DASV Galatians

                                                  Galatians 1

¹ From Paul, an apostle, sent not by a human source, neither by means of human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead,

² and all the brothers who are with me.  To the Churches of Galatia:

³ Grace and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁴ who gave himself for our sins, in order to deliver us from this evil world, according to the will of our God and Father,

⁵ to whom be the glory for ever and ever, Amen.

⁶ I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting him who called you by grace, and are turning to a different gospel,

⁷ which is really not another gospel at all, but a perversion of the gospel of Christ, by those who want to deceive you.

⁸ But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a different gospel than the one which we first preached to you, let him be accursed.

⁹ As we said before, so I say again, if any one preaches a gospel to you different than what you have already received, let him accursed.

¹⁰ For am I looking for human approval or for God’s?  Am I hoping to please people? If I was still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

¹¹ For I want you to know brothers, that the gospel which I preached was not man-made.

¹² For I did not get it from any human source, and I was not taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³ You have heard how I used to live in Judaism, how I violently persecuted God’s Church, and tried to destroy it.   

¹⁴ I was advanced in Judaism beyond those of my same age, because I was so zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

¹⁵ But when He, who set me apart before I was born and called me by his grace,

¹⁶ was pleased to reveal his son to me, so that I could preach about him to the Gentiles, I did not consult with any one else,

¹⁷ or go to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but instead I went away to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.

¹⁸ Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and I stayed with him for fifteen days.

¹⁹ But I did not see any of the other apostles except James, the brother of Jesus.

²⁰ What I am writing to you before God, I am not lying.

²¹ Afterwards, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia,

²² and was still unknown personally by the churches of Judaea, which were in Christ,

²³ but they received word saying “The one who used to persecute us is now preaching the same faith he once tried to destroy.

²⁴ And they praised God because of me.

                                                 Galatians 2

¹ Then, after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. 

² And I went up in response to a revelation and placed before them the gospel which I proclaim among the Gentiles.  But I met privately with those who were recognized leaders, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain. 

³ But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was forced to be circumcised. 

⁴ This problem arose because some false brothers secretly infiltrated us, to spy on our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage.

⁵ But we did not surrender to them even for an instant, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. 

⁶ But from those who were reputed to be influential, whoever they were does not matter to me as God shows no favoritism, those influential ones added nothing to me.   

⁷ On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcision, just as Peter was to the circumcision, 

⁸ for he who worked in Peter making him an apostle to the circumcision also worked in me to the Gentiles, 

⁹ and when James, Cephas and John, who were accepted to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

¹⁰ They asked only that we should remember the poor, which was exactly what I had wanted to do anyways. 

¹¹ But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be corrected. 

¹² For before certain men came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who belonged to the circumcision. 

¹³ The rest of the Jews joined in his hypocrisy as well, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 

¹⁴ But when I saw that they did not walk in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles, and not as a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews? 

¹⁵ We who are Jews by birth, and not Gentile sinners, 

¹⁶ know that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, we believe on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. 

¹⁷ But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found to be sinners, is Christ causing us to sin? Absolutely not. 

¹⁸ For if I rebuild those things which I once destroyed, I prove that I myself am a violator. 

¹⁹ For through the law I died to the law, that I might live to God. 

²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ living in me.  So the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 

²¹ I do not nullify the grace of God, because if righteousness could come by means of the law, then Christ died for nothing! 

Galatians 3

¹ You foolish Galatians! Who bewitched you? Was it not before your eyes that Jesus Christ was openly crucified?

² There is only one thing I want to ask you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by believing what you heard?

³ Are you so foolish?  Having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect in the flesh?

⁴ Have you suffered all these things for nothing? --if it really was for nothing.

⁵ Does He, who gives you the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by your doing works of the law or by believing what you heard?

⁶ Just as Abraham believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness.

⁷ Know that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.

⁸ And the scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, when it proclaimed the gospel to Abraham saying “All nations will be blessed in you.”

⁹ So those who believe are blessed along with Abraham, who believed.

¹⁰ For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, for it is written, “Cursed is every one who does not keep doing everything written in the book of the law.” 

¹¹ Now obviously no one is justified before God by the law, because “The one who is righteous will live by faith.” 

¹² But the law is not based on faith; but the one who does works will live by them. 

¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, by becoming a curse for us; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.”   

¹⁴ So that the blessing of Abraham by Christ Jesus might come to the Gentiles, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit by faith. 

¹⁵ Brothers, here is a human example:  Once a contract is ratified, no one can nullify it or add to it. 

¹⁶ Now the promises were spoken to Abraham, and to his offspring. It does not say “And to your descendent,” as of many; but as of one, “and to your descendent,” which is Christ. 

¹⁷ This is my point:  The law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not cancel a covenant ratified beforehand by God, so as to nullify the promise. 

¹⁸ For if the inheritance depends on the law, it is no more based promise, but God has granted it to Abraham by promise. 

¹⁹ Why then was the law given?  It was added because of transgressions, until the descendent should come to whom the promise had been made.  It was implemented through angels by the hand of a mediator. 

²⁰ Now a mediator is not for only one party; but God is one. 

²¹ Is the law then opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!  For if a law had been given which could give life, then righteousness would have been by the law. 

²² But the scriptures imprisoned everything under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 

²³ But before faith came, we were locked up under the law, imprisoned until faith could be revealed. 

²⁴ So that the law became our tutor until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith. 

²⁵ But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor. 

²⁶ For you are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus. 

²⁷ For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 

²⁸ There is no longer Jew or Greek, bond or free, male or female.  For you are all one in Christ Jesus. 

²⁹ And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to the promise. 

                                                 Galatians 4

¹ But I say that the heir as long as he is a child is no different than if he were a slave, though he is still owner of everything.

² He lives under guardians and managers until the time set by his father.

³ We also, when children were in slavery under the elementary principles of the world.

⁴ But when the right time came, God sent his son, born of a woman, born under the law,

5  to redeem those enslaved under the law, so that we might be adopted as his children.

⁶ And because we are sons, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the spirit that calls out, “Abba, Father.”

⁷ So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then God has made you an heir.

⁸ Previously, when you did not know God, you were slaves to things that are not gods.

⁹ But now that you have come to know God, or rather are known by God, how can you ever turn back to weak and worthless elementary principles  of the world?  Do you want to be slaves again?

¹⁰ You observe days, months, seasons, and years.

¹¹ I am afraid for you, that maybe my efforts for you have been for nothing.

¹² I beg you, brothers, be like me, because I also am becoming like you.  You did me no  wrong.

¹³ As you know it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you,

¹⁴ and even though my illness was a trial for you, you did not despise or reject me.  Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, or even Jesus himself.

¹⁵ What happened to your joy now?  For I witnessed, that, if possible, you would have gouged out your eyes and given them to me.

¹⁶ Have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

¹⁷ They eagerly want your favor, but for no good.  They want to shut you off from us, so you can be zealous for them.

¹⁸ But it is good if someone is eager to do good things for you, let them do it all the time,  and not just when I am with you.

¹⁹ My dear children,  I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you.

²⁰ I wish I could be there with you now, and could change the tone of my voice; because I am perplexed about you.

²¹ Tell me, you who want to be under, the law, do you know what the law actually says?

²² It is written that Abraham had two sons, one by slave woman, and one by the free woman.

²³ The son of the slave woman was born by the flesh but the son of the free woman was born by the promise.

²⁴ These things are an allegory; for these women represent the two covenants; one from Mount Sinai, bearing children into slavery, which is Hagar.

²⁵ Now Hagar, represents Mount Sinai in Arabia, corresponding to the current Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

²⁶ But the Jerusalem that is above is free and she is our mother.

²⁷ For it is written, “rejoice, O childless woman, cry out you who have had no birth-pains; because the children of the desolate mother are more numerous than those of the woman with a husband.”

²⁸ Now brothers, you are like Isaac, children of promise.

²⁹ Just as back then, the one who was born of the flesh persecuted the one who was born of the Spirit, and that is how it is now also.

³⁰ What then does the Scripture say?  “Throw out the servant and her son, because the son of your servant will not inherit the share with the son” of the free woman.

³¹ Therefore, brothers, we are not children of a slave woman but of the free woman.

Galatians 5

¹ For freedom Christ has set us free, so stand firm, and do not be again tied into a yoke of slavery.

² Listen, I Paul tell you, that, if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. 

³ Yes, I say it again, to every man that let’s himself be circumcised, he is obligated to keep the whole law. 

⁴ You who are trying to be justified by the law are cut off from Christ, you have fallen away from grace. 

⁵ For by faith, through the Spirit, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. 

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; but only faith working through love. 

⁷ You were running so well, who hindered you from obeying the truth? 

⁸ This false teaching does not come from him who called you. 

⁹ A little yeast leavens the whole batch. 

¹⁰ I have confidence in the Lord, that you will be not be persuaded otherwise.  But the one who troubles you will pay the penalty, whoever he is. 

¹¹ But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross would have been removed. 

¹² I wish that those troublemakers would go ahead and castrate themselves. 

¹³ For you, brothers, were called to freedom.  Only do not use your freedom for an opportunity to indulge the flesh, but through love serve one to another. 

¹⁴ For the whole law is summed up in a single command:  “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 

¹⁵ But if you bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another. 

¹⁶ But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the evil desires of the flesh. 

¹⁷ For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to the one to another; that you cannot do the things that you want to. 

¹⁸ But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are obvious:  sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 

²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarrels, jealousies, fits of anger, rivalries, divisions, dissensions, 

²¹ envy, drunkenness, carousing, and such things; of which I forewarn you, even as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 

²³ gentleness and self-control.  Against such things there is no law. 

²⁴ Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 

²⁵ If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk guided by the Spirit. 

²⁶ Let us not become conceited, provoke one another, or become jealous of one another. 

                                                   Galatians 6

¹ Brothers, if someone is overcome by some sin, you who are spiritual, restore him in a spirit of gentleness, guarding yourself that you are not also tempted. 

² Carry one another's burdens, and in this way fulfill the law of Christ. 

³ For if anyone thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 

⁴ Let each person examine his own work.  Then he can take pride in himself alone, without comparing himself to anyone else. 

⁵ For each must bear his own burden. 

⁶ But let the one who is taught in the word share all good things with the one who teaches. 

⁷ Be not deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a person sows, that will he also reap.

⁸ For he that sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 

⁹ Let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up. 

¹⁰ So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good toward all, and especially toward those who are of the family of faith. 

¹¹ See what large letters I write to you with mine own hand. 

¹² Those who want to impress in the flesh, are trying to compel you to be circumcised; so that they may avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. 

¹³ For not even those who are circumcised keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh. 

¹⁴ But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world hath been crucified to me, and I to the world. 

¹⁵ For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but the new creation is all that matters. 

¹⁶ And all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. 

¹⁷ From now on, let no one make trouble for me, for I bear branded on my body the marks of Jesus.

¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers.  Amen.

                                                       DASV Ephesians
                                                            Ephesians 1

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus.   

² Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

³ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. 

⁴ For he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love.   

⁵ He decided ahead of time to adopt us as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, 

⁶ to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely granted on us in the Beloved. 

⁷ In him we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 

⁸ that he lavished on us along with all wisdom and prudence.   

⁹ He did this when he made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he set forth in Christ, 

¹⁰ as a plan for the fullness of the time, to unite all things in Christ, everything in heaven, and on earth. 

