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After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.

For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.

Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

…and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

…and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.

And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.

…influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.

Honor the widows who are truly widows.

…and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.

If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.

Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.

In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.

In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.

All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.

Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.

Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.

…and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

…if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

…and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.

A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.

They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,

They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,

…who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,

As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.

For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?

And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.

But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.

So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”

And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

…and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.

Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.

Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.

He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.

For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

…but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”

For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.

But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,

In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).

…because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.

For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?