet  been dis closed 
 while  the  first tab er na cle  was  still stand ing. 9  This  is  a sym bol  for  the pre sent  time, dur ing 
 which  gifts  and sac ri fic es  are off  ered  that can-
not per fect  the wor ship er’s con science. 10  They 
 are phys i cal reg u la tions  and  only  deal  with 
 food,  drink,  and var i ous wash ings im posed 
un til  the  time  of  the  new or der. NEW COVENANT MINISTRY
11  But  Christ  has ap peared  as  a  high  priest  of 
 the  good  things  that  have  come. a  In  the great er 
 and  more per fect tab er na cle  not  made  with 
 hands ( that  is,  not  of  this cre a tion), 12  he en tered 
 the  most  holy  place  once  for  all  time,  not  by 
 the  blood  of  goats  and  calves,  but  by  his  own 
 blood, hav ing ob tained eter nal re demp tion. 13  For  if  the  blood  of  goats  and  bulls  and  the 
ash es  of  a  young  cow , sprin kling  those  who 
 are de filed, sanc ti fy  for  the pu ri fi ca tion  of 
 the  flesh, 14  how  much  more  will  the  blood  of 
 Christ,  who  through  the eter nal Spir it off  ered 
him self with out blem ish  to  God,  cleanse  our b 
con sciences  from  dead  works  so  that  we  can 
 serve  the liv ing  God? 15 There fore,  he  is  the me di a tor  of  a  new cov-
enant, c  so  that  those  who  are  called  might re-
ceive  the prom ise  of  the eter nal in her i tance, 
be cause  a  death  has tak en  place  for re demp tion 
 from  the trans gres sions com mit ted un der  the 
 first cov enant.


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16  Where  a  will ex ists,  the  death 
 of  the  one  who  made  it  must  be es tab lished. 17  For  a  will  is val id  only  when peo ple  die,  since 
 it  is nev er  in eff  ect  while  the  one  who  made  it 
 is liv ing. 18  That  is  why  even  the  first cov enant 
 was inaugurated  with  blood. 19  For  when ev ery 
com mand  had  been pro claimed  by Mo ses  to 
 all  the peo ple ac cord ing  to  the  law ,  he  took  the 
 blood  of  calves  and  goats, d  along  with wa ter, 
scar let  wool,  and hys sop,  and sprin kled  the 
 scroll it self  and  all  the peo ple, 20 say ing,  This 
 is  the  blood  of  the cov enant  that  God  has or‑
dained  for  you. e 21  In  the  same  way ,  he sprin kled 
 the tab er na cle  and  all  the ar ti cles  of wor ship 
 with  blood. 22 Ac cord ing  to  the  law al most ev-
ery thing  is pu ri fied  with  blood,  and with out 
 the shed ding  of  blood  there  is  no for give ness. 23 There fore,  it  was nec es sary  for  the cop-
ies  of  the  things  in  the heav ens  to  be pu ri fied 
 with  these sac ri fic es,  but  the heav en ly  things 
them selves  to  be pu ri fied  with bet ter sac ri-
fic es  than  these. 24  For  Christ  did  not en ter  a 
sanc tu ary  made  with  hands ( only  a mod el f  of 
 the  true  one)  but  into heav en it self,  so  that  he 
 might  now ap pear  in  the pres ence  of  God  for 
 us. 25  He  did  not  do  this  to off  er him self  many 
 times,  as  the  high  priest en ters  the sanc tu ary 
year ly  with  the  blood  of an oth er. 26 Oth er wise, 
 he  would  have  had  to suff  er  many  times  since 
 the foun da tion  of  the  world. But  now  he  has 
ap peared  one  time,  at  the  end  of  the  ages,  for 
 the re mov al  of  sin  by  the sac ri fice  of him self. 27  And  just  as  it  is ap point ed  for peo ple  to  die 
 once  —   and af ter  this, judg ment — 28  so  also 
 Christ, hav ing  been off  ered  once  to  bear  the 
 sins  of  many ,  will ap pear  a sec ond  time,  not 
 to  bear  sin,  but g  to  bring sal va tion  to  those 
 who  are wait ing  for  him. THE PERFECT SACRIFICE
10 
 Since  the  law  has  only  a shad ow  of  the 
 good  things  to  come,  and  not  the re al-
i ty it self  of  those  things,  it  can nev er per fect 
 the wor ship ers  by  the  same sac ri fic es  they 
con tin u al ly off  er  year af ter  year. 2 Oth er wise, 
 wouldn’t  they  have  stopped be ing off  ered, 
 since  the wor ship ers, pu ri fied  once  and  for 
 all,  would  no lon ger  have  any consciousness  of 
 sins?


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4  For  it  is im pos si ble  for 
 the  blood  of  bulls  and  goats  to  take  away  sins. 5 There fore,  as  he  was com ing  into  the  world, 
 he  said:
  You did not desire sacrifice 
and offering,
  but you prepared a body for me. 6 You did not delight
  in whole burnt offerings 
and sin offerings. 7 Then I said, “See —
  it is written about me
  in the scroll —
  I have come to do your will, O God.”  h
8 Af ter  he  says  above,  You  did  not de sire  or 
de light  in sac ri fic es  and of fer ings,  whole 
a9:11 Other mss read that are to come   b9:14 Other mss read your   c9:15 The Gk word used here can be translated covenant, 
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d9:19 Some mss omit and goats   e9:20 Ex 24:8   f9:24 Or antitype, or figure   g9:28 Lit 
time, apart from sin,   h10:5-7 Ps 40:6-8
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 burnt of fer ings  and  sin of fer ings ( which  are 
off  ered ac cord ing  to  the  law), 9  he  then  says,  See, 
 I  have  come  to  do  your  will. a  He  takes  away 
 the  first  to es tab lish  the sec ond.


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10  By  this  will, 
 we  have  been sanc ti fied  through  the off  er ing 
 of  the  body  of  Jesus  Christ  once  for  all  time. 11 Ev ery  priest  stands  day af ter  day min is-
ter ing  and off  er ing  the  same sac ri fic es  time 
af ter  time,  which  can nev er  take  away  sins. 12  But  this  man, af ter off  er ing  one sac ri fice 
 for  sins for ev er,  sat  down  at  the  right  hand  of 
 God. b 13  He  is  now wait ing un til  his en e mies 
 are  made  his foot stool. 14  For  by  one off  er-
ing  he  has perfected for ev er  those  who  are 
sanc ti fied.


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15  The  Holy Spir it  also tes ti fies  to 
 us  about  this. For af ter  he  says:
 16 This is the covenant I will make 
with them
  after those days,
 the  Lord  says,
  I will put my laws on their hearts
  and write them on their minds,
 17 and I will never again remember
  their sins and their lawless acts. c
18  Now  where  there  is for give ness  of  these, 
 there  is  no lon ger  an off  er ing  for  sin. E XHORTATIONS TO GODLINESS
19 There fore, broth ers  and sis ters,  since  we  have 
bold ness  to en ter  the sanc tu ary  through  the 
 blood  of  Jesus  —   20  he  has inaugurated d  for 
 us  a  new  and liv ing  way  through  the cur tain 
( that  is,  through  his  flesh)  —   21  and  since  we 
 have  a  great  high  priest  over  the  house  of  God, 
22  let  us  draw  near  with  a  true  heart  in  full 
as sur ance  of  faith,  with  our  hearts sprin kled 
 clean  from  an  evil con science  and  our bod ies 
 washed  in  pure wa ter. 23  Let  us  hold  on  to  the 
con fes sion  of  our  hope with out wa ver ing, 
 since  he  who prom ised  is faith ful.


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24  And  let 
 us  watch  out  for  one an oth er  to pro voke  love 
 and  good  works, 25  not ne glect ing  to gath er 
to geth er,  as  some  are  in  the hab it  of do ing,  but 
en cour ag ing  each oth er,  and  all  the  more  as 
 you  see  the  day ap proach ing. WARNING AGAINST DELIBERATE SIN
26  For  if  we de lib er ate ly  go  on sin ning af ter 
re ceiv ing  the knowl edge  of  the  truth,  there 
 no lon ger re mains  a sac ri fice  for  sins, 27  but 
 a ter ri fy ing ex pec ta tion  of judg ment  and  the 
 fury  of  a  fire  about  to con sume  the ad ver-
sar ies. 28 Any one  who dis re gard ed  the  law 
 of Mo ses  died with out mer cy ,  based  on  the 
tes ti mo ny  of  two  or  three wit ness es. 29  How 
 much  worse pun ish ment  do  you  think  one 
 will de serve  who  has tram pled  on  the  Son  of 
 God,  who  has re gard ed  as pro fane e  the  blood 
 of  the cov enant  by  which  he  was sanc ti fied, 
 and  who  has in sult ed  the Spir it  of  grace? 30  For 
 we  know  the  one  who  has  said,
  Vengeance belongs to me; 
I will repay , f,g
 and  again,
  The Lord will judge his people. h
31  It  is  a ter ri fy ing  thing  to  fall  into  the  hands 
 of  the liv ing  God. 32 Re mem ber  the ear li er  days  when, af ter 
 you  had  been en light ened,  you en dured  a  hard 
strug gle  with suff  er ings. 33 Some times  you 
 were pub lic ly ex posed  to  taunts  and afflictions, 
 and  at oth er  times  you  were com pan ions  of 
 those  who  were treat ed  that  way . 34  For  you 
sym pa thized  with  the pris on ers i  and ac cept ed 
 with  joy  the con fis ca tion  of  your pos ses sions, 
be cause  you  know  that  you your selves  have 
 a bet ter  and en dur ing pos ses sion. j 35  So  don’t 
 throw  away  your con fi dence,  which  has  a 
 great re ward. 36  For  you  need en dur ance,  so 
 that af ter  you  have  done  God’s  will,  you  may 
re ceive  what  was prom ised. 37 For yet in a very little while,
  the Coming One will come 
and not delay . 38 But my righteous one  k will live 
by faith;
  and if he draws back,
  I have no pleasure
 l in him. m
39  But  we  are  not  those  who  draw  back  and 
 are de stroyed,  but  those  who  have  faith  and 
 are  saved. LIVING BY FAITH
11 
 Now  faith  is  the re al i ty n  of  what  is  hoped 
 for,  the  proof o  of  what  is  not  seen. 2  For 
 by  it  our an ces tors  won  God’s ap prov al.


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3  By  faith  we un der stand  that  the uni verse 
 was p cre at ed  by  the  word  of  God,  so  that  what 
 is  seen  was  made  from  things  that  are  not 
vis i ble. q
a10:9 Other mss add God   b10:12 Or offering one sacrifice for sins, sat down forever at the right hand of God   c10:16-17 Jr 
31:33-34   d10:20 Or opened   e10:29 Or ordinary   f10:30 Other mss add says the Lord   g10:30 Dt 32:35   h10:30 Dt 32:36    
i10:34 Other mss read sympathized with my imprisonment   j10:34 Other mss add in heaven   k10:38 Other mss read the 
righteous one   l10:38 Lit my soul has no pleasure   m10:37-38 Is 26:20 LXX; Hab 2:3-4   n11:1 Or assurance   o11:1 Or conviction   
p11:3 Or the worlds were, or the ages were   q11:3 Or so that what is seen was made out of what was not visible
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4  By  faith  Abel off  ered  to  God  a bet ter sac ri-
fice  than  Cain  did. By  faith  he  was ap proved 
 as  a righ teous  man, be cause  God ap proved 
 his  gifts,  and  even  though  he  is  dead,  he  still 
 speaks  through  his  faith. 5  By  faith  Enoch  was tak en  away ,  and  so  he 
 did  not ex pe ri ence  death. He  was  not  to  be 
 found be cause  God  took  him  away .


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6  Now with out  faith 
 it  is im pos si ble  to  please  God,  since  the  one 
 who  draws  near  to  him  must be lieve  that  he 
ex ists  and  that  he re wards  those  who  seek  him. 7  By  faith  Noah, af ter  he  was  warned  about 
 what  was  not  yet  seen  and motivated  by god ly 
 fear,  built  an  ark  to de liv er  his fam i ly . By  faith 
 he con demned  the  world  and be came  an  heir 
 of  the righ teous ness  that  comes  by  faith. 8  By  faith Abra ham,  when  he  was  called, 
 obeyed  and  set  out  for  a  place  that  he  was 
go ing  to re ceive  as  an in her i tance. He  went 
 out,  even  though  he  did  not  know  where  he 
 was go ing. 9  By  faith  he  stayed  as  a for eign er 
 in  the  land  of prom ise, liv ing  in  tents  as  did 
 Isaac  and Ja cob, coheirs  of  the  same prom-
ise. 10  For  he  was look ing for ward  to  the  city 
 that  has foun da tions,  whose ar chi tect  and 
build er  is  God. 11  By  faith  even Sar ah her self,  when  she  was 
un able  to  have chil dren, re ceived pow er  to 
con ceive off spring,  even  though  she  was  past 
 the  age,  since  she b con sid ered  that  the  one  who 
 had prom ised  was faith ful. 12 There fore,  from 
 one  man  —   in  fact,  from  one  as  good  as  dead  
—   came off spring  as nu mer ous  as  the  stars 
 of  the  sky  and  as in nu mer a ble  as  the  grains 
 of  sand  along  the sea shore.


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13  These  all  died  in  faith, al though  they  had 
 not re ceived  the  things  that  were prom ised. But  they  saw  them  from  a dis tance, greet ed 
 them,  and con fessed  that  they  were for eign ers 
 and tem po rary res i dents  on  the  earth. 14  Now 
 those  who  say  such  things  make  it  clear  that 
 they  are seek ing  a home land. 15  If  they  were 
think ing  about  where  they  came  from,  they 
 would  have  had  an op por tu ni ty  to re turn.


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16  But 
 they  now de sire  a bet ter  place  —   a heav en ly 
 one. There fore,  God  is  not  ashamed  to  be  called 
 their  God,  for  he  has pre pared  a  city  for  them. 17  By  faith Abra ham,  when  he  was test ed, 
off  ered  up  Isaac. He re ceived  the prom is es 
 and  yet  he  was off  er ing  his  one  and  only  son, 
18  the  one  to  whom  it  had  been  said,  Your off‑
spring c  will  be  called  through  Isaac. d 19  He 
con sid ered  God  to  be  able  even  to  raise some-
one  from  the  dead; there fore,  he re ceived  him 
 back, fig u ra tive ly speak ing. e
20  By  faith  Isaac  blessed Ja cob  and  Esau 
con cern ing  things  to  come. 21  By  faith Ja cob, 
 when  he  was dy ing,  blessed  each  of  the  sons 
 of Jo seph,  and  he wor shiped, lean ing  on  the 
 top  of  his  staff. f 22  By  faith Jo seph,  as  he  was 
nearing  the  end  of  his  life, men tioned g  the 
ex o dus  of  the Is ra el ites  and  gave in struc tions 
con cern ing  his  bones. 23  By  faith Mo ses, af ter  he  was  born,  was hid-
den  by  his par ents  for  three  months, be cause 
 they  saw  that  the  child  was beau ti ful,  and  they 
 didn’t  fear  the  king’s  edict. 24  By  faith Mo ses, 
 when  he  had  grown  up, re fused  to  be  called 
 the  son  of Pha raoh’s daugh ter 25  and  chose 
 to suff  er  with  the peo ple  of  God rath er  than 
 to en joy  the fleet ing plea sure  of  sin. 26  For  he 
con sid ered re proach  for  the  sake  of  Christ  to 
 be great er  wealth  than  the trea sures  of  Egypt, 
 since  he  was look ing  ahead  to  the re ward. 27  By  faith  he  left  Egypt be hind,  not be ing 
 afraid  of  the  king’s an ger,  for Mo ses per se-
vered  as  one  who  sees  him  who  is in vis i ble. 28  By  faith  he in sti tut ed  the Pass over  and  the 
sprin kling  of  the  blood,  so  that  the de stroy er 
 of  the first born  might  not  touch  the Is ra el ites. 29  By  faith  they  crossed  the  Red  Sea  as  though 
 they  were  on  dry  land. When  the Egyp tians 
attempted  to  do  this,  they  were  drowned. 30  By  faith  the  walls  of Jer i cho  fell  down 
af ter be ing  marched  around  by  the Is ra el ites 
 for sev en  days. 31  By  faith Ra hab  the pros ti tute 
wel comed  the  spies  in  peace  and  didn’t per ish 
 with  those  who dis obeyed. 32  And  what  more  can  I  say? Time  is  too  short 
 for  me  to  tell  about Gid e on, Bar ak, Sam son, 
Jeph thah, Da vid, Sam uel,  and  the proph ets, 
33  who  by  faith con quered king doms, ad min-
is tered jus tice, ob tained prom is es,  shut  the 
 mouths  of li ons, 34  quenched  the rag ing  of  fire, 
es caped  the  edge  of  the  sword,  gained  strength 
 in weak ness, be came  mighty  in bat tle,  and  put 
for eign ar mies  to  flight. 35 Wom en re ceived 
 their  dead,  raised  to  life  again.


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Oth er peo ple 
 were tor tured,  not ac cept ing re lease,  so  that 
 they  might  gain  a bet ter res ur rec tion.


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36 Oth-
ers ex  pe ri enced mock ings  and scourgings, 
 as  well  as  bonds  and im pris on ment. 37  They 
a11:5 Gn 5:21-24   b11:11 Or By faith Abraham, even though he was past age  —  and Sarah herself was barren  —  received the 
ability to procreate since he   c11:18 Lit seed   d11:18 Gn 21:12   e11:19 Or back, as a foreshadowing, or  as a type    
f11:21 Gn 47:31   g11:22 Or remembered
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 were  stoned, a  they  were  sawed  in  two,  they 
 died  by  the  sword,  they wan dered  about  in 
sheep skins,  in goat skins, des ti tute, afflicted, 
 and mis treat ed. 38  The  world  was  not wor-
thy  of  them.


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They wan dered  in deserts  and 
 on moun tains, hid ing  in  caves  and  holes  in 
 the  ground. 39  All  these  were ap proved  through  their 
 faith,  but  they  did  not re ceive  what  was prom-
ised, 40  since  God  had pro vid ed some thing 
bet ter  for  us,  so  that  they  would  not  be  made 
per fect with out  us. THE CALL TO ENDURANCE
12 
There fore,  since  we  also  have  such  a  large 
 cloud  of wit ness es sur round ing  us,  let 
 us  lay  aside ev ery hin drance  and  the  sin  that 
 so eas i ly ensnares  us. Let  us  run  with en dur-
ance  the  race  that  lies be fore  us, 2 keep ing  our 
 eyes  on  Jesus, b  the  source  and per fect er c  of 
 our  faith. For  the  joy  that  lay be fore  him, d  he 
en dured  the  cross, despising  the  shame,  and 
 sat  down  at  the  right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God. FATHERLY DISCIPLINE
3  For con sid er  him  who en dured  such hos til-
i ty  from sin ners  against him self,  so  that  you 
 won’t  grow wea ry  and  give  up. 4  In strug gling 
 against  sin,  you  have  not  yet re sist ed  to  the 
 point  of shed ding  your  blood. 5  And  you  have 
for got ten  the ex hor ta tion  that ad dress es  you 
 as  sons:
  My son, do not take the Lord’s 
discipline lightly
  or lose heart when you are 
reproved by him,
 6 for the Lord disciplines the one 
he loves
  and punishes every son he receives. e
7 En dure suff  er ing  as dis ci pline:  God  is deal-
ing  with  you  as  sons.


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For  what  son  is  there 
 that  a fa ther  does  not dis ci pline? 8  But  if  you 
 are with out dis ci pline  —   which  all re ceive f  
—   then  you  are il le git i mate chil dren  and  not 
 sons. 9 Fur ther more,  we  had hu man fa thers 
dis ci pline  us,  and  we re spect ed  them. Shouldn’t 
 we sub mit  even  more  to  the Fa ther  of spir its 
 and  live? 10  For  they dis ci plined  us  for  a  short 
 time  based  on  what  seemed  good  to  them,  but 
 he  does  it  for  our ben e fit,  so  that  we  can  share 
 his ho li ness. 11  No dis ci pline  seems enjoyable 
 at  the  time,  but pain ful.


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Lat er  on, how ev er,  it 
 yields  the peace ful  fruit  of righ teous ness  to 
 those  who  have  been  trained  by  it. 12 There fore, strength en  your  tired  hands 
 and weak ened  knees, 13  and  make  straight 
 paths  for  your  feet,  so  that  what  is  lame  may 
 not  be dislocated g  but  healed in stead. WARNING AGAINST REJECTING GOD’S GRACE
14 Pur sue  peace  with ev ery one,  and ho li ness  
—  with out  it  no  one  will  see  the  Lord.


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15  Make 
 sure  that  no  one  falls  short  of  the  grace  of 
 God  and  that  no  root  of bit ter ness  springs 
 up, caus ing trou ble  and de fil ing  many . 16  And 
 make  sure  that  there  isn’t  any im mor al h  or 
ir rev er ent per son  like  Esau,  who  sold  his birth-
right  in ex change  for  a sin gle  meal. 17  For  you 
 know  that lat er,  when  he want ed  to in her it 
 the bless ing,  he  was re ject ed,  even  though 
 he  sought  it  with  tears, be cause  he  didn’t  find 
 any op por tu ni ty  for re pen tance. 18  For  you  have  not  come  to  what  could  be 
 touched,  to  a blaz ing  fire,  to dark ness,  gloom, 
 and  storm, 19  to  the  blast  of  a trum pet,  and  the 
 sound  of  words. Those  who  heard  it  begged 
 that  not an oth er  word  be spo ken  to  them, 20  for 
 they  could  not  bear  what  was com mand ed: 
 If  even  an an i mal touch es  the moun tain, 
 it  must  be  stoned. i 21  The ap pear ance  was  so 
ter ri fy ing  that Mo ses  said,  I  am trem bling 
 with  fear. j 22 In stead,  you  have  come  to  Mount 
 Zion,  to  the  city  of  the liv ing  God ( the heav en-
ly Je ru sa lem),  to myr i ads  of an gels,  a fes tive 
gath er ing, 23  to  the as sem bly  of  the first born 
 whose  names  have  been writ ten k  in heav en, 
 to  a  Judge,  who  is  God  of  all,  to  the spir its  of 
righ teous peo ple  made per fect, 24  and  to  Jesus, 
 the me di a tor  of  a  new cov enant,  and  to  the 
sprin kled  blood,  which  says bet ter  things  than 
 the  blood  of  Abel. 25  See  to  it  that  you  do  not re ject  the  one  who 
 speaks.


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For  if  they  did  not es cape  when  they 
re ject ed  him  who  warned  them  on  earth,  even 
 less  will  we  if  we  turn  away  from  him  who 
 warns  us  from heav en. 26  His  voice  shook  the 
 earth  at  that  time,  but  now  he  has prom ised, 
 Yet  once  more  I  will  shake  not  only  the 
 earth  but  also  the heav ens. l 27  This ex pres-
sion, “ Yet  once  more,” indicates  the re mov al  of 
 what  can  be shak en  —   that  is, cre at ed  things  
—   so  that  what  is  not shak en  might re main. a11:37 Other mss add they were tempted,   b12:2 Or us, looking to Jesus   c12:2 Or the founder and completer, or  pioneer  
and perfecter   d12:2 Or who instead of the joy lying before him   e12:6 Pr 3:11-12   f12:8 Lit discipline, of which all have 
become participants   g12:13 Or so that the lame will not be turned aside   h12:16 Or sexually immoral   i12:20 Ex 19:12   
j12:21 Dt 9:19   k12:23 Or registered   l12:26 Hg 2:6
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28 There fore,  since  we  are re ceiv ing  a king dom 
 that can not  be shak en,  let  us  be thank ful. By  it, 
 we  may  serve  God ac cept ably ,  with rev er ence 
 and  awe, 29  for  our  God  is  a con sum ing  fire. FINAL E XHORTATIONS
13 
 Let broth er ly  love con tin ue. 2  Don’t ne-
glect  to  show hos pi tal i ty ,  for  by do ing  this 
 some  have wel comed an gels  as  guests with out 
know ing  it. 3 Re mem ber  those  in pris on,  as 
 though  you  were  in pris on  with  them,  and  the 
mis treat ed, a  as  though  you your selves  were 
suff  er ing bodi ly . b 4 Mar riage  is  to  be hon ored 
 by  all  and  the mar riage  bed  kept undefiled, 
be cause  God  will  judge  the sex u al ly im mor-
al  and adul ter ers. 5  Keep  your  life  free  from 
 the  love  of mon ey .


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Be sat is fied  with  what  you 
 have,  for  he him self  has  said,  I  will nev er 
 leave  you  or aban don  you. c 6 There fore,  we 
 may bold ly  say ,
  The Lord is my helper;
  I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?


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7 Re mem ber  your lead ers  who  have spo ken 
 God’s  word  to  you. As  you care ful ly ob serve 
 the out come  of  their  lives, im i tate  their  faith. 8  Jesus  Christ  is  the  same yes ter day , to day , 
 and for ev er. 9  Don’t  be  led  astray  by var i ous 
 kinds  of  strange teach ings;  for  it  is  good  for 
 the  heart  to  be es tab lished  by  grace  and  not 
 by  food reg u la tions,  since  those  who ob serve 
 them  have  not ben e fit ed. 10  We  have  an al tar 
 from  which  those  who wor ship  at  the tab er-
na cle  do  not  have  a  right  to  eat.


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11  For  the bod-
ies  of  those an i mals  whose  blood  is  brought 
 into  the  most  holy  place  by  the  high  priest  as 
 a  sin off  er ing  are  burned out side  the  camp. 12 There fore,  Jesus  also suff  ered out side  the 
 gate,  so  that  he  might sanc ti fy e  the peo ple  by 
 his  own  blood. 13  Let  us  then  go  to  him out side 
 the  camp, bear ing  his dis grace. 14  For  we  do 
 not  have  an en dur ing  city  here; in stead,  we 
 seek  the  one  to  come. 15 There fore,  through 
 him  let  us con tin u al ly off  er  up  to  God  a sac-
ri fice  of  praise,  that  is,  the  fruit  of  lips  that 
con fess  his  name. 16  Don’t ne glect  to  do  what 
 is  good  and  to  share,  for  God  is  pleased  with 
 such sac ri fic es. 17  Obey  your lead ers f  and sub-
mit  to  them,  since  they  keep  watch  over  your 
 souls  as  those  who  will  give  an ac count,  so 
 that  they  can  do  this  with  joy  and  not  with 
 grief,  for  that  would  be un profi  t able  for  you. 18  Pray  for  us,  for  we  are con vinced  that  we 
 have  a  clear con science, want ing  to con duct 
our selves hon or ably  in ev ery thing. 19  And  I 
 urge  you  all  the  more  to  pray g  that  I  may  be 
re stored  to  you  very  soon. BENEDICTION AND FAREWELL
20  Now  may  the  God  of  peace,  who  brought 
 up  from  the  dead  our  Lord  Jesus  —   the  great 
Shep herd  of  the  sheep  —   through  the  blood  of 
 the ever last ing cov enant, 21  equip h  you  with 
ev ery thing  good  to  do  his  will, work ing  in  us 
 what  is pleas ing  in  his  sight,  through  Jesus 
 Christ,  to  whom  be glo ry for ev er  and  ever. i 
 Amen.