¹¹ In him also we obtained an inheritance, being chosen beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will. 

¹² To the end that we who had before hoped in Christ, should live for the praise of his glory.

¹³ In him you also, when you heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,  also believed.  You were marked with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit. 

¹⁴ who is the down payment of our inheritance, until our redemption, as God's own people, to the praise of his glory. 

¹⁵ For this reason, I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 

¹⁶ do not cease to give thanks for you, praying for you continually.  

¹⁷ I ask that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.

¹⁸ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, that you may know the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 

¹⁹ and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe.  This working of his tremendous strength

²⁰ which he exercised in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, 

²¹ far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in the one to come. 

²² He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, 

²³ which is his body, the fullness of him that fills all in all. 

Ephesians 2

¹ You were dead through your transgressions and sins,

² in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience, 

³ among whom we also all once lived in the passion of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and mind, and were by nature children under God’s wrath, just like the rest. 

⁴ But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love by which he loved us, 

⁵ even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved.

⁶ He raised us up with him, and seated us with him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus, 

⁷ that in the ages to come he might display the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.   

⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, 

⁹ not by works, so that no one can boast. 

¹⁰ For we are his work of art, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared in advance that we should walk in them. 

¹¹ For that reason remember, that once you Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcised” by those who are called “Circumcision,” in the flesh, made by human hands, 

¹² were at that time without Christ, alienated from the citzenship of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 

¹³ But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are brought near by the blood of Christ. 

¹⁴ For he is our peace, who made both groups into one, and broke down the dividing wall of hostility, 

¹⁵ having abolished in his flesh, the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself from the two one new man, thus making peace, 

¹⁶ to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having thereby slain the hostility. 

¹⁷ He came and preached peace to you who were far off, and peace to those who were near, 

¹⁸ for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. 

¹⁹ So then you are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of the household of God. 

²⁰ You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone. 

²¹ In whom the whole building is joined together becoming a holy temple in the Lord.   

²² In whom also you are built together into a dwelling of God by the Spirit. 

Ephesians 3

¹ For this reason, I, Paul, am a prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles, -- 

² assuming that you have heard of the special commission of God’s grace that was given to me for you;

³ how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote before briefly.  

⁴ When you read this, you will gain understanding into the mystery of Christ.

⁵ It was not made known in other generations to human beings, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit. 

⁶ This mystery, is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

⁷  I was made a minister of this gospel, according to the gift of God’s grace which was given me according to the working of his power.

⁸ To me, who is less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 

⁹ and to make everyone see the plan of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things. 

¹⁰ The intent was that now it might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God to rulers and powers in the heavenly places.   

¹¹ This was according to the eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 

¹² in whom we have boldness and confident access through our faith in him.

¹³ Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my sufferings for you, which are your glory. 

¹⁴ For this cause I kneel before the Father, 

¹⁵ from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. 

¹⁶ I pray he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man, 

¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, so that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 

¹⁸  may be strong to comprehend with all the saints what the breadth and length and height and depth is, 

¹⁹ and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 

²⁰ Now unto him that is able to do vastly more than all we can ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 

²¹ to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. 

Ephesians 4

¹ I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, implore you to walk worthily of the calling you have received, 

² with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.

³ Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 

⁴ There is one body, and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling,

⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 

⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

⁷ But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 

⁸ This is why it says, “When he ascended on high, he led a crowd of captives, and gave gifts to men.” 

⁹ Note how it said this: “He ascended.” What does it mean except he also descended into the lower parts of the earth? 

¹⁰ He who descended is the same also who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.   

¹¹ He gave some to be apostles, and some to be prophets, and some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 

¹² for the equipping of the saints, for the work of service, to build up the body of Christ, 

¹³ until we all attain the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a mature person measuring up to the stature of the fullness of Christ, 

¹⁴ so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the human trickery, in craftiness, after their deceitful scams. 

¹⁵ But speaking truth in love, we will grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ. 

¹⁶ From him all the body, perfectly joined and held together by every joint with each one doing its part, making the body grow as it builds itself up in love. 

¹⁷ So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the Gentiles, in the futility of their mind. 

¹⁸ They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart.   

¹⁹ They are callous giving themselves up to sensuality, to do every kind of uncleanness with greediness. 

²⁰ This is not the way you learned about Christ, 

²¹ assuming that you heard about him, and were taught in him, just as truth is in Jesus. 

²² Put away, your former manner of life, the old self, which grew in corruption and deception by its lusts. 

²³ Be renewed in the spirit of your mind. 

²⁴ Put on the new self, which was created in God’s image in true righteousness and holiness. 

²⁵ Therefore, putting away falsehood, tell the truth to your neighbor, for we are members one of another. 

²⁶ Be angry yet do not sin.  Do not let the sun go down upon your wrath. 

²⁷ Do not give an opportunity to the devil. 

²⁸ Let those who stole steal no more, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands so that he may have something to give to the one who has need. 

²⁹ Let no corrupt speech come out of your mouth, but only what is good for building up the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear. 

³⁰ Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 

³¹ Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, quarreling, and slander, be put away from you, along with all malice. 

³² Instead be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also forgave you in Christ. 

Ephesians 5

¹ Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children, 

² and walk in love, just as Christ also loved us, and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and a sacrifice to God. 

³ But let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you, as these are not appropriate for saints.   

⁴ Neither should there be any foolish talk or crude jesting, which are not proper but rather giving thanks. 

⁵ Be sure of this, that no one who is sexually immoral, or impure, or greedy--who is an idolater--has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 

⁶ Let no man deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 

⁷ Therefore do not participate with them. 

⁸ For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord.  Walk as children of light-- 

⁹ for the fruit of the light is found in all goodness, righteousness and truth. 

¹⁰ Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. 

¹¹ Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 

¹² For the things which they do in secret are shameful even to speak of. 

¹³ But all things when they are exposed by the light, are made visible. 

¹⁴ Therefore it is said, “Awake, you who are sleeping, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” 

¹⁵ Look, be careful how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise.   

¹⁶ Make the most of the time, because the days are evil. 

¹⁷ Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 

¹⁸ Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 

¹⁹ speaking to one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your heart to the Lord, 

²⁰ always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

²¹ submitting yourselves to each other out of reverence for Christ. 

²² Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 

²³ For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is also the head of the church.  He himself is the savior of the body. 

²⁴ As the church submits to Christ, so let wives also submit to their husbands in everything. 

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church, and gave himself up for it,   

²⁶ that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water by the word, 

²⁷ that he might present the church to himself as glorious, not having a stain or wrinkle or any blemish, but that it should be holy and without blemish. 

²⁸ Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

²⁹ For no one ever hated his own flesh, but feeds and takes care of it, even as Christ also does for the church,

³⁰ because we are members of his body. 

³¹ For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife; and the two will become one flesh. 

³² This is a great mystery, but I am talking about Christ and the church.

³³ Nevertheless each one of you should love his wife as himself, and let the wife respect her husband.

Ephesians 6

¹ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 

² “Honor your father and mother”--which is the first commandment with promise-- 

³ “that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.” 

⁴ Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 

⁵ Servants, obey your human masters, with fear and trembling, with sincerity of heart, as you would serve Christ.   

⁶ Not just when they are looking, as people pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. 

⁷ Do your service enthusiastically, as to the Lord, and not just to humans. 

⁸ You know that whatever good each one does, he will receive in return the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.

⁹ Masters, do the same for your servants.  Stop threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. 

¹⁰ Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in his mighty strength. 

¹¹ Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

¹² For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against powers, against rulers of this darkness, against spiritual powers of wickedness in the heavenly places. 

¹³ Therefore take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand your ground in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. 

¹⁴ Stand therefore, having the belt of truth around your waist, putting on the breastplate of righteousness, 

¹⁵ and having shoes on your feet with the preparation of the good news of peace. 

¹⁶ In addition, pick up the shield of faith, by which you will be able to extinguish all the fiery arrows of the evil one. 

¹⁷ Take also the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 

¹⁸ With every prayer and supplication, pray at all times in the Spirit, and be alert with all perseverance and requests for all the saints. 

¹⁹ Pray on my behalf, that a message may be given to me when I open my mouth, that I may make known with confidence the mystery of the gospel, 

²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in chains.  Pay that I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 

²¹ Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will tell you everything so that you may know how I am doing.   

²²  I sent him to you for this very reason, that you may know our situation, and that he may encourage your hearts.

²³ Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

²⁴ Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with undying love.

                                              DASV Philippians

                                                  Philippians 1

¹ From Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons. 

² Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

³ I thank my God every time I remember you. 

⁴ When I pray for you, I pray with joy in my heart

⁵ because of your sharing in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now. 

⁶ I am certain of this, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.

⁷ It is right for me to feel this way about you, because I have you in my heart; for whether I am chained in prison or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me.

⁸ For God is my witness, how I long after you with the compassion of Christ Jesus. 

⁹ And I pray this, that your love may grow more and more in knowledge and all discernment; 

¹⁰ so that you may be able to determine what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 

¹¹ being filled with the fruits of righteousness that come through Jesus Christ – to bring glory and praise to God. 

¹² Now I would have you know, brothers, that what has happened to me has only furthered and the spread of the Good News; 

¹³ so that it was known throughout the whole palace guard, and to everyone else, that I am in chains for Christ. 

¹⁴ Most of the brothers in the Lord, being encouraged by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear. 

¹⁵ Some preach about Christ out of jealousy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 

¹⁶ The latter do so in love, knowing that I am here for the defense of the gospel; 

¹⁷ but the others proclaim Christ for selfish ambition, not sincerely, trying to stir up trouble for me in prison. 

¹⁸ But it doesn’t matter. The important thing is that in every way, whether with right or wrong intentions, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice – yes, and will rejoice. 

¹⁹ For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 

this will turn out for my deliverance.

²⁰ I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but that I will have the courage now, as always, that Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life, or by death. 

²¹ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 

²² But if I am to live in the flesh, this means more fruit from my work. What I shall choose?  I do not know. 

²³ I am torn between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for it is far better,

²⁴ but you need me here in my body.

²⁵ Realizing this, I know that I will stay and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, 

²⁶ that you may be proud in Christ Jesus because of me when I come to you again.

²⁷ Only conduct yourselves in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then whether I come and visit you or am away from you, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving for the faith of the gospel,

²⁸ without being frightened by those who oppose you, which is a sign that they will be destroyed, but that you will be save by God. 

²⁹ For the privilege has been granted to you not only to believe on Christ, but also to suffer on his behalf, 

³⁰ having the same conflict which you saw me struggle with, and now hear that I still have. 

Philippians 2

¹  If there is, therefore, any encouragement in Christ, any consolation of love, any fellowship of the Spirit, any affection and compassions, 

² make my joy full and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being of one purpose and one mind.

³ Do nothing based on selfishness or a desire to impress, but in humbleness of mind thinking of others better than yourselves. 

⁴ Do not look out just for your own interests, but each of you also for the interests others.

⁵ Have this attitude, which was also in Christ Jesus:

⁶ who, existing in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 

⁷ but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man,

⁸ he humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even death on a cross. 

⁹  Consequently God highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name, 

¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven, on earth and under the earth, 

¹¹ and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 

¹² So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 

¹³ for it is God who works in you both to desire and to work, for the sake of his good pleasure. 

¹⁴ Do everything without grumbling and arguing, 

¹⁵ that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world. 

