CHAP. IV. Exhortations to several duties. d 12 Put on therefore, as thed 23 And whatsoever ye do, elect of God, holy and belov- do it heartily, as to the Lord, ed, bowels of mercies, kind- and not unto men; ness, humbleness of mind, 6 24 Knowing that of the meekness, longsuffering; Lord ye shall receive the red 13 Forbearing one another, ward of the inheritance: for and forgiving one another, ye serve the Lord Christ. if any man have a quarrel 25 But he that doeth wrong against any; even as Christ shall receive for the wrong forgave you, so also do ye. which he hath done: and d 14 And above all these there is no respect of persons. things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. MASTERS,give b 15 And let the peace of God your servants that which rule in your hearts, to the is just and equal; knowing which also ye are called in that ye also have a Master in one body; and be ye thankful. heaven. d CHAP. IV. unto 16 Let the word of Christ d 2 Continue in prayer, and dwell in you richly in all watch in the same with wisdom; teaching and admo- thanksgiving; nishing one another in psalms d3 Withal praying also for and hymns and spiritual us, that God would open unto songs, singing with grace in us a door of utterance, to your hearts to the Lord. d*17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. speak the mystery of Christ, d 18 Wives, submit your- deeming the time. selves unto your own hus- d 6 Let your speech be alway bands, as it is fit in the Lord. with grace, seasoned with d 19 Husbands, love your salt, that ye may know how wives, and be not bitter ye ought to answerevery man. d7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord: 8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your es against them. d 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is wellpleasing unto the Lord. d 21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. d 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters accord- tate, and comfort your hearts; ing to the flesh; not with eye-c9 With Onesimus, a faithservice, as menpleasers; but ful and beloved brother, who in singleness of heart, fear- is one of you. They shall ing God: make known unto you all Paul's care for 1 THESSALONIANS. the Thessalonians. things which are done here. 14 Luke, the beloved phy 10 Aristarchus my fellow-sician, and Demas, greet you. prisoner saluteth you, and 15 Salute the brethren Marcus, sister's son to Bar- which are in Laodicea, and nabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;) 11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow-workers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me. Nymphas, and the church 18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus. The First Epistle of PAUL the Apostle to the THESSALONIANS. g CHAP. I. It 4 Knowing, brethren belovPAUL and Sy ☐ AUL, and Sylvanus, and ed, your election of God. unto thet 5 For our gospel came not church of the Thessalonians unto you in word only, but which is in God the Father also in power, and in the Holy and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Ghost, and in much assurGrace be unto you, and peace, ance; as ye know what manfrom God our Father, and the ner of men we were among Lord Jesus Christ. you for your sake. 2 We give thanks to God e 6 And ye became followers always for you all, mak- of us, and of the Lord, having ing mention of you in our received the word in much prayers; affliction, with joy of the Holy d3 Remembering without Ghost: ecasing your work of faith, g 7 So that ye were ensamples and labour of love, and pa- to all that believe in Macedotience of hope in our Lord nia and Achaia. Jesus Christ, in the sight of e 8 For from you sounded out God and our Father; the word of the Lord not only Paul's mindfulness for CHAP. II. the Thessalonians. in Macedonia and Achaia, c8 So being affectionately but also in every place your desirous of you, we were willfaith to God-ward is spread ing to have imparted unto abroad; so that we need not you, not the gospel of God to speak any thing. d 9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be t 10 And to wait for his Son chargeable unto any of you, from heaven, whom he raised we preached unto you the from the dead, even Jesus, gospel of God. which delivered us from the d 10 Ye are witnesses, and wrath to come. God also, how holily and justly and unblamably we be CHAP. II. FOR yourselves, brethren, haved ourselves among you to you, that it was not in vain: d 11 As ye know how we exg 2 But even after that we horted and comforted and had suffered before, and were charged every one of you, as shamefully entreated, as ye a father doth his children, know, at Philippi, we were t 12 That ye would walk bold in our God to speak un- worthy of God, who hath to you the gospel of God with called you unto his kingdom much contention. and glory. p3 For our exhortation was d 13 For this cause also thank not of deceit, nor of unclean-we God without ceasing, beness, nor in guile: cause, when ye received the a 4 But as we were allowed word of God which ye heard of God to be put in trust with of us, ye received it not as the the gospel, even so we speak; word of men, but as it is in not as pleasing men, but God, truth, the word of God, which trieth our hearts. which effectually worketh also in you that believe. 5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness: c6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome as the apostles of Christ. d7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: 14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: c 15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecutled us; and they please not Paul's love to 1 THESSALONIANS. the Thessalonians. God, and are contrary to all sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter men. 16 Forbidding us to speak have tempted you, and our to the Gentiles that they labour be in vain. might be saved, to fill up c 6 But now when Timotheir sins alway: for the theus came from you unto wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. 17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. 18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. b'19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? 20 For ye are our glory and joy. W g CHAP. III. HEREFORE when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good reme mbrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: 7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: 8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 6 10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? 11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. d 2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the 6 12 And the Lord make you gospel of Christ, to establish to increase and abound in you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: 3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. love one toward another, and 4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you before our Lord Jesus Christ with that we should suffer tribula- all his saints. tion; even as it came to pass, and ye know. d CHAP. IV. URTHERMORE F then we beseech you, bre 5 For this cause, when I could no d 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. t 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, 4 That every one of you even so them also which should know how to possess sleep in Jesus will God bring his vessel in sanctification with him. and honour; 15 For this we say unto you 5 Not in the lust of concu- by the word of the Lord, that piscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: d 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. 7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. 8 He therefore that despiseth despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. t 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 8 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever d9 But as touching brotherly be with the Lord. love ye need not that I write d 18 Wherefore comfort one unto you: for ye yourselves another with these words. are taught of God to love one another. g 10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more; d 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded CHAP. V. DUT of the times and the D seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. t 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sud |