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22 Broth ers  and sis ters,  I  urge  you  to re ceive 
 this mes sage  of ex hor ta tion,  for  I  have writ ten 
 to  you briefl  y . 23  Be  aware  that  our broth er 
Tim o thy  has  been re leased. If  he  comes  soon 
 enough,  he  will  be  with  me  when  I  see  you. 24  Greet  all  your lead ers  and  all  the  saints. Those 
 who  are  from It a ly  send  you greet ings.


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25  Grace 
 be  with  you  all. a13:3 Or tortured   b13:3 Or mistreated, since you are also in a body   c13:5 Dt 31:6   d13:6 Ps 118:6   e13:12 Or set apart, or 
consecrate   f13:17 Or rulers   g13:19 Lit to do this   h13:21 Or perfect   i13:21 Other mss omit and ever
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James
GREETING
1 
 James,  a ser vant  of  God  and  of  the  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ:
 To  the  twelve  tribes dis persed  abroad. a
Greet ings.


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TRIALS AND MATURITY
2 Con sid er  it  a  great  joy ,  my broth ers  and sis-
ters, when ev er  you ex pe ri ence var i ous tri als, 
3 be cause  you  know  that  the test ing  of  your 
 faith pro duc es en dur ance. 4  And  let en dur ance 
 have  its  full eff  ect,  so  that  you  may  be ma ture 
 and com plete, lack ing noth ing.


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5  Now  if  any  of  you  lacks wis dom,  he  should 
 ask  God  —   who  gives  to  all gen er ous ly  and 
ungrudgingly  —   and  it  will  be giv en  to  him. 6  But  let  him  ask  in  faith with out doubt ing. b 
 For  the doubter  is  like  the surg ing  sea, driv en 
 and  tossed  by  the  wind. 7  That per son  should 
 not ex pect  to re ceive any thing  from  the  Lord, 
8 be ing double-minded  and un sta ble  in  all  his 
 ways. c
9  Let  the broth er  of hum ble cir cum stanc-
es  boast  in  his exaltation, 10  but  let  the  rich 
 boast  in  his hu mil i a tion be cause  he  will  pass 
 away  like  a flow er  of  the  field. 11  For  the  sun 
ris es  and, to geth er  with  the scorch ing  wind, 
 dries  up  the  grass;  its flow er  falls  off,  and  its 
beau ti ful ap pear ance per ish es.


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In  the  same 
 way ,  the  rich per son  will with er  away  while 
pur su ing  his ac tivi ties. 12  Blessed  is  the  one  who en dures tri als, be-
cause  when  he  has  stood  the  test  he  will re ceive 
 the  crown  of  life  that  God d  has prom ised  to 
 those  who  love  him. 13  No  one un der go ing  a tri al  should  say , “ I 
 am be ing tempt ed  by  God,”  since  God  is  not 
tempt ed  by  evil,  and  he him self  doesn’t  tempt 
any one.


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14  But  each per son  is tempt ed  when 
 he  is  drawn  away  and en ticed  by  his  own  evil 
de sire. 15  Then af ter de sire  has con ceived,  it 
 gives  birth  to  sin,  and  when  sin  is ful ly  grown, 
 it  gives  birth  to  death. 16  Don’t  be de ceived,  my  dear broth ers  and 
sis ters. 17 Ev ery  good  and per fect  gift  is  from 
 above, com ing  down  from  the Fa ther  of  lights, 
 who  does  not  change  like shift ing shad ows. 18  By  his  own  choice,  he  gave  us  birth  by  the 
 word  of  truth  so  that  we  would  be  a  kind  of 
first fruits  of  his crea tures. HEARING AND DOING THE WORD
19  My  dear broth ers  and sis ters, un der stand 
 this: Ev ery one  should  be  quick  to lis ten,  slow 
 to  speak,  and  slow  to an ger, 20  for hu man an-
ger  does  not ac com plish  God’s righ teous ness. 21 There fore, ridding your selves  of  all mor al 
 filth  and  the  evil  that  is  so prev a lent, e hum bly 
re ceive  the im plant ed  word,  which  is  able  to 
 save  your  souls. 22  But  be doers  of  the  word  and  not hear ers 
 only , de ceiv ing your selves. 23 Be cause  if any-
one  is  a hearer  of  the  word  and  not  a  doer,  he 
 is  like some one look ing  at  his  own  face f  in  a 
mir ror. 24  For  he  looks  at him self,  goes  away , 
 and im me di ate ly for gets  what  kind  of per son 
 he  was. 25  But  the  one  who  looks in tent ly  into 
 the per fect  law  of free dom  and per se veres 
 in  it,  and  is  not  a forgetful hearer  but  a  doer 
 who  works  —   this per son  will  be  blessed  in 
 what  he  does. 26  If any one g  thinks  he  is re li gious with out 
con trol ling  his  tongue,  his re li gion  is use less 
 and  he de ceives him self. 27  Pure  and undefiled 
re li gion be fore  God  the Fa ther  is  this:  to  look 
af ter or phans  and wid ows  in  their dis tress 
 and  to  keep one self unstained  from  the  world. THE SIN OF FAVORITISM
2 
 My broth ers  and sis ters,  do  not  show fa-
vor it ism  as  you  hold  on  to  the  faith  in  our 
glo ri ous  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 2  For  if some one 
 comes  into  your meet ing wear ing  a  gold  ring 
 and  dressed  in  fine  clothes,  and  a  poor per-
son  dressed  in  filthy  clothes  also  comes  in, 
3  if  you  look  with fa vor  on  the  one wear ing 
 the  fine  clothes  and  say , “ Sit  here  in  a  good 
 place,”  and  yet  you  say  to  the  poor per son, 
“ Stand  over  there,”  or “ Sit  here  on  the  floor  by 
 my foot stool,” 4  haven’t  you  made dis tinc tions 
 among your selves  and be come judg es  with 
 evil  thoughts? 5 Lis ten,  my  dear broth ers  and sis ters:  Didn’t 
 God  choose  the  poor  in  this  world  to  be  rich 
a1:1 Gk diaspora ; Jewish people scattered throughout Gentile lands   b1:6 Or without divided loyalties   c1:8 Or in all his 
conduct   d1:12 Other mss read that the Lord   e1:21 Or the abundance of evil   f1:23 Or at his natural face   g1:26 Other mss 
add among you
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 in  faith  and  heirs  of  the king dom  that  he  has 
prom ised  to  those  who  love  him? 6  Yet  you 
 have dis hon ored  the  poor.


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Don’t  the  rich op-
press  you  and  drag  you  into  court? 7  Don’t  they 
blas pheme  the  good  name  that  was in voked 
 over  you? 8 In deed,  if  you ful fill  the roy al  law pre-
scribed  in  the Scrip ture,  Love  your neigh bor 
 as your self, a  you  are do ing  well. 9  If, how ev er, 
 you  show fa vor it ism,  you com mit  sin  and  are 
con vict ed  by  the  law  as trans gres sors. 10  For 
who ev er  keeps  the en tire  law ,  and  yet stum-
bles  at  one  point,  is  guilty  of break ing  it  all. 11  For  he  who  said,  Do  not com mit adul tery, b 
 also  said,  Do  not mur der. c  So  if  you  do  not 
com mit adul tery ,  but  you mur der,  you  are  a 
law break er. 12  Speak  and  act  as  those  who  are  to  be  judged 
 by  the  law  of free dom. 13  For judg ment  is with-
out mer cy  to  the  one  who  has  not  shown mer cy .


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Mer cy tri umphs  over judg ment. FAITH AND WORKS
14  What  good  is  it,  my broth ers  and sis ters,  if 
some one  claims  to  have  faith  but  does  not 
 have  works? Can  such  faith  save  him? 15  If  a broth er  or sis ter  is with out  clothes 
 and  lacks dai ly  food 16  and  one  of  you  says  to 
 them, “ Go  in  peace,  stay  warm,  and  be  well  fed,” 
 but  you  don’t  give  them  what  the  body  needs, 
 what  good  is  it? 17  In  the  same  way  faith,  if  it 
 doesn’t  have  works,  is  dead  by it self. 18  But some one  will  say , “ You  have  faith,  and 
 I  have  works.” d  Show  me  your  faith with out 
 works,  and  I  will  show  you  faith  by  my  works. 19  You be lieve  that  God  is  one.


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Even  the 
de mons be lieve  —   and  they shud der. 20 Sense less per son! Are  you will ing  to 
 learn  that  faith with out  works  is use less? 21  Wasn’t Abra ham  our fa ther jus ti fied  by 
 works  in of fer ing  Isaac  his  son  on  the al tar? 22  You  see  that  faith  was ac tive to geth er  with 
 his  works,  and  by  works,  faith  was  made 
com plete, 23  and  the Scrip ture  was ful filled 
 that  says, Abra ham be lieved  God,  and  it 
 was cred  it ed  to  him  as righ teous ness, e 
 and  he  was  called  God’s  friend. 24  You  see 
 that  a per son  is jus ti fied  by  works  and  not 
 by  faith  alone.


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25  In  the  same  way ,  wasn’t Ra-
hab  the pros ti tute  also jus ti fied  by  works  in 
re ceiv ing  the mes sen gers  and send ing  them 
 out  by  a dif fer ent  route? 26  For  just  as the 
 body with out  the spir it  is  dead,  so  also  faith 
with out  works  is  dead. CONTROLLING THE TONGUE
3 
 Not  many  should be come teach ers,  my 
broth  ers,f be  cause  you  know  that  we 
 will re ceive  a stricter judg ment. 2  For  we  all 
stum ble  in  many  ways. If any one  does  not 
stum ble  in  what  he  says,  he  is ma ture,  able 
 also  to con trol  the  whole  body . 3  Now  if  we 
 put  bits  into  the  mouths  of hors es  so  that 
 they  obey  us,  we di rect  their  whole bod ies. 4  And con sid er  ships:  Though  very  large  and 
driv en  by  fierce  winds,  they  are guid ed  by  a 
 very  small rud der wher ev er  the  will  of  the 
pi lot di rects. 5  So  too,  though  the  tongue  is  a 
 small  part  of  the  body ,  it  boasts  great  things. Con sid er  how  a  small  fire  sets  ablaze  a  large 
for est. 6  And  the  tongue  is  a  fire. The  tongue,  a 
 world  of un righ teous ness,  is  placed g  among 
 our mem bers. It stains  the  whole  body ,  sets  the 
 course  of  life  on  fire,  and  is it self  set  on  fire 
 by  hell. 7 Ev ery  kind  of an i mal,  bird, reptile, 
 and  fish  is  tamed  and  has  been  tamed  by hu-
mankind, 8  but  no  one  can  tame  the  tongue. It 
 is  a rest less  evil,  full  of dead ly poi son.


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9  With 
 the  tongue  we  bless  our  Lord  and Fa ther,  and 
 with  it  we  curse peo ple  who  are  made  in  God’s 
like ness. 10 Bless ing  and curs ing  come  out  of 
 the  same  mouth. My broth ers  and sis ters, 
 these  things  should  not  be  this  way . 11  Does  a 
 spring  pour  out  sweet  and bit ter wa ter  from 
 the  same open ing? 12  Can  a  fig  tree pro duce 
ol ives,  my broth ers  and sis ters,  or  a grape vine 
pro duce  figs? Nei ther  can  a saltwater  spring 
 yield  fresh wa ter. THE WISDOM FROM ABOVE
13  Who  among  you  is  wise  and un der stand ing? By  his  good con duct  he  should  show  that  his 
 works  are  done  in  the gen tle ness  that  comes 
 from wis dom. 14  But  if  you  have bit ter  envy  and 
selfi  sh am bi tion  in  your  heart,  don’t  boast  and 
 deny  the  truth. 15  Such wis dom  does  not  come 
 down  from  above  but  is earth ly , un spir i tu al, 
demonic. 16  For  where  there  is  envy  and self-
ish am bi tion,  there  is dis or der  and ev ery  evil 
prac tice. 17  But  the wis dom  from  above  is  first 
 pure,  then peace-loving, gen tle, compliant,  full 
 of mer cy  and  good  fruits, unwavering, with out 
pre tense. 18  And  the  fruit  of righ teous ness  is 
 sown  in  peace  by  those  who cul ti vate  peace. a2:8 Lv 19:18   b2:11 Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18   c2:11 Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17   d2:18 The quotation may end here or after v .


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19. e2:23 Gn 15:6  f3:1 Or brothers and sisters    g3:6 Or places itself, or  appoints itself
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PROUD OR HUMBLE
4 
 What  is  the  source  of  wars  and  fights 
 among  you? Don’t  they  come  from  your 
pas sions  that  wage  war with in  you?


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a 2  You 
de sire  and  do  not  have. You mur der  and cov et 
 and can not ob tain. You  fight  and  wage  war. b 
 You  do  not  have be cause  you  do  not  ask. 3  You 
 ask  and  don’t re ceive be cause  you  ask  with 
 wrong mo tives,  so  that  you  may  spend  it  on 
 your plea sures. 4  You adul ter ous peo ple! c  Don’t  you  know 
 that friend ship  with  the  world  is hos til i ty to-
ward  God? So who ev er  wants  to  be  the  friend 
 of  the  world be comes  the en e my  of  God. 5  Or 
 do  you  think  it’s with out rea son  that  the Scrip-
ture  says:  The spir it  he  made  to  dwell  in  us 
en vies in tense ly?


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d
6  But  he  gives great er  grace. There fore  he 
 says:
  God resists the proud,
  but gives grace to the humble. e
7 There fore, sub mit  to  God. Re sist  the dev il, 
 and  he  will  flee  from  you. 8  Draw  near  to  God, 
 and  he  will  draw  near  to  you. Cleanse  your 
 hands, sin ners,  and pu ri fy  your  hearts,  you 
double-minded. 9  Be mis er a ble  and  mourn  and 
 weep. Let  your laugh ter  be  turned  to mourn ing 
 and  your  joy  to  gloom. 10 Hum ble your selves 
be fore  the  Lord,  and  he  will ex alt  you. 11  Don’t criticize  one an oth er, broth ers  and 
sis ters. Any one  who defames  or judg es  a fel-
low be liev er f defames  and judg es  the  law . If 
 you  judge  the  law ,  you  are  not  a  doer  of  the 
 law  but  a  judge. 12  There  is  one law giv er  and 
 judge g  who  is  able  to  save  and  to de stroy . But 
 who  are  you  to  judge  your neigh bor? OUR WILL AND GOD’S WILL
13  Come  now ,  you  who  say , “To day  or to mor-
row  we  will trav el  to  such  and  such  a  city  and 
 spend  a  year  there  and  do busi ness  and  make  a 
profi  t.” 14  Yet  you  do  not  know  what to mor row 
 will  bring  —   what  your  life  will  be! For  you 
 are  like va por  that ap pears  for  a lit tle  while, 
 then van ish es. 15 In stead,  you  should  say , “ If  the  Lord  wills, 
 we  will  live  and  do  this  or  that.” 16  But  as  it  is, 
 you  boast  in  your ar ro gance. All  such boast-
ing  is  evil.


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17  So  it  is  sin  to  know  the  good  and 
 yet  not  do  it. WARNING TO THE RICH
5 
 Come  now ,  you  rich peo ple,  weep  and  wail 
 over  the miseries  that  are com ing  on  you. 2  Your  wealth  has rot ted  and  your  clothes  are 
moth-eaten. 3  Your  gold  and sil ver  are cor-
rod ed,  and  their cor ro sion  will  be  a wit ness 
 against  you  and  will  eat  your  flesh  like  fire. You  have  stored  up trea sure  in  the  last  days.


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4  Look! The  pay  that  you with held  from  the 
work ers  who  mowed  your  fields  cries  out, 
 and  the out cry  of  the har vest ers  has  reached 
 the  ears  of  the  Lord  of  Hosts. h 5  You  have  lived 
luxuriously  on  the  earth  and  have in dulged 
your selves. You  have fat tened  your  hearts  in 
 a  day  of slaugh ter. 6  You  have con demned, 
 you  have mur dered  the righ teous,  who  does 
 not re sist  you. WAITING FOR THE LORD
7 There fore, broth ers  and sis ters,  be pa tient 
un til  the  Lord’s com ing. See  how  the farm er 
 waits  for  the pre cious  fruit  of  the  earth  and 
 is pa tient  with  it un til  it re ceives  the ear ly 
 and  the  late  rains. 8  You  also  must  be pa tient.


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Strength en  your  hearts, be cause  the  Lord’s 
com ing  is  near. 9 Broth ers  and sis ters,  do  not com plain  about 
 one an oth er,  so  that  you  will  not  be  judged.


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Look,  the  judge  stands  at  the  door! 10 Broth ers  and sis ters,  take  the proph ets 
 who  spoke  in  the  Lord’s  name  as  an ex am ple 
 of suff  er ing  and pa tience. 11  See,  we  count  as 
 blessed  those  who  have en dured. i  You  have 
 heard  of  Job’s en dur ance  and  have  seen  the 
out come  that  the  Lord  brought  about  —   the 
 Lord  is com pas sion ate  and mer ci ful. TRUTHFUL SPEECH
12  Above  all,  my broth ers  and sis ters,  do  not 
 swear, ei ther  by heav en  or  by  earth  or  with 
 any oth er  oath. But  let  your “ yes”  mean “ yes,” 
 and  your “ no”  mean “ no,”  so  that  you  won’t 
 fall un der judg ment. j
EFFECTIVE PRAYER
13  Is any one  among  you suf fer ing? He  should 
 pray .


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14  Is any one  among  you  sick? He  should 
 call  for  the el ders  of  the  church,  and  they  are 
 to  pray  over  him, anoint ing  him  with  oil  in 
 the  name  of  the  Lord. 15  The  prayer  of  faith 
a4:1 Or war in your members   b4:2 Or You desire and do not have, so you murder.


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You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight 
and wage war. c4:4 Lit  Adulteresses   d4:5 Or Scripture says: He jealously yearns for the spirit he made to live in us?, or  
Scripture says: The Spirit he made to dwell in us longs jealously? e4:6 Pr 3:34   f4:11 Or his brother or sister   g4:12 Other 
mss omit and judge   h5:4 Gk Sabaoth ; or the Lord of Armies   i5:11 Or persevered   j5:12 Other mss read fall into hypocrisy
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 will  save  the  sick per son,  and  the  Lord  will 
 raise  him  up;  if  he  has com mit ted  sins,  he 
 will  be for giv en. 16 There fore, con fess  your 
 sins  to  one an oth er  and  pray  for  one an oth er, 
 so  that  you  may  be  healed.


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The  prayer  of  a 
righ teous per son  is  very pow er ful  in  its ef-
fect. 17 Eli jah  was  a hu man be ing  as  we  are, 
 and  he  prayed ear nest ly  that  it  would  not 
 rain,  and  for  three  years  and  six  months  it 
 did  not  rain  on  the  land. 18  Then  he  prayed 
 again,  and  the  sky  gave  rain  and  the  land 
pro duced  its  fruit. 19  My broth ers  and sis ters,  if  any  among  you 
 strays  from  the  truth,  and some one  turns  him 
 back, 20  let  that per son  know  that who ev er 
 turns  a sin ner  from  the er ror  of  his  way  will 
 save  his  soul  from  death  and cov er  a mul ti-
tude  of  sins. JAMES 5 1074
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1 PeTer
GREETING
1 
Pe ter,  an apos tle  of  Jesus  Christ:
 To  those cho sen, liv ing  as ex iles dis persed 
 abroad a  in Pon tus, Ga la tia, Cap pa do cia,  Asia, 
 and Bi thyn ia, cho sen 2 ac cord ing  to  the fore-
knowl edge  of  God  the Fa ther,  through  the 
sanc ti fy ing  work  of  the Spir it,  to  be obe di ent 
 and  to  be sprin kled  with  the  blood  of  Jesus 
 Christ. May  grace  and  peace  be mul ti plied  to  you.


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A LIVING HOPE
3  Blessed  be  the  God  and Fa ther  of  our  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ. Be cause  of  his  great mer cy  he  has 
giv en  us  new  birth  into  a liv ing  hope  through 
 the res ur rec tion  of  Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead 
4  and  into  an in her i tance  that  is im per ish able, 
undefiled,  and un fad ing,  kept  in heav en  for 
 you. 5  You  are be ing guard ed  by  God’s pow er 
 through  faith  for  a sal va tion  that  is  ready  to 
 be re vealed  in  the  last  time. 6  You re joice  in 
 this, b  even  though  now  for  a  short  time,  if 
nec es sary ,  you suff  er  grief  in var i ous tri als 
7  so  that  the prov en char ac ter  of  your  faith  
—   more valu able  than  gold  which,  though 
per ish able,  is re fined  by  fire  —   may re sult 
 in  praise, glo ry ,  and hon or  at  the rev e la tion 
 of  Jesus  Christ. 8  Though  you  have  not  seen 
 him,  you  love  him;  though  not see ing  him 
 now ,  you be lieve  in  him,  and  you re joice  with 
in ex press ible  and glo ri ous  joy , 9 be cause  you 
 are re ceiv ing  the  goal  of  your  faith,  the sal va-
tion  of  your  souls. 10 Con cern ing  this sal va tion,  the proph-
ets,  who proph e sied  about  the  grace  that 
 would  come  to  you,  searched  and care ful ly 
in ves ti gat ed. 11  They in quired  into  what  time 
 or  what cir cum stanc es  the Spir it  of  Christ 
with in  them  was in di cat ing  when  he tes ti-
fied  in ad vance  to  the suf fer ings  of  Christ 
 and  the glo ries  that  would fol low . c 12  It  was 
re vealed  to  them  that  they  were  not serv ing 
them selves  but  you.


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These  things  have  now 
 been an nounced  to  you  through  those  who 
 preached  the gos pel  to  you  by  the  Holy Spir it 
 sent  from heav en  —  an gels  long  to  catch  a 
 glimpse  of  these  things. A CALL TO HOLY LIVING
13 There fore,  with  your  minds  ready  for ac tion, 
 be sober-minded  and  set  your  hope com plete ly 
 on  the  grace  to  be  brought  to  you  at  the rev e-
la tion  of  Jesus  Christ. 14  As obe di ent chil dren, 
 do  not  be con formed  to  the de sires  of  your 
for mer ig no rance.


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15  But  as  the  one  who  called 
 you  is  holy ,  you  also  are  to  be  holy  in  all  your 
con duct; 16  for  it  is writ ten,  Be  holy , be cause 
 I  am  holy . d 17  If  you ap peal  to  the Fa ther  who 
judg es im par tial ly ac cord ing  to  each  one’s 
 work,  you  are  to con duct your selves  in rev-
er ence dur ing  your  time liv ing  as strang ers. 18  For  you  know  that  you  were re deemed  from 
 your emp ty  way  of  life in her it ed  from  your 
fa thers,  not  with per ish able  things  like sil ver 
 or  gold, 19  but  with  the pre cious  blood  of  Christ, 
 like  that  of  an un blem ished  and spot less  lamb. 20  He  was foreknown be fore  the foun da tion  of 
 the  world  but  was re vealed  in  these  last  times 
 for  you. 21  Through  him  you be lieve  in  God, 
 who  raised  him  from  the  dead  and  gave  him 
glo ry ,  so  that  your  faith  and  hope  are  in  God. 22  Since  you  have pu ri fied your selves  by  your 
obe di ence  to  the  truth, e  so  that  you  show sin-
cere broth er ly  love  for  each oth er,  from  a  pure f 
 heart  love  one an oth er con stant ly , g 23 be cause 
 you  have  been  born  again  —   not  of per ish able 
 seed  but  of im per ish able  —   through  the liv ing 
 and en dur ing  word  of  God. 24  For
  All flesh is like grass,
  and all its glory like a flower 
of the grass.


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The grass withers, 
and the flower falls,
 25 but the word of the Lord 
endures forever. h
 And  this  word  is  the gos pel  that  was pro-
claimed  to  you. THE LIVING STONE AND A HOLY PEOPLE
2 
There fore,  rid your selves  of  all mal ice,  all 
de ceit, hy poc ri sy ,  envy ,  and  all slan der. 2  Like new born in fants, de sire  the  pure  milk 
 of  the  word, i  so  that  you  may  grow  up  into 
 your sal va tion, j 3  if  you  have tast ed  that  the 
 Lord  is  good. k 4  As  you  come  to  him,  a liv ing 
a1:1 Gk diaspora ; Jewish people scattered throughout Gentile lands   b1:6 Or In this fact rejoice   c1:11 Or the glories after that   
d1:16 Lv 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7   e1:22 Other mss add through the Spirit   f1:22 Other mss omit pure   g 1:22 Or fervently    
h1:24-25 Is 40:6-8   i2:2 Or desire pure spiritual milk   j2:2 Other mss omit for your salvation   k2:3 Ps 34:8
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 stone  —  re ject ed  by peo  ple  but cho  sen  and 
hon ored  by a  God  — 5  you your selves,  as liv  ing 
 stones,  a spir  i  tu  al  house,  are be  ing  built  to  be 
 a  holy priest  hood b  to o ff  er spir  i  tu  al sac  ri  fic  es 
ac cept able  to  God  through  Jesus  Christ. 6  For 
 it  stands  in Scrip  ture:
  
See, I lay a
 
stone in
 
Zion,
  
a chosen and
 
honored c cornerstone,
  
and the one who
 
believes in
 
him
  
will never be put to
 
shame. d
7  So hon or  will  come  to  you  who be  lieve;  but 
 
for  
the un
 
be
 
liev
 
ing,
  
The stone that the
 
builders rejected
 —
  
this one has become the
 
cornerstone, e
8  and
  
A stone to stumble
 
over,
  
and a rock to trip
 
over. f
 They stum ble be cause  they dis  obey  the  word; 
 they  were des  tined  for  this. 9  But  you  are  a cho  sen  race, g,h  a roy al priest ‑
hood, i  a  holy na  tion, j  a peo  ple  for  his pos  ses ‑
sion, k  so  that  you  may pro  claim  the prais  es l,m 
 of  the  one  who  called  you  out  of dark  ness  into  his 
mar vel ous  light. 10  Once  you  were  not  a peo  ple, 
 but  now  you  are  God’s peo  ple;  you  had  not re -
ceived mer cy ,  but  now  you  have re  ceived mer  cy . A CALL TO GOOD WORKS
11  Dear  friends,  I  urge  you  as strang  ers  and 
ex iles  to ab  stain  from sin  ful de  sires  that  wage 
 war  against  the  soul. 12 Con  duct your  selves 
hon or  ably  among  the Gen  tiles, n  so  that  when 
 they slan  der  you  as evil  do  ers,  they  will ob -
serve  your  good  works  and  will glo  ri  fy  God 
 
on  
the  
day  
he vis
 
its. 13 Sub  mit  to ev ery hu  man au  thor  i  ty be  cause 
 of  the  Lord, wheth  er  to  the em  per  or o  as  the 
su preme au thor i ty 14  or  to gov er  nors  as  those 
 sent  out  by  him  to pun  ish  those  who  do  what 
 is  evil  and  to  praise  those  who  do  what  is  good. 15  For  it  is  God’s  will  that  you si  lence  the ig  no -
rance  of fool  ish peo  ple  by do  ing  good. 16 Sub  mit 
 as  free peo  ple,  not us  ing  your free  dom  as  a 
cover-up  for  evil,  but  as  God’s  slaves. 17 Hon  or 
ev ery one. Love  the broth  ers  and sis  ters. Fear 
 God.