¹⁶ Holding tight onto the word of life, so that I may be proud in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.  

¹⁷ If I am poured out as a sacrifice and offering for your faith, I am glad, and rejoice with you all,

¹⁸ and in the same way you should also be glad, and rejoice with me. 

¹⁹ I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be encouraged when I find out how you are doing. 

²⁰ For I have no one like him, who will truly care for your welfare.

²¹ For they care only about themselves and not about the interests of Jesus Christ. 

²² But you know his qualifications, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in spreading of the gospel. 

²³ I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I find out how my situation goes, 

²⁴ though I trust in the Lord that I myself will come to you soon.

²⁵ But I thought it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you, my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger to minister to my need. 

²⁶ He has been wanting to see you, and was troubled, because you had heard that he was sick. 

²⁷ Indeed he was so sick he nearly died, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow. 

²⁸ I have sent him therefore more eagerly, that, when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less anxious. 

²⁹ Welcome him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold people like him in honor, 

³⁰ since it was for the work of Christ that he nearly died, risking his life to make up that which was lacking in your service toward me. 

                                                 Philippians 3

 ¹ Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, is not a problem for me, but for you it is safe. 

² Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh.

³ For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh, 

⁴ though I might have confidence even in the flesh.  If any one thinks he has reason to have confidence in the flesh, I have more: 

⁵ circumcised the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee. 

⁶ Concerning zeal, I persecuted the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, I was blameless. 

⁷ Yet whatever I have gained I count loss for the sake of Christ.

⁸ Even beyond that, I count all things as worthless for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but garbage, so that I can gain Christ,

⁹ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that comes from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith. 

¹⁰ My goal is to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death. 

¹¹ That by any means possible I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. 

¹² Not that I have already attained this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on, to lay hold onto that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

¹³ Brothers, I do not consider myself to have achieved this, but this one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind me, I reach for what is ahead,

14. I press on toward the goal to win the prize that God has called me to in Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ So let us have this mind; as many as are perfect.  If in anything you deviate God will reveal it to you.

¹⁶ Just let us hold onto what we have already attained.

¹⁷ Brothers, join in imitating me, and watch carefully those who live following this same example as you have seen in us.

¹⁸ For as I told you before, and now tell you with tears, that many people are really enemies of the cross of Christ.

¹⁹ Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, and they glory in their shame, and think only about earthly things.

²⁰ But our citizenship is in heaven, from where we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

²¹ who will transform our weak bodies, that they may be conformed to the likeness of his glorious body, according to the working by which he is able to subject all things to himself.  

                                             Philippians 4

¹ Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long to see, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. 

² I urge Euodia, and I urge Syntyche, to agree in the Lord. 

³ Yes, I ask you, loyal companion, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. 

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always.  Again I say, Rejoice! 

⁵ Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near. 

⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pettition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 

⁷ And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Jesus Christ.

⁸ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things. 

⁹ The things which you both learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things and the God of peace will be with you. 

¹⁰  I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have expressed your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you lacked opportunity. 

¹¹ Not that I speak in respect of need, for I have learned, in whatever state I am, there to be content.

¹² I have experience both need and abundance.  In everything and in all things have I learned the secret of contentment whether I am full or hungry, both in plenty and in want.

¹³ I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

¹⁴ Yet it was wonderful that you shared with me during my trouble.

¹⁵ And you Philippians also know, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church had shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone.

¹⁶ For even in Thessalonica you sent more than once to my need. 

¹⁷ Not that I seek a donation, but I seek for the fruit that increases to your credit. 

¹⁸ But I have all things, and abound.  I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable, pleasing to God. 

¹⁹ And my God will supply every one of your needs according to his riches in glory in Jesus Christ. 

²⁰ Now to our God and Father be the glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

²¹ Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers that are with me greet you. 

²² All the saints greet you, especially those that belong to Caesar's household. 

²³ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. 

                                              DASV:  Colossians

                                                    Colossians 1

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 

² to the saints, the faithful brothers in Christ who are at Colossae.  Grace and peace to you from God our Father. 

³ We always give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when praying for you,

⁴ since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which you have for all the saints, 

⁵ which comes from the hope in what is laid up for you in heaven, which you heard before in the word of truth, the gospel. 

⁶ It has come to you; just as it is bearing fruit and growing in all the world, as it does also in you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth. 

⁷ You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, 

⁸ who also told us of your love in the Spirit. 

⁹ For this reason we also, since the day we heard about you, never stopped praying for you, requesting that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 

¹⁰ so that you may live a worthy life, pleasing to the Lord in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God, 

¹¹ being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, unto all patience and endurance with joy, 

¹² giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 

¹³ For he rescued us out of the power of darkness, and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 

¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.   

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  

¹⁶ For by him all things were created, in heaven and on the earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers; all things have been created by him, and for him. 

¹⁷ He is before all things, and all things are held together in him. 

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the church, he is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead; so that in everything he might have the first place. 

¹⁹ For the Father was pleased that all his fullness should dwell in him; 

²⁰ and through him to reconcile to himself all things, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross, whether things on earth, or things in heaven.

²¹ And you were once alienated and enemies in your mind due to your evil actions, 

²² he has now reconciled you by the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy, without blemish, and absolutely free from accusation before him; 

²³ if you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, not moved away from the hope promised to you in the gospel that you heard. This is the gospel which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. 

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up my part that which is lacking in the sufferings of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church. 

²⁵ I have become its servant since the time God commissioned me, which was given me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 

²⁶ that is the mystery that has been hidden for ages and generations, but now has been revealed to his saints. 

²⁷ God desired to make known to them the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 

²⁸ We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone in all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. 

²⁹ For this gospel I also labor, struggling with all his power, which works mightily in me.

                                                   Colossians 2

¹ For I want you to know how much I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face. 

² I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, and to have all riches of confident understanding, and know the mystery of God, namely Christ, 

³ in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

⁴ I say this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive arguments.

⁵ For though I am absent in body, I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are, and the strength of your faith in Christ. 

⁶ As you received Christ Jesus as Lord, so walk following him, 

⁷ rooted and built up in him, and firm in your faith, just as you were taught, overflowing with thankfulness.

⁸ Make sure that no one who deceives you through empty and deceitful philosophy, according to human tradition, from the spiritual powers of the world, and not from Christ.

⁹ For in him dwells all the fullness of the godhead bodily. 

¹⁰ You are made full in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority.   

¹¹ In him you also were circumcised, not with a circumcision of the flesh, but the putting off the body of flesh, by the spiritual circumcision done by Christ. 

¹² Having been buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. 

¹³ And you, being dead through your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive together with him, having forgiven all your sins; 

¹⁴ having dropped the charges written against us, which was leveled against us.  He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross. 

¹⁵ Disarming the rulers and the authorities, he exposed them openly, triumphing over them by the cross. 

¹⁶ Therefore let no one condemn you over food or drink, or concerning the observing of a feast day, new moon or Sabbath days. 

¹⁷ These are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ. 

¹⁸ Let no one judge you demanding pious self-denial and the worshipping of the angels, dwelling on visions, yet full of pride in their fleshly mind. 

¹⁹ He lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, is supported and united together through the joints and ligaments, grows with the growth that comes from God. 

²⁰ If you died with Christ from the elemental spirits of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourself to regulations-- 

²¹ Don’t handle, taste, or touch? 

²² These are all things which perish with use, being simply human ideas and teachings. 

²³ While these things have an appearance of wisdom with self-imposed worship, false humility, and severe treatment of the body; but are not of any true value against the indulgence of the flesh. 

Colossians 3

¹ So if you were raised with Christ, seek things above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. 

² Set your mind on the things above, not on things on earth, 

³ for you have died, and your new life is hidden with Christ in God. 

⁴ When Christ, who is your life, is revealed, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.

⁵ So put to death your earthly actions: sexual immorality, impurity, ungodly passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. 

⁶ Because doing these sins the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient. 

⁷ You also did these things when you lived among them. 

⁸ But now strip off anger, wrath, malice, and abusive language from you mouth. 

⁹ Do not lie to each other, since you have put off sinful practices reflective of that old, dead self

¹⁰ and have put on the new self, that is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its Creator. 

¹¹ Then there is no Greek or Jew, circumcision or uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeman but Christ is all, and in all.   

¹² Clothe yourselves, therefore, as God's chosen, holy and beloved, with a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.   

¹³ Bear with one another, and forgive each other. If any one has a complaint against anyone else, as the Lord forgave you, forgive them. 

¹⁴ Above all these things clothe yourselves with love, which unites everything in perfect harmony. 

¹⁵ Let the peace of Christ control your hearts.  For you were called as part of one body to peace.  And be thankful. 

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another in all wisdom with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to God. 

¹⁷ And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. 

¹⁸ Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 

¹⁹ Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh to them. 

²⁰ Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord. 

²¹ Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not be discouraged. 

²² Servants, obey your earthly masters in everything and not only when they are watching but seek to please them with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord. 

²³ Whatever you do, work at it heartily, with enthusiasm as to the Lord, and not for men, 

²⁴ knowing that you will receive the reward as an inheritance from the Lord.  Serve the Lord Christ. 

²⁵ For the one who does wrong will be repaid for the wrong that he has done and there are no exceptions.

                                               Colossians 4

¹ Masters, treat your servants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. 

² Continue steadfastly in prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. 

³ Pray for us also, that God may open a door for the word so that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.   

⁴ Pray that I may proclaim the word as clearly as I should. 

⁵ Be wise how you act toward outsiders, making the most of every opportunity. 

⁶ Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone. 

⁷ Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord, will make known all my affairs to you.   

⁸ I have sent him for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing, and that he may encourage your hearts.

⁹ I am also sending Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you everything going on here. 

¹⁰ Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas.  You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him. 

¹¹ Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings.  These are my only Jewish converts, fellow workers in the kingdom of God.  They have been a comfort to me. 

¹² Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you.  He earnestly prays for you, that you may stand perfect and confident in all the will of God.

¹³ For I can assure you, that he has worked hard for you, and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

¹⁴ Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you. 

¹⁵ Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea and Nymphas, and the church meets is in her house. 

¹⁶ After this letter has been read to you, let it be read also by the church of the Laodiceans. You also read the letter from Laodicea.

¹⁷ Tell Archippus, “Make sure you complete the ministry you received in the Lord.” 

¹⁸ I write this greeting with my own hand, Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. 

DASV: 1 Thessalonians

                                             1 Thessalonians 1

¹ From Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy; To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you. 

² We always thank God for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers. 

³ We constantly remember before our God and Father, your work of faith, labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 

⁴ We know, brothers, beloved by God, that he has chosen you, 

⁵ because our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, with full assurance.  You know what kind of people we showed ourselves to be for your sake. 

⁶ And you became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in great affliction, yet with the joy of the Holy Spirit. 

⁷ So you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

⁸ For the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has gone forth, so that we do not need to say anything. 

⁹ For people everywhere report how you welcomed us; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God, 

¹⁰ and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, the one who rescues us from the wrath to come. 

                                             1 Thessalonians 2

¹ For yourselves know brothers about our coming to you, that it was not in vain. 

² But although we suffered before and were shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you well know, we had courage in our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition. 

³ For our appeal does not come from error, impure motives or deceit, 

⁴ but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak it; not to please people but God, who examines our hearts. 

⁵ For we never came using flattering words, as you well know, nor with a hidden agenda of greed, God is our witness. 

