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And almost all things are according to the Law purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.


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It was necessary therefore that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with sacrifices better than these.


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For Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made with hands, which is only a copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God in our behalf.


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Nor yet to make an offering of himself many times, as the high-priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;


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for then must he have suffered many times since the foundation of the world; but now once in the end of the world he hath appeared, to put away sin by means of his sacrifice.


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so also Christ having been once offered up to bear the sins of many, will appear the second time, without sin, for the salvation of those who are waiting for him.<pb/>


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For the Law but shadowing forth the good things to come, and not having the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually make those who come with them perfect.


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For in that case would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins?


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Wherefore, when he cometh into the world, he saith: “Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body didst thou prepare for me;


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Saying above, “Sacrifices and offerings, and whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou wouldest not, and hadst no pleasure in them,”—such as are offered in conformity to the Law,—


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then hath he said, “Lo, I have come to do thy will.” He setteth aside the first, that he may establish the second.


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And in this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.


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And every priest indeed standeth performing daily service, and offering again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins;


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


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let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience; and having had our bodies washed with pure water,


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not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.


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For if we sin willingly after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remaineth a sacrifice for sins;


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but a certain fearful looking for judgment, and an indignation by fire, which will devour the adversaries.


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of how much heavier punishment, think ye, will he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite to the Spirit of grace?


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For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongeth to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord;” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”


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But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great struggle with sufferings;


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partly, while ye were made a gazing-stock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, while ye became partakers with those that were so used.


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For ye sympathized with those in bonds, and ye took joyfully the plundering of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better and an enduring substance.


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For ye have need of endurance; that, after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive what is promised.


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But we are not of those who draw back, unto perdition; but of those who believe, to the saving of the soul.<pb/>


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Through faith we perceive that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that that which is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.


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By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he received testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it though dead he yet speaketh.


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By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him; for before his translation he had the testimony that he pleased God.


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But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.


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


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By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go forth to a place which he was afterward to receive for an inheritance, and went forth, not knowing whither he was going.


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By faith he sojourned in the land of the promise, as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise;


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Through faith Sarah herself also received power to conceive, even when she was past age, because she accounted him faithful who had promised.


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Wherefore there sprang even from one, and him become as dead, a race like the stars of heaven in multitude, and like the sand by the seashore which cannot be numbered.


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These all died in faith, not having received the promised blessings, but having seen them from afar, and greeted them, and having professed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.


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And if indeed they had been mindful of that from which they came out, they would have had opportunity to return;


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but now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he prepared for them a city.


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By faith Abraham, when tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only-begotten son,


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accounting that God is able even to raise from the dead; whence also he did figuratively receive him back.


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By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.


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By faith Joseph, when dying, made mention of the departure of the sons of Israel, and gave directions concerning his bones.


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By faith Moses, when born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was fair and they feared not the king's commandment.


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choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;


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esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the recompense of reward.


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By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.


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Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them.


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By faith they passed through the Red Sea as through dry land; which the Egyptians attempted and were swallowed up.


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By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disobeyed, after having received the spies with peace.


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And what shall I say more? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, of Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, of David and Samuel, and the prophets;


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who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promised blessings, stopped the mouths of lions,


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quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put to flight the armies of the aliens.


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Women received back their dead by a resurrection; but others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection;


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they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword; they went about in sheep-skins and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented,


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of whom the world was not worthy; they wandered in deserts and mountains, and caves and the clefts of the earth.


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Therefore let us also, being surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth easily beset us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us;


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looking to the author and perfecter of the faith, Jesus, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.


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For consider him that endured such contradiction by sinners against him, lest ye faint in your souls, and become weary.


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and ye have forgotten the exhortation, which reasoneth with you as with sons: “My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when reproved by him;


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It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he, whom the father chasteneth not?


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But if ye are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons.


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Furthermore, we were chastened by the fathers of our flesh, and we gave them reverence; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?


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For they indeed for a few days chastened us, according as it seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.


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Now all chastening for the present indeed seemeth to be not joyous, but grievous; but afterward it yieldeth the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.


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and make straight paths for your feet, that the lame may not be turned out of the way, but may rather be healed.


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looking diligently, lest any one come short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and the many be thereby defiled;


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For ye know that when he afterward wished to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it earnestly with tears.


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For ye have not come to a mount that can be touched, and burning with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,


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and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words, which voice they who heard, entreated that no more should be spoken to them;


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for they could not bear that which was commanded, “If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;” and,


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but ye have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads, the general assembly of angels;


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and to the church of the first-born, who are enrolled in heaven; and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect;


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and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant; and to a sprinkling with that blood which speaketh something better than Abel.


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See that ye refuse not him who speaketh. For if they did not escape, who refused him who spoke his will on earth, much more shall not we, if we turn away from him who speaketh from heaven;


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whose voice then shook the earth; but now he hath promised, saying, “Yet once more will I shake, not the earth only, but also the heaven.”


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And this expression, “Yet once more,” signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, in order that those things which are not shaken may abide.


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Wherefore receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear.


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Remember those in bonds, as bound with them; those in distress, as being yourselves also in the body.


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Let marriage be honored in all respects, and the bed be undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.


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Let your disposition be without covetousness, and be content with what ye have; for he hath said, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee;”


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Remember your leaders, who spoke to you the word of God; and considering well the end of their manner of life, imitate their faith.


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Be not carried aside with various and strange teachings; for it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with meats, in which those who walked were not profited.


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


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Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate.