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Hon or  the em  per  or. SUBMISSION OF SLAVES TO MASTERS
18 House  hold  slaves, sub  mit  to  your masters 
with  
all rev  
er
 
ence  
not  
only  
to  
the  
good  
and 
gen tle  ones  but  also  to  the cru  el. 19  For  it  brings 
fa vor  if, be  cause  of  a consciousness  of  God, 
some one en  dures  grief  from su ff  er  ing un -
just ly .


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20  For  what cred  it  is  there  if  when  you 
 
do  
wrong  
and  
are beat
 
en,  
you en
 
dure  
it? But 
 
when  
you  
do  
what  
is  
good  
and su
ff  er
,  
if  
you 
en
 
dure  
it,  
this  
brings fa 
vor  
with  
God. 21  For  you  were  called  to  this, be  cause  Christ 
 also suff  ered  for  you, leav  ing  you  an ex  am  ple, 
 that  you  should fol  low  in  his  steps. 22  He  did 
 
not com
 
mit  
sin,  
and  
no de
 
ceit  
was  
found  
in 
 
his  
mouth; p 23  when  he  was in  sult  ed,  he  did 
 not in sult  in re  turn;  when  he su ff  ered,  he  did 
 not threat en  but en  trust  ed him  self  to  the  one 
 who judg es just  ly . 24  He him self  bore  our  sins 
 in  his  body  on  the  tree;  so  that, hav  ing  died  to 
 sins,  we  might  live  for righ  teous  ness. By  his 
 
wounds q  you  have  been  healed.


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25  For  you 
 were  like  sheep go  ing  astray , r  but  you  have 
 now re turned  to  the Shep herd  and Over seer s 
 of  your  souls. WIVES AND HUSBANDS
3 
 In  the  same  way ,  wives, sub  mit your  selves 
 to  your  own hus  bands  so  that,  even  if 
 some dis  obey  the  word,  they  may  be  won 
 over with  out  a  word  by  the  way  their  wives 
 live 2  when  they ob  serve  your  pure, rev er  ent 
 lives. 3  Don’t  let  your beau  ty con  sist  of out  ward 
 things  lik e elaborate hairstyles  and w ear  ing  
 gold jew el  ry or fine clothes , 4  but rath er  what 
 is in side  the  heart t  —    the im  per  ish  able qual  i  ty 
 of  a gen  tle  and qui  et spir  it,  which  is  of  great 
 worth  in  God’s  sight. 5  For  in  the  past,  the 
 holy wom en  who  put  their  hope  in  God  also 
 
adorned them
 
selves  
in  
this  
way , submitting 
 to  their  own hus  bands, 6  just  as Sar  ah  obeyed 
Abra ham, call ing  him  lord.


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You  have be  come 
 her chil  dren  when  you  do  what  is  good  and 
 
do  
not  
fear  
any intimidation. 7 Hus  bands,  in  the  same  way ,  live  with  your 
 wives  in  an un  der stand ing  way ,  as  with  a weak-
er part  ner , show  ing  them hon  or  as coheirs  
 of  the  grace  of  life,  so  that  your  prayers  will 
 
not  
be hin
 
dered. DO NO EVIL
8 F i  nal  ly ,  all  of  you  be like-minded  and sym  pa -
thet ic,  love  one an  oth  er,  and  be com  pas  sion  ate 
 and hum ble, u 9  not pay ing  back  evil  for  evil  or 
a2:4 Or precious to   b2:5 Or you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood   
c2:6 Or precious   d2:6 Is 28:16 LXX   e2:7 Ps 118:22   f2:8 Is 8:14   g2:9 Or generation, or  nation   h2:9 Dt 7:6; 10:15; Is 43:20 LXX   
i2:9 Ex 19:6; 23:22 LXX; Is 61:6   j2:9 Ex 19:6; 23:22 LXX    k2:9 Ex 19:5; 23:22 LXX; Dt 4:20; 7:6; Is 43:21 LXX   l2:9 Or the mighty 
deeds 
  m2:9 Is 42:12; 43:21   n2:12 Or among the nations, or  among the pagans   o2:13 Or king   p2:22 Is 53:9   q2:24 Is 53:5   
r2:25 Is 53:6   s2:25 Or Guardian   t3:4 Or rather, the hidden person of the heart   u3:8 Other mss read courteous
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in sult  for in sult  but,  on  the con trary , giv ing 
 a bless ing,  since  you  were  called  for  this,  so 
 that  you  may in her it  a bless ing. 10 For the one who wants to love life
  and to see good days,
  let him keep his tongue from evil
  and his lips from speaking deceit,
 11 and let him turn away from evil
  and do what is good. Let him seek peace and pursue it,
 12 because the eyes of the Lord are 
on the righteous
  and his ears are open  
to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against
  those who do what is evil. a
UNDESERVED SUFFERING
13  Who  then  will  harm  you  if  you  are de vot-
ed  to  what  is  good? 14  But  even  if  you  should 
suff  er  for righ teous ness,  you  are  blessed. Do 
 not  fear  what  they  fear b  or  be intimidated, c 
15  but  in  your  hearts re gard d  Christ e  the  Lord 
 as  holy ,  ready  at  any  time  to  give  a de fense 
 to any one  who  asks  you  for  a rea son  for  the 
 hope  that  is  in  you. 16  Yet  do  this  with gen tle-
ness  and re spect, keep ing  a  clear con science, 
 so  that  when  you  are ac cused, f  those  who 
disparage  your  good con duct  in  Christ  will 
 be  put  to  shame. 17  For  it  is bet ter  to suff  er  for 
do ing  good,  if  that  should  be  God’s  will,  than 
 for do ing  evil. 18  For  Christ  also suff  ered  for  sins  once  for 
 all,  the righ teous  for  the un righ teous,  that  he 
 might  bring  you  to  God. He  was  put  to  death 
 in  the  flesh g  but  made  alive  by  the Spir it, h 
19  in  which i  he  also  went  and  made proc la ma-
tion  to  the spir its  in pris on 20  who  in  the  past 
 were dis obe di ent,  when  God pa tient ly wait ed 
 in  the  days  of  Noah  while  the  ark  was be ing 
pre pared. In  it  a  few  —   that  is,  eight peo ple j  
—   were  saved  through wa ter. 21 Bap tism,  which 
cor re sponds  to  this,  now  saves  you ( not  as  the 
re mov al  of  dirt  from  the  body ,  but  the  pledge k 
 of  a  good con science to ward  God)  through 
 the res ur rec tion  of  Jesus  Christ, 22  who  has 
 gone  into heav en  and  is  at  the  right  hand  of 
 God  with an gels, au thor i ties,  and pow ers sub-
ject  to  him. FOLLOWING CHRIST
4 
There fore,  since  Christ suff  ered l  in  the 
 flesh,  arm your selves  also  with  the  same 
un der stand ing m  —  be cause  the  one  who suff  ers 
 in  the  flesh  is fin ished  with  sin n — 2  in or der  to 
 live  the re main ing  time  in  the  flesh  no lon ger 
 for hu man de sires,  but  for  God’s  will. 3  For  there 
 has al ready  been  enough  time  spent  in do ing 
 what  the Gen tiles  choose  to  do: car ry ing  on  in 
unrestrained be hav ior,  evil de sires, drunk en-
ness, or gies, ca rous ing,  and law less idol a try .


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4  They  are sur prised  that  you  don’t  join  them 
 in  the  same  flood  of  wild liv ing  —   and  they 
slan der o  you. 5  They  will  give  an ac count  to 
 the  one  who  stands  ready  to  judge  the liv ing 
 and  the  dead. 6  For  this rea son  the gos pel  was 
 also  preached  to  those  who  are  now  dead, p  so 
 that, al though  they  might  be  judged  in  the  flesh 
ac cord ing  to hu man stan dards,  they  might 
 live  in  the spir it ac cord ing  to  God’s stan dards. END-TIME ETHICS
7  The  end  of  all  things  is  near; there fore,  be 
 alert  and sober-minded  for  prayer. 8  Above 
 all, main tain con stant  love  for  one an oth er, 
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10  Just  as  each  one  has re ceived  a  gift,  use 
 it  to  serve oth ers,  as  good stew ards  of  the 
var ied  grace  of  God. 11  If any one  speaks,  let  it 
 be  as  one  who  speaks  God’s  words;  if any one 
 serves,  let  it  be  from  the  strength  God pro vides, 
 so  that  God  may  be glo ri fied  through  Jesus 
 Christ  in ev ery thing. To  him  be  the glo ry  and 
 the pow er for ev er  and  ever.


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Amen. CHRISTIAN SUFFERING
12  Dear  friends,  don’t  be sur prised  when  the 
fi ery ordeal  comes  among  you  to  test  you  as 
 if some thing un usu al  were hap pen ing  to  you. 13 In stead, re joice  as  you  share  in  the suff  er-
ings  of  Christ,  so  that  you  may  also re joice 
 with  great  joy  when  his glo ry  is re vealed. 14  If 
 you  are rid i culed  for  the  name  of  Christ,  you 
 are  blessed, be cause  the Spir it  of glo ry  and  of 
 God r  rests  on  you. 15  Let  none  of  you suff  er  as 
 a mur der er,  a  thief,  an evil do er,  or  a med dler. s 
16  But  if any one suff  ers  as  a Chris tian,  let  him 
 not  be  ashamed  but  let  him glo ri fy  God  in 
a3:10-12 Ps 34:12-16   b3:14 Or Do not fear them   c3:14 Is 8:12   d3:15 Or sanctify, or set apart   e3:15 Other mss read set God   
f3:16 Other mss read when they speak against you as evildoers   g3:18 Or by the flesh, or  in the fleshly realm   h3:18 Or in 
the spirit, or  in the Spirit, or  in the spiritual realm   i3:19 Or by whom, or in whom, or at that time   j3:20 Or souls   k3:21 Or 
the appeal   l4:1 Other mss read suffered for us   m4:1 Or perspective, or  attitude   n4:1 Or the one who suffered in the flesh 
has finished with sin   o4:4 Or blaspheme   p4:6 Or those who are dead   q4:8 Pr 10:12   r4:14 Or God’s glorious Spirit    
s4:15 Or as one who defrauds others
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hav ing  that  name. a 17  For  the  time  has  come 
 for judg ment  to be gin  with  God’s house hold, 
 and  if  it be gins  with  us,  what  will  the out come 
 be  for  those  who dis obey  the gos pel  of  God? 18 And if a righteous person is saved 
with difficulty ,
  what will become of the ungodly 
and the sinner? b
19  So  then,  let  those  who suff  er ac cord ing  to 
 God’s  will en trust them selves  to  a faith ful 
Cre a tor  while do ing  what  is  good. ABOUT THE ELDERS
5 
 I ex hort  the el ders  among  you  as  a fel-
low el der  and wit ness  to  the suff  er ings  of 
 Christ,  as  well  as  one  who  shares  in  the glo ry 
 about  to  be re vealed: 2 Shep herd  God’s  flock 
 among  you,  not over see ing c  out  of com pul-
sion  but will ing ly ,  as  God  would  have  you; d 
 not  out  of  greed  for mon ey  but ea ger ly; 3  not 
lord ing  it  over  those en trust ed  to  you,  but 
be ing ex am ples  to  the  flock. 4  And  when  the 
 chief Shep herd ap pears,  you  will re ceive  the 
un fad ing  crown  of glo ry . 5  In  the  same  way , 
 you  who  are youn ger,  be sub ject  to  the el ders. All  of  you  clothe your selves  with e hu mil i ty 
to ward  one an oth er, be cause 
  God resists the proud
  but gives grace to the humble. f
CONCLUSION
6 Hum ble your selves, there fore, un der  the 
 mighty  hand  of  God,  so  that  he  may ex alt  you  at 
 the prop er  time, 7 cast ing  all  your  cares  on  him, 
be cause  he  cares  about  you. 8  Be sober-minded, 
 be  alert. Your ad ver sary  the dev il  is prowl ing 
 around  like  a roar ing  lion, look ing  for any one 
 he  can de vour. 9 Re sist  him,  firm  in  the  faith, 
know ing  that  the  same  kind  of suff  er ings  are 
be ing ex pe ri enced  by  your fel low be liev ers 
through out  the  world. 10  The  God  of  all  grace,  who  called  you  to  his 
eter nal glo ry  in  Christ, g  will him self re store, 
es tab lish, strength en,  and sup port  you af ter 
 you  have suff  ered  a lit tle  while. h 11  To  him  be 
do min ion i for ev er.


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j  Amen. 12  Through Silvanus, k  a faith ful broth er ( as 
 I con sid er  him),  I  have writ ten  to  you briefl  y 
 in or der  to en cour age  you  and  to tes ti fy  that 
 this  is  the  true  grace  of  God. Stand  firm  in  it! 13  She  who  is  in Bab ylon, cho sen to geth er  with 
 you,  sends  you greet ings,  as  does  Mark,  my 
 son. 14  Greet  one an oth er  with  a  kiss  of  love.


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Peace  to  all  of  you  who  are  in  Christ. l
a4:16 Other mss read in that case   b4:18 Pr 11:31 LXX   c5:2 Other mss omit overseeing   d5:2 Other mss omit as God would 
have you   e5:5 Or you tie around yourselves   f5:5 Pr 3:34 LXX   g5:10 Other mss read in Christ Jesus   h 5:10 Or to a small 
extent   i 5:11 Some mss read dominion and glory ; other mss read glory and dominion   j 5:11 Other mss read forever and ever   
k5:12 Or Silas ; Ac 15:22-32; 16:19-40; 17:1-16   l5:14 Other mss read Christ Jesus. Amen.


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2 PeTer
GREETING
1 
Sim e on a Pe ter,  a ser vant  and  an apos tle  of 
 Jesus  Christ:
 To  those  who  have re ceived  a  faith  equal  to 
 ours  through  the righ teous ness  of  our  God 
 and Sav ior  Jesus  Christ. 2  May  grace  and  peace  be mul ti plied  to  you 
 through  the knowl edge  of  God  and  of  Jesus 
 our  Lord.


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GROWTH IN THE FAITH
3  His b di vine pow er  has giv en  us ev ery thing 
re quired  for  life  and god li ness  through  the 
knowl edge  of  him  who  called  us  by c  his  own 
glo ry  and good ness. 4  By  these  he  has giv en 
 us  very  great  and pre cious prom is es,  so  that 
 through  them  you  may  share  in  the di vine 
na ture, es cap ing  the cor rup tion  that  is  in  the 
 world be cause  of  evil de sire. 5  For  this  very 
rea son,  make ev ery eff  ort  to supplement  your 
 faith  with good ness, good ness  with knowl edge, 
6 knowl edge  with self-control, self-control 
 with en dur ance, en dur ance  with god li ness, 
7 god li ness  with broth er ly aff  ec tion,  and broth-
er ly aff  ec tion  with  love. 8  For  if  you pos sess 
 these qual i ties  in in creas ing mea sure,  they  will 
 keep  you  from be ing use less  or un fruit ful  in 
 the knowl edge  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 9  The 
per son  who  lacks  these  things  is  blind  and 
shortsighted  and  has for got ten  the cleans ing 
 from  his  past  sins. 10 There fore, broth ers  and 
sis ters,  make ev ery eff  ort  to con firm  your 
call ing  and elec tion, be cause  if  you  do  these 
 things  you  will nev er stum ble. 11  For  in  this 
 way , en try  into  the eter nal king dom  of  our 
 Lord  and Sav ior  Jesus  Christ  will  be rich ly 
pro vid ed  for  you. 12 There fore  I  will al ways re mind  you  about 
 these  things,  even  though  you  know  them  and 
 are es tab lished  in  the  truth  you  now  have. 13  I 
 think  it  is  right,  as  long  as  I  am  in  this bodi ly 
 tent,  to  wake  you  up  with  a re mind er, 14  since 
 I  know  that  I  will  soon  lay  aside  my  tent,  as 
 our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  has in deed  made  clear 
 to  me. 15  And  I  will  also  make ev ery eff  ort  so 
 that  you  are  able  to re call  these  things  at  any 
 time af ter  my de par ture. d
THE TRUSTWORTHY PROPHETIC WORD
16  For  we  did  not fol low clev er ly contrived 
 myths  when  we  made  known  to  you  the pow er 
 and com ing  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ; in stead, 
 we  were eye wit ness es  of  his maj es ty . 17  For 
 he re ceived hon or  and glo ry  from  God  the 
Fa ther  when  the  voice  came  to  him  from  the 
Ma jes tic Glo ry , say ing “ This  is  my be loved 
 Son, e  with  whom  I  am well-pleased! ” 18  We 
our selves  heard  this  voice  when  it  came  from 
heav en  while  we  were  with  him  on  the  holy 
moun tain. 19  We  also  have  the pro phet ic  word 
strong ly con firmed,  and  you  will  do  well  to  pay 
at ten tion  to  it,  as  to  a  lamp shin ing  in  a  dark 
 place, un til  the  day  dawns  and  the morn ing 
 star ris es  in  your  hearts. 20  Above  all,  you  know 
 this:  No proph e cy  of Scrip ture  comes  from 
 the proph et’s  own in ter pre ta tion, 21 be cause 
 no proph e cy  ever  came  by  the  will  of  man; 
in stead,  men  spoke  from  God  as  they  were 
car ried  along  by  the  Holy Spir it. THE JUDGMENT OF FALSE TEACHERS
2 
 There  were in deed  false proph ets  among 
 the peo ple,  just  as  there  will  be  false teach-
ers  among  you. They  will  bring  in de struc tive 
her e sies,  even de ny ing  the Mas ter  who  bought 
 them,  and  will  bring  swift de struc tion  on them-
selves.


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2  Many  will fol low  their de praved  ways, 
 and  the  way  of  truth  will  be ma ligned be cause 
 of  them. 3  They  will ex ploit  you  in  their  greed 
 with made-up sto ries.


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Their con dem na tion, 
pro nounced  long  ago,  is  not  idle,  and  their 
de struc tion  does  not  sleep. 4  For  if  God  didn’t  spare  the an gels  who 
 sinned  but  cast  them  into  hell f  and de liv ered 
 them  in  chains g  of ut ter dark ness  to  be  kept 
 for judg ment; 5  and  if  he  didn’t  spare  the an-
cient  world,  but pro tect ed  Noah,  a preach er 
 of righ teous ness,  and sev en oth ers, h  when  he 
 brought  the  flood  on  the  world  of  the un god-
ly; 6  and  if  he re duced  the cit ies  of Sod om  and 
Go mor rah  to ash es  and con demned  them  to 
extinction, i mak ing  them  an ex am ple  of  what 
 is com ing  to  the un god ly; j 7  and  if  he res cued 
righ teous  Lot, dis tressed  by  the de praved be-
hav ior  of  the im mor al 8 ( for  as  that righ teous 
a1:1 Other mss read Simon   b1:3 Lit As his   c1:3 Or to   d1:15 Or death   e1:17 Other mss read my Son, my beloved    
f2:4 Gk Tartarus   g2:4 Other mss read in pits   h2:5 Lit Noah, the eighth, a preacher of righteousness   i2:6 Other mss omit  
to extinction   j2:6 Other mss read an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly
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 man  lived  among  them  day  by  day ,  his righ-
teous  soul  was tor ment ed  by  the law less  deeds 
 he  saw  and  heard) — 9  then  the  Lord  knows 
 how  to res cue  the god ly  from tri als  and  to 
 keep  the un righ teous un der pun ish ment  for 
 the  day  of judg ment, 10 es pe cial ly  those  who 
fol low  the polluting de sires  of  the  flesh  and 
de spise au thor i ty . Bold, ar ro gant peo ple!


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They  are  not  afraid  to 
slan der  the glo ri ous  ones; 11 how ev er, an gels, 
 who  are great er  in  might  and pow er,  do  not 
 bring  a slan der ous  charge  against  them be fore 
 the  Lord. a 12  But  these peo ple,  like irrational 
an i mals  —  crea tures  of in stinct  born  to  be 
 caught  and de stroyed  —  slan der  what  they 
 do  not un der stand,  and  in  their de struc tion 
 they  too  will  be de stroyed. 13  They  will  be  paid 
 back  with  harm  for  the  harm  they  have  done. They con sid er  it  a plea sure  to ca rouse  in  broad 
day light. They  are  spots  and blem ish es, de-
light ing  in  their de cep tions b  while  they  feast 
 with  you. 14  They  have  eyes  full  of adul tery 
 that nev er  stop look ing  for  sin. They se duce 
un sta ble peo ple  and  have  hearts  trained  in 
 greed.


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Chil dren un der  a  curse! 15  They  have 
 gone  astray  by abandoning  the  straight  path 
 and  have fol lowed  the  path  of Ba laam,  the  son 
 of Bo sor, c  who  loved  the wag es  of wick ed ness 
16  but re ceived  a re buke  for  his law less ness: 
 A speech less don key  spoke  with  a hu man 
 voice  and re strained  the proph et’s mad ness. 17  These peo ple  are  springs with out wa ter, 
 mists driv en  by  a  storm.


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The  gloom  of dark-
ness  has  been re served  for  them. 18  For  by ut-
ter ing boast ful, emp ty  words,  they se duce, 
 with fleshly de sires  and de bauch ery , peo ple 
 who  have bare ly es caped d  from  those  who 
 live  in er ror. 19  They prom ise  them free dom, 
 but  they them selves  are  slaves  of cor rup tion, 
 since peo ple  are en slaved  to what ev er defeats 
 them. 20  For  if, hav ing es caped  the  world’s im-
pu ri ty  through  the knowl edge  of  the  Lord e  and 
Sav ior  Jesus  Christ,  they  are  again en tan gled 
 in  these  things  and de feat ed,  the  last  state  is 
 worse  for  them  than  the  first. 21  For  it  would 
 have  been bet ter  for  them  not  to  have  known 
 the  way  of righ teous ness  than, af ter know-
ing  it,  to  turn  back  from  the  holy com mand 
de liv ered  to  them. 22  It  has hap pened  to  them 
ac cord ing  to  the  true prov erb:  A  dog re turns 
 to  its  own vom it, f  and, “ a  washed  sow re turns 
 to wal low ing  in  the  mud.”
THE DAY OF THE LORD
3 
 Dear  friends,  this  is  now  the sec ond let-
ter  I  have writ ten  to  you;  in  both let ters, 
 I  want  to  stir  up  your sin cere un der stand ing 
 by  way  of re mind er, 2  so  that  you re call  the 
 words pre vi ous ly spo ken  by  the  holy proph-
ets  and  the com mand  of  our  Lord  and Sav ior 
giv en  through  your apos tles. 3  Above  all,  be 
 aware  of  this: Scoff ers  will  come  in  the  last 
 days scoff ing  and fol low ing  their  own  evil 
de sires, 4 say ing, “ Where  is  his ‘com ing’  that 
 he prom ised?


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Ever  since  our an ces tors  fell 
 asleep,  all  things con tin ue  as  they  have  been 
 since  the be gin ning  of cre a tion.” 5  They de-
lib er ate ly over look  this:  By  the  word  of  God 
 the heav ens  came  into be ing  long  ago  and 
 the  earth  was  brought  about  from wa ter  and 
 through wa ter. 6  Through  these  the  world  of 
 that  time per ished  when  it  was flood ed. 7  By 
 the  same  word,  the pre sent heav ens  and  earth 
 are  stored  up  for  fire, be ing  kept  for  the  day 
 of judg ment  and de struc tion  of  the un god ly . 8  Dear  friends,  don’t over look  this  one 
 fact:  With  the  Lord  one  day  is  like  a thou-
sand  years,  and  a thou sand  years  like  one 
 day . 9  The  Lord  does  not de lay  his prom ise,  as 
 some un der stand de lay ,  but  is pa tient  with 
 you,  not want ing  any  to per ish  but  all  to  come 
 to re pen tance. 10  But  the  day  of  the  Lord  will  come  like  a 
 thief; g  on  that  day  the heav ens  will  pass  away 
 with  a  loud  noise,  the el e ments  will  burn  and 
 be dis solved,  and  the  earth  and  the  works  on 
 it  will  be dis closed. h,i 11  Since  all  these  things 
 are  to  be dis solved  in  this  way ,  it  is  clear  what 
 sort  of peo ple  you  should  be  in  holy con duct 
 and god li ness 12  as  you  wait  for  the  day  of  God 
 and has ten  its com ing. j Be cause  of  that  day , 
 the heav ens  will  be dis solved  with  fire  and  the 
el e ments  will  melt  with  heat. 13  But  based  on 
 his prom ise,  we  wait  for  new heav ens  and  a 
 new  earth,  where righ teous ness  dwells. CONCLUSION
14 There fore,  dear  friends,  while  you  wait  for 
 these  things,  make ev ery eff  ort  to  be  found 
with out  spot  or blem ish  in  his  sight,  at  peace. 15  Also, re gard  the pa tience  of  our  Lord  as sal-
va tion,  just  as  our  dear broth er  Paul  has writ-
ten  to  you ac cord ing  to  the wis dom giv en  to 
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16  He  speaks  about  these  things  in  all  his 
let ters. There  are  some mat ters  that  are  hard 
a2:11 Other mss read them from the Lord   b2:13 Other mss read delighting in the love feasts   c2:15 Other mss read Beor   
d2:18 Or people who are actually escaping   e2:20 Other mss read our Lord   f2:22 Pr 26:11   g3:10 Other mss add in the night   
h3:10 Other mss read will be burned up   i3:10 Some Syriac and Coptic mss read will not be found   j3:12 Or and speed the coming
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 to un der stand. The untaught  and un sta ble 
 will  twist  them  to  their  own de struc tion,  as 
 they  also  do  with  the  rest  of  the Scrip tures. 17 There fore,  dear  friends,  since  you  know 
 this  in ad vance,  be  on  your  guard,  so  that  you 
 are  not  led  away  by  the er ror  of law less peo ple 
 and  fall  from  your  own stable po si tion. 18  But 
 grow  in  the  grace  and knowl edge  of  our  Lord 
 and Sav ior  Jesus  Christ. To  him  be  the glo ry 
 both  now  and  to  the  day  of eter ni ty . a
a3:18 Other mss add Amen.


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1 John
PROLOGUE: OUR DECLARATION
1 
 What  was  from  the be gin ning,  what  we  have 
 heard,  what  we  have  seen  with  our  eyes,  what 
 we  have ob served  and  have  touched  with  our 
 hands, con cern ing  the  word  of  life — 2  that  life 
 was re vealed,  and  we  have  seen  it  and  we tes ti fy 
 and de clare  to  you  the eter nal  life  that  was  with 
 the Fa ther  and  was re vealed  to  us  —   3  what  we 
 have  seen  and  heard  we  also de clare  to  you, 
 so  that  you  may  also  have fel low ship  with  us; 
 and in deed  our fel low ship  is  with  the Fa ther 
 and  with  his  Son  Jesus  Christ. 4  We  are writ ing 
 these  things a  so  that  our b  joy  may  be com plete.