⁶ nor did we seek glory from people, neither from you nor from others,

⁷ though we could have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.  Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother who tenderly cares for her own children. 

⁸ So with such affection for you, we were delighted to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, because you had become so dear to us. 

⁹ For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil, we preached to you the gospel of God working night and day, that we might not burden any of you. 

¹⁰ You are witnesses, and so is God, how holy, righteously and blamelessly our conduct was toward you who believe. 

¹¹ As you well know, we treated each one of you as a father treat his own children,

¹² pleading and encouraging you, and challenging you to the end that you should walk worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. 

¹³ And for this we also constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works in you who believe. 

¹⁴ For you, brothers, became imitators of the God’s churches in Christ Jesus which are in Judaea; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Jews. 

¹⁵ They both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove out us. They displeased God, and opposed everyone. 

¹⁶ They forbid us from speaking to the Gentiles that they may be saved.  So they constantly pile up their sins but God’s wrath has caught up to them at last. 

¹⁷ But we, brothers, being separated from you for a little while--in person not in heart, endeavored, more fervent in our desire, to see your face. 

¹⁸ For we wanted to come to you, I, Paul, tried over and over again, but Satan hindered us. 

¹⁹ For who is our hope, joy, or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming?  Is it not you?  

²⁰ For you are our glory and joy! 

                                               1 Thessalonians 3

¹ So when we could stand it no longer, we decided to stay behind at Athens alone. 

² We sent Timothy, our brother and God's co-worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you, and encourage you in your faith, 

³ that no one be shaken by these afflictions.  For you yourselves know that we are destined for them. 

⁴ For in fact even when we were with you, we told you ahead of time that we would suffer affliction; and so it has happened as you know full well. 

⁵ So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith.  I was afraid that somehow the tempter had tempted you, and our effort should prove to have been wasted. 

⁶ But now Timothy has come to us from you, and given us good news about your faith and love, and that you constantly have good memories of us, longing to see us, just as we also long to see you. 

⁷ For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction, we were comforted about you because of your faith. 

⁸ For now we are alive again, since you are standing firm in the Lord. 

⁹ For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel for your sakes before our God. 

¹⁰ Night and day we pray earnestly that we may see you face to face, and fill up anything that is missing in your faith? 

¹¹ Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you. 

¹² And may the Lord make you grow and overflow in love for one another, and for all men, just as we do for you.   

¹³ So that he may strengthen your hearts, blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. 

                                           1 Thessalonians 4

¹ Finally brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you received instruction from us on how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are in fact living -- that you do so more and more. 

² For you know what we taught you from the Lord Jesus. 

³ For this is God’s will:  that you be holy and abstain from sexual immorality, 

⁴ that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, 

⁵ not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God. 

⁶ In this issue one should not cheat or wrong his brother, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we also told and warned you before. 

⁷ For God did not call us to impurity, but to holiness. 

⁸ Therefore the one who rejects this, does not reject human instruction, but God’s, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. 

⁹ Now concerning brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another. 

¹⁰ And indeed you show it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, that you do so more and more. 

¹¹ Make it your goal to live a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your hands, just as we instructed you. 

¹² Then you can live properly before outsiders, and will not be dependent on anyone. 

¹³ But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep; so you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. 

¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, then those who are fallen asleep in Jesus, God will bring with him. 

¹⁵ For we tell you this by the authority of the word of the Lord, that we who are left alive when the Lord comes, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 

¹⁶ For the Lord himself will descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 

¹⁷ Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.  And so we will be with the Lord forever. 

¹⁸ Therefore comfort one another with these words. 

                                              1 Thessalonians 5

¹ But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you do not need to have anything written to you. 

² For yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night. 

³ When they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman.  And there will be no way to escape. 

⁴ But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that that day should surprise you like a thief.   

⁵ For you are all sons of light, and sons of the day.  We are not of the night, nor of darkness.

⁶ So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us stay alert and be sober. 

⁷ For those who sleep, sleep in the night and those who are get drunk are drunk at night. 

⁸ But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

⁹ For God did not destine us for wrath, but for the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 

¹⁰ who died for us, that whether we are awake or asleep, we should live together with him. 

¹¹ Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as you already do. 

¹² But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you. 

¹³ Esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 

¹⁴ And we urge you, brothers, admonish the lazy, encourage the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all. 

¹⁵ See that no one repays evil for evil; but always pursue that which is good for one another, and for all. 

¹⁶ Rejoice always,

¹⁷ pray without ceasing, 

¹⁸ in everything give thanks.  For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 

¹⁹ Do not extinguish the Spirit. 

²⁰ Do not despise not the prophetic word. 

²¹ But test everything, hang on to that which is good. 

²² Stay away from every type of evil. 

²³ Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy.  May your spirit, soul and body be kept totally blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

²⁴ Faithful is he who calls you, and he who will do it. 

²⁵ Brothers, pray for us. 

²⁶ Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. 

²⁷ I command you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the brothers. 

²⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

                                       DASV:  2 Thessalonians

                                              2 Thessalonians 1

¹ From Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy; To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

² Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

³ We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of each one of you for one another also is increasing. 

⁴ Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and afflictions which you are undergoing.

⁵ This is the evidence of the righteous judgment of God; to the end that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer.

⁶ For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

⁷ and provide relief for you who are being afflicted, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels. 

⁸ With flaming fire he will inflict vengeance on those who do not know God, and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 

⁹ They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction away from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 

¹⁰ when he comes on that day he will be glorified among his saints, and admired by in all those who have believed, indeed you did believe our testimony to you. 

¹¹ To this end we pray for you always, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and fulfill every good desire and work of faith, with power, 

¹² that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

                                            2 Thessalonians 2

¹ Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being gathered to him, we ask you brothers 

² not to be easily shaken in mind, or alarmed, either by a spirit, word, or a letter supposed to be from us, alleging that the day of the Lord has already come.

³ Let no one deceive you in any way.  For that day will not come until the falling away comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the one destined to destruction. 

⁴ He opposes and exalts himself over every so-called god or object of worship; so that he will sit in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

⁵ Do not call that, when I was still with you, I told you these things? 

⁶ And now you know what is restraining him, so that he will be revealed when his time comes. 

⁷ For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work.  However there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

⁸ And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth, and bring him to nothing by the splendor of his coming.

⁹ The coming of the lawless one will be by the working of Satan with all power, signs and lying wonders. 

¹⁰ With every kind of wicked deception deceiving those who perish; because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 

¹¹ Consequently God sends them a strong delusion, that they will believe a lie. 

¹² So all who have not believed the truth, but enjoy evil will be condemned. 

¹³ But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through the sancifying work of the Spirit and belief in the truth. 

¹⁴ To this he called you through our gospel, so you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

¹⁵ So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold on to the traditions that you were taught, whether our speech or letter. 

¹⁶ Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 

¹⁷ encourage your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word. 

                                               2 Thessalonians 3

¹ Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be honored, just as it was among you, 

² and that we may be rescued from wicked and evil people.  Not everyone has faith. 

³ But the Lord is faithful, and he with strengthen you, and guard you from the evil one. 

⁴ And we are confident in the Lord about you, that you both doing and will continue to do the things that we commanded you. 

⁵ Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the endurance of Christ.

⁶ Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who lives an idle life, and not after the tradition they received from us. 

⁷ For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, for we were not idle when we were among you. 

⁸ We did not eat anyone’s food without paying for it.  Instead we labored and toiled, working night and day, so that we might not burden any of you. 

⁹ It was not because we had no right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us. 

¹⁰ For even when we were with you, we commanded you, “If anyone will not work, he should not eat.”

¹¹ For we hear of some of you are walking in idleness,  refusing to work, yet are busybodies. 

¹² Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly, and make their own living.

¹³ But you, brothers, do not be weary in doing what is right.

¹⁴ And if anyone does not obey our word by this letter, take note of that person, do not associate with him, in order that he may be ashamed.

¹⁵ And do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 

¹⁶ Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. 

¹⁷ I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter.  This is how I write. 

¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

                                      DASV:  1 Timothy

                                           1 Timothy 1

¹ From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God, our Saviour, and Christ Jesus, our hope.  

² To Timothy, my true child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace, from God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord.

³ As I urged you when I left for Macedonia, stay at Ephesus, that you may instruct certain people there not to teach false doctrine, 

⁴ or to waste time on myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation, rather than God’s redemptive plan which is by faith. 

⁵ But the goal of my instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith.

⁶ Some have deviated from these turning aside to meaningless discussion.

⁷ They desire to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying, or what they so confidently affirm. 

⁸ But we know that the law is good, if a person uses it legitimately. 

⁹ We know this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers, 

¹⁰ for sexually immoral, for practicing homosexuals, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching,

¹¹ in accord with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me. 

¹² I thank him who enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service; 

¹³ even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man.  But I received mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief, 

¹⁴ and the grace of our Lord overflowed on me with faith and love that come from Christ Jesus. 

¹⁵ This is a trustworthy saying, and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners,”--of whom I am the worst. 

¹⁶ This is why I obtained mercy, that in me, as the worst, Jesus Christ might show forth the extent of his patience, as an example for those who are going to believe on him and receive eternal life. 

¹⁷ Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen. 

¹⁸ I commit this charge to you, Timothy, my child, according to the prophecies spoken about you, that by them you may fight the good fight, 

¹⁹ grasping firmly on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected causing their faith to shipwreck.

²⁰ Among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I handed over to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme. 

                                               1 Timothy 2

¹ I urge, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be made for all people;

² for kings and all that are in high positions; that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 

³ This prayer is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, 

⁴ who wants all people to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth. 

⁵ For there is one God, and one mediator between God and humans, Christ Jesus, himself truly human, 

⁶ who gave himself a ransom for all, the message given at just the right time.

⁷ For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 

⁸ I want men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without anger or disputing. 

⁹ Similarly, women should dress themselves in appropriate clothing, with modesty and propriety; not with braided hair, gold, pearls or expensive clothes, 

¹⁰ but with good deeds as is proper for women professing godliness.  

¹¹ Let a woman learn in quietness with all submission. 

¹² But I do not allow a woman to teach, or to have authority over a man.  She is rather to remain quiet. 

¹³ For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 

¹⁴ Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived fell into transgression. 

¹⁵ But she will be saved through her child-bearing, if she continues in faith, love and holiness with modesty. 

                                               1 Timothy 3

¹ This saying is trustworthy, “If a man seeks the office of an elder, he desires a good work.”

² The elder, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 

³ not a drunkard, or violent but gentle, not contentious, or a lover of money.

⁴ He must manage his own home well, keeping his children under control with respect. 

⁵ For if one does not know how to manage his own home, how can he take care of the church of God? 

⁶ He should not be a new believer, or he may fall into the condemnation caused by the devil.

⁷ Moreover he must be well thought of by them that are outside the community of faith; so he will not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil. 

⁸ Deacons, likewise must be respected, not two-faced, not heavy drinkers or greedy for money, 

⁹ holding to the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. 

¹⁰ And let these also first be tested, and then let them serve as deacons, if they prove blameless. 

¹¹ Similarly, women must be respected, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in everything. 

¹² Let deacons be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own homes well. 

¹³ For those who have served well as deacons gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 

¹⁴ These things write I to you, hoping to come to you soon, 

¹⁵ but if I get delayed, I write that you may know how people ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. 

¹⁶ There is no question great is the mystery of godliness:  He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. 