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Through him therefore let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips giving thanks to his name.


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Obey your leaders, and submit yourselves to them; for they keep watch in behalf of your souls, as those who must give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief; for this is not for your advantage.


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Pray for us; for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring in all things to conduct ourselves well;


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Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of an everlasting covenant, even our Lord Jesus,


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make you perfect in every good work, to do his will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever. Amen.


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But I beseech you, brethren, bear with the word of my exhortation; for I have written to you in few words.


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Know that the brother Timothy hath been set at liberty, with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.


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James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.


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But if any one of you is wanting in wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it will be given him.


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But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting; for he that doubteth is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.


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For the sun rose with its burning heat, and withered the grass, and its flower fell off, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also will the rich man fade away in his ways.


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Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he is approved, he will receive the crown of life, which He promised to them that love him.


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Let no one when he is tempted, say, I am tempted by God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he tempteth no one.


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Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no change, nor shadow from turning.


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Of his own will he begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.


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Wherefore put off all filthiness, and excess of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.


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For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass;


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But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty, and remains there, being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in his deed.


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If any one thinks that he is religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.


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Pure religion and undefiled before God, the Father, is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world.<pb/>


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For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in splendid apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment,


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and ye have respect to him that weareth the splendid apparel, and say, Sit thou here in a good place, and say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or, Sit under my footstool,


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Hearken, my beloved brethren. Did not God choose the poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?


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but ye have despised the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do not they drag you before the judgment-seats?


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If indeed ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,” ye do well.


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For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” said also, “Do not kill.” Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou hast become a transgressor of the law.


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For the judgment shall be without mercy to him that showed no mercy. Mercy glorieth against judgment.


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What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?


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and one of you say to them, Depart in peace, be warmed and be filled, notwithstanding ye give them not the things needful for the body, what doth it profit?


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But some one will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works; show me thy faith without works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.


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Was not Abraham our father accepted as righteous through works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar?


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And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness;” and he was called the friend of God.


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And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot accounted as righteous through works, when she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?


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For in many things we all offend. If any one offend not in speech, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.


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For when we put the bits into the horses' mouths, that they may obey us, we turn about also their whole body.


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Behold also the ships, which, though they are so great, and driven by fierce winds, are yet turned about with a very small rudder, whithersoever the steersman chooseth.


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So also the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindleth!


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And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity! The tongue among our members is that which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.


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For every kind of beasts and of birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed and hath been tamed by mankind;


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Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men, who have been made after the likeness of God;


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out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.


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Who is wise and endued with knowledge among you P let him show out of a good course of conduct his works in meekness of wisdom.


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But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.


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Whence are wars and whence are fightings among you? Are they not hence, from your lusts that war in your members?


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Ye lust, and have not; ye kill, and earnestly covet, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war. Ye have not, because ye ask not;


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Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore chooseth to be a friend of the world, becometh an enemy of God.


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Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, “Zealously doth the Spirit, which made its abode in us, long for us”?


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but he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.”


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Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.


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Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into heaviness.


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Speak not against one another, brethren; he that speaketh against his brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.


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One is the Lawgiver and Judge, he who is able to save, and to destroy; but who art thou, that judgest thy neighbor?


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Come now, ye that say, To-day and to-morrow we will go into such a city, and spend a year there and traffic, and get gain,


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(whereas ye know not what will be on the morrow; for what is your life? Ye are even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away;)


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your gold and silver is rusted, and the rust of them will be a witness against you, and will eat your flesh as fire; ye have heaped up treasure in the last days!


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Behold, the hire of the laborers who reaped your fields, which is fraudulently kept back by you, crieth out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.


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Ye have lived in luxury on the earth, and have been given to pleasure; ye have pampered your hearts in a day of slaughter.


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Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and is patient about it, until it hath received the early and latter rain.


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Murmur not against each other, brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the Judge standeth before the door.


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Take, brethren, the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, for an example of affliction, and of patience.


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Behold, we count those happy who have endured. Ye have heard of the patience of Job; behold also the end of the Lord, that he is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.


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But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under condemnation.


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Is any sick among you? let him call to him the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.


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And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up; even if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.


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Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man availeth much.


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Elijah was a man of like nature with us, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months;


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let him know that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.


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Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,


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chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.


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Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his abundant mercy, begot us again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,


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who are guarded by the power of God through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time;


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wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a short time, if need be, made sorrowful by manifold trials,


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that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold which perisheth, but is tried with fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the manifestation of Jesus Christ;


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whom, having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory,


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Concerning which salvation the prophets sought earnestly and searched earnestly, who prophesied of the grace that was to come to you;


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searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them signified, when it testified beforehand the sufferings to come upon Christ, and the glories that were to follow;


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to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they were ministering the things, which have now been announced to you by them that have brought the glad tidings to you by the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.


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Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope undoubtingly for the grace that is to be brought to you at the manifestation of Jesus Christ;


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And if ye call him Father who without respect of persons judgeth according to each one's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear;


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knowing that not with perishable things, silver or gold, were ye redeemed from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers,


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who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for you,


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who through him have faith in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.


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Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth unto unfeigned brotherly love, love one another from the heart, fervently;


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being born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.


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Because, “All flesh is as grass, and all its glory as the flower of grass; the grass withered, and its flower fell off;


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be ye yourselves also, as living stones, built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.


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Because it is contained in the Scripture: “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, chosen, honored; and he that believeth in him shall not be put to shame.”


