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therefore speak they world, and the world them.

of the 17 Herein is our love made heareth perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: 6 We are of God. He that because as he is, so are we in knoweth God, heareth us; he this world.

that is not of God, heareth not 18 There is no fear in love; us. Hereby know we the spirit but perfect love casteth out fear: of truth, and the spirit of error. because fear hath torment. He 7 Beloved, let us love one that feareth, is not made perfect another for love is of God; in love. and every one that loveth is 19 We love him, because he born of God, and knoweth first loved us. God. 20 If a man say, I love God, 8 He that loveth not, know- and hateth his brother, he is a eth not God; for God is love. liar. For he that loveth not his 9 In this was manifested the brother, whom he hath seen, how love of God toward us, because can he love God, whom he hath that God sent his only-begotten not seen! Son into the world, that we 21 And this commandment might live through him. have we from him, That he who loveth God, love his brother also. CHAP. V.

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

11 Beloved, if God so lovd us, we ought also to love one another.

12 No man hath seen God at

1 He that loveth God loveth his children, and keepeth his commandments....4 True

faith will overcome the world....11 Believers have eternal life through Christ; 18 they are distinguished from the world by abstaining from sin, and by a right knowl edge of God.

THOSOEVER

any time. If we love one another, WHO

God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his spirit.

believeth

that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten of him.

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

14 And we have seen and do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the 3 For this is the love of God, world. that we keep his command15 Whosoever shall confess ments; and his commandments that Jesus is the Son of God, are not grievous. God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

4 For whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world: 16 And we have known and and this is the victory that overbelieved the love that God hath cometh the world, even our faith. to us. God is love; and he that 5 Who is he that overcometh dwelleth in love, dwelleth in the world, but he that believeth God, and God in him. that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 This is he that came by wa- on the name of the Son of God. ter and blood, even Jesus Christ; 14 And this is the confidence not by water only, but by water that we have in him, that if we and blood. And it is the Spirit ask any thing according to his that beareth witness, because will, he heareth us:

the Spirit is truth.

15 And if we know that he

16 If any man see his broth

7 For there are three that bear hear us, whatsoever we ask, we record in heaven, the Father, know that we have the petitions the Word, and the Holy Ghost: that we desired of him. and these three are one. . 8 And there are three that er sin a sin which is not unto bear witness in earth, the spirit, death, he shall ask, and he shall and the water, and the blood give him life for them that sin and these three agree in one. not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that

9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is he shall pray for it. greater: for this is the witness 17 All unrighteousness is sin: of God which he hath testified and there is a sin not unto of his Son. death.

10 He that believeth on the 18 We know that whosoever Son of God hath the witness in is born of God, sinneth not; but himself: he that believeth not he that is begotten of God, God, hath made him a liar, be- keepeth himself, and that wickcause he believeth not the re-ed one toucheth him not. cord that God gave of his 19 And we know that we are Son. of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.

12 He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life.

13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe

20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true; and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

I The Second Epistle of JOHN.

1 He testifieth his regard for a certain pious love in the truth; and not I onmatron and her children; 5 He exhortethly, but also all they that have them to persevere in Christian love and belief, that they lose not their full re-known the truth;

seducers.

ward; 10 and to have nothing to do with 2 For the truth's sake which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

TH

THE elder unto the elect lady, and her children, whom I

3 Grace be with you, mercy,

und peace from God the Father, we lose not those things which and from the Lord Jesus Christ, we have wrought, but that we the Son of the Father, in truth receive a full reward.

and love.

9 Whosoever transgresseth,

4 I rejoiced greatly, that I and abideth not in the doctrine found of thy children walking of Christ, hath not God.He that in truth, as we have received a abideth in the doctrine of commandment from the Father. Christ, he hath both the Father 5And now I beseech thee,lady, and the Son.

not as though I wrote a new 10 If there come any unto you, commandment unto thee, but and bring not this doctrine, rethat which we had from the be- ceive him not into your house, ginning,that we love one another. neither bid him God speed:

6 And this is love, that we 11 For he that biddeth him walk after his commandments. God speed, is partaker of his This is the commandment, evil deeds.

That, as ye have heard from the 12 Having many things to beginning, ye should walk in it. write unto you, Iwould not write

7 For many deceivers are en- with paper and ink: but I trust tered into the world, who con- to come unto you, and speak fess not that Jesus Christ is come face to face, that our joy may in the flesh. This is a deceiver, be full.

and an antichrist.

13 The children of thy elect 8 Look to yourselves, that sister greet thee. Amen.

I The Third Epistle of JOHN.

ambitious opposition, 11 whose evil example is not to be followed.

1 He commendeth Gaius for his piety, 5 and fully whatsoever thou doest to hospitality to true preachers: 9 he censureth Diotrophes, and threateneth him for his the brethren, and to strangers; 6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: HE elder unto the well-be- whom if thou bring forward on loved Gaius, whom I love their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

in the truth.

