[1 What John was commanded to write to the angels of the churches of Ephesus
8 Smyrna, 12 Pergamos, 18 and Thyatira.]
UNTO the angel of the church of Ephesus write:
These things saith he that holdeth the seven
stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst
of the seven golden candlesticks;
2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy
patience, and how thou canst not bear them which
are evil; and thou hast tried them which say they
are apostles, and are not; and hast found them liars:
3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my
name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted.
4 Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because
thou hast left thy first love.
5 Remember therefore from whence thou art
fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else
I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy
candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds
of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
spirit saith unto the churches; To him that over-
cometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which
is in the midst of the paradise of God.
8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna
write; These things saith the first and the last,
which was dead, and is alive;
9 I know thy works, and tribulations, and poverty,
(But thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy
of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but
are the synagogue of Satan.
10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt
suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into
prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have
tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and
I will give thee a crown of life.
11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh
shall not be hurt of the second death.
12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos
write; These things saith he which hath the sharp
sword with two edges;
13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest,
even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast
my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in
those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr,
who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
14 But I have a few things against thee, because
thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam,
who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block
before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed
unto idols, and to commit fornication.
15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine
of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly,
and will fight against them with the sword of my
mouth.
17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches: To him that overcometh
will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and
will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new
name written, which no man knoweth, saving he
that receiveth it.
18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira
write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath
his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are
like fine brass;
19 I know thy works, and charity, and service,
and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the
last to be more than the first:
20 Notwithstanding, I have a few things against
thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel,
which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to
seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to
eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication,
and she repented not.
22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them
that commit adultery with her into great tribulations,
except they repent of their deeds.
23 And I will kill her children with death; and
all the churches shall know that I am he which
searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto
every one of you according to your works.
24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira,
as many as have not this doctrine, and which
have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak;
I will put upon you none other burden:
25 But that which ye have already, hold fast till
I come.
26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my
works unto the end, to him will I give power over
the nations.
27 (And he shall rule them with a rod of iron;
as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to
shivers:) even as I received of my Father.
28 And I will give him the morning-star.
29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Sunday, November 13, 2016
The REVELATION of ST. JOHN the Divine CHAPTER I.
[4 John's salutation to the seven churches. 7 The coming of Christ; 14 his
glorious power and majesty.]
THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave
unto him, to shew unto his servants things
which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and
signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the
testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear
the words of this prophecy, and keep those things
which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 JOHN to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which
is, and which was, and which is to come; and from
the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful Witness,
and the First-begotten of the dead, and the
Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God
and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for
ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye
shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and
all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him.
Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and
which is to come, the Almighty.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion
in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience
of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos,
for the word of God, and for the testimony of
Jesus Christ.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and
heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and
the last: and, What thou seest write in a book, and
send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia;
unto Ephesus and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamon,
and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto
Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake
with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden
candlesticks;
13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks
one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment
down to the foot, and girt about the paps with
a golden girdle.
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool,
as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of
fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they
burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of
many waters.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars:
and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged
sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth
in his strength.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead
And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto
me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and behold,
I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the
keys of hell and of death.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and
the things which are, and the things which shall be
hereafter;
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou
sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.
The seven stars are the angels of the the seven
churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou
sawest are the seven churches.
glorious power and majesty.]
THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave
unto him, to shew unto his servants things
which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and
signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the
testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear
the words of this prophecy, and keep those things
which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 JOHN to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which
is, and which was, and which is to come; and from
the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful Witness,
and the First-begotten of the dead, and the
Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood.
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God
and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for
ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye
shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and
all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him.
Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and
which is to come, the Almighty.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion
in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience
of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos,
for the word of God, and for the testimony of
Jesus Christ.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and
heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and
the last: and, What thou seest write in a book, and
send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia;
unto Ephesus and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamon,
and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto
Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake
with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden
candlesticks;
13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks
one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment
down to the foot, and girt about the paps with
a golden girdle.
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool,
as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of
fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they
burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of
many waters.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars:
and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged
sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth
in his strength.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead
And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto
me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and behold,
I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the
keys of hell and of death.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and
the things which are, and the things which shall be
hereafter;
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou
sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.
The seven stars are the angels of the the seven
churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou
sawest are the seven churches.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
The General Epistle of JUDE
[1 Jude exhorteth Christians to constancy in the received faith; 4 he foretelleth
the punishment of certain false teachers.]
JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother
of James, to them that are sanctified by God the
Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write
unto you of the common salvation, it was needful
for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye
should earnestly contend for the faith which was
once delivered unto the saints.
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares,
who were before of old ordained to this condemnation,
ungodly men, turning the grace of our God
into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord
God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance,
though ye once knew this, how that the Lord,
having saved the people out of the land of Egypt,
afterward destroyed them that believed not.
6 And the angels which kept not their first
estate, but left their own habitation, he hath
reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto
the judgment of the great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities
about them in like manner, giving themselves over
to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set
forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of
eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the
flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending
with the devil, he disputed about the body of Moses,
durst not bring against him a railing accusation,
but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
10 But these speak evil of those things which
they know not: but what they know naturally, as
brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
11 Wo unto them! for they have gone in the
way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of
Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying
of Core.
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity,
when they feast with you, feeding themselves without
fear: clouds they are without water, carried
about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without
fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their
own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved
the blackness of darkness for ever.
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam,
prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh
with ten thousand of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince
all that are ungodly among them of their ungodly
deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of
all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have
spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking
after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh
great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration
because of advantage.
17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which
were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord
Jesus Christ:
18 How that they told you there should be
mockers in the last time, who should walk after
their own ungodly lusts.
