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above all heavens, that he might | lasciviousness, to work all unfill all things. cleanness with greediness. 11 And he gave some, apos- 20 But ye have not so learntles; and some, prophets; and ed Christ; some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by 12 For the perfecting of the him, as the truth is in Jesus: saints, for the work of the min- 22 That ye put off concernistry, for the edifying of the body ing the former conversation the of Christ : old man, which is corrupt ac

13 Till we all come in the cording to the deceitful lusts; unity of the faith, and of the 23 And be renewed in the knowledge of the Son of God, spirit of your mind ;

unto a perfect man, unto the 24 And that ye put on the measure of the stature of the ful-new man, which after God is ness of Christ: created in righteousness and true

14 That we henceforth be no holiness. more children, tossed to and fro, 25 Wherefore putting away and carried about with every lying, speak every man truth wind of doctrine, by the sleight with his neighbour: for we are of men, and cunning craftiness, members one of another. whereby they lie in wait to deceive:

15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 Neither give place to the

devil.

28 Let him that stole, steal 16 From whom the whole no more: but rather let him labody fitly joined together and bour, working with his hands the compacted by that which every thing which is good, that he may joint supplieth, according to the have to give to him that needeth. effectual working in the meas- 29 Let no corrupt communiure of every part, maketh in-cation proceed out of your crease of the body unto the mouth, but that which is good to edifying of itself in love. the use of edifying, that it may

17 This I say therefore, and minister grace unto the hearers. testify in the Lord, that ye 30 And grieve not the Holy henceforth walk not as other Spirit of God, whereby ye are Gentiles walk, in the vanity of sealed unto the day of redemptheir mind, tion.

18 Having the understanding 31 Let all bitterness, and darkened, being alienated from wrath, and anger, and clamour, the life of God through the ig- and evil-speaking, be put away norance that is in them, be- from you, with all malice: cause of the blindness of their 32 And be ye kind one to anheart: other, tender-hearted, forgiving 19 Who, being past feeling, one another, even as God for have given themselves over unto Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

CHAP. V.

2 He exhorteth to love; 3 to flee fornication;

15 to walk with prudence....22 The duty

of wives, 25 and of husbands.

BE ye therefore followers of

God as dear children,

2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath giv

proved, are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

14 Wherefore he saith,

Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

15 See then that ye walk cir

en himself for us an offering cumspectly, not as fools, but as and a sacrifice to God for a wise, sweet-smelling savour.

16 Redeeming the time, be

3 But fornication, and all un-cause the days are evil. cleanness, or covetousness, let it 17 Wherefore be ye not unnot be once named among you, wise, but understanding what the as becometh saints; will of the Lord is.

4 Neither filthiness, nor fool- 18 And be not drunk with ish talking, nor jesting, which wine, wherein is excess; but be are not convenient: but rather filled with the Spirit;

giving of thanks.

19 Speaking to yourselves in

5 For this ye know, that no psalms, and hymns, and spiritual whoremonger, nor unclean per- songs, singing and making melson, nor covetous man, who is ody in your heart to the Lord, an idolater, hath any inheritance 20 Giving thanks always for in the kingdom of Christ and of all things unto God and the God. Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto

7 Be not ye therefore parta- the Lord. kers with them.

23 For the husband is the 8 For ye were sometime dark-head of the wife, even as Christ ness, but now are ye light in the is the head of the church: and Lord: walk as children of light; he is the Saviour of the body. 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit 24 Therefore as the church is is in all goodness, and righteous- subject unto Christ, so let the ness, and truth ;) wives be to their own husbands

10 Proving what is accepta- in every thing. ble unto the Lord.

25 Husbands, love your wives,

11 And have no fellowship even as Christ also loved the with the unfruitful works of church, and gave himself for it; darkness, but rather reprove 26 That he might sanctify them. and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not 13 But all things that are re-having spot or wrinkle, or any

such thing; but that it should men-pleasers; but as the serbe holy and without blemish. vants of Christ, doing the will 28 So ought men to love their of God from the heart; wives, as their own bodies. He 7 With good will doing serthat loveth his wife loveth him- vice, as to the Lord, and not to self.

men:

29 For no man ever yet hat- 8 Knowing that whatsoever ed his own flesh; but nourish-good thing any man doeth, the eth and cherisheth it, even as same shall he receive of the Lord, the Lord the church: whether he be bond or free. 30 For we are members of his 9 And, ye masters, do the body, of his flesh, and of his same things unto them, forbearbones. ing threatening: knowing that 31 For this cause shall a man your Master also is in heaven; leave his father and mother, and neither is there respect of pershall be joined unto his wife, sons with him.

and they two shall be one flesh. 10 Finally, my brethren, be 32 This is a great mystery: strong in the Lord, and in the but I speak concerning Christ power of his might.

and the church.