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FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD
5  This  is  the mes sage  we  have  heard  from  him 
 and de clare  to  you:  God  is  light,  and  there  is 
ab so lute ly  no dark ness  in  him. 6  If  we  say , “ We 
 have fel low ship  with  him,”  and  yet  we  walk  in 
dark ness,  we  are ly ing  and  are  not practicing 
 the  truth. 7  If  we  walk  in  the  light  as  he him-
self  is  in  the  light,  we  have fel low ship  with 
 one an oth er,  and  the  blood  of  Jesus  his  Son 
cleans es  us  from  all  sin. 8  If  we  say , “ We  have 
 no  sin,”  we  are de ceiv ing our selves,  and  the 
 truth  is  not  in  us. 9  If  we con fess  our  sins,  he 
 is faith ful  and righ teous  to for give  us  our  sins 
 and  to  cleanse  us  from  all un righ teous ness. 10  If  we  say , “ We  have  not  sinned,”  we  make 
 him  a  liar,  and  his  word  is  not  in  us. 2 
 My lit tle chil dren,  I  am writ ing  you  these 
 things  so  that  you  may  not  sin. But  if any one 
 does  sin,  we  have  an ad vo cate  with  the Fa ther  
—   Jesus  Christ  the righ teous  one. 2  He him self  is 
 the atoning sac ri fice c  for  our  sins,  and  not  only 
 for  ours,  but  also  for  those  of  the  whole  world. GOD’S COMMANDS
3  This  is  how  we  know  that  we  know  him:  if 
 we  keep  his com mands.


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4  The  one  who  says, “ I 
 have  come  to  know  him,”  and  yet  doesn’t  keep 
 his com mands,  is  a  liar,  and  the  truth  is  not  in 
 him. 5  But who ev er  keeps  his  word, tru ly  in  him 
 the  love  of  God  is  made com plete. This  is  how 
 we  know  we  are  in  him: 6  The  one  who  says  he 
re mains  in  him  should  walk  just  as  he  walked. 7  Dear  friends,  I  am  not writ ing  you  a  new 
com mand  but  an  old com mand  that  you  have 
 had  from  the be gin ning.


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The  old com mand  is 
 the  word  you  have  heard. 8  Yet  I  am writ ing  you 
 a  new com mand,  which  is  true  in  him  and  in 
 you, be cause  the dark ness  is pass ing  away  and 
 the  true  light  is al ready shin ing. 9  The  one  who 
 says  he  is  in  the  light  but  hates  his broth er  or 
sis ter  is  in  the dark ness un til  now . 10  The  one 
 who  loves  his broth er  or sis ter re mains  in  the 
 light,  and  there  is  no  cause  for stum bling  in 
 him. d 11  But  the  one  who  hates  his broth er  or 
sis ter  is  in  the dark ness,  walks  in  the dark ness, 
 and  doesn’t  know  where  he’s go ing, be cause 
 the dark ness  has blind ed  his  eyes. REASONS FOR WRITING
 12 I am writing to you, little children,
  since your sins have been forgiven
  on account of his name.


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13 I am writing to you, fathers,
  because you have come to know
  the one who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men,
  because you have conquered the evil one. 14 I have written to you, children,
  because you have come to know 
the Father. I have written to you, fathers,
  because you have come to know
  the one who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men,
  because you are strong,
  God’s word remains in you,
  and you have conquered the evil one. A WARNING ABOUT THE WORLD
15  Do  not  love  the  world  or  the  things  in  the 
 world. If any one  loves  the  world,  the  love  of 
 the Fa ther  is  not  in  him. 16  For ev ery thing  in 
 the  world  —   the  lust  of  the  flesh,  the  lust  of  the 
 eyes,  and  the  pride  in  one’s pos ses sions  —   is  not 
 from  the Fa ther,  but  is  from  the  world. 17  And 
 the  world  with  its  lust  is pass ing  away ,  but  the 
 one  who  does  the  will  of  God re mains for ev er. THE LAST HOUR
18 Chil dren,  it  is  the  last  hour. And  as  you  have 
 heard  that an ti christ  is com ing,  even  now  many 
an ti christs  have  come.


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By  this  we  know  that  it 
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 is  the  last  hour. 19  They  went  out  from  us,  but 
 they  did  not be long  to  us;  for  if  they  had be-
longed  to  us,  they  would  have re mained  with 
 us.


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How ev er,  they  went  out  so  that  it  might  be 
 made  clear  that  none  of  them be longs  to  us. 20  But  you  have  an anoint ing  from  the  Holy 
 One,  and  all  of  you  know  the  truth.


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a 21  I  have 
 not writ ten  to  you be cause  you  don’t  know 
 the  truth,  but be cause  you  do  know  it,  and 
be cause  no  lie  comes  from  the  truth. 22  Who 
 is  the  liar,  if  not  the  one  who de nies  that  Jesus 
 is  the  Christ? This  one  is  the an ti christ:  the 
 one  who de nies  the Fa ther  and  the  Son. 23  No 
 one  who de nies  the  Son  has  the Fa ther;  he 
 who con fess es  the  Son  has  the Fa ther  as  well. REMAINING WITH GOD
24  What  you  have  heard  from  the be gin ning  is  to 
re main  in  you. If  what  you  have  heard  from  the 
be gin ning re mains  in  you,  then  you  will re main 
 in  the  Son  and  in  the Fa ther. 25  And  this  is  the 
prom ise  that  he him self  made  to  us: eter nal  life. 26  I  have writ ten  these  things  to  you con cern-
ing  those  who  are try ing  to de ceive  you. 27  As 
 for  you,  the anoint ing  you re ceived  from  him 
re mains  in  you,  and  you  don’t  need any one 
 to  teach  you. In stead,  his anoint ing teach es 
 you  about  all  things  and  is  true  and  is  not  a 
 lie;  just  as  it  has  taught  you, b re main  in  him. GOD’S CHILDREN
28  So  now , lit tle chil dren, re main  in  him  so  that 
 when  he ap pears  we  may  have con fi dence  and 
 not  be  ashamed be fore  him  at  his com ing. 29  If 
 you  know  that  he  is righ teous,  you  know  this 
 as  well: Ev ery one  who  does  what  is  right  has
3 
  been  born  of  him. 1  See  what  great  love c 
 the Fa ther  has giv en  us  that  we  should 
 be  called  God’s chil dren  —   and  we  are!


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The 
rea son  the  world  does  not  know  us  is  that  it 
 didn’t  know  him. 2  Dear  friends,  we  are  God’s 
chil dren  now ,  and  what  we  will  be  has  not  yet 
 been re vealed. We  know  that  when  he ap-
pears, d  we  will  be  like  him be cause  we  will 
 see  him  as  he  is.


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3  And ev ery one  who  has  this 
 hope  in  him pu ri fies him self  just  as  he  is  pure. 4 Ev ery one  who com mits  sin prac tic es law-
less ness;  and  sin  is law less ness. 5  You  know  that 
 he  was re vealed  so  that  he  might  take  away 
 sins, e  and  there  is  no  sin  in  him. 6 Ev ery one 
 who re mains  in  him  does  not  sin; f ev ery one 
 who  sins g  has  not  seen  him  or  known  him. 7 Chil dren,  let  no  one de ceive  you. The  one 
 who  does  what  is  right  is righ teous,  just  as 
 he  is righ teous. 8  The  one  who com mits h  sin 
 is  of  the dev il,  for  the dev il  has  sinned  from 
 the be gin ning. The  Son  of  God  was re vealed 
 for  this pur pose:  to de stroy  the dev il’s  works. 9 Ev ery one  who  has  been  born  of  God  does  not 
 sin, i be cause  his  seed re mains  in  him;  he  is  not 
 able  to  sin, j be cause  he  has  been  born  of  God. 10  This  is  how  God’s chil dren  and  the dev il’s 
chil dren be come ob vi ous. Who ev er  does  not 
 do  what  is  right  is  not  of  God, es pe cial ly  the 
 one  who  does  not  love  his broth er  or sis ter. LOVE IN ACTION
11  For  this  is  the mes sage  you  have  heard  from 
 the be gin ning:  We  should  love  one an oth er, 
12 un like  Cain,  who  was  of  the  evil  one  and 
mur dered  his broth er. And  why  did  he mur-
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Be cause  his  deeds  were  evil,  and  his 
broth er’s  were righ teous. 13  Do  not  be sur prised, broth ers  and sis ters, 
 if  the  world  hates  you. 14  We  know  that  we  have 
 passed  from  death  to  life be cause  we  love  our 
broth ers  and sis ters. The  one  who  does  not 
 love re mains  in  death. 15 Ev ery one  who  hates 
 his broth er  or sis ter  is  a mur der er,  and  you 
 know  that  no mur der er  has eter nal  life residing 
 in  him. 16  This  is  how  we  have  come  to  know 
 love:  He  laid  down  his  life  for  us.


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We  should 
 also  lay  down  our  lives  for  our broth ers  and 
sis ters. 17  If any one  has  this  world’s  goods  and 
 sees  a fel low be liev er k  in  need  but with holds 
com pas sion  from  him  —   how  does  God’s  love 
re side  in  him? 18 Lit tle chil dren,  let  us  not  love 
 in  word  or  speech,  but  in ac tion  and  in  truth. 19  This  is  how  we  will  know  that  we be long 
 to  the  truth  and  will re as sure  our  hearts be-
fore  him 20 when ev er  our  hearts con demn 
 us;  for  God  is great er  than  our  hearts,  and  he 
 knows  all  things. 21  Dear  friends,  if  our  hearts  don’t con demn 
 us,  we  have con fi dence be fore  God 22  and re-
ceive what ev er  we  ask  from  him be cause  we 
 keep  his com mands  and  do  what  is pleas ing 
 in  his  sight. 23  Now  this  is  his com mand:  that 
 we be lieve  in  the  name  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ, 
 and  love  one an oth er  as  he com mand ed  us. 24  The  one  who  keeps  his com mands re mains 
 in  him,  and  he  in  him.


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And  the  way  we  know 
 that  he re mains  in  us  is  from  the Spir it  he 
 has giv en  us. a2:20 Other mss read and you know all things   b2:27 Or as he has taught you   c3:1 Or what sort of love   d3:2 Or when it 
appears   e3:5 Other mss read our sins   f3:6 Or not keep on sinning   g3:6 Or who keeps on sinning   h3:8 Or practices    
i3:9 Or not practice sin   j3:9 Or to keep on sinning   k3:17 Lit sees his brother or sister
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THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH AND THE SPIRIT OF ERROR
4 
 Dear  friends,  do  not be lieve ev ery spir it, 
 but  test  the spir its  to  see  if  they  are  from 
 God, be cause  many  false proph ets  have  gone 
 out  into  the  world. 2  This  is  how  you  know  the Spir it  of  God: 
Ev ery spir it  that con fess es  that  Jesus  Christ 
 has  come  in  the  flesh  is  from  God, 3  but ev-
ery spir it  that  does  not con fess  Jesus a  is  not 
 from  God. This  is  the spir it  of  the an ti christ, 
 which  you  have  heard  is com ing;  even  now 
 it  is al ready  in  the  world. 4  You  are  from  God, lit tle chil dren,  and  you 
 have con quered  them, be cause  the  one  who 
 is  in  you  is great er  than  the  one  who  is  in  the 
 world. 5  They  are  from  the  world.


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There fore 
 what  they  say  is  from  the  world,  and  the  world 
lis tens  to  them. 6  We  are  from  God. Any one 
 who  knows  God lis tens  to  us; any one  who 
 is  not  from  God  does  not lis ten  to  us. This  is 
 how  we  know  the Spir it  of  truth  and  the spir it 
 of de cep tion. KNOWING GOD THROUGH LOVE
7  Dear  friends,  let  us  love  one an oth er, be-
cause  love  is  from  God,  and ev ery one  who 
 loves  has  been  born  of  God  and  knows  God. 8  The  one  who  does  not  love  does  not  know 
 God, be cause  God  is  love. 9  God’s  love  was 
re vealed  among  us b  in  this  way:  God  sent 
 his  one  and  only  Son  into  the  world  so  that 
 we  might  live  through  him. 10  Love con sists 
 in  this:  not  that  we  loved  God,  but  that  he 
 loved  us  and  sent  his  Son  to  be  the atoning 
sac ri fice c  for  our  sins. 11  Dear  friends,  if  God 
 loved  us  in  this  way ,  we  also  must  love  one 
an oth er.


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12  No  one  has  ever  seen  God. If  we 
 love  one an oth er,  God re mains  in d  us  and  his 
 love  is  made com plete  in  us. 13  This  is  how 
 we  know  that  we re main  in  him  and  he  in 
 us:  He  has giv en  us  of  his Spir it. 14  And  we 
 have  seen  and  we tes ti fy  that  the Fa ther  has 
 sent  his  Son  as  the  world’s Sav ior. 15 Who ev er 
con fess es  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God  —   God 
re mains  in  him  and  he  in  God. 16  And  we  have 
 come  to  know  and  to be lieve  the  love  that 
 God  has  for  us. God  is  love,  and  the  one  who re mains  in 
 love re mains  in  God,  and  God re mains  in 
 him. 17  In  this,  love  is  made com plete  with 
 us  so  that  we  may  have con fi dence  in  the 
 day  of judg ment, be cause  as  he  is,  so  also 
 are  we  in  this  world. 18  There  is  no  fear  in 
 love; in stead, per fect  love  drives  out  fear, 
be cause  fear in volves pun ish ment. e  So  the 
 one  who  fears  is  not com plete  in  love.


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19  We 
 love f be cause  he  first  loved  us. 20  If any one 
 says, “ I  love  God,”  and  yet  hates  his broth-
er  or sis ter,  he  is  a  liar. For  the per son  who 
 does  not  love  his broth er  or sis ter  whom  he 
 has  seen can not  love  God  whom  he  has  not 
 seen. g 21  And  we  have  this com mand  from 
 him:  The  one  who  loves  God  must  also  love 
 his broth er  and sis ter. 5 
Ev ery one  who be lieves  that  Jesus  is  the 
 Christ  has  been  born  of  God,  and ev ery-
one  who  loves  the Fa ther h  also  loves  the  one 
 born  of  him. 2  This  is  how  we  know  that  we 
 love  God’s chil dren:  when  we  love  God  and 
 obey i  his com mands. 3  For  this  is  what  love 
 for  God  is:  to  keep  his com mands. And  his 
com mands  are  not  a bur den, 4 be cause ev ery-
one  who  has  been  born  of  God con quers  the 
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This  is  the vic to ry  that  has con quered 
 the  world:  our  faith. THE CERTAINTY OF GOD’S TESTIMONY
5  Who  is  the  one  who con quers  the  world  but 
 the  one  who be lieves  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of 
 God? 6  Jesus  Christ  —   he  is  the  one  who  came 
 by wa ter  and  blood,  not  by wa ter  only ,  but  by 
wa ter  and  by  blood. And  the Spir it  is  the  one 
 who tes ti fies, be cause  the Spir it  is  the  truth. 7  For  there  are  three  that tes ti fy: j 8  the Spir it, 
 the wa ter,  and  the  blood  —   and  these  three 
 are  in agree ment. 9  If  we ac cept hu man tes-
ti mo ny ,  God’s tes ti mo ny  is great er, be cause  it 
 is  God’s tes ti mo ny  that  he  has giv en  about  his 
 Son. 10  The  one  who be lieves  in  the  Son  of  God 
 has  this tes ti mo ny with in him self. The  one 
 who  does  not be lieve  God  has  made  him  a  liar, 
be cause  he  has  not be lieved  in  the tes ti mo ny 
 God  has giv en  about  his  Son. 11  And  this  is  the 
tes ti mo ny:  God  has giv en  us eter nal  life,  and 
 this  life  is  in  his  Son. 12  The  one  who  has  the 
 Son  has  life. The  one  who  does  not  have  the 
 Son  of  God  does  not  have  life. 13  I  have writ ten 
 these  things  to  you  who be lieve  in  the  name 
 of  the  Son  of  God  so  that  you  may  know  that 
 you  have eter nal  life. a4:3 Other mss read confess that Jesus has come in the flesh   b4:9 Or in us   c4:10 Or the propitiation   d4:12 Or remains 
among   e4:18 Or fear has its own punishment or torment   f4:19 Other mss add him   g4:20 Other mss read has seen, how  
is he able to love .


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seen? (as a question)   h5:1 Or loves the one who has given birth   i5:2 Other mss read keep    
j5:7-8 A few late Gk mss and some late Vg mss add testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three 
are one. 8And there are three who bear witness on earth:
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EFFECTIVE PRAYER
14  This  is  the con fi dence  we  have be fore  him:  If 
 we  ask any thing ac cord ing  to  his  will,  he  hears 
 us. 15  And  if  we  know  that  he  hears what ev er 
 we  ask,  we  know  that  we  have  what  we  have 
 asked  of  him.


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16  If any one  sees  a fel low be liev er a com-
mit ting  a  sin  that  doesn’t  lead  to  death,  he 
 should  ask,  and  God  will  give  life  to  him  —   to 
 those  who com mit  sin  that  doesn’t  lead  to 
 death. There  is  sin b  that  leads  to  death.


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I  am 
 not say ing  he  should  pray  about  that. 17  All 
un righ teous ness  is  sin,  and  there  is  sin  that 
 doesn’t  lead  to  death. CONCLUSION
18  We  know  that ev  ery one  who  has  been 
 born  of  God  does  not  sin,  but  the  one  who 
 is  born  of  God  keeps  him, c  and  the  evil  one 
 does  not  touch  him. 19  We  know  that  we  are 
 of  God,  and  the  whole  world  is un der  the 
 sway  of  the  evil  one. 20  And  we  know  that 
 the  Son  of  God  has  come  and  has giv en  us 
un der stand ing  so  that  we  may  know  the 
 true  one. d  We  are  in  the  true  one  —   that  is, 
 in  his  Son  Jesus  Christ. He  is  the  true  God 
 and eter nal  life. 21 Lit tle chil dren,  guard your selves  from 
 idols. a5:16 Lit sees his brother or sister   b5:16 Or is a sin   c5:18 Other mss read himself   d5:20 Other mss read the true God
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2 John
GREETING
 T 
he el der:
 To  the  elect  lady  and  her chil dren,  whom  I 
 love  in  the  truth  —   and  not  only  I,  but  also  all 
 who  know  the  truth — 2 be cause  of  the  truth 
 that re mains  in  us  and  will  be  with  us for ev er. 3  Grace, mer cy ,  and  peace  will  be  with  us 
 from  God  the Fa ther  and  from  Jesus  Christ, 
 the  Son  of  the Fa ther,  in  truth  and  love. TRUTH AND DECEPTION
4  I  was  very  glad  to  find  some  of  your chil dren 
walk ing  in  truth,  in keep ing  with  a com mand 
 we  have re ceived  from  the Fa ther. 5  So  now  I 
 ask  you,  dear  lady  —   not  as  if  I  were writ ing 
 you  a  new com mand,  but  one  we  have  had 
 from  the be gin ning  —   that  we  love  one an-
oth er.


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6  This  is  love:  that  we  walk ac cord ing 
 to  his com mands. This  is  the com mand  as 
 you  have  heard  it  from  the be gin ning:  that 
 you  walk  in  love. a
7  Many de ceiv ers  have  gone  out  into  the 
 world;  they  do  not con fess  the com ing  of  Jesus 
 Christ  in  the  flesh. This  is  the de ceiv er  and  the 
an ti christ. 8  Watch your selves  so  you  don’t  lose 
 what  we b  have  worked  for,  but  that  you  may 
re ceive  a  full re ward. 9 Any one  who  does  not 
re main  in  Christ’s teach ing  but  goes be yond 
 it  does  not  have  God. The  one  who re mains  in 
 that teach ing,  this  one  has  both  the Fa ther  and 
 the  Son. 10  If any one  comes  to  you  and  does 
 not  bring  this teach ing,  do  not re ceive  him 
 into  your  home,  and  don’t  greet  him; 11  for  the 
 one  who  greets  him  shares  in  his  evil  works. FAREWELL
12  Though  I  have  many  things  to  write  to  you, 
 I  don’t  want  to  use pa per  and  ink.


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In stead,  I 
 hope  to  come  to  you  and  talk  face  to  face  so 
 that  our  joy  may  be com plete. 13  The chil dren  of  your  elect sis ter  send  you 
greet ings. a6 Or in it   b8 Other mss read you
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3 John
GREETING
T 
he el der:
 To  my  dear  friend Ga ius,  whom  I  love  in 
 the  truth. 2  Dear  friend,  I  pray  that  you  are prospering 
 in ev ery  way  and  are  in  good  health,  just  as  your 
 whole  life  is go ing  well. a 3  For  I  was  very  glad 
 when fel low be liev ers  came  and tes ti fied  to 
 your fidelity  to  the  truth  —   how  you  are walk-
ing  in  truth. 4  I  have  no great er  joy  than  this: 
 to  hear  that  my chil dren  are walk ing  in  truth. GAIUS COMMENDED
5  Dear  friend,  you  are act ing faith ful ly  in what-
ev er  you  do  for  the broth ers  and sis ters, es-
pe cial ly  when  they  are strang ers. 6  They  have 
tes ti fied  to  your  love be fore  the  church. You 
 will  do  well  to  send  them  on  their jour ney  in 
 a man ner wor thy  of  God, 7  since  they  set  out 
 for  the  sake  of  the  Name, ac cept ing noth ing 
 from pa gans. b 8 There fore,  we  ought  to sup-
port  such peo ple  so  that  we  can  be co work ers 
 with  the  truth. DIOTREPHES AND DEMETRIUS
9  I  wrote some thing  to  the  church,  but Di ot-
re phes,  who  loves  to  have  first  place  among 
 them,  does  not re ceive  our au thor i ty . 10  This  is 
 why ,  if  I  come,  I  will re mind  him  of  the  works  he 
 is do ing, slan der ing  us  with ma li cious  words.


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And  he  is  not sat is fied  with  that! He  not  only 
re fus es  to wel come fel low be liev ers,  but  he 
 even  stops  those  who  want  to  do  so  and expels 
 them  from  the  church. 11  Dear  friend,  do  not im i tate  what  is  evil, 
 but  what  is  good. The  one  who  does  good  is  of 
 God;  the  one  who  does  evil  has  not  seen  God. 12 Ev ery one  speaks  well  of De me tri us  —   even 
 the  truth it self.


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And  we  also  speak  well  of  him, 
 and  you  know  that  our tes ti mo ny  is  true. FAREWELL
13  I  have  many  things  to  write  you,  but  I  don’t 
 want  to  write  to  you  with  pen  and  ink. 14  I  hope 
 to  see  you  soon,  and  we  will  talk  face  to  face. 15  Peace  to  you. The  friends  send  you greet-
ings.


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Greet  the  friends  by  name. a2 Or as your soul prospers   b7 Or Gentiles
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Jude
GREETING
J 
ude,  a ser vant  of  Jesus  Christ  and  a broth-
er  of  James:
 To  those  who  are  the  called,  loved a  by  God 
 the Fa ther  and  kept  for  Jesus  Christ. 2  May mer cy ,  peace,  and  love  be mul ti plied 
 to  you. JUDE’S PURPOSE IN WRITING
3  Dear  friends, al though  I  was ea ger  to  write 
 you  about  the sal va tion  we  share,  I  found  it 
nec es sary  to  write, ap peal ing  to  you  to con-
tend  for  the  faith  that  was de liv ered  to  the 
 saints  once  for  all. 4  For  some peo ple,  who  were 
des ig nat ed  for  this judg ment  long  ago, b  have 
 come  in  by stealth;  they  are un god ly , turn ing 
 the  grace  of  our  God  into sen su al i ty  and de-
ny ing  Jesus  Christ,  our  only Mas ter  and  Lord. APOSTATES: PAST AND PRESENT
5  Now  I  want  to re mind  you, al though  you  came 
 to  know  all  these  things  once  and  for  all,  that 
 Jesus c  saved  a peo ple  out  of  Egypt  and lat er 
de stroyed  those  who  did  not be lieve; 6  and  the 
an gels  who  did  not  keep  their  own po si tion 
 but aban doned  their prop er dwell ing,  he  has 
 kept  in eter nal  chains  in  deep dark ness  for  the 
judg ment  on  the  great  day . 7 Like wise, Sod om 
 and Go mor rah  and  the sur round ing  towns 
com mit ted sex u al im mo ral i ty  and per ver-
sions, d  and  serve  as  an ex am ple  by un der go ing 
 the pun ish ment  of eter nal  fire.


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8  In  the  same  way  these peo ple  —  relying  on 
 their  dreams  —  de file  their  flesh, re ject au-
thor i ty ,  and slan der glo ri ous  ones. 9  Yet  when 
Mi cha el  the arch an gel  was dis put ing  with  the 
dev il  in  an argument  about Moses’s  body ,  he 
 did  not  dare ut ter  a slan der ous con dem na tion 
 against  him  but  said, “ The  Lord re buke  you! ” 
10  But  these peo ple blas pheme any thing  they 
 do  not un der stand.


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And  what  they  do un der-
stand  by in stinct  —   like irrational an i mals  
—   by  these  things  they  are de stroyed. 11  Woe 
 to  them! For  they  have  gone  the  way  of  Cain, 
 have  plunged  into Ba laam’s er ror  for profi  t, 
 and  have per ished  in Ko rah’s re bel lion. THE APOSTATES’ DOOM
12  These peo ple  are dan ger ous reefs e  at  your 
 love  feasts  as  they  eat  with  you with out rev-
er ence. They  are shep herds  who  only  look 
af ter them selves.


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They  are wa ter less  clouds 
car ried  along  by  winds;  trees  in  late au tumn  
—  fruit less,  twice  dead  and up root ed. 13  They 
 are  wild  waves  of  the  sea, foam ing  up  their 
shame ful  deeds; wan der ing  stars  for  whom 
 the black ness  of dark ness  is re served for ev er. 14  It  was  about  these  that  Enoch,  in  the sev-
enth gen er a tion  from  Adam, proph e sied: 
“ Look! The  Lord  comes  with  tens  of thou sands 
 of  his  holy  ones 15  to ex e cute judg ment  on  all 
 and  to con vict  all  the un god ly con cern ing  all 
 the un god ly  acts  that  they  have  done  in  an 
un god ly  way ,  and con cern ing  all  the  harsh 
 things un god ly sin ners  have  said  against  him.” 
16  These peo ple  are dis con tent ed grum blers, 
liv ing ac cord ing  to  their de sires;  their  mouths 
ut ter ar ro gant  words, flat ter ing peo ple  for 
 their  own ad van tage. 17  But  you,  dear  friends, re mem ber  what  was 
pre dict ed  by  the apos tles  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
 Christ. 18  They  told  you, “ In  the  end  time  there 
 will  be scoff ers liv ing ac cord ing  to  their  own 
un god ly de sires.” 19  These peo ple cre ate di vi-
sions  and  are world ly ,  not hav ing  the Spir it. EXHORTATION AND BENEDICTION
20  But  you,  dear  friends,  as  you  build your-
selves  up  in  your  most  holy  faith, pray ing  in 
 the  Holy Spir it, 21  keep your selves  in  the  love 
 of  God, wait ing ex pec tant ly  for  the mer cy  of 
 our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  for eter nal  life. 22  Have 
mer cy  on  those  who wa ver; 23  save oth ers  by 
snatching  them  from  the  fire;  have mer cy  on 
oth ers  but  with  fear, hat ing  even  the gar ment 
de filed  by  the  flesh. 24  Now  to  him  who  is  able  to pro tect  you 
 from stum bling  and  to  make  you  stand  in  the 
pres ence  of  his glo ry , with out blem ish  and 
 with  great  joy , 25  to  the  only  God  our Sav ior, 
 through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord, f  be glo ry , maj-
es ty , pow er,  and au thor i ty be fore  all  time, g 
 now  and for ev er. Amen.


