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“For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter[fn] or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished.
“For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
“You have heard that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder, and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.
“Truly I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny.[fn]
“But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don't break in and steal.
“No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
“Consider the birds of the sky: They don't sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you worth more than they?
“And why do you worry about clothes? Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don't labor or spin thread.
“Why do you look at the splinter in your brother's eye but don't notice the beam of wood in your own eye?
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Now when he heard this, he said, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick.
“Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners.”[fn]
Then John's disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast? ”
“Leave,” he said, “because the girl is not dead but asleep.” And they laughed at him.
“because it isn't you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.
“When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. For truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
“Therefore, don't be afraid of them, since there is nothing covered that won't be uncovered and nothing hidden that won't be made known.
“And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple,[fn] truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
Then he proceeded to denounce the towns where most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent:
“If you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.
He will not break a bruised reed,
and he will not put out a smoldering wick,
until he has led justice to victory.[fn]
Knowing their thoughts, he told them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
He answered, “Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.
“That is why I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand.
“Isaiah's prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:
You will listen and listen,
but never understand;
you will look and look,
but never perceive.
“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat.”[fn]
“It's not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth — this defiles a person.”
“These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
Jesus called his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they've already stayed with me three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, otherwise they might collapse on the way.”
“An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of[fn] Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.
“Why is it you don't understand that when I told you, ‘Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees,' it wasn't about bread? ”
“And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, “Oh no,[fn] Lord! This will never happen to you! ”
Jesus turned and told Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me because you're not thinking about God's concerns[fn] but human concerns.”
“Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
“Truly I tell you,” he said, “unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
He told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts, but it was not like that from the beginning.
His disciples said to him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it's better not to marry.”
He responded, “Not everyone can accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given.
“Which ones? ” he asked him.
Jesus answered: Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness;
Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' it will be done.
So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You don't care what anyone thinks nor do you show partiality.[fn]
“Therefore do whatever they tell you, and observe it. But don't do what they do, because they don't practice what they teach.
“They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry[fn] and put them on people's shoulders, but they themselves aren't willing to lift a finger to move them.
“For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord'! ”
He replied to them, “Do you see all these things? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down.”
“For at that time there will be great distress,[fn] the kind that hasn't taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again.
“Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
“Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.
“This is why you are also to be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
“that servant's master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know.
“The wise ones answered, ‘No, there won't be enough for us and for you. Go instead to those who sell oil, and buy some for yourselves.'
“The man who had received one talent also approached and said, ‘Master, I know you. You're a harsh man, reaping where you haven't sown and gathering where you haven't scattered seed.
“His master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy servant! If you knew that I reap where I haven't sown and gather where I haven't scattered,
“I was a stranger and you didn't take me in; I was naked and you didn't clothe me, sick and in prison and you didn't take care of me.'
“Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or without clothes, or sick, or in prison, and not help you? '
“But I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.”
“Even if I have to die with you,” Peter told him, “I will never deny you,” and all the disciples said the same thing.
“Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and he will provide me here and now with more than twelve legions of angels?
“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the King of Israel! Let him[fn] come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Now John's disciples and the Pharisees[fn] were fasting. People came and asked him, “Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees' disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast? ”
Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.
“But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
“For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.
because they had not understood about the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened.
He said to them, “Are you also as lacking in understanding? Don't you realize that nothing going into a person from the outside can defile him?
He said to her, “Let the children be fed first, because it isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
“Do you have eyes and not see; do you have ears and not hear? And do you not remember?
But turning around and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! You are not thinking about God's concerns[fn] but human concerns.”
Then he said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come in power.”
and his clothes became dazzling — extremely white as no launderer on earth could whiten them.
“And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ — truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
“Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive[fn] the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Looking at them, Jesus said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God, because all things are possible with God.”
When they came, they said to him, “Teacher, we know you are truthful and don't care what anyone thinks, nor do you show partiality but teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we? ”
When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question him any longer.
Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another — all will be thrown down.”
“So when they arrest you and hand you over, don't worry beforehand what you will say, but say whatever is given to you at that time, for it isn't you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
“When you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
“For those will be days of tribulation, the kind that hasn't been from the beginning of creation until now and never will be again.
“But in those days, after that tribulation: The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light;
“Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.
“You always have the poor with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.
“Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new[fn] in the kingdom of God.”
But he kept insisting, “If I have to die with you, I will never deny you.” And they all said the same thing.
And he said, “Abba,[fn] Father! All things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, not what I will, but what you will.”
