and was manifested unto us 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you that ye also may have fellowship with us and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ 4 And these things write we unto you that your joy may be full 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him and declare unto you that * Joh. 8.12 God is light and in him is no darkness at all 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in 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 * Heb. 9.14 Rev. 1.5 the bloud of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin 8 * 1 Kin. 8.46 Pr. 20.9 Eccl. 7.20 If we say that we have no sin we deceive our selves 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 say that we have not sinned we make him a liar and his word is not in us CHAP. II. 1 He comforteth them against the sins of infirmity 3 Rightly to know God is to keep his commandments 9 to love our brethren 15 and not to love the world 18 We must beware of sâ—ducers 20 from whose deceits the godly are safe preserved by perseverance in faith and â—oliness of life MY little children these things write I unto you that ye sin not And if any man sin * Heb. 9. â—â— we have an advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours onely but also for the sins of the whole world 3 And hereby we do know that we know him if we keep his commandments 4 He that saith I know him and keepeth not his commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him 5 But whoso keepeth his word in him verily is the love of God perfected hereby know we that we are in him 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk even as he walked 7 Brethren * 2 Joh. â— I write no new commandment unto you but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning 8 Again a new commandment I write unto you which thing is true in him and in you because the darkness is past and the true light now shineth 9 He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother is in darkness even until now 10 * Ch. 3 1â— He that loveth his brother abideth in the light and there is none †Gr scandal occasion of stumbling in him 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither he goeth because that darkness hath blinded his eyes 12 I write unto you little children because your sins are forgiven you for his names sake 13 I write unto you fathers because ye have known him that is from the beginning I write unto you young men because you have overcome the wicked one I write unto you little children because ye have known the Father 14 I have written unto you fathers because ye have known him that is from the beginning I have written unto you young men because ye are strong and the word of God abideth in you and ye have over come the wicked one 15 Love not the world neither the things that are in the world If any man love 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 pride of life is not of the Father but is of the world 17 And the world passeth away and the lust thereof but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever 18 Little children it is the last time and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come even now are there many Antichrists whereby we know that it is the last time 19 They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us 20 But ye have an unction from the holy One and ye know all things 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth but because ye know it and that no lie is of the truth 22 Who is a har but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ He is Antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son 23 Whosoever denieth the Son the same hath not the Father but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also 24 Let that therefore abide in you which ye have heard from the beginning If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you ye also shall continue in the Son and in the Father 25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us even eternal life 26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you 27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you and ye need not that any man teach you But as the same anointing teacheth you of all things and is truth and is no lie and even as it hath taught you ye shall abide in ‖ Or it him 28 And now little children abide in him that when he shall appear we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming 29 If ye know that he is righteous ‖ Or know ye ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him CHAP. III. 1 He declareth the singular love of God towards us in making us his sons 3 who therefore ought obediently to keep his commandments 11 as also brotherly to love one another BEhold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God therefore the world knoweth us not because it knew him not 2 Beloved now are we the sons of God and it doth not yet appear what we shall be but we know that when he shall appear we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law for sin is the transgression of the law 5 And ye know that he was manifested * Isa 53.6 c. to take away our sins and in him is no sin 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not whosoever sinneth hath not seen him neither known him 7 Little children let no man deceive you he that doeth righteousness is righteous even as he is righteous 8 * Joh. 8.44 He that committeth sin is of the devil for the
Prou. 9.1 THE HOLY BIBLE Containing the old TESTAMENT and the New Newly translated out of the Original Tongues And with the former Translations diligently Compared and revised by his Majesties speciall command Appointed to be read in Churches Cambridge Printed by John Field̄ Printer to the Vniversitiē 1668 ALMA MATER CANTABRIGIA HINC LUCEM ET POCULA SACRA Iohn Chantry sculpsit To the most High and Mighty Prince JAMES by the grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. The Translatours of the Bible wish Grace Mercy and Peace through Jesus Christ our Lord. GReat and manifold were the blessings most dread Sovereign which Almighty God the Father of all mercies bestowed upon us the people of England when first he sent Your Majesties Royal Person to rule and reign over us For whereas it was the expectation of many who wished not well unto our Sion that upon the setting of that bright Occidental Star Qu. Elizabeth of most happy memory some thick and palpable clouds of darkness would so have overshadowed this land that men should have been in doubt which way they were to walk and that it should hardly be known who was to direct the unsettled State the appearance of Your Majesty as of the Sun in his strength instantly dispelled those supposed and surmised mists and gave unto all that were well affected exceeding cause of comfort especially when we beheld the Government established in Your Highness and Your hopeful Seed by an undoubted Title and this also accompanted with peace and tranquility at home and abroad But amongst all our joys there was no one that more filled our hearts then the blessed continuance of the Preaching of Gods sacred Word amongst us which is that inestimable treasure which excelleth all the riches of the earth because the fruit thereof extendeth it self not onely to the time spent in this transitory world but directeth and disposeth men unto that eternal happiness which is above in heaven Then not to suffer this to fall to the ground but rather to take it up and to continue it in that state wherein the famous Predecessour of Your Highness did leave it nay to go forward with the confidence and resolution of a man in maintaining the truth of Christ and propagating it far and near is that which hath so bound and firmly knit the hearts of all Your Majesties loyal and religious people unto You that Your very name is precious among them their eye doth behold You with comfort and they bless You in their hearts as that sanctified Person who under God is the immediate Authour of their true happiness And this their contentment doth not diminish or decay but every day increaseth and taketh strength when they observe that the zeal of Your Majesty toward the house of God doth not flack or go backward but is more and more kindled manifesting it self abroad in the furthest parts of Christendom by writing in defence of the Truth which hath given such a blow unto that man of sin as will not be healed and every day at home by religious and learned discourse by frequenting the house of God by hearing the Word preached by cherishing the Teachers thereof by caring for the Church as a most tender and loving nursing Father There are infinite Arguments of this right Christian and religious affection in Your Majesty but none is more forcible to declare it to others then the vehement and perpetuated desire of the accomplishing and publishing of this work which now with all humility we present unto Your Majesty For when Your Highness had once out of deep judgement apprehended how convenient it was that out of the original sacred Tongues together with comparing of the Labours both in our own and other foreign Languages of many worthy men who went before us there should be one more exact Translation of the holy Scriptures into the English tongue Your Majesty did never desist to urge and to excite those to whom it was commended that the Work might be hastned and that the business might be expedited in so decent a manner as a matter of such importance might justly require And now at last by the mercy of God and the continuance of our Labours it being brought unto such a conclusion as that we have great hope the Church of England shall reap good fruit thereby we hold it our duty to offer it to Your Majesty not onely as to our King and Sovereign but as to the principal Mover and Authour of the Work Humbly craving of Your most sacred Majesty that since things of this quality have ever been subject to the censures of ill-meaning and discontented persons it may receive approbation and patronage from so learned and judicious a Prince as Your Highness is whose allowance and acceptance of our Labors shall more honour and encourage us then all the calumniations and hard interpretations of other men shall dismay us So that if on the one side we shall be traduced by Popish persons at home or abroad who therefore will malign us because we are poor instruments to make Gods holy Truth to be yet more and more known unto the people whom they desire still to keep in ignorance and darkness or if on the other side we shall be maligned by self-conceited brethren who run their own ways and give liking unto nothing but what is framed by themselves and hammered on their anvile we may rest secure supported within by the truth and innocency of a good conscience having walked the ways of simplicity and integrity as before the Lord And sustained without by the powerfull protection of Your Majesties Grace and Favour which will ever give countenance to honest and Christian endeavours against bitter censures and uncharitable imputations The Lord of heaven and earth bless Your Majesty with many and happy days that as his heavenly hand hath enriched Your Highness with many singular and extraordinary graces so You may be the wonder of the world in this latter age for happiness and true felicity to the honour of that great God and the good of his Church through Jesus Christ our Lord and onely Saviour The Names and Order of all the Books of the Old and New Testament with the number of their Chapters GEnesis hath chapters 50 Exodus 40 Leviticus 27 Numbers 36 Deuteronomie 34 Joshua 24 Judges 21 Ruth 4 I. Samuel 31 II. Samuel 24 I. Kings 22 II. Kings 25 I. Chronicles 29 II. Chronicles 36 Ezra 10 Nehemiah 13 Esther 10 Job 42 Psalms 150 Proverbs 31 Ecclesiastes 12 The Song of Solomon 8 Isaiah 66 Jeremiah 52 Lamentations 5 Ezekiel 48 Daniel 12 Hosea 14 Joel 3 Amos 9 Obadiah 1 Jonah 4 Micah 7 Nahum 3 Habakkuk 3 Zephaniah 3 Haggai 2 Zechariah 14 Malachi 4 The Books called Apocrypha I. ESdras hath chapters 9 II. Esdras 16 Tobit 14 Judith 16 The rest of Esther 6 Wisdom of Solomon 19 Ecclesiasticus 51 Baruch with the Epistle of Jeremiah 6