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To you therefore who believe, is the honor; but to the disobedient, “the stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the corner-stone,”


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and “a stone of stumbling, and a rock to strike against;” even to those who stumble, being disobedient to the word; to which they were also appointed.


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But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;


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who once were not a people, but are now the people of God; who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.


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Beloved, I exhort you, as sojourners and strangers, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;


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having your manner of life among the gentiles honorable; that, whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.


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Submit yourselves therefore to every human institution for the Lord's sake; whether to the king, as supreme;


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or to governors, as being sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of those who do well.


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Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and considerate, but also to the perverse.


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For this is acceptable, if any one on account of a sense of duty to God endureth hardships, suffering wrongfully.


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For what glory is it, if, when ye are beaten for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently [[it is glory]]; for this is acceptable with God.


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For to this ye were called; because even Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps;


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who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously;


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who himself bore our sins in his own body on the cross, that we, having died to our sins, should live to righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.


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For ye were going astray like sheep; but ye have now returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.<pb/>


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In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, that even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be won by the behavior of the wives,


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Whose adorning, let it not be the out yard adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing golden ornaments, or of putting on apparel;


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but the hidden man of the heart, in that which is imperishable, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.


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For in this manner in the old time the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands;


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as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose daughters ye have become, if ye do well, and fear no alarm.


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Dwell likewise, O husband, with thy wife according to knowledge, as with the weaker vessel, giving her honor as being heir with thee of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.


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not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but, on the contrary, blessing the evil-doer; because for this end ye were called, that ye might inherit blessing.


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“For he that would love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile;


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For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their supplication; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”


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But if ye even suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye. And be not afraid at their terrors, nor alarmed;


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but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. And be ready always to give an answer to every one that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, but with meekness and fear;


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having a good conscience, that, wherein ye are evil spoken of, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conduct in Christ.


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For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous one for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;


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who were disobedient in times past, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was preparing, wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water;


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which in its antitype, baptism, is now saving you,—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the earnest seeking for a good conscience toward God,—by the resurrection of Jesus Christ;


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who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.<pb/>


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Christ then having suffered in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;


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that ye may no longer live the remaining time in the flesh after the lusts of men, but after the will of God.


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For sufficient is the time past to have wrought the will of the gentiles, when ye walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, carousings, and abominable idolatries;


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at which they are astonished that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you;


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For to this end was the gospel preached also to the dead, that they might indeed be judged according to men in the flesh, but might live according to God in the spirit.


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According as each one hath received a gift, minister the same to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.


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If any one speak, let him speak as uttering the oracles of God; if any minister, let him do it as from the ability which God giveth; that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.


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Beloved, be not surprised at the fiery trial which is taking place among you to prove you, as though a strange thing were befalling you;


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but, in so far as ye share in Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that also at the manifestation of his glory ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.


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If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you.


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For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busybody in other men's matters;


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For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God; but if it first begin with us, what will be the end of those who obey not the gospel of God?


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Wherefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as to a faithful Creator.<pb/>


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The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a sharer in the glory that is to be revealed;


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tend the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for base gain, but with ready mind;


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In like manner, ye younger men, submit yourselves to the elder; and all of you be clothed with humility toward each other; for “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.”


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Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour;


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whom resist, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being accomplished in your brethren in the world.


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But the God of all grace, who called you to his everlasting glory in Christ Jesus, will, after ye have suffered a while, himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.


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By Silvanus, the faithful brother as I think, I have written to you in few words, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.


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Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God, and the Saviour Jesus Christ:


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Seeing that his Divine power hath given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness;


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through which he hath given us exceedingly great and precious promises, that by these ye may become partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world through lust;


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For if these things are in you and abound, they make you neither inactive nor unfruitful in gaining the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.


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But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.


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Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure; for if ye do these things, ye will never fall.


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For in this way the entrance will be richly furnished you into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.


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Wherefore I shall be careful always to remind you of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth that is with you.


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Moreover I shall endeavor that at all times ye may be able, after my departure, to call these things to mind.


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For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but had been made eye-witnesses of his majesty.


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For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when such a voice as this was borne to him from the excellent glory: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”


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And we have more sure the prophetic word, to which ye do well in taking heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts;


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But there arose false prophets also among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will stealthily bring in destructive factions, even denying the Lord that bought them; bringing upon themselves swift destruction.


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And many will follow their dissolute ways, by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of;


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and in covetousness will they with feigned words make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment long ago ordained lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.


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For if God spared not angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them over to chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;


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and spared not the old world, but saved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;


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and turning into ashes the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, condemned them to overthrow, making them an example for those who in after time should live ungodly;


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(for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing tormented his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds;)


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the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unrighteous under punishment to the day of judgment;


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but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise dominion. Presumptuous, self-willed, they are not afraid to rail at dignities;


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but these, as brute beasts, by nature born to be taken and destroyed, railing at things which they understand not, shall even perish in their own corruption,


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receiving the wages of unrighteousness. Counting it pleasure to riot in the day-time, spots and blemishes, reveling in their deceits while they feast with you,


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having eyes full of an adulteress, and that cannot cease from sin, alluring unstable souls, having a heart exercised in covetousness, children of a curse,


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they have forsaken the right way, and have gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,


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but was rebuked for his iniquity; the dumb ass, speaking with man's voice, restrained the madness of the prophet.


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These are wells without water, and mists driven by a tempest; for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved.


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For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they allure in the lusts of the flesh, by dissolute ways, such as were in some measure escaping from those who live in error;


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promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by the same is he also brought into bondage.


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For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is worse with them than the first.