In the same way, the chief priests with the scribes were mocking him among themselves and saying, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself!
“they will pick up snakes;[fn] if they should drink anything deadly, it will not harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”
“For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or beer. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother's womb.
Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man? ”[fn]
Jesus replied to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a doctor, but those who are sick.
He also told them a parable: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. Otherwise, not only will he tear the new, but also the piece from the new garment will not match the old.
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
“Why do you look at the splinter in your brother's eye, but don't notice the beam of wood in your own eye?
“Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,' when you yourself don't see the beam of wood in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter in your brother's eye.
“A good tree doesn't produce bad fruit; on the other hand, a bad tree doesn't produce good fruit.[fn]
“For each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs aren't gathered from thornbushes, or grapes picked from a bramble bush.
Jesus went with them, and when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to tell him, “Lord, don't trouble yourself, since I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.
“As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life, and produce no mature fruit.
“For nothing is concealed that won't be revealed, and nothing hidden that won't be made known and brought to light.
Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But he said, “Stop crying, because she is not dead but asleep.”
“Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”
“Look, I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy; nothing at all will harm you.
But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”[fn]
“Then he will answer from inside and say, ‘Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can't get up to give you anything.'
“I tell you, even though he won't get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend's shameless boldness,[fn] he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
As the crowds were increasing, he began saying, “This generation is an evil generation. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.[fn]
When the Pharisee saw this, he was amazed that he did not first perform the ritual washing[fn] before dinner.
Then he said, “Woe also to you experts in the law! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, and yet you yourselves don't touch these burdens with one of your fingers.
“There is nothing covered that won't be uncovered, nothing hidden that won't be made known.
“Consider the ravens: They don't sow or reap; they don't have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Aren't you worth much more than the birds?
“Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don't labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these.
“I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny.”[fn]
“See, your house is abandoned to you. I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when[fn] you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord'! ”
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters — yes, and even his own life — he cannot be my disciple.
“In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce[fn] all his possessions cannot be my disciple.
“I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who don't need repentance.
“Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.
“So he called the manager in and asked, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be my manager.'
“No servant can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
“For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I don't fear God or respect people,
“Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don't want this man to rule over us.'
They questioned him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and you don't show partiality[fn] but teach truthfully the way of God.
“These things that you see — the days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down.”
“for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
“Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all things take place.
“For I tell you, I will not eat it again[fn] until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
“For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
“I tell you, Peter,” he said, “the rooster will not crow today until[fn] you deny three times that you know me.”
They said, “If you are the Messiah, tell us.”
But he said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe.
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.”[fn] And they divided his clothes and cast lots.
After this, he went down to Capernaum, together with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.
and because he did not need anyone to testify about man; for he himself knew what was in man.
Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again,[fn] he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
“Truly I tell you, we speak what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you do not accept our testimony.
“If I have told you about earthly things and you don't believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
“Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
John responded, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
For the one whom God sent speaks God's words, since he[fn] gives the Spirit without measure.
“But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give him will become a well[fn] of water springing up in him for eternal life.”
This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill him: Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, the Son is not able to do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father[fn] does, the Son likewise does these things.
“so that all people may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
“I can do nothing on my own. I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
“I have come in my Father's name, and yet you don't accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
“How can you believe, since you accept glory from one another but don't seek the glory that comes from the only God?
The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw there had been only one boat.[fn] They also saw that Jesus had not boarded the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone off alone.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, Moses didn't give you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
“I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty again.
“Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never cast out.
“This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the manna[fn] your ancestors ate — and they died. The one who eats this bread will live forever.”
“But there are some among you who don't believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning those who did not[fn] believe and the one who would betray him.)
After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee, since he did not want to travel in Judea because the Jews were trying to kill him.
“The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me because I testify about it — that its works are evil.
After his brothers had gone up to the festival, then he also went up, not openly but secretly.
“What is this remark he made: ‘You will look for me, and you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come'? ”
Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”
Then he said to them again, “I'm going away; you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I'm going, you cannot come.”
So the Jews said again, “He won't kill himself, will he, since he says, ‘Where I'm going, you cannot come'? ”
“I know you are descendants of Abraham, but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place among you.
“You're doing what your father does.”
“We weren't born of sexual immorality,” they said. “We have one Father — God.”
“Who among you can convict me of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me?
Then the Jews said, “Now we know you have a demon. Abraham died and so did the prophets. You say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'
Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn't keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a sinful man perform such signs? ” And there was a division among them.
“They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don't know the voice of strangers.”
