(12 eth the grass; and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth so also shall the rich man fade away in his 'goings'. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been approved', he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them 13) that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted 1of God: for God cannot be tempted with 3evil, and he himself tempteth 'no' man: 14 but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and 15) enticed. Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth' sin: and 'the' sin, when it is fullgrown', bring16 eth forth death. Be not 'deceived", *17 my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect 'boon' is from above, 'coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no 'variation', neither shadow 'that is cast by 18 turning. Of his own will he 'brought us 'forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 19 Ye know this', my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 °for the wrath of man worketh not 21 the righteousness of God. Where fore putting away all filthiness and loverflowing of wickedness', receive with meekness the implanted' word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, 'deluding your own 23 selves. For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural 24 face in a mirror: for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away', and straightway forgetteth what manner 25 of man he was. But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and 'sol continueth, being not a hearer 'that forgetteth', but a doer Ithat worketh', this man shall be (26 blessed in his doing. If any man 101 thinketh himself to be religious, Iwhile he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion *(27 is vain. °Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. 21 My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of 2 glory, with respect of persons. For if there come into your 12synagoguel a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing', and there come in also a poor (3 man in vile 'clothing; and ye have Iregard to him that weareth the 'fine! clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor Iman, Stand thou there, or sit under (4 my footstool; 18are ye not 'divided' 14in your own mind, and become (5 judges with evil thoughts? Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God Ichoose them that are poor las to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to 6 them that love him? But ye have 'dishonoured the poor man'. Do not the rich oppress you, and 'themselves drag you before the judge7 ment-seats? Do not they blaspheme the honourable' name 15by the which 8 ye are called? Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neigh9 bour as thyself, ye do well: but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as 10 transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet 'stumble in one point, he is become guilty 11 of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, 'but killest', thou art become 12 a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to! (13 be judged by 'a' law of liberty. For judgement is without mercy to him! that hath shewed no mercy: mercy glorieth' against judgement. 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, lif a man say he hath faith, but' have not works? can that faith save him? Gr. the face of his birth. 10 Or, Iseemeth to be Version of 1611.—ways; 12 is tried. . (hath); 13 neither..any; 14 every.. of; 15 bringeth forth finished; 16 Do.. err; 17 gift.. and cometh.. is.. variableness.. of; 18 begat.. with; 19 Wherefore; 21 lay apart.. superfluity.. naughtiness, and.. engrafted; 22 deceiving; 23 be.. glass; 24 his way; 25 whoso .. therein, he.. forgetful. . of the work.. deed; 26 among you seem.. and.. (own); 27 (the). II. 1 have; 2 unto.. assembly.. goodly apparel.. raiment; 3 respect.. gay.. (unto him) .. (here); 4 then partial. . yourselves.. (are). . of; 5 Hath..chosen the. . of this.. (hath); 6 despised ..men.. draw; 7 that worthy; 9 to.. and are convinced of; 10 offend; 11 no.. yet if thou kill; 12 they ..shall..the; 13 he shall have.. (and). . rejoiceth; 14 though.. and. = [95] 15 °If a brother or sister be naked, and (16 in lack of daily food, and one of you say unto them, 'Go in peace, be ĺyel warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 °Even so faith, if it have not works, 18) is dead in itself. Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith 'apart from thy works, and I by my works will (19) shew thee my faith. Thou believest that God is one: thou doest well: the devils also believe, and 'shudder'. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is 'barren!? 21 °Was not Abraham our father justi fied by works, in that he offered 'up' 22) Isaac his son upon the altar? 04Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made 23 perfect; and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned' unto him for righteousness; and he (24) was called the friend of God. Ye see that by works a man is justified, (25) and not only by faith. And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent 26 them out another way? For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, leven so faith apart from works is dead. 3*1) Be not many teachers', my breth also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, "how much wood is kindled by how small a (6) fire! And the tongue is a fire: Sithel world of iniquity lamong our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the 'wheel' of nature, and is set on fire (7 by hell. For every 10kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things! and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath 8 been tamed by 12mankind: but the tongue can no man tame; it is la restless evil, it is full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we the 'Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the likeness' of 10 God: out of the same mouth 'cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so 11 to be. Doth 'the' fountain send forth 'from the same opening sweet water (12) and bitter? °can 'al fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? 