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a1 Other mss read sanctified   b4 Or whose judgment was written about long ago   c5 Other mss read the Lord, or  God    
d7 Or and went after other flesh   e12 Other mss read are like blemishes   f25 Other mss omit through Jesus Christ our Lord   
g25 Other mss omit before all time
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revelaTion
PROLOGUE
1 
 The rev e la tion  of a  Jesus  Christ  that  God  gave 
 him  to  show  his ser vants  what  must  soon 
 take  place. He  made  it  known  by send ing  his 
an gel  to  his ser vant  John, 2  who tes ti fied  to  the 
 word  of  God  and  to  the tes ti mo ny b  of  Jesus 
 Christ, what ev er  he  saw . c 3  Blessed  is  the  one 
 who  reads  aloud  the  words  of  this proph e cy , 
 and  blessed  are  those  who  hear  the  words  of 
 this proph e cy  and  keep d  what  is writ ten  in  it, 
be cause  the  time  is  near. 4  John:  To  the sev en church es  in  Asia.


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Grace 
 and  peace  to  you  from e  the  one  who  is,  who 
 was,  and  who  is  to  come,  and  from  the sev en 
spir its f be fore  his  throne, 5  and  from  Jesus 
 Christ,  the faith ful wit ness,  the first born  from 
 the  dead  and  the rul er  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. To  him  who  loves  us  and  has  set  us  free g 
 from  our  sins  by  his  blood, 6  and  made  us  a 
king dom, h  priests i  to  his  God  and Fa ther  —   to 
 him  be glo ry  and do min ion for ev er  and  ever.


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Amen. 7 Look, he is coming with the clouds,
  and every eye will see him,
  even those who pierced him. And all the tribes  j of the earth k
  will mourn over him. l,m
  So it is to be.


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Amen. 8 “ I  am  the Al pha  and  the Ome ga,”  says  the 
 Lord  God, “ the  one  who  is,  who  was,  and  who 
 is  to  come,  the Al mighty .”
JOHN’S VISION OF THE RISEN LORD
9  I,  John,  your broth er  and part ner  in  the af-
fliction, king dom,  and en dur ance  that  are  in 
 Jesus,  was  on  the is land  called Pat mos be cause 
 of  the  word  of  God  and  the tes ti mo ny  of  Jesus. 10  I  was  in  the Spir it n  on  the  Lord’s  day ,  and  I 
 heard  a  loud  voice be hind  me  like  a trum pet 
11 say ing, “ Write  on  a  scroll o  what  you  see  and 
 send  it  to  the sev en church es: Eph e sus, Smyr-
na, Per ga mum, Thy a ti ra, Sar dis, Phil a del phia, 
 and La od i cea.”
12  Then  I  turned  to  see  whose  voice  it  was 
 that  spoke  to  me. When  I  turned  I  saw sev en 
gold en lamp stands, 13  and  among  the lamp-
stands  was  one  like  the  Son  of  Man, p  dressed  in 
 a  robe  and  with  a gold en  sash  wrapped  around 
 his  chest. 14  The  hair  of  his  head  was  white  as 
 wool  —   white  as  snow  —   and  his  eyes  like  a 
fi ery  flame. 15  His  feet  were  like  fine  bronze  as 
 it  is fired  in  a fur nace,  and  his  voice  like  the 
 sound  of cascading q wa ters. 16  He  had sev en 
 stars  in  his  right  hand;  a  sharp double-edged 
 sword  came  from  his  mouth,  and  his  face  was 
shin ing  like  the  sun  at  full  strength. 17  When  I  saw  him,  I  fell  at  his  feet  like  a  dead 
 man. He  laid  his  right  hand  on  me  and  said, 
“ Don’t  be  afraid. I  am  the  First  and  the  Last, 
18  and  the Liv ing  One. I  was  dead,  but  look  —   I 
 am  alive for ev er  and  ever,  and  I  hold  the  keys 
 of  death  and Ha des. 19 There fore  write  what 
 you  have  seen,  what  is,  and  what  will  take 
 place af ter  this. 20  The mys tery  of  the sev en 
 stars  you  saw  in  my  right  hand  and  of  the sev-
en gold en lamp stands  is  this:  The sev en  stars 
 are  the an gels r  of  the sev en church es,  and  the 
sev en lamp stands s  are  the sev en church es. THE LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES
THE LETTER TO EPHESUS
2 
“ Write  to  the an gel t  of  the  church  in Eph e-
sus:  Thus  says  the  one  who  holds  the sev en 
 stars  in  his  right  hand  and  who  walks  among 
 the sev en gold en lamp stands: 2  I  know  your 
 works,  your la bor,  and  your en dur ance,  and 
 that  you can not tol er ate  evil peo ple. You  have 
test ed  those  who  call them selves apos tles  and 
 are  not,  and  you  have  found  them  to  be  liars.


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3  I 
 know  that  you  have per se vered  and en dured 
hard ships  for  the  sake  of  my  name,  and  have 
 not  grown wea ry . 4  But  I  have  this  against  you: 
 You  have aban doned  the  love  you  had  at  first. 5 Re mem ber  then  how  far  you  have fall en; 
re pent,  and  do  the  works  you  did  at  first. Oth-
er wise,  I  will  come  to  you u  and re move  your 
a1:1 Or Revelation of, or  A revelation of   b1:2 Or witness   c1:2 Or as many as he saw   d1:3 Or follow, or obey   e1:4 Other 
mss add God   f1:4 Or the sevenfold Spirit   g1:5 Other mss read has washed us   h1:6 Other mss read kings and   i1:6 Or 
made us into (or to be)  a kingdom of priests ; Ex 19:6   j1:7 Or peoples   k1:7 Gn 12:3; 28:14; Zch 14:17   l1:7 Or will wail because 
of him   m1:7 Dn 7:13; Zch 12:10   n1:10 Or in spirit ; lit I became in the Spirit   o1:11 Or book   p1:13 Or like a son of man    
q1:15 Lit many   r1:20 Or messengers   s1:20 Other mss add that you saw   t2:1 Or messenger, also in vv . 8,12,18   u2:5 Other 
mss add quickly
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lamp stand  from  its  place, un less  you re pent. 6  Yet  you  do  have  this:  You  hate  the prac tic es 
 of  the Nic o la i tans,  which  I  also  hate. 7 “ Let any one  who  has  ears  to  hear lis ten 
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To 
 the  one  who con quers,  I  will  give  the  right 
 to  eat  from  the  tree  of  life,  which  is  in a  the 
par a dise  of  God. THE LETTER TO SMYRNA
8 “ Write  to  the an gel  of  the  church  in Smyr na: 
 Thus  says  the  First  and  the  Last,  the  one  who 
 was  dead  and  came  to  life: 9  I  know  your b af-
fliction  and pov er ty ,  but  you  are  rich. I  know 
 the slan der  of  those  who  say  they  are  Jews  and 
 are  not,  but  are  a syn a gogue  of Sa tan.


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10  Don’t 
 be  afraid  of  what  you  are  about  to suff  er. Look, 
 the dev il  is  about  to  throw  some  of  you  into 
pris on  to  test  you,  and  you  will ex pe ri ence 
affliction  for  ten  days. Be faith ful  to  the  point 
 of  death,  and  I  will  give  you  the  crown c  of  life. 11 “ Let any one  who  has  ears  to  hear lis ten 
 to  what  the Spir it  says  to  the church es. The 
 one  who con quers  will nev er  be  harmed  by 
 the sec ond  death. THE LETTER TO PERGAMUM
12 “ Write  to  the an gel  of  the  church  in Per ga-
mum:  Thus  says  the  one  who  has  the  sharp, 
double-edged  sword: 13  I  know d  where  you  live  
—   where Sa tan’s  throne  is. Yet  you  are hold ing 
 on  to  my  name  and  did  not  deny  your  faith  in 
 me, e  even  in  the  days  of An ti pas,  my faith ful 
wit ness  who  was  put  to  death  among  you, 
 where Sa tan  lives.


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14  But  I  have  a  few  things 
 against  you. You  have  some  there  who  hold 
 to  the teach ing  of Ba laam,  who  taught Ba lak 
 to  place  a stum bling  block f  in  front  of  the Is-
ra el ites:  to  eat  meat sac ri ficed  to  idols  and  to 
com mit sex u al im mo ral i ty . 15  In  the  same  way , 
 you  also  have  those  who  hold  to  the teach ing 
 of  the Nic o la i tans. g 16  So re pent! Oth er wise,  I 
 will  come  to  you quick ly  and  fight  against 
 them  with  the  sword  of  my  mouth. 17 “ Let any one  who  has  ears  to  hear lis ten  to 
 what  the Spir it  says  to  the church es. To  the  one 
 who con quers,  I  will  give  some  of  the hid den 
man na. h  I  will  also  give  him  a  white  stone,  and 
 on  the  stone  a  new  name  is in scribed  that  no 
 one  knows ex cept  the  one  who re ceives  it. THE LETTER TO THYATIRA
18 “ Write  to  the an gel  of  the  church  in Thy a ti ra: 
 Thus  says  the  Son  of  God,  the  one  whose  eyes 
 are  like  a fi ery  flame  and  whose  feet  are  like 
 fine  bronze: 19  I  know  your  works  —   your  love, 
faith ful ness, i ser vice,  and en dur ance. I  know 
 that  your  last  works  are great er  than  the  first.


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20  But  I  have  this  against  you:  You tol er ate  the 
wom an Jez e bel,  who  calls her self  a proph et ess 
 and teach es  and de ceives  my ser vants  to com mit 
sex u al im mo ral i ty  and  to  eat  meat sac ri ficed  to 
 idols. 21  I  gave  her  time  to re pent,  but  she  does  not 
 want  to re pent  of  her sex u al im mo ral i ty . 22  Look, 
 I  will  throw  her  into  a sick bed  and  those  who 
com mit adul tery  with  her  into  great affliction. Un less  they re pent  of  her j  works, 23  I  will  strike 
 her chil dren  dead. k  Then  all  the church es  will 
 know  that  I  am  the  one  who ex am ines  minds 
 and  hearts,  and  I  will  give  to  each  of  you ac-
cord ing  to  your  works. 24  I  say  to  the  rest  of 
 you  in Thy a ti ra,  who  do  not  hold  this teach ing, 
 who  haven’t  known “ the so-called se crets l  of 
Sa tan”  —   as  they  say  —   I  am  not put ting  any 
oth er bur den  on  you. 25  Only  hold  on  to  what 
 you  have un til  I  come. 26  The  one  who con quers 
 and  who  keeps  my  works  to  the  end:  I  will  give 
 him au thor i ty  over  the na tions —
 27 and he will rule  m them 
with an iron scepter;
  he will shatter them like pottery  n —
28  just  as  I  have re ceived  this  from  my Fa ther. I  will  also  give  him  the morn ing  star. 29 “ Let any one  who  has  ears  to  hear lis ten  to 
 what  the Spir it  says  to  the church es. THE LETTER TO SARDIS
3 
“ Write  to  the an gel o  of  the  church  in Sar-
dis:  Thus  says  the  one  who  has  the sev en 
spir its  of  God  and  the sev en  stars:  I  know  your 
 works;  you  have  a rep u ta tion p  for be ing  alive, 
 but  you  are  dead. 2  Be  alert  and strength en q 
 what re mains,  which  is  about  to  die, r  for  I  have 
 not  found  your  works com plete be fore  my  God.


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3 Re mem ber,  then,  what  you  have re ceived 
 and  heard;  keep  it,  and re pent. If  you  are  not 
 alert,  I  will  come s  like  a  thief,  and  you  have  no 
 idea  at  what  hour  I  will  come  upon  you. 4  But 
 you  have  a  few peo ple t  in Sar dis  who  have 
 not de filed u  their  clothes,  and  they  will  walk 
 with  me  in  white, be cause  they  are wor thy . a2:7 Other mss read in the midst of   b2:9 Other mss add works and   c2:10 Or wreath   d2:13 Other mss add your works and   
e2:13 Or deny my faith   f2:14 Or to place a trap   g2:15 Other mss add which I hate   h2:17 Other mss add to eat   i2:19 Or 
faith   j2:22 Other mss read their   k2:23 Or with a plague   l2:24 Or the secret things   m2:27 Or shepherd   n2:27 Ps 2:9   
o3:1 Or messenger, also in vv .


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7,14   p3:1 Or have a name   q3:2 Other mss read guard   r3:2 Or strengthen who remain, who 
are about to die   s3:3 Other mss add upon you   t3:4 Lit few names   u3:4 Or soiled
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5 “ In  the  same  way ,  the  one  who con quers 
 will  be  dressed  in  white  clothes,  and  I  will 
nev er erase  his  name  from  the  book  of  life 
 but  will ac knowl edge  his  name be fore  my 
Fa ther  and be fore  his an gels. 6 “ Let any one  who  has  ears  to  hear lis ten  to 
 what  the Spir it  says  to  the church es. THE LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA
7 “ Write  to  the an gel  of  the  church  in Phil a-
del phia:  Thus  says  the  Holy  One,  the  true  one, 
 the  one  who  has  the  key  of Da vid,  who  opens 
 and  no  one  will  close,  and  who clos es  and  no 
 one  opens: 8  I  know  your  works. Look,  I  have 
 placed be fore  you  an  open  door  that  no  one 
 can  close be cause  you  have  but lit tle pow er;  yet 
 you  have  kept  my  word  and  have  not de nied 
 my  name.


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9  Note  this:  I  will  make  those  from 
 the syn a gogue  of Sa tan,  who  claim  to  be  Jews 
 and  are  not,  but  are ly ing  —   I  will  make  them 
 come  and  bow  down  at  your  feet,  and  they  will 
 know  that  I  have  loved  you. 10 Be cause  you  have 
 kept  my com mand  to en dure,  I  will  also  keep 
 you  from  the  hour  of test ing  that  is go ing  to 
 come  on  the  whole  world  to  test  those  who  live 
 on  the  earth.


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11  I  am com ing  soon. Hold  on  to 
 what  you  have,  so  that  no  one  takes  your  crown. 12 “ The  one  who con quers  I  will  make  a pil-
lar  in  the tem ple  of  my  God,  and  he  will nev er 
 go  out  again. I  will  write  on  him  the  name  of 
 my  God  and  the  name  of  the  city  of  my  God  
—   the  new Je ru sa lem,  which  comes  down  out 
 of heav en  from  my  God  —   and  my  new  name. 13 “ Let any one  who  has  ears  to  hear lis ten  to 
 what  the Spir it  says  to  the church es. THE LETTER TO LAODICEA
14 “ Write  to  the an gel  of  the  church  in La od i cea: 
 Thus  says  the  Amen,  the faith ful  and  true wit-
ness,  the originator a  of  God’s cre a tion: 15  I  know 
 your  works,  that  you  are nei ther  cold  nor  hot. I  wish  that  you  were  cold  or  hot.


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16  So, be cause 
 you  are luke warm,  and nei ther  hot  nor  cold,  I 
 am go ing  to vom it b  you  out  of  my  mouth. 17  For 
 you  say , ‘ I’m  rich;  I  have be come  wealthy  and 
 need noth ing,’  and  you  don’t re al ize  that  you 
 are wretch ed, piti ful,  poor,  blind,  and na ked. 18  I ad vise  you  to  buy  from  me  gold re fined  in 
 the  fire  so  that  you  may  be  rich,  white  clothes 
 so  that  you  may  be  dressed  and  your shame-
ful na ked ness  not  be ex posed,  and oint ment 
 to  spread  on  your  eyes  so  that  you  may  see. 19  As  many  as  I  love,  I re buke  and dis ci pline.


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20  See! I  stand  at  the 
 door  and  knock. If any one  hears  my  voice  and 
 opens  the  door,  I  will  come  in  to  him  and  eat 
 with  him,  and  he  with  me. 21 “ To  the  one  who con quers  I  will  give  the 
 right  to  sit  with  me  on  my  throne,  just  as  I 
 also con quered  and  sat  down  with  my Fa ther 
 on  his  throne. 22 “ Let any one  who  has  ears  to  hear lis ten  to 
 what  the Spir it  says  to  the church es.”
THE THRONE ROOM OF HEAVEN
4 
Af ter  this  I  looked,  and  there  in heav en 
 was  an  open  door. The  first  voice  that  I 
 had  heard speak ing  to  me  like  a trum pet  said, 
“ Come  up  here,  and  I  will  show  you  what  must 
 take  place af ter  this.”
2 Im me di ate ly  I  was  in  the Spir it,  and  there 
 was  a  throne  in heav en  and some one  was 
seat ed  on  it. 3  The  one seat ed c  there  had  the 
ap pear ance  of jas per  and car ne lian  stone. A 
rain bow  that  had  the ap pear ance  of  an em-
er ald sur round ed  the  throne. 4  Around  the  throne  were twenty-four 
 thrones,  and  on  the  thrones  sat twenty-four 
el ders  dressed  in  white  clothes,  with gold en 
 crowns  on  their  heads. 5 Flash es  of light ning  and rum blings  and 
 peals  of thun der  came  from  the  throne. Sev en 
fi ery torch es  were burn ing be fore  the  throne, 
 which  are  the sev en spir its  of  God. 6 Some thing 
 like  a  sea  of  glass, sim i lar  to crys tal,  was  also 
be fore  the  throne. Four liv ing crea tures cov ered  with  eyes  in 
 front  and  in  back  were  around  the  throne  on 
 each  side. 7  The  first liv ing crea ture  was  like 
 a  lion;  the sec ond liv ing crea ture  was  like  an 
 ox;  the  third liv ing crea ture  had  a  face  like  a 
 man;  and  the  fourth liv ing crea ture  was  like 
 a fly ing ea gle. 8  Each  of  the  four liv ing crea-
tures  had  six  wings;  they  were cov ered  with 
 eyes  around  and in side. Day  and  night  they 
nev er  stop, d say ing,
  Holy , holy , holy ,
  Lord God, the Almighty ,
  who was, who is, and who is to come. 9 When ev er  the liv ing crea tures  give glo ry , 
hon or,  and  thanks  to  the  one seat ed  on  the 
 throne,  the  one  who  lives for ev er  and  ever, 
10  the twenty-four el ders  fall  down be fore  the 
 one seat ed  on  the  throne  and wor ship  the  one 
 who  lives for ev er  and  ever. They  cast  their 
 crowns be fore  the  throne  and  say ,
a3:14 Or beginning of God’s creation, or ruler of God’s creation   b3:16 Or spit   c4:3 Other mss omit The one seated   d4:8 Or rest
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 11 Our Lord and God,  a
  you are worthy to receive
  glory and honor and power,
  because you have created all things,
  and by your will
  they exist and were created. THE LAMB TAKES THE SCROLL
5 
 Then  I  saw  in  the  right  hand  of  the  one 
seat ed  on  the  throne  a  scroll  with writ ing 
 on  both  sides,  sealed  with sev en  seals. 2  I  also 
 saw  a  mighty an gel pro claim ing  with  a  loud 
 voice, “ Who  is wor thy  to  open  the  scroll  and 
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” 3  But  no  one  in heav en  or  on 
 earth  or un der  the  earth  was  able  to  open  the 
 scroll  or  even  to  look  in  it. 4  I  wept  and  wept 
be cause  no  one  was  found wor thy  to  open b 
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5  Then  one  of 
 the el ders  said  to  me, “ Do  not  weep. Look,  the 
 Lion  from  the  tribe  of Ju dah,  the  Root  of Da vid, 
 has con quered  so  that  he  is  able  to  open  the 
 scroll  and c  its sev en  seals.”
6  Then  I  saw  one  like  a slaugh tered  lamb 
stand ing  in  the  midst  of  the  throne  and  the 
 four liv ing crea tures  and  among  the el ders. He  had sev en  horns  and sev en  eyes,  which 
 are  the sev en spir its  of  God  sent  into  all  the 
 earth. 7  He  went  and  took  the  scroll  out  of  the 
 right  hand  of  the  one seat ed  on  the  throne. THE LAMB IS WORTHY
8  When  he  took  the  scroll,  the  four liv ing crea-
tures  and  the twenty-four el ders  fell  down be-
fore  the  Lamb. Each  one  had  a  harp  and gold en 
 bowls  filled  with in cense,  which  are  the  prayers 
 of  the  saints. 9  And  they  sang  a  new  song:
  You are worthy to take the scroll
  and to open its seals,
  because you were slaughtered,
  and you purchased  d people e
  for God by your blood
  from every tribe and language
  and people and nation. 10 You made them a kingdom  f
  and priests to our God,
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11  Then  I  looked  and  heard  the  voice  of  many 
an gels  around  the  throne,  and  also  of  the liv-
ing crea tures  and  of  the el ders. Their num ber 
 was count less thou sands,  plus thou sands  of 
thou sands. 12  They  said  with  a  loud  voice,
  Worthy is the Lamb who was 
slaughtered
  to receive power and riches
  and wisdom and strength
  and honor and glory  
and blessing! 13  I  heard ev ery crea ture  in heav en,  on  earth, 
un der  the  earth,  on  the  sea,  and ev ery thing 
 in  them  say ,
  Blessing and honor and glory 
and power
  be to the one seated on the throne,
  and to the Lamb, forever and ever! 14  The  four liv ing crea tures  said, “ Amen,”  and 
 the el ders  fell  down  and wor shiped. THE FIRST SEAL ON THE SCROLL
6 
 Then  I  saw  the  Lamb  open  one  of  the sev-
en g  seals,  and  I  heard  one  of  the  four liv-
ing crea  tures  say  with  a  voice  like thun der, 
“ Come! ” 2  I  looked,  and  there  was  a  white 
 horse. Its rid er  held  a  bow;  a  crown  was giv-
en  to  him,  and  he  went  out  as  a con quer or  in 
or der  to con quer. h
THE SECOND SEAL
3  When  he  opened  the sec ond  seal,  I  heard  the 
sec ond liv ing crea ture  say , “ Come! ” 4  Then 
an oth er  horse  went  out,  a fi ery  red  one,  and 
 its rid er  was al lowed  to  take  peace  from  the 
 earth,  so  that peo ple  would slaugh ter  one an-
oth er. And  a  large  sword  was giv en  to  him. THE THIRD SEAL
5  When  he  opened  the  third  seal,  I  heard  the 
 third liv ing crea ture  say , “ Come! ”  And  I  looked, 
 and  there  was  a  black  horse. Its rid er  held  a  set 
 of  scales  in  his  hand. 6  Then  I  heard some thing 
 like  a  voice  among  the  four liv ing crea tures 
 say , “ A  quart  of  wheat  for  a de nar i us, i  and  three 
 quarts  of bar ley  for  a de nar i us,  but  do  not 
 harm  the  oil  and  the  wine.”
THE FOURTH SEAL
7  When  he  opened  the  fourth  seal,  I  heard 
 the  voice  of  the  fourth liv ing crea ture  say , 
“ Come! ” 8  And  I  looked,  and  there  was  a  pale 
 green j  horse.


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They  were k 
giv en au thor i ty  over  a  fourth  of  the  earth,  to 
 kill  by  the  sword,  by fam ine,  by  plague,  and 
 by  the  wild an i mals  of  the  earth. a4:11 Some mss add the Holy One ; other mss read Lord   b5:4 Other mss add and read   c5:5 Other mss add loose    
d5:9 Or redeemed   e5:9 Other mss read us   f5:10 Other mss read them kings   g6:1 Other mss omit seven   h6:2 Or went out 
conquering and in order to conquer   i6:6 A denarius = one day’s wage   j6:8 Or a greenish gray   k6:8 Other mss read He was
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THE FIFTH SEAL
9  When  he  opened  the  fifth  seal,  I  saw un der 
 the al tar  the  souls  of  those  who  had  been 
slaugh tered be cause  of  the  word  of  God  and 
 the tes ti mo ny  they  had giv en. a 10  They  cried  out 
 with  a  loud  voice: “ Lord, b  the  one  who  is  holy 
 and  true,  how  long un til  you  judge  those  who 
 live  on  the  earth  and  avenge  our  blood? ” 11  So 
 they  were  each giv en  a  white  robe,  and  they 
 were  told  to  rest  a lit tle  while lon ger un til  the 
num ber  would  be com plet ed  of  their fel low 
ser vants  and  their broth ers  and sis ters,  who 
 were go ing  to  be  killed  just  as  they  had  been. THE SIXTH SEAL
12  Then  I  saw  him  open c  the  sixth  seal. A vi o lent 
earth quake oc curred;  the  sun  turned  black 
 like sack cloth  made  of  hair;  the en tire  moon d 
be came  like  blood; 13  the  stars e  of heav en  fell 
 to  the  earth  as  a  fig  tree  drops  its un ripe  figs 
 when shak en  by  a  high  wind; 14  the  sky  was 
 split  apart  like  a  scroll be ing  rolled  up;  and 
ev ery moun tain  and is land  was  moved  from 
 its  place. 15  Then  the  kings  of  the  earth,  the no bles,  the 
gen er als,  the  rich,  the pow er ful,  and ev ery  slave 
 and  free per son  hid  in  the  caves  and  among 
 the  rocks  of  the moun tains. 16  And  they  said 
 to  the moun tains  and  to  the  rocks, “ Fall  on  us 
 and  hide  us  from  the  face  of  the  one seat ed  on 
 the  throne  and  from  the  wrath  of  the  Lamb, 
17 be cause  the  great  day  of  their f  wrath  has 
 come! And  who  is  able  to  stand? ”
THE SEALED OF ISRAEL
7 
Af ter  this  I  saw  four an gels stand ing  at 
 the  four cor ners  of  the  earth, re strain ing 
 the  four  winds  of  the  earth  so  that  no  wind 
 could  blow  on  the  earth  or  on  the  sea  or  on 
 any  tree. 2  Then  I  saw an oth er an gel ris ing  up 
 from  the  east,  who  had  the  seal  of  the liv ing 
 God. He  cried  out  in  a  loud  voice  to  the  four 
an gels  who  were al lowed  to  harm  the  earth 
 and  the  sea: 3 “ Don’t  harm  the  earth  or  the 
 sea  or  the  trees un til  we  seal  the ser vants  of 
 our  God  on  their fore heads.” 4  And  I  heard  the 
num ber  of  the  sealed:
  144,000 sealed from every tribe 
of the Israelites:
 5 12,000 sealed from the tribe of Judah,
  12,000  g from the tribe of Reuben,
  12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
 6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher,
  12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali,
  12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
 7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon,
  12,000 from the tribe of Levi,
  12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,
 8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun,
  12,000 from the tribe of Joseph,
  12,000 sealed from the tribe 
of Benjamin. A MULTITUDE FROM THE GREAT TRIBULATION
9 Af ter  this  I  looked,  and  there  was  a  vast mul-
ti tude  from ev ery na tion,  tribe, peo ple,  and 
lan guage,  which  no  one  could num ber, stand-
ing be fore  the  throne  and be fore  the  Lamb.