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For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.


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It hath happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog returned to his own vomit; and, The sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.<pb/>


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This second letter, beloved, I now write to you, in both which I stir up your pure minds by putting you in remembrance;


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that ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of the Lord and Saviour by your apostles;


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and saying, Where is his promised coming? for, from the time when the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as then, and as they have continued from the beginning of the creation.


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For of this they are willingly ignorant, that of old by the word of God there were heavens, and an earth formed out of the water and by the water,


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but the present heavens and the present earth are by his word kept in store, reserved for fire against the day of judgment and the perdition of ungodly men.


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But forget not, beloved, this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.


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The Lord is not tardy concerning his promise, as some men count tardiness; but is long-suffering toward you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.


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But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein will be burned up.


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Seeing that all these things are thus to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in holy conduct and godliness,


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looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat!


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But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.


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Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, be diligent that ye may be found without spot and blameless before him in peace,


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and account the long-suffering of our Lord salvation; as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,


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


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Do ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things beforehand, beware lest, being led away with the error of the lawless, ye fall from your own steadfastness.


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But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, both now and for ever.


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


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—and the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and announce to you the everlasting life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,—


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that which we have seen and heard we announce to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.


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And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.


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but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.


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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.


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My children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin. And if any one have sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.


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He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.


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But whoever keepeth his word, truly in him is the love of God perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.


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Beloved, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment, which ye have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard.


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Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in him, and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light now shineth.


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but he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.


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I write to you, fathers, because ye know him that was from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the Evil One. I have written to you, my children, because ye know the Father.


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I have written to you, fathers, because ye know him that was from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the Evil One.


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Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him;


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because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.


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And the world is passing away, and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.


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My children, the last time is come; and as ye have heard that Antichrist is coming, even now there are many antichrists; whereby we know that the last time is come.


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They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they are not all of us.


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I have not written to you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.


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Who is the liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denieth the Father and the Son.


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Whoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father; he that acknowledgeth the Son hath also the Father.


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As for you, let that which ye have heard from the beginning abide in you. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall abide in you, ye also will abide in the Son, and in the Father.


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And the anointing which ye yourselves received from him abideth in you, and ye have no need that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is truth, and is not a lie, even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.


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And now, my children, abide in him; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.


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If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness hath been born of him.<pb/>


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Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God l For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.


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Beloved, now are we children of God, and it hath not yet been manifested what we shall be. We know that, when it shall be manifested, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.


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My children, let no one deceive you; he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.


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He that committeth sin is of the Devil; for the Devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil.


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Whoever hath been born of God doth not commit sin, because his seed abideth in him; and he cannot sin, because he hath been born of God.


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In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the Devil. Whoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.


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not as Cain was of the Evil One, and slew his brother. And wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.


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We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren; he that loveth not abideth in death.


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Whoever hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath everlasting life abiding in him.


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Herein we know love, in that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.


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But whoever hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother having need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?


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and whatever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.


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And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and should love one another, as he gave commandment.


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And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him; and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit, which he gave us.<pb/>


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Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.


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Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledgeth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh, is of God.


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And every spirit that doth not acknowledge Jesus, is not of God; and this is that spirit of Antichrist, of which ye have heard that it is to come, and even now it is already in the world.


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Ye are of God, my children, and have overcome them; because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.


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We are of God; he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.


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Beloved, let us love one another; for love is from God, and every one that loveth hath been born of God, and knoweth God;


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In this was manifested the love of God in regard to us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live through him.


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


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No one hath ever seen God. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.


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And we have seen and bear witness, that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.


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And we have known and believed the love that God hath in regard to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.


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Herein hath love been perfected with us, that we have confidence in the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world.


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There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.


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If any one saith, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen?


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Whoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ hath been born of God; and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth also him that hath been begotten of him.


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For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not burdensome,


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because whatever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.


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This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not in the water only, but in the water and in the blood; and the Spirit is that which beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.


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For there are three that bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one.


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If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.


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He that believeth in the Son of God hath the witness within him; he that believeth not God hath made him a liar, because he hath not believed in the witness which God hath borne concerning his Son.


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These things have I written to you, that ye may know that ye who believe in the name of the Son of God have everlasting life.


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And this is the confidence which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us;


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and if we know that he heareth us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked of him.


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If any one see his brother sin a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and shall give him life,—to those who sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death; for that I do not say that he shall pray.


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We know that whoever hath been born of God sinneth not; but he that is born of God keepeth himself, and the Evil One toucheth him not.


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And we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know the True One; and we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and everlasting life.


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The elder to the elect Cyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all that know the truth,—


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Grace, mercy, peace shall be with you from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.


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I rejoiced greatly, that I found some of thy children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.


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And now I beseech thee, Cyria, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.


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And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, as ye have heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.


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For many deceivers went out into the world, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ coming in the flesh; this is the deceiver and the antichrist.


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Whoever goeth beyond, and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the teaching, he hath both the Son and the Father.


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If any one cometh to you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and do not bid him good speed.


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Having many things to write to you, I would not write with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be full.


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who bore witness of thy love before the church; whom if thou send forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, thou wilt do well.


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I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, receiveth us not.


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Wherefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words; and not content therewith, he himself doth not receive the brethren, and those that would he forbiddeth, and casteth them out of the church.


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Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God; he that doeth evil hath not seen God.


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To Demetrius testimony hath been borne by all, and by the truth itself; yea, we also bear witness, and ye know that our witness is true.


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but I hope to see thee immediately, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name.


