1 Or, our spirits. 1 ing, whereof all have been made partakers, then 2 Gr. make ness. straight. Wherefore 2 lift up the hands that hang down, 12 and the palsied knees; and make straight paths for 13 3 Or, put out your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed. of joint. 3 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctifica- 14 tion without which no man shall see the Lord: look- 15 ing carefully lest there be any man that 5 falleth short B Or, falleth of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness back from. springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be de 4 Or, whether. filed; lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, 16 6 • Or, a pal- For ye are not come unto a mount that might be 18 pable and kindled fire. touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and the sound of a 19 trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them: for they could not endure that 20 which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned; and so fearful was the appear- 21 ance, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake: able hosts, but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city 22 the general assembly of of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to angels, and 8 innumerable hosts of angels, to the general assembly 23 and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, Gr.myri and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just gels. men made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of a 24 7 Or, and to innumer the church &c. ads of an 1 ment. new 1covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that 1Or, testa25 speaketh better than that of Abel. See that ye re- 2 Or, than fuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not, Abel. when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape, who turn away from saying, from heaven. 26 him that warneth from heaven: whose voice then 3 Or, that is shook the earth: but now he hath promised, Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth 27 only, but also the heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those 28 things which are not shaken may remain. Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have 4 grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to 29 God with 5 reverence and awe: for our God is a consuming fire. 13 Let love of the brethren continue. Forget not to shew love unto strangers: for thereby some have 3 entertained angels unawares. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are evil 4 entreated, as being yourselves also in the body. Let marriage be had in honour among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will Or, thankfulness. Or, godly fear. your turn of 5 judge. Be ye free from the love of money; content 6 Gr. Let with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise free. 6 forsake thee. So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: 7 What shall man do unto me? 8 Gr. manner of life. 8 Gr. unto Remember them that had the rule over you, which spake unto you the word of God; and considering the 8 issue of their life, imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day, yea and for ever. 9 Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: the ages. for it is good that the heart be stablished by grace; not by meats, wherein they that occupied themselves Gr. 10 were not profited. We have an altar, whereof they 11 have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. 9 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the holy place 10 by the high priest as an offering for sin, 12 are burned without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, walked. 10 Gr. 1 Some ancient auomit then. thorities that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered without the gate. Let us therefore go 13 forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek 14 after the city which is to come. Through him 1then 15 let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name. But to do good and to communicate forget 16 not for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to 17 them for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they ? Gr. groan- that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you. ing. 8 Or, by. Gr. in. 4 Many ancient authorities read work. 5 Many ancient authorities read you. 6 Gr. unto 2 Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a 18 good conscience, desiring to live honestly in all things. And I exhort you the more exceedingly to do this, that 19 may be restored to you the sooner. I 4 3 Now the God of peace, who brought again from the 20 dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of the eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus, make you 21 perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen. 5 6 But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of 22 the ages of exhortation: for I have written unto you in few words. Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been 23 set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will the ages. see you. Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all 24 the saints. They of Italy salute you. Grace be with you all. Amen. 25 THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JAMES. 1 2 JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus' Gr. bondChrist, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, 2 greeting. 3 servant. 2 Gr. wisheth joy. Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into 3 manifold temptations; knowing that the proof of 4 your faith worketh patience. And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing. 5 Or, trials. But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; 6 and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the 7 surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing Or, that a 8 of the Lord; a doubleminded man, unstable in all ways. his 9 But let the brother of low degree glory in his high 10 estate and the rich, in that he is made low: because 11 as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 12 4 double- his ways, shall receive any thing of For the Lord. the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass; and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings. tried in evil. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the 5 Gr. from. crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that Or, is un13 love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am 7 Gr. evil tempted 5 of God: for God cannot be tempted with things. 14 evil, and he himself tempteth no man: but each man 8 Or, temptis tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, own lust, 15 and enticed. Then the iust, when it hath conceived, being drawn beareth sin and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bring- and enticed. away by it, 7 8 ed by his 1 eth forth death. Be not deceived, my beloved breth- 16 1 Or, giving. ren. Every good gift and every perfect boon is from 17 above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning. Of his own will he brought us forth by 18 the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 2 Or, Know ye. ice. 4 Or, inborn. 5 Gr. the 4 2 Ye know this, my beloved brethren. But let every 19 man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: for the wrath of man worketh ot the righteousness 20 of God. Wherefore putting away all filthiness and 21 3 Or, mal- overflowing of 3 wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, 22 deluding your own selves. For if any one is a hearer 23 of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man face of his beholding his natural face in a mirror: for he behold- 24 eth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But he that looketh 25 into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth, but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing. Or, seem any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled 27 before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. birth. eth to be. 7 Or, do ye, 8 Or, assembly. 6 If 26 7 My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus 2 Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come into your synagogue a man with a 2 gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing; and ye have regard to him 3 that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand 9 Or, do ye thou there, or sit under my footstool; are ye not 4 divided 10 in your own mind, and become judges with evil thoughts? Hearken, my beloved brethren; did 5 not God choose them that are poor as to the world to yourselves. be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him? But ye have dishon- 6 not make distinc tions. 10 Or, among 9 |