those that came for the famine was in the land of Canaan 6 And Joseph was the governour over the land and he it was that sold to all the people of the land and Josephs brethren came and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth 7 And Joseph saw his brethren and he knew them but made himself strange unto them and spake †Heb. â—ard things with them roughly unto them and he said unto them Whence come ye And they said from the land of Canaan to buy food 8 And Joseph knew his brethren but they knew not him 9 And Joseph * Ch. 37 5. remembred the dreams which he dreamed of them said unto them Ye are spies to see the nakedness of the land you are come 10 And they said unto him Nay my lord but to buy food are thy servants come 11 We are all one mans sons we are true men thy servants are nospâ—eâ— 12 And he said unto them Nay but to see the nakedness of the land you are come 13 And they â—aid Thy servants are twelve brethren the sons of one man in the land of Canaan and behold the youngest is this day with our father and one is not 14 And Joseph said unto them That is it that I spake unto you saying Ye are spies 15 Hereby ye shall be proved by the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence except your youngest brother come hither 16 Send one of you and let him fetch your brother and ye shall be †Heb. boâ—nâ— keept in prison that your words may be proved whether there be any truth in you or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies 17 And he †Heb. gathâ—â—â—d put them all together into ward three days 18 And Joseph said unto them the third day This do and live for I fear God 19 If ye be true men let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison go ye carry corn for the famine of your houses 20 But * Chap. 43.5 bring your youngest brother unto me so shall your words be verified and ye shall not die And they did so 21 ¶ And they said one to another We are verily guilty concerning our brother in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us and we would not hear therefore is this distress come upon us 22 And Reuben answered them saying * Chap. 37.21 Spake I not unto you saying Do not sin against the childe and ye would not hear therefore behold also his bloud is required 23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them for †Heb. an interpreter was â—etween them he spake unto them by an interpreter 24 And he turned himself about from them and wept and returned to them again and communed with them and took from them Simeon and bound him before their eyes 25 ¶ Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn and to restore every mans money into his sack and to give them provision for the way and thus did he unto them 26 And they laded their asses with the corn and departed thence 27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn he espied his money for behold it was in his sacks mouth 28 And he said unto his brethren My money is restored and lo it is even in my sack and their heart †Heb. went forth sailed them and they were afraid saying one to another What is this that God hath done unto us 29 ¶ And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan and told him all that befel unto them saying 30 The man who is the lord of the land spake †Heb. with us hard things roughly to us and took us for spies of the countrey 31 And we said unto him We are true men we are no spies 32 We be twelve brethren sons of our father one is not and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan 33 And the man the lord of the countrey said unto us Hereby shall I know that ye are true men leave one of your brethren here with me and take food for the famine of your housholds and be gone 34 And bring your youngest brother unto me then shall I know that you are no spies but that you are true men so will I deliver you your brother and ye shall traffick in the land 35 ¶ And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks that behold every mans bundle of money waâ— in his sack and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money they were afraid 36 And Jacob their father said unto them Me have ye bereaved of my children Joseph is not and Simeon is not and ye will take Benjamin away all these things are against me 37 And Reuben spake unto his father saying Slay my two sons if I bring him not to thee deliver him into my hand and I will brâ—ng him to thee again 38 And he said My son shall not go down with you for his brother is dead and he is left alone if mischief befal him by the way in the which ye go then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave CHAP. XLIII 1 Jacob is hardly perswaded to send Benjamin 15 Joseph entertaineth his brethren 31 He maketh them a feast ANd the famine was sore in the land 2 And it came to pass when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt their father said unto them Go again buy us a little food 3 And Judah spake unto him saying The man †Heb. protesting protested did solemnly protest unto us saying Ye shall not see my face except your * Chap. 42.20 brother be with you 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us we will go down and buy thee food 5 But if thou wilt not send him we will not go down for the man said unto us Ye shall not see my face except your brother be with you 6 And Israel said Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother 7 And they said The man †Heb. asking asked us asked us straitly of our state and of our kindred saying Is your father yet alive have ye another brother and we told him according to the †Heb. mâ—uth tenour of these words †Heb. knowing could we know Could we certainly know that he would say Bring your brother down 8 And Judah said unto Israel his father Send the lad with me and we will arise and go that we may live and not die both we and thou and also our little ones 9 I will be surety for him of my hand shalt thou require him * Chap. 44.32 If I bring him not unto thee and set him before thee then let me bear the blame for ever 10 For except we had
thou and I have spoken of behold the LORD be between thee and me for ever 24 ¶ So David hid himself in the field and when the new-moon was come the king sat him down to eat meat 25 And the king sat upon his seat as at other times even upon a seat by the wall and Jonathan arose and Abner sat by Sauls side and Davids place was empty 26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day for he thought Some thing hath befaln him he is not clean surely he is not clean 27 And it came to pass on the morrow which was the second day of the moneth that Davids place was empty and Saul said unto Jonathan his son Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat neither yesterday nor to day 28 And Jonathan answered Saul David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem 29 And he said Let me go I pray thee for our family hath a sacrifice in the city and my brother he hath commanded me to be there and now if I have found favour in thine eyes let me get away I pray thee and see my brethren Therefore he cometh not unto the kings table 30 Then Sauls anger was kindled against Jonathan and he said unto him ‖ Or Thou perverse rebel †Heb. Son of perverse rebellion Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion and unto the confusion of thy mothers nakedness 31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground thou shalt not be established nor thy kingdom wherefore now send and fetch him unto me for he †Heb. is the son of death shall surely die 32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father and said unto him Wherefore shall he be slain what hath he done 33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David 34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger and did eat no meat the second day of the moneth for he was grieved for David because his father had done him shame 35 ¶ And it came to pass in the morning that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David and a little lad with him 36 And he said unto his lad Run finde out now the arrows which I shoot And as the lad ran he shot an arrow †Heb. to pass over him beyond him 37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot Jonathan cried after the lad and said Is not the arrow beyond thee 38 And Jonathan cried after the lad Make speed haste stay not And Jonathans lad gathered up the arrows and came to his master 39 But the lad knew not any thing onely Jonathan and David knew the matter 40 And Jonathan gave his †Heb. instruments artillery unto †Heb. that was his his lad and said unto him Go carry them to the city 41 ¶ And assoon as the lad was gone David arose out of a place toward the south and fell on his face to the ground and bowed himself three times and they kissed one another and wept one with another until David exceeded 42 And Jonathan said to David Go in peace ‖ Or the LORD be witness of that which c. forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD saying The LORD be between me and thee and between my seed and thy seed for ever And he arose and departed and Jonathan went into the city CHAP. XXI 1 David at Nob obtaineth of Ahimelech hallowed bread 7 Doeg was present 8 David taketh Goliaths sword 10 David at Gath feigneth himself mad THen came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David and said unto him Why are thou alone and no man with thee 2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest The king hath commanded me a business and hath said unto me Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee and what I have commanded thee and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place 3 Now therefore what is under thine hand give me five loaves of bread in mine hand or what there is †Heb. found present 4 And the priest answered David and said There is no common bread under mine hand but there is * Ex. 25.30 Lev. 24.5 Mat. 12.4 hallowed bread if the young men have kept themselves at least from women 5 And David answered the priest and said unto him Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days since I came out and the vessels of the young men are holy and the bread is in a manner common ‖ Or especially when this day there is other sanctified in the vessel yea though it were sanctified this day in the vessel 6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread for there was no bread there but the shew-bread that was taken from before the LORD to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away 7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day detained before the LORD and his name was Doeg an Edomite the chiefest of the herd-men that belonged to Saul 8 ¶ And David said unto Ahimelech And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me because the kings business required haste 9 And the priest said The sword of Goliath the Philistine whom thou slewest in * Chap. 17.2 the valley of Elah behold it is here wrapt in a cloth behinde the ephod if thou wilt take that take it for there is no other save that here And David said There is none like that give it me 10 ¶ And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said unto him Is not this David the king of the land did they not sing one to another of him in dances saying * Chap 18.7 29.5 Ecclus 47.6 Saul hath slain his thousands and David his ten thousands 12 And David laid up these words in his heart and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13 And he changed his behaviour before them and feigned himself mad in their hands and ‖ Or made marks scrabbled on the doors of the gate and let his spittle fall down upon his beard 14 Then said Achish unto his servants Lo you see the man ‖ Or playeth the mad-man is mad wherefore then have ye brought him unto me 15 Have I need of mad men that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad-man in my presence shall this fellow come into my house CHAP. XXII 1 Companies resort unto David at Adullam 3 At Mizpeh be commendeth his parents unto the king of