“I did tell you and you don't believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in my Father's name testify about me.
“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
“We aren't stoning you for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because you — being a man — make yourself God.”
“If he called those to whom the word of God came ‘gods' — and the Scripture cannot be broken —
“Aren't there twelve hours in a day? ” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
They were looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? He won't come to the festival, will he? ”
Then a large crowd of the Jews learned he was there. They came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, the one he had raised from the dead.
Jesus cried out, “The one who believes in me believes not in me, but in him who sent me.
“If anyone hears my words and doesn't keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.
“You will never wash my feet,” Peter said.
Jesus replied, “If I don't wash you, you have no part with me.”
“I'm not speaking about all of you; I know those I have chosen. But the Scripture must be fulfilled: The one who eats my bread[fn] has raised his heel against me.
“Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so now I tell you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.'
“Lord,” Simon Peter said to him, “where are you going? ”
Jesus answered, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”
Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly I tell you, a rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.
“Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who lives in me does his works.
“He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive him because it doesn't see him or know him. But you do know him, because he remains with you and will be[fn] in you.
“The one who doesn't love me will not keep my words. The word that you hear is not mine but is from the Father who sent me.
“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Don't let your heart be troubled or fearful.
“Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me.
“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me.
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak on his own, but he will speak whatever he hears. He will also declare to you what is to come.
Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this he's telling us: ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again in a little while, you will see me,' and, ‘Because I am going to the Father'? ”
Jesus knew they wanted to ask him, and so he said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again in a little while, you will see me'?
“On that day you will ask in my name, and I am not telling you that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
“Now we know that you know everything and don't need anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”
“I pray[fn] for them. I am not praying for the world but for those you have given me, because they are yours.
“I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in me through their word.
When they came to Jesus, they did not break his legs since they saw that he was already dead.
For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: Not one of his bones will be broken.
The wrapping that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a separate place by itself.
So the other disciples were telling him, “We've seen the Lord! ”
But he said to them, “If I don't see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
When daybreak came, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus.
Since they were not far from land (about a hundred yards[fn] away), the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish.
“Truly I tell you, when you were younger, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don't want to go.”
“for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit in a few days.”
“For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it's only nine in the morning.[fn]
“For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:
The Lord declared to my Lord,
‘Sit at my right hand
saying, “What should we do with these men? For an obvious sign has been done through them, clear to everyone living in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
Then the commander went with the servants and brought them in without force, because they were afraid the people might stone them.
“but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” They were persuaded by him.
They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and the law.
“He assumed his people would understand that God would give them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.
“not by all the people, but by us whom God appointed as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
and said, “You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery, you son of the devil and enemy of all that is right. Won't you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?
“Therefore he also says in another passage, You will not let your Holy One see decay.
“Look, you scoffers,
marvel and vanish away,
because I am doing a work in your days,
a work that you will never believe,
even if someone were to explain it to you.”
Some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom prescribed by Moses, you cannot be saved.”
“Since we have heard that some without our authorization went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts,[fn]
“He did this so that they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
“But if these are questions about words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
“You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this man Paul has persuaded and misled a considerable number of people by saying that gods made by hand are not gods.
“Not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin — the very one all of Asia and the world worship.”
When the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, “People of Ephesus! What person is there who doesn't know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great[fn] Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?
“In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disturbance.”
Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
“and saw him telling me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
They listened to him up to this point. Then they raised their voices, shouting, “Wipe this man off the face of the earth! He should not be allowed to live! ”
“You can verify for yourself that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
“While I was doing this, some Jews from Asia found me ritually purified in the temple, without a crowd and without any uproar.
When he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea. The next day, seated at the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought in.
“If then I did anything wrong and am deserving of death, I am not trying to escape death; but if there is nothing to what these men accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar! ”
But Paul replied, “I'm not out of my mind, most excellent Festus. On the contrary, I'm speaking words of truth and good judgment.
“For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak boldly to him. For I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice, since this was not done in a corner.
“I wish before God,” replied Paul, “that whether easily or with difficulty,[fn] not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am — except for these chains.”
and told them, “Men, I can see that this voyage is headed toward disaster and heavy loss, not only of the cargo and the ship but also of our lives.”
But before long, a fierce wind called the “northeaster” rushed down from the island.
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold.
“when he said,
Go to these people and say:
You will always be listening,
but never understanding;
and you will always be looking,
but never perceiving.
Now I don't want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now) in order that I might have a fruitful ministry[fn] among you, just as I have had among the rest of the Gentiles.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel,[fn] because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.