19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual,
having not the Spirit.
20 But ye beloved, building up yourselves on
your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for
the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
22 And of some have compassion, making a
difference:
23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of
the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from
falling, and to present you faultless before the
presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and
majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
the punishment of certain false teachers.]
JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother
of James, to them that are sanctified by God the
Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write
unto you of the common salvation, it was needful
for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye
should earnestly contend for the faith which was
once delivered unto the saints.
4 For there are certain men crept in unawares,
who were before of old ordained to this condemnation,
ungodly men, turning the grace of our God
into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord
God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 I will therefore put you in remembrance,
though ye once knew this, how that the Lord,
having saved the people out of the land of Egypt,
afterward destroyed them that believed not.
6 And the angels which kept not their first
estate, but left their own habitation, he hath
reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto
the judgment of the great day.
7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities
about them in like manner, giving themselves over
to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set
forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of
eternal fire.
8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the
flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending
with the devil, he disputed about the body of Moses,
durst not bring against him a railing accusation,
but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
10 But these speak evil of those things which
they know not: but what they know naturally, as
brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
11 Wo unto them! for they have gone in the
way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of
Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying
of Core.
12 These are spots in your feasts of charity,
when they feast with you, feeding themselves without
fear: clouds they are without water, carried
about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without
fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their
own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved
the blackness of darkness for ever.
14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam,
prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh
with ten thousand of his saints,
15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince
all that are ungodly among them of their ungodly
deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of
all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have
spoken against him.
16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking
after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh
great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration
because of advantage.
17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which
were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord
Jesus Christ:
18 How that they told you there should be
mockers in the last time, who should walk after
their own ungodly lusts.
19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual,
having not the Spirit.
20 But ye beloved, building up yourselves on
your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for
the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
22 And of some have compassion, making a
difference:
23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of
the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from
falling, and to present you faultless before the
presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and
majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Monday, November 7, 2016
The Third Epistle of JOHN
[1 He commendeth Gaius for his piety. 5 and hospitality to true preachers:
9 he censureth Diotrephes, and threateneth him for his ambitious opposition,
11 whose evil example is not to be followed]
THE elder unto the well-beloved Gaius, whom
I love in the truth.
2 Beloved , I wish above all thing that thou
mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth.
3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren
came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even
as thou walkest in the truth.
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my
children walk in truth.
5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou
doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before
the church: whom if thou bring forward on their
journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
7 Because that for his name's sake they went
forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we
might be fellow-helpers to the truth.
9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth
to have the pre-eminence among them, receiveth us not.
10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds
which he doeth, prating against us with malicious
words: and not content therewith, neither doth he
himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them
that would, and casteth them out of the church.
11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but
that which is good. He that doeth good is of God:
but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of
the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and
ye know that our record is true.
13 I had many things to write, but I will not
with ink and pen write unto thee:
14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we
shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our
friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.
9 he censureth Diotrephes, and threateneth him for his ambitious opposition,
11 whose evil example is not to be followed]
THE elder unto the well-beloved Gaius, whom
I love in the truth.
2 Beloved , I wish above all thing that thou
mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth.
3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren
came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even
as thou walkest in the truth.
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my
children walk in truth.
5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou
doest to the brethren, and to strangers;
6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before
the church: whom if thou bring forward on their
journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
7 Because that for his name's sake they went
forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we
might be fellow-helpers to the truth.
9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth
to have the pre-eminence among them, receiveth us not.
10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds
which he doeth, prating against us with malicious
words: and not content therewith, neither doth he
himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them
that would, and casteth them out of the church.
11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but
that which is good. He that doeth good is of God:
but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of
the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and
ye know that our record is true.
13 I had many things to write, but I will not
with ink and pen write unto thee:
14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we
shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our
friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
The Second epistle of JOHN
[1 He testifieth his regard for a certain pious matron and her children; 5 He exhorteth
them to persevere in Christian love and belief, that they lose not
their full reward; 10 and to have nothing to do with seducers.]
THE elder unto the elect lady, and her children,
whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but
also all they that have known the truth;
2 For the truth's sake which dwelleth in us, and
shall be with us for ever.
3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace from
God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ,
the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 I rejoiced greatly, that I found of thy children
walking in truth, as we have received a commandment
from the Father.
5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though
I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that
which we had from the beginning, that we love
one another.
6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments.
This is the commandment, That, as
ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk
in it.
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world,
who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh. This is a deceiver, and an antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those
things which we have wrought, but that we
receive a full reward.
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in
the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that
abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the
Father and the Son.
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not
this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither
bid him God speed:
11 For he that biddeth him God speed, is partaker
of his evil deeds.
12 Having many things to write unto you, I
would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to
come unto you, and speak face to face, that our
joy may be full.
13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
them to persevere in Christian love and belief, that they lose not
their full reward; 10 and to have nothing to do with seducers.]
THE elder unto the elect lady, and her children,
whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but
also all they that have known the truth;
2 For the truth's sake which dwelleth in us, and
shall be with us for ever.
3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace from
God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ,
the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
4 I rejoiced greatly, that I found of thy children
walking in truth, as we have received a commandment
from the Father.
5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though
I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that
which we had from the beginning, that we love
one another.
6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments.
This is the commandment, That, as
ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk
in it.
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world,
who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh. This is a deceiver, and an antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those
things which we have wrought, but that we
receive a full reward.
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in
the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that
abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the
Father and the Son.
10 If there come any unto you, and bring not
this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither
bid him God speed:
11 For he that biddeth him God speed, is partaker
of his evil deeds.
12 Having many things to write unto you, I
would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to
come unto you, and speak face to face, that our
joy may be full.
13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
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