11 for his kingdom 14 for his providence 17 for his saving mercy ¶ Davids psalm of praise I Will extol thee my God O King and I will bless thy name for ever and ever 2 Every day will I bless thee and I will praise thy name for ever and ever 3 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised †Heb. and of his greatness there is no searth and his greatness is unsearchable 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another and shall declare thy mighty acts 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty and of thy wondrous †Heb. thines or words works 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts and I will †Heb. declare 〈◊〉 declare thy greatness 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness and shall sing of thy righteousness 8 * Exod. 34.6 7. Nu. 14.18 Psal 86.5 15. and 102.8 The LORD is gracious and full of compassion slow to anger and †Heb. great in mercy of great mercy 9 The LORD is good to all and his tender mercies are over all his works 10 All thy works shall praise thee O LORD and thy saints shall bless thee 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom and talk of thy power 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts and the glorious majesty of his kingdom 13 Thy kingdom is †Heb. a kingdom of all ages an everlasting kingdom and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall and raiseth up all those that be bowed down 15 The eyes of all ‖ Or look unto thee wait upon thee and thou-givest them their meat in due season 16 Thou openest thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every living thing 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways and ‖ Or merciful or bâ—â—â—tiful holy in all his works 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him to all that call upon him in truth 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him he also will hear their cry and will save them 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him but all the wicked will he destroy 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever PSAL. CXLVI 1 The psalmist voweth perpetual praises to God 3 He exborteth not to trust in man 5 God for his power justice mercy and kingdom is onely worthy to be trusted †Heb. Hal e lessujah PRaise ye the LORD Praise the LORD O my soul 2 While I live will I praise the LORD I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being 3 * Psal 118.8 9. Put not your trust in princes nor in the son of man in whom there is no ‖ Or salvation help 4 His breath goeth forth he returneth to his earth in that very day his thoughts perish 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help whose hope is in the LORD his God 6 Which made heaven and earth the sea and all that therein is which keepeth truth for ever 7 Which executeth judgement for the oppressed which giveth food to the hungry the LORD looseth the prisoners 8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blinde the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down the LORD loveth the righteous 9 The LORD preserveth the strangers he relieveth the fatherless and widow but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down 10 * Exod. 15.18 The LORD shall reign for ever even thy God O Zion unto all generations Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXLVII 1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his care of the church 4 his power 6 and his mercy 7 to praise him for his providence 12 to praise him for his blessings upon the kingdom 15 for his power over the meteors 19 and for his ordinances in the church PRaise ye the LORD for it is good to sing praises unto our God for it is pleasant and praise is comely 2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel 3 He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their †Heb. griefs wounds 4 He telleth the number of the stars he calleth them all by their names 5 Great is our Lord and of great power †Heb. of his understanding there is no number his understanding is infinite 6 The LORD listeth up the meek he casteth the wicked down to the ground 7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving sing praise upon the harp unto our God 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds who prepareth rain for the earth who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains 9 * Job 38.41 Psal 104.27 28. He giveth to the beast his food and to the young ravens which cry 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him in those that hope in his mercy 12 Praise the LORD O Jerusalem praise thy God O Zion 13 For he hath strengthned the bars of thy gates he hath blessed thy children within thee 14 †Heb. who maketh thy border peace He maketh peace in thy borders and filleth thee with the †Heb. fat of wheat finest of the wheat 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth his word runneth very swiftly 16 He giveth snow like wool he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels who can stand before his cold 18 He sendeth out his word and melteth them he causeth his wind to blow and the waters flow 19 He sheweth †Heb. his words his word unto Jacob his statutes and his judgements unto Israel 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation and as for his judgements they have not known them Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXLVIII 1 The psalmist exhorteth the celestial 7 the terrestrial 11 and the rational creatures to praise God †Heb. Hallelujah PRaise ye the LORD Praise ye the LORD from the heavens praise him in the heights 2 Praise ye him all his angels praise ye him all his hosts 3 Praise ye him sun and moon praise him all ye stars of light 4 Praise him ye heavens of heavens and ye waters that be above the heavens 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD for he commanded and they were created 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever he hath made a decree which shall not pass 7 Praise the LORD from the earth ye dragons and all deeps 8 Fire and hail snow and vapour stormy wind fulfilling his word 9 Mountains and all hills fruitful trees and all cedars 10 Beasts and all cattel creeping things and †Heb. birds of wing flying fowl 11 Kings of the earth and all people princes and all judges of the earth 12 Both young
is pleasant unto thy soul 11 Discretion shall preserve thee understanding shall keep thee 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man from the man that speaketh froward things 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness 14 Who rejoyce to do evil and delight in the frowardness of the wicked 15 Whose ways are crooked and they froward in their paths 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman * Chap. â— 3 and 7.5 even from the stranger which flattereth with her words 17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth and forgetteth the covenant of her God 18 For her house inclineth unto death and her paths unto the dead 19 None that go unto her return again neither take they hold of the paths of life 20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men and keep the paths of the righteous 21 * Ps 37. â—9 For the upright shall dwell in the land and the perfect shall remain in it 22 * Job 18.17 Psal 104.35 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth and the transgressours shall be ‖ Or pluckt up rooted out of it CHAP. III. 1 An exhortation to obedience 5 to faith 7 to mortification 9 to devotion 11 to patience 13 The happy gain of wisdâ—m 19 The power 21 and the benefits of wisdom 27 An exhortation to charitableness 30 peaceableness 31 and contentedness 33 The cursed state of the wicked My son forget not my law * Deut. 8.1 30.16 but let thine heart keep my commandments 2 For length of days and †Heb. â—ewâ— of life long life and peace shall they add to thee 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee * Ex. 13.9 Deut. 6.8 binde them about thy neck write them upon the table of thine heart 4 * Psal 111.10 So shalt thou sinde favour and ‖ Or good sâ—â—cess good understanding in the sight of God and man 5 ¶ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding 6 * 1 Chr. 28.9 In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths 7 ¶ * Rom. 12.16 Be not wise in thine own eyes fear the LORD and depart from evil 8 It shall be †Heb. medicine health to thy navel and †Heb. aâ—terine or moisâ—â—ng marrow to thy bones 9 * Exed 23.10 and 34.26 Deut. 26.2 c. Mal. 3.10 c. Luke 14.13 Honour the LORD with thy substance and with the first-fruits of all thine increase 10 * Deut. 28.8 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty and thy presses shall burst out with new wine 11 ¶ * Job 5.17 Hebr. 12.5 Revel 3.39 My son despise not the chastning of the LORD neither be weary of his correction 12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth even as a father the son in whom he delighteth 13 ¶ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom and †Heb. the man that craweth out understanding the man that getteth understanding 14 * Job â—3 15 c. Pal. 19.10 Chap. 8.11 10. 16.16 For the merchandise of it is better then the merchandise of silver and the gain thereof them fine gold 15 She is more precious then rubies and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her 16 Length of days is in her right hand and in her left hand riches and honour 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her and happy is every one that retaineth her 19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth by understanding hath he ‖ Or pâ—â—sared established the heavens 20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up and the clouds drop down the dew 21 ¶ My son let not them depart from thine eyes keep sound wisdom and discretion 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul and grace to thy neck 23 * Ps 37.24 91.11 12. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely and thy foot foot shall not stumble 24 When thou liest down thou shalt not be afraid yea thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear neither of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh 26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence and shall keep thy foot from being taken 27 ¶ Withhold not good from †Heb. the owners thereof them to whom it is due when it is in the power of thine hand to do it 28 Say not unto thy neighbour Go and come again and to morrow I will give when thou hast it by thee 29 ‖ Or practise no evil Devise not evil against thy neighbour seeing he dwelleth securely by thee 30 ¶ Strive not with a man without cause if he have done thee no harm 31 ¶ * Ps 37.1 Envy thou not †Heb. a man of violence the oppressour and choose none of his ways 32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD * Ps 25.14 but his secret is with the righteous 33 ¶ * Mal. 2.2 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked but he blesseth the habitation of the just 34 ¶ * Jam. 4.6.1 Pet. 5.5 Surely he scorneth the scorners but he giveth grace unto the lowly 35 The wise shall inherit glory but shame †Heb. tâ—alteth the fools shall be the promotion of fools CHAP. IV. 1 Solomon to perswade obedience 3 sheweth what instruction he had of his parents 5 To study wisdom 14 and to shun the path of the wicked 20 He exhorteth to faith 23 and sanctification HEar ye children the instruction of a father and attend to know understanding 2 For I give you good doctrine forsake you not my law 3 For I was my fathers son * 1 Chr. 29.1 tender and onely beloved in the sight of my mother 4 * 1 Chr. 28.9 He taught me also and said unto me Let thine heart retain my words keep my commandments and live 5 Get wisdom get understanding forget it not neither decline from the words of my mouth 6 Forsake her not and she shall preserve thee love her and she shall keep thee 7 Wisdom is the principal thing therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get understanding 8 Exalt her and she shall promote thee she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her 9 She shall give to thine head * Chap. 1.9 an ornament of grace ‖ Or she shall compass thee with a crown of glory a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee 10 Hear O my son and receive my sayings and the years of thy life shall be many 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom I have led thee in right paths 12 When thou goest thy steps shall not be straitned * Psal 91.11 12. and when thou runnest thou shalt
of the fear shall fall into the pit and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare for the windows from on high are open and the foundations of the earth do shake 19 The earth is utterly broken down the earth is clean dissolved the earth is moved exceedingly 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard and shall be removed like a cottage and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it and it shall fall and not rise again 21 And it shall come to pass in that day that the LORD shall †Heb. visit upon punish the host of the high ones that are on high and the kings of the earth upon the earth 22 And they shall be gathered together †Heb. with the gathering of prisoners as prisoners are gathered in the ‖ Or dungeon pit and shall be shut up in the prison and after many days shall they be ‖ Or found wanting visited 23 Then the * Ch. 13.10 Ezek. 32.7 Joel 2.31 and 3.15 moon shall be confounded and the sun ashamed when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion and in Jerusalem and ‖ Or there shall be glory before his ancients before his ancients gloriously CHAP. XXV 1 The prophet praiseth God for his judgements 6 for his saving benefits 9 and for his victorious salvation O LORD thou art my God I will exalt thee I will praise thy name for thou hast done wonderful things thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth 2 For thou hast made of a city an heap of a defenced city a ruine a palace of strangers to be no city it shall never be built 3 Therefore shall the strong people glorifie thee the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee 4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor a strength to the needy in his distress a refuge from the storm a shadow from the heat when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall 5 Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers as the heat in a dry place even the heat with the shadow of a cloud the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low 6 ¶ And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things a feast of wines on the lees of fat things full of marrow of wines on the lees well refined 7 And he will †Heb. swallow up destroy in this mountain the face of the covering †Heb. covered cast over all people and the veil that is spread over all nations 8 He will * 1 Cor. 15.54 swallow up death in victory and the Lord GOD will * Rev. 7.17 and 21.4 wipe away tears from off all faces and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth for the LORD hath spoken it 9 ¶ And it shall be said in that day Lo this is our God we have waited for him and he will save us this is the LORD we have waited for him we will be glad and rejoyce in his salvation 10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest and Moab shall be ‖ Or threshed troden down under him even as straw is ‖ Or threshed in Madmenah troden down for the dunghil 11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim and he shall bring down their pride together with the sports of their hands 12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down lay low and bring to the ground even to the dust CHAP. XXVI 1 A song inciting to confidence in God 5 for his judgements 12 and for his favour to his people 20 An exhortation to wait on God IN that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah We have a strong câ—tâ—â— salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks 2 Open ye the gates that the righteous nation which keepeth the †Heb. truths truth may enter in 3 Thou wilt keep him in †Heb. peace peace perfect peace whose ‖ Or thought or imagination minde is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee 4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever for in the LORD JEHOVAH is †Heb. the rock of ages everlasting strength 5 ¶ For he bringeth down them that dwell on high the lofty city he layeth it low he layeth it low even to the ground he bringeth it even to the dust 6 The foot shall tread it down even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy 7 The way of the just is uprightness thou most upright dost weigh the path of the just 8 Yea in the way of thy judgements O LORD have we waited for thee the desire of our soul is to thy name and to the remembrance of thee 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night yea with my spirit within me will I seek thee early for when thy judgements are in the earth the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness 10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked yet will he not learn righteousness in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly and will not behold the majesty of the LORD 11 LORD when thy hand is lifted up they will not see but they shall see and be ashamed for their envy ‖ Or towards thy people at the people yea the fire of thine enemies shall devour them 12 ¶ LORD thou wilt ordain peace for us for thou also hast wrought all our works ‖ Or for us in us 13 O LORD our God other lords besides thee have had dominion over us but by thee onely will we make mention of thy name 14 They are dead they shall not live they are deceased they shall not rise therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them and made all their memory to perish 15 Thou hast increased the nation O LORD thou hast increased the nation thou art glorified thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth 16 LORD in trouble have they visited thee they poured out a †Heb. secret speech prayer when thy chastening was upon them 17 Like as a woman with childe that draweth near the time of her delivery is in pain and crieth out in her pangs so have we been in thy sight O LORD 18 We have been with childe we have been in pain we have as it were brought forth wind we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth neither have the inhabitants of the world â—aln 19 Thy dead men shall live together with my dead body shall they arise awake and sing ye that dwell in dust for thy dew is as the dew of herbs and the earth shall cast out the dead 20 ¶ Come my people enter thou into thy chambers and shut thy doors about thee hide thy self as it were
last things high things which the most High will do unto them that dwell upon earth in the last days So I slept that night and another like as he commanded me CHAP. XI 1 He seeth in his dream an eagle coming out of the sea 37 and a lion out of a wood talking to the eagle THen saw I a dream and behold there came up from the sea an eagle which had twelve feathered wings and three heads 2 And I saw and behold she spread her wings over all the earth and all the winds of the air blew on her and were gathered together 3 And I beheld and out of her feathers there grew other contrary feathers and they became little feathers and small 4 But her heads were at rest the head in the midst was greater then the other yet rested †Lat. sa it with the residue 5 Moreover I beheld and so the eagle flew with her feathers and reigned upon earth and over them that dwelt therein 6 And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her and no man spake against her no not one creature upon earth 7 And I beheld and so the eagle rose upon her talons and spake to her feathers saying 8 Watch not all at once sleep every one in his own place and watch by course 9 But set the heads be preserved for the last 10 And I beheld and so the voice went not out of her heads but from the midst of her body 11 And I numbred her contrary feathers and behold there were eight of them 12 And I looked and behold on the right side there arose one feather and reigned over all the earth 13 And so it was that when it reigned the end of it came and the place thereof appeared no more so the next following stood up and reigned and had a great time 14 And it hapned that when it reigned the end of it came also like as the first so that it appeared no more 15 Then came there a voice unto it and said 16 Hear thou that hast born rule over the earth so long this I say unto thee before thou beginnest to appear no more 17 There shall none after thee attain unto thy time neither unto the half thereof 18 Then arose the third and reigned as the other before and appeared no more also 19 So went it with all the residue one after another as that every one reigned and then appeared no more 20 Then I beheld and so in process of time the feathers that followed stood up upon the right side that they might rule also and some of them ruled but within a whise they appeared no more 21 For some of them were set up but ruled not 22 After this I looked and behold the twelve feathers appeared no more nor the two little feathers 23 And there was no more upon the eagles body but three heads that rested and six little wings 24 Then saw I also that two little feathers divided themselves from the six and remained under the head that was upon the right side for the four continued in their place 25 And I beheld and so the feathers that were under the wing thought