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Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, loved in God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:


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Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you, I found it necessary to write to you concerning the common salvation, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.


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For there have stealthily crept in certain men who were of old appointed beforehand for this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into wantonness, and denying the only Sovereign, and our Lord Jesus Christ.


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But I wish to remind you as once knowing it all, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who believed not;


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and the angels which kept not their principality, but left their own dwelling-place, he hath kept in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day;


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even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, in like manner with them giving themselves over to fornication, and going away after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of everlasting fire.


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Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the Devil he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a railing accusation, but said: The Lord rebuke thee.


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But these rail at the things which they know not; but what things they understand naturally, as brute beasts, in these they corrupt themselves.


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Woe to them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and rushed on in the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.


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These are the rocks in your feasts of love, feasting together without fear, feeding only themselves; clouds without water, carried away by winds; trees in late autumn, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;


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raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.


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Yea, and against these Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord cometh in the midst of his holy myriads,


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to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly among them of all the deeds of their ungodliness which they committed; and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners spoke against him.”


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These are murmurers, complaining of their lot, walking according to their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words; admiring men's persons, for the sake of profit.


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But do ye, beloved, remember the words which were before spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;


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that they told you that at the last time there would be scoffers, walking according to their own ungodly lusts.


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keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.


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And some rebuke when they contend; and others save, snatching them out of the fire; and on others have compassion


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to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, is glory, majesty, dominion and power, before all time, and now, and for ever. Amen.


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The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants what must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John;


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Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written therein; for the time is at hand.


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John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be to you, and peace, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne;


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and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him that loveth us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,


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and made us a kingdom, priests to God his Father, to him be the glory and the dominion for ever. Amen.


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Behold, he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they who pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.


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I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.


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I John, your brother, and companion in the affliction and kingdom and endurance in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus.


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saying: What thou seest, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamus, and to Thyatira, and to Sardes, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.


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And I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks,


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and in the midst of the candlesticks one like to a son of man, clothed with a garment reaching down to the feet, and girded at the breasts with a golden girdle.


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and his feet were like fine brass, as if burning in a furnace; and his voice was as the sound of many waters.


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And he had in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword; and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.


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And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand on me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,


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and he that liveth; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore; and I have the keys of death and the underworld.


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Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall be after these;


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the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches.<pb/>


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To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:


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I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy endurance, and that thou canst not bear evil men; and thou didst try those who say they are apostles, and are not, and didst find them liars;


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Remember therefore whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come to thee, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place, unless thou repent.


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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of my God.


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And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again:


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I know thy affliction and poverty, (but thou art rich,) and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.


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Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, now, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.


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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt by the second death.


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And to the angel of the church in Pergamus write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:


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I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas was my witness, my faithful one, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.


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But I have a few things against thee; thou hast there them that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block in the way of the sons of Israel, and to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.


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Repent therefore; or else I will come to thee quickly, and will make war with them with the sword of my mouth.


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He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, I will give of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it.


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And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass:


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I know thy works, and love, and faith, and service, and thy endurance, and that thy last works are more than the first.


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But I have this against thee, that thou sufferest thy wife Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess, and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.


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Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and those who together with her commit adultery into great distress, unless they repent of her deeds.


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And her children I will slay with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he who searcheth the reins and hearts; and I will give to every one of you according to your works.


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But to you I say, the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, such as have not known “the depths” of Satan, as they speak; I put upon you no other burden;


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And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations,—


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and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter are broken to shivers,—as I also have received of my Father.


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And to the angel of the church in Sardes write: These things saith he who hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.


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Be watchful, and strengthen the remaining things, that were ready to die; for I have not found thy works perfect before my God.


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Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and keep those things, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come upon thee.


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But thou hast a few names in Sardes which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.


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He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white garments; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life, and I will acknowledge his name before my Father, and before his angels.


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And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who hath the key of David; he who openeth, and no one shall shut; and shutteth, and no one shall open:


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I know thy works; behold, I have set before thee an open door, which no one can shut; for thou hast little power, and yet hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.


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Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie,—behold, I will make them to come and bow down before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.


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Because thou hast kept my injunction of endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which is about to come upon the whole world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.


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He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall nevermore go out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my Gods and I will write upon him my new name.


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And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:


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So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit thee out of my mouth.


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Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten wealth, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the pitiable one, and poor, and blind, and naked,


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I advise thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayst be rich; and white garments, that thou mayst be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not be made manifest; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayst see.


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Behold, I stand at the door, and knock; if any one hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.


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He that overcometh, I will give to him to sit with me on my throne, even as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father on his throne.


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After this I saw, and lo! an open door in heaven; and the former voice, which I heard as of a trumpet speaking with me, said, Come up hither, and I will show thee what things must take place after these.


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And he who sat was in appearance like a jasper stone and a sardius; and there was a rainbow around the throne like in appearance to an emerald.


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And around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw the twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and on their heads crowns of gold.


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And out of the throne proceed lightnings, and voices and thunders; and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God;


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and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass like to crystal; and in the middle before the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.


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And the first living creature was like a lion, and the second living creature like a calf, and the third living creature had the face of a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.


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And the four living creatures, having each of them six wings, around and within are full of eyes; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.


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And when the living creatures give glory, and honor, and thanksgiving to him that sitteth on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,


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the twenty-four elders fall down before him that sitteth on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,


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Worthy art thou, O Lord, and our God, to receive the glory, and the honor, and the power; for thou didst create all things, and on account of thy will they were, and were created.<pb/>


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And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and without, sealed fast with seven seals.