'neither can salt water yield 'sweet!. (13 Who is wise and understanding among you? let him shew by his good life his works in meekness 14 of wisdom. But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction' in your heart'. glory not and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom is not a wisdom that cometh down from above, but is 16 earthly, 18sensual, 14devilish. "For where jealousy and faction are!. there is confusion and every vile (17 deed'. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without 15 va18 riance, without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace 161 for them that make peace. ren, knowing that we shall receive (2) heavier judgement'. For in many things we all stumble'. If any 'stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole 3 body also. Now if we put the horses' bridles into their mouths, that they may obey us, we turn about | 4(1 (4) their whole body also. Behold, the ships also, though they are so great, and are driven by rough winds, are yet turned about by a very small Irudder, whither the impulse of the 5 steersman willeth'. So the tongue Whence come wars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? (2 °Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and 17 covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask VERSION OF 1611.-15 destitute; 16 Depart..you.. notwithstanding.. those.. (which are); 17 hath being alone; 18 may.. without; 19 (there). . tremble; 20 without dead; 21 when had; 22 how; 23 imputed; 24 (then how); 25 Likewise. . when.. had .. (had); 26 without.. without .. also. III. I masters. . the greater condemnation; 2 offend. . man offend.. (and); 3 Behold. . bits in.. and: 4 (which).. be.. of fierce.. (they). . with. . helm, whithersoever.. governor listeth; 5 Even .. great a matter..little.. kindleth; 6 a.. (so).. amongst . . that it.. course.. (it). . of; 7 (of) .. (and) . . serpents (of).. of; 8 an unruly; 9 God even.. similitude; 10 proceedeth; 11 a..at.. place; 12 the.. bear olive berries? either. . so.. (no fountain both). . and fresh; 13 (a).. (man).. endued with knowledge amongst out of a.. conversation.. with; 14 envying.. strife.. hearts; 15 descendeth; 16 envying.. strife is .. evil work; 17 (and).. partiality, and; 18 of. - IV. 1 (From).. lusts; 2 desire to have.. (yet). = [120] Go to now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming! 2 upon you. "Your riches are cor rupted, and your garments are moth(3 eaten. Your gold and your silver lare rusted; and 'their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last 4 days. Behold, the hire of the labourers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them 'that reaped 'have entered into the (5 ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. °Ye have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure!; ye have nourished your hearts in a day of 6 slaughter. Ye have condemned, 'ye have killed the righteous one'; he doth not resist you. 3 not. Ye ask, and receive not, be- | 5(1 cause ye ask amiss, that ye may (4 spend it in your pleasures!. Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would' be a friend of the world 'maketh him5) self an enemy of God. Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envy6 ing? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace 7 to the humble. Be subject' therefore unto God; but resist the devil, 8 and he will flee from you. °Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners and purify your hearts, ye 9 doubleminded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy 10 to heaviness. °Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lexalt you. 11 Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, 12) but a judge. One only is the lawgiver and judge, even he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest 'thy neighbour1? 13) Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and 'spend a year there, and 'trade', (14 and get gain: whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and 15 then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that. 16 But now ye glory in your vaunt17) ings: all such glorying is evil. To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. 1 Or, saith in vain, 2 Or, The spirit which he made to dwell in us the yearneth for even unto jealous envy. Or, That spirit which he made to dwell in us yearneth for us even unto jealous envy. 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, 'until' the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, 'being patient over! it, until it receive the early and latter 8 rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the 9) Lord is at hand. Murmur not, brethren, one against another, 'that' ye be not judged: behold, the judge (10) standeth before the doors. Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who 11 spake in the name of the Lord. 12 13 Be hold, we call them blessed' which lendured' ye have heard of the 'patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is 'full of pity', and 'merciful'. But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, Inor by the earth, nor by any other oath but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; 'that ye fall 'not under judgement. Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him 14) sing praise. Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, 11anointing VERSION OF 1611.