                                                     1 Timothy 4

¹ But the Spirit says clearly, that in later times some will turn away from the faith, devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, 

² through the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared as with a hot iron. 

³ They forbid marriage, and command abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

⁴ For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.   

⁵ For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. 

⁶ If you point out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good teaching which you have followed. 

⁷ But have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales.  Instead train yourself for godliness. 

⁸ “For physical training has some value; but godliness is valuable for all things.  It holds promise for the present life, and for that which is to come.”

⁹ This saying is trustworthy, and worthy of full acceptance. 

¹⁰ For to this end we work hard and struggle, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of everyone, especially of those who believe. 

¹¹ Command and teach these things. 

¹² Let no one despise you because you are young; but set an example to those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. 

¹³ Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching. 

¹⁴ Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands by the council of elders. 

¹⁵ Pay attention to these things; give yourself totally to them; so that your progress may be apparent to everyone. 

¹⁶ Keep a close watch on yourself, and to your teaching; continue in these things; for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who listen to you. 

                                                  1 Timothy 5

¹ Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but appeal to him as a father.  Talk to younger men as brothers, 

² to older women as mothers, and to the younger women as sisters, with all purity. 

³ Honor widows who are truly in need. 

⁴ But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show their religious duty towards their own family, and repay their parents.  For this is pleasing in the sight of God. 

⁵ Now a widow who is truly in need, and left all alone, has her hope set on God, and continues making requests and prayers night and day. 

⁶ But the widow who lives only for her own pleasure is dead even while she lives. 

⁷ Give these instructions so that they may be above criticism. 

⁸ But if anyone does not provide for his own family, and especially his own immediate family, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever. 

⁹ Let a widow be put on the list only if she is over sixty years old, having been a faithful wife, 

¹⁰ She should be known for good deeds, as one who has raised children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of saints, cared for the afflicted and has devoted herself to all kinds of good works. 

¹¹ But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for their sensual desires may lead them away from Christ and they will want to marry. 

¹² They incur condemnation, because they have broken their first pledge. 

¹³ And besides that, they will learn to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to. 

¹⁴ I desire, therefore, that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage their homes so as to give no opportunity to the adversary for slander.   

¹⁵ For some have already turned aside to follow Satan. 

¹⁶ If any believing woman has widows in her own family, let her help them, and let not the church be burdened; so that it may help those who are truly needy widows. 

¹⁷ Let the elders that rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work in preaching and teaching. 

¹⁸ For the scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.” And, “The laborer deserves his pay.” 

¹⁹ Do not receive an accusation against an elder unless it is supported by two or three witnesses. 

²⁰ Those who sin should be rebuked in the sight of all so that the rest also may be warned by it. 

²¹ I charge you in the sight of God, Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that you observe these instructions without partiality, doing nothing by favoritism. 

²² Do not ordain anyone hastily, or partake in another’s sins.  Keep yourself pure. 

²³ Do not drink just water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent illnesses. 

²⁴ Some men's sins are obvious, leading them into judgment; and other’s sins are exposed only later. 

²⁵ In like manner also there are good works that are obvious; and those that are not cannot be hidden very long. 

                                                   1 Timothy 6

¹ Let as many as are under the yoke of slavery regard their own masters worthy of full honor, that the name of God and the teaching be not defamed. 

² Those who have believing masters, should not respect them less because they are brothers.  Instead they should serve them all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these things. 

³ If anyone teaches differently, and does not agree with sound words, that is, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching which promotes godliness;

⁴ he is conceited and knows nothing.  Such a person has an unhealthy interest in questionings and disputes over words, which give rise to envy, strife, slander and evil suspicions. 

⁵ The wranglings of those who are of a corrupt mind and bereft of the truth, lead them to imagine godliness is a way to wealth. 

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain.

⁷ For we brought nothing into the world, and so we cannot carry anything out. 

⁸ But if we have food and clothing let us be content.

⁹ But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts that plunge people into destruction and ruin. 

¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.  Some craving it have wandered away from the faith, and have pierced themselves with many sorrows. 

¹¹ But you, man of God, flee these things.  Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 

¹² Fight the good fight of the faith.  Grasp tightly onto eternal life, to which you were called, and make a good confession in the sight of many witnesses. 

¹³ I charge you in the sight of God, who gives life to all things, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate made his good confession: 

¹⁴ obey the commandment, without fault or blame, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

¹⁵ which he, who is the blessed and only ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, will reveal at just the right time. 

¹⁶ He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no human has seen, nor can see.  To him be honor and power, forever! Amen. 

¹⁷ Charge those who are rich in this present world, not to be arrogant, or to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things for our enjoyment.   

¹⁸ Direct them to do good, that they be rich in good works; to be generous, willing to share with others. 

¹⁹ By doing this they will store up treasure for themselves as a solid foundation for the future, that they may lay hold onto true life. 

²⁰ O Timothy, guard that which has been entrusted to you.  Avoid godless babblings and absurdities of their falsely labeled “knowledge,” 

²¹ which some have professed wandering from the faith. Grace be with all of you.

                                        DASV: 2 Timothy

                                              2 Timothy 1

¹ From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, 

² To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 

³ I thank God, with a pure conscience whom I serve, just as my forefathers did, when day and night I constantly remember you in my prayers.

⁴ I long to see you, remembering your tears, so that I may be filled with joy. 

⁵ I am reminded of your genuine faith; which first lived in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and, I am convinced, is now in you too.

⁶ Because of this I remind you that you fan into flames the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

⁷ For God did not give us not a spirit of fear; but of power, love and self-control. 

⁸ So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me, his prisoner, but suffer hardship for the gospel by to the power of God. 

⁹ He saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not because of our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time begin. 

¹⁰ But it has now been made visible by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus.  He has destroyed death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

¹¹ For this Good News I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher. 

¹² Because of this I also suffer these things.  Yet I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him until that day. 

¹³ Hold to the standard sound teaching which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 

¹⁴ Guard that good deposit which was entrusted unto you through the Holy Spirit who lives in us. 

¹⁵ You know, that everyone in the province of Asia deserted me; including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 

¹⁶ May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chains. 

¹⁷ But, when he was in Rome, he vigorously searched for and found me. 

¹⁸ May the Lord grant that he find mercy from the Lord on that day.  Now you know full well how much he helped me at Ephesus.

 2 Timothy 2

¹ You then, my dear child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

² And the things which you have heard me say in front of many witnesses, entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 

³ Receive your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 

⁴ No soldier in military service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who recruited him. 

⁵ Anyone who competes as an athlete is not crowned, unless he follows the rules.

⁶ The farmer that works hard should be the first one to receive his share of the crops. 

⁷ Think about what I am saying; for the Lord will give you understanding in all this. 

⁸ Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendent of David—this is my gospel, 

⁹ for which I suffer hardship even to the point of being bound with chains as a criminal; but the word of God is not bound. 

¹⁰ So I endure all things for the sake of the chosen, that they too may obtain salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 

¹¹ This saying is trustworthy:  “For if we died with him, we shall also live with him. 

¹² If we endure, we shall also reign with him, if we deny him, he will also deny us,   

¹³ if we are unfaithful, he will remain faithful; because he cannot deny himself.” 

¹⁴ Remind them these things, warn them in the sight of the Lord, not to quarrel over words.  It is worthless and only ruins those who listen. 

¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself approved to God, a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 

¹⁶ But avoid profane babblings, for it will only lead one further into ungodliness.

¹⁷ Their talk will spread like gangrene.  Hymenaeus and Philetus are examples of this. 

¹⁸ They have strayed from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened, and the faith of some has been destroyed. 

¹⁹ However, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this seal inscribed, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who confesses the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.” 

²⁰ Now in an expensive house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay; and some are for honorable uses, and others are for ignoble. 

²¹ If anyone purge himself of these, he will be a vessel of honor, special, fit for the master's use, prepared for every good work. 

²² But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

²³ But reject foolish and ignorant questions, knowing that they only breed strife. 

²⁴ The Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but gentle towards all, apt to teach, patient, 

²⁵ in meekness correcting opponents, if there is a chance that God may grant them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth, 

²⁶ that they may rescue themselves from of the trap of the devil, having been held captive by him in order to do his will.

 2 Timothy 3

¹ But know this, that in the last days distressing times will come. 

² For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

³ unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, savage, not lovers of good, 

⁴ treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. 

⁵ They maintain an outward form of godliness, but have denied its power.  Avoid these kind of people. 

⁶ For these are the kind that creep into houses, and take captive vulnerable women overwhelmed with sins, led astray by all kinds of passions.

⁷ Such women are always following some new teaching but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 

⁸ Just as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these men also withstand the truth. They have warped minds and are disqualified concerning the faith.

⁹ But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be obvious to everyone, just like it was for those two men. 

¹⁰ But you have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience, 

¹¹ persecutions, sufferings, that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured. And the Lord delivered me from them all. 

¹² Yes, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 

¹³ But evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves. 

¹⁴ But as  for you, continue in the things which you have learned and are convinced of, knowing from whom you learned them. 

¹⁵ And that from early childhood have known the Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 

¹⁶ All scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness. 

¹⁷ So that the man of God may be competent, completely equipped for every good work. 

 2 Timothy 4

¹  I solemnly charge you in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 

² Preach the word; be ready in season and out; reprove, rebuke, exhort with total patience and good teaching. 

³ For there will come a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching.  But, they will heap up for themselves teachers compatible with their own lusts, having itching ears. 

⁴ And they will turn their ears away from the truth, turning instead to myths. 

⁵ But be self-controlled in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 

⁶ For I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time of my departure is come.

⁷ I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.

⁸ Now there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who long for his appearing. 

⁹ Do your best to come to me soon. 

¹⁰ For Demas deserted me, having loved this present world.  He went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. 

¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you; for he is helpful to me in my ministry. 

¹² Now I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

¹³ When you come, bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, and the scrolls, especially the parchments.

¹⁴ Alexander the coppersmith did me great evil.  The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

¹⁵ You must beware of him also; for he greatly opposed our words. 

¹⁶ At my first defense no one took my side, but they all deserted me, may they not be held accountable for it.

¹⁷ But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear.  And I was delivered out of the lion’s mouth. 

¹⁸ The Lord will deliver me from every evil attack, and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom.  To whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 

¹⁹ Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the family of Onesiphorus. 

²⁰ Erastus stayed at Corinth.  I left Trophimus sick at Miletus. 

²¹ Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers sent their greetings. 

²² The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. 

                                       DASV: Titus

                                                   Titus 1

¹ From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

² in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages began.

³ But at the right time he revealed his word through the preaching with which I was entrusted, according to the command of God our Savior. 

⁴ To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. 

⁵ The reason I left you in Crete, was so that you might put in order what was unfinished there and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

⁶ If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of debauchery or being rebellious. 

⁷ For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward.  He must not be arrogant, not quick to anger, not a drunkard, violent, or greedy for gain.

⁸ Instead he must be hospitable, a lover of good, prudent, just, devout, and self-controlled.

⁹ He must hold firmly to the faithful word he was taught so that he will be able both to give instruction in the sound doctrine, and to refute those who contradict it. 

¹⁰ For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group, 

¹¹ Their mouths must be stopped; for they mislead whole families,  teaching for dishonest gain things which they ought not to. 