For the hearers of the law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified.[fn]
you then, who teach another, don't you teach yourself? You who preach, “You must not steal” — do you steal?
For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, and true circumcision is not something visible in the flesh.
On the contrary, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart — by the Spirit, not the letter.[fn] That person's praise is not from people but from God.
For no one will be justified[fn] in his sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.
The righteousness of God is through faith in Jesus Christ[fn] to all who believe, since there is no distinction.
If Abraham was justified[fn] by works, he has something to boast about — but not before God.
For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace, to guarantee it to all the descendants — not only to the one who is of the law[fn] but also to the one who is of Abraham's faith. He is the father of us all.
He did not waver in unbelief at God's promise but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,
This hope will not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
And not only that, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.
But now we have been released from the law, since we have died to what held us, so that we may serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the old letter of the law.
For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate.
For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do.
Now if I do what I do not want, I am no longer the one that does it, but it is the sin that lives in me.
So then, brothers and sisters, we are not obligated to the flesh to live according to the flesh,
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear. Instead, you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba,[fn] Father! ”
Not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits — we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
I speak the truth in Christ — I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit[fn] —
Now it is not as though the word of God has failed, because not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
That is, it is not the children by physical descent[fn] who are God's children, but the children of the promise are considered to be the offspring.
And it will be in the place where they were told,
you are not my people,
there they will be called sons of the living God.
As it is written,
Look, I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over
and a rock to trip over,
and the one who believes on him
will not be put to shame.
I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, because the same Lord of all richly blesses all who call on him.
do not boast that you are better than those branches. But if you do boast — you do not sustain the root, but the root sustains you.
I don't want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you will not be conceited: A partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
Now as we have many parts in one body, and all the parts do not have the same function,
Let everyone submit to the governing authorities, since there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are instituted by God.
For it is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For it is God's servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.
Therefore, you must submit, not only because of wrath but also because of your conscience.
The commandments, Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal;[fn] do not covet; and any other commandment, are summed up by this commandment: Love your neighbor as yourself.
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me by word and deed for the obedience of the Gentiles,
because such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites.[fn] They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel — not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.
Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective,[fn] not many powerful, not many of noble birth.
When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery[fn] of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom.
We do, however, speak a wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.
I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, since you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready,
For you may have countless instructors in Christ, but you don't have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk, but the power of those who are arrogant.
Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little leaven[fn] leavens the whole batch of dough?
I did not mean the immoral people of this world or the greedy and swindlers or idolaters; otherwise you would have to leave the world.
Don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God's kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males,[fn]
no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God's kingdom.
“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
“Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food,” and God will do away with both of them. However, the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you[fn] to live in peace.
Food will not bring us close to God.[fn] We are not worse off if we don't eat, and we are not better if we do eat.
Therefore, if food causes my brother or sister to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won't cause my brother or sister to fall.
For it is written in the law of Moses, Do not muzzle an ox while it treads out grain. Is God really concerned about oxen?
For my part I have used none of these rights, nor have I written these things that they may be applied in my case. For it would be better for me to die than for anyone to deprive me of my boast!
Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea,
No, but I do say that what they[fn] sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons!
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord's table and the table of demons.
For if a woman doesn't cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. But if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her head be covered.
Now concerning spiritual gifts:[fn] brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware.
If the foot should say, “Because I'm not a hand, I don't belong to the body,” it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.
And if the ear should say, “Because I'm not an eye, I don't belong to the body,” it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don't need you! ” Or again, the head can't say to the feet, “I don't need you! ”
which our respectable parts do not need.
Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable,
is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs.
Speaking in tongues, then, is intended as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers.
since God is not a God of disorder but of peace.
As in all the churches of the saints,
the women[fn] should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but are to submit themselves, as the law also says.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
And as for what you sow — you are not sowing the body that will be, but only a seed, perhaps of wheat or another grain.
Not all flesh is the same flesh; there is one flesh for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.
What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruption.
Listen, I am telling you a mystery: We will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,
I don't want to see you now just in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.
We don't want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our affliction that took place in Asia. We were completely overwhelmed — beyond our strength — so that we even despaired of life itself.
For we are writing nothing to you other than what you can read and also understand. I hope you will understand completely —
so that we may not be taken advantage of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.
For we do not market the word of God for profit like so many.[fn] On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.
He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
In fact, what had been glorious is not glorious now by comparison because of the glory that surpasses it.
