In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:

For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe(because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.