4. 4.

* See 1 Tim. 1. 17.

1 Cp. Ps. 89.
27.

See Rom.
8. 29.

n Cp. Ezek. 10. 1. o Eph. 1. 21.

p John 1.3

(mg.).
Rom. 11.36.

1 Cor. 8. 6.

9 Cp. John
8.38.

See John
1. 1.

43. 26. 8 Cp. Heb. 1.3.

? See Eph. 1. 22, 23. u Rev. 3. 14.

v

redemption, the forgiveness of our j See 2 Cor. sins: 15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 for in him were all things created, m in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and Eph. 1. 10. things invisible, whether "thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created Pthrough him, and unto him; 17 and he is before all things, and in him all things 18 consist. 18 And the is the head of the body, the church: who is "the beginning, the firstCp.Ecclus. born from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 193 For it was the good pleasure of the Father that " in him should all the fulness dwell; 20 and through him to reconcile all things 4 unto 5 himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens. 21 And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 din the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him: 239 if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.

Acts 26. 23. 1 Cor.15.20.

Rev. 1. 5. w ch. 2. 9. x See John 1. 16.

5. 18

y See 2 Cor. & Eph.1.10.

z See Eph. 2. 14.

2. 13.

a Cp. Eph. b See Eph. eCp. Tit. 1.

2. 1, 2, 12.

16.

d Cp. Rom. 7. 4.

e Jude 24. See Eph.1.4 & 5. 27. 1 Cor. 1.8.

9 See John

15. 4. ፩ ch. 2. 7.

Eph. 3. 17.

i ver. 5, 6. j Mark 16.

15.

Cp. Acts

2. 5. * See 2 Cor. 3. 6.

h

C

8

22

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh o for his body's sake, which is the church; 25P whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, "to fulfil the word of God, 26 even the mystery which hath been hid from all ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints, 27 'to whom God was pleased to make known what is "the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, Which is Christ in you, "the hope of glory: 28 whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that

8

8

for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2 that their ech. 4.8. hearts may be comforted, they be- Eph. 6.22 d Cp. ch.3. ing knit together in love, and unto all riches of the 10 full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, 11 even Christ, 3 in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden. 4 This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech. 5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

6 As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7'rooted and builded up in him, and "stablished 12 in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding 13 p in thanksgiving.

& 45. 3. 1 Cor. 1. 24,

814 Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the 15 rudiments of the world, and not after Christ: 9 for "in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, 10 and win him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power: 11 in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of ver. 15. Christ; 12a having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13d And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he quicken together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses; 14 having See Acts blotted out 16 the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nail

e

& Luke 10. 18

& John 12.

31

& 16. 11

& Eph. 4.8

& Heb.2.14. i Cp. Eph. 2. 16.

j Rom. 14. 3, 10, 13. k Rom.14.17. Heb. 9. 10. See Lev. 11. 2.

Lev. 23. 2.

Rom. 14. 5. m Cp. Mark 2.28.

See Num.

28. 11.

n Heb. 8. 5 & 10. 1.

16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or ma new moon or a sabbath day: 17" which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's. 18 Let no man Prob you of your prize 24 by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, ar dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by this fleshly mind, 19 and "not "holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit to PI Cor.9.24 gether through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God. 20 If ye died with Christ from &1 Tim.1.7. the 5 rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances, 21 Handle not, nor taste, nor touch 22 (all which things are to perish See Rom. With the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men? 23 Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

o Cp. ver. 9. 7 ver. 23. r Cp. Ezek. 13. 7

& Cp. Eph. 4. 17. t Cp. Rom. 8 7.

u See Eph. 4. 15, 16.

v Rev. 2. 13 & 3. 11.

6.2. I ver. 8.

Cp. Gal. 4. 9.

2 ver. 16.

1 Tim. 4.3. b Isai. 29. 13. Cp. Tit. 1.

al Cor. 6. 13.

Matt. 15. 9.

14.

16. 23.

i ch. 2. 20.
See Rom.
6.2.

j See John
11. 23.
* Cp. Phil.
3.21

& 1 Pet. 1.
7. 13

& 1 John 2.

28

& 3. 2.

24.

2

d

w

6

58m Mortify therefore "your members which are upon the earth; mor15.13. fornication, uncleanness, P passion, Cp. Gal. 5. evil desire, and covetousness, the n Rom. 6. 13. which is idolatry; 6" for which o See Eph. things' sake cometh the wrath of Rom.1.26. God upon the sons of disobedience; 7 10 8 in the which ye also walked aforetime, when ye lived in these things. 8 But now put ye also away all these; "anger, wrath,

malice, railing, "shameful speaking out of your mouth: 9" lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, 10 and have put on a the new man, which is being renewed unto Eph. 4. 22. knowledge after the image of him that created him: 11 where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barba-8 rian, Scythian, bondman, freeman: but Christ is all, and in all.

12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, 'humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13'forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, "if any man have a complaint against any; even as 11 the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: 14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of "perfectness. 15 And let the peace of Christ 12 rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called rin one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of 18 Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing 14 one another "with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God. 17 And

in all things them that are your 16 masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: 23 whatsoever ye do, work 17 heartily, das unto the Lord, and not unto men; 24 knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ. 25 For he that doeth wrong shall 18 receive again for the wrong that he hath

2 Or. of his own

receive again the wrong.