We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from gazing steadily until the end[fn] of the glory of what was being set aside,
For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus's sake.
Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothed, so that mortality may be swallowed up by life.
We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in outward appearance rather than in the heart.
We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
I don't say this to condemn you, since I have already said that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.
and not only by his arrival but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
For even if I grieved you with my letter, I don't regret it. And if I regretted it — since I saw that the letter grieved you, yet only for a while —
For if I have made any boast to him about you, I have not been disappointed; but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, so our boasting to Titus has also turned out to be the truth.
and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by God's will.
I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love.
And in this matter I am giving advice because it is profitable for you, who began last year not only to do something but also to want to do it.
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
It is not that there should be relief for others and hardship for you, but it is a question of equality.[fn]
And not only that, but he was also appointed by the churches to accompany us with this gracious gift that we are administering for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.
Indeed, we are giving careful thought to do what is right, not only before the Lord but also before people.
For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
since the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments
For we don't dare classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. But in measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves to themselves, they lack understanding.
For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we had not reached you, since we have come to you with the gospel of Christ.
For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one the Lord commends.
Even if I am untrained in public speaking, I am certainly not untrained in knowledge. Indeed, we have in every way made that clear to you in everything.
When I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, since the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have kept myself, and will keep myself, from burdening you in any way.
As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped[fn] in the regions of Achaia.
So it is no great surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their works.
What I am saying in this matter[fn] of boasting, I don't speak as the Lord would, but as it were, foolishly.
Boasting is necessary. It is not profitable, but I will move on to visions and revelations of the Lord.
So in what way are you worse off than the other churches, except that I personally did not burden you? Forgive me for this wrong!
Look, I am ready to come to you this third time. I will not burden you, since I am not seeking what is yours, but you. For children ought not save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and you may not find me to be what you want. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient,
to reveal his Son in me, so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.[fn]
and yet because we know that a person is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ,[fn] even we ourselves have believed in Christ Jesus. This was so that we might be justified by faith in Christ[fn] and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will[fn] be justified.
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say “and to seeds,” as though referring to many, but referring to one, and to your seed, who is Christ.
They court you eagerly, but not for good. They want to exclude you from me, so that you would pursue them.
For it is written,
Rejoice, childless woman,
unable to give birth.
Burst into song and shout,
you who are not in labor,
for the children of the desolate woman will be many,
more numerous than those
of the woman who has a husband.
But what does the Scripture say? “Drive out the slave and her son, for the son of the slave will never be a coheir with the son of the free woman.”
I say, then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh.
envy,[fn] drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I am warning you about these things — as I warned you before — that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given,[fn] not only in this age but also in the one to come.
Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful work for me; and I don't know which one I should choose.
For it has been granted to you on Christ's behalf not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
Brothers and sisters, I do not[fn] consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,
For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven't stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,[fn]
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ.
They don't hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, grows with growth from God.
For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith[fn] in God has gone out. Therefore, we don't need to say anything,
For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our visit with you was not without result.
We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe.
But as for us, brothers and sisters, after we were forced to leave you[fn] for a short time (in person, not in heart), we greatly desired and made every effort to return and see you face to face.
About brotherly love: You don't need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
For we say this to you by a word from the Lord: We who are still alive at the Lord's coming will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.
About the times and the seasons: Brothers and sisters, you do not need anything to be written to you.
When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you: “If anyone isn't willing to work, he should not eat.”
We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,
For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle (I am telling the truth;[fn] I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
But if anyone does not provide for his own family, especially for his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going from house to house; they are not only idle, but are also gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn't say.
For the Scripture says: Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain, and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
Likewise, good works are obvious, and those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power,[fn] love, and sound judgment.
He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.
Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
for which I suffer to the point of being bound like a criminal. But the word of God is not bound.
The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach,[fn] and patient,
But they will not make further progress, for their foolishness will be clear to all, as was the foolishness of Jannes and Jambres.
There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing.[fn]
For it is clear that he does not reach out to help angels, but to help Abraham's offspring.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin.
Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God's revelation again. You need milk, not solid food.
For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love[fn] you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints — and by continuing to serve them.
Now if perfection came through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the people received the law), what further need was there for another priest to appear, said to be according to the order of Melchizedek and not according to the order of Aaron?
who did not become a priest based on a legal regulation about physical[fn] descent but based on the power of an indestructible life.
but he became a priest with an oath made by the one who said to him:
The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind,
“You are a priest forever.”
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.
