Men

…which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,

Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,

Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.

And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.

…who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,

And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.

As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

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

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

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

And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

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

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

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

…while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.

…and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.

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

In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

In the case of the Levites, mortal men collect the tenth; but in the case of Melchizedek, it is affirmed that he lives on.

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.

With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

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.

Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.

And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Therefore we ought to support such men, so that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.

These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.

These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.

In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.

And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.

These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish

And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.

And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

…so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”