to set up themselves and to have the rule 26 And I beheld and so there was one set up but shortly it appeared no more 27 And the second was sooner away then the first 28 And I beheld and so the two that remained thought also in themselves to reign 29 And when they so thought behold there awaked one of the heads that were at rest namely it that was in the midst for that was greater then the two other heads 30 And then I saw that the two other heads were joyned with it 31 And behold the head was turned with them that were with it and did eat up the two feathers under the wing that would have reigned 32 But this head put the whole earth in fear and bare rule in it over all those that dwelt upon the earth with much oppression and it had the governance of the world more then all the wings that had been 33 And after this I beheld and so the head that was in the midst suddenly appeared no more like as the wings 34 But there remained the two heads which also in like sort ruled upon the earth and over those that dwelt therein 35 And I beheld and so the head upon the right side devoured it that was upon the left side 36 Then I heard a voice which said unto me Look before thee and consider the thing that thou seest 37 And I beheld and so as it were a roaring lion chased out of the wood and I saw that he sent out a mans voice unto the eagle and said 38 Hear thou I will talk with thee and the Highest shall say unto thee 39 Art not thou it that remainest of the four beasts whom I made to reign in my world that the end of their times might come through them 40 And the fourth came and over came all the beasts that were past and had power over the world with great fearfulness and over the whole compass of the earth with much wicked oppression and so long time dwelt he upon the earth with deceit 41 For the earth hast thou not judged with truth 42 For thou hast afflicted the meek thou hast hurt the peaceable thou hast loved liars and destroyed the dwellings of them that brought forth fruit and hast cast down the walls of such as did thee no harm 43 Therefore is thy wrongful dealing come up unto the Highest and thy pride unto the Mighty 44 The Highest also hath looked upon the proud times and behold they are ended and his abominations are fulfilled 45 And therefore appear no more thou eagle nor thy horrible wings nor thy wicked feathers nor thy malicious heads nor thy hurtful claws nor all thy vain body 46 That all the earth may be refreshed and may return being delivered from thy violence and that she may hope for the judgment and mercy of him that made her CHAP. XII 1 The eacle which be saw is destroyed 10 The vision is interpreted 37 He is bid to write his visions 39 and to fast that he may see more 46 He doth comfort those that were grieved for his absence ANd it came to pass whiles the lion spake these words unto the eagle I saw 2 And behold the head that remained and the four wings appeared no more and the two went unto it and set themselves up to reign and their kingdom was small and full of uproar 3 And I saw and behold they appeared no more and the whole body of the eagle was burnt so that the earth was in great fear then awaked I out of the trouble and trance of my minde and from great fear and said unto my spirit 4 Lo this hast thou done unto me in that thou searchest out the ways of the Highest 5 Lo yet am I weary in my minde and very weak in
carried away captives to Nineve all my brethren and those that were of my kindred did eat of the * Gen. 43.32 bread of the Gentiles 11 But I kept †Gr. 〈◊〉 soul my self from eating 12 Because I remembred God with all my heart 13 And the most High gave me grace and favour before Enemessar so that I was his †Gr. 〈◊〉 purveyour 14 And I went into Media and left in trust with Gabael the brother of Gabrias ‖ Or in the land 〈◊〉 countrey of Media at Rages a city of Media ten talents of silver 15 Now when Enemessar was dead Sennacherib his son reigned in his stead †Gr. the ways of whom were unsettled whole estate was troubled that I could not go into Media 16 And in the time of Enemessar I gave many alms to my brethren and gave my bread to the hungry 17 And my clothes to the naked and if I saw any of my nation dead or cast ‖ Or behinde the wâ—lls about the walls of Nineve I buried him 18 And if the king Sennacherib had slain any when he was come and * 1 King 19.35 36. Isa 37.36 3â— Ecclus 48.18 21. 1 Mac. 7.41 2 Mac. 8.19 fled from Judea I buried them privily for in his wrath he killed many but the bodies were not found when they were sought for of the king 19 And when one of the Ninivites went and complained of me to the king that I buried them and hid my self understanding that I was sought for to be put to death I withdrew my self for fear 20 Then all my goods were forcibly taken away neither was there any thing left me besides my wise Anna and my son Tobias 21 And there passed not five and fifty days before two of his sons * 2 King 19.37 2 Chr. 32.21 killed him and they fled into the mountains of Ararath and ‖ Or Eserâ—addoâ— Sarchedonus his son reigned in his stead who appointed over his fathers accounts and over all his affairs Achiacharus my brother Anaels son 22 And Achiacharus intreating for me I returned to Nineve now Achiacharus was cup-bearer and keeper of the signet and steward and over-seer of the accounts and ‖ Or Esarâ—â—ddoâ— Sarchedonus appointed him next unto him and he was my brothers son CHAP. II. 1 Tobit leaveth his meat to bury the dead 10 and becometh blinde 11 His wife taketh in work to get her living 14 Her husband and she fall out about a kid NOw when I was come home again and my wife Anna was restored unto me with my son Tobias in the feast of Pentecost which is the holy feast of the seven weeks there was a good dinner prepared me in the which I sat down to eat 2 And when I saw abundance of meat I said to my son Go and bring what poor man soever thou shalt finde out of our brethren who is mindful of the Lord and to I tarry for thee 3 But he came again and said Father one of our nation is strangled and is cast out in the market-place 4 Then before I had tasted of any meat I start up and took him up into a room until the going down of the sun 5 Then I returned and washed my self and ate my meat in heaviness 6 Remembring that prophesie of * Aaâ—â—â— 8.10 Amos as he said Your feasts shall be turned into mourning and all your mirth into lamentation 7 There fore I wept and after the going down of the sun I went and made a grave and buried him 8 But my neighbours mocked me and said This man is not yet afraid to be put to death for this matter * Chap. 1.19 who fled away and yet lo he burieth the dead again 9 The same night also I returned from the burial and slept by the wall of my court-yard being polluted and my face was uncovered 10 And I knew not that there were ‖ Or swallows sparrows in the wall and mine eyes being open the sparrows muted warm dung into mine eyes and ‖ Or white films a whiteness came in mine eyes and I went to the physicians but they helped me not moreover Achiacharus did nourish me until I went into Elymais 11 And my wife Anna ‖ Or was â—â—red to spin in the woment rooms did take womens works to do 12 And when she had sent ‖ Or 〈◊〉 work them home to the owners they paid her wages and gave her also besides a kid 13 And when it was in my house and began to cry I said unto her From whence is this kid is it not stoln render it to the owners * Deut. 22.1 for it is not lawful to eat any thing that is stoln 14 * Job 2.9 But she replied upon me It was given for a gift more then the wages howbeit I did not beleeve her but bade her render it to the owners and I was abashed at her But she replied upon me Where are thine alms and thy righteous deeds ‖ Or lo all things are known to thee behold thou and all thy works are known CHAP. III. 1 Tobit grieved with his wives taunts prayeth 11 Sara reproached by ber fathers maids prayeth also 17 An angel is sent to help them both THen I being grieved did weep and in my sorrow prayed saying 2 O Lord thou art just and all thy works and all thy ways are mercy and truth and thou judgest truly and justly for ever 3 Remember me and look on me punish me not for my sins and ignorances and the sins of my fathers who have sinned before thee 4 For they obeyed not thy commandments wherefore thou hast delivered us * Deut. 28.15 37. for a spoil and unto captivity and unto death and for a proverb of reproach to all the nations among whom we are dispersed 5 And now thy judgements are many and true deal with me according to my sins and my fathers because we have not kept thy commandments neither have walked in truth before thee 6 Now therefore deal with me as seemeth best unto thee and command my spirit to be taken from me that I may be ‖ Or dismissed or delivered dissolved and become earth for it is prositable for me to die rather then to live because I have heard false reproaches and have much sorrow command therefore that I may now be delivered out of this distress and go into the everlasting place turn not thy face away from me 7 It came to pass the same day that in Ecbatane a city of Media Sara the daughter of Raguel was also reproached by her fathers maids 8 Because that she had been married to seven husbands whom Asmodeus the evil spirit had killed before they had lien with her Dost thou not know said they that thou hast strangled thine husbands thou hast had already seven husbands neither wast thou named after any of them 9 Wherefore dost thou beat us for them if they be dead go
from beneath I am from above ye are of this world I am not of this world 24 I said therefore unto you that ye shall die in your sins for if ye beleeve not that I am he ye shall die in your sins 25 Then said thâ—y unto him Who art thou And Jesus saith unto them Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning 26 I have many things to say and to judge of you but he that sent me is true and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him 27 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father 28 Then said â—esâ—â— unto them When ye haâ—e lift up the Son of man then shall ye know that I am he and that I do nothing of myself but as my Father hath taught me I speak these things 29 And he that sent me is with me the Father hath not left me alone for I do always those things that please him 30 As he sâ—ake these words many beleeved on him Then said Jesus to those Jews which beleeved on him If ye continue in my word then are ye my disciples indeed 32 And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free 33 ¶ They answered him We be Abrahams seed and were never in bondage to any man how sayest thou Ye shall be made free 34 Jesu answered them Verily verily I say unto you * Rom. 6.20 1 Pet. 2.19 Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin 35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever but the Son abideth ever 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free ye shall be free indeed 37 I know that ye are Abrahams seed but ye seek to kill me because my word hath no place in you 38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father and ye do that which ye have seen with your father 39 They answered and said unto him Abraham is our father Jesus saith unto them If ye were Abrahams children ye would do the works of Abraham 40 But now ye seek to kill me a man that hath told you the