And each person will not teach his fellow citizen,[fn]
and each his brother or sister, saying, “Know the Lord,”
because they will all know me,
from the least to the greatest of them.
But the high priest alone enters the second room, and he does that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
But Christ has appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come.[fn] In the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands (that is, not of this creation),
According to the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands (only a model[fn] of the true one) but into heaven itself, so that he might now appear in the presence of God for us.
By faith Rahab the prostitute welcomed the spies in peace and didn't perish with those who disobeyed.
Women received their dead, raised to life again. Other people were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
Endure suffering as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?
Furthermore, we had human fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn't we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?
No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
For you have not come to what could be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, gloom, and storm,
His voice shook the earth at that time, but now he has promised, Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.
Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for he himself has said, I will never leave you or abandon you.
Therefore, we may boldly say,
The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
Don't be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by food regulations, since those who observe them have not benefited.
Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face[fn] in a mirror.
For he who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. So if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you are a lawbreaker.
For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is mature, able also to control the whole body.
Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.
You desire and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and wage war.[fn] You do not have because you do not ask.
You ask and don't receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
For it stands in Scripture:
See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and honored[fn] cornerstone,
and the one who believes in him
will never be put to shame.
Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Household slaves, submit to your masters with all reverence not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel.
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not as the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge[fn] of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.
For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; instead, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Above all, you know this: No prophecy of Scripture comes from the prophet's own interpretation,
because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
They will exploit you in their greed with made-up stories. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.
Bold, arrogant people! They are not afraid to slander the glorious ones;
however, angels, who are greater in might and power, do not bring a slanderous charge against them before the Lord.[fn]
The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.
If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth.
He himself is the atoning sacrifice[fn] for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world.
As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you don't need anyone to teach you. Instead, his anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie; just as it has taught you,[fn] remain in him.
See what great love[fn] the Father has given us that we should be called God's children — and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn't know him.
unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother's were righteous.
There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment.[fn] So the one who fears is not complete in love.
If anyone says, “I love God,” and yet hates his brother or sister, he is a liar. For the person who does not love his brother or sister whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.[fn]
The one who believes in the Son of God has this testimony within himself. The one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony God has given about his Son.
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and do not greet him;
“I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.
“I know that you have persevered and endured hardships for the sake of my name, and you have not grown weary.
“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.
“I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.
“I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who haven't known “the so-called secrets[fn] of Satan” — as they say — I am not putting any other burden on you.
“Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come[fn] like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.
“In the same way, the one who conquers will be dressed in white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the book of life but will acknowledge his name before my Father and before his angels.
“The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never go out again. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God — the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God — and my new name.
They cried out with a loud voice, “Lord,[fn] the one who is holy and true, how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood? ”
They will no longer hunger;
they will no longer thirst;
the sun will no longer strike them,
nor will any scorching heat.
In those days people will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.
And they did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.
Lord, who will not fear
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All the nations will come
and worship before you
because your righteous acts
have been revealed.
and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power[fn] over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.
and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they did not repent of their works.
“The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who live on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and is to come.
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.”
The fruit you craved has left you.
All your splendid and glamorous things are gone;
they will never find them again.
Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a large millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,
In this way, Babylon the great city
will be thrown down violently
and never be found again.
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;
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.
Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
“If that's how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won't he do much more for you — you of little faith?
“On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, and do many miracles in your name? '
When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the temple tax approached Peter and said, “Doesn't your teacher pay the temple tax? ”
He replied to them, “Do you see all these things? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down.”
He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher! Don't you care that we're going to die? ”
He was teaching them: “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves! ”
Jesus spoke to them, “Isn't this the reason why you're mistaken: you don't know the Scriptures or the power of God?
But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Doesn't each one of you untie his ox or donkey from the feeding trough on the Sabbath and lead it to water?
“What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open field[fn] and go after the lost one until he finds it?
“Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them?[fn]
“Didn't Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me? ”
The Jews responded to him, “Aren't we right in saying that you're a Samaritan and have a demon? ”
At that, Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword away! Am I not to drink the cup the Father has given me? ”
So Pilate said to him, “Do you refuse to speak to me? Don't you know that I have the authority to release you and the authority to crucify you? ”
“Didn't we strictly order you not to teach in this name? Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man's blood.”
But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to send us away secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out.”
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
If others have this right to receive benefits from you, don't we even more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right; instead, we endure everything so that we will not hinder the gospel of Christ.
I urged Titus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus didn't take advantage of you, did he? Didn't we walk in the same spirit and in the same footsteps?
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