Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:

Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

Then said I, Lo, I come(in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.

As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

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.

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.