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And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose its seals?


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And no one in heaven, nor on the earth, nor under the earth, was able to open the book, nor to look thereon.


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And one of the elders saith to me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the shoot from David, conquered, he that openeth the book, and its seven seals.


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And I saw, between the throne and the four living creatures and the elders, a Lamb standing, as if it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.


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And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.


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And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed to God by thy blood men out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,


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And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;


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saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.


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And every creature which is in heaven, and those which are on the earth and under the earth, and on the sea, and the things in them, I heard them all saying, To him that sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever.


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And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard, as it were the voice of thunder, one of the four living creatures saying, Come!


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And I saw, and lo! a white horse, and he that sat on him, having a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.


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And there went forth another horse, that was red; and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that men should slay one another; and there was given to him a great sword.


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And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come! And I saw, and lo! a black horse, and he that sat on him, having a pair of scales in his hand.


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And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, A quart of wheat for a denary, and three quarts of barley for a denary; and, Hurt not the oil and the wine.


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And I saw, and lo! a pale horse, and the name of him that sat on him was Death; and the underworld was following with him; and there was given to them power over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.


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And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony which they had borne;


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and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?


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And a white robe was given to them, and it was said to them that they should rest yet for a time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, that were about to be killed as they were, should finish their course.


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And I saw when he had opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood,


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and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig-tree casteth its untimely figs when shaken by a great wind;


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and the heaven passed off, as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places;


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and the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the chief captains, and the rich men, and the strong men, and every bondman and freeman hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;


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and they say to the mountains and the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;


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And after this, I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.


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And I saw another angel coming up from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,


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saying, Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.


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And I heard the number of the sealed. A hundred and forty-four thousand were sealed out of all the tribes of the sons of Israel.


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Out of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;


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out of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand;


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out of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand;


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out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.


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After these things I saw, and lo! a great multitude, which no one could number, out of every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms in their hands.


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And they cry with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God who sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb.


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And all the angels were standing around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,


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saying, Amen; the blessing, and the glory, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the honor, and the power, and the might, be to our God, for ever and ever.


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And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they?


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And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.


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Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he that sitteth on the throne will make his abode with them.


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They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more; neither shall the sun fall upon them, nor any burning heat;


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for the Lamb who is in the midst before the throne is a shepherd to them, and leadeth them to the fountains of the waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.<pb/>


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And another angel came, and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.


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And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints before God out of the angel's hand.


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And the angel took the censer, and filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast it upon the earth; and there followed thunders, and lightnings, and voices, and an earthquake.


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And the first sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth; and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.


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And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea;


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and the third part of the sea became blood; and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.


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And the third angel sounded, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters.


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And the name of the star is called Wormwood; and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.


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And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars, so that the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night in like manner.


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And I saw, and heard an eagle flying in mid-heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to those who dwell on the earth, by reason of the remaining voices of the trumpet of the three angels who are yet to sound!<pb/>


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And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fallen out of heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key of the pit of the abyss;


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and he opened the pit of the abyss. And there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.


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And out of the smoke went forth locusts upon the earth, and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power;


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and it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only those men who have not the seal of God upon their foreheads;


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and it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it hath struck a man.


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


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And the shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men;


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And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.


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And they have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months.


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They have over them a king, the angel of the abyss, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek he hath for his name Apollyon.


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And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice out of the four horns of the golden altar, which is before God,


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saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, Loose the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.


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And the four angels were loosed, who were in readiness for the hour, and day, and month, and year, to slay the third part of men.


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And the number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred thousand thousand; I heard the number of them.


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And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sat on them, having breastplates of a fiery, and a dark blue, and a brimstone color; and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions, and out of their mouths issued fire, and smoke, and brimstone.


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By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and the smoke, and the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.


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For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails; for their tails are like to serpents, having heads; and with them they do hurt.


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And the rest of men, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood, which can neither see; nor hear, nor walk;


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and they did not repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.<pb/>


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And I saw another strong angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.


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And he had in his hand a little book open. And he set his right foot upon the sea, and the left upon the land;


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and he cried with a loud voice, as a lion roars. And when he had cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices.


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And when the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven saying, Seal up the things which the seven thunders spoke, and write them not.


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And the angel whom I saw standing upon the sea, and upon the land, lifted up his right hand to heaven,


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and swore by him who liveth for ever and ever, who created the heaven, and the things therein, and the earth and the things therein, and the sea, and the things therein, that there should be no longer delay;


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but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then should be finished the mystery of God, as he declared the glad tidings to his servants the prophets.


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And the voice which I heard out of heaven I heard again speaking to me, and saying: Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who is standing upon the sea, and upon the land.


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And I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he saith to me, Take it, and eat it up; and it will make thy stomach bitter, but in thy mouth it will be sweet as honey.


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And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.


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And it was said to me, Thou must again prophesy concerning many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.<pb/>


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And there was given me a reed like to a staff, a voice saying: Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein;


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but the court which is outside the temple, leave out, and measure it not, for it hath been given to the gentiles; and the holy city will they tread under foot forty-two months.


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And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.


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And if any one designs to hurt them, fire goeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies; and if any one designs to hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.


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These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy; and have power over the waters, to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they will.


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And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss will make war against them, and will overcome them, and kill them.


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And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord also was crucified.


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And some from among the peoples, and tribes, and tongues, and nations, will look upon their dead bodies three days and a half, and will not suffer their dead bodies to be put into a tomb.