truth which I have heard of God this did not Abraham 41 Ye do the deeds of your father Then said they to him We be not born of fornication we have one Father even God 42 Jesus said unto them If God were your Father ye would love me for I proceeded forth and came from God neither came I of my self but he sent me 43 Why do ye not understand my speech even because ye cannot hear my word 44 * 1 John 3.8 Ye are of your father the devil and the lusts of your father ye will do he was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him When he speaketh a lie he speaketh of his own for he is a liar and the father of it 45 And because I tell you the truth ye beleeve me not 46 Which of you convinceth me of sin And if I say the truth why do ye not beleeve me 47 * 1 John 4.6 He that is of God heareth Gods words ye therefore hear them not because ye are not of God 48 Then answered the Jews and said unto him Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil 49 Jesus answered I have not a devil but I honour my Father and ye do dishonour me 50 And I seek not mine own glory there is one that seeketh judgeth 51 Verily verily I say unto you If a man keep my saying he shall never see death 52 Then said the Jews unto him Now we know that thou hast a devil Abraham is dead and the prophets and thou sayest If a man keep my saying he shall never taste of death 53 Art thou greater then our father Abraham which is dead and the prophets are dead whom makest thou thy self 54 Jesus answered If I honour my self my honour is nothing it is my Father that honoureth me of whom ye say that he is your God 55 Yet ye have not known him but I know him and if I should say I know him not I shall be a liar like unto you but I know him and keep his saying 56 Your father Abraham rejoyced to see my day and he saw it and was glad 57 Then said the Jews unto him Thou art not yet fifty years old and hast thou seen Abraham 58 Jesus said unto them Verily verily I say unto you Before Abraham was I am 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him but Jesus hid himself went out of the temple going through the midst of them so passed by CHAP. IX 1 The man that was born blinde restored to sight 8 He is brought to the Pharisees 13 They are offended at it and excommunicate him 35 but he is received of Jesus and confesseth him 39 Who they are whom Christ enlightneth ANd as Jesus passed by he saw a man which was blinde from his birth 2 And his disciples asked him saying Master who did sin this man or his parents that he was born blinde 3 Jesus answered Neither hath this man sinned nor his parents but that the works of God should be made manifest in him 4 I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day the night cometh when no man can work 5 As long as I am in the world * Chap. 1.9 I am the light of the world 6 When he had thus spoken he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and he ‖ Or spread the clay upon the eyes of the blinde man anointed the eyes of the blinde man with the clay 7 And said unto him Go wash in the pool of Siloam which is by interpretation Sent. He went his way therefore and washed and came seeing 8 ¶ The neighbours therefore and they which before had seen him that he was blinde said Is not this he that sat and begged 9 Some said This is he others said He is like him but he said I am he 10 Therefore said they unto him How were thine eyes opened 11 He answered and said A man that is called Jesus made clay and anointed mine eyes and said unto me Go to the pool of Siloam and wash and I went and washed and I received sight 12 Then said they unto him Where is he He said I know not 13 ¶ They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blinde 14 And it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes 15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight He said unto them He put clay upon mine eyes and I washed and do see 16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees This man is not of God because he keepeth not the sabbath-day Others said How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles And there was a division among them 17 They say unto the blinde man again What sayest thou of him
we know not whither thou goest and how can we know the way 6 Jesus saith unto him I am the way and the truth and the life no man cometh unto the Father but by me 7 If ye had known me ye should have known my Father also and from henceforth ye know him and have seen him 8 Philip saith unto him Lord shew us the Father and it sufficeth us 9 Jesus saith unto him Have I been so long time with you and yet hast thou not known me Philip he that hath seen me hath seen the Father and how sayest thou then Shew us the Father 10 Beleevest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me the words that I speak unto you I speak not of my self but the Father that dwelleth in me he doeth the works 11 Beleeve me that I am in the Father and the Father in me or else beleeve me for the very works sake 12 Verily verily I say unto you He that beleeveth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works then these shall he do because I go unto my Father 13 * Mat. 7.7 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name that will I do that the Father may be glorified in the Son 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name I will do it 15 ¶ If ye love me keep my commandments 16 And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever 17 Even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not neither knoweth him but ye know him for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you 18 I will not leave you ‖ Or orphans comfortless I will come to you 19 Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more but ye see me because I live ye shall know that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you 21 He that hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest my self to him 22 Judas saith unto him not Iscariot Lord how is it that thou wilt manifest thy self unto us and not unto the world 23 Jesus answered and said unto him If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings and the word which you hear is not mine but the Fathers which sent me 25 These things have I spoken unto you being yet present with you 26 But the Comforter which is the holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you 27 Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you not as the world giveth give I unto you Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid 28 Ye have heard how I said unto you I go away and come again unto you If ye loved me ye would rejoyce because I said I go unto the Father for my Father is greater then I. 29 And now I have told you before it come to pass that when it is come to pass ye might beleeve 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you for the prince of this world cometh and hath nothing in me 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father and as the Father gave me commandment even so I do Arise let us go hence CHAP. XV. 1 The consolation and mutual love between Christ and his members under the parable of the vine 18 A comfort in the batred and persecution of the world 26 The office of the holy Ghost and of the apostles I Am the true vine and my Father is the husbandman 2 * Mat. 15.13 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit 3 * Chap. 13.10 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you 4 Abide in me and I in you As the branch cannot bear fruit of it self except it abide in the vine no more can ye except ye abide in me 5 I am the vine ye are the branches He that abidâ—th in me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit for ‖ Or severed from me without me ye can do nothing 6 If a man abide not in me he is cast forth as a branch and is withered and men gather them and cast them into the fire and they are burned 7 If ye abide in me and my words abide in you ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you 8 Herein is my Father glorified that ye bear much fruit so shall ye be my disciples 9 As the Father hath loved me so have I loved you continue ye in my love 10 If ye keep my commandments ye shall abide in my love even as I have kept my Fathers commandments and abide in his love 11 These things have I spoken unto you that my joy might remain in you and that your joy might be full 12 * Chap. 12.34 1 Thes 4.9 1 Joh. 3.11 This is my commandment That ye love one another as I have loved you 13 Greater love hath no man then this that a man lay down his life for his friends 14 Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you 15 Henceforth I call you not servants for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth but I have called you friends for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you 16 Ye have not chosen me but I have chosen you and * Mat. 28.29 ordained you that you should go and bring forth fruit and that your fruit should remain that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name he may give it you 17 These things I command you that ye love one another 18 If the world hate you ye know that it hated me before it hated you 19 If ye were of the world the world would love his own but because ye are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you 20 Remember the word that I said unto you * Mat. 10.14 Cha. 13.16 The servant is not greater then the lord If they have persecuted me they will also persecute you if they have kept my saying they will keep yours also 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my names sake because they know not him that sent me 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them they had not had sin but now they have no ‖ Or excuse cloke for their sin 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also 24 If I had not done