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They  were  clothed  in  white  robes  with  palm 
branch es  in  their  hands. 10  And  they  cried  out 
 in  a  loud  voice:
  Salvation belongs to our God,
  who is seated on the throne,
  and to the Lamb! 11  All  the an gels  stood  around  the  throne,  and 
 along  with  the el ders  and  the  four liv ing crea-
tures  they  fell face down be fore  the  throne 
 and wor shiped  God, 12 say ing,
  Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
  and thanksgiving and honor
  and power and strength
  be to our God forever and ever.


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13  Then  one  of  the el ders  asked  me, “ Who 
 are  these peo ple  in  white  robes,  and  where 
 did  they  come  from? ”
14  I  said  to  him, “ Sir, h  you  know .”
 Then  he  told  me:  These  are  the  ones com-
ing  out  of  the  great trib u la tion. They  washed 
 their  robes  and  made  them  white  in  the  blood 
 of  the  Lamb. 15 For this reason they are 
before the throne of God,
  and they serve him day and night 
in his temple. The one seated on the throne 
will shelter  i them:
 16 They will no longer hunger;
  they will no longer thirst;
  the sun will no longer strike them,
  nor will any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb who is at the center 
of the throne
  will shepherd them;
a6:9 Other mss add about the Lamb   b6:10 Or “Master   c6:12 Or I saw when he opened   d6:12 Or the full moon    
e6:13 Perhaps meteors   f6:17 Other mss read his   g7:5-8 Other mss add sealed after each number   h7:14 Or “My lord   i7:15 Or 
will spread his tent over
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  he will guide them to springs of the 
waters of life,
  and God will wipe away every tear 
from their eyes. THE SEVENTH SEAL
8 
 When  he  opened  the sev enth  seal,  there 
 was si lence  in heav en  for  about  half  an 
 hour. 2  Then  I  saw  the sev en an gels  who  stand 
 in  the pres ence  of  God; sev en trum pets  were 
giv en  to  them. 3 An oth er an gel,  with  a gold en 
in cense burner,  came  and  stood  at  the al tar. He 
 was giv en  a  large  amount  of in cense  to off  er 
 with  the  prayers  of  all  the  saints  on  the gold en 
al tar  in  front  of  the  throne. 4  The  smoke  of  the 
in cense,  with  the  prayers  of  the  saints,  went  up 
 in  the pres ence  of  God  from  the an gel’s  hand. 5  The an gel  took  the in cense burner,  filled  it 
 with  fire  from  the al tar,  and  hurled  it  to  the 
 earth;  there  were  peals  of thun der, rum blings, 
flash es  of light ning,  and  an earth quake. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS
6  And  the sev en an gels  who  had  the sev en 
trum pets pre pared  to  blow  them. THE FIRST TRUMPET
7  The  first an gel  blew  his trum pet,  and  hail 
 and  fire,  mixed  with  blood,  were  hurled  to 
 the  earth. So  a  third  of  the  earth  was  burned 
 up,  a  third  of  the  trees  were  burned  up,  and 
 all  the  green  grass  was  burned  up. THE SECOND TRUMPET
8  The sec ond an gel  blew  his trum pet,  and some-
thing  like  a  great moun tain  ablaze  with  fire  was 
 hurled  into  the  sea. So  a  third  of  the  sea be came 
 blood, 9  a  third  of  the liv ing crea tures  in  the  sea 
 died,  and  a  third  of  the  ships  were de stroyed. THE THIRD TRUMPET
10  The  third an gel  blew  his trum pet,  and  a  great 
 star, blaz ing  like  a  torch,  fell  from heav en. It  fell  on  a  third  of  the riv ers  and  springs  of 
wa ter. 11  The  name  of  the  star  is Worm wood, 
 and  a  third  of  the wa ters be came worm wood. So,  many  of  the peo ple  died  from  the wa ters, 
be cause  they  had  been  made bit ter. THE FOURTH TRUMPET
12  The  fourth an gel  blew  his trum pet,  and  a 
 third  of  the  sun  was  struck,  a  third  of  the  moon, 
 and  a  third  of  the  stars,  so  that  a  third  of  them 
 were dark ened. A  third  of  the  day  was with out 
 light  and  also  a  third  of  the  night. 13  I  looked  and  heard  an ea gle a fly ing  high 
over head, cry ing  out  in  a  loud  voice, “ Woe!


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Woe! Woe  to  those  who  live  on  the  earth, be-
cause  of  the re main ing trum pet  blasts  that 
 the  three an gels  are  about  to  sound! ”
THE FIFTH TRUMPET
9 
 The  fifth an gel  blew  his trum pet,  and  I 
 saw  a  star  that  had fall en  from heav en 
 to  earth. The  key  for  the  shaft  to  the  abyss 
 was giv en  to  him.


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2  He  opened  the  shaft  to  the 
 abyss,  and  smoke  came  up  out  of  the  shaft 
 like  smoke  from  a  great b fur nace  so  that  the 
 sun  and  the  air  were dark ened  by  the  smoke 
 from  the  shaft. 3  Then lo custs  came  out  of  the 
 smoke  on  to  the  earth,  and pow er c  was giv en 
 to  them  like  the pow er  that scor pi ons  have  on 
 the  earth. 4  They  were  told  not  to  harm  the 
 grass  of  the  earth,  or  any  green  plant,  or  any 
 tree,  but  only  those peo ple  who  do  not  have 
 God’s  seal  on  their fore heads. 5  They  were  not 
per mit ted  to  kill  them  but  were  to tor ment 
 them  for  five  months;  their tor ment  is  like 
 the tor ment  caused  by  a scor pi on  when  it 
 stings some one.


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6  In  those  days peo ple  will 
 seek  death  and  will  not  find  it;  they  will  long 
 to  die,  but  death  will  flee  from  them. 7  The ap pear ance  of  the lo custs  was  like hors-
es pre pared  for bat tle. Some thing  like gold en 
 crowns  was  on  their  heads;  their fac es  were 
 like hu man fac es; 8  they  had  hair  like wom en’s 
 hair;  their  teeth  were  like li ons’  teeth; 9  they 
 had  chests  like  iron breast plates;  the  sound  of 
 their  wings  was  like  the  sound  of  many char i ots 
 with hors es rush ing  into bat tle; 10  and  they  had 
 tails  with stingers  like scor pi ons,  so  that  with 
 their  tails  they  had  the pow er  to  harm peo ple 
 for  five  months. 11  They  had  as  their  king d  the 
an gel  of  the  abyss;  his  name  in He brew  is Abad-
don, e  and  in  Greek  he  has  the  name Apol lyon.


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There  are  still 
 two  more  woes  to  come af ter  this. THE SIXTH TRUMPET
13  The  sixth an gel  blew  his trum pet. From  the 
 four g  horns  of  the gold en al tar  that  is be fore 
 God,  I  heard  a  voice 14  say  to  the  sixth an gel 
 who  had  the trum pet, “Re lease  the  four an gels 
 bound  at  the  great riv er Eu phra tes.” 15  So  the 
a8:13 Other mss read angel   b 9:2 Other mss omit great   c 9:3 Or authority, also in v . 10   d 9:11 Or as king over them   e 9:11 Or 
Destruction   f 9:11 Or Destroyer   g 9:13 Other mss omit four
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 four an gels  who  were pre pared  for  the  hour, 
 day ,  month,  and  year  were re leased  to  kill 
 a  third  of  the hu man  race. 16  The num ber  of 
mount ed  troops  was  two hun dred mil lion; a 
 I  heard  their num ber.


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17  This  is  how  I  saw  the 
hors es  and  their rid ers  in  the vi sion:  They  had 
breast plates  that  were fi ery  red, hyacinth  blue, 
 and sul fur yel low . The  heads  of  the hors es  were 
 like  the  heads  of li ons,  and  from  their  mouths 
 came  fire,  smoke,  and sul fur. 18  A  third  of  the 
hu man  race  was  killed  by  these  three  plagues  
—   by  the  fire,  the  smoke,  and  the sul fur  that 
 came  from  their  mouths. 19  For  the pow er  of 
 the hors es  is  in  their  mouths  and  in  their  tails, 
be cause  their  tails,  which resemble  snakes, 
 have  heads  that in flict in ju ry . 20  The  rest  of  the peo ple,  who  were  not  killed 
 by  these  plagues,  did  not re pent  of  the  works 
 of  their  hands  to  stop wor ship ing de mons  and 
 idols  of  gold, sil ver,  bronze,  stone,  and  wood, 
 which can not  see,  hear,  or  walk.


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21  And  they 
 did  not re pent  of  their mur ders,  their sor cer-
ies,  their sex u al im mo ral i ty ,  or  their  thefts. THE MIGHTY ANGEL AND THE SMALL SCROLL
10 
 Then  I  saw an oth er  mighty an gel com ing 
 down  from heav en,  wrapped  in  a  cloud, 
 with  a rain bow  over  his  head. b  His  face  was 
 like  the  sun,  his  legs c  were  like pil lars  of  fire, 
2  and  he  held  a lit tle  scroll  opened  in  his  hand.


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He  put  his  right  foot  on  the  sea,  his  left  on  the 
 land, 3  and  he  called  out  with  a  loud  voice  like 
 a roar ing  lion. When  he  cried  out,  the sev en 
thun ders  raised  their  voices. 4  And  when  the 
sev en thun ders  spoke,  I  was  about  to  write, 
 but  I  heard  a  voice  from heav en, say ing, “ Seal 
 up  what  the sev en thun ders  said,  and  do  not 
 write  it  down! ”
5  Then  the an gel  that  I  had  seen stand ing  on 
 the  sea  and  on  the  land  raised  his  right  hand 
 to heav en. 6  He  swore  by  the  one  who  lives 
for ev er  and  ever,  who cre at ed heav en  and 
 what  is  in  it,  the  earth  and  what  is  in  it,  and 
 the  sea  and  what  is  in  it: “ There  will  no lon ger 
 be  a de lay , 7  but  in  the  days  when  the sev enth 
an gel  will  blow  his trum pet,  then  the mys tery 
 of  God  will  be com plet ed,  as  he an nounced  to 
 his ser vants  the proph ets.”
8  Then  the  voice  that  I  heard  from heav en 
 spoke  to  me  again  and  said, “ Go,  take  the  scroll 
 that  lies  open  in  the  hand  of  the an gel  who  is 
stand ing  on  the  sea  and  on  the  land.”
9  So  I  went  to  the an gel  and  asked  him  to 
 give  me  the lit tle  scroll. He  said  to  me, “ Take 
 and  eat  it;  it  will  be bit ter  in  your stom ach,  but 
 it  will  be  as  sweet  as hon ey  in  your  mouth.”
10  Then  I  took  the lit tle  scroll  from  the an-
gel’s  hand  and  ate  it. It  was  as  sweet  as hon ey 
 in  my  mouth,  but  when  I  ate  it,  my stom ach 
be came bit ter. 11  And  they  said  to  me, “ You 
 must proph e sy  again  about d  many peo ples, 
na tions, lan guages,  and  kings.”
THE TWO WITNESSES
11 
 Then  I  was giv en  a mea sur ing  reed  like  a 
 rod, e  with  these  words: “ Go f  and mea sure 
 the tem ple  of  God  and  the al tar,  and  count 
 those  who wor ship  there. 2  But ex clude  the 
court yard out side  the tem ple.


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Don’t mea sure 
 it, be cause  it  is giv en  to  the na tions, g  and  they 
 will tram ple  the  holy  city  for forty-two  months. 3  I  will  grant h  my  two wit ness es au thor i ty  to 
proph e sy  for 1,260  days,  dressed  in sack cloth.” 
4  These  are  the  two ol ive  trees  and  the  two 
lamp stands  that  stand be fore  the  Lord i  of 
 the  earth. 5  If any one  wants  to  harm  them, 
 fire  comes  from  their  mouths  and con sumes 
 their en e mies;  if any one  wants  to  harm  them, 
 he  must  be  killed  in  this  way . 6  They  have au-
thor i ty  to  close  up  the  sky  so  that  it  does  not 
 rain dur ing  the  days  of  their proph e cy . They 
 also  have pow er  over  the wa ters  to  turn  them 
 into  blood  and  to  strike  the  earth  with ev ery 
 plague when ev er  they  want. THE WITNESSES MARTYRED
7  When  they fin ish  their tes ti mo ny ,  the  beast 
 that  comes  up  out  of  the  abyss  will  make  war 
 on  them, con quer  them,  and  kill  them. 8  Their 
 dead bod ies j  will  lie  in  the  main  street k  of  the 
 great  city ,  which fig u ra tive ly l  is  called Sod om 
 and  Egypt,  where  also  their  Lord  was cru ci fied. 9  And  some  of m  the peo ples,  tribes, lan guages, 
 and na tions  will  view  their bod ies  for  three 
 and  a  half  days  and  not per mit  their bod ies 
 to  be  put  into  a  tomb. 10  Those  who  live  on 
 the  earth  will  gloat  over  them  and cel e brate 
 and  send  gifts  to  one an oth er be cause  these 
 two proph ets  had tor ment ed  those  who  live 
 on  the  earth. THE WITNESSES RESURRECTED
11  But af ter  three  and  a  half  days,  the  breath n 
 of  life  from  God en tered  them,  and  they  stood 
a 9:16 Other mss read a hundred million   b10:1 Or a halo on his head   c10:1 Or feet   d10:11 Or prophesy again against    
e11:1 Other mss add and the angel stood up   f11:1 Lit “ Arise   g11:2 Or Gentiles   h11:3 Or I will give to   i11:4 Other mss read 
God   j11:8 Or Their corpse   k11:8 Or lie on the broad street   l11:8 Or spiritually   m11:9 Lit And from   n11:11 Or spirit
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Great  fear  fell  on  those  who  saw 
 them. 12  Then  they  heard a  a  loud  voice  from 
heav en say ing  to  them, “ Come  up  here.”  They 
 went  up  to heav en  in  a  cloud,  while  their en e-
mies  watched  them. 13  At  that mo ment  a vi o lent 
earth quake  took  place,  a  tenth  of  the  city  fell, 
 and sev en thou sand peo ple  were  killed  in  the 
earth quake. The sur vi vors  were ter ri fied  and 
 gave glo ry  to  the  God  of heav en.


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Take  note: 
 The  third  woe  is com ing  soon! THE SEVENTH TRUMPET
15  The sev enth an gel  blew  his trum pet,  and 
 there  were  loud  voices  in heav en say ing,
  The kingdom of the world has become 
the kingdom
  of our Lord and of his Christ,
  and he will reign forever and ever. 16  The twenty-four el ders,  who  were seat ed 
be fore  God  on  their  thrones,  fell face down 
 and wor shiped  God, 17 say ing,
  We give you thanks, Lord God, 
the Almighty ,
  who is and who was,  b
  because you have taken 
your great power
  and have begun to reign.


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18 The nations were angry ,
  but your wrath has come. The time has come
  for the dead to be judged
  and to give the reward
  to your servants the prophets,
  to the saints, and to those who fear 
your name,
  both small and great,
  and the time has come to destroy
  those who destroy the earth. 19  Then  the tem ple  of  God  in heav en  was 
 opened,  and  the  ark  of  his cov enant c ap peared 
 in  his tem ple.


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There  were flash es  of light ning, 
rum blings  and  peals  of thun der,  an earth-
quake, d  and se vere  hail. THE WOMAN, THE CHILD, AND THE DRAGON
12 
 A  great  sign e ap peared  in heav en:  a wom-
an  clothed  with  the  sun,  with  the  moon 
un der  her  feet  and  a  crown  of  twelve  stars 
 on  her  head. 2  She  was preg nant  and  cried 
 out  in la bor  and ag o ny  as  she  was  about  to 
 give  birth. 3  Then an oth er  sign f ap peared  in 
heav en:  There  was  a  great fi ery  red drag on 
hav ing sev en  heads  and  ten  horns,  and  on 
 its  heads  were sev en  crowns. g 4  Its  tail  swept 
 away  a  third  of  the  stars  in heav en  and  hurled 
 them  to  the  earth. And  the drag on  stood  in 
 front  of  the wom an  who  was  about  to  give 
 birth,  so  that  when  she  did  give  birth  it  might 
de vour  her  child. 5  She  gave  birth  to  a  Son,  a 
 male  who  is go ing  to  rule h  all na tions  with 
 an  iron  rod. Her  child  was  caught  up  to  God 
 and  to  his  throne. 6  The wom an  fled  into  the 
wil der ness,  where  she  had  a  place pre pared 
 by  God,  to  be nour ished  there i  for 1,260  days. THE DRAGON THROWN OUT OF HEAVEN
7  Then  war  broke  out  in heav en: Mi cha el  and 
 his an gels  fought  against  the drag on. The drag-
on  and  his an gels  also  fought, 8  but  he  could 
 not pre vail,  and  there  was  no  place  for  them 
 in heav en  any lon ger. 9  So  the  great drag on 
 was  thrown  out  —   the an cient ser pent,  who 
 is  called  the dev il  and Sa tan,  the  one  who de-
ceives  the  whole  world. He  was  thrown  to 
 earth,  and  his an gels  with  him. 10  Then  I  heard 
 a  loud  voice  in heav en  say ,
  The salvation and the power
  and the kingdom of our God
  and the authority of his Christ
  have now come,
  because the accuser of our brothers 
and sisters,
  who accuses them
  before our God day and night,
  has been thrown down. 11 They conquered him
  by the blood of the Lamb
  and by the word of their testimony;
  for they did not love their lives
  to the point of death. 12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens,
  and you who dwell in them! Woe to the earth and the sea,
  because the devil has come down to you
  with great fury ,
  because he knows his time is short. THE WOMAN PERSECUTED
13  When  the drag on  saw  that  he  had  been 
 thrown  down  to  the  earth,  he per se cut ed j  the 
wom an  who  had giv en  birth  to  the  male  child. 14  The wom an  was giv en  two  wings  of  a  great 
a11:12 Other mss read Then I heard   b11:17 Other mss add and who is to come   c11:19 Other mss read ark of the covenant 
of the Lord   d11:19 Other mss omit an earthquake   e12:1 Or great symbolic display ; see Rv 12:3   f12:3 Or another symbolic 
display   g12:3 Or diadems   h12:5 Or shepherd   i12:6 Or God, that they might feed her there   j12:13 Or pursued
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ea gle,  so  that  she  could  fly  from  the ser pent’s 
pres ence  to  her  place  in  the wil der ness,  where 
 she  was nour ished  for  a  time,  times,  and  half 
 a  time. 15  From  his  mouth  the ser pent  spewed 
wa ter  like  a riv er flow ing af ter  the wom an,  to 
 sweep  her  away  with  a  flood. 16  But  the  earth 
 helped  the wom an. The  earth  opened its  mouth 
 and swal lowed  up  the riv er  that  the drag on 
 had  spewed  from  his  mouth. 17  So  the drag on 
 was fu ri ous  with  the wom an  and  went  off  to 
 wage  war  against  the  rest  of  her off spring a  
—   those  who  keep  the com mands  of  God  and 
 hold firm ly  to  the tes ti mo ny  about  Jesus. THE BEAST FROM THE SEA
18  The drag on b  stood  on  the  sand  of  the  sea. c
13 
 And  I  saw  a  beast com ing  up  out  of  the 
 sea. It  had  ten  horns  and sev en  heads. On 
 its  horns  were  ten  crowns, d  and  on  its  heads 
 were blas phe mous  names. e 2  The  beast  I  saw 
 was  like  a leop ard,  its  feet  were  like  a bear’s, 
 and  its  mouth  was  like  a  lion’s  mouth. The 
drag on  gave  the  beast  his pow er,  his  throne, 
 and  great au thor i ty . 3  One  of  its  heads ap peared 
 to  be fa tal ly wound ed,  but  its fa tal  wound  was 
 healed. The  whole  earth  was  amazed  and fol lowed 
 the  beast. 4  They wor shiped  the drag on be-
cause  he  gave au thor i ty  to  the  beast. And  they 
wor shiped  the  beast, say ing, “ Who  is  like  the 
 beast? Who  is  able  to  wage  war  against  it? ”
5  The  beast  was giv en  a  mouth  to ut ter  boasts 
 and blas phe mies. It  was al lowed  to ex er cise 
au thor i ty f,g  for forty-two  months. 6  It be gan  to 
 speak h blas phe mies  against  God:  to blas pheme 
 his  name  and  his dwell ing  —   those  who  dwell 
 in heav en. 7  And  it  was per mit ted  to  wage  war 
 against  the  saints  and  to con quer  them.


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It  was 
 also giv en au thor i ty  over ev ery  tribe, peo ple, 
lan guage,  and na tion. 8  All  those  who  live  on 
 the  earth  will wor ship  it, ev ery one  whose 
 name  was  not writ ten  from  the foun da tion 
 of  the  world  in  the  book i  of  life  of  the  Lamb 
 who  was slaugh tered. j
9  If any one  has  ears  to  hear,  let  him lis ten.


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If anyone is to be killed  k with a sword,
  with a sword he will be killed. This  calls  for en dur ance l  and faith ful ness 
 from  the  saints. THE BEAST FROM THE EARTH
11  Then  I  saw an oth er  beast com ing  up  out  of 
 the  earth;  it  had  two  horns  like  a  lamb, m  but 
 it  spoke  like  a drag on. 12  It ex er cis es  all  the 
au thor i ty  of  the  first  beast  on  its be half  and 
com pels  the  earth  and  those  who  live  on  it  to 
wor ship  the  first  beast,  whose fa tal  wound 
 was  healed. 13  It  also per forms  great  signs, 
 even caus ing  fire  to  come  down  from heav en 
 to  earth  in  front  of peo ple. 14  It de ceives  those 
 who  live  on  the  earth be cause  of  the  signs  that 
 it  is per mit ted  to per form  in  the pres ence  of 
 the  beast, tell ing  those  who  live  on  the  earth  to 
 make  an im age n  of  the  beast  who  was wound ed 
 by  the  sword  and  yet  lived. 15  It  was per mit ted 
 to  give  breath o  to  the im age  of  the  beast,  so 
 that  the im age  of  the  beast  could  both  speak 
 and  cause who ev er  would  not wor ship  the 
im age  of  the  beast  to  be  killed. 16  And  it  makes 
ev ery one  —   small  and  great,  rich  and  poor, 
 free  and  slave  —   to re ceive  a  mark  on  his  right 
 hand  or  on  his fore head, 17  so  that  no  one  can 
 buy  or  sell un less  he  has  the  mark:  the beast’s 
 name  or  the num ber  of  its  name. 18  This  calls  for wis dom: p  Let  the  one  who 
 has un der stand ing cal cu late q  the num ber  of 
 the  beast, be cause  it  is  the num ber  of  a per son.


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Its num ber  is  666. r
THE LAMB AND THE 144,000
14 
 Then  I  looked,  and  there  was  the  Lamb, 
stand ing  on  Mount  Zion,  and  with  him 
 were 144,000  who  had  his  name  and  his Fa-
ther’s  name writ ten  on  their fore heads. 2  I 
 heard  a  sound s  from heav en  like  the  sound 
 of cascading wa ters  and  like  the rum bling 
 of  loud thun der.


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The  sound  I  heard  was  like 
harp ists play ing  on  their  harps. 3  They  sang t 
 a  new  song be fore  the  throne  and be fore  the 
 four liv ing crea tures  and  the el ders,  but  no  one 
 could  learn  the  song ex cept  the 144,000  who 
 had  been re deemed  from  the  earth. 4  These  are 
 the  ones  who  have  not de filed them selves  with 
wom en,  since  they re mained vir gins.


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These 
 are  the  ones  who fol low  the  Lamb wher ev er 
 he  goes. They  were re deemed u  from hu man i ty 
a12:17 Or seed   b12:18 Or he ; other mss read I   c12:18 Some translations put Rv 12:18 either in Rv 12:17 or Rv 13:1. d13:1 Or 
diadems   e13:1 Other mss read heads was a blasphemous name   f13:5 Other mss read to wage war   g13:5 Or to rule   
h13:6 Or He opened his mouth in   i13:8 Or scroll   j13:8 Or written in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered 
from the foundation of the world   k13:10 Other mss read anyone kills   l13:10 Or Here is the perseverance   m13:11 Or ram   
n13:14 Or a statue, or a likeness   o13:15 Or a spirit, or life   p13:18 Or Here is wisdom   q13:18 Or count, or figure out    
r13:18 Other Gk mss read 616   s14:2 Or voice   t14:3 Other mss add as it were   u14:4 Other mss add by Jesus
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 as  the first fruits  for  God  and  the  Lamb. 5  No  lie 
 was  found  in  their  mouths;  they  are blame less. THE PROCLAMATION OF THREE ANGELS
6  Then  I  saw an oth er an gel fly ing  high over-
head,  with  the eter nal gos pel  to an nounce  to 
 the in hab i tants  of  the  earth  —   to ev ery na tion, 
 tribe, lan guage,  and peo ple. 7  He  spoke  with 
 a  loud  voice: “ Fear  God  and  give  him glo ry , 
be cause  the  hour  of  his judg ment  has  come.


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Wor ship  the  one  who  made heav en  and  earth, 
 the  sea  and  the  springs  of wa ter.”
8  And an oth er,  a sec ond an gel, fol lowed, say-
ing, “ It  has fall en, Bab ylon  the  Great  has fall en. a 
 She  made  all  the na tions  drink  the  wine  of 
 her sex u al im mo ral i ty , b  which  brings  wrath.”
9  And an oth er,  a  third an gel, fol lowed  them 
 and  spoke  with  a  loud  voice: “ If any one wor-
ships  the  beast  and  its im age  and re ceives  a 
 mark  on  his fore head  or  on  his  hand, 10  he  will 
 also  drink  the  wine  of  God’s  wrath,  which  is 
 poured  full  strength  into  the  cup  of  his an ger. He  will  be tor ment ed  with  fire  and sul fur  in 
 the  sight  of  the  holy an gels  and  in  the  sight  of 
 the  Lamb, 11  and  the  smoke  of  their tor ment 
 will  go  up for ev er  and  ever.


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There  is  no  rest c 
 day  or  night  for  those  who wor ship  the  beast 
 and  its im age,  or any one  who re ceives  the 
 mark  of  its  name. 12  This  calls  for en dur ance 
 from  the  saints,  who  keep  God’s com mands 
 and  their  faith  in  Jesus.” d
13  Then  I  heard  a  voice  from heav en say ing, 
“ Write:  Blessed  are  the  dead  who  die  in  the 
 Lord  from  now  on.”
“ Yes,”  says  the Spir it, “ so  they  will  rest  from 
 their la bors,  since  their  works fol low  them.”
REAPING THE EARTH’S HARVEST
14  Then  I  looked,  and  there  was  a  white  cloud, 
 and  one  like  the  Son  of  Man e  was seat ed  on  the 
 cloud,  with  a gold en  crown  on  his  head  and  a 
 sharp sick le  in  his  hand. 15 An oth er an gel  came 
 out  of  the tem ple, cry ing  out  in  a  loud  voice 
 to  the  one  who  was seat ed  on  the  cloud, “ Use 
 your sick le  and  reap,  for  the  time  to  reap  has 
 come,  since  the har vest  of  the  earth  is  ripe.” 16  So 
 the  one seat ed  on  the  cloud  swung  his sick le 
 over  the  earth,  and  the  earth  was har vest ed. 17  Then an oth er an gel  who  also  had  a  sharp 
sick le  came  out  of  the tem ple  in heav en. 18  Yet 
an oth er an gel,  who  had au thor i ty  over  fire, 
 came  from  the al tar,  and  he  called  with  a  loud 
 voice  to  the  one  who  had  the  sharp sick le, “ Use 
 your  sharp sick le  and gath er  the clus ters  of 
 grapes  from  the vine yard  of  the  earth, be-
cause  its  grapes  have rip ened.” 19  So  the an gel 
 swung  his sick le  at  the  earth  and gath ered  the 
 grapes  from  the vine yard  of  the  earth,  and  he 
 threw  them  into  the  great wine press  of  God’s 
 wrath. 20  Then  the  press  was tram pled out side 
 the  city ,  and  blood  flowed  out  of  the  press  up 
 to  the hors es’ bri dles  for  about  180  miles. f
PREPARATION FOR THE BOWL JUDGMENTS
15 
 Then  I  saw an oth er  great  and awe-in-
spiring  sign g  in heav en: sev en an gels 
 with  the sev en  last  plagues;  for  with  them 
 God’s  wrath  will  be com plet ed. 2  I  also  saw 
some thing  like  a  sea  of  glass  mixed  with  fire, 
 and  those  who  had  won  the vic to ry  over  the 
 beast,  its im age, h  and  the num ber  of  its  name, 
 were stand ing  on  the  sea  of  glass  with  harps 
 from  God. 3  They  sang  the  song  of  God’s ser-
vant Mo ses  and  the  song  of  the  Lamb:
  Great and awe-inspiring are your works,
  Lord God, the Almighty;
  just and true are your ways,
  King of the nations. i
 4 Lord, who will not fear
  and glorify your name?