-3 consume. . upon. . lusts; 4 (adulterers and).. will.. is the; 5 Do.. saith.. that dwelleth.. lusteth to envy; 6 he..unto; 7 Submit yourselves.. to; 10 lift. . up; 11 evil. . of.. evil of his..and.. evil of.. judge; 12 There. . another; 13 such a. . continue.. buy and sell; 14 (For). . It is even; 16 rejoice.. boastings. . rejoicing.. V. 1 (men). . shall come; 3 is cankered.. the.. of them .. witness. . (it were). . heaped.. together for; 4 which have reaped down.. which have.. are; 5 in pleasure .. been wanton. . (as); 6 and.. just; and; 7 unto..and hath long patience for.. he; 8 draweth nigh; 9 Grudge..lest. .condemned.. door; 10 (my). . have spoken.. (affliction); 11 count. . happy.. endure very pitiful.. of tender mercy; 12 neither. . neither..lest. . into condemnation; 13 afflicted.. merry. . psalms. [108] him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him. 16 Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The 'supplication of a righteous man availeth 17 much in its working. Elijah! was a man of like 'passions with us1, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth 18 for three years and six months. And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 19 My brethren, if any lamong you do err from the truth, and one convert 20 him; let him know, that he which converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins. 11 THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETER. PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cap(2 padocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, 'in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. * 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the 4 dead, unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5) who by the power of God are guarded' through faith unto 'a' salvation ready 6 to be revealed in the last time. °Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while', if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold tempta(7) tions, that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by1 fire, might be found unto praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus 8) Christ: whom not having seen ye love; 'on' whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with 9 joy unspeakable and full of glory: °re 1 Or, Inaturel 2 Gr. with prayer. ceiving the end of your faith, even the 10 salvation of your souls. Concerning! which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto 11 you searching what time or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did 'point unto!, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the 'glories! (12) that should follow them. To whom 13 it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto 'you', did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Ghost sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into. Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and 'set your! hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revela14 tion of Jesus Christ; as children 1of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in (15 the time of your ignorance: but 10 like as he which called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all 16) manner of living; because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am (17 holy. And if ye call on him as 4 Or, Itrials! 5 Gr. glorified. 3 Some ancient authorities read know ye. 6 Gr. unto. * Or, Holy Spirit Gr. is being brought. 10 Or, like the Holy One which called you VERSION OF 1611.-15 the.. they; 16 faults.. effectual fervent prayer; 17 Elias.. subject to.. as we are.. earnestly.. by the space of; 19 of; 20 the.. hide. abundant.. I. PETER.-I. 1 strangers scattered throughout; 2 (elect). . through.. unto: 3 which hath begotten.. lively; 4 to; 5 kept; 6 season.. are in heaviness through: 7 trial. . (much).. (of).. be tried with.. appearing; 8 in; 10 Of.. have inquired; 11 signify.. glory; 12 Unto.. us.. the.. are.. reported..by.. (have)..with.. down.. (the); 13 gird.. to the end for; 14 obedient. . the; 15 (hath).. so..conversation; 17 the. = = [72] Father, who without respect of per- And all the glory thereof as the The grass withereth, and the flower 25 But the word of the Lord 'abideth' 21 for ever. And this is the word 'of good tidings! which was preached unto you. Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, * 2 and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn babes, 'long for the spiritual milk which is without guile', that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; (3 if ye have tasted that the Lord is (4 gracious: unto whom coming, a liv ing stone, 'rejected' indeed of men, but 5 with God elect", "precious, yealso, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, 'to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to (6 God through Jesus Christ. ¡Because it is contained in scripture, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; 121 for they 13stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also (9 they were appointed. But ye are lan elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may shew forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous 10) light which in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. (11 Beloved, I beseech you as 'sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the (12 soul; having your behaviour seemly! among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 13 Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it (14 be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as sent 15by him for Ivengeance on evil-doers and for praise 15 to them that do well. For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye Ishould put to silence the ignorance 16 of foolish men: as free, and not 16using your freedom' for a cloke of 171 wickedness', but as bondservants of God. 17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. 18 Servants, be in subjection to your 18 VERSION OF 1611.- every .. (here); 18 forasmuch as ye know.. as.. and.. conversation received by tradition; 19 (the); 20 verily foreordained.. manifest in these last. . you; 21 by.. do believe.. that ..(up); 22 obeying.. (through the Spirit).. (see that ye).. with a pure; 23 being born. . by.. (for ever); 24 of man.. (thereof).. (away); 25 endureth.. by the gospel is. II. 1 Wherefore laying aside.. malice; 2 desire.. sincere. . of the word; 3 (so be); 4 To.. (as unto).. disallowed. . chosen of.. (and); 5 lively.. by; 6 Wherefore also.. (the). . Sion.. confounded; 7 Unto..he.. precious.. unto them which be disobedient.. disallowed.. is; 8 even to them which; 9 a chosen generation.. peculiar.. should.. praises ..(hath); 10 not a; 11 (Dearly).. strangers; 12 conversation honest. . whereas . . (shall); 13 Submit yourselves; 14 (unto them that are).. the punishment of.. (the) . . of; 15 with may; 16 liberty .. maliciousness.. the servants; 18 subject. =[121] |