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In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.
Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
That you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray.
And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? ...
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.
And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? ...
“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
“Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.
Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.
Only hold fast what you have until I come.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’
Therefore repent. If not, I will come to you soon and war against them with the sword of my mouth.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.’
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’
Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
Save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.
And have mercy on those who doubt;
Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.”
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.
Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.
And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you.
Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.
Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
That you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,
Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly;
Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler.
But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
Whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:
Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
So as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
Having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,
Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.
For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, ...
He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.
Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,
Since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty.
For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? ...
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.
And the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those who come from Italy send you greetings.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.
Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.
Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Let brotherly love continue.
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
That no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.
See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
And make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,
Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.