20 us. 5 I If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar ancient read how can he love God hath not seen? he hath seen, 'cannot love God whom he hath not 1 Many 21 seen. And this commandment have we from him, authorities that he who loveth God love his brother also. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is be- whom he gotten of God and whosoever loveth him that begat 2 loveth him also that is begotten of him. Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love 3 God, and do his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his com4 mandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith. 5 And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that 6 believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not 'with the water only, but with the water and 'with 2 Gr. in. 7 the blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, 8 because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the 9 blood and the three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness con10 cerning his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning 11 his Son. And the witness is this, that God gave unto 12 us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life. 13 ask and shall 15 and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have 30r, he shall 16 asked of him. If any man see his brother sinning a give him life, sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give &c. even to them Or, sin him life for them that sin not unto death. There is 'a We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth 18 • Or, himself not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth him, and the evil one toucheth him not. We know that we 19 are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath 20 given us an understanding, that we 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. My little children, guard yourselves from idols. 21 I THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN. THE elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they 2 that know the truth; for the truth's sake which abideth in and it shall be with us for ever: Grace, mercy, us, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 3 4 Blast Sunday 10.00 A.Me.. dom 21,1717 W I rejoice greatly that I have found certain of thy children walking in truth, even as we received com5 mandment from the Father. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that 6 we love one another. And this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye 7 should walk in it. For many deceivers are going forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and 8 the antichrist. Look to yourselves, that ye 'lose not for, destroy the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive Many 9 a full reward. Whosoever goeth onward and abideth ancient not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that read ye abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father 3 Or, taketh 10 and the Son. If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, 11 and give him no greeting: for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works. 12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your 13 joy may be fulfilled. The children of thine elect sister salute thee. authorities the lead THE THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN. THE elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in 1 truth. Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest 2 prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 1 Or, rejoice For I 'rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bare 3 witness unto thy truth, even as thou walkest in truth. Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my 4 children walking in the truth. greatly, when brethren come and bear witness 2 Some ancient authorities read grace. 3 Or, these 5 Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever 5 thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal; who bare witness to thy love before the church : 6 whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their jourthings, that ney worthily of God: because that for the sake of the 7 Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be 8 fellow-workers with the truth. I may hear I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, 9 who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. Therefore, if I come, I will bring 10 to remembrance his works which he doeth, prating against us with wicked words and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that would he forbiddeth, and casteth them out of the church. Beloved, imitate not that II which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God. Demetrius hath the witness of all men, and of the 12 truth itself yea, we also bear witness; and thou knowest that our witness is true. I had many things to write unto thee, but I am 13 unwilling to write them to thee with ink and pen: but 14 I hope shortly to see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be unto thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends by name. I THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JUDE. servant. JUDAS, a 'servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of 1 Gr. bondJames, 'to them that are called, beloved in God the 2 Or, to them 2 Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: Mercy unto you that are beand peace and love be multiplied. 3 4 saints. 5 loved in God the Father, Christ, Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write and kept for unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained Jesus to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly being called for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the For there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old set forth unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Or, the only Lord, Jesus Christ. Master, and our Lord Jesus Christ authorities Now I desire to put you in remembrance, though ye know all things once for all, how that 'the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, after- ancient 6 ward destroyed them that believed not. And angels read Jesus. which kept not their own principality, but left their Gr. the proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds second time. under darkness unto the judgement of the great day. 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication, and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment Or, as an example of 8 of eternal fire. Yet in like manner these also in their eternal fire, dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, suffering punishment 9 and rail at 'dignities. But Michael the archangel, 7 Gr. glories. when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing 10 judgement, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. But these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they "destroyed. corrupted 8 Or. |