¹² One of the Cretans, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” 

¹³ This testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply, that they may become sound in the faith, 

¹⁴ not paying attention to Jewish myths, and commands of people who turn away from the truth. 

¹⁵ To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their minds and their consciences are corrupt. 

¹⁶ They profess that they know God; but by their deeds they deny him.  They are detestable and disobedient, and unfit for doing any good work.

                                                Titus 2

¹ But as for you, teach the things which are consistent with sound doctrine. 

² Teach older men to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. 

³ Similarly teach older women to be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of that which is good,

⁴ that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 

⁵ to be self-controlled, pure, workers in their homes, kind, being subject to their husbands, that the word of God not be criticized. 

⁶ Similarly, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. 

⁷ In all things showing yourself to be an example of good works.  In you teaching show integrity, seriousness, 

⁸ sound speech, that cannot be condemned, so that any opponent may be put to shame having nothing evil to say against us. 

⁹ Servants are to be subject to their masters, and try to please them in everything.  They should not talk back, 

¹⁰ or steal, but show themselves trustworthy, then they may make the doctrine of God our Savior attractive in everything.

¹¹ For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all. 

¹² It instructs us, to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, that we should live self-controlled, righteous and godly lives in this present world, 

¹³ while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of to glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.   

¹⁴ He gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for himself, ones who are eager to do good works. 

¹⁵ Teach these things.  Exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you. 

                                                  Titus 3

¹ Remind them to submit to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, ready to do what is good. 

² Do not slander anyone, avoid quarreling, be gentle, showing humility toward all. 

³ For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving all kinds of passions and pleasures.  We lived in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.

⁴ But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 

⁵ he saved us, not because of works of righteousness, which we had done, but according to his mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

⁶ whom he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior; 

⁷ so that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 

⁸ This saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things so that those who have believed God may be careful to do good works. These things are excellent and profitable for all. 

⁹ But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law; for they are unprofitable and worthless. 

¹⁰ After giving a first and second warning to a divisive person, have nothing to do with him. 

¹¹ Know that such a person is perverted, and sinful, being self-condemned. 

¹² When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 

¹³ Do everything you can to speed Zenas, the lawyer, and Apollos on their way.  Give them everything they need. 

¹⁴ And let our people devote themselves to do good works to meet any urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. 

¹⁵ All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in faith. Grace be with all of you. 

                                           DASV: Philemon

¹ From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother; To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker, 

² to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.   

³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

⁴ I always thank my God, making mention of you in my prayers, 

⁵ because I hear of your love for all the saints, and your faith which you have for the Lord Jesus. 

⁶ I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing we have in Christ. 

⁷ For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

⁸ So, even though I have all confidence in Christ to order you to do what you ought to,

⁹ yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you, I, Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus. 

¹⁰ I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, who has become my son while I was imprisoned.   

¹¹ He was once useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me. 

¹² I have sent him back to you--he who is my very heart. 

¹³  I wanted to keep him with me, that in your place he might minister to me while I am imprisoned for the gospel. 

¹⁴ But I do not want to do anything without your consent; that your goodness should not be out of compulsion, but from you own free will. 

¹⁵ For perhaps it was because of that he was separated from you for a while, that you should have him back for ever, 

¹⁶ no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, as a beloved brother.  So he is, especially to me, and even much more now to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. 

¹⁷ If you regard me as a partner, receive him as you would me. 

¹⁸ But if he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge it to my account. 

¹⁹ I, Paul write this with my own hand, I will repay it.  I could say to you that you owe me your very self.

²⁰ Yes, brother, please do me this favor in the Lord.  Refresh my heart in Christ. 

²¹ I am confident in your obedience.  I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I ask. 

²² One more thing, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers, I will return to you. 

²³ Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.

²⁴ So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers.

²⁵ May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

                                                     DASV: James

                                                         James 1

¹ From James, a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed among the nations. Greetings.

2 Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you experience all sorts of trials;

3 because you know that the testing of your faith works endurance.

4 And let endurance have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without any rebuke for asking; and it will be given to him.

6 But let the one who asks, ask in faith, without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed around by the wind.

7 Do not let that person think that he will receive anything from the Lord;

8 since his loyalties are divided.  He is unstable in all his ways.

9 But let the poor believer take pride in his high position.

10 But the rich should take pride in God’s humbling, because as the flower of the field, he will pass away.

11 For the sun rises with the scorching heat, and the grass withers, and the flower withers off and its beauty fades.  So also will the rich fade away.

12 Blessed is the one who endures testing; for when he has passed the test, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those that love him.

13 Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.

14 But each one is tempted, when he is lured away and enticed by his own desires. 

15 Then desire, when it conceives gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is mature, gives birth to death.

16 Do not be deceived, my dear brothers.

17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, no change like a shifting shadow.

18 By his own will gave us birth through the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

19 Know this, my beloved brothers.  Let every one be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

20 for sinful human anger does not produce the righteousness of God.

21 Therefore, put away all filthiness and rampant of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which will save your souls.

22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

23 For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a person looking at his reflection in the mirror.

24 He sees himself, and then goes away immediately forgetting what he looked like.

25 But the one who looks into the perfect law of liberty, and perseveres, acting not as a hearer that forgets but a doer that works, this one will be blessed in what he does.

26 If any one thinks he is religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.

27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this:  to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

                                                James 2

1 My brothers, do not show favoritism, if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.

2 For if someone with a gold ring and fine clothing enters your synagogue, and then a poor person comes in with ragged clothing,

3 do you pay attention to the one wearing fine clothing, and say, “Sit you here in a good place,” but say to the poor person, “Stand over there,” or “Sit on the floor”?

4 Are you not discriminating among yourselves, and creating prejudices with evil thoughts?

5 Listen, my beloved brothers!  Did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

6 But you have dishonored the poor!  Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and drag you into court?

7 Do they not blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called?

8 But if you fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.

9 But if you show favoritism, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as lawbreakers.

10 For whoever obeys the whole law, yet stumbles in one point, is guilty of all.

11 For he that said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you are still a violator of the law.

12 So you must speak and live as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.

13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has showed no mercy.  Mercy triumphs over judgment.

14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims he has faith, but does not have works? Can that faith save him?

15 If a brother or sister lacks of food or clothing,

16 and one of you say to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and be fed,” and yet you do not give them either food or clothing, what good is it?

17 Even so faith, if it does not have works, is dead by itself.

18 Someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.”  Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

19 You believe that God is one, great; even the demons believe that, and tremble.

20 But do you not know, O foolish one, that faith without works is fruitless?

21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

22 You see that his faith combined with his works, and by his works faith was made complete.

23 And the scripture was fulfilled which said, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteous,” and he was called God’s friend.

24 You see that a person is justified by works, and not by faith alone.

25 In the same way, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, when she was visited by messengers and sent them out another way?

26 For as the body without spirit is dead, even so faith without works is dead.

                                                      James 3

1 Not many of you should be teachers, my brothers, because teachers will receive stricter judgment.

2 We all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is perfect, able also to control his whole body.  

3 If we put bridles in horses’ mouths to make them obey us, then we can control the rest of their bodies as well.

4 Look, it is the same with ships too. Though ships are large and driven by strong winds, they are controlled by a small rudder to go wherever the pilot wants to.

5 The tongue is also a small part of the body, but it boasts of big things. Look how a great forest is destroyed by a small fire!

6 And the tongue is a fire!  The tongue creates a world of evil, defiling the whole body and setting a person’s whole life on fire. The tongue is set on fire by hell.

7 For every kind of land animal, bird, reptile and sea creature, is tamed and has been tamed by humans.

8 But no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

9 With it we bless the Lord and Father; and with the same tongue we curse people, who are made in the likeness of God.

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

11 Does a spring pour out sweet water and bitter water from the same place?

12 Can a fig tree produce olives, or a vine figs, my brothers? Neither can salt water produce fresh.

13 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show this by his good life with humility that comes from wisdom.

14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast or deny the truth.

15 This wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, sensual and evil.  

16 For where jealousy and selfishness are, there is disorder and all sorts of evil deeds.

17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, willing to accomodate, full of mercy and goodness, unbiased and sincere.

18 And the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

                                                       James 4

1 Where do fights and quarrels among you come from? Do they not come from your passions that war within you?

2 You desire and do not have.  You murder and are jealous and cannot have what you want, so you argue and fight.  You do not have, because you do not ask.

3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask for the wrong reasons, that you may squander it on your own pleasures.

4 Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility against God? Therefore, whoever befriends the world makes himself God’s enemy.

5 Do you think the scripture speaks for nothing, when it says “God yearns jealously for the spirit he put inside of us”?

6 But he gives more grace. Because the scripture says “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

7 So submit to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you with divided loyalties.

9 Grieve, mourn, and weep.  Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into sorrow.

10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

11 Do not speak against each other, brothers.  He who speaks against a brother, or judges his brother, speaks against the law, and judges the law.  But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

12 There is only one lawgiver and judge, one who is able to save and destroy. But who are you that you judge your neighbor?

13 Come now, you that say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town, and spend a year there, and trade, and get wealth.”

14 You do not know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? For you are a mist, that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away.

15 You ought to say, “If the Lord wills it, we will live, and do this or that.”

16 But now you boast in your arrogance.  All such bragging is evil.

17 Therefore, whoever knows what is right and does not do it, is guilty of sin.

                                                     James 5

1 Come now, you rich, weep and mourn for the trouble coming your way.

2 Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten.

3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and this corrosion will be proof against you.  It

will devour your flesh like fire.

4 Look, the payment you kept from the workers who plowed your fields by fraud, cries out against you.  The cries of the workers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

5 You have lived in luxury and self-indulgence on earth, you have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.

6 You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous who did not resist you.

7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. Look at how the farmer waits for the earth’s fruit, being patient until it receives the early and latter rains.

8 You also should be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s coming is

near.

9 Do not grumble against each other, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the

judge stands at the door.

10 Brothers, take as an example the suffering and patience of the prophets who spoke

in the name of the Lord.

11 Look, we consider those who stood firm blessed.  You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is full of compassion and

mercy.

12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or by earth, or by

any other oath.  But let your “yes” mean yes and your “no” mean no, so that you will not

be judged for it.

13 Is anyone suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.

14 Is anyone sick? Let him call for the elders of the church and have them pray over

him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

15 And a prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if

he has committed sins he will be forgiven.

16 Therefore, confess your sins to each other, and pray for each other, that you may

be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.

17 Elijah was a person like us, and he prayed fervently for it not to rain; and it did not

rain on earth for three years and six months.

18 He prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced fruit.

19 My brothers, if any of you turns from the truth and one turns him back to truth,

20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from his wandering ways will save his

soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.

                                               DASV: 1 Peter

                                                   1 Peter 1

¹ From Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ; to the sojourners scattered in the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, the chosen 

² according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, sanctified by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.  May grace and peace be multiplied to you. 

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has given us new birth to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 

⁴ to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and does not fade away.  It is reserved in heaven for you, 

⁵ who by the power of God are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 

⁶ In this you have joy, although now, for a little while, you have had to suffer in various trials, 

⁷ so that the genuineness of your faith, being more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire, may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 

⁸ Though you have not seen him, you love him; you do not see him, yet you believe in him,  rejoicing greatly with joy unspeakable and filled with glory. 

⁹ You are receiving the result of your faith--the salvation of your souls. 