I am glorified in them 11 And now I am no more in the world but these are in the world and I come to thee Holy father keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me that they may be one as we are 12 While I was with them in the world I kept them in thy name those that thou gavest me I have kept and none of them is lost but the son of perdition * Psal 103 8. that the scripture might be fulfilled 13 And now come I to thee and these things I speak in the world that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves 14 I have given them thy word and the world hath hated them because they are not of the world even as I am not of the world 15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil 16 They are not of the world even as I am not of the world 17 Sanctifie them through thy truth thy word is truth 18 As thou hast sent me into the world even so have I also sent them into the world 19 And for their sakes I sanctifie my self that they also might be ‖ Or truly sanctified sanctified through the truth 20 Neither pray I for these alone but for them also which shall beleeve on me through their word 21 That they all may be one as thou Father art in me and I in thee that they also may be one in us that the world may beleeve that thou hast sent me 22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them that they may be one even as we are one 23 I in them and thou in me that they may be made perfect in one and that the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them as thou hast loved me 24 * Chap. 12.26 Father I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world 25 O righteous Father the world hath not known thee but I have known thee and these have known that thou hast sent me 26 And I have declared unto them thy name and will declare it that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them and I in them CHAP. XVIII 1 Judas betrayeth Jesus 6 The officers fall to the ground 10 Peter smiteth off Malchus ear 12 Jesus is taken and led unto Annas and Caiaphas 15 Peters denial 19 Jesus examined before Caiaphas 28 His arraignment before Pilate 36 His kingdom 40 The Jews ask Barabbas to be let loose WHen Jesus had spoken these words * Mat. 25.36 he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron where was a garden into the which he entred and his disciples 2 And Judas also which betrayed him knew the place for Jesus oft-times resorted thither with his disciples 3 * Mat. 26.47 Judas then having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons 4 Jesus therefore knowing all things that should come upon him went forth and faid unto them Whom seek ye 5 They answered him Jesus of Nazareth Jesus saith unto them I am be And Judas also which betrayed him stood with them 6 Assoon then as he had said unto them I am be they went backward and fell to the ground 7 Then asked he them again Whom seek ye and they said Jesus of Nazareth 8 Jesus answered I have told you that I am be If therefore ye seek me let these go their way 9 That the saying might be fulfilled which he spake * Chap. 17.12 Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none 10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it and smote the high priests servant cut off his right ear The servants name was Malchus 11 Then said Jesus unto Peter Put up thy sword into the sheath the cup which my Father hath given me shall I not drink it 12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus and bound him 13 And led him away to Annas first for he was father in law to Caiaphas which was the high priest that same year ‖ And Annu sent Christ bound unto Caiaphas the high prest ver 24. 14 * Chap. 11.30 Now Caiaphas was he which gave counsel to the Jews that it was expedient that one man should die for the people 15 ¶ * Mat. 26.58 And Simon Peter followed Jesus and so did another disciple that disciple was known unto the high priest and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest 16 But Peter stood at the door without Then went out that other disciple which was known unto the high priest and spake unto her that kept the door and brought in Peter 17 Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter Art not thou also one of this mans disciples He saith I am not 18 And the servants and officers stood there who had made a fire of coals for it was cold and they warmed themselves and Peter stood with them and warmed himself 19 ¶ The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples of his doctrine 20 Jesus answered him I spake openly to the world I ever taught in the synagogue and in the temple whither the Jews always resort and in secret have I said nothing 21 Why askest thou me ask them which heard me what I have said unto them behold they know what I said 22 And when he had thus spoken one of the officers which stood by stroke Jesus ‖ Or with a rod. with the palm of his hand saying Answerest thou the high priest so 23 Jesus answered him If I have spoken evil bear witness of the evil but if well why smitest thou me 24 * Mat. 26.57 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas that high priest 25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself * Mat. 26.69 They said therefore unto him Art not thou also one of his disciples He denied it and said I am not 26 One of the servants of the high priest being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off saith Did not I see thee in the garden with him 27 Peter then denied again and immediately the cock crew 28 ¶ * Mat. 27.2 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto ‖ Or Pilates bouse the hall of judgement and it was early * Act. 10.28 and they themselves went not into the judgement-hall lest they should be defiled but that they might eat the pass over 29 Pilate then went out unto them and said What accusation bring you against this man 30 They answered and said unto him If he were not a malefactour we would not have delivered him up unto thee 31 Then said Pilate unto them Take ye him and judge him according to your
10 Making request if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you 11 For I long to see you that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift to the end you may be established 12 That is that I may be comforted together ‖ Or in you with you by the mutual faith both of you and me 13 Now I would not have you ignorant brethren that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you but was let hitherto that I might have some fruit ‖ Or in you among you also even as among other Gentiles 14 I am debter both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians both to the wise and to the unwise 15 So as much as in me is I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that beleeveth to the Jew first and also to the Greek 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith as it is written * Hâ—b 2.4 Gal. 3.11 Heb. 10.38 The just shall live by faith 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who hold the truth in unrighteousness 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest ‖ Or to them in them for God hath shewed it unto them 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen being understood by the things that are made even his eternal power and Godhead ‖ Or that they may be so that they are without excuse 21 Because that when they knew God they glorified him not as God neither were thankful but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart was * Eph. 4.18 darkned 22 Professing themselves to be wise they became fools 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible * Psal 106.10 God into an image made like to corruptible man and to birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things 24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts to dishonour their own bodies between themselves 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature more then the Creatour who is blessed for ever Amen 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections For even their women did change thou natural use into thou which is against nature 27 And likewise also the men leaving the natural use of the woman burned in their lust one toward another men with men working that which is unseemly and receiving in themselves that recompence of their errour which was meet 28 And even as they did not like ‖ Or to acknowledge to retain God in their knowledge God gave them over to ‖ Or a minde â—â—id of judgement a reprobate minde to do those things which are not convenient 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness fornication wickedness covetousness maliciousness full of envy murder debate deceit malignity whisperers 30 Backbiters haters of God despiteful proud boasters inventers of evil things disobedient to parents 31 Without understanding covenant-breakers ‖ Or unsociable without natural affection implacable unmerciful 32 Who knowing the judgement of God that they which commit such things are worthy of death not onely do the same but ‖ Or â—sâ—â—t with them have pleasure in them that do them CHAP. II. 1 They that sin though they condemn it in others cannot excuse themselves 6 and much less escape the judgement of God 9 whether they be Jews or Gentiles 14 The Gentiles cannot escape 17 nor yet the Jews 25 whom their circumcision shall not profit if they keep not the law THerefore thou art inexcusable O man whosoever thou art that judgest * Mâ—l 7.2 for wherein thou judgest another thou condemnest thy self for thou that judgest doest the same things 2 But we are sure that the judgement of God is according to truth against them which commit such things 3 And thinkest thou this O man that judgest them which do such things doest the fame that thou shalt escape the judgement of God 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance 5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart * Jam. 5.3 treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgement of God 6 * Psâ— 2.12 â—â—t 16.27 â—er 22 12. Who will tender to every man according to his deeds 7 To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honour and immortality eternal life 8 But unto them that are contentious and do not obey the truth but obey unrighteousness indignation and wrath 9 Tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doeth evil of the Jew first and also of the †Gr. Greek Gentile 10 But glory honour and peace to every man that worketh good to the Jew first and also to the †Gr. Greek Gentile 11 For * Deu. 10.17 2 Chr. 19.7 Job 34.19 Act. 10.34 Gal. 2.6 Eph. 6.9 Col. 3.25 1 Pet. 1.17 there is no respect of persons with God 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law 13 For * Mat. 7.21 Jam. 1.22 not the hearers of the law are just before God but the doers of the law shall be justified 14 For when the Gentiles which have not the law do by nature the things contained in the law these having not the law are a law unto themselves 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts ‖ Or the conscience witnessing with them their conscience also bearing witness and their thoughts ‖ Or between themselves the mean while accusing or else excusing one another 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel 17 Behold thou art called a Jew and restest in the law and makest thy boast of God 18 And knowest his will and ‖ Or triast the things that differ approvest the things that are more excellent being instructed out of the law 19 And art confident that thou thy self art a guide of the blinde a light of them which are in darkness 20 An instructer of the foolish a teacher of babes which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law 21 Thou therefore which teachest another teachest thou not thy self thou that preachest a man should not steal dost thou steal 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery dost thou commit adultery thou that abhorrelâ— idols dost thou commit sacriledge 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law through breaking the law