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All the nations will come
  and worship before you
  because your righteous acts
  have been revealed. 5 Af ter  this  I  looked,  and  the heav en ly tem ple  
—   the tab er na cle  of tes ti mo ny  —   was  opened. 6  Out  of  the tem ple  came  the sev en an gels  with 
 the sev en  plagues,  dressed  in  pure,  bright lin-
en,  with gold en sash es  wrapped  around  their 
 chests. 7  One  of  the  four liv ing crea tures  gave 
 the sev en an gels sev en gold en  bowls  filled 
 with  the  wrath  of  God  who  lives for ev er  and 
 ever. 8  Then  the tem ple  was  filled  with  smoke 
 from  the glo ry  of  God  and  from  his pow er,  and 
 no  one  could en ter  the tem ple un til  the sev en 
 plagues  of  the sev en an gels  were com plet ed. THE FIRST BOWL
16 
 Then  I  heard  a  loud  voice  from  the tem-
ple say ing  to  the sev en an gels, “ Go  and 
 pour  out  the sev en j  bowls  of  God’s  wrath  on 
 the  earth.” 2  The  first  went  and  poured  out  his 
a14:8 Other mss omit the second has fallen   b14:8 Or wine of her passionate immorality   c14:11 Or They have no rest    
d14:12 Or and the faith of Jesus, or  and faithfulness to Jesus   e14:14 Or like a son of man   f14:20 Lit 1,600 stadia   g15:1 Or 
and awesome symbolic display   h15:2 Other mss add his mark   i15:3 Other mss read ages   j16:1 Other mss omit seven
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 bowl  on  the  earth,  and se vere ly pain ful  sores 
 broke  out  on  the peo ple  who  had  the  mark 
 of  the  beast  and  who wor shiped  its im age. THE SECOND BOWL
3  The sec ond a  poured  out  his  bowl  into  the  sea. It  turned  to  blood  like  that  of  a  dead per son, 
 and  all  life  in  the  sea  died. THE THIRD BOWL
4  The  third a  poured  out  his  bowl  into  the riv-
ers  and  the  springs  of wa ter,  and  they be came 
 blood. 5  I  heard  the an gel  of  the wa ters  say ,
  You are just,
  the Holy One, who is and who was, 
  because you have passed judgment 
on these things. 6 Because they poured out
  the blood of the saints and the prophets,
  you have given them blood to drink;
  they deserve it!


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7  I  heard  the al tar  say ,
  Yes, Lord God, the Almighty ,
  true and just are your judgments. THE FOURTH BOWL
8  The  fourth a  poured  out  his  bowl  on  the  sun. It  was al lowed  to  scorch peo ple  with  fire, 9  and 
peo ple  were  scorched  by  the in tense  heat. So 
 they blas phemed  the  name  of  God,  who  has 
 the pow er b  over  these  plagues,  and  they  did 
 not re pent  and  give  him glo ry . THE FIFTH BOWL
10  The  fifth a  poured  out  his  bowl  on  the  throne 
 of  the  beast,  and  its king dom  was  plunged 
 into dark ness. Peo ple c  gnawed  their  tongues 
be cause  of  their  pain 11  and blas phemed  the 
 God  of heav en be cause  of  their  pains  and  their 
 sores,  but  they  did  not re pent  of  their  works. THE SIXTH BOWL
12  The  sixth a  poured  out  his  bowl  on  the  great 
riv er Eu phra tes,  and  its wa ter  was  dried  up  to 
pre pare  the  way  for  the  kings  from  the  east. 13  Then  I  saw  three un clean spir its  like  frogs 
com ing  from  the drag on’s  mouth,  from  the 
beast’s  mouth,  and  from  the  mouth  of  the 
 false proph et. 14  For  they  are demonic spir its 
per form ing  signs,  who trav el  to  the  kings  of 
 the  whole  world  to as sem ble  them  for  the 
bat tle  on  the  great  day  of  God,  the Al mighty . 15 “ Look,  I  am com ing  like  a  thief. Blessed  is 
 the  one  who  is  alert  and re mains  clothed d  so 
 that  he  may  not  go  around na ked  and peo ple 
 see  his  shame.” 16  So  they as sem bled  the  kings 
 at  the  place  called  in He brew , Armageddon. e
THE SEVENTH BOWL
17  Then  the sev enth a  poured  out  his  bowl 
 into  the  air, f  and  a  loud  voice  came  out  of  the 
tem ple g  from  the  throne, say ing, “ It  is  done!


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And  a se vere earth quake 
oc curred  like  no oth er  since peo ple  have  been 
 on  the  earth,  so  great  was  the  quake. 19  The  great 
 city  split  into  three  parts,  and  the cit ies  of  the 
na tions h  fell. Bab ylon  the  Great  was re mem-
bered  in  God’s pres ence;  he  gave  her  the  cup 
 filled  with  the  wine  of  his  fierce an ger. 20 Ev ery 
is land  fled,  and  the moun tains dis ap peared.


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21 Enor mous hail stones,  each weigh ing  about  a 
hun dred  pounds, i  fell  from  the  sky  on peo ple, 
 and  they blas phemed  God  for  the  plague  of 
 hail be cause  that  plague  was ex treme ly se vere. THE WOMAN AND THE SCARLET BEAST
17 
 Then  one  of  the sev en an gels  who  had  the 
sev en  bowls  came  and  spoke  with  me: 
“ Come,  I  will  show  you  the judg ment  of  the 
no to ri ous pros ti tute j  who  is seat ed  on  many k 
wa ters. 2  The  kings  of  the  earth com mit ted 
sex u al im mo ral i ty  with  her,  and  those  who 
 live  on  the  earth be came  drunk  on  the  wine 
 of  her sex u al im mo ral i ty .” 3  Then  he car ried 
 me  away  in  the Spir it l  to  a wil der ness. I  saw  a wom an sit ting  on  a scar let  beast  that 
 was cov ered m  with blas phe mous  names  and 
 had sev en  heads  and  ten  horns.


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4  The wom an 
 was  dressed  in pur ple  and scar let,  adorned 
 with  gold, jew els,  and  pearls. She  had  a gold en 
 cup  in  her  hand  filled  with ev ery thing de test-
able  and  with  the im pu ri ties  of  her n pros ti tu-
tion. 5  On  her fore head  was writ ten  a  name,  a 
mys tery:  Babylon  the  G reat,  the  Moth er  of 
 Prostitutes  and  of  the  Detestable  Things  of 
 the  E arth. 6  Then  I  saw  that  the wom an  was 
 drunk  with  the  blood  of  the  saints  and  with 
 the  blood  of  the wit ness es  to  Jesus. When  I 
 saw  her,  I  was great ly as ton ished. a16:3,4,8,10,12,17  Other mss add angel   b16:9 Or authority   c16:10 Lit They   d16:15 Or and guards his clothes    
e16:16 Some mss read Armagedon ; other mss read Harmegedon ; other mss read Mageddon ; other mss read Magedon    
f16:17 Or bowl on the air   g16:17 Other mss add of heaven   h16:19 Or the Gentile cities   i16:21 Lit about a talent ; talents 
varied in weight upwards from 75 pounds   j17:1 T raditionally translated the great whore   k17:1 Or by many   l17:3 Or in spirit   
m17:3 Or was filled   n17:4 Other mss read earth’s
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THE MEANING OF THE WOMAN AND OF THE 
BEAST
7  Then  the an gel  said  to  me, “ Why  are  you as-
ton ished? I  will ex plain  to  you  the mys tery 
 of  the wom an  and  of  the  beast,  with  the sev-
en  heads  and  the  ten  horns,  that car ries  her. 8  The  beast  that  you  saw  was,  and  is  not,  and 
 is  about  to  come  up  from  the  abyss  and  go 
 to de struc tion. Those  who  live  on  the  earth 
 whose  names  have  not  been writ ten  in  the 
 book  of  life  from  the foun da tion  of  the  world 
 will  be as ton ished  when  they  see  the  beast  that 
 was,  and  is  not,  and  is  to  come. 9  This  calls  for 
 a  mind  that  has wis dom: a “ The sev en  heads 
 are sev en moun tains  on  which  the wom an  is 
seat ed. They  are  also sev en  kings: 10  Five  have 
fall en,  one  is,  the oth er  has  not  yet  come,  and 
 when  he  comes,  he  must re main  for  only  a 
lit tle  while. 11  The  beast  that  was  and  is  not, 
 is it self  an  eighth  king,  but  it be longs  to  the 
sev en  and  is go ing  to de struc tion. 12  The  ten 
 horns  you  saw  are  ten  kings  who  have  not 
 yet re ceived  a king dom,  but  they  will re ceive 
au thor i ty  as  kings  with  the  beast  for  one  hour. 13  These  have  one pur pose,  and  they  give  their 
pow er  and au thor i ty  to  the  beast.


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14  These  will 
 make  war  against  the  Lamb,  but  the  Lamb 
 will con quer  them be cause  he  is  Lord  of  lords 
 and  King  of  kings. Those  with  him  are  called, 
cho sen,  and faith ful.”
15  He  also  said  to  me, “ The wa ters  you  saw , 
 where  the pros ti tute  was seat ed,  are peo ples, 
mul ti tudes, na tions,  and lan guages. 16  The  ten 
 horns  you  saw ,  and  the  beast,  will  hate  the 
pros ti tute. They  will  make  her des o late  and 
na ked, de vour  her  flesh,  and  burn  her  up  with 
 fire.


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17  For  God  has  put  it  into  their  hearts  to 
car ry  out  his  plan  by hav ing  one pur pose  and 
 to  give  their king dom b  to  the  beast un til  the 
 words  of  God  are ful filled. 18  And  the wom an 
 you  saw  is  the  great  city  that  has roy al pow er 
 over  the  kings  of  the  earth.”
THE FALL OF BABYLON THE GREAT
18 
Af ter  this  I  saw an oth er an gel  with  great 
au thor i ty com ing  down  from heav en, 
 and  the  earth  was il lu mi nat ed  by  his splen dor. 2  He  called  out  in  a  mighty  voice:
  It has fallen, c
  Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons,
  a haunt for every unclean spirit,
  a haunt for every unclean bird,
  and a haunt d for every unclean 
and despicable beast. e
 3 For all the nations have drunk  f
  the wine of her sexual immorality ,
  which brings wrath. The kings of the earth
  have committed sexual immorality 
with her,
  and the merchants of the earth
  have grown wealthy 
from her sensuality and excess. 4  Then  I  heard an oth er  voice  from heav en:
  Come out of her, my people,
  so that you will not share in her sins
  or receive any of her plagues. 5 For her sins are piled up  g to heaven,
  and God has remembered her crimes. 6 Pay her back the way she also paid,
  and double it according to her works. In the cup in which she mixed,
  mix a double portion for her.


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7 As much as she glorified herself 
and indulged her sensual and 
excessive ways,
  give her that much torment and grief. For she says in her heart,
  “I sit as a queen;
  I am not a widow ,
  and I will never see grief.”
 8 For this reason her plagues will come 
in just one day —
  death and grief and famine. She will be burned up with fire,
  because the Lord God who judges her 
is mighty . THE WORLD MOURNS BABYLON’S FALL
9  The  kings  of  the  earth  who  have com mit ted 
sex u al im mo ral i ty  and  shared  her sen su al  and 
ex ces sive  ways  will  weep  and  mourn  over  her 
 when  they  see  the  smoke  from  her burn ing. 10  They  will  stand  far  off  in  fear  of  her tor-
ment, say ing,
  Woe, woe, the great city ,
  Babylon, the mighty city! For in a single hour
  your judgment has come.


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11  The mer chants  of  the  earth  will  weep  and 
 mourn  over  her, be cause  no  one  buys  their 
car go  any lon ger — 12 car go  of  gold, sil ver, 
a17:9 Or Here is the mind of wisdom   b17:17 Or sovereignty   c18:2 Other mss omit It has fallen   d18:2 Or prison    
e18:2 Other mss omit the words and a haunt for every unclean beast. The words and despicable then refer to the bird of the 
previous line.


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f18:3 Some mss read collapsed ; other mss read fallen   g18:5 Or sins have reached up
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jew els,  and  pearls;  fine lin en, pur ple,  silk,  and 
scar let;  all  kinds  of fra grant  wood prod ucts; 
ob jects  of ivo ry; ob jects  of ex pen sive  wood, 
brass, a  iron,  and mar ble; 13 cin na mon,  spice, b 
in cense,  myrrh, c  and frank in cense;  wine, ol ive 
 oil,  fine  flour,  and  grain; cat tle  and  sheep; hors-
es  and car riages;  and  slaves  —  hu man  lives. 14 The fruit you craved has left you. All your splendid and glamorous things 
are gone;
  they will never find them again. 15  The mer chants  of  these  things,  who be-
came  rich  from  her,  will  stand  far  off  in  fear  of 
 her tor ment, weep ing  and mourn ing, 16 say ing,
  Woe, woe, the great city ,
  dressed in fine linen, purple, 
and scarlet,
  adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls;
 17 for in a single hour
  such fabulous wealth was destroyed! And ev ery shipmaster, seafarer,  the sail ors, 
 and  all  who  do busi ness  by  sea,  stood  far  off  
18  as  they  watched  the  smoke  from  her burn-
ing  and  kept cry ing  out: “ Who  was  like  the 
 great  city? ” 19  They  threw  dust  on  their  heads 
 and  kept cry ing  out, weep ing,  and mourn ing,
  Woe, woe, the great city ,
  where all those who have ships 
on the sea
  became rich from her wealth;
  for in a single hour she was destroyed. 20 Rejoice over her, heaven,
  and you saints, apostles, and prophets,
  because God has pronounced on her 
the judgment she passed on you! THE FINALITY OF BABYLON’S FALL
21  Then  a  mighty an gel  picked  up  a  stone  like  a 
 large mill stone  and  threw  it  into  the  sea, say ing,
  In this way , Babylon the great city
  will be thrown down violently
  and never be found again. 22 The sound of harpists, musicians,
  flutists, and trumpeters
  will never be heard in you again;
  no craftsman of any trade
  will ever be found in you again;
  the sound of a mill
  will never be heard in you again;
 23 the light of a lamp
  will never shine in you again;
  and the voice of a groom and bride
  will never be heard in you again. All this will happen
  because your merchants
  were the nobility of the earth,
  because all the nations were deceived
  by your sorcery .


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24 In her was found the blood of prophets 
and saints,
  and of all those slaughtered 
on the earth. CELEBRATION IN HEAVEN
19 
Af ter  this  I  heard some thing  like  the 
 loud  voice  of  a  vast mul ti tude  in heav-
en, say ing,
  Hallelujah! Salvation, glory , and power belong 
to our God,
 2 because his judgments are true  d 
and righteous,
  because he has judged 
the notorious prostitute
  who corrupted the earth 
with her sexual immorality;
  and he has avenged the blood 
of his servants
  that was on her hands. 3  A sec ond  time  they  said,
  Hallelujah!


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Her smoke ascends forever and ever! 4  Then  the twenty-four el  ders  and  the  four 
liv ing crea tures  fell  down  and wor shiped  God, 
 who  is seat ed  on  the  throne, say ing,
  Amen! Hallelujah! 5  A  voice  came  from  the  throne, say ing,
  Praise our God,
  all his servants, and the ones 
who fear him,
  both small and great! 6  Then  I  heard some thing  like  the  voice  of  a  vast 
mul ti tude,  like  the  sound  of cascading wa ters, 
 and  like  the rum bling  of  loud thun der, say ing,
  Hallelujah, because our Lord God, 
the Almighty ,
  reigns! 7 Let us be glad, rejoice, 
and give him glory ,
  because the marriage of the Lamb 
has come,
  and his bride has prepared herself.


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8 She was given fine linen to wear, bright 
and pure. a18:12 Or bronze, or copper   b18:13 Other mss omit spice   c18:13 Or perfume   d19:2 Valid; Jn 8:16; 19:35
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 For  the  fine lin en rep re sents  the righ teous 
 acts  of  the  saints. 9  Then  he a  said  to  me, “ Write:  Blessed  are 
 those in vit ed  to  the mar riage  feast  of  the 
 Lamb!”  He  also  said  to  me, “ These  words  of 
 God  are  true.” 10  Then  I  fell  at  his  feet  to wor ship 
 him,  but  he  said  to  me, “ Don’t  do  that!


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I  am  a 
fel low ser vant  with  you  and  your broth ers 
 and sis ters  who  hold firm ly  to  the tes ti mo ny 
 of  Jesus. Wor ship  God, be cause  the tes ti mo ny 
 of  Jesus  is  the spir it b  of proph e cy .”
THE RIDER ON A WHITE HORSE
11  Then  I  saw heav en  opened,  and  there  was 
 a  white  horse. Its rid er  is  called Faith ful  and 
 True,  and  he judg es  and  makes  war  with jus-
tice.


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12  His  eyes  were  like  a fi ery  flame,  and 
 many  crowns c  were  on  his  head. He  had  a 
 name writ ten  that  no  one  knows ex cept him-
self. 13  He  wore  a  robe  dipped  in  blood,  and 
 his  name  is  called  the  Word  of  God. 14  The 
ar mies  that  were  in heav en fol lowed  him  on 
 white hors es, wear ing  pure  white lin en. 15  A 
 sharp d  sword  came  from  his  mouth,  so  that  he 
 might  strike  the na tions  with  it. He  will  rule e 
 them  with  an  iron  rod. He  will  also tram ple 
 the wine press  of  the  fierce an ger  of  God,  the 
Al mighty .


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16  And  he  has  a  name writ ten  on 
 his  robe  and  on  his  thigh:  K ing  of  K ings  and 
 L ord  of  L ords. THE BEAST AND ITS ARMIES DEFEATED
17  Then  I  saw  an an gel stand ing  in  the  sun, 
 and  he  called  out  in  a  loud  voice, say ing  to 
 all  the  birds fly ing  high over head, “ Come, 
gath er to geth er  for  the  great sup per  of  God, 
18  so  that  you  may  eat  the  flesh  of  kings,  the 
 flesh  of mil i tary com mand ers,  the  flesh  of 
 the  mighty ,  the  flesh  of hors es  and  of  their 
rid ers,  and  the  flesh  of ev ery one,  both  free 
 and  slave,  small  and  great.”
19  Then  I  saw  the  beast,  the  kings  of  the 
 earth,  and  their ar mies gath ered to geth er  to 
 wage  war  against  the rid er  on  the  horse  and 
 against  his  army . 20  But  the  beast  was tak en 
pris on er,  and  along  with  it  the  false proph et, 
 who  had per formed  the  signs  in  its pres ence.


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He de ceived  those  who ac cept ed  the  mark  of 
 the  beast  and  those  who wor shiped  its im age 
 with  these  signs. Both  of  them  were  thrown 
 alive  into  the  lake  of  fire  that  burns  with sul-
fur. 21  The  rest  were  killed  with  the  sword  that 
 came  from  the  mouth  of  the rid er  on  the  horse, 
 and  all  the  birds  ate  their  fill  of  their  flesh. SATAN BOUND
20 
 Then  I  saw  an an gel com ing  down  from 
heav en hold ing  the  key  to  the  abyss 
 and  a  great  chain  in  his  hand. 2  He  seized  the 
drag on,  that an cient ser pent  who  is  the dev-
il  and Sa tan, f  and  bound  him  for  a thou sand 
 years. 3  He  threw  him  into  the  abyss,  closed 
 it,  and  put  a  seal  on  it  so  that  he  would  no 
lon ger de ceive  the na tions un til  the thou sand 
 years  were com plet ed. Af ter  that,  he  must  be 
re leased  for  a  short  time. THE SAINTS REIGN WITH CHRIST
4  Then  I  saw  thrones,  and peo ple seat ed  on 
 them  who  were giv en au thor i ty  to  judge. I 
 also  saw  the  souls  of  those  who  had  been be-
head ed be cause  of  their tes ti mo ny  about  Jesus 
 and be cause  of  the  word  of  God,  who  had  not 
wor shiped  the  beast  or  his im age,  and  who 
 had  not ac cept ed  the  mark  on  their fore heads 
 or  their  hands. They  came  to  life  and  reigned 
 with  Christ  for  a thou sand  years. 5  The  rest  of 
 the  dead  did  not  come  to  life un til  the thou-
sand  years  were com plet ed. This  is  the  first res ur rec tion. 6  Blessed  and 
 holy  is  the  one  who  shares  in  the  first res-
ur rec tion! The sec ond  death  has  no pow er g 
 over  them,  but  they  will  be  priests  of  God  and 
 of  Christ,  and  they  will  reign  with  him  for  a 
thou sand  years. SATANIC REBELLION CRUSHED
7  When  the thou sand  years  are com plet ed, 
Sa tan  will  be re leased  from  his pris on 8  and 
 will  go  out  to de ceive  the na tions  at  the  four 
cor ners  of  the  earth,  Gog  and Ma gog,  to gath er 
 them  for bat tle. Their num ber  is  like  the  sand 
 of  the  sea.


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9  They  came  up  across  the  breadth  of  
 the  earth  and sur round ed  the encampment 
 of  the  saints,  the be loved  city . Then  fire  came 
 down  from heav en h  and con sumed  them. 10  The 
dev il  who de ceived  them  was  thrown  into   
the  lake  of  fire  and sul fur  where  the  beast 
 and  the  false proph et  are,  and  they  will  be 
tor ment ed  day  and  night for ev er  and  ever. THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT
11  Then  I  saw  a  great  white  throne  and  one 
seat ed  on  it. Earth  and heav en  fled  from  his 
a19:9 Probably an angel; Rv 17:1; 22:8-9   b19:10 Or the Spirit   c19:12 Or diadems   d19:15 Other mss add double-edged    
e19:15 Or shepherd   f20:2 Other mss add who deceives the whole world   g20:6 Or authority   h20:9 Other mss add from God
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pres ence,  and  no  place  was  found  for  them. 12  I  also  saw  the  dead,  the  great  and  the  small, 
stand ing be fore  the  throne,  and  books  were 
 opened. An oth er  book  was  opened,  which 
 is  the  book  of  life,  and  the  dead  were  judged 
ac cord ing  to  their  works  by  what  was writ ten 
 in  the  books. 13  Then  the  sea  gave  up  the  dead 
 that  were  in  it,  and  death  and Ha des  gave  up  the 
 dead  that  were  in  them;  each  one  was  judged 
ac cord ing  to  their  works. 14  Death  and Ha des 
 were  thrown  into  the  lake  of  fire. This  is  the 
sec ond  death,  the  lake  of  fire. a 15  And any one 
 whose  name  was  not  found writ ten  in  the 
 book  of  life  was  thrown  into  the  lake  of  fire. THE NEW CREATION
21 
 Then  I  saw  a  new heav en  and  a  new  earth; 
 for  the  first heav en  and  the  first  earth 
 had  passed  away ,  and  the  sea  was  no  more. 2  I  also  saw  the  holy  city ,  the  new Je ru sa lem, 
com ing  down  out  of heav en  from  God, pre-
pared  like  a  bride  adorned  for  her hus band. 3  Then  I  heard  a  loud  voice  from  the  throne: b 
 Look,  God’s dwell ing c  is  with hu man i ty ,  and  he 
 will  live  with  them. They  will  be  his peo ples, d 
 and  God him self  will  be  with  them  and  will 
 be  their  God.


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Death  will  be  no  more;  grief, 
cry ing,  and  pain  will  be  no  more, be cause  the 
pre vi ous  things f  have  passed  away . 5  Then  the  one seat ed  on  the  throne  said, 
“ Look,  I  am mak ing ev ery thing  new .”  He  also 
 said, “ Write, be cause  these  words g  are faith ful 
 and  true.” 6  Then  he  said  to  me, “ It  is  done! I 
 am  the Al pha  and  the Ome ga,  the be gin ning 
 and  the  end. I  will free ly  give  to  the  thirsty 
 from  the  spring  of  the wa ter  of  life.


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7  The  one 
 who con quers  will in her it  these  things,  and 
 I  will  be  his  God,  and  he  will  be  my  son. 8  But 
 the cowards, faith less, h de test able, mur der-
ers, sex u al ly im mor al, sor cer ers, idol a ters, 
 and  all  liars  —   their  share  will  be  in  the  lake 
 that  burns  with  fire  and sul fur,  which  is  the 
sec ond  death.”
THE NEW JERUSALEM
9  Then  one  of  the sev en an gels,  who  had  held 
 the sev en  bowls  filled  with  the sev en  last 
 plagues,  came  and  spoke  with  me: “ Come,  I 
 will  show  you  the  bride,  the  wife  of  the  Lamb.” 
10  He  then car ried  me  away  in  the Spir it i  to  a 
 great,  high moun tain  and  showed  me  the  holy 
 city , Je ru sa lem, com ing  down  out  of heav en 
 from  God, 11 ar rayed  with  God’s glo ry . Her ra-
di ance  was  like  a pre cious jew el,  like  a jas per 
 stone,  clear  as crys tal.


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12  The  city  had  a mas sive 
 high  wall,  with  twelve  gates. Twelve an gels 
 were  at  the  gates;  the  names  of  the  twelve 
 tribes  of Is ra el’s  sons  were in scribed  on  the 
 gates. 13  There  were  three  gates  on  the  east, 
 three  gates  on  the  north,  three  gates  on  the 
 south,  and  three  gates  on  the  west. 14  The  city 
 wall  had  twelve foun da tions,  and  the  twelve 
 names  of  the  twelve apos tles  of  the  Lamb  were 
 on  the foun da tions. 15  The  one  who  spoke  with  me  had  a gold en 
mea sur ing  rod  to mea sure  the  city ,  its  gates, 
 and  its  wall. 16  The  city  is  laid  out  in  a  square; 
 its  length  and  width  are  the  same. He mea-
sured  the  city  with  the  rod  at 12,000 sta dia. j 
 Its  length,  width,  and  height  are  equal. 17  Then 
 he mea sured  its  wall,  144 cu bits ac cord ing  to 
hu man mea sure ment,  which  the an gel  used. 18  The build ing ma teri al  of  its  wall  was jas per, 
 and  the  city  was  pure  gold  clear  as  glass. 19  The 
foun da tions  of  the  city  wall  were  adorned 
 with ev ery  kind  of jew el:  the  first foun da-
tion  is jas per,  the sec ond sap phire,  the  third 
chal ce do ny ,  the  fourth em er ald, 20  the  fifth 
sar do nyx,  the  sixth car ne lian,  the sev enth 
chrys o lite,  the  eighth ber yl,  the  ninth to paz, 
 the  tenth chrys o prase,  the elev enth ja cinth, 
 the  twelfth am e thyst. 21  The  twelve  gates  are 
 twelve  pearls;  each individual  gate  was  made 
 of  a sin gle  pearl.