¹⁰ Concerning this salvation the prophets, who prophesied of the grace that should come to you, sought and searched diligently. 

¹¹ They searched for what person and time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to when it testified beforehand about the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow. 

¹² It was revealed to them, that they were not serving themselves, but you, things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which even angels are eager to look. 

¹³ Therefore, prepare your minds, be sober and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 

¹⁴ Like obedient children, do not be conformed to your passions derived from your former ignorance. 

¹⁵ But as he who chose you is holy, be holy yourselves in every area of life, 

¹⁶ for it is written, “You shall be holy; because I am holy.” 

¹⁷ And if you call on him as Father, who without partiality judges according to each one's work, live the time of your sojourning in reverential fear. 

¹⁸ You know that you were ransomed not with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your futile ways of life handed down from your forefathers, 

¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb. 

²⁰ He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake.   

²¹ Through him you are now believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God. 

²² You have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love.  Love one another fervently from a pure heart. 

²³ You have been born again, not from perishable seed, but from imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 

²⁴ For, all flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off, 

²⁵ but the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the good new which was proclaimed to you. 

                                                 1 Peter 2

¹ Get rid of all evil, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander, 

² Like newborn babies, long for the spiritual milk which is pure, so by it you may grow up to salvation; 

³ if you have tasted that the Lord is good.

⁴ As you come to him, a living stone, rejected by men, but chosen by God, and precious to him. 

⁵ You yourselves are like living stones, built up into spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 

⁶ For it says in the Scriptures, “Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone.  And the one who believes on him will never be put to shame.” 

⁷ For you therefore that believe he is precious; but for those who do not believe, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.” 

⁸ He has become a stumbling-block, and a rock that trips them up.  They stumble because they disobey the word, just as they were destined to do. 

⁹ But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of God's own possession, that you may proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.   

¹⁰ You, who in time past were not a people, but now are the people of God.  You who had not received mercy, but now have received mercy. 

¹¹ Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles, to abstain from fleshly lusts that war against the soul. 

¹² Live honorably among the Gentiles, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works, and glorify God on the day he comes to visit. 

¹³ Be subject to every human institution for the Lord's sake, whether to the king, as governmental leader, 

¹⁴ or to governors, as sent by him to punish evildoers and to praise those who do good. 

¹⁵ For it is the will of God, that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of the foolish.

¹⁶ Live as free even though you are bondservants of God.  Do not use your freedom as a pretext for doing evil. 

¹⁷ Honor everyone. Love those in the family of faith. Fear God. Honor the king. 

¹⁸ Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also those who are nasty. 

¹⁹ For this is acceptable, if, because of one’s conscience toward God, one endures grief, suffering unjustly. 

²⁰ For what credit is it, if, when you sin, you are beaten and endure it patiently? But if, when you do good, and suffer and take it patiently, this is commendable before God. 

²¹ For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps, 

²² he who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth. 

²³ When he was abused, he did not return the abuse; when he suffered he did not make threats, but committed himself to God who judges justly. 

²⁴ He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, that we might die to sins, and live to righteousness.  By his wounds you were healed. 

²⁵ For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned unto the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

                                                    1 Peter 3

¹ In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, even if any do not obey the word, they may, without a word, be won over by the behavior of their wives, 

² by seeing your pure and respectful  behavior. 

³ Let not your beauty just be external with special hair styling, and wearing golden jewels, or fine clothes; 

⁴ but let the inner person from the heart, be adorned with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. 

⁵ For in the same way the holy women of old who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands. 

⁶ Sarah, for example, obeyed Abraham, calling him “lord,” and you are her children if you do good, and are not intimidated by fear. 

⁷ Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the women as to a fragile vessel, considering them as joint-heirs of the grace of life.  So that your prayers are not hindered. 

⁸ Finally, all of you be agreeable, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, and humble.

⁹ Do not return evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead return a blessing; for that is why you were called, so that you should inherit a blessing. 

¹⁰ For, the one who loves life, and wants to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. 

¹¹ Let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it. 

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears open to their request.  But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. 

¹³ And who is the one who will harm you if you are zealous for that which is good? 

¹⁴ But even if you do suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed.  Do not fear or be troubled by them. 

¹⁵ But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord.  Always ready to give answer to every one that asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you. 

¹⁶ Respond with gentleness and respect, with a good conscience; so that, whoever accuses you may be put to shame when slandering your good manner of life in Christ. 

¹⁷ For it is better, if God should so will, that you suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing. 

¹⁸ Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit. 

¹⁹ So then he went and preached unto the spirits in prison, 

²⁰ that were before disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being built.  There were few, only eight souls, that were saved through water. 

²¹ This was a likeness of baptism which now saves you, not by the washing away of the filth of the flesh, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ; 

²² who, having gone to heaven sits at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities and powers being made subject to him. 

                                                    1 Peter 4

¹ Since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, for he who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin 

² that he no longer should live the rest of his time concerned about human lusts, but the will of God. 

³ For the time past was sufficient for you to have done what the pagans desire, and to have walked in sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, orgies, carousings, and despicable idolatries: 

⁴ They think it strange that you do not join them in the same flood of wickedness,

so they slander you.   

⁵ They will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 

⁶ For to this end was the gospel preached even to the ones who are now dead, that they might be judged in the flesh by human standards, but live by the Spirit according to God. 

⁷ For the end of all things is near.  Be therefore clear headed and disciplined in prayer. 

⁸ Above all be fervent in your love for one another; for love covers a multitude of sins. 

⁹ Be hospitable to one another without complaining.   

¹⁰ Just as each one has received a gift, serve each other, as good stewards of the diverse grace of God. 

¹¹ If any one speaks, let it be the words of God; if any one ministers, do it with the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.  To him belong glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 

¹² Beloved, do not be surprised concerning the trial by fire happening among you, as though something strange has happened to you.

¹³ But rejoice in as much as you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, that at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice and be glad. 

¹⁴ If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory, which is the Spirit of God, rests upon you. 

¹⁵ Let none of you suffer as a murderer, thief, criminal, or as one who meddles in other peoples’ affairs. 

¹⁶ But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed; but glorify God that you bear this name. 

¹⁷ For the time is come for judgment to begin, starting at the house of God.  If it begins first with us, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 

¹⁸ And if the righteous are barely saved, what will happen to the ungodly and sinner? 

¹⁹ So then let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls by doing good to a faithful Creator. 

                                                   1 Peter 5

¹ AS a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you: 

² Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not because you are forced to, but willingly, as God would want you to, not for greed of money, but eagerly. 

³ Do not lord it over those under your charge, but be examples to the flock. 

⁴ When the chief Shepherd appears you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away. 

⁵ Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to serve one another, for God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. 

⁶ Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. 

⁷ Cast all your anxiety upon him, because he cares for you. 

⁸ Be sober, stay alert.  Your adversary the devil, like a roaring lion, prowls around, seeking whom he may devour. 

⁹ Resist him, being steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers all over the world face the same sufferings.   

¹⁰ And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself perfect, establish, and strengthen you. 

¹¹ To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen. 

¹² By Silvanus, who I regard as a faithful brother.  I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it. 

¹³ Your sister church that is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does my son Mark. 

¹⁴ Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ.

                                               DASV 2 Peter

                                                  2 Peter 1

¹ From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ; To those who have been granted a like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

² May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

³ By his divine power God has granted to us everything necessary for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and virtue. 

⁴ By these he has granted to us his precious and exceeding great promises; so that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, after having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by evil desire. 

⁵ For this very reason make every effort to add to your faith, virtue; and to your virtue, knowledge; 

⁶ to your knowledge, self-control; and to your self-control, perseverance; and to your perseverance, godliness; 

⁷ and to your godliness, brotherly kindness; and to your brotherly kindness, love. 

⁸ For if these things are yours and increasing they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

⁹ For those who lack these things are near-sighted and blind, since he has forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 

¹⁰ Wherefore, brothers, give all the more diligence to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you will never stumble. 

¹¹ For in this way your entrance into the eternal kingdom will be richly provided by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

¹² Therefore I will be always ready to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the truth that you have. 

¹³ I think it right, as long as I am in this tent of my body, to stir you up by way of reminding you. 

¹⁴ Since I know that the putting off of my bodily tent is coming soon, even as our Lord Jesus Christ revealed to me. 

¹⁵ Yes, I will make every effort so that after my departure you will always be able to recall these things. 

¹⁶ For we did not follow cleverly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 

¹⁷ For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when a voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”   

¹⁸ We ourselves heard this voice straight out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount. 

¹⁹ And even more certain, we have the word of prophecy.  You do well to pay attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the morning-star arises in your hearts. 

²⁰ You must know this first, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own private interpretation. 

²¹ for no prophecy ever came by human will, but men spoke from God, being carried along by the Holy Spirit. 

                                                 2 Peter 2

¹ But false prophets arose also among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them--bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 

² And many will follow their sensual ways.  Because of them the way of the truth will be slandered. 

³ In greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation, announced long ago, will not delay, and their destruction is not asleep. 

⁴ For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but threw them down to hell, and held them in pits of darkness to be there until the judgment;

⁵ and if he did not spare not the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the ungodly world; 

⁶ and if he turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes when he condemned them to destruction, having made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 

⁷ and if he delivered righteous Lot, who was deeply distressed by the immoral conduct of the wicked 

⁸ (for that righteous man dwelt among them day after day, his righteous soul was tormented by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds), 

⁹ then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment, 

¹⁰ especially those who indulge their flesh with defiling lust, and despise authority. Brash and arrogant, they do not fear slandering heavenly beings.   

¹¹ Even angels, who are greater in might and power, do not bring slanderous judgment against them before the Lord. 

¹² But these men, like irrational animals, born as mere animals to be caught and destroyed, are slanderous concerning matters of which they are ignorant, as a result in their destruction, they themselves will be destroyed. 

¹³ They will suffer harm as the payment for their wrong doing.  They count it pleasure to revel in the day-time. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions even while they feast with you. 

¹⁴ Their eyes are full of adultery, unable to cease from sinning.  They entice those who are unstable.  Their hearts are trained in greed.  They are accursed children. 

¹⁵ By forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of doing wrong. 

¹⁶ But he was rebuked for his own transgression.  A dumb donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

¹⁷ These men are springs without water, and mists driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved.

¹⁸ For by speaking great swelling nonsense, they entice by sensual passions, those who are barely escaping from those who live in error. 

¹⁹ They promise them freedom, while they themselves are enslaved to immorality. For a person is a slave to whatever masters them.

²⁰ For if after they have escaped the filth of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again get entangled and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than their first. 

²¹ For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them. 

²² They illustrate truth of the proverb, “The dog returns to his own vomit,” and “A sow, after having washed herself, returns to wallow in the mud.” 

                                                2 Peter 3

¹ Beloved, this is now, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I am attempting to stir up your pure mind by way of reminding you: 

² Remember the words which were predicted by the holy prophets, and the commandments of the Lord and Savior through your apostles. 

³ Knowing this first of all that in the last days mockers will come with mockery, walking after their evil desires. 

⁴ They will say, “Where is his promised coming?  For, from the day that our ancestors fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.” 

⁵ For they have deliberately forgotten, that by the word of God the heavens from of old and an earth were formed out of water and in the midst of water.

⁶ By these means the world that was then, perished being flooded with water.