11 Put on the whole armour 33 Nevertheless, let every one of God, that ye may be able to of you in particular so love his stand against the wiles of the wife even as himself: and the devil. wife see that she reverence her 12 For we wrestle not against husband. flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, 1 The relative duties of children; 4 of pa- against the rulers of the darkexhorteth to resist spiritual enemies by ness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high HILDREN, obey your pa-places.

CHAP. VI.

rents; 5 of servants; 9 of masters....13 He

putting on the Christian armour.

CHII

rents in the Lord: for this 13 Wherefore take unto you is right. the whole armour of God, that 2 Honour thy father and ye may be able to withstand in mother, (which is the first com- the evil day, and having done mandment with promise,) all, to stand.

3 That it may be well with 14 Stand therefore, having thee, and thou mayest live long your loins girt about with truth, on the earth. and having on the breast-plate 4 And, ye fathers, provoke of righteousness; not your children to wrath: but 15 And your feet shod with bring them up in the nurture and the preparation of the gospel of admonition of the Lord. peace;

5 Servants, be obedient to 16 Above all, taking the them that are your masters ac-shield of faith, wherewith ye cording to the flesh, with fear shall be able to quench all the and trembling, in singleness of fiery darts of the wicked. your heart, as unto Christ;

17 And take the helmet of 6 Not with eye-service, as salvation, and the sword of the

Spirit, which is the word of my affairs, and how I do, TychGod: icus, a beloved brother and faith18 Praying always with all ful minister in the Lord, shall prayer and supplication in the make known to you all things: Spirit, and watching thereunto 22 Whom I have sent unto with all perseverance and sup-you for the same purpose, that ye plication for all saints; might know our affairs, and that

19 And for me, that utterance he might comfort your hearts. may be given unto me, that I 23 Peace be to the brethren, may open my mouth boldly, to and love with faith from God make known the mystery of the the Father and the Lord Jesus gospel, Christ.

20 For which I am an ambas- 24 Grace be with all them that sador in bonds: that therein I love our Lord Jesus Christ in may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

21 But that ye also may know

sincerity.

Amen.

¶ Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.

1 The Epistle of PAUL, the Apostle to the PHILIPPIANS.

CHAP. I,

much as both in my bonds, and 3 Paul's thankfulness and prayer to God for in the defence and confirmation them: 21 his readiness to suffer: 27 he of the gospel, ye all are partaexhorteth them to walk worthily. kers of my grace.

PAUL and Timotheus, the 8 For God is my record, how servants of Jesus Christ, to greatly I long after you all in the all the saints in Christ Jesus bowels of Jesus Christ. which are at Philippi, with the 9 And this I pray, that your bishops and deacons : love may abound yet more and 2 Grace be unto you, and more in knowledge and in all "peace, from God our Father, and judgment; from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until

now;

10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God,

12 But I would ye should 6 Being confident of this very understand, brethren, that the thing, that he which hath begun things which happened unto me a good work in you, will perform have fallen out rather unto the it until the day of Jesus Christ : furtherance of the gospel;

7 Even as it is meet for me, 13 So that my bonds in Christ to think this of you all, because are manifest in all the palace, I have you in my heart; inas- and in all other places;

14 And many of the brethren your furtherance and joy of in the Lord waxing confident faith;

by my bonds, are much more 26 That your rejoicing may bold to speak the word without be more abundant in Jesus fear. Christ for me by my coming to

15 Some indeed preach Christ you again. even of envy and strife; and some also of good will.

27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of 16 The one preach Christ of Christ: that whether I come contention, not sincerely, sup- and see you, or else be absent, posing to add affliction to my I may hear of your affairs, that bonds: ye stand fast in one spirit, with 17 But the other of love, one mind striving together for knowing that I am set for the the faith of the gospel; defence of the gospel. 28 And in nothing terrified 18 What then? notwithstand-by your adversaries: which is to ing, every way, whether in pre- them an evident token of pertence or in truth, Christ is dition, but to you of salvation, preached; and I therein do re- and that of God. joice, yea, and will rejoice.

29 For unto you it is given in 19 For I know that this shall the behalf of Christ, not only to turn to my salvation through believe on him, but also to suffer your prayer, and the supply of for his sake;

the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

CHAP. II.

30 Having the same conflict 20 According to my earnest which ye saw in me, and now expectation, and my hope, that hear to be in me. in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.

21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour yet what I shall choose I wot

not.

:

1 Love and unity recommended; 3 humility; 12 to be diligent in the way of salva tion; 14 and chcerfully to submit to God's will.

IF there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same 23 For I am in a strait be- love, being of one accord, of one twixt two, having a desire to mind. depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in low24 Nevertheless, to abide in liness of mind let each esteem the flesh is more needful for other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on

you.

25 And having this confi- his own things, but every man dence, I know that I shall abide also on the things of others. and continue with you all for 5 Let this mind be in you,

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