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And they that dwell upon the earth will rejoice over them, and make merry, and will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwelt on the earth.


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And after three days and a half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon those who saw them.


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And they heard a loud voice from heaven, saying to them, Come up hither; and they went up into heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.


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And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain seven thousand men; and the rest became afraid, and gave glory to the God of heaven.


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And the seventh angel sounded, and there followed loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.


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And the twenty-four elders, who sat before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,


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saying, We give thanks to thee, O Lord God Almighty, who art and who wast, because thou hast taken thy great power, and hast reigned.


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And the nations were enraged, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give the reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the small and the great; and to destroy the destroyers of the earth.


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And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple; and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<pb/>


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And a great sign was seen in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;


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And another sign was seen in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems;


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and his tail dragged the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon standeth before the woman who was about to bring forth, that when she hath brought forth he may devour her child.


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And she brought forth a man-child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.


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And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared by God, that they should nourish her there a thousand two hundred and sixty days.


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And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,


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And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.


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And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accused them before our God day and night;


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and they conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives, even to death.


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Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea! for the Devil is come down to you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.


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And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the man-child.


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And to the woman were given the two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.


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And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a river, after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.


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And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.


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And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God, and maintain the testimony to Jesus.<pb/>


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And I stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.


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And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.


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And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed. And the whole earth wondered after the beast.


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And they worshipped the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like to the beast, and who is able to make war with him?


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And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy; and power was given to him to work forty-two months.


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And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.


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And it was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and power was given him over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation.


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And all who dwell on the earth wilt worship him, every one whose name hath not been written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world.


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And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.


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And he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast in his presence; and causeth the earth and those who dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.


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And he doeth great signs, so that he even causeth fire to come down from heaven on the earth, in the sight of men.


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And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth, by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the presence of the beast; commanding those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast which had the wound by a sword, and lived.


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And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should even speak, and cause that all who did not worship the image of the beast should be killed.


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And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the flee and the bond, to receive a mark on their right hand, or on their forehead;


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and that no one shall be able to buy or sell, except him that hath the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of his name.


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And I saw, and lo! the Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.


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And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of loud thunder; and the voice which I heard was as that of harpers, harping with their harps.


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And they sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one was able to learn the song but the hundred and forty-four thousand, who were redeemed from the earth.


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These are they who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb wherever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, a first-fruits to God and to the Lamb.


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And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having an everlasting message of good tidings to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people;


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saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come; and worship him that made the heaven, and the earth, and sea, and fountains of waters.


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And another, a second angel, followed, saying: Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, which hath made all the nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.


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And another, a third angel, followed them, saying with a loud voice: If any one worship the beast and his image, and receive the mark on his forehead or on his hand,


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the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation, and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.


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And the smoke of their torment goeth up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worshiped the beast and his image, and whoever receiveth the mark of his name.


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And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, Write, Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they shall rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.


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And I saw, and lo! a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like to a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.


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And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap, for the time to reap is come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.


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And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire; and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for the grapes of the earth are fully ripe.


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And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the fruit of the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great wine-press of the wrath of God.


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And the wine-press was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even to the bits of the horses, to the distance of a thousand six hundred furlongs.<pb/>


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And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous seven angels, having seven plagues, which are the last, because in them is completed the wrath of God.


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And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who had gained the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over the number of his name, standing at the sea of glass, having harps of God.


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And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of the nations;


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who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before thee, because thy judgments are made manifest.


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And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened;


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and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came forth, clothed in pure shining linen, and girded about the breasts with golden girdles.


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And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.


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And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no one was able to enter the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.<pb/>


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And I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go, and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.


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And the first departed, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast, and who worshipped his image.


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And the second poured out his vial into the sea; and it became blood, as of a dead man, and every living thing died, that was in the sea.


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And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and wast holy, because thou hast judged thus;


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for they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they deserve it.


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and men were scorched with great heat. And men blasphemed the name of God, who had the power over these plagues; and they repented not, to give him glory.


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And the fifth poured out his vial upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,


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and blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and because of their sores; and they repented not of their deeds.


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And the sixth poured out his vial upon the great river, the Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun might be prepared.


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And I saw come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs;


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for they are the spirits of demons, working signs, which go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God l Almighty.


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Behold, I come as a thief; blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, that he may not walk naked, and his shame be seen.


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And the seventh poured out his vial upon the air; and there came forth a loud voice from the temple, from the throne, saying, It is done.


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And there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and there was a great earthquake, such as there was not since there was a man upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.


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And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell; and Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.


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and there came down from heaven upon men a great storm of hail, every stone weighing about a talent; and men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.<pb/>


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And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying, Come hither; I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon the many waters;


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with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.


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So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.


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And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, full of abominations and the impurities of the fornication of the earth,


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and upon her forehead a name written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.


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And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with great wonder.


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And the angel said to me, Wherefore didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads, and the ten horns.


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The beast which thou sawest, was, and is not, and is to come up out of the abyss, and goeth into perdition; and they that dwell on the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder, when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and yet will come.


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And they are seven kings; five of them are fallen, one is; the other is not yet come, and when he hath come, he must remain a short time.


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And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet, but receive authority as kings one hour with the beast.


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These will make war with the Lamb; and the Lamb will overcome them, because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.


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And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.


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And the ten horns which thou sawest, and the beast, these will hate the harlot, and will make her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her up with fire.


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For God hath put in their hearts to do his will, and to form one purpose, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.


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After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.


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And he cried with a strong voice, saying: Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird;


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for all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth became rich out of the abundance of her luxury.