⁷ But by the same word the heavens that now are, and the earth, have been stored up for fire, being reserved for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. 

⁸ Now do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. 

⁹ The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some think about slowness; but he is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 

¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt down in blazing heat, and the earth and the deeds done on it will be exposed. 

¹¹ Seeing all these things are going to be dissolved, what sort of persons should you be, living in all holiness and godliness, 

¹² looking forward to and hurrying along the coming of the day of God? Because of this the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the elements will melt with blazing heat. 

¹³ But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. 

¹⁴ Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, strive to be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight. 

¹⁵ And think about the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him, 

¹⁶ speaking in his letters of these things.  In them are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. 

¹⁷ Therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own secure position. 

¹⁸ But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen. 

                                                  DASV: 1 John

                                                       1 John 1

¹ We proclaim to you that which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our own eyes, that which we looked at, and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life; 

² and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us.

³ That which we have seen and heard we proclaim to you too, that you also may have fellowship with us.  And our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 

⁴ We write these things, that our joy may be complete. 

⁵ This is the message we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 

⁶ If we claim that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. 

⁷ 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 cleanses us from all sin. 

⁸ If we claim that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 

⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

¹⁰ If we claim that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 

                                                1 John 2

¹ My dear children, I write these things to you so that you will not sin. But if any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.   

² He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 

³ By this we know that we know him, if we obey his commandments. 

⁴ When someone claims “I know him,” but does not obey his commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.   

⁵ But whoever obeys his word, in him the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him. 

⁶ The one who claims to abide in him ought also to walk even as he walked. 

⁷ Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning, the old commandment is the word which you already heard. 

⁸ Yet, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining. 

⁹ The one who claims he is in the light and hates his brother, is still in the darkness even until now. 

¹⁰ The whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him. 

¹¹ But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. 

¹² I write to you, my dear children, that your sins are forgiven you because of his name. 

¹³ I write to you, fathers, because you know him who has been from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father. 

¹⁴ I write to you, fathers, because you know him who has been from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one. 

¹⁵ Do not love the world, or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 

¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the arrogance based on possessions, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 

¹⁷ And the world is passing away, and its lusts, but the one who does the will of God abides forever. 

¹⁸ Little children, it is the last hour, and as you heard the antichrist is coming.  Even now many antichrists have already arisen.  This is how we know that it is the last hour. 

¹⁹ They went out from us, but they were not really of us, for if they had been part of us, they would have continued with us.  But they left us proving that they did not belong with us. 

²⁰ But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. 

²¹ I have not written to you because you do not know not the truth, but because you know it, and you know no lie comes from the truth. 

²² Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist:  the one who denies the Father and the Son. 

²³ Whoever denies the Son, does not have the Father.  Whoever confesses the Son also has the Father. 

²⁴ As for you, let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides, in you, you also will abide in the Son, and in the Father. 

²⁵ And this is the promise that he promised us:  life eternal. 

²⁶ These things have I written to you concerning those who would lead you astray. 

²⁷ Now as for you, the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you.  But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true, and is not a lie.  Just as you were taught, abide in him. 

²⁸ And now, my dear children, abide in him, so that when he appears, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 

²⁹ If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who does righteousness has been born of him. 

                                                  1 John 3

¹ See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called God’s children.  And so we are!  For this reason the world does not know us because it did not know him. 

² Dear friends, now we are God’s children, and what we will be has not yet been revealed.  We know that, when he appears we will be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 

³ Everyone that has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.

⁴ Everyone who practices sin breaks the law, for sin is lawlessness. 

⁵ And you know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 

⁶ Whoever abides in him does not continue sinning, whoever sins has not seen him or known him. 

⁷ My dear children, let no one deceive you. Whoever does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.   

⁸ The one who practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 

⁹ Whoever is born of God will not continue sinning, because God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 

¹⁰ By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed, whoever does not do righteousness or love his brother is not of God. 

¹¹ For this is the message which you heard from the beginning:  we should love one another. 

¹² Not as Cain who was of the evil one, and murdered his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous. 

¹³ Do not be surprised brothers, if the world hates you. 

¹⁴ We know that we have crossed over from death to life, because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 

¹⁵ Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 

¹⁶ This is how we know love:  he laid down his life for us.  So we also ought to lay down our lives for each other. 

¹⁷ But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts off his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in such a one? 

¹⁸ My dear children, let us not love in word, or with the tongue, but in deed and truth. 

¹⁹ By this we will know that we are of the truth, and will assure our hearts when we stand before him. 

²⁰ Even if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows everything. 

²¹ Dear friends, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God, 

²² and we will receive from him whatever we ask for, because we obey his commandments and do the things that please him. 

²³ And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us. 

²⁴ Whoever keeps God’s commandments abides in him, and he in him. By this we know that he abides in us, because of the Spirit which he gave us. 

                                                  1 John 4

¹ Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 

² By this you will know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God, 

³ and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God.  This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and is now already in the world.

⁴ You are from God, my dear children, and have conquered them, because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world. 

⁵ They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them. 

⁶ We are from God.  The one who knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us.  By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of deception. 

⁷ Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God; and every one that loves is born of God, and knows God.

⁸ Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 

⁹ By this the love of God was revealed in us, that God sent his only Son into the world that we might live through him. 

¹⁰ This is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 

¹¹ Dear friends, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 

¹² No one has seen God at any time.  If we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us. 

¹³ By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us his Spirit. 

¹⁴ And we have seen and bear witness that the Father has sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 

¹⁵ Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 

¹⁶ And we have come to know and believe the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 

¹⁷ By this is love made perfect among us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because just as Jesus is, so we also are in this world. 

¹⁸ There is no fear in love.  But perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been made perfect in love. 

¹⁹ We love because he first loved us. 

²⁰ If anyone claims, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar, because the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. 

²¹ And this commandment have we from him:  that he who loves God must also love his brother. 

                                              1 John 5

¹ Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father also loves the one who is born from him. 

² By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 

³ For this is the love of God:  that we keep his commandments--and his commandments are not burdensome. 

⁴ Whoever is born of God conquers the world.  This is the victory that has overcomes the world: our faith. 

⁵ Who is the one who conquered the world?  The one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 

⁶ This is he who came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.  And it is the Spirit that testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

⁷  For there are three who bear witness:

⁸ the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are in agreement. 

⁹ If we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater, for the testimony of God is what he has testified concerning his Son. 

¹⁰ He that believes on the Son of God has the testimony in him.  He that does not believe God makes him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. 

¹¹ And the testimony is this, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 

¹² He that has the Son has life; he that does not have the Son of God does not have life. 

¹³ These things I have written to you, that you who believe on the name of the Son of God may know that you have eternal life. 

¹⁴ And this is the confidence which we have before him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. 

¹⁵ If we know that he listens to us for whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests which we have asked for from him. 

¹⁶ If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he should ask, and God will give him life for the one whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death.  I do not say that one should make request concerning this. 

¹⁷ All unrighteousness is sin.  But there is a sin that does not lead to death. 

¹⁸ We know that whoever is born of God does not practice sin; but God protects the one of God, and the evil one cannot touch him. 

¹⁹ We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies under the control of the evil one. 

²⁰ We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, that we may know him who is true.  And we are in him who is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God, and eternal life. 

²¹ My dear children, guard yourselves from idols.

                                         DASV: 2 John

¹ From the elder;  To the elect lady and her children, whom I truly love; and not only I, but also all those who know the truth;

² for the truth which abides in us, and will be with us for ever. 

³ Grace, mercy, peace will be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 

⁴ I rejoice greatly because I have found some of your children walking in truth, just as the Father commanded us. 

⁵ And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but one we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

⁶ Now this is love:  that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, so you should walk in it. 

⁷ For many deceivers have gone out into the world, they who do not confess that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. 

⁸ Watch yourselves, that you do not lose the things which we have worked for, but that you receive a full reward. 

⁹ Whoever goes ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God.  The one that abides in the teaching, that one has both the Father and the Son. 

¹⁰ If any one comes to you, and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting, 

¹¹ for he who welcomes him partakes in his evil deeds. 

¹² Although I have many things to write to you, I do not want to write them with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that your joy may be made complete. 

¹³ The children of your elect sister greet you.

                                             DASV: 3 John

¹ From the elder; To Gaius the beloved, whom I truly love. 

² Beloved, I pray that in all things you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. 

³ For I rejoiced greatly, when brothers came and bare witness to your truth, just as you walk in truth. 

⁴ I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

⁵ Beloved, you are faithful in whatever you do toward the brothers, even though they are strangers. 

⁶ They are a witness of your love before the church.  You will do well to send them on their journey in a way worthy of God.

⁷ For they have gone out for the sake of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles. 

⁸ We therefore ought to support such people, that we may be coworkers with the truth. 

⁹ I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to put himself first among them, did not receive us. 

¹⁰ Therefore, if I come, I will point out the deeds which he does, prating against us with wicked words, and not content with that, he refuses to receive the brothers, and those who do, he stops and throws them out of the church.

¹¹ Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. The one who does good is of God.  The one who does evil has not seen God. 

¹² Demetrius has the witness of everyone, and even the truth itself. Yes, we also bear witness, and you know that our witness is true. 

¹³ I have many things to write to you, but I am unwilling to write them to you with pen and ink.  

¹⁴ But I hope to see you soon, and we will speak face to face.

¹⁵ Peace be to you.  The friends here greet you. Greet by name the friends there. 

                                           DASV: Jude

¹ From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James; To those who are called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ.   

² Mercy to you, peace and love be multiplied. 

³ Beloved, while I was eager to write to you of our common salvation, I felt it necessity to write to you urging you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. 

⁴ For certain men have secretly crept in who were long agao designated for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into sensuality, and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. 

⁵ Now I desire to remind you, though you once knew these things, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. 

⁶ And angels that kept not their proper positions, but left their appropriate dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting chains under darkness until the judgment of the great day. 

⁷ Just as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, so these have indulged themselves in immorality pursuing unnatural passion, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire. 

⁸ Yet, in this same way, these even in their dreams defile the flesh, and reject authority, and berate supernatural beings.

⁹ But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil, disputing about the body of Moses, did not bring against him a slanderous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.” 

¹⁰ But these people scoff at things they do not understand, and what they do understand naturally, like the animals without reason, by these things they are destroyed. 

¹¹ Woe unto them! For they have followed the way of Cain, they have run wildly after the error of Balaam for gain, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. 

¹² These people are submerged hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who feed only themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots. 

¹³ They are wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever. 

¹⁴ Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, about these people saying, “Look, the Lord is coming with ten thousands of his holy ones, 

¹⁵ to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done, and of all the insulting things ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” 

¹⁶ These people are murmurers, complainers, walking guided by their lusts (and their mouths speak great boastings), flattering people for their own benefit. 

¹⁷ But you, beloved, remember the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.   

¹⁸ For they told you, “In the last time there will be mockers, walking after their own ungodly passions.” 

¹⁹ They are divisive, sensual, not having the Spirit. 

²⁰ But you, beloved, by building up yourselves in your most holy faith, and by praying in the Holy Spirit, 

²¹ keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ leading to eternal life. 

²² Have mercy on those who are in doubt.   

²³ Save some, snatching them out of the fire; and have mercy on others with fear; hating even the clothes spotted by the flesh. 

²⁴ Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you in the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy, 

²⁵ to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, authority and power, before all time, and now, and for evermore. Amen.