power 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power 21 What will ye shall I come unto you with a rod or in love and in the spirit of meekness CHAP. V. 1 The incestuous person 6 is cause rather of shame unto them then of rejoycing 7 The old leaven is to be purged out 10 Hainous offenders are to be shunned and avoided IT is reported commonly that there is fornication among you and such fornication as is not so much as named amongst the Gentiles that one should have his fathers wife 2 And ye are puffed up and have not rather mourned that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you 3 * Col. 2.5 For I verily as absent in body but present in spirit have ‖ Or determined judged already as though I were present concerning him that that hath so done this deed 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ when ye are gathered together and my spirit with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ 5 * 1 Tim. 1.10 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus 6 Your glorying is not good Know ye not that * Gal. 5.9 a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump 7 Purge out therefore the old leaven that ye may be a new lump as ye are unleavened For even Christ our pass-over ‖ Or is slain is sacrificed for us 8 Therefore let us keep ‖ Or holy-day the feast not with old leaven neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth 9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicatours 10 Yet not altogether with the fornicatours of this world or with the covetous or extortioners or with idolaters for then must ye needs go out of the world 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company if any man that is called a brother be a fornicatour or covetous or an idolater or a railer or a drunkard or an extortioner with such an one no not to eat 12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without do not ye judge them that are within 13 But them that are without God judgeth Therefore put away from among your selves that wicked person CHAP. VI. 1 The Corinthians must not vex their brethren in going to law with them 6 especially under infidels 9 The unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God 15 Our bodies are the members of Christ 19 and temples of the holy Ghost 16 17 they must not therefore be defiled DAre any of you having a matter against another go to law before the unjust and not before the saints 2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world if the world shall be judged by you are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters 3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels how much more things that pertain to this life 4 If then ye have judgements of things pertaining to this life set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church 5 I speak to your shame Is it so that there is not a wise man amongst you no not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren 6 But brother goeth to law with brother and that before the unbeleevers 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you because ye go to law one with another * Mat. 6.39 Luke 6 2◠Rom. 12.19 why do ye not rather take wrong why do ye not rather suffer your selves to be defrauded 8 Nay you do wrong and defraud and that your brethren 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God Be not deceived neither fornicatours nor idolaters nor adulterers nor effeminate nor abusers of themselves with mankinde 10 Nor theeves nor covetous nor drunkards nor revilers nor extortioners shall inherit the kingdom of God 11 And such were * Tit. 3.3 some of you but ye are washed but ye are sanctified but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God 12 * Chap. 20.23 All things are lawful unto me but all things are not ‖ Or profitable expedient all things are lawful for me but I will not be brought under the power of any 13 Meats for the belly and the belly for meats but God shall destroy both it and them Now the body is not for fornication but for the Lord and the Lord for the body 14 And God hath both raised up the Lord and will also raise up us by his own power 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ shall I then take the members of Christ and make them the members of an harlot God forbid 16 What know ye not that he which is joyned to an harlot is one body for * Gen. 2.24 Matth. 19.5 Eph. 5.31 two saith he shall be one flesh 17 But he that is joyned unto the Lord is one spirit 18 Flee fornication Every sin that a man doeth is without the body but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body 19 What * Chap. 3.16 know ye not that your body is the temple of the holy Ghost which is in you which ye have of God and ye are not your own 20 For * Chap. 7.33 ye are bought with a price therefore glorifie God in your body and in your spirit which are Gods CHAP. VII 2 He treateth of marriage 4 shewing it to be a remedy against fornication 10 and that the bond thereof ought not lightly to be dissolved 18 20 Every man must be content with his vocation 25 Virginity wherefore to be embraced 35 And for what respects we may either marry or abstain from marrying NOw concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me It is good for a man not to touch a woman 2 Nevertheless to avoid fornication let every man have his own wife and let every woman have her own husband 3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence and likewise also the wife unto the husband 4 The wife hath not power of her own body but the husband and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body but the wife 5 Defraud you not one the other except it be with consent for a time that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer and come together again that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency 6 But I speak this by permission and not of commandment 7 For I would that all men were even as I my self but every man hath his proper gift of God one after this manner another after that 8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows It is good for them if they abide even as I. 9 But if they cannot contain let them marry for it is better to marry then to burn 10
bread for your food and multiply your seed sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness 11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness which causeth through us thanksgiving to God 12 For the administration of this service not onely supplieth the want of the saints but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God 13 While by the experiment of this ministration they glorifie God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ and for your liberal distribution unto them and unto all men 14 And by their prayer for you which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you 15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift CHAP. X. Against the false apostles who disgraced the weakness of his person and bodily presence he setteth out the spiritual might and authority with which he is armed against all adversary powers 7 assuring them that at his coming he will be found as mighty in word as he is now in writing being absent 12 and withal taxing them for reaching out themselves beyond their compass and vaunting themselves into other mens labours NOw I Paul my self beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ who ‖ Or in outward appearance in presence am base among you but being absent am bold toward you 2 But I beseech you that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence wherewith I think to be bold against some which ‖ Or â—ukon think of us as if we walked according to the flesh 3 For though we walk in the flesh we do not war after the flesh 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty ‖ Or to God through God to the pulling down of strong holds 5 Casting down ‖ Or reasonings imaginations and every high thing that exalteth it self against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled 7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance if any man trust to himself that he is Christs let him of himself think this again that as he is Christs even so are we Christs 8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority which the Lord hath given us for edification and not for your destruction I should not be ashamed 9 That I may not seem as if I would terrifie you by letters 10 For his letters say they are weighty and powerful but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible 11 Let such an one think this that such as we are in word by letters when we are absent such will we be also in deed when we are present 12 For we dare not make our selves of the number or compare our selves with some that commend themselves but they measuring themselves by themselves comparing themselves amongst themselves ‖ Or understand it not are not wise 13 But we will not boast of things without our measure but according to the measure of the ‖ Or line rule which God hath distributed to us a measure to reach even unto you 14 For we stretch not our selves beyond our measure as though we reached not unto you for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ 15 Not boasting of things without our measure that is of other mens labours but having hope when your faith is increased that we shall be ‖ Or magnified in you enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly 16 To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you and not to boast in another mans ‖ Or rule line of things made ready to our hand 17 * Jet 9.24 1 Cor. 1.31 But he that glorieth let him glory in the Lord. 18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved but whom the Lord commendeth CHAP. XI 1 Out of his jealousie over the Corinthians who seemeth to make more account of the false apostles then of him he entreth into a forced commendation of himself 5 of his equality with the chief apostles 7 of his preaching the gospel to them freely and without any their charge 13 shewing that he was not inferiour to those deceitful workers in any legal prerogative 23 and in the service of Christ and in all kinde of sufferings for his ministery far superiour WOuld to God you could bear with me a little in my folly and indeed ‖ Or you do bear with me bear with me 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousie for I have espoused you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ 3 But I fear lest by any means as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ 4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus whom we have not preached or if ye receive another spirit which ye have not received or another gospel which ye have not accepted ye might well bear with him 5 For I suppose I was not a whit behinde the very chiefest apostes 6 But though I be rude in speech yet not in knowledge but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things 7 Have I committed an offence in abasing my self that you might be exalted because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely 8 I robbed other churches taking wages of them to do you service 9 And when I was present with you and wanted * Chap. 12.13 I was chargeable to no man for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied and in all things I have kept my self from being burdensom unto you and so will I keep my self 10 As the truth of Christ in me †Gr. this boasting shall not be stopped iâ— me no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia 11 Wherefore because I love you not God knoweth 12 But what I do that I will do that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion that wherein they glory they may be found even as we 13 For such are false apostles deceitful workers transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ 14 And no marvel for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness whose end shall be according to their works 16 I say again Let no man think me a fool if otherwise yet as a fool ‖ Or suffer receive me that I may boast my self a little 17 That which I speak I speak it not after the Lord but as it were foolishly in this confidence of boasting 18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh I will glory also 19 For ye suffer fools gladly seeing ye your selves are wise 20 For ye suffer if a man bring you into bondage if a man devour you if