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…and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

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

Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

…to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.

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

But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.

In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

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”?

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”?

You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”

For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.

Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.

But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.

Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.

No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

…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.

But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.

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

It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.

For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

…because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.

According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,

How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

…even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.

God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.

Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;

…to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”

The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.

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

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.

…equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.

Grace be with all of you.

Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

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

But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.

Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

…according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

…who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,

…for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

…you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

…keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.

For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?