2 Beloved, I wish above all 7 Because that for his name's things that thou mayest prosper sake, they went forth, taking and be in health, even as thy nothing of the Gentiles. soul prospereth. 8 We therefore ought to re3 For I rejoiced greatly, ceive such, that we might be felwhen the brethren came and low-helpers to the truth. testified of the truth that is in 9 I wrote unto the church: thee, even as thou walkest in but Diotrephes, who loveth to the truth. have the pre-eminence among 4 I have no greater joy than them, receiveth us not. to hear that my children walk

in truth.

10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which

5 Beloved thou doest faith-, he doeth, prating against us

with malicious words; and not port of all men, and of the truth content therewith, neither doth itself: yea, and we also bear rehe himself receive the brethren, cord; and ye know that our reand forbiddeth them that would, cord is true. and casteth them out of the church.

13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:

11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is 14 But I trust I shall shortly good. He that doeth good is of see thee, and we shall speak God: but he that doeth evil face to face. Peace be to thee. hath not seen God. Our friends salute thee. Greet

12 Demetrius hath good re-the friends by name.

1 The General Epistle of JUDE.

1 Jude exhorteth Christians to constancy in the received faith; 4 he foretelleth the punishment of certain false teachers.

6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved JUDE, the servant of Jesus in everlasting chains under darkChrist, and brother of James, ness unto the judgment of the to them that are sanctified by great day.

God the Father, and preserved 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorin Jesus Christ, and called : rah, and the cities about them, 2 Mercy unto you, and peace, in like manner, giving themand love, be multiplied. selves over to fornication, and 3 Beloved, when I gave all going after strange flesh, are set diligence to write unto you of forth for an example, suffering the common salvation, it was the vengeance of eternal fire. needful for me to write unto 8 Likewise also these filthy you, and exhort you that ye dreamers defile the flesh, despise should earnestly contend for the dominion, and speak evil of digfaith which was once delivered nities.

unto the saints.

9 Yet Michael the archangel, 4 For there are certain men when contending with the devil, crept in unawares, who were be- he disputed about the body of fore of old ordained to this con- Moses, durst not bring against demnation, ungodly men, turn- him a railing accusation, but ing the grace of our God into said, The Lord rebuke thee. lasciviousness, and denying the 10 But these speak evil of only Lord God, and our Lord those things which they know Jesus Christ. not: but what they know nat

5 I will therefore put you in urally, as brute beasts, in those remembrance, though ye_once things they corrupt themselves. knew this, how that the Lord, 11 Wo unto them! for they having saved the people out of have gone in the way of Cain. the land of Egypt, afterward de- and ran greedily after the error stroyed them that believed not. of Balaam for reward, and per

ished in the gainsaying of Core. 17 But, beloved, remember 12 These are spots in your ye the words which were spoken feasts of charity, when they before of the apostles of our feast with you, feeding them- Lord Jesus Christ;

selves without fear: clouds they 18 How that they told you are without water, carried about there should be mockers in the of winds; trees whose fruit with- last time, who should walk after ereth, without fruit, twice dead, their own ungodly lusts.

plucked up by the roots;

19 These be they who sep

13 Raging waves of the sea, arate themselves, sensual, havfoaming out their own shame; ing not the Spirit. wandering stars, to whom is re- 20 But ye, beloved, building served the blackness of darkness up yourselves on your most holy for ever. faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 14 And Enoch also, the 21 Keep yourselves in the love seventh from Adam, prophesied of God, looking for the mercy of of these, saying, Behold, the our Lord Jesus Christ unto eterLord cometh with ten thousand nal life.

of his saints,

22 And of some have com15 To execute judgment up- passion, making a difference: on all; and to convince all that 23 And others save with fear, are ungodly among them of all pulling them out of the fire; hatheir ungodly deeds which they ting even the garment spotted by have ungodly committed, and of the flesh.

all their hard speeches which 24 Now unto him that is able. ungodly sinners have spoken to keep you from falling, and to against him. present you faultless before the 16 These are murmurers, presence of his glory with excomplainers, walking after their ceeding joy,

own lusts; and their mouth 25 To the only wise God our speaketh great swelling words, Saviour, be glory and majesty, having men's persons in admira- dominion and power, both now tion because of advantage. and ever. Amen.

1 The REVELATION of ST. JOHN the Divine.

CHAP. I.

THE Revelation of Jesus

THE

2 Who bare record of the 4 John's salutation to the seven churches.... word of God, and of the testimo7 The coming of Christ; 14 his glorious ny of Jesus Christ, and of al power and majesty. things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, Christ, which God gave un- and they that hear the words of to him, to shew unto his ser- this prophecy, and keep those vants things which must shortly things which are written therecome to pass; and he sent and in: for the time is at hand. signified it by his angel unto his 4 JOHN to the seven church

servant John :

es which are in Asia:

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