For yourselves, brethren, 2 Thess. 1. 2 know our entering in unto you,

10.

See Acts 1. 11.

c See Acts 2. 24.

d Col. 1. 13. e ch. 2. 16 & 5. 9. Matt. 3. 7.

fch. 1. 9. g Cp. 2 Thess. 1.

10.

h Acts 16. 22-24.

i Sec Acts 4. 13.

j Acts 17. 2-9.

7 Cp. 2 Cor. 2. 17. m 2 Thess.

2. 11.

n ch. 4. 7.

o 2 Cor. 4.2. p See Gal. 2.7.

g See Gal. 1. 10.

r Ps. 17. 3.
See Rom.
8. 27.

s See Acts
20. 33.
t ver. 10.

m

that it hath not been found vain: 2 but having suffered before, and been shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you Rom. 5.9. the gospel of God in much conflict. 3 For our exhortation is not of error, nor of "uncleanness, nor in guile 4 but even as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak: not as pleasing men, but God Phil. 1.30. which proveth our hearts. 5* For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness, God is witness; 6" nor seeking glory of men, neither from you, nor from others," when we might have 1 been "burdensome, as apostles of Christ. 7 But we were 2 gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children: 8 even so, being u Cp. 2 Cor. affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, a but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us. 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. 10 Ye are witnesses, and a God also, how holily and righteously and unblameably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe: 11 as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you, and testifying, 12 to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who 3 calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.

See Rom. 1.9.

4. 5.

See John
5. 41.

v1 Cor. 9.4.
2 Thess.
8. 9.

Cp. Philem. 8, 9. w Cp. ver. 9 & 2 Cor. 11. 9.

* See 1 Cor. 9. 1.

y 2 Tim. 2. 24.

Cp. 1 Cor.
See Matt.

14. 20.

18. 3 (for mg.).

z Cp. ver.

& Isai. 49.

23

& 60. 16.

11

of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God," which also worketh in you that believe. 14 For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judæa in Christ Jesus: for ye also suffered the same things of your own countrymen, even as they did of the Jews; 15 who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drave out us, and please not God, and "are contrary to all men; 16" forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; "to fill up their sins alway: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

17 But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire: 18 because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Sa- eh. 8. 10. tan hindered us. 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming? 20 For ye are our glory and our joy.

3

I

I Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone; 2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith; 3 that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed. 4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you 8 beforehand that we are to suffer affliction; even as it came to pass, and ye know. 5 For this cause also, when I could no longer for bear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and mour labour should be in vain. 6 But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also to see you; 7 for this cause, brethren, "we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith: 8 for now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9 For what

3 Some ancient authorities 6 Gr. presence. 7 Some

v ch. 2. 17. Cp. Rom. 1.10.

w See 2 Cor. 13. 9. x See Gal. 1.4.

y 2 Thess. 3. 5.

Phil. 1. 9. 2 Thess. 1. 3.

a ch. 4. 9 & 5. 15.

2 Tim. 1.3. thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 10" night and day praying exceedingly "that we may see your face, and "may perfect z ch.4.1, 10. that which is lacking in your faith? II Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way unto you: 12 and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love a one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you; 13 to the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before our God and Father, at the 1 coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.2

37.

6 Ecclus. 6. James 5.8.

1 Pet. 5. 10, al.

c See ch. 2. 19.

Zech.14.5. Phil. 4. 9. f See Eph.

Jude 14.

Col. 2. 6.

4. 1.

g See Col. 1. 10.

h See ch. 3. 12.

i Cp. 1 Cor. 11. 2.

j Rom. 6. 19, 22.

1 Cor. 1.30.

2 Thess. 2. 1 Tim. 2.15.

13.

Heb. 12. 14. 1 Pet. 1. 2. k Cp. Tobit 4. 12.

6. 18. (2 Esd. 4.11.

4.7.

1 Pet. 3. 7. Cp. 2 Cor. m Cp. Rom. n See Rom.

1. 24.

h

b

I Finally then, brethren, we 4 beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and 9 to please God, even as ye do Walk, that ye abound more and more. 2 For 'ye know what charge we gave you through the Lord See 1 Cor. Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication; that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own 'vessel in sanctification and honour, 5 not in "the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles which know not God; 6 that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: 21 Cor. 6.8. because the Lord is "an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified. 7 For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification. 8 Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecte th not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.

1.26.

9 But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye your selves are taught of God to love John 6.45. one another; 10 for indeed "ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more; II and that ye Prov. 17.14 6 study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work 2 Thess. 3. with your hands, even d2 Thess. 3. charged you; 12 that ye may walk

honestly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

h

13 But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep 7 in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto "the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep. 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: 17 then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be "caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so w shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore 8 comfort one another with these words.

I But concerning the times

d

5 and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that "the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, cas travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape. 4 But brethren, ye, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief: 5 for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness; 6 so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken 'are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting 1.13. on the breastplate of faith and Cp. Acts 2. love; and for a helmet, the hope of & 2 Pet. 2. salvation. 9 For God appointed us Isai. 59. 17. not unto 'wrath, but " unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10" who died Cp. Eph. for us, that, whether we 10 wake or

8 Or, exhort