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And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues;


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Requite her even as she requited, and render to her double according to her works; in the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.


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As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her. For she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no mourning;


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therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be burned up with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judged her.


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And the kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her shall weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning,


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standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, the great city! Babylon, the mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.


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And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buyeth their merchandise any more;


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merchandise of gold and of silver, and of precious stones and of pearls, and of fine linen and of purple, and of silk and of scarlet; and all citron wood, and all manner of vessels of ivory, and all manner of vessels of most costly wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;


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and cinnamon, and amomum, and odors, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and merchandise of horses and chariots and slaves; and souls of men.


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And the fruits that thy soul desired are departed from thee, and all thy dainty and splendid things are perished from thee, and thou shalt find them no more.


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The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,


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saying: Alas, alas, the great city, that was clothed in tilde linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!


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for in one hour so great wealth is made desolate. And every pilot, and every one that saileth to any place, and mariners, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,


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And they cast dust on their heads, and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying: Alas, alas, the great city, whereby were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her wealth! for in one hour she is made desolate.


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Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints and ye apostles and ye prophets! for God hath avenged you on her.


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And a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall Babylon the great city be thrown down, and shall never more be found.


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And the sound of harpers, and of musicians, and of pipers, and of trumpeters shall be heard in thee no more, and no craftsman, of whatever craft, shall be found any more in thee, and the sound of a millstone shall never more be heard in thee,


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and the light of a lamp shall shine no more in thee, and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard in thee no more; for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorcery were all the nations deceived.


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And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth.<pb/>


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After these things I heard as it were a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah I The salvation, and the glory, and the power, belong to our God;


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for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.


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And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen, hallelujah!


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And a voice came forth from the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, the small and the great.


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And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunders, saying, Hallelujah! for the Lord our God the Almighty reigneth.


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Let us rejoice and exult, and we will give to him the glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready;


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and it was given to her that she should be clothed in fine linen, shining and pure. For the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.


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And he saith to me, Write, Blessed are they who are called to the marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he saith to me, These are the true words of God.


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And I fell at his feet to worship him; and he saith to me, See thou do it not; I am a fellow-servant of thee, and of thy brethren who maintain the testimony to Jesus; worship God. For the testimony to Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.


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And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.


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His eyes were a flame of fire, and on his head were many diadems; and he had names written, and a name written which no one knoweth but he himself;


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And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.


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And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he may smite the nations; and he will rule them with a rod of iron; and he treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of God Almighty.


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And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come, gather yourselves together to the great supper of God;


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that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, lieth small and great.


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And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.


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And the beast was seized and he who was with him, the false prophet who wrought the signs in his presence, with which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast, and who worshipped his image; the two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.


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And the rest were slain with the sword of him who sat upon the horse, the sword which proceeded out of his mouth; and all the birds were glutted with their flesh.<pb/>


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And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.


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And he laid hold of the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,


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and cast him into the abyss, and shut him up and set a seal over him, that he may deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years are ended: after that he must be loosed for a short time.


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And I saw thrones; and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them; and I saw the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony to Jesus, and on account of the word of God, and of all who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, and had not received his mark upon their forehead, or upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.


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And the rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.


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Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on these the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.


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and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.


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And they went up upon the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the camp of the saints, and the beloved city; and fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them.


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And the Devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.


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And I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.


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And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of the things written in the books, according to their works.


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And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and the underworld gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged each one according to his works.


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And death and the underworld were cast into the lake of fire; this is the second death, the lake of fire.


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And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.


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And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.


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And I heard a loud voice out of the throne, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, their God;


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and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall mourning, nor crying, nor pain he any more; for the former things are passed away.


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And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write; for these words are faithful and true.


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And he said to me, All things are accomplished. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To him that thirsteth I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely.


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But the cowardly, and unbelieving, and the polluted with abominations, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.


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And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven vials filled with the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither; I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.


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And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,


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having the glory of God; her light was like to a most precious stone, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;


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having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel;


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on the east, three gates; and on the north, three gates; and on the south, three gates; and on the west, three gates.


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And the wall of the city had twelve foundation-stones, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.


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And he who talked with me had for a measure a golden reed, to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.


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And the city lieth four-square, and its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.


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And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to a man's measure, which is that of an angel.


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The foundation-stones of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones: the first foundation-stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;


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the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, hyacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.


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And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.


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And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine upon it; for the glory of God lightened it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.


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And there shall not enter into it anything unclean, or that worketh abomination and falsehood; but only they that are written in the Lamb's book of life.<pb/>


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And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, coming out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.


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Between the street of the city and the river, on one side and on the other, is the tree of life, hearing twelve kinds of fruit, and yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.


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And there shall be no more curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will serve him;


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And there will be no night, and no need of lamp or light, for the Lord God will shine upon them; and they will reign for ever and ever.


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And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true; and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his servants what must shortly come to pass.


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And I John am he who heard and saw these things; and when I had heard and when I had seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.


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And he saith to me, See thou do it not; I am a fellow-servant of thee, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book; worship God.


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He that is unjust, let him be unjust still, and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still, and he that is holy, let him be holy still.


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Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.


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Without are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loveth and practiseth falsehood.


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I Jesus sent my angel to testify these things to you for the churches. I am the shoot and the offspring of David, the bright morning-star.


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And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him that heareth say, Come! And let him that thirsteth come! Whoever will, let him take the water of life freely.


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I testify to every one that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any one shall add to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;


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and if any one shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written of in this book.