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The  main  street k  of  the  city 
 was  pure  gold, trans par ent  as  glass. 22  I  did  not  see  a tem ple  in  it, be cause  the 
 Lord  God  the Al mighty  and  the  Lamb  are 
 its tem ple. 23  The  city  does  not  need  the  sun 
 or  the  moon  to  shine  on  it, be cause  the glo-
ry  of  God illuminates  it,  and  its  lamp  is  the 
 Lamb. 24  The na tions l  will  walk  by  its  light, 
 and  the  kings  of  the  earth  will  bring  their 
glo ry  into  it. m 25  Its  gates  will nev er  close 
 by  day be cause  it  will nev er  be  night  there. 26  They  will  bring  the glo ry  and hon or  of  the 
na tions  into  it.


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n 27 Noth ing un clean  will  ever 
en ter  it,  nor any one  who  does  what  is de-
test able  or  false,  but  only  those writ ten  in 
 the  Lamb’s  book  of  life. a20:14 Other mss omit the lake of fire   b21:3 Other mss read from heaven   c21:3 Or tent, or tabernacle   d21:3 Other mss read 
people   e21:3 Other mss omit and will be their God   f21:4 Or the first things   g21:5 Other mss add of God   h21:8 Other mss 
add the sinful,   i21:10 Or in spirit   j21:16 A stadion (sg) = about 600 feet; 12,000 stadia = 1,400 miles. k21:21 Or The public 
square   l21:24 Other mss add of those who are saved   m21:24 Other mss read will bring to him the nations’ glory and honor   
n21:26 Other mss add in order that they might go in
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THE SOURCE OF LIFE
22 
 Then  he  showed  me  the riv er a  of  the 
wa ter  of  life,  clear  as crys tal, flow ing 
 from  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb 2  down 
 the mid dle  of  the  city’s  main  street. The  tree 
 of  life  was  on  each  side  of  the riv er, bear ing 
 twelve  kinds  of  fruit, pro duc ing  its  fruit ev ery 
 month. The  leaves  of  the  tree  are  for heal ing 
 the na tions, 3  and  there  will  no lon ger  be  any 
 curse. The  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb  will 
 be  in  the  city ,  and  his ser vants  will wor ship 
 him. 4  They  will  see  his  face,  and  his  name 
 will  be  on  their fore heads. 5  Night  will  be  no 
 more; peo ple  will  not  need  the  light  of  a  lamp 
 or  the  light  of  the  sun, be cause  the  Lord  God 
 will  give  them  light,  and  they  will  reign for-
ev er  and  ever. THE TIME IS NEAR
6  Then  he  said  to  me, “ These  words  are faith ful b 
 and  true. The  Lord,  the  God  of  the spir its  of 
 the proph ets, c  has  sent  his an gel  to  show  his 
ser vants  what  must  soon  take  place.”
7 “ Look,  I  am com ing  soon! Blessed  is  the 
 one  who  keeps  the  words  of  the proph e cy 
 of  this  book.”
8  I,  John,  am  the  one  who  heard  and  saw 
 these  things. When  I  heard  and  saw  them,  I 
 fell  down  to wor ship  at  the  feet  of  the an gel 
 who  had  shown  them  to  me.


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9  But  he  said  to 
 me, “ Don’t  do  that! I  am  a fel low ser vant  with 
 you,  your broth ers  the proph ets,  and  those  who 
 keep  the  words  of  this  book. Wor ship  God! ”
10  Then  he  said  to  me, “ Don’t  seal  up  the 
 words  of  the proph e cy  of  this  book, be cause 
 the  time  is  near. 11  Let the unrighteous go on 
in unrighteousness; let  the  filthy  still  be  filthy; 
 let  the righ teous  go  on  in righ teous ness;  let 
 the  holy  still  be  holy .”
12 “ Look,  I  am com ing  soon,  and  my re ward 
 is  with  me  to re pay  each per son ac cord ing  to 
 his  work. 13  I  am  the Al pha  and  the Ome ga,  the 
 first  and  the  last,  the be gin ning  and  the  end.


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14 “ Blessed  are  those  who  wash  their  robes, d 
 so  that  they  may  have  the  right  to  the  tree  of 
 life  and  may en ter  the  city  by  the  gates. 15 Out-
side  are  the  dogs,  the sor cer ers,  the sex u al ly 
im mor al,  the mur der ers,  the idol a ters,  and 
ev ery one  who  loves  and prac tic es false hood.


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16 “ I,  Jesus,  have  sent  my an gel  to attest  these 
 things  to  you  for  the church es. I  am  the  root 
 and de scen dant  of Da vid,  the  bright morn-
ing  star.”
17  Both  the Spir it  and  the  bride  say , “ Come! ” 
 Let any one  who  hears,  say , “ Come!


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”  Let  the  one 
 who  is  thirsty  come. Let  the  one  who de sires 
 take  the wa ter  of  life  freely . 18  I tes ti fy  to ev ery one  who  hears  the  words 
 of  the proph e cy  of  this  book:  If any one  adds 
 to  them,  God  will  add  to  him  the  plagues  that 
 are writ ten  in  this  book. 19  And  if any one  takes 
 away  from  the  words  of  the  book  of  this proph-
e cy ,  God  will  take  away  his  share  of  the  tree 
 of  life  and  the  holy  city ,  which  are writ ten 
 about  in  this  book. 20  He  who tes ti fies  about  these  things  says, 
“ Yes,  I  am com ing  soon.”
 Amen!


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Come,  Lord  Jesus! 21  The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus e  be  with ev-
er y one. f  Amen. g
a22:1 Other mss read pure river   b22:6 Or trustworthy   c22:6 Other mss read God of the holy prophets   d22:14 Other mss 
read who keep his commands   e22:21 Other mss add Christ   f22:21 Other mss read with all the saints   g22:21 Other mss 
omit  Amen. REVELATION 22 1104
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Where to Turn
When you are blue  ................................................... Psalm 42:5 .........


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494
When tempted to do wrong  .................................... Matthew 4:1-11 ......... 857
When you face physical danger  .................................. Acts 27:13-26 ......... 994
When you are discouraged  ................................ 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 ........ 1023
When you are bored  .................................................. Psalm 103 ......... 528
When you need forgiveness  ........................................... Psalm 51 ......... 499
When nothing seems to be going right  ............................ Psalm 37:1-4 ......... 490
When you worry about having enough of life’s necessities  .... Psalm 37:25-26 ......... 491
When you are afraid  ................................................... Psalm 27 ......... 484
When you are lonely  ................................................... Psalm 13 ......... 477
When you are anxious for those you love  ............................ Psalm 107 .........


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When you are feeling shame  ....................................


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When you feel no one understands  ........................... Hebrews 4:14-16 ........ 1063
When you are tempted to be stingy  ............................. Proverbs 11:25 ......... 563
When you plan your budget  ................................ 2 Corinthians 9:6-9 ........ 1027
When you have to leave home  ........................................ Psalm 121 ......... 543
When you are tired  ............................................... Psalm 127:1-2 ......... 544
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When God seems far away  ........................................... Psalm 139 ......... 548
When you have failed God  .................................... 2 Timothy 2:12-13 ........ 1055
When you feel abandoned  ........................................ Hebrews 13:5 ........ 1070
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When you think you are the only one being tempted  ...... 1 Corinthians 10:13 ........ 1017
When you need to know how to stay on the right path  ......... Psalm 119:9-11 ......... 538
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When the devil comes after you  ....................................... James 4:7 ........ 1073
When you are sick  ................................................... James 5:14 ........ 1073
When you feel weak  ......................................... 2 Corinthians 12:9 ........ 1029
When you experience trouble  ............................. 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 ........ 1023
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Hebrews 12:15 ........ 1069
When someone has wronged you  .............................. Colossians 3:13 ........ 1044
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When you need guidance  ........................................


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Proverbs 3:5-6 ......... 555
When you feel sorry for yourself  ..................................... Psalm 102 ......... 527
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When you need to know the ABCs of prayer  ....................... Luke 11:1-4 ......... 922
When you feel like giving up  ...................................... Luke 11:5-13 ......... 922
When your faith feels insufficient . .


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When you fear failure  ........................................... Psalm 37:23-24 ......... 491
When you experience a power shortage  .................... Ephesians 1:19-20 ........


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When trouble comes in wave after wave  ........................... James 1:2-4 ........ 1071
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When people misread your intentions  ........................ Matthew 5:11-12 .........


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When you are angry  ......................................... Ephesians 4:26-27 ........ 1038
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When you worry  .................................................. Matthew 6:34 ......... 860
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When you doubt that God loves you  .................................. John 3:16 ......... 943
When you think that God owes you mercy  ......................... Romans 2:4 ......... 998
When the evil in the world seems overwhelming . .


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Romans 8:18-39 ........ 1003
When evil seems greater than God  ............................. Revelation 19:6 ........ 1101
When you don’t feel at peace with God  .......................... Romans 5:1-5 ........ 1000
When someone has harmed you  .............................. Matthew 6:14-15 ......... 860
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When you need wisdom  ............................................


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James 1:5-8 ........ 1071
When you are tempted to look down on others  ................. Matthew 7:1-6 ......... 860
When there are troubles with your wife  .................... Ephesians 5:25-30 ........ 1039
When there are troubles with your husband  ............... Ephesians 5:22-24 ........ 1039
When you are tempted to commit sexual sins  ........... 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 ........


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When God does not seem to act  .................................. Luke 24:13-35 ......... 939
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Table of Weights and Measures
Weights
Biblical 
Unit Language Biblical 
Measure
U.S. Equivalent
Metric 
Equivalent Various Translations
Gerah Hebrew  ₁/₂₀ shekel  ₁/₅₀ ounce  .6 gram gerah; oboli
Bekah Hebrew  ₁/₂ shekel or  
10 gerahs
 ₁/₅ ounce 5.7 grams bekah; half a shekel; 
quarter ounce;  
fifty cents
Pim Hebrew  ₂/₃ shekel  ₁/₃ ounce 7.6 grams  ₂/₃ of a shekel; quarter
Shekel Hebrew 2 bekahs  ₂/₅ ounce 11.5 grams shekel; piece; dollar; 
fifty dollars
Litra (pound) Greco-Roman 30 shekels 12 ounces  .4 kilogram pound; pounds
Mina Hebrew/Greek 50 shekels 1 ₁/₄ pounds  .6 kilogram mina; pound
Talent Hebrew/Greek 3,000 shekels 
or 60 minas
75 pounds/ 
88 pounds
34 kilograms/ 
40 kilograms
talent/talents;  
100 pounds
Length
Handbreadth Hebrew  ₁/₆ cubit or  
 ₁/₃ span
3 inches 8 centimeters handbreadth; three 
inches; four inches
Span Hebrew  ₁/₂ cubit or 3 
handbreadths
9 inches 23 centimeters span
Cubit/Pechys Hebrew/Greek 2 spans 18 inches  .5 meter cubit/cubits; yard;  
half a yard; foot
Fathom Greco-Roman 4 cubits 2 yards 2 meters fathom; six feet
Kalamos Greco-Roman 6 cubits 3 yards 3 meters rod; reed; measuring 
rod
Stadion Greco-Roman  ₁/₈ milion or 
400 cubits
 ₁/₈ mile 185 meters miles; furlongs; race
Milion Greco-Roman 8 stadia 1,620 yards 1.5 kilometers mile
Dry Measure
Xestes Greco-Roman  ₁/₂ cab 1 ₁/₆ pints  .5 liter pots; pitchers; kettles; 
copper pots; copper 
bowls; vessels of bronze
Cab Hebrew  ₁/₁₈ ephah 1 quart 1 liter cab; kab
Choinix Greco-Roman  ₁/₁₈ ephah 1 quart 1 liter measure; quart
Omer Hebrew  ₁/₁₀ ephah 2 quarts 2 liters omer; tenth of a deal; 
tenth of an ephah;  
six pints
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Dry Measure
Biblical 
Unit Language Biblical 
Measure
U.S. Equivalent
Metric 
Equivalent Various Translations
Seah/Saton Hebrew/
Greek
 ₁/₃ ephah 7 quarts 7.3 liters measures; pecks;  
large amounts
Modios Greco-Roman 4 omers 1 peck or  
 ₁/₄ bushel
9 liters bushel; bowl; peck
Ephah [Bath] Hebrew 10 omers  ₃/₅ bushel 22 liters bushel; peck; deal; part;  
measure; six pints; seven 
pints
Lethek Hebrew 5 ephahs 3 bushels 110 liters half homer; half sack
Kor [Homer]/ 
Koros
Hebrew/
Greek
10 ephahs 6 bushels or  
200 quarts
220 liters/ 
525 liters
cor; homer; sack; measures; 
bushels
Liquid Measure
Log Hebrew  ₁/₇₂ bath  ₁/₃ quart  .3 liter log; pint; cotulus
Xestes Greco-Roman  ₁/₈ hin 1 ₁/₆ pints  .5 liter pots; pitchers; kettles;  
copper bowls; vessels of 
bronze
Hin Hebrew  ₁/₆ bath 1 gallon or 
4 quarts
4 liters hin; pints
Bath/Batos Hebrew/
Greek
1 ephah 6 gallons 22 liters gallon(s); barrels;  
liquid measures
Metretes Greco-Roman 10 hins 10 gallons 39 liters firkins; gallons
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Also by Rick Warren
The Purpose-Driven® Church
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PURPOSE
RICK WARREN
WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR ? THE
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DRIVEN
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The Purpose-Driven® Life
Adobe® Acrobat® eBook Reader® format
Copyright © 2002 by Rick Warren
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zondervan.com/audiopages for more information. Requests for information should be addressed to:
Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530
ISBN 0-310-25482-5
a part of this copyright page. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy,
recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior
permission of the publisher. Illustrations by Michael Halbert, Copyright © 2002 Michael Halbert
Interior design by Jim Dobbs, Mary Deschenes, Julie Head
Printed in the United States of America
The Scripture versions cited in this book are identified in appendix 3, which hereby becomes
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This book is dedicated to you. Before you were born, God planned this moment in
your life. It is no accident that you are reading this
book. God longs for you to discover the life he created
you to live—here on earth, and forever in eternity. It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and 
what we are living for. Long before we first heard 
of Christ, . .


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. he had his eye on us, had designs on us 
for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is
working out in everything and everyone. Ephesians 1:11 (Msg)
I am grateful to the hundreds of writers and teachers,
both classical and contemporary, who have shaped my
life and helped me learn these truths.


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I thank God and
you for the privilege of sharing them with you. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji eLibrary           NamdhariElibrary@gmail.com       


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A Journey with Purpose 9
My Covenant 13
WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR? Day 1 It All Starts with God 17
Day 2 Y ou Are Not an Accident 22
Day 3 What Drives Y our Life?


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27
Day 4 Made to Last Forever 36
Day 5 Seeing Life from God’s View 41
Day 6 Life Is a T emporary Assignment 47
Day 7 The Reason for Everything 53
PURPOSE #1: Y ou Were Planned for God’s Pleasure
Day 8 Planned for God’s Pleasure 63
Day 9 What Makes God Smile? 69
Day 10 The Heart of Worship 77
Day 11 Becoming Best Friends with God 85
Day 12 Developing Y our Friendship with God 92
Day 13 Worship That Pleases God 100
Day 14 When God Seems Distant 107
PURPOSE #2: Y ou Were Formed for God’s Family
Day 15 Formed for God’s Family 117
Day 16 What Matters Most 123
Day 17 A Place to Belong 130
CO NTENTS
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Day 18 Experiencing Life T ogether 138
Day 19 Cultivating Community 145
Day 20 Restoring Broken Fellowship 152
Day 21 Protecting Y our Church 160
PURPOSE #3: Y ou Were Created to Become Like Christ
Day 22 Created to Become Like Christ 171
Day 23 How We Grow 179
Day 24 T ransformed by T ruth 185
Day 25 T ransformed by T rouble 193
Day 26 Growing through T emptation 201
Day 27 Defeating T emptation 209
Day 28 It T akes Time 217
PURPOSE #4: Y ou Were Shaped for Serving God
Day 29 Accepting Y our Assignment 227
Day 30 Shaped for Serving God 234
Day 31 Understanding Y our Shape 241
Day 32 Using What God Gave Y ou 249
Day 33 How Real Servants Act 257
Day 34 Thinking Like a Servant 265
Day 35 God’s Power in Y our Weakness 272
PURPOSE #5: Y ou Were Made for a Mission
Day 36 Made for a Mission 281
Day 37 Sharing Y our Life Message 289
Day 38 Becoming a World-Class Christian 297
Day 39 Balancing Y our Life 305
Day 40 Living with Purpose 312
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Notes 327
About the  Author          338
About the Publisher          339
Appendix 1: Discussion Questions
Appendix 2: Resources
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A JOURNEY 
WITH PURPOSE
Getting the Most from This Book
This is more than a book; it is a guide to a 40-day spiritual
journey that will enable you to discover the answer to life’s most
important question: What on earth am I here for? By the end of
this journey you will know God’s purpose for your life and will
understand the big picture—how all the pieces of your life fit
together.


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Having this perspective will reduce your stress, simplify
your decisions, increase your satisfaction, and, most important,
prepare you for eternity. Your Next 40 Days
Today the average life span is 25,550 days. That’s how long
you will live if you are typical. Don’t you think it would be a wise
use of time to set aside 40 of those days to figure out what God
wants you to do with the rest of them? The Bible is clear that God considers 40 days a spiritually
significant time period. Whenever God wanted to prepare
someone for his purposes, he took 40 days:
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•N oah’s life was transformed by 40 days of rain. • Moses was transformed by 40 days on Mount Sinai. • The spies were transformed by 40 days in the Promised Land. • David was transformed by Goliath’s 40-day challenge. •E lijah was transformed when God gave him 40 days of
strength from a single meal. •T he entire city of Nineveh was transformed when God gave
the people 40 days to change. • Jesus was empowered by 40 days in the wilderness. • The disciples were transformed by 40 days with Jesus after
his resurrection. The next 40 days will transform your life. This book is divided into 40 brief chapters. I strongly urge you
to read only one chapter a day, so you will have time to think about
the implications for your life. The Bible says, “Let God transform
you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will
know what God wants you to do.”
One reason most books don’t transform us is that we are so
eager to read the next chapter, we don’t pause and take the time
to seriously consider what we have just read. We rush to the next
truth without reflecting on what we have learned. Don’t just read this book.


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The books that have helped me most are the ones
that I reacted to, not just read. Four Features to Help You
At the end of each chapter is a section called “Thinking about
My Purpose.” There you will find:
• A Point to Ponder.This is a nugget of truth that summarizes
a principle of purpose-driven living that you can reflect on
throughout your day. Paul told Timothy, “Reflect on what I
am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.”
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• A Verse to Remember.This is a Bible verse that teaches a
truth from that chapter. If you really want to improve your
life, memorizing Scripture may be the most important habit
you can begin. You can either copy these verses onto small
cards to carry with you, or purchase a Purpose-Driven
® Life
Scripture Keeper Plus. • A Question to Consider. These questions will help you
think about the implications of what you have read and how
it applies to you personally. Let me encourage you to write
your answers in the margin of this book or in a notebook, or
obtain a copy of The Purpose-Driven Life Journal, a
companion book designed for this purpose. Writing down
your thoughts is the best way to clarify them.


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In appendix 1 you will find: 
• Discussion Questions. I strongly urge you to get one or
more friends to join you in reading this book during the
next 40 days. A journey is always better when it is shared. With a partner or a small reading group you can discuss what
you read and bounce ideas off each other. This will help you
grow stronger and deeper spiritually.


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Real spiritual growth is
never an isolated, individualistic pursuit. Maturity is
produced through relationships and community. The best way to explain God’s purpose for your life is to allow
the Scripture to speak for itself, so in this book the Bible is
quoted extensively, using over a thousand different verses from
fifteen English translations and paraphrases.


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I have varied the
versions used for several important reasons, which I explain in
appendix 3. I Have Been Praying for You
As I wrote this book, I often prayed that you would experience
the incredible sense of hope, energy, and joy that comes from
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discovering what God put you on this planet to do. There’s
nothing quite like it. I am excited because I know all the great
things that are going to happen to you. They happened to me,
and I have never been the same since I discovered the purpose of
my life. Because I know the benefits, I want to challenge you to stick
with this spiritual journey for the next 40 days, not missing a
single daily reading. Your life is worth taking the time to think
about it.


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Make it a daily appointment on your schedule. If you
will commit to this, let’s sign a covenant together. There is
something significant about signing your name to a commitment. If you get a partner to read through this with you, have him or
her sign it, too.


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Let’s get started together! The Purpose-Driven Life 12
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My Covenant
With God’s help, I commit the next 40 days of my
life to discovering God’s purpose for my life. Your name
Partner’s name
“Two are better off than one, because together they 
can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, 
the other can help him up . .


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. T wo people can resist 
an attack that would defeat one person alone. A rope made of three cords is hard to break.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9 (TEV)
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WHAT ON EARTH 
AM I HERE FOR? A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; 
a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree. Proverbs 11:28 (Msg)
Blessed are those who trust in the Lord. .


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. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with
roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees 
are not bothered by the heat or worried by long
months of drought. Their leaves stay green, 
and they go right on producing delicious fruit. Jeremiah 17:7–8 (NLT)
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It All Starts with God
For everything, absolutely everything, 
above and below, visible and invisible, . .


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. everything got started in him and 
finds its purpose in him. Colossians 1:16 (Msg)
Unless you assume a God, the question 
of life’ s purpose is meaningless. Bertrand Russell, atheist
It’s not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal
fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness.


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It’s far
greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams
and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed on this
planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose
and for his purpose. The search for the purpose of life has puzzled people for
thousands of years. That’s because we typically begin at the
wrong starting point—ourselves. We ask self-centered questions
like What do I want to be? What should I do with my life?


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What
are my goals, my ambitions, my dreams for my future? But
focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life’s purpose. The
What on Earth Am I Here For? 17
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Bible says, “It is God who directs the lives of his creatures; everyone’s
life is in his power.”1
Contrary to what many popular books, movies, and seminars
tell you, you won’t discover your life’s meaning by looking
within yourself. You’ve probably
tried that already.


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You didn’t create
yourself, so there is no way you
can tell yourself what you were
created for! If I handed you an
invention you had never seen
before, you wouldn’t know its
purpose, and the invention itself wouldn’t be able to tell you
either.


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When I stopped to ask for
directions to the campsite, I was told, “You can’t get there from
here. You must start from the other side of the mountain!” In the
same way, you cannot arrive at your life’s purpose by starting with
a focus on yourself. You must begin with God, your Creator. You
exist only because God wills that you exist. You were made by
God and for God—and until you understand that, life will never
make sense. It is only in God that we discover our origin, our
identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our
destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end. Many people try to use God for their own self-actualization,
but that is a reversal of nature and is doomed to failure. You
were made for God, not vice versa, and life is about letting God
use you for his purposes, not your using him for your own
purpose. The Bible says, “Obsession with self in these matters is a
dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a
spacious, free life.”
2
I have read many books that suggest ways to discover the
purpose of my life. All of them could be classified as “self-help”
books because they approach the subject from a self-centered
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viewpoint. Self-help books, even Christian ones, usually offer the
same predictable steps to finding your life’s purpose: Consider
your dreams. Clarify your values.


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Go for it! Be disciplined. Believe you
can achieve your goals. Involve others. Never give up. Of course, these recommendations often lead to great success. You can usually succeed in reaching a goal if you put your mind
to it. But being successful and fulfilling your life’s purpose are not
at all the same issue! You could reach all your personal goals,
becoming a raving success by the world’s standard, and still miss
the purposes for which God created you. You need more than
self-help advice. The Bible says, “Self-help is no help at all. Self-
sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self.”
3
This is not a self-help book. It is not about finding the right
career, achieving your dreams, or planning your life.


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It is not about
how to cram more activities into an overloaded schedule. Actually,
it will teach you how to do less in life—by focusing on what
matters most. It is about becoming what God created you to be. How, then, do you discover the purpose you were created for? You have only two options.


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Your first option is speculation. This is
what most people choose. They conjecture, they guess, they
theorize. When people say, “I’ve
always thought life is . .


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. ,” they
mean, “This is the best guess I can
come up with.”
For thousands of years, brilliant
philosophers have discussed and
speculated about the meaning of
life. Philosophy is an important
subject and has its uses, but when it comes to determining the
purpose of life, even the wisest philosophers are just guessing. Dr. Hugh Moorhead, a philosophy professor at Northeastern
Illinois University, once wrote to 250 of the best-known
philosophers, scientists, writers, and intellectuals in the world,
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You were made by God and for
God—and until you understand
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asking them, “What is the meaning of life?” He then published
their responses in a book. Some offered their best guesses, some
admitted that they just made up a purpose for life, and others
were honest enough to say they were clueless. In fact, a number
of famous intellectuals asked Professor Moorhead to write back
and tell them if he discovered the purpose of life! 4
Fortunately, there is an alternative to speculation about the
meaning and purpose of life. It’s revelation.


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We can turn to what
God has revealed about life in his Word. The easiest way to
discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life’s purpose: Ask God. God has not left us in the dark to wonder and guess. He has
clearly revealed his five purposes for our lives through the Bible. It is our Owner’s Manual, explaining why we are alive, how life
works, what to avoid, and what to expect in the future. It explains
what no self-help or philosophy book could know. The Bible says,
“God’s wisdom . .


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. It’s
not the latest message, but more like the oldest—what
God determined as the way to bring out his best in us.”
5
God is not just the starting point of your life; he is
the source of it. To discover your purpose in life you
must turn to God’s Word, not the world’s wisdom. You must build your life on eternal truths, not pop
psychology, success-motivation, or inspirational
stories. The Bible says, “It’s in Christ that we find out who we are
and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and
got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious
living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything
and everyone.”
6 This verse gives us three insights into your
purpose. 1. You discover your identity and purpose through a
relationship with Jesus Christ. If you don’t have such a
relationship, I will later explain how to begin one. The Purpose-Driven Life 20
DAY ONE:
IT ALL
STARTS
WITH
GOD
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2. God was thinking of you long before you ever thought
about him. His purpose for your life predates your
conception. He planned it before you
existed, without your input! You may
choose your career, your spouse, your
hobbies, and many other parts of
your life, but you don’t get to choose
your purpose. 3. The purpose of your life fits into a much
larger, cosmic purpose that God has designed for
